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The Kentucky Cycle
A guest mentioned that the guidance counselor actor was a PulitzerPrizewinning playwright celebrated for his 1992 play The Kentucky Cycle.
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He is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright who has been celebrated for his 1992 play, The Kentucky Cycle.
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A guest mentioned that the guidance counselor actor was a PulitzerPrizewinning playwright celebrated for his 1992 play The Kentucky Cycle.
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He is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright who has been celebrated for his 1992 play, The Kentucky Cycle.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning
1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
They referenced Bronx is Burning as a book that captured the era they were discussing, linking it to the themes of the movie.
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I think the Jonathan Mayler book did that.
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They referenced Bronx is Burning as a book that captured the era they were discussing, linking it to the themes of the movie.
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I think the Jonathan Mayler book did that.
Bronx is Burning is the book.
The Body
The novella was referenced as the original title of the film and as the Stephen King source material for the story.
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Then this movie was always called The Body and then Columbia is like, we're not naming this The Body. Come up with some better names. Then Stand By Me eventually beca...
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The novella was referenced as the original title of the film and as the Stephen King source material for the story.
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Then this movie was always called The Body and then Columbia is like, we're not naming this The Body. Come up with some better names. Then Stand By Me eventually became the name.
The novella 'The Body' was the basis for the movie and they even considered using that title before settling on Stand By Me.
Maximum Overdrive - High Performance Training for Explosive Power & Speed
The bookturnedmovie was mentioned as one of the King titles the hosts enjoy.
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I like Christine. I like Cujo. I like Maximum Overdrive. I like The Dead Zone.
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The bookturnedmovie was mentioned as one of the King titles the hosts enjoy.
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I like Christine. I like Cujo. I like Maximum Overdrive. I like The Dead Zone.
Fletch
The hosts noted that the film was based on a Gregory McDonald novel and said the book was very good.
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Let's talk about Fletch really quickly. It's a Gregory McDonald novel, which I'm sure Chris owns. Chris, do you own these books? I've read one of them, yeah. They're very good.
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The hosts noted that the film was based on a Gregory McDonald novel and said the book was very good.
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Let's talk about Fletch really quickly. It's a Gregory McDonald novel, which I'm sure Chris owns. Chris, do you own these books? I've read one of them, yeah. They're very good.
Saturday Night
They mentioned the Saturday Night Book as the best thing ever written about Chevy Chase and said it was available as an ebook.
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I'm a certified Chevyologist. And the best thing ever written about him was in the Saturday Night Book by I think Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad, I think were their names. And you can ge...
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They mentioned the Saturday Night Book as the best thing ever written about Chevy Chase and said it was available as an ebook.
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I'm a certified Chevyologist. And the best thing ever written about him was in the Saturday Night Book by I think Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad, I think were their names. And you can get it.
Everything's Eventual
14 Dark Tales
The panel mentioned 1408 as a Stephen King story that was adapted into a film about a singleroom setting.
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What about a movie that takes place entirely in the one room that's based on the Stephen King? Oh, yeah. 1408.
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The panel mentioned 1408 as a Stephen King story that was adapted into a film about a singleroom setting.
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What about a movie that takes place entirely in the one room that's based on the Stephen King? Oh, yeah. 1408.
If you're stuck at home right now, go straight to 1408.
Gone, Baby, Gone
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The hosts referenced the novel several times while discussing Ben Affleck's early directing work and its connection to the film.
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Again, that with Gone Baby Gone where it was like, no, dude, I'm awesome again. And Argo. Yeah, Argo I guess is the big one too.
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The hosts referenced the novel several times while discussing Ben Affleck's early directing work and its connection to the film.
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Again, that with Gone Baby Gone where it was like, no, dude, I'm awesome again. And Argo. Yeah, Argo I guess is the big one too.
So Gone Baby Gone, 2009 he's in He's Just Not That Into You, which was actually a very successful romcom.
He had some substance issues and by the mid2000s, it becomes like an athlete. Like a Penny Hardaway type situation where you're just like, oh man, I really like Affleck.
He's in State of Play and he does this. And this is a very well directed, well done movie that made a lot of money.
He's in Gone Baby Gone, scratching back. You guys even had beef.
Black Mass
The Irish Mob, The FBI and A Devil's Deal
They noted that the film The Departed was based on the book Black Mass, expressing a wish for a better adaptation.
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Black Mass doesn't deserve consideration. No, I just wish the book Black Mass, which the Departed basically is based on, and then they do Black Mass.
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They noted that the film The Departed was based on the book Black Mass, expressing a wish for a better adaptation.
