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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (w/ Rebecca Burns)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (w/ Rebecca Burns)

FromMovies vs. Capitalism


Who Framed Roger Rabbit (w/ Rebecca Burns)

FromMovies vs. Capitalism

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rivka and Frank are joined by journalist Rebecca Burns for a conversation about Robert Zemeckis’ 1988 masterpiece Who Framed Roger Rabbit. They talk about how the film draws inspiration from Los Angeles’ history, like “The Great Red Car Conspiracy” and the Chavez Ravine. They also discuss how the film’s “Toons” serve as a stand-in for LA’s marginalized communities, the incredible technical achievements of the film, the tension between Disney and Warner Bros, and how Bob Hoskins is a sexy little hairy meatball. 
Against the Wind (The American Prospect, 2024)

For next week’s movie, we’ll be watching the 1986 movie musical classic Little Shop of Horrors.
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Artwork by Rufus Paisley | Theme song by JustBen
Released:
Apr 3, 2024
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Podcast episode

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A movie-rewatch podcast that explores the politics of your favorite films through an anti-capitalist lens. Each episode, hosts Rivka Rivera and Frank Cappello are joined by a special guest for an irreverent yet critical discussion about a film and how it’s *obviously* a scathing indictment of late-stage capitalism. Fight Club? That’s about the degradation of modern consumerism. Office Space? A stark depiction of worker alienation. Antz? An animated kids movie about the military-industrial complex. Movies vs. Capitalism examines the crucial intersection between pop culture and politics — an anti-capitalist, anti-racist, anti-patriarchal, anti-heteronormative, anti-imperialist analysis of your favorite talking pictures. It’s a middle finger to our rotting institutions and ruling-class proprietors who are slowly driving the human race into extinction. But, like, in a fun way ;)