Sean Fennessey

81 sketches, 1,576 claims, and 559 fun items attributed to them. What was said about them.

Personality, episode by episode

Showing 81–81 of 81 sketches.

Blank Check — Patreon: Dr. Strangelove... with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free) (guest)

Reveres Strangelove as the most singular Kubrick and a document that still applies. Loves Frankenheimer, Malick, and deep trivia of movie years. Dislikes recent McKay satire but is gentle about it.

Stances

  • Strangelove still applies to how government and masculinity work
  • Kubrick competed with himself to take on a new genre each time
  • Seven Days in May and Frankenheimer's run belongs next to Kubrick's

Humor: Dry, generous and self-effacing, tossing off asides in a calm voice.

In their words

  • “And I love Dr. Strangelove, and I love Stanley Kubrick and everything else that you're doing.” (0:10:35)
  • “this is exactly how government works.” (1:39:54)
  • “this movie comes in the middle of the most underrated five-year run in any American filmmaker's history, which is John Frankenheimer from 1962 to 1966” (2:02:41)

Their shows' recurring bits

Running bits, not opinions; a critic read aloud is cited, not present.

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Their claims

Showing 1,301–1,400 of 1,576 claims.

  1. theme (theme): The Invitation → Green Room. Sean puts both on his runners-up list and says they belong in a separate category called terror.
    “I think that those 2 movies should almost be recategorized into what we might call terror.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:32:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): What We Do in the Shadows → Taika Waititi. The vampire comedy became an FX series.
    “it's a comedy about vampires that has now become a successful television show on FX from Taiko YTV”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:33:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  3. people (people): Ouija: Origin of Evil → Mike Flanagan. Origin of Evil is Flanagan's Ouija sequel, and a good one.
    “Ouija Origin of Evil, which is Flanagan's Ouija Equal. Good movie.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:34:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage): The Purge → Death Wish. Sean loved The Purge but saw it as horror in the way Death Wish was.
    “Remember feeling like it had as much to do with horror as a movie like Death Wish.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:34:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  5. lineage (lineage): The Purge → Rolling Thunder. The Purge is nasty and violent but about something, like Rolling Thunder's returning vet.
    “Like, it was as kind of nasty and violent and crazed, but also it's kind of about something.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:34:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  6. career (career): Breck Eisner → The Last Witch Hunter. Sean and Chris read Eisner's sparse credits, Sahara, The Crazies, then The Last Witch Hunter.
    “a little gym called The Last Witch Hunter, starring Vin Diesel, which you may consider horror”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:35:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  7. career (career): Stake Land → In the Shadow of the Moon. Stake Land's director Jim Mickle later made the Netflix film In the Shadow of the Moon.
    “Jim Nichol, who recently directed in the Shadow of the Moon, a Netflix movie”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:36:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  8. programming (programming): The Invitation → Starry Eyes. Starry Eyes makes a good double feature with The Invitation for anxiety and terror.
    “Starias in particular is a nice double feature, I think, with the invitation”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:37:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  9. lineage (lineage): Starry Eyes → The House of the Devil. Sean suggests House of the Devil as the godfather of these slow-burn B-minus horror films.
    “Would you say House of the Devil is the godfather of those movies?”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:37:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  10. verdict (verdict): The Cabin in the Woods → Dracula. Cabin in the Woods isn't scary but is still horror, the way the original Dracula is a horror film that no longer scares.
    “Cabin of the Woods is the same.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:40:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  11. people (people): The Conjuring → Lili Taylor. Lili Taylor's possessed-mother performance is a low-key highlight.
    “low-key, incredible Lily Taylor performance in that movie”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:42:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  12. lineage (lineage): The Witch → Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Witch is a slow portrait of puritanical New England in a Hawthorne vein.
    “a slow-moving, methodical portrait of a Nathaniel Hawthorne-esque puritanical New England America”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:43:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  13. lineage (lineage): It Follows → The Witch. It Follows is a precursor to The Witch in the rise of the term elevated horror, a phrase both hosts distrust.
    “I think is an interesting precursor to the witch because that's when we started hearing what I think is kind of an ugly phrase, which is elevated horror”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:44:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  14. career (career): Fede Alvarez → Evil Dead (remake). Alvarez did Don't Breathe, remade Evil Dead and made the Dragon Tattoo sequel.
    “He also remade the Evil Dead and he made a very unfortunate girl with the Dragon tattoo sequel last year.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:46:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  15. contrast (contrast): Doctor Sleep → Midsommar. Doctor Sleep, not yet out, is the biggest contender against Midsommar for Sean's 2019 pick.
    “I would say that's probably the biggest contender against Midsommar for me.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:47:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  16. verdict (verdict): A Quiet Place → Get Out. A Quiet Place is a runner-up for 2018 but is not as good as Get Out.
    “Well, I don't think it's as good as get out.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:47:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  17. lineage (lineage): Unfriended: Dark Web → 8mm. Dark Web, about buying snuff on the dark web, is an unofficial sequel to 8MM.
    “It's sort of an unofficial sequel to 8 millimeter.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:48:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  18. theme (theme): Dolomite Is My Name → Billy Jack. The Dolomite script has a four-walling joke citing Billy Jack and Grizzly Adams.
    “You talk about Billy Jack and Grizzly Adams.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 1:40:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  19. industry (industry): Black Panther: Wakanda Forever → Avatar: The Way of Water. Black Panther 2 is among the most anticipated films, along with Avatar 2, and its long wait is compared to the Avatar gap.
