Paul Downs Colaizzo

Speaks on the shows. Their sketches and lines as a speaker.

Counted as director. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019). Count them as writer (1 film), craft (0 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Mike Nichols: 1 line

lineage (influence) · through Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019), which they directed: Mike Nichols ⇒ Brittany Runs a Marathon (the maker said so: on the show, Colaizzo describing his own influences). Colaizzo studied theater-to-film directors Nichols, Kazan, May and Mamet.
“Well, like Mike Nichols did that, Ellie? Kazan, um, Elaine May, you know, works as a director, as a writer, and, and, you know, I could feel that David Mammoth, same thing.”
The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 1:01:08 · Paul Downs Colaizzo (0.90 sure it was them)

The Big Sick (2017): 1 line

industry (distribution model) · through Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019), which they directed: The Big Sick ⇒ Brittany Runs a Marathon (the maker said so: Colaizzo on why he chose Amazon). Colaizzo picked Amazon because The Big Sick had both a theatrical life and home accessibility.
“I wanted to be an Amazon. The reason I wanted to be at Amazon was because the big sick, because the way the big sick was handled.”
The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 1:21:29 · Paul Downs Colaizzo (0.90 sure it was them)

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What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

What was said about them, by kind

No claims join them to a film or another person.

Fun items about them

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