29: Lions For Lambs

Episode 29 of the The Last Star In Hollywood podcast, hosted by Next Word, titled "29: Lions For Lambs" was published on May 1, 2024 and runs 68 minutes.

May 1, 2024 ·68m · The Last Star In Hollywood

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Summary

This week, let’s get angry – but not in the way the movie wants – with Robert Redford’s 2007 political drama Lions For Lambs! Does Redford have a directorial style? Is there depth and nuance to the arguments made in the film? Is Andrew Garfield cuter than Michael Peña? Content warning: gun violence, military violence, death Unanswered Questions: Does the movie have anything to say about hypocrisy? Should the structure of the movie be more emphatic, or less? Is the film’s treatment of race conscious and satirical, or not? Further reading: Pete’s Dragon (2016) Barefoot In The Park The Dish The Piano Isaac And Ishmael (The West Wing) The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise Films The Last Star In Hollywood: Production Schedule Thanks for listening! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord! Join us next time as we cross every possible line in Les Grossman’s satirical action movie Tropic Thunder (2008)! The Last Star In Hollywood is a Next Word production.Copyright © 2024 The Last Star In Hollywood. All Rights Reserved. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode Description

This week, let’s get angry – but not in the way the movie wants – with Robert Redford’s 2007 political drama Lions For Lambs! Does Redford have a directorial style? Is there depth and nuance to the arguments made in the film? Is Andrew Garfield cuter than Michael Peña?

Content warning: gun violence, military violence, death

Unanswered Questions:

Does the movie have anything to say about hypocrisy?
Should the structure of the movie be more emphatic, or less?
Is the film’s treatment of race conscious and satirical, or not?

Further reading:

Thanks for listening! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord!

Join us next time as we cross every possible line in Les Grossman’s satirical action movie Tropic Thunder (2008)!

The Last Star In Hollywood is a Next Word production.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★