    “Black Panther 2 in particular, though, struck me as weird because it might be after the rise of Skywalker, maybe Avatar 2, the most anticipated movie that exists”
    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 · 0:09:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  20. industry (industry): Avatar: The Way of Water → James Cameron. Doubters were wrong about Cameron with Titanic and Avatar, so don't count him out.
    “But underestimate James Cameron at your peril, because this is what happened with Titanic, and this is what happened with Avatar.”
    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 · 0:09:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  21. people (casting): Eternals → Kit Harington. Kit Harington was announced as Black Knight, giving the film two Game of Thrones actors.
    “His name is Black Knight, a.k.a. Dane Whitman and he will be portrayed by Kit Harrington.”
    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 · 0:10:28 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  22. people (casting): Eternals → Angelina Jolie. The Eternals cast is very starry, naming Jolie, Hayek, Henry, Chan and Nanjiani.
    “You've got Angelina Jolie, you've got Salma Hayek, you've got Brian Tyree Henry.”
    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 · 0:11:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  23. people (casting): Onward → Chris Pratt. Onward, the next Pixar film, stars Chris Pratt as one of two elf brothers.
    “Amanda, you left a helpful note here for Onward, which stars Chris Pratt, which is the next Pixar film”
    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 · 0:11:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  24. people (casting): Soul → Tina Fey. Soul stars Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey and is about how each person got their soul.
    “Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey will star.”
    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 · 0:12:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  25. people (casting): Inside Out → Amy Poehler. The Sadness character is Amy Poehler, not Tina Fey.
    “That's Amy Poehler.”
    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 · 0:12:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  26. people (director): Jungle Cruise → Jaume Collet-Serra. Jungle Cruise is directed by a filmmaker known for dark crime thrillers.
    “He makes deeply fucked up crime movies, and he's directing a Dwayne Johnson romp that probably won't feature Elizabeth Warren.”
    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 · 0:14:22 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  27. industry (industry): Ford v Ferrari → Bob Iger. Iger blamed down earnings on failed Fox films Disney inherited, so Ford v Ferrari is the first Fox film Disney is really putting its back into.
    “Well, recently Bob Iger in a call about earnings basically placed a lot of the blame on Disney's down earnings on the failure of several Fox films that they inherited, that they did not develop themselves.”
    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 · 0:14:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  28. unmapped (preference): El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie → Aladdin. Asked to choose, a host would take a Breaking Bad movie over another Aladdin-style remake.
    “Let it be Breaking Bad then, rather than Aladdin.”
    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 · 0:16:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  29. unmapped (reaction): Paul Thomas Anderson → Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. On the DGA podcast PTA, a Leo fan, seemed quite taken with Brad Pitt in the movie.
    “we know we know PTA is a big Leo fan, but he seemed quite taken with Brad Pitt in this movie.”
    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 · 0:21:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  30. people (performance): Booksmart → Beanie Feldstein. Feldstein's performance got swallowed by the did-it-fail conversation around Booksmart.
    “In Booksmart, which maybe is was a little bit swallowed up by the conversation around Booksmart, and whether it did or did not fail.”
    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 · 0:24:28 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  31. people (performance): Plus One → Maya Erskine. Erskine's performance is a breakthrough, even if the film is weighed down by its male lead's story.
    “And she, when she is on the screen, it's like, it's transcendent and it is really kind of a breakthrough for her.”
    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 · 0:25:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  32. people (performance): Rocketman → Jamie Bell. Sean gives Jamie Bell love as best supporting performance.
    “I thought Jamie Bell was great in Rocket Man.”
    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 · 0:27:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  33. theme (comparison): Rocketman → Bohemian Rhapsody. Rocketman was paired with Bohemian Rhapsody for obvious reasons but has faded from conversation.
    “Obviously, it's Rocket Man has been paired with Bohemian Rhapsody for obvious reasons, but Rocket Man just doesn't come up.”
    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 · 0:27:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  34. industry (industry): Once Upon a Time in Hollywood → Long Shot. Counterprogramming may be dead, and fewer original films get made if they go only to streamers.
    “The question is whether or not people will still make movies like that if nobody goes to see them in the theaters.”
    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 · 0:36:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  35. contrast (contrast experience): Avengers: Endgame → Dark Phoenix. Endgame's roaring screening is contrasted with a Dark Phoenix showing interrupted by a fire alarm.
    “It was the opposite experience movie watching than you had from Avengers, which is getting a fire alarm in the last 45 seconds of the movie”
    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 · 0:41:15 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  36. industry (franchise): Godzilla: King of the Monsters → Godzilla vs. Kong. Another Godzilla movie is already planned, directed by Adam Wingard, which makes the big-studio release odd.
    “it's Godzilla versus King Kong, which is, I think, coming next summer by Adam Wingard.”
    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 · 0:45:52 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  37. industry (franchise): Godzilla: King of the Monsters → Kong: Skull Island. The previous two films in the series did well, yet audiences passed on this one.
    “The previous 2 films in the series did really well. King Kong, Skull Island, and Godzilla, and people were like, eh, I'm good.”
    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 · 0:46:01 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  38. people (director): The Art of Self-Defense → Riley Stearns. Riley Stearns's hand-to-hand combat psychodrama starring Jesse Eisenberg.
    “Riley Stern's, uh, I don't know, hand-to-hand combat, psychodrama, starring Jesse Eisenberg.”
