1979: Being There and Life of Brian

This week we tackle two movies. Hal Ashby’s American satire Being There, starring Peter Sellers; and Terry Jones’s biblical spoof Monty Python’s Life of Brian, starring the Pythons.Plus: blooper reels, the death of Black Panther, and the apparently ambiguous ending of Planet of the Apes.LINKS:Trailer for Being ThereTrailer for Monty Python's Life of BrianJames's mother's eyes in Twelve MonkeysTrailer for Not the Messiah (with glimpse of James, in back row, at 0:48)Support the show

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This week we tackle two movies. Hal Ashby’s American satire Being There, starring Peter Sellers; and Terry Jones’s biblical spoof Monty Python’s Life of Brian, starring the Pythons. Plus: blooper reels, the death of Black Panther, and the apparently ambiguous ending of Planet of the Apes. LINKS: Trailer for Being There Trailer for Monty Python's Life of Brian James's mother's eyes in Twelve Monkeys Trailer for Not the Messiah (with glimpse of James, in back row, at 0:48) Support t...

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