Episode 159: Sofia Coppola Watch Series #5 (THE BLING RING, 2013)

"Girls, time for your Adderall!"This week on the pod, we jump back into the Sofia Coppola Watch Series to discuss her 2013 crime film, and one of the first distributed by A24, THE BLING RING. Since this is based on real events (or rather, the written account of such events) we spent a little bit of time talking about the real events before getting to the movie. We talked about Coppola's particular take on the heist/crime genre; its comparisons to earlier works like Marie Antoinette and Somewhere; and its status as a piece of 2010s nostalgia (with some predictions that this movie is going to become a cult film with this nascent 2010s nostalgia wave). Before that, we went over the usual news and what we watched this week. Curtis also has a new series reviewing books on his YouTube channel. You can find the link in the show notes below.We will be back in a few weeks to discuss a film that recently turned 25: AMERICAN PSYCHO!TIME STAMPS00:00:00 Introduction00:04:22 Shout outs: RIP Michael Madsen; Curtis' new book review series on YouTube (see URL below)00:04:13) New Releases (Jurassic Park: Rebirth; M3GAN 2.0.; F1: The Movie; Superman)What We Watched This Week00:09:55 Jurassic Park: Rebirth (Curtis)00:12:52 Dancing Boys of Afghanistan (Curtis)00:14:44 Agent of Happiness (Curtis)00:16:50 The Hunger (John)00:19:50 Heater (John)00:22:10 Unforgiven (Jon)00:24:22 Weiner (John)00:30:22 Grand Theft Hamlet (John)00:33:39 BLING RING DISCUSSION Discussion01:01:36 Our Ratings for BLING RING01:04:19 Coming Up Next!CREDITS AND PLUGSIntro: 212 - Azealia BanksOutro: Super Rich Kids - Frank OceanFollow John on Letterboxd—@johnnycakes91Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'https://curtisrunstedler.ca/Dr Curtis Reads: https://www.youtube.com/@curtisrunstedler