    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 · 0:47:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  39. unmapped (movies vs TV): Once Upon a Time in Hollywood → Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He would take one great movie over even Fleabag, Succession or Chernobyl.
    “I still would always, always, always rather have one great movie than an experience like that.”
    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 · 0:52:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  40. unmapped (tonal shift): Brittany Runs a Marathon → Mike Nichols. Sean sees a Nichols-like pattern of starting one way and shifting into a different movie.
    “I feel like a lot of his movies start one way with a certain tonality and then they make a shift and then all of a sudden you're in a different movie”
    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 · 1:08:48 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  41. craft (structure): Brittany Runs a Marathon → Carnal Knowledge. Carnal Knowledge starts one way and ends another, which is what Sean meant about the Nichols shift; it is also shot theatrically.
    “Wait, it starts one way and it ends another way. That is fantastic.”
    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 · 1:25:28 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  42. lineage (lineage): Homecoming → The Last Waltz. Sean says the Beyonce concert film in some ways looks like The Last Waltz.
    “this in some ways looks a little bit like the last waltz”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:05:27 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  43. people (people): The Last Waltz → Martin Scorsese. Sean explains the Last Waltz as Scorsese's documentary of the Band's final performance.
    “Martin Scorsese's documentary about the final performance of the band”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:05:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  44. people (people): The Last Waltz → The Band. The Last Waltz documents the Band's final performance.
    “Martin Scorsese's documentary about the final performance of the band, the band.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:05:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  45. people (people): The Last Waltz → Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is one of the star-studded guests who appear in The Last Waltz.
    “Bob Dylan appears, and Neil Young, and Joni Mitchell, and Van Morrison, da, da, da, da.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:06:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  46. people (people): The Last Waltz → Neil Young. Neil Young is one of the star-studded guests who appear in The Last Waltz.
    “Bob Dylan appears, and Neil Young, and Joni Mitchell, and Van Morrison, da, da, da, da.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:06:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  47. people (people): The Last Waltz → Joni Mitchell. Joni Mitchell is one of the star-studded guests who appear in The Last Waltz.
    “Bob Dylan appears, and Neil Young, and Joni Mitchell, and Van Morrison, da, da, da, da.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:06:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  48. people (people): The Last Waltz → Van Morrison. Van Morrison is one of the star-studded guests who appear in The Last Waltz.
    “Bob Dylan appears, and Neil Young, and Joni Mitchell, and Van Morrison, da, da, da, da.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:06:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  49. contrast (contrast): The Last Waltz → Homecoming. The Last Waltz is great for reasons other than the performances; Homecoming is great precisely because of the performance.
    “I think homecoming is great, particularly because of the performance.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:06:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  50. theme (theme): Beyonce → other control-freak filmmakers. Her total control over collaborators is compared to male auteurs, who are just not also dancers and singers.
    “to compare her to other control freak egomaniac filmmakers.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:08:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  51. craft (craft): Beyonce → Homecoming. Like a director choosing collaborators, Beyonce picks her choreographer and costume designer for the performance.
    “She's picking her choreographer. She picking the costume designer for all of the costumes during the performance.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:09:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  52. programming (programming): Homecoming → Netflix. Beyonce also picks the platform, and Netflix puts the film in more homes than anywhere else.
    “if you give it to Netflix, it's going to go into more homes than almost anywhere else.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:09:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  53. contrast (contrast): Guava Island → Homecoming. Guava Island's purpose is unclear next to the clarity of Homecoming.
    “how it fits into the childish Gambino mythology, like with homecoming.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:11:44 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  54. lineage (lineage): Cats → Andrew Lloyd Webber. Cats is Universal's adaptation of Webber's stage musical.
    “Universal's adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:18:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  55. programming (programming): Cats → Les Mis. Both are Tom Hooper musicals everyone pretends are in the Oscar conversation until release.
    “it was the same feeling that we had with Les Mis, the last big Tom Hooper musical.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:20:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  56. programming (programming): Fair and Balanced → Vice. Sean says the Fox News movie feels like Vice of 2019, and it is also slated for late December.
    “it feels a little bit like the vice of 2019.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:23:01 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  57. career (career): Jay Roach → Game Change. Roach has made political docudramas like Game Change for HBO, so he can do this.
    “Jay Roach, of course, has experience making movies like Game Change for HBO.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:24:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  58. programming (programming): Cats → The Wife. Their producer says Cats will be the new The Wife: a long-running running bit on the Oscar show.
    “cats is the new, the wife, right?”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:25:11 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  59. programming (programming): The Irishman → A Star Is Born. Producer Bobby suggests The Irishman is this year's A Star Is Born for the hosts' Oscar obsession.
    “perhaps the Irishman is this year's a star is born for us.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:25:52 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  60. programming (programming): The Irishman → Netflix. Sean assumes the Irishman has a contractual theatrical release while the other Netflix films might not.