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Black Mass doesn't deserve consideration. No, I just wish the book Black Mass, which the Departed basically is based on, and then they do Black Mass.
I wish there was just a perfect version, a hybrid of that.
The Town (Awakening Land)
The hosts clarified that the movie was adapted from Chuck Hogan's novel of the same name.
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I didn't know what The Town was. I knew it was the Chuck Hogan book.
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The hosts clarified that the movie was adapted from Chuck Hogan's novel of the same name.
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I didn't know what The Town was. I knew it was the Chuck Hogan book.
I'm turning this into a movie. I'm really excited about it. I knew it was the Chuck Hogan book.
All the President's Men
The panel compared the film's impact to the classic nonfiction work All the President's Men, highlighting its relevance to political storytelling.
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Well, there's a whole conversation ... All the President's Men. Yes. Which is a movie that in real life was completely different than the actual movie.
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The panel compared the film's impact to the classic nonfiction work All the President's Men, highlighting its relevance to political storytelling.
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Well, there's a whole conversation ... All the President's Men. Yes. Which is a movie that in real life was completely different than the actual movie.
The Facebook Effect
The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World
They referenced David Kirkpatrick's book on Facebook, noting it was published around the same time as the film.
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Facebook author, David Kirkpatrick, who wrote a book right around the same time.
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They referenced David Kirkpatrick's book on Facebook, noting it was published around the same time as the film.
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Facebook author, David Kirkpatrick, who wrote a book right around the same time.
Juliet, Naked
a novel
Rob suggested a potential spinoff film based on Hornby's novel Juliet, Naked, describing its premise of a woman dating a man similar to Rob.
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Juliette Naked, where she's like dating a guy who is like a Rob. And has Ethan Hawke in it, right? Has Ethan Hawke in it.
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Rob suggested a potential spinoff film based on Hornby's novel Juliet, Naked, describing its premise of a woman dating a man similar to Rob.
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Juliette Naked, where she's like dating a guy who is like a Rob. And has Ethan Hawke in it, right? Has Ethan Hawke in it.
The Reader
During a discussion of potential love interests, the panel referenced the novel The Reader as a possible comparison for a character.
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The Reader girl.
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During a discussion of potential love interests, the panel referenced the novel The Reader as a possible comparison for a character.
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The Reader girl.
The Films of Eddie Murphy
The hosts noted that the book contains the original screenplay for Another 48 Hours, which they referenced while discussing the film's cut scenes and script details.
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there's some book called The Films of Eddie Murphy and they have the original screenplay for this
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The hosts noted that the book contains the original screenplay for Another 48 Hours, which they referenced while discussing the film's cut scenes and script details.
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there's some book called The Films of Eddie Murphy and they have the original screenplay for this
Star
The hosts mentioned owning the Warren Beatty autobiography "Star" as a source for their research on the film's background.
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We have Star, the Warren Beatty autobiography.
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The hosts mentioned owning the Warren Beatty autobiography "Star" as a source for their research on the film's background.
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We have Star, the Warren Beatty autobiography.
Zodiac Unmasked
The Identity of America's Most Elusive Serial Killer Revealed
The podcast referenced the 2002 sequel book Zodiac Unmasked as part of the film's source material.
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All right, so we mentioned this movie was adapted from Zodiac 1986 and Zodiac Unmasked in 2002.
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The podcast referenced the 2002 sequel book Zodiac Unmasked as part of the film's source material.
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All right, so we mentioned this movie was adapted from Zodiac 1986 and Zodiac Unmasked in 2002.
Zodiac
The hosts talked about the Graysmith book when discussing the research and interview process for the film.
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He spent 18 months on it... they reinterviewed all the living witnesses, cops, newspaper people... that's basically what Graysmith did.
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The hosts talked about the Graysmith book when discussing the research and interview process for the film.
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He spent 18 months on it... they reinterviewed all the living witnesses, cops, newspaper people... that's basically what Graysmith did.
Reservation Blues
The hosts noted that the Washington Post article about the film featured writer Sherman Alexie, who is the author of the novel Reservation Blues.
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I was reading the Washington Post did an article about this movie, Staying Power. And they talked to the writer, Sherman Alexie, who's this great novelist, wrote Reservation Blues.
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The hosts noted that the Washington Post article about the film featured writer Sherman Alexie, who is the author of the novel Reservation Blues.
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I was reading the Washington Post did an article about this movie, Staying Power. And they talked to the writer, Sherman Alexie, who's this great novelist, wrote Reservation Blues.
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