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Soak this one up, listeners, because this episode we\u2019re taking one of the very few opportunities for us to talk about Steven Spielberg. The beloved director has one of the best Oscar track records in history, earning nominations for all but five of his feature films – including this week\u2019s misfire, 2004\u2032s\u00a0The Terminal<\/i>. Tom Hanks stars as a traveler from the fictional eastern European country of Krakozhia who gets trapped in JFK airport when a coup erupts mid-flight. What ensues is a too-cutesy and logic-defying fairy tale that is widely regarded as one of Spielberg\u2019s biggest creative misses.<\/p>\n
In this episode, we unpack all of the film\u2019s tonal imbalances and its place in Spielberg\u2019s post-9\/11 triptych. We also look at costar Catherine Zeta-Jone\u2019s post-Oscar (and pre-Tony) career, the one category we think\u00a0The Terminal<\/i>\u00a0should have been nominated for, and Stanley Tucci as the film\u2019s bland bureaucrat villain.<\/p>\n
Other topics include Casa Zeta-Jones, Broadway billboards, and an extensive dive into all of the nominations (and wins) received by Spielberg\u2019s films.<\/p>\n
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