The central thesis to this week's episode on What Lies Beneath: folks, they just don't make them like they used to! Starlee Kine (Election Profit Makers) joins to discuss the "grown-up" movie, the performances from Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford, where the screenwriting falls short, and the paranormal.
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Sep 6
New York, New York with Lin-Manuel Miranda
Start spreadin' the news, we're podding today... Broadway icon (and newly minted Disney Legend!) Lin-Manuel Miranda joins us to talk about what is possibly Scorsese's biggest bounce - 1977's New York, New York. Cocaine, unchecked ambition, and a misguided attempt to try and get L ... Show More
2h 2m
Aug 30
Taxi Driver with Tracy Letts
You poddin' to me? Well, listener, actually - we are podding to you. For nearly FOUR HOURS. The great Tracy Letts joins us to talk about Scorsese's monumental Taxi Driver, a film that is both fully ingrained in the American psyche and completely surprising and effective on every ... Show More
3h 53m
Oct 2022
Hailie's Own Spooky Stories | Ep. 12
Wearing our food the entire episode, noticing hobbies become chores as we get older, making fun of ourselves for calling an actor the wrong name (and being confident in it), applauding the marketing team behind the “Smile” movie, wondering why Casey Anthony is deciding to make a ... Show More
46m 34s
Feb 2024
Burning For Something with Celine Song & Sofia Coppola
Topics covered include: seeing your first movie at the neighborhood theater, the pressures of live performance, the animal that is the audience, parallels between directing and motherhood, abandoning the miracle, autobiographical filmmaking, feeling like broccoli, the Pacific Oce ... Show More
1h 11m
Jun 2023
the problem with "The Industry"
Join Mina as she talks about private parties, Marvel fatigue, and Netflix's broken streaming model! Keep up with High Brow on Instagram! Subscribe to the Patreon! and keep up with Mina on Youtube, Instagram, and Tiktok! Her reading list: How to Hire a Pop Star for Your Private Pa ... Show More
1h 2m
Dec 2020
52 - At the Center of Your Universe
Ben and J discuss: popcast creation, nail care, men’s dress fashion, Super Carlin Sock Club, merchandise on YouTube, inner monologue, The Truman Show, questions far too deep for the podcast and one more thing. Show Notes: Beginner Nail Care: https://youtu.be/UZlzJZRDUAI?t=184 Get ... Show More
1h 13m
Oct 2022
Small Talk Is Scary | Ep. 14
Pointing out how our lack of ability to start a conversation puts us in awkward situations, getting nostalgic over childhood halloween movies while we discuss the sequels that have come out this year, discussing the “rat race” of life (literally and hypothetically), wondering how ... Show More
51m 56s
May 2023
How To Salvage a Toxic Production and the Death of the Movie Star
Are the best movie stars only the older ones? What’s the difference between celebrities of the past compared to today’s stars? What are some effective strategies you can use to navigate a troubled production?
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47m 53s