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Mar 2024
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Patty Jenkins

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About this episode

Host Ben Mankiewicz visits with director Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman, Monster) and her mother (!!) to talk superheroes, female serial killers, and gets her take on being a female director in Hollywood. Patty surprises Ben with stories about her friendship with singer Steve Perry and she talks about that rumored Star Wars script. Plus, an impressive Super 8 for your movie list.


Films Mentioned:

  • Wonder Woman*
  • Wonder Woman 1984*
  • Monster
  • Midnight Cowboy
  • The Devil's Advocate
  • Superman (1978)*
  • Reds
  • What Have I Done To Deserve This?
  • I Know Where I’m Going
  • A Matter of Life and Death
  • Moulin Rouge
  • The Red Balloon*
  • Charade
  • Bridge Over the River Kwai
  • The Best Years of Our Lives
  • Doctor Zhivago

*Available on Max as of 3/12 (Availability of titles subject to change)

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