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We\u2019re taking it back to Jude Law\u2019s infamously busy 2004 this week and we\u2019ve got a special guest to help dissect it. Actor and cohost of the Blank Check with Griffin and David podcast Griffin Newman joins us to discuss Alfie<\/i>, the modernized remake of the 1966 Best Picture nominee with Law filling Michael Caine\u2019s previously star-making shoes.<\/p>\n
In a 2004 that also filled his resume with Closer<\/i>, I Heart Huckabees<\/i>, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow<\/i>, Alfie<\/i> was was one that was most bent on turning Law into a bonafide movie star – and the biggest bomb with audiences and critics. Not helped by an updated take that is significantly more shallow than the original, this film suffered from a star overexposed to audiences both onscreen and in the tabloids. This episode, we look at Law\u2019s quick turnaround from omnipresence to punchline, and his eventual reemergence as a character actor.<\/p>\n
We also take a look back at the career of director Charles Shyer and his quality drop-off after the end of his personal and creative partnership with Nancy Meyers, and the one-two punch of Chris Rock and Sean Penn commenting on Law at the Oscars. Topics also include the era of metrosexuality, London as a terrible stand-in for New York City, and Beyonc\u00e9 performing three Original Song nominees at the Oscars.<\/p>\n
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