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The CineNation Podcast analyzes the histories and tropes of film genres and why we love them.
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418 - Remember the Titans (2000) (opens the original)
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"You make sure they remember, forever, the night they played the Titans!" For Episode 418, Brandon and Thomas continue their Football series with the millennial classic, REMEMBER THE TITANS. Listen as they discuss how the screenwriter discovered the story, why every studio originally passed on the film, how Jerry Bruckheimer got involved, who convinced Denzel Washington to star in the movie, how intense the football training was, how the script changed through production, why critics were mixed
417 - The Replacements (2000) (opens the original)
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"Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever." For Episode 417, Thomas and Brandon enter September with their game faces on. It's time to talk some football. Listen as the two discuss the cult-classic football film THE REPLACEMENTS. Find out what real-life story inspired the sports comedy, what Keanu Reeves did to make sure Gene Hackman ended up in the movie, how an editor came out of retirement to save the movie, why critics hated the movie so much, how it has gained a new life on cable v
416 - Cape Fear (1991) (opens the original)
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"If you hold on to the past, you die a little each day..." For Episode 416, Brandon and Thomas finish their main series on the Southern Gothic genre with Martin Scorsese's CAPE FEAR. Listen as they discuss how Steven Spielberg was the film's first director, why Robert De Niro was so motivated to make the movie, which A-List actors starred in the film, how Nick Nolte convinced Scorsese for him to star in the film, how Scorsese re-ignited interest in CinemaScope in the 1990s, how Scorsese tried to
415 - Deliverance (1972) (opens the original)
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"Sometimes you have to lose yourself 'fore you can find anything." For Episode 415, Brandon is joined by William Mason to discuss the classic film DELIVERANCE. Listen as they discuss the life of author James Dickey, what A-List actors were up for the roles, where Burt Reynolds was at in his career at the time, how they created the dangerous stunts, why Dickey and director John Boorman were at odds during the production, how they found the young banjo player, and so much more! Also, listen to fin
414 - A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) (opens the original)
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"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." For Episode 414, Brandon and Thomas tackle the most important figure in the Southern Gothic genre, and that's Tennessee Williams. Listen as they discuss his 1951 classic film starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden. Find out more about the Williams's original Broadway production, how Marlon Brando landed the role in the stage version, how Vivien Leigh replaced the original Broadway actreess for the film, how the cen
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