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For this episode, we\u2019re returning to 2003 with the film that almost won the Listeners\u2019 Choice for our previous 2003 miniseries: Tom McCarthy\u2019s\u00a0The Station Agent<\/i>. Starring Peter Dinklage in his breakout role as Finn, a loner who inherits a vacant train station in rural New Jersey and reluctantly makes a small circle of friends with a grieving artist and food truck operator, respectively played by Patricia Clarkson and Bobby Canavale. Though a critical darling and major Sundance prize winner, scattered Oscar priorities for the film\u2019s distriutor Miramax likely kept this one from Oscar success.<\/p>\n
This week, we look at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and the triptych of prized Patricia Clarkson performances that were launched there, including this film,\u00a0Pieces of April<\/i>, and\u00a0All the Real Girls<\/i>. We also explore how Clarkson was nominated for the less beloved\u00a0Pieces<\/i>, the film\u2019s three nominations with SAG, and the work of Tom McCarthy.<\/p>\n
Topics also include Michelle Williams breaking out from the Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/em> mold, early 00s independent cinema as a comforting vibe, and another round of playing Alter Egos.<\/p>\n Follow Us on Twitter!
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