    “I assume the Irishman has something contractually that says they'll do that.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:27:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  61. career (career): Little Women → Lady Bird. Little Women is Greta Gerwig's follow-up to Lady Bird.
    “Greta Gerwig's follow-up to Ladybird.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:28:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  62. career (career): Us → Get Out. Get Out is the extraordinary debut and Us is the second-album film, so Us may get makeup votes.
    “get out is the extraordinary debut and us is the, you had 6 months to make your 2nd album kind of film.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:30:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  63. industry (industry): Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker → Academy. The Academy will want to reward Star Wars for reviving big-tent box office.
    “they're going to want to acknowledge its achievement in reviving super duper big tent box office.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:31:52 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  64. people (people): Stephen Daldry → Roger Deakins. Daldry and Deakins were said to be making the unmade Kavalier & Clay together; Garfield could not confirm it was Deakins.
    “So Dawdry and Deacons were going to make Cavalier.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:38:11 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  65. people (people): The Game → David Fincher. Sean identifies The Game as the Fincher movie.
    “The Fincher movie.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 1:01:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  66. theme (theme): Under the Silver Lake → Russian Doll. Sean pairs Russian Doll as Garfield's New York with Under the Silver Lake as his LA.
    “If Russian doll is my New York under the Silver Lake is sort of my LA.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 1:08:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  67. contrast (contrast): Shazam! → Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Fennessey says Shazam!'s tone differs significantly from Superman versus Batman and the Justice League films.
    “I think tonally this movie is pretty significantly different from Superman versus Batman and the Justice League films”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:03:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  68. contrast (contrast): Shazam! → Aquaman. Fennessey says Shazam! is lighter but not as operatically goofy as Aquaman.
    “it's not quite as operatically goofy as Aquaman was”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:03:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  69. lineage (lineage): Shazam! → Big. Fennessey calls Shazam! essentially Big as a superhero movie.
    “the movie is clearly pitched as sort of what if big but superhero”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:04:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  70. theme (theme): Shazam! → Wonder Woman. Both films, in Miles's view, start clever and then end in a punching match with a monster or villain.
    “That was also one of my struggles, honestly, with Wonder Woman”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:06:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  71. people (people): Wonder Woman → David Thewlis. The Wonder Woman finale had Diana fighting a demon monster played by Thewlis.
    “ultimately just turned into Diana fighting like a demon monster, who was played by David Thulas”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:06:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  72. contrast (contrast): Shazam! → Joker. Fennessey says Joker is standalone and has virtually nothing in common with Shazam!.
    “Joker, which is coming in October, which also feels quite standalone and seems to have virtually nothing in common with a movie like Shazam”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:08:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  73. contrast (contrast): Birds of Prey → Joker. Fennessey says Birds of Prey looks tonally and visually unlike Shazam! and Joker.
    “that tonally and visually looks completely different from those other 2 movies”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:08:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  74. industry (industry): Zack Snyder → Justice League. Fennessey ties the stormy shared look of earlier DC films to Zack Snyder, which DC is now abandoning.
    “the same kind of stormy visual aesthetic that Zack Snyder created”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:08:28 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  75. people (people): The Batman → Matt Reeves. Fennessey names The Batman as Matt Reeves's movie, due late next year.
    “the Batman, which is Matt Reeves's Batman movie”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:08:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  76. craft (craft): Shazam! → Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Fennessey asks whether an effects shot echoes the T-1000 reassembling in Terminator 2; Sandberg agrees he references other films.
    “this is basically that shot in Terminator 2, when the T 1000 gets, you know, comes back together and rises up”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:26:01 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  77. craft (craft): Wonder Woman → Captain Marvel. Wonder Woman did its origin story in the first 30 minutes and moved on; Captain Marvel spends the whole film on it.
    “What Wonder Woman did was gave us the best version of its origin story in the 1st 30 minutes, and then we were kind of done with that.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:03:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  78. lineage (lineage): Captain Marvel → Captain America: The First Avenger. The film goes back to the Steve Rogers style of origin story.
    “here's how Steve Rogers became a super soldier style of storytelling.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:03:27 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  79. lineage (lineage): Jude Law → Obi-Wan Kenobi. Law's Yon-Rogg is introduced as an Obi-Wan-style mentor figure.
    “we meet him as a sort of Obi-Wan Kenobi-esque mentor figure in Vere's life.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:06:22 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  80. lineage (lineage): Captain Marvel → The Avengers. The Tesseract, the glowing box, was a MacGuffin in the first Avengers and in Infinity War.
    “you may remember the Tesseract from the 1st Avengers film, and then, of course, the most recent Avengers film, Avengers Infinity War”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:09:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  81. lineage (lineage): Captain Marvel → Avengers: Infinity War. The film is connective tissue, dragging continuity toward the next Avengers movie.
    “this movie is basically a connective tissue movie.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:09:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  82. craft (craft): Captain Marvel → Guardians of the Galaxy. Everything in the film except Brie Larson's polished lead is silly fun closer to Guardians.
