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EMERGENCY BONUS EPISODE: MEGAFLOPOLIS (or: Francis Ford Coppola's Roman Empire)

10/13/2024 • 43 min

Send us a textWe had to, it was unavoidable. Francis Ford Coppola's 40-year-long passion project has finally come to fruition and it was important that we discussed it. So here is a bonus episode. Listen as we attempt to decipher how, what and why. Just why? ReferencesThat hotel Coppola owns for filmmakersTwelve Against The Gods by William Bolitho Ryall A BTS ar… Play episode

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Sad girls on holiday (Lost in Translation, Swimming Pool, Shirley Valentin…
Superior Sequels: What makes part 2 better than part 1? (Inside Out 2, The…
Fantastic Film Follies: How to finance a flop
1999: Cinema's best year, ever?
One Take Movies: Are they a gimmick?
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Challengers v. Wimbledon: Sex, Love and Tennis
The Zone of Interest & Perfect Days: Why is mundanity powerful?
Civil War: Will A24's big budget gamble pay off?
The Top 5 Party Scenes in Cinema
Baby Face: Pre-Code Horniness and the Original Sugar Baby
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The Groovies: Awards Season Special 2024
Bridget Jones's Diary: The definitive New Year heroine? (and what to watch…
Rebel without a Claus: The Groovy Movies Xmas-travaganza
Napoleon: Are biopics bad for history?
Saltburn: Are we really eating the rich? Ft. Culture Colander
May December and the blacklist we want to be on
Finding love in a dystopian place (Fingernails, The Lobster, Her)
Does size matter? The Gravity of the cinematic experience
Is Killers of the Flower Moon worth the runtime?
Hex Appeal: Cinema’s Baddest Witches (Practical Magic, The Craft, The Witc…
It’s Taylor Swift’s Era and we’re just living in it (but do concert films …
Nostalgiaholics: Why were 90s filmmakers obsessed with the 70s? (Dazed and…
Would you forget a past relationship if you could? (Past Lives, Sliding Do…
Love Triangles on Film: How (not) to throuple (Passages, Vicky, Cristina, …
But when can we see Dune 2? Everything you need to know about the Hollywoo…
James' Desert Island DVDs (The Empire Strikes Back, Singing in the Rain, C…
Has the cult of director lost its power? (My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, Nor…
The women behind Hollywood's top directors (Jaws, Raging Bull, Out of Sigh…
Our Sizzling Summer Holiday Special: Viva L'Italia (Call Me By Your Name, …
What makes a killer plot twist? (Psycho, Atonement, Parasite)
Barbenheimer Special
Did cinema create the ‘It’ girl? (It, Mahogany, Factory Girl)
Do we prefer our main characters with side character energy? (Grease, Pulp…
Edith Head: The designer who dressed Hollywood's Golden Era (Breakfast at …
Our Favourite Comfort Films (The Big Short, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New …
From Dr Strangelove to Bond: The Genius of Ken Adam (Chitty Chitty Bang Ba…
What turns a bad movie into a cult classic? (Howard The Duck, The Room, Mo…
F*****g Bonkers French Films (Last Year at Marienbad, The Discreet Charm o…
What makes a film feel timeless? (Dune, Memento, Casablanca)
Don’t watch the movie - watch the documentary about the movie (Hearts of D…
Do blank cheques make good films? (Showgirls, Southland Tales, The Last Te…
Awards Season Special (part 2): The Best
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