Breakfast All Day Podcast 9/10/21
It’s finally starting to feel like fall, from film festivals to kids returning to school (and hopefully getting vaccinated if they’re old enough), and we’re here with all the reviews and news for you on Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and I discuss the Zoom-era charmer “Language Lessons,” the documentary “Fauci,” Paul Schrader’s latest “The Card Counter,” and “Come From Away,” the joyous filmed production of the celebrated Broadway musical. And in a very different kind of segment — which we’ll do again if you guys like it — we revisit the truly bonkers David Bowie puppet musical “Labyrinth,” which is having a Fathom Events re-release for its 35th anniversary. In news, we discuss the heartbreaking death of Michael K. Williams at just 54, the Toronto and Venice film festivals (and the red carpet return of Bennifer), The White House requiring government employees and contractors to get vaxxed, that deliciously bitchy Los Angeles Times story about Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, “Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu‘s hilarious stock photo modeling history, the emotional Steve from “Blue’s Clues” video and Bob Odenkirk‘s return to “Better Call Saul” after his heart attack. And over at our Patreon, we recap this latest “Ted Lasso” episode, which was both heartwarming and a gut punch. Thanks for joining us during this jam-packed week, and hope you’re healthy and well.
Christy, I don’t know. If you’ve gotten an opportunity. To do as many of your movie production crew side. Interviews about working. In the film industry. In the last several months. I did listen to one. That writer Jack Carr did. With actor Donal Logue lately. Where I think. They worked on a project together. That Jack had done. Some of the writing for. And it was a very extensive interview. With one of these actors. Who has done. Lots of work. Both in television, film. And at lots of various times. There is a Boston eastern coast connection. In there too. In the beginning of the actor’s life. But a lot of the interview. Turned out to be interesting. When Jack Carr and Donal sat down together. Only a month ago. The reason being. That they had conversed about this thing. For a while. About how difficult that a job can be. The lenght of hours. And when one project ends. One is re-deployed. As it were. To a totally different mission. And Donal Logue. Gave a very good description. Of the work. Of all of the production side people. And how they have to work together. He mentioned for example. The ‘sound’ designer. Or engineer. That might work. On some television show. Such as ‘E.R.’ about a hospital. In Chicago. And how integral. A job like that. Is to the whole production. It’s not often that one gets. These behind the scenes. Idea of how the product. Is actually put together. And I think that Jack Carr himself. As a writer and former military veterans. Was just shocked. At what actually does happen. In the making of a movie. He made a point. At several times. That it really is. A very dynamic, mobile, kinetic kind of operation. Involving a lot of experts. In individual areas. Who all have to find a way. To combine efforts. And that is why. I think the conversation with Donal Logue. Was as interesting. As it turned out to be.
In a lot of ways. The interview. Reminded me. Of the format and style. Of a Christy Lemire interview. With one of her many guests. From the industry too. That I have had the enjoyment. Of listening to. Even another example. And it was just one of those things. Where I think entertainment and media journalists. Tried to construct a story. Out of something. That was mis-interpreted. Jennifer Anniston. Had been asked on the BBC television show in Britain. To describe what it felt like. As an actress. To visit on the premises. For an early morning television show. And Jennifer describes that situation. Of how the morning begins. At a very early time. Where things begin. Very quietly. Very gradually. Yet. By the time the clock strikes seven (as Jennifer explained, the countdown literally to the second of going live). In the morning. A hundred things. Have all happened. Leading up to that point. None of which. Seemed to make a lot of sense. Or had very much order to it. Until that exact moment. When the broadcasting begins. And everyone. Has to be as focused. As they possibly can. Another reveal. I thought. Of something that happens. Behind the scenes. In a television studio work environment. That looking at the broadcast itself. You take completely for granted.
One of the things. Which Donal had described too (to explain what things are like really). From the perspective. Of a very novice actor. In the movie industry. Was a film. That when he described it. And the amount of talent. That were all contained inside of one film project. That ‘kinda, sorta’ worked (probably in contrast to as many more projects in movies then, which have all of the right ingredients). And for whatever reason. Don’t.
Donal Logue explained the process. The unusual and random way. In which he fell backwards. Into this role. That he played. Of a mathematician. In a film called ‘Sneakers’. And he explained. The time in which. He ended up. At a script reading session. Or something of that nature. To familiarize the actors with the script. And each other. As a film cast. And Donal had found himself. Surrounded basically. By these A-grade practitioners. Kind of wondering to himself. How did I get here?
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