    “kind of silly fun, kind of closer to Guardians for lack of a better term.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:14:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  83. theme (theme): Captain Marvel → Captain America: The First Avenger. Captain America's plucky do-gooder works because Chris Evans gets to be a good guy; Captain Marvel's girl-power messaging feels falsely applied by comparison.
    “when the movie is Captain America the 1st Avenger, and Steve Rogers is this plucky, patriotic do-gooder, we are like, huh, what a good guy.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:14:28 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  84. theme (theme): Captain Marvel → Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman, like Superman, is a god and needs less emotional complexity; Carol Danvers is a real person who is blank for most of the film.
    “Wonder Woman, likes Superman, is a god. And the levels of emotional complexity that we expect from a god are lesser than a real person.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:17:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  85. lineage (lineage): Captain Marvel → Pulp Fiction. Samuel L. Jackson driving around mid-90s Los Angeles evokes Jules Winfield, a clever but surface 90s nod.
    “a Samuel L. Jackson character in the mid 90s driving around in a car in Los Angeles, a la Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:18:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  86. craft (craft): Captain Marvel → Salt-N-Pepa. The soundtrack's music cues are called very surface, such as a guard listening to 'What a Man'; the speaker likes the songs themselves.
    “all of the music cues are very surface. A security guard can be seen listening to what a man.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:19:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  87. craft (craft): Captain Marvel → No Doubt. The big fight sequence is set to No Doubt's 'Just a Girl', which the speakers call cute and clever but ham-handed, part of a BuzzFeed-list version of the 90s.
    “And famously, I think what will be sort of infamous is the big fight sequence in this movie is set to, no doubt, just a girl.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:19:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  88. career (career): Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck → Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Indie-90s directors taking a Marvel job; Sean lists Half Nelson, Sugar and Mississippi Grind as their strong earlier films.
    “I think especially half Nelson and Sugar and Mississippi Grind, which I think is one of the best gambling movies ever made.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:22:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  89. people (people): Mississippi Grind → Ben Mendelsohn. Mississippi Grind features a wonderful Ben Mendelsohn performance.
    “And also features a wonderful Ben Mendelssohn performance who is also very funny in this movie.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:22:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  90. contrast (contrast): Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck → Black Panther. Sean says he does not think the directors of Black Panther or Thor: Ragnarok sold out, but the comparison to Boden and Fleck is unavoidable.
    “I love Black Panther, and I love Thor Ragnarok, and I don't think either of those guys sold out when they made those movies”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:23:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  91. theme (theme): Captain Marvel → Mid90s. Mid90s was made by a successful actor and longtime aspiring director rendering memories of the 90s.
    “They're made by 2 very successful actors, but also 2 longtime aspiring directors.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:25:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  92. theme (theme): Captain Marvel → Lady Bird. Lady Bird and Mid90s were personal reminiscences of the 90s; Captain Marvel is the Happy Meal version.
    “it's funny to see, you know, the McDonald's Happy Meal version of those movies in a lot of ways.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:25:50 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  93. craft (craft): Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck → Captain Marvel. The speaker guesses the directors built the soundtrack the way a person makes a mixtape of their favorite 90s songs, with every song going into the film.
    “they just put all the songs that end up in the movie, on their mixtape”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:26:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  94. contrast (contrast): Captain Marvel → Captain America: Civil War. Sean feels closer to Captain Marvel's attempt at a real person than to Civil War, a pop confection.
    “I'm actually much closer to this movie in a lot of ways than I am to a movie like Captain America Civil War.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:28:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  95. industry (industry): Captain Marvel → Courtney Love. The closing credits end on Hole's 'Celebrity Skin' and Courtney Love is one of the controllers of the Nirvana estate, which the speaker reads as corporate synergy.
    “I couldn't help but notice that the film's closing credits ended with whole celebrity skin and that one of the controllers of the Nirvana estate is Courtney Love.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:31:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  96. people (people): Brie Larson → Samuel L. Jackson. Larson cast Jackson in her directorial debut Unicorn Store, and they also share Kong: Skull Island.
    “she cast him in her directorial debut Unicorn store, which you can watch on Netflix in April.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:32:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  97. career (career): Brie Larson → Room. Larson does high-level trauma very well, which is why Room is so effective.
    “that's part of why room is so effective is you really feel the weight of the trauma that her character experiences.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:33:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  98. craft (craft): Captain Marvel → X-Men. Expository Marvel dialogue needs a stentorian Shakespearean actor like Patrick Stewart or Ian McKellen, which Larson is not.
    “there's a reason that the X-Men movies cast people like Patrick Stewart and Ian McCellen”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:34:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  99. career (career): Ben Mendelsohn → Animal Kingdom. Animal Kingdom is where Mendelsohn became a known commodity to Sean.
    “I think he really became a known commodity to me when Animal Kingdom came out”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:36:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  100. career (career): Ben Mendelsohn → Terrence Malick. Mendelsohn worked long and prosperously before, including in Terrence Malick and Baz Luhrmann movies.
    “he had appearing Terrence Malik movies and Baz Luhrmann movies”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:36:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

