A Reformed Glass Payne

Join us as we talk about our first takes on the Oscar Nominations, a few new trailers, First Reformed, Glass and Downsizing. Also, the our stew about Alexander Payne's films. Which do we like...which ones we aren't that fond of and why. Plus, all the films we've seen in between. Next show takes on depictions of writers and the writing life--fiction or biopics.

NOTES
TITLE: Cultural Stew Podcast
EPISODE: 0027
DATE: 1/27/19

NEWS WE CARE ABOUT: 17:30
Golden Globe recap - Surprises? Did we get anything right? Golden Globe winners here--
The Oscar Nominations were released… ROMA is in two categories (Best Pic/For Film), The
Favourite and Roma are tied with 10 each. Won’t You Be My Neighbour snubbed big time.

Screen Actor’s Guild tonight SAG noms--SAG Winners here----
Michael Jackson Musical confirmed--Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough--on Broadway 2020
Netflix will pair John Cena with Jason Bateman for an action comedy.
Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints Of Newark Michael Gandolfini
Sundance Film Festival
Ted Bundy--Zac Efron, trailer link!!
Ghostbusters 3! (continuing from original universe?) done by son of Ivan Reichman?? Sp
teaser--link!!!
Movie...lololo...pass Movie Pass is back.
Tomorrow Man is picked up. Local film...Peter Doyle, Rochesterian!
http://www2.ljworld.com/living/arts-entertainment/2019/jan/22/kevin-willmott-who-co-wrote-blackkklansman-nominated-for-screenwriting-oscar/

TRAILERS:
Extremely Vile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzL2yBTrh8Q&t=0s
Beach Bum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSALRP1mZNQ
Umbrella Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DAmWHxeoKw
The Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NilteC-7jeM
The Man Who Killed Hitler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFHJMBQIav0
John Wick 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7XM597XO94
Spiderman Far From Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYtuKyMtY8

THE RECOMMENDATION LIST SOMETHING YOU WATCHED (36:58)
Valerie: First Reformed: https://youtu.be/hCF5Y8dQpR4
RON: Glass https://youtu.be/95ghQs5AmNk
TONY: Downsizing https://youtu.be/UCrBICYM0yM

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TODAY’S PICK IS: Virgil Wander by Leif Enger https://www.amazon.com/Virgil-Wander/dp/B07HFG23VD

TODAY’S STEW (TONY): The Art of Losing, or How when you suffer loss, you evolve
MEDIA OF THE WEEK: Alexander Payne… Any of his films
Next STEW: (Valerie) Films depicting famous writers or the writing life.
THE MOVIES WE MIGHT EXPLORE (Valerie ) (examples) The Wonder Boys, The Hours, Swimming Pool, Shakespeare in Love, Sylvia, Misery, Adaptation, Capote, The Shining, The End of the Tour, One True Thing.
ANY of these will do.

GRAB BAG: (1:35:16)
KIDS CORNER: Netflix- Carmen Sandiego - Y7; Wall-E 2008- G
SCORE OF THE WEEK: WEEZER https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2019/01/24/688131461/hear-weezers-surprise-new-covers-album
BOOK OF THE WEEK: “THE SLAP” a 2008 novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas

WHAT’S ON YOUR RADAR AND IN YOUR QUEUE (1:38:22)
TONY
W - A Very English Scandal (AMZ PRM), The Slap (Library), All The President’s Men (again), Destination Wedding
L - Weezer dropped a new album this week “The Teal Album” features renditions of such 80s hits as A-Ha’s “Take On Me,” Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” The Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” and Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” in addition to classics from the 60s and 70s like Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” and ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky.” 
R - Royal Rumble is tonight on the WWE network, Roman Empire, Shtisel (Netflix), Disobedience
RON
W - Glass, Spiderverse, Punisher S2, First Man, Wayne, Sex Education
R/Q - not much, catching up on backlog of DVR/Netflix/HBO etc shows (counterpoint, True Detective S3)
Q -. May try for some Oscar movies if any are still out at AMC, other wise catching up.
Valerie:
W - Ben is Back, A Dog’s Way Home, The Wife, Mary, Queen of Scots, First Reformed, First Man (Amazon Prime) Ethan Hawke-- Up for Original Screenplay by Paul Schrader--Taxi Driver, Raging Bull American Gigolo--ha. .
L- Virgil Wander by Leif Enger- Virgil
R - Roma, The Favourite, Vice
Q - Off Camera with Sam Jones (Netflix) Sex Education (Netflix),

OUTRO (1:50:34)
TONY where can we find you on social media? @smtorchio and facebook anthony carter ins: antcarter85
VALERIE: @vbvidmar on Twitter Instagram pennylane64 facebook.com/valerie.lorraine
RON you can find me pretty much everywhere @gfmedia
You can find us at: CulturalStew.net, @culturalstewnet on twitter and Cultural Stew on Facebook
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