Tony McNamara

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q59506363: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Poor Things, which Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! credits them on.

Counted as writer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: The Favourite (2018); Cruella (2021); Poor Things (2023); The Great.

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.

101 Dalmatians: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Cruella (2021), which they wrote: 101 Dalmatians ⇒ Cruella (the host's read). Cruella is the origin story of the evil lady from 101 Dalmatians who wants coats from dog fur.
    “Cruella is the origin story of this lady.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano · 1:28:52 · Shea Serrano (0.50 sure it was them)

Alasdair Gray: 1 line

  1. lineage (source novel) · through Poor Things (2023), which they wrote: Alasdair Gray ⇒ Poor Things (the host's read). The film is based on the Scottish author's novel, from which Lanthimos took liberties.
    “this is actually based on a novel by Alice Dare Gray, the Scottish author.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 1:18:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935): 1 line

  1. lineage (influence) · through Poor Things (2023), which they wrote: Bride of Frankenstein ⇒ Poor Things (the host's read). Sean says the Frankenstein novel and the first two Frankenstein movies are major influences on Poor Things.
    “the Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein are, like, huge influences on this movie.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 1:14:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

Dogtooth (2009): 1 line

  1. lineage (sequel in spirit) · through Poor Things (2023), which they wrote: Dogtooth ⇒ Poor Things (the host's read). Both are about who gets to dictate the rules; Poor Things is described as a sequel to Dogtooth's fathers-and-language themes.
    “It's like the sequel to that movie in some ways because the Godwin character”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 0:41:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)

The Wizard of Oz (1939): 1 line

  1. craft (visual echo) · through Poor Things (2023), which they wrote: The Wizard of Oz ⇒ Poor Things (the host's read). The black-and-white film turns to color once Bella discovers sex in Lisbon.
    “the movie turns to color once she knows about sex. So Wizard of Oz.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 0:46:39 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

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What the speakers said they did

Writing (4) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

people (1)

  1. people (people): Tony McNamara → Cruella. Sean cites McNamara, creator of The Favourite and The Great, among Cruella's six screenwriters.
    “The other is Tony McNamara, creator of the favorite and the great.”
    The Big Picture · Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation · 1:03:22 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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