In this episode, we are joined by high school teacher and wine drinker (not at the same time), Mark Staron, to discuss the films of Alexander Payne. We had a fun discussion covering everything from voiceovers and Omaha to which film made us cry the most. We also drank some wines featured in Sideways, so all in all a successful podcast. As always let us know what we got wrong on <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/popcornauteur/">Facebook</a>, on Twitter, <a href= "https://twitter.com/PopcornAuteur">@PopcornAuteur</a>, or email us at <a href= "mailto:popcornauteur@gmail.com">popcornauteur@gmail.com</a>.   Show Notes/Sources: <a href= "https://youtu.be/Nwi_kE0gy94?feature=shared">One Man's Trash</a> <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HS7bkF0UumY6gy2w73HS5?si=dfc71e980ba24ddc"> Next Picture Show - Sideways</a> <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EF7cjGpQaDCXkvTXHBGUw?si=8892026c70534add"> Next Picture Show - Election</a> <a href= "https://www.dga.org/Events/2018/Jan2018/AlexanderPayne_Downsizing_QnA_1217.aspx"> DGA - Downsizing</a> <a href= "https://youtu.be/FyfJeqlKZA0?feature=shared">Happy Sad Confused - Alexander Payne</a> <a href= "https://sites.libsyn.com/84296/alexander-payne">Maltin on Movies - Alexander Payne</a>

Tom McCarthy

Jon and Chris get a film education, one filmmaker at a time. Each month, we pick a famous filmmaker and watch every film that he or she wrote and directed.  Then, we research the filmmaker's history and critical assessments of their work.  Finally, we talk about the films, consistent themes throughout, and answer definitively: Are they an auteur and do we like them?