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Manuel Betancourt on 'Closer' and 'My Best Friend's Wedding'

EPISODE · Jul 20, 2023 · 59 MIN

Manuel Betancourt on 'Closer' and 'My Best Friend's Wedding'

from Feeling Seen · host Jordan Crucchiola, Marissa Flaxbart, Manuel Betancourt

Manuel Betancourt's new book is called THE MALE GAZED: ON HUNKS, HEARTTHROBS, AND WHAT POP CULTURE TAUGHT ME ABOUT (DESIRING) MEN, but he's feeling seen by two of the brightest stars of '90s and '00s Hollywood. He tells Jordan about what spoke to him in Natalie Portman's Alice from CLOSER (2006, d. Mike Nichols) and Julia Roberts's Jules in MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING  (1997, d. P.J. Hogan). Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the ladies of DEAD RECKONING.***With Jordan Crucchiola and Manuel Betancourt Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's MaxFunDrive! Still want to get in on the action? Follow this link to support this show (and get in on our limited-time keychain sale to benefit the Center for Constitutional Rights): https://maximumfun.org/joinfeelingseen Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production of Maximum Fun. You can watch video editions of our new episodes on our YouTube Channel!Need more Feeling Seen? Keep up with the show on Instagram and Bluesky. 

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