424. Ander’s Sons: Hard Eight
Added 2021-10-01 13:00:11 +0000 UTC
The first episode of our new deep-dive podcast that chronicles the films of Paul Thomas Anderson and Wes Anderson. We start with the star-studded feature debut of PTA: the tale of an older scam artist who takes a young gambler who’s down on his luck under his wing, only to find that there’s always a cost. The hosts return to their patented format of three spectra: diegesis (a plot walkthrough), pedagogy (symbolism and themes), and “Howdy Do Dat?” (behind the scenes trivia and production notes). Join us next time for Wes Anderson’s debut!
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty
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Comments
Robert Jones produced The Usual Suspects...so please keep the boys out of any pictures.
C.P.K. Fagan
2021-10-30 14:29:37 +0000 UTCYep, my mistake. The Boy Should Not Have Been In The Picture.
Small Beans
2021-10-30 14:12:58 +0000 UTCRobert Jones is not Robert Evans.
C.P.K. Fagan
2021-10-30 12:45:34 +0000 UTCThey were not lying, that PSH craps scene is amazing.
Adam by the Birch
2021-10-15 19:57:20 +0000 UTCI'm so stoked about this series. And to hear how you guys go over Inherent Vice.
Hombre
2021-10-05 18:35:51 +0000 UTCYou look good in bell bottoms Michael
Robert Sealand
2021-10-03 01:54:43 +0000 UTCWeird nostalgia feeling at return to Coen bros. brothers format. Looking forward to the progression of the 2 carreers
red sands
2021-10-02 10:30:34 +0000 UTCCan we buy the "Suck The Flavor" shirt anywhere?
ryan
2021-10-02 00:42:29 +0000 UTCOne of the exciting things about doing this series is both Andersons have interesting parallel arcs of artistic development, starting out with these scrappy ‘96 indies. The Coens are basically fully formed by Barton Fink/Hudsucker Proxy, but the Andersons don’t feel like they’re in total command of their form until the late-00s/2010s. (ppl might prefer Rushmore and Royal Tenenbaums, or Boogie Nights and Magnolia, and those are great screenplays, but I don’t think they’re at their peak as *directors* until later, pretty much when they pair up with Alexandre Desplat/Jonny Greenwood)
Arlo
2021-10-02 00:29:02 +0000 UTCSuper excited for the new series! I love Wes Anderson, but I can't wait to hear Abe dunk on him.
Joylesstiger
2021-10-01 15:33:00 +0000 UTC
