93. OIL! / THERE WILL BE BLOOD

The guys discuss the film adaptation, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, based on the 1926 novel by Upton Sinclair. … In Oil! Upton Sinclair fashioned a novel out of the oil scandals of the Harding administration, providing in the process a detailed picture of the development of the oil industry in Southern California. Bribery of public officials, class warfare, and international rivalry over oil production are the context for Sinclair's story of a genial independent oil developer and his son, whose sympathy with the oilfield workers and socialist organizers fuels a running debate with his father. Senators, small investors, oil magnates, a Hollywood film star, and a crusading evangelist people the pages of this lively novel. … The film adaptation was written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano and Ciarán Hinds. The film is considered to be of the best films from PTA as well as the first quarter of the 21st century. … Topics of discussion include the loose nature of the adaptation, the Russian Revolution, the similarities of today’s political climate with the political strife detailed in Sinclair’s novel during 1920’s America, and whether or not the “oil” used in the film was really made from MCDonald’s chocolate milkshakes. … (0:00) Intro, fast facts, trivia … (16:29) A reading from the novel … (17:28) Studio pitch & novel breakdown … (37:47) A word from our sponsor … (38:25) Learn you something, differences from the book … (1:24:50) Coming up next, and outro … Coming up next: VINELAND by Thomas Pynchon which was adapted into the new film by Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. So keep an eye out for that! … If you would like to get in contact with us about anything regarding the show, feel free to shoot us an e-mail: [email protected] … Or reach out on social media: twitter.com/littolens instagram.com/littolens