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#139: (Pt. 2) Sorry To Bother You / Putney Swope (1969)

#139: (Pt. 2) Sorry To Bother You / Putney Swope (1969)

FromThe Next Picture Show


#139: (Pt. 2) Sorry To Bother You / Putney Swope (1969)

FromThe Next Picture Show

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jul 31, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As with Robert Downey Sr.’s 1969 satirical oddity PUTNEY SWOPE, there’s a lot going on in Boots Riley’s new SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, which takes a similar anything-goes approach to the intersection of race and capitalism. In the second part of our “white voice” double feature, we dig into the anti-capitalist philosophy that unites Riley’s work and keeps SORRY TO BOTHER YOU on the rails, then we look at how the two films compare in their views of race and capitalism, and their use of satire and surrealism. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar.Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about PUTNEY SWOPE, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, or both by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Works Cited: • “Why Sorry To Bother You director Boots Riley thinks artists should be activists” by Alissa Wilkinson (Vox.com)Your Next Picture Show: • Genevieve: The Coup’s SORRY TO BOTHER YOU and TuneYards’ I CAN FEEL YOU CREEP INTO MY PRIVATE LIFE• Scott: Lynn Ramsay’s YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE• Keith: Lewis Teague’s CUJO• Tasha: Federico D’Allesandro’s TAUOutro Music: The Coup f/ Lakeith Stanfield, “OYAHYTT”Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jul 31, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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A biweekly roundtable by the former editorial team of The Dissolve examining how classic films inspire and inform modern movies. Episodes take a deep dive into a classic film and its legacy in the first half, then compare and contrast that film with a modern successor in the second. Hosted and produced by Genevieve Koski, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson and Scott Tobias. Part of the Filmspotting family of podcasts.