OV331 - Ebert's Great Movies Part 5 - JFK (1991) & Mulholland Drive (2001) - Elliot Page, Warner Bros Movies on HBOMax

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OV331 - Ebert's Great Movies Part 5 - JFK (1991) & Mulholland Drive (2001) - Elliot Page, Warner Bros Movies on HBOMax

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In this episode, Ben and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list with reviews of Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991) and David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001). We also discuss the recent Elliot Page news and the surprising news regarding Warner Bros and HBOMax.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 102 - OV B-Roll - “Mister Sir” - Marathons, Movies We’d Screen in Theaters, Tepid Tenet Expectations, Private Screenings - Dec 3, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:30
• News - 07:01
• COVID Check-In - 25:00

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies - 33:40

• JFK (1991) - 35:49
• Mulholland Drive (2001) - 1:24:27
  • Spoiler Review - 1:47:58

Selections for Part 6 - 2:06:50

• Closing the Ep - 2:11:46
• Stinger: "Mister Sir" - 2:15:47
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:16:58

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) - Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal
• Totally Under Control (2020) - 5 stars
• Fail Safe (1964) - 5 stars
• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) - 4 stars

Ben’s Recent Reviews

• Ben's Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• The Boys in the Band (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) - 3 stars
• HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) - 5 stars
• On the Rocks (2020) - 4 stars
• David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) - 5 stars

Related Links

• ‘Juno’ Oscar Nominee Comes Out As Non-Binary, Transgender Person: “My Joy Is Real, But It Is Also Fragile,” Elliot Page Says - Deadline
• Laverne Cox says 'it's not safe if you're a trans person' after attack - BBC
• Warner Bros. to Debut Entire 2021 Film Slate, Including ‘Dune’ and ‘Matrix 4,’ Both on HBO Max and In Theaters - Variety
• Rudy Giuliani’s Star Voter Fraud Witness at Michigan Hearing | NowThis

• Roger Ebert's Great Movies Masterlist - Letterboxd
• Review: JFK (1991) - December 20, 1991
• Great Movie: JFK (1991) - April 29, 2002
• Review: Mulholland Drive (2001) - October 12, 2001
• Great Movie: Mulholland Drive (2001) - November 11, 2012

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