La La Land – Hollywood Plays Itself
Hollywood has played itself in films frequently. It is the land of glamor and dreams. But it can be very hard on those who dream of making it.
Hollywood has played itself in films frequently. It is the land of glamor and dreams. But it can be very hard on those who dream of making it.
Timothy Lee DePriest isn?t new to the Hollywood scene. With guest roles in shows like Sons of Anarchy, Southland, and many more over the years, he?s more than familiar with the challenges of breaking into the industry. However, with starring roles in the sci-fi film, 2307: Winter?s Dream, and HBO?s mega-hit series Westworld, DePriest has…
Friend to the podcast, Patrick Erskine joins Steve for a deeper look at Shane Black’s THE NICE GUYS. This 70s comedy, starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe, is R-rated for content… but is there more at work? We discuss corruption, porn and what the film thinks it means to be good. Want to continue to…
The Oscar races this year are absolutely clear cut… in my mind. Having seen fourteen?of the nominated films?(out of approximately sixteen?films in the major categories),?these are my favorites to win. At Best Actor, the portrayal of screenwriter and Communist Dalton Trumbo by Bryan Cranston put him in rare air, not that of the illicit drugs…
The Big Short is set in 2008 and tells the true story of Michael Burry (Christian Bale), a Wall St. guru who foresaw the downfall of the US economy due to sub-prime mortgage fallout. As a result of his discovery, he places over a billion dollars of investors money against the economy, drawing the attention…
Perhaps your eyes glaze over when someone tries to explain the economics that lead to the housing bubble and Great Recession. It is indeed complicated, but The Big Short is an interesting way to try to understand it. It also is a great blend of comedy and pathos as we watch how it all developed and unfolded