EPISODE · Jan 12, 2009 · 1H 22M
Episode 11: Sequels, Part 1 of 2
from An Alan Smithee Podcast · host Matthew Hurwitz & Andrew Wickliffe
SEQUELS, Part 1 of 2 In which your hosts Andrew and Matt of THESTOPBUTTON.COM and CINEMACHINE.BLOGSPOT.COM look back on: The mainstream Hollywood sequel--at its height with THE GODFATHER, PART II and its abyss (JURASSIC PARK III anyone?). The discussion travels forward in time, trying to chart the growing popularity of the summer sequel until its late 1990s plateau. As the conversation enters the present day--the sequel (or the promise of the sequel, fueled in no small part due to the superhero surge) returns to the fore of Hollywood filmmaking. NEXT EPISODE: MORE SEQUELS
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AN ALAN SMITHEE PODAST gives birth to SON OF ALAN SMITHEE PODCAST in the second volume of ongoing film history and inquiry! VS THE 90s In which your hosts Andrew and Matt of THESTOPBUTTON.COM and CINEMACHINE.BLOGSPOT.COM look back on: The rise of the summer blockbusters and CGI! The career trajectories of favorite directors! Miramax and the conglomeration of independent film! The birth of internet film geekery! Wacky fads like TV shows turned into movies, and presidential action heroes! More!!! Let's deplete the past and figure out what it all meant! NEXT EPISODE: SEQUELS SEQUELS SEQUELS
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