Is Paul Dano OK Presents: Well, Ann Dowd
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A Paul Dano filmography podcast, currently recording an Ann Dowd mini season. Hosted by @mattbrothers.bsky.social and @hotdonkeybear.bsky.social
13.06 American Animals (2018) Petros from @dafoeyoupod.bsky.social and @cagedinpod.bsky.social returns to chat Bart Leyton's signature docu-narrative style, unreliable framing devices, night-time shooting in L.A., a load bearing Dowd performance and whether we could pull this heist off Out now!
In the Dowd Debrief this week: a couple of very different teen movies in the form of All Over Me and Alice Upside Down, an early career Jesse Eisenberg comedy (The Living Wake) and Burke and Colombo on a father son road trip in The Thing About My Folks 13.05 - Out now tinyurl.com/wadgsspotify
13.05 Garden State (2004) We chat the stranglehold this film had over our guest (Clare from @wrated.bsky.social) and how it compares to Daryl's first time watch, the origins of the manic pixie dream girl, problematic Portman, Dowd giving brilliant mum and the era defining soundtrack. Out now!
We'll be revealing who has won the listener poll to be our Season 14 subject soon but as you can see... we had a tie! So one that we've agreed on will be up next, the other we'll definitely get to sooner rather than later!
This week, we bond over the underrated Daniel Stern, VERY 90s kids (?) comedy Bushwhacked, Daryl checks out Kingfish and Helpsters while Matt reports on Wildlike plus two films with under 500 views on Letterboxd - Hedgehog and Lucy... not that one. tinyurl.com/wadtnbpspotify
BONUS - The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) We reach our first bonus, looking at this particular brand of mid 00's HBO movie, the star power of Gretchen Mol, criticise the shift of perspective and lack of depth and highlight Dowd selling another flavour of supporting role. #wellanndowd #anndowd
This week, we uncover a strange David Bowie time loop flick Speed of Life, an emotional HBO movie Taking Chance, a young Lois Lane in Coming Up Roses, Nancy (not Mandy) and more! 13.04 - Out now #anndowd #wellanndowd
NEW EPISODE ALERT 🖖 The Spocklight crew have finally return after being stranded on Ceti Alpha V for the last few months (our apologies Spocklighters) to analyse the first ever official Star Trek Podcast Audio Drama, Star Trek: Khan. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
13.04 The Exorcist: Believer (2023) We summon returning guest Daisy Edwards (from @wrated.bsky.social) to chat David Gordon Green's wild career, the Avengers of Faith, the cynical limits of legacy sequels and the Dowd focused follow up we were denied. Out now #wellanndowd #anndowd #ispauldanook
In the Dowd Debrief this week, we also chat a tense lads lads lads party in Tyrel, a stunning John Goodman in Kingfish, a shady Matt Damon in The Informant! and a much different type of George Miller flick with Lorenzo's Oil - plus more! tinyurl.com/wadcspotify
13.03 Compliance (2012) For this challenging indie drama, we discuss the film's approach to identity, social politeness and susceptibility to perceived authority as well as Dowd's brilliant, sad lead role alongside character actor mainstays Pat Healy and Bill Camp Out now
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In this week's episode, we also discuss a real mixed bag of past projects, from a Julianne Moore rental "classic" and the most famous dead dog to an ill judged edge lord indie and a problematic raunchy comedy. One thing is for sure - Dowd is the glue holding these together! #wellanndowd #anndowd
13.02 It Could Happen To You (1994) We chat the film's debt to Frank Capra, the frustrating logic of the lottery win, the film's lack of conflict, NYC's best ever cop Nick Cage, the return of the Tuuch and needing much more of Dowd's waitress character. Out now!
Happy 40th Birthday to the absolute legend that is @mattbrothers.bsky.social one of the hosts of our little podcast and of the mighty @ispauldanook.bsky.social - qoSlIj DatIvjaj!
Happy 40th Birthday @mattbrothers.bsky.social. @ispauldanook.bsky.social’s Han Solo to my Chewbacca. Cherished friend, uncle to a human blur, captain of The Average Mouse Detectives, and lover of spreadsheets x
Our first Dowd Debrief this season sees us discussing The Art of Getting By, Family Squares, Cowboy, The Manchurian Candidate and Terminator Zero! All this and more in our Philadelphia episode, out now! #anndowd #wellanndowd
Love the Steve Trumble mention here! His artwork for our podcast is incredible, and if you've not seen his Batman animated short film, Broken Promise, you really should. It's extraordinary
Batman: Broken Promise - Fan-made Animated Batman Film (2022)
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The IPDO Presents Letterboxd list getting updated weekly with the new releases once again! letterboxd.com/matt_bro/lis...
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For seasons between Dano centric episodes, we at Is Paul Dano OK have been turning the spotlight onto other fantastic character actors/overlooked national treasures. This list is everything covered in...
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WELL, ANN DOWD IS HERE! We celebrate Dano's birthday by launching season 13 with Philadelphia with David Trumble, chatting Dowd's range, Springsteen, the 90s being THE time for stressed out lawyers, controversies, Demme's trademarks and the incredible storytelling economy of this thing. Out now!
Rounding off our Scary Movie coverage and just in time for Toy Story 5, our latest episode covers our Top 3 Fifth Entries in a Franchise. And yes, there is some Star Wars contention. Thanks @mattbrothers.bsky.social from @ispauldanook.bsky.social for joining us! open.spotify.com/episode/74og...
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Our last bonus this season will be looking at the critically acclaimed HBO show The Leftovers and Dowd's mesmerising turn. With returning guest Jacob Stolworthy. Monday 24th August #wellanndowd #theleftovers #anndowd
Our season finale focuses on one hell of a chamber piece, with Dowd in co-leading form in Mass (2021). Joined by returning guest @jamiemilligan.bsky.social Monday 17th August #wellanndowd #mass #anndowd
Our penultimate main episode will explore one of the most influential horror films of the past ten years with Hereditary (2018) Joined by Fangoria/Film Hounds/Metro writer and horror fan @blsaycewrites.bsky.social Monday 10th August #wellanndowd #hereditary #anndowd
