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Sunday
Nov172013

Podcast: Dallas Buyers Oscar Club (with a side of kale)

After a week break in which the team was on separate coasts, Nathaniel reunites with Nick, Katey and Joe to discuss Matthew McConaughey & Jared Leto's Oscar-seeking duet in Dallas Buyers Club.

That's the focus but we also make time for talking about previously tweeted adventures: Nathaniel's AFI celebrity encounters (including Saving Mr Banks) and Joe's Doc NY screenings (We Steal Secrets and We Always Lie to Strangers). We chat about Megan Ellison at Annapurna, James Schamus's departure at Focus, and Katey and Joe's new jobs at Vanity Fair and The Atlantic Wire. Joe tries to start a fight between Nick and Katey about Ron Howard's Rush.

Finally we talk about the unloved (this year) Best Animated Feature category and The Croods. And we reveal what we've been watching as far as older films go: Danny Kaye in The Court Jester, Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, Robert Altman's The Last Goodbye, the hard-to-find classic Killer of Sheep, and Carol Kane in Hester Street.

You can listen at the bottom of the post or download it on iTunes. Join in the conversation in the comments.

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Thankfully I'll be seeing Dallas Buyers Club tomorrow so I will be able to listen to this podcast. I didn't get around to the Prisoners/Enough Said/Don Jon one until 2-3 weeks after you posted it.
Question: do you invited to any of the guild awards?

November 17, 2013 | Unregistered Commenterjtagliere

One issue with the criticism of the Leto character in Dallas Buyer's Club is that it is a labeled a 'gay' character. Queer character would be a better umbrella since it is clear the character identifies as a transwoman. But as you said, that character is one the margins and there is a different level of shunning in which that character gets treated that any other depiction of that character and period feels dishonest.

Nick- Roger Ebert was the 'If this was an Italian film in the 40s' quote regarding Killer of Sheep. Saw it in a film class, it seemed only me and my professor liked it and he brought up the quote when he realized how cooly received it was. Anyway, I think it is a brilliant film and also, it got awesome treatment in the not so secret documentary, Los Angeles Plays Itself.

November 17, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterCMG

You don't have a non-iTunes link.

November 17, 2013 | Unregistered Commenter3rtful

I was just about to watch Pieces of April for the upcoming Smackdown, but saw this and think I'll listen to it instead. Based on previous podcasts' mention of PoA, this sounds like a good idea.

November 18, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterEvan

The Court Jester is brilliant! Love the endorsement!

November 18, 2013 | Unregistered Commentereurocheese

3rtful -- thanks for the heads up. Fixed.

evan -- yeah. i haven't watched it yet myself (well, since 2003) and based on the other smackdowners i'm guessing that it is going to be a challenge. I don't remember it well other than that I didn't like it back then.

November 18, 2013 | Registered CommenterNATHANIEL R

Saw Dallas Buyers Club this weekend and liked but didn't love it - but this conversation is making me rethink my opinion on it, specifically McConaughey's performance. I thought it was mostly a physical performance - it wasn't really giving me what I needed, but now I'm thinking it just might not have been what I was expecting. He didn't go big with it, which I appreciate. Maybe this is just one of those films that gets better with distance and discussion. Leto was brilliant, anyway.

November 18, 2013 | Unregistered Commenterdenny

I saw DBC today. I didn't like it, or Matt McC, as much as you guys all seemed to, although I think the film and the performance are fine. I mostly wasn't interested in the character very much, and I'm not sure where the fault there lies. Leto, though, was fantastic.
I'm also not sure what you meant when calling the direction tacit/reserved. Are you guys referring to the lack of a strong POV, maybe? Because I found the images very directorly and flourishy.

November 19, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterMike in Canada
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