Episode 223 – NON-FICTION

  Runtime 70 minutes Show Contents: 0:00 Introduction 5:15 Know Your Enemy: Jolie Featherstone 25:43 The New Slang: NON-FICTION   Thoughts From Your Host…     Funny thing happened on the way to “a shorter show”. You see, dear listener, I fully had it in my head that cutting out a whole section would lead to a shorter episode, and because of that I wasn’t watching the clock. As if it wasn’t strange enough that my guest and I talked about this week’s film of choice for a little more than 45 minutes, our camaraderie is strong enough that we were able to keep the feel and the flow going with little editing required! So while I thought I was going to have to turn in something toned-down in order to watch the end of a certain TV show…turns out much of my work was done for me. I should buy my guest a latte or two! Yet another week where we’re talking about a film a little bit off the beaten path, but I do hope people will track it down and give it a watch. Assayas truly is one of my favorite directors working these days, and his movies are like sipping on a full-bodied glass of wine after a steady diet of franchise film cheeseburgers. So as I clear my schedule for Thursday knowing there will be a fifth game of playoff basketball at least, and as fireworks crackle outside of my Canadian window, I welcome you fine folks into summer with a good discussion about a good film…accompanied by a very good friend.   Links Mentioned on Episode 223:     Jolie’s piece at Wylie Writes on POMS Jolie’s piece at Wylie Writes on THE HUSTLE Jolie’s piece at Wylie Writes on TOLKIEN   Jolie’s Twitter feed can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening.    Enjoy!