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Welcome all our new CIA listeners, because this week we are talking about 2016\u2032s Snowden<\/em>. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as controversial whistleblower Edward Snowden, the film follows Snowden\u2019s journey through exposing the surveillance state and his exile to Russia, all while maintaining his relationship with girlfriend Lindsay Mills (played by Shailene Woodley). With Oliver Stone at the helm and Laura Poitras\u2019 Snowden doc Citizenfour<\/em> having recently earned the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, the film arrived with high expectations that it immediately disappointed when this bland biopic debuted at TIFF.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This episode, Joe gives us a recap of his New York Film Festival experience this year before we dive into Stone\u2019s misfire. We also talk about Oscar winners that have played Oscar winners, Gordon-Levitt\u2019s distracting baritone while playing Snowden, Peter Gabriel\u2019s film awards history,\u00a0and Stone\u2019s fall from the height of his cultural significance in the 1980s and 1990s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Topics also include TIFF premieres that open to general audiences during the festival, the 2011 Best Supporting Actress race that Woodley narrowly missed, and Chris\u2019 ongoing journey with Survivor<\/em>.<\/p>\n Follow Us on Twitter!\n\n
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