Clark Gregg – This Had Oscar Buzz

Oh, the quaint economic anxieties of 20 years ago! We’re tackling 2004’s seriocomic tale of “what if your much younger boss slept with your newly adult daughter” and Paul Weitz film In Good Company, and writer Emily St. James returns to the show to help us unpack it. Modest lighthearted fare, the movie pits dad-mode Dennis Quaid opposite Topher Grace as advertising sales reps in the halcyon days of magazines. While it isn’t without its charms, the film was wedged into the very end of the season and didn’t make enough waves to earn much awards love.

This episode, we talk about the film’s intergenerational dynamics and the then economic anxiety of young people taking all the boomers’ jobs. We also talk about Scarlett Johansson’s high demand after Lost in Translation, the Oscar Original Song quality gap, and Clark Gregg joins our Six Timers Club.

Topics also include dad music needle drops, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and what went down on the set of The Brutalist.

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Forgotten cinema, you ask? This week, we’re coming to you with 2000’s State and Main, a Hollywood satire and ensemble comedy from lauded playwright David Mamet. A farce about a film production wreaking havoc on small town America, the film featured a very Mametian cast of Alec Baldwin and William H. Macy along with of-the-moment stars on the rise like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Julia Stiles. An ensemble win from the National Board of Review helped coast the film through the season, but it managed little other award mentions despite strong reviews.

This episode, we talk about David Mamet’s high (but waning) regard in the American theatre in contrast to his more under-the-radar film reputation. We also talk about PSH’s late-90s breakthrough years, SJP’s reign over the Globes for Sex and the City, and WHM’s surprising lack of an Oscar nomination since Fargo.

Topics also include “so that happened” as a punchline, Fine Line Features, and NBR giving Best Picture to Quills.

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330 – In Good Company (with Emily St. James!)

280 – State and Main