280 - State and Main
Forgotten cinema, you ask? This week, we're coming to you with 2000's State and Main, a Hollywood satire and ensemble comedy from lauded playwright David Mamet. A farce about a film production wreaking havoc on small town America, the film featured a very Mametian cast of Alec Baldwin and William H. Macy along with of-the-moment stars on the rise like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Julia Stiles. An ensemble win from the National Board of Review helped coast the film through the season, but it managed little other award mentions despite strong reviews.
This episode, we talk about David Mamet's high (but waning) regard in the American theatre in contrast to his more under-the-radar film reputation. We also talk about PSH's late-90s breakthrough years, SJP's reign over the Globes for Sex and the City, and WHM's surprising lack of an Oscar nomination since Fargo.
Topics also include "so that happened" as a punchline, Fine Line Features, and NBR giving Best Picture to Quills.
The 2000 Academy Awards
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Bartleby (2001) - directed by Jonathan Parker, starring Crispin Glover and David Paymer
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B'Twixt Now and Sunrise: The Authentic Cut - a “new twist” on Francis Ford Coppola's 2011 gothic horror film, Twixt - will be released on Blu-ray on February 28 via Lionsgate.
Coppola, who wrote and directed, describes the new cut of the film as “a story more personal to me.” Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, Ben Chaplin, Joanne Whalley, Alden Ehrenreich, and David Paymer star. Tom Waits narrates.
Special features are listed below.
Special features:
Twixt: A Documentary by Gia Coppola
When struggling supernatural fiction writer Hall Baltimore (Val Kilmer) arrives in an isolated small town as part of his book tour, he hears about the local lore of vampires and an infamous mass murder. Eager for inspiration, Baltimore is swept into a surreal fever dream of eccentric characters — from the oddball sheriff (Bruce Dern) to the ghost of a young girl (Elle Fanning) to visions of Edgar Allan Poe (Ben Chaplin) — that forces him to confront his own troubled past.
Pre-order B'Twixt Now and Sunrise.
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Dave (2020- ) tv sitcom (on hiatus)
-(finished) watchin' Season 3- 4/28/2024- 3 [1/2] stars- on Hulu (FX)
90% Rotten Tomatoes
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Drag Me To Hell
Summary: Loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is cursed by a woman (Lorna Raver) after denying her an extension on her mortgage, and must find a way to lift the curse before time runs out.
Riotous B-movie that doesn’t get as much attention as it should, given how incredibly campy and fucking funny it is.
Rating: 3.75/5
Photo credit: Fanpop
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Dave (2020- ) sitcom
-(started) watchin' Season 3- 2/19/2024- on Hulu (FX)
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