97. Robert Altman's 'California Split' (1974)

97. Robert Altman's 'California Split' (1974)

The recent death of actor George Segal sent me to finally watch Altman's 1974 gambling opus, 'California Split', starring Segal and Elliot Gould. It's a fantastic film and a great representation of the prime Altman ouvre. But behind the scenes and extending into the present day...there are cast-member murders, deaths, prison stints, and tragedies that offer a hypothetical parallell to the varied paths taken or not taken by many American children of the 60's navigating the decades beyond. In this episode, I talk about Altman's history in Hollywood, his three main periods of filmmaking, including his late-career renaissance in the 90's, and explore the tragic deaths of 4 female cast members as well as the bizarre cult that provided all the extras used in the film. A masterwork of American ennui and a timeless time capsule of 1970's American neuroses, 'California Split' is a lot of fun with some surprisingly moving conclusions when all is said and done.

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286. 'The Times of Harvey Milk' (1984)

286. 'The Times of Harvey Milk' (1984)

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285. 'Misery' Commentary Track

285. 'Misery' Commentary Track

Watch-along by pressing play when I say, or simply enjoy the auditory delights of listening to me comment along with 'Misery' and fill in the anecdotes, line readings, thoughts and questions that aris...

26 Maj 1h 48min

284. Movies I've Never Seen: 'Misery' (1990)

284. Movies I've Never Seen: 'Misery' (1990)

Yeah, so I never saw 'Misery'.  Did I miss anything? Find out in this breezy, bubbly, downright Liberace-esque episode, where, in an admittedly hacky concept, I watch a movie I've never seen and then ...

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283. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 2: The Real Story

283. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 2: The Real Story

In the second of my two-parter on Dog Day Afternoon, we get out of the fictional universe of the film and explore the real people behind the characters shown onscreen. John Wojtowicz' life proved trul...

12 Maj 1h 49min

282. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 1: The Film

282. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 1: The Film

Sidney Lumet's 1975 masterpiece of naturalistic filmmaking is many things: a bank robbery procedural, a time capsule of 1970's NYC political and economic movements, a groundbreaking cinematic portraya...

12 Maj 1h 45min

281. [Indistinct Chatter] 5/8

281. [Indistinct Chatter] 5/8

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8 Maj 40min

280. Sacred Cows: The Star Wars Films

280. Sacred Cows: The Star Wars Films

In the second of my infrequently recurring series, Sacred Cows, I'm taking a look anew at Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

5 Maj 1h 16min

279. 'Miami Vice' (2006)

279. 'Miami Vice' (2006)

Wrapping up the South Beach sojurn into the world of Miami Vice (at least until the Michael B Jordan/Austin Butler film 'Miami Vice 85' comes out next year) with a revisit of Michael Mann's 2006 film....

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