Smackdown '70 Companion Podcast Pt 2: "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Landlord"
Monday, May 14, 2018 at 10:45AM
NATHANIEL R in Diana Sands, Hal Ashby, Karen Black, Lee Grant, Oscars (70s), Pearl Bailey, Podcast, Smackdown, The Landlord, gender politics, politics, racial politics

Smackdown in 3 Parts
 The Write-Ups
Podcast Companion Part 1
And now the conclusion!...

Pt 2 (39 minutes)
On the second half of the Supporting Actress Smackdown podcast we discuss Hal Ashby's debut film The Landlord (1970) starring Beau Bridges and Lee Grant. We theorize about why it's not more famous and what would have happened with the great African-American actress Diana Sands if she hadn't died so soon after the movie. We also make some time for the Best Picture nominee Five Easy Pieces and its abundance of actressing, not just Karen Black! 

You can listen to the podcast here at the bottom of the post or download from iTunes. Thanks again to the panelists: Mark BlankenshipDan CallahanDenise GraysonLena Houst, and Bobby Rivers . Continue the conversations in the comments, won't you? 

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