Episode 193: Hit Man / I Was Born, But…

from Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome · host Windy Bowlsby and Melissa Kaercher

Dearest listeners (and John Travolta), we bring you glad tidings of Linklater and Ozu! And also maybe some John Travolta! Movies mentioned: Hit Man I Was Born, But… The Great Dictator The Sting King Lear Other things mentioned: Criterion 24/7 The Paramount Theater – https://www.austintheatre.org/ Agatha Christie The 1986 Cannon Films promo reel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crW6W-eLmyQ&ab_channel=TrailerWorld The post Episode 193: Hit Man / I Was Born, But… appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

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