Ep 134 // ‘The Irishman’

Premiere DateNov 1, 2019
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Categories Culture Film & TV Politics Talk Weekly Talk
00:00 Intro
01:09 START /// ‘The Irishman’’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw
03:38 SPOILER ALERT! / De aging effects
10:35 Our takes on the movie
16:32 Predetermination as a theme
21:47 How the movie may connect with current events
27:27 Anna Paquin’s role / Frank’s relationship with his family / the film’s denouement
37:20 Netflix and the streaming model
39:24 Scorsese’s recent comments about Marvel movies , etc /// END
52:02 1st Person: Kate // Figuring Out When To Take Action
55:41 “Mixer” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) Maneka
61:16 Outro / Credits
62:00 Finish.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw for a special feature-length discussion of the latest film from Martin Scorsese, ‘The Irishman’ starring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci — out now in a limited theatrical run before being available on Netflix later this month.

And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Maneka, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

Host J. McVay
J grew up down in Louisiana and Texas before moving to NYC for college. After college, he decided to stick around, working in film and television production for well over a decade. He came to BTR in 2011 when he…

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