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Lambcast #748 Megalopolis

It’s not every week that a new film from one of the great directors of our times drops, but that is exactly what we have on this week’s episode. Director Francis Ford Coppola has delivered a dream project that he has envisioned for four decades at least. As usual, he has taken on great financial risk to achieve his artistic vison, and that dominates the talk about the film elsewhere. Here we talk about the artistic merit of the film (OK, maybe there is two minutes of commentary about the sourcing of the budget. There is no talk about…

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Vote for the October MOTM-Halloween Horror

There is a short window for the MOTM poll this October, in part because we are doing a Horror draft the next week and we want to get those episodes in before the actual day of Halloween.  As usual, the October MOTM is Horror related and we have quite a slate of films for you to choose from.

Matthew Simpson from the “Awesome Friday Podcast” has submitted the Sam Rami curse film from 2009, “Drag Me to Hell

Damien Riley from “Riley on Film” is itching to talk about and has already started campaigning…

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Zachary Levi’s Trump Support Shows True Hollywood Bravery

The word “brave” is thrown around liberally in Hollywood. He was “brave” to gain 30 lbs. for an Oscar-bait role. She showed “bravery” with a vanity-free performance in an indie film. The word feels diminished in that context, even if the people uttering it have the best intentions. For true Hollywood bravery look no further …

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Full Official US Trailer for Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ Starring Zoe Saldana

"To listen is to accept." Netflix has revealed the main official trailer for the big 2024 film Emilia Pérez, a musical about a Mexican cartel leader becoming a woman. It's the latest film from award-winning French filmmaker Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust & Bone, Dheepan, Sisters Brothers), and it premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year where it won Jury Prize & Best Actress prizes. We already posted the French trailer a few months ago and the US teaser as well. Talented lawyer Rita receives an unexpected offer... She has to help a feared cartel boss retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming the woman he's always dreamed of being. It's set mostly in Mexico City, following the story of Rita and Manitas – and what happens after he switches to a she. The film stars Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramírez, Mark Ivanir. I am a big fan of this film! I raved about it in my review from Cannes - you've never seen anything like it before. I'm ...