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This week, we\u2019re looking at another surprise Golden Globe nomination that fueled minor Oscar talk, 2015\u2032s\u00a0Danny Collins<\/i>. An assemblage of fedoras, silk scarves, and one catchy original song, the film stars Al Pacino as a washed up singer in the vein of Neil Diamond who ingratiates himself to the family of his estranged son. Written and directed by Dan Fogelman, the film may have all of Fogelman\u2019s trademark cliched, but we (along with the HFPA) were quite charmed by the Pacino performance and the film as a whole. But that Globe surprise proved to not be enough for Oscar, leaving the film to be a forgotten spring release.<\/p>\n
This episode, we go into the Fogelman ethos and examine the long period between Pacino\u2019s Oscar win and his next nomination for\u00a0The Irishman<\/i>. We also discuss the cursed 2015 Original Song race that\u00a0Danny Collins<\/i>\u00a0could have enlivened, Pacino\u2019s string of HBO performances, and how Jennifer Garner is a more interesting supporting player than a lead.<\/p>\n
Topics also include Dunkaccino, hanging out at the Grove, and Movies That Star Four Old Actors.<\/p>\n
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