Episode 26 - Absence of Malice

from Box Office Bylines · host Tara Thorne

This week we have an absence of applause for the 1981 newspaper revenge thriller Absence of Malice. Tara and Jacob discuss why Paul Newman hates journalists, getting burned by sources, and the career of screenwriter and alt-weekly alumnus Kurt Luedtke. Plus, Wilford Brimley pronounces ‘subpoena.’ Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Paul Newman or Robert Redford? Who’d you rather? Email us about it at [email protected] Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) Are you a fan of this show? Why not take a trip down to Monitor Town and leave us a five-star review on your favourite podcast platform.

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This week we have an absence of applause for the 1981 newspaper revenge thriller Absence of Malice. Tara and Jacob discuss why Paul Newman hates journalists, getting burned by sources, and the career of screenwriter and alt-weekly alumnus Kurt Luedtke. Plus, Wilford Brimley pronounces ‘subpoena.’ Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Paul Newman or Robert Redford? Who’d you rather? Email us about it at [email protected] Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) Are you a fan of this show? Why not take a trip down to Monitor Town and leave us a five-star review on your favourite podcast platform.

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