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  1. fun, about John Travolta: Travolta's directorial debut: a 62-minute movie about the first time he flew on a plane; the speaker saw him wear a beret to every Cannes screening.
    “he wore a beret to every single screening of the film.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:26:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Domestic Disturbance: Becker's DVD commentary: Becker narrates the boats, praises credits designer Michael Hogarth, and never acknowledges the fiasco or bar fight.
    “I watched the commentary with Harold Becker, which was apparently terrible. is a disaster.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:47:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Domestic Disturbance: The police work: a reverse image search on Rick's photo would end the movie; modern tech killed the From Hell cycle.
    “I just feel like reverse image search alone on a photo of Rick just ends this whole thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:08:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about After Hours: Scorsese was the one who got hired after Paramount killed The Last Temptation of Christ; Aidan Quinn was to play Jesus and Harvey Keitel Judas; a Catholic letter campaign sent 500 letters a day.
    “they get 500 letters a day?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:16:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  5. fun, about Life Lessons: Underrated Scorsese: his segment of the New York Stories omnibus with Nick Nolte and Rosanna Arquette beats Coppola and Woody Allen.
    “Scorsese is by far the best to me.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:31:10 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  6. fun, about After Hours: Categories 'most rewatchable scene': the second diner conversation with Marcy and 'surrender Dorothy'; Marcy's death with the arrow sign; the phone-number bit.
    “He loved to watch the Wizard of Oz over and over again, surrender Dorothy.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  7. fun, about Joseph Minion: The writer wrote the script as a film-school senior thesis at 21; much of the first half is his, the back half 'Scorseseized.' Original titles: Lies and One Night in Soho.
    “It was his senior thesis when he was in film school”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:44 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  8. fun, about Fran Lebowitz / After Hours: On the Blu-ray, Lebowitz tells Scorsese the cab that takes off nails the 1980s shift from family-man cabbies to lead-footed maniacs.
    “She said, you nailed it because at that time, there was a change in New York.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:57:22 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  9. fun, about After Hours: Best needle drop: Peggy Lee's 'Is That All There Is?' over the Monkees, Joni Mitchell, and Bad Brains' 'Pay to Cum.'
    “But I think the winner is, is that all there is by Peggy Lee?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:01:24 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  10. fun, about Scorsese's decades: Hot take: his 80s (Raging Bull, King of Comedy, After Hours, Color of Money, Last Temptation, Life Lessons) beat his 90s and maybe his 70s; top 3 is Goodfellas, King of Comedy and After Hours.
    “his 80s are better than his 90s and maybe even better than his 70s.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:08:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  11. fun, about Pee-wee, Tim Burton: Burton hot take: all-time genius from 1985 to 2000, then not; theory that his hair impinged on his brain.
    “I think his hair just got really heavy and it started impinging on his brain.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:14:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  12. fun, about Linda Fiorentino: The Last Seduction was sold to HBO when it couldn't get theaters, then ran its awards campaign and was ruled ineligible, the year Jessica Lange won for Blue Sky.
    “And that was the year Jessica Lang won for Blue Sky, which had been made 4 years earlier.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:28:51 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  13. fun, about Marcy: Clever detail: she overdoses on Seconal, which killed Judy Garland, star of The Wizard of Oz.
    “she overdoses on secondal, which is what Judy Garland overdosed on”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:35:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  14. fun, about After Hours: Timeline unanswerable question: he leaves at 11:30, reaches Marcy at 12:15, a clock says 4:10, and he is back at the office around 6:30 to 7:15 with a vacuum running.
    “The number one giveaway is that someone is vacuuming in the office when he gets there.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:38:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  15. fun, about Scorsese / hosts: Sean's verdict: a hinge movie, less fun than Color of Money but admired more; Jack Sanders says 5-star masterpiece and the best pace of any director.
    “It's just a hinge movie for him, you know?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:41:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  16. fun, about Heather Graham: Details cover in gold paint; speaker pinned the trifold to his wall for three years.
    “pinned it to my wall.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:46:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  17. fun, about Christopher Plummer: Plummer plays Mike Wallace not as an impression but as Plummer interpreting Wallace, with the pointing fingers and no prosthetics.
    “he is just doing Christopher Plummer interpreting Mike Wallace.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:47:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  18. fun, about Wings Hauser: Wings Hauser had five low-budget movies before The Insider and was Jonesy on 90210, a weird casting at that career moment.
    “It was just a weird casting.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:52:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)
  19. fun, about The Insider: Most 1999 moment: Pacino and Crowe faxing, payphones, and the New York Times in the lobby; plus the offhanded Ken Starr reference.
    “I have Pacino and Crow faxing back and forth.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:56:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)
  20. fun, about The Insider: The movie was originally called Man of the People; Roth and Mann wrote the first draft at the bar of the Broadway Deli in Santa Monica.
    “Roth and Mann wrote the 1st draft of the screenplay at the Broadway deli in Santa Monica”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:03:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  21. fun, about Mike Wallace: Mike Wallace detested the movie, and Don Hewitt criticized it in Page Six; Mann met Hewitt in the elevator of their shared building and Hewitt said 'that fucking Lil Bergman.'
    “Hewitt had been criticizing the movie in page 6 throughout the production.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:03:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  22. fun, about A Bronx Tale: Nitpicks: the cops are at C's apartment seconds after the murder; 50 witnesses yet the nine-year-old is the star witness; C's mother and the baby sister vanish; why the Satan's Messengers are in the Bronx; who planted the car bomb.
    “Who plants the car bomb?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 1:38:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  23. fun, about Robert Altman: Wesley points to Mitchell Zuckoff's oral biography as where to start; it tells how Altman could be a terror and a menace.
    “the oral biography that Mitchell Zukov did in 2009, that features a lot of stories of how he could really be a terror.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:26:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  24. fun, about The Player opening scene: The pitches within the opening are a Russian doll: Joan Tewkesbury and Alan Rudolph pitch, and Rudolph just directed Bruce Willis in Mortal Thoughts.
    “He had just directed Bruce Willis in Mortal Thoughts the year before that.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:35:48 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  25. fun, about Fred Ward: In the opening, the executive talking Touch of Evil's tracking shot then admits he never watches foreign films, never seen The Sheltering Sky.
