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Sparknotes Transcript:(0:00) The Original State edition of the podcast explained, Spotlight edition, Michael Keaton impression, Ruffalo in Darkwater aka Spotlight 2, Promised Land silly twist, all the versions of Superman that didn't get made, Oliver Stone making Mission Impossible 2(7:29) Surveying the Originally Cloned Landscape: Gemini Man, why make a 51 year old Will Smith look older, younger version looks like he's stuck in the 90's, de-aging fears, replacing dead actors into iconic roles, was this movie made to earn money?, is this so actors become expendable?, photo vs painting, stunts vs visual effects, uncanny valley between Bad Boys Will Smith vs De-aged Will Smith, Jon Favreau giving Visual effects team Stealth vs Top Gun, were plays and court jesters a entertainment narcotic given to the masses?(18:31) hearing Ang Lee & Jerry Bruckheimer speak at Collider IMAX screening, differences between shooting 2D vs 3D for lighting and depth purposes, 3D not really 3D, wearing the 3D glasses, Walter Merch essay on 3D and how movies already were 3 dimensions, does high frame rate need to be 3D?, great motorcycle scene looks real for the action but only if seen on right frame rate theater, 30fps vs 24fps, was the tech created for nature documentaries, tech could work in a Surrogate with Bruce Willis type world, digital filmmaking vs LED lightbulbs, Ang Lee doesn't like action or tech yet that's what he keeps doing, STOP MAKING ACTION MOVIES ANG LEE, PLEASE!, rollercoaster of expectations, giving Will Smith credit since harder to act in 120fps, did Mary Elizabeth Winstead realize she was in a thriller, forced sexual chemistry, Gemini Man 2 pitch involving a love triangle between two versions of yourself, Vin Diesel in a three way with a younger version of himself(48:38) Surveying a Hustlers Landscape, roll coaster of expectations, Wonder woman, Oscar talk for J-Lo, general audience reaction to the buzz, not enough hustling, not enjoying the ending, comparing to Goodfellas, is this an original movie?, Lord of War as a composite of a drug runner, William Goodman trying to crack Butch Cassidy, the twist at the end of Book of Eli(1:05:34) Surveying the rings of Neptune: Ad Astra, a movie with only extreme conflict all the time yet not suspenseful, can't have a protagonist with a BPM below 80, bored voiceover narration interview, one of the best mute films, just beautiful, wanting to like The Pitt yet not being able to connect, defending what the studio did to Mimic, does Brad Pitt's character change at all, give us more Liv Tyler, why can't she star in a space movie, The Arrival starring spikey haired Charlie Sheen, imagining him as Matt Dillion's character in Wild Things(1:18:57) Surveying the international landscape: Takashi Miike's First Love, great SUV scene involving drug usage through gun shot wounds, incorrect diagnosis that you will die soon actually beneficial, wanting to write & direct the American adaptation, changing the title like True RomanceFollow Us:Our WebsiteSubscribe on Apple PodcastsTwitterMediumFacebook