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12. Get “Moonstruck”
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Torsten and Sabrina encounter a one-handed Nicolas Cage in the basement of a Brooklyn bakery and it’s not what you think. Well, okay, it is, it’s “Moonstruck,” Norman Jewison’s 1987 romantic comedy that won Oscars for Cher’s and Olympia Dukakis’s performances.
They talk about a few things you may want to check out:
– The recent death of “Moonstruck” director Norman Jewison: https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/norman-jewison-obituary-director-heat-night-moonstruck-thomas-crown-affair
– John Patrick Shanley’s screenplay for the movie, which reads like a play: https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/he-stood-on-a-firm-piece-of-earth-john-patrick-shanley-on-moonstruck-director-norman-jewison
Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.
Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com
Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.
They talk about a few things you may want to check out:
– The recent death of “Moonstruck” director Norman Jewison: https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/norman-jewison-obituary-director-heat-night-moonstruck-thomas-crown-affair
– John Patrick Shanley’s screenplay for the movie, which reads like a play: https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/he-stood-on-a-firm-piece-of-earth-john-patrick-shanley-on-moonstruck-director-norman-jewison
Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.
Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com
Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.
Released:
Mar 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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