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New! Jonny and I close out our 1998 retrospective by taking a trip to PLEASANTVILLE, starring Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon. This week's special guest @crookedtable.bsky.social joins us to discuss the swell comedy and boss digital FX that bring this social commentary fantasy to life. Links 👇!

NostalgiaCast: Episode 149: PLEASANTVILLE (1998)

It looks like another sunny day here at NostalgiaCast, with a high of 72 and a low of 72 as Jonny and Darin tune in to PLEASANTVILLE, directed by Gary Ross and starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Jo...

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A recent fave: To make Audrey II look real on film they doubled the film speed while 50 puppeteers moved her, but Rick Moranis had to act and sing at half speed in every scene with the plant. It’s seamless and all practical effects and Moranis deserves ten awards for how effortless he looks

Ben@franzferdinand2.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What's your "He actually broke his toe here" thing? The factoid you can't help but share whenever it comes up. For me, it's how the punk on the bus in Star Trek IV actually wrote and recorded the song that he's playing because he was annoyed the original song they had didn't sound punk at all.

Criterion releasing K Pop Demon Hunters is a net benefit for everyone - those who like the movie will get a really good home release of it, those who don’t care about the movie will benefit from Criterion having a certified money maker that they can use to help fund more obscure/niche releases