    “He's never seen sheltering sky.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:36:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  26. fun, about Whoopi Goldberg: Whoopi's tampon scene and her mini moments: lifting the Academy Award a year after winning for Ghost, and pushing a witness to pick number 3 in the lineup.
    “she picks up the Academy Award and holds it and she's like, oh, this is heavy.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:49:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  27. fun, about Brion James: The 48 Hrs. sequel making this guy the Iceman annoys Sean because it retroactively changes the first movie.
    “Which is the most annoying sequel thing that has ever happened to me in a movie ever because it actually changes the way you watch the 1st 48 hours.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:55:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  28. fun, about The Player running bit: Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis get suggested for every movie; in 2022 the hosts still say Julia Roberts for everything, and Zendaya/Chalamet/Tom Holland for now.
    “I feel like it's still Julia Roberts for everything.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:58:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  29. fun, about Leah Ayres: Best that-guy winner: nobody knew the Bloodsport love interest's name.
    “Nobody knows the blood sport lady's name.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 1:16:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  30. fun, about The Player: Nitpick: the LA Times has suspects and evidence of the Kahane murder by morning, only hours later; Even Tokyo Vice does not work that fast.
    “Even Tokyo Vice doesn't work this fast.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 1:34:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  31. fun, about The Player memorabilia: Sean wants the M poster from Griffin's office; Wesley would want a double-breasted suit; Bill wants Whoopi's clogs.
    “I mean, the M poster, the Fritz Long movie, I think, is probably like the, that's the movie I like the most that is featured.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 1:44:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  32. fun, about Die Hard 2: Best quote: McClane's self-aware line about the same thing happening twice, later sampled in Positive K's 'I Got a Man'.
    “How does the same shit happen to the same guy twice?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:42:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  33. fun, about Die Hard 2: Casting what-if: McTiernan was supposed to direct but committed to Red October; the hosts think Harlin did a good job, with a goofier, grander tone.
    “He just has like a slightly different tone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:52:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  34. fun, about Die Hard 2: Taser first: a comedic taser may have first appeared in this movie, but it is not the Apex Mountain, which is The Hangover.
    “Not before this.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:16:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  35. fun, about Panic Room: Propane scene: Sean argues she should blow up in a closed room and the dive backward is unrealistic; Chris takes the propane scene as his pick anyway.
    “I think everyone dies in the panic room the moment she lights the flame.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:54:44 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  36. fun, about Panic Room: Sean's nitpick: Foster never just opens the panic room door and grabs the phone when all three burglars are downstairs, and the movie would be over in 40 minutes.
    “Just open the panic room, walk 5 feet and call the fucking police and the movie's over.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:27:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  37. fun, about Ang Lee: Lee's philosophy: movies are sight and sound, not language.
    “movies are sight and sound.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:21 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  38. fun, about The Ice Storm: Ryan loves the film's dark, funny undercurrent: it is a satire with tragedy.
    “It's got a really dark, funny undercurrent to it that you kind of have to give yourself over to.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:10:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  39. fun, about The Ice Storm: Fennessey notes the opening reading of the Fantastic Four as nearly announcing its theme: four family members at the end.
    “you have a character open the movie reading the Fantastic Four.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:17:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  40. fun, about The Ice Storm: The kids' trance in front of the television shows mass media taking over minds.
    “the hypnotic power of television.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:18:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  41. fun, about The Ice Storm: Ryan on the key party's fumbling: everyone is scared or confused except Jenny.
    “the funny thing about the key party to me is just how fumbling it is.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:25:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  42. fun, about The Ice Storm: Rewatchable scene: the Nixon mask scene is one of the most unnerving in a non-horror film.
    “It's one of the most unnerving scenes in a non-horror movie in film history.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:41:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  43. fun, about The Ice Storm: Key party rules: no solos, no reverends, no sons or daughters with the parents.
    “rule number one would be no solos at the key party.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:16:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  44. fun, about The Color of Money: In the script, the song Vince dances to is James Brown, not Warren Zevon.
    “Well, in the script itself, it's James Brown.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:31:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  45. fun, about Grady Seasons scene: When it goes sideways in the Grady Seasons segment, Scorsese runs the blues soundtrack in reverse to show things spinning out of control.
    “he literally runs the audio backwards.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:36:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  46. fun, about The Color of Money: Helen Shaver's character was added late before filming because they worried Eddie's fascination with Vincent could be misread; that's why she's in only a few scenes.
    “they got worried that Eddie's relationship slash fascination with Vincent might be misinterpreted”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:52:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  47. fun, about The ending: Sean defends not showing the final match; 'mic drop' last line with freeze frame. 16-year-old Bill was furious.
    “hey, I'm back.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:16:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  48. fun, about Most rewatchable scene: The 'He's not gone, he's never gone' freakout then opening the door onto Bob was both the trailer's hook and Sean's favorite scene.
    “My favorite scene is definitely Dreyfuss just blowing his top and doing the he's not gone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:35:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  49. fun, about Casting what-if: Woody Allen: Woody Allen was approached to play Dr. Marvin and possibly direct and co-write; the hosts reject it as too much neurosis on screen.
    “It's too much neurosis on the screen.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:47:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  50. fun, about Fran Brill / Frank Oz: The sister is played by Fran Brill, a famed Sesame Street and Muppets puppeteer, in the film because she is friends with director Frank Oz (Miss Piggy, Yoda), which is why puppets show up.
    “She's one of the Sesame Street and Muppets people”
    The Rewatchables · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:52:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  51. fun, about Thief: Frank's collage as Pinterest, with an NFT joke.
    “So does Michael Mann know that he invented Pinterest?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:49:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  52. fun, about Michael Mann: Mann drives around looking at bridges and water.
    “I would drive around and I would look at things.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:03:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  53. fun, about Heat: Thief and Heat meeting: Caan told Pacino 'you fucker, that was my movie'; leftover scenes went to Heat.
    “I said, you fucker, that was my movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:15:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  54. fun, about Se7en (Pitt/Fincher commentary): The commentary mixes a Fincher-Pitt track with Freeman's solo track; Fincher and Pitt are mischievous and love McGinley's first shot.
    “those 2 guys are hilarious together because they're old friends”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:21:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  55. fun, about Se7en (SWAT scene): The SWAT actors were not told the starving victim would cough, so their startled reaction is authentic.
    “So apparently, they didn't tell the actors playing the SWAT team that that guy was going to cough.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:38:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  56. fun, about Kevin Spacey: Fincher calls Spacey an instrument, a weapon in the movie.
    “Fincher calls him an instrument.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:42:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  57. fun, about Se7en (credits): Fincher wanted the title sequence to look like a serial killer made it; the books were real and cost $15,000.
    “Fincher wanted to make them look like a serial killer was doing the credits, basically.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:47:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  58. fun, about Se7en (Somerset): Somerset hang bit: a Jets, Knicks, Rangers fan still mad about the Charles Smith game, with a joyless take on the Spurs.
    “Somerset has no joy.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:55:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  59. fun, about Lorne Michaels: Michaels's drug advice recalled in a Chase oral history: rotate them, and coke is God's way of telling you that you have too much money.
    “Lauren used to say that coke was God's way of telling you that you have too much money.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:19:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  60. fun, about Fletch: Fletch runs an hour 37, almost the perfect length for cable with commercials, and there are no bad scenes in the movie.
    “It's almost like they made the absolute perfect length of a movie to have commercials.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:22:52 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  61. fun, about Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Nitpick: Bill's complaint that a senior cut day with no beer or joint is too innocent, and Sean's retort that the museum, Wrigley, and a Ferrari day is amazing. Chris calls it the most innocent cut day possible.
    “Your dirtbag ethics have nothing to do with what makes Ferris Bueller beautiful.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:26:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  62. fun, about Sean Fennessey: Sean wins the most-rewatchable scene pick: Cliff on the roof in the Bruce Lee scene, which he looked forward to most on his third viewing.
    “I'm going with Cliff on the roof in the Bruce Lee scene.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:39:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  63. fun, about Mad magazine: Tarantino made a full-length faux Mad magazine just for a framed prop.
    “Let's do 50 pages that nobody will see about Mad magazine.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  64. fun, about Skyfall: The rat speech: Silva's monologue ends the first act rather than the movie.
    “But this one is like, it's just playwriting.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:30:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  65. fun, about Javier Bardem: He is called the greatest Bond girl.
    “Javier Birdem is the greatest bond girl.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:31:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  66. fun, about Naomie Harris: Stray tone: Moneypenny banter in a depressed film.
    “It's like everyone's really depressed.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:56:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  67. fun, about Skyfall: Casting what-if: Connery as Kincade rejected; Spacey approached for Mallory.
    “I think Kevin Spacey was originally approached to play Mallory.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:57:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  68. fun, about Skyfall: Award for overacting goes to the boat captain, because the group will not name Bardem.
    “How about we give it to the boat captain who sticks his head and is like, we should push off?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:05:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  69. fun, about James Bond series: Stunt-casting what-if: a Bond Netflix show would mean movies are dead.
    “that how we know movies are dead. If Bond goes to Netflix.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:28:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)
  70. fun, about Judi Dench: Most screen time of any M in the series.
    “I read that this is the most screen time by far that Em ever had in a movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:31:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  71. fun, about Smiley / Roger Guenveur Smith: Smiley was not in the original script; Roger Guenveur Smith lived around the corner and begged on set every day until Spike wrote him in.
    “because Roger Guinevere Smith, who knew Spike, and lived on around the corner in Bed Sty, came to the set every day and begged and begged and begged and begged to be in the movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:29:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  72. fun, about Show format: Episode confirmed to feature only Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris; Bill Simmons is not heard, though Sean says they will have to work on Bill to get Scorsese's After Hours and King of Comedy made Rewatchables.
    “We're going to have to work on Bill to get those to be rewatchables.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:33:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  73. fun, about Final sequence: The only time Spike ever storyboarded: Spike and Dickerson storyboarded everything from Smiley, Buggin Out, and Radio Raheem entering the pizzeria to the end.
    “And I think it might be the only example in Spike's history of where he storyboarded.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:44:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  74. fun, about Fight the Power: The song appears in the movie over 20 times, per Sean.
    “Fight the power appears in this movie over 20 times.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:48:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  75. fun, about Tarantino: Sean says Tarantino took two things from the movie: a line that reappears in Reservoir Dogs, and the Sicilians-and-Moors speech in True Romance.
    “I think that Spike, and he's never said this, but I think Spike is like, this dude ripped me off a couple of times.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:51:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  76. fun, about Rosie Perez nude scene: Rosie Perez has said the nude scene's atmosphere was wrong and she was crying; Sean lists it, with her function in the movie, as what aged worst.
    “That's obviously not how you want to make a movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:57:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  77. fun, about John Savage / Larry Bird jersey: Savage claims his sister dated Larry Bird and Bird gave him the shirt; Spike debunked it on a featurette: he bought it in a store and gave it to costume designer Ruth Carter.
    “that is an untrue story because Spike bought that shirt in a store, gave it to Ruthie Carter”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:05:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)
  78. fun, about Do the Right Thing production: Shot entirely on Stuyvesant between Quincy and Lexington; the block was repainted red and orange for heat; local crack dealers threatened the crew so Spike hired Fruit of Islam security; Sam Jackson mostly slept.
    “So Lee hired fruit of Islam members to provide security.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:08:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  79. fun, about Spike Lee: Spike says only white viewers ask whether Mookie did the right thing; in 2016 Air Jordan released a Radio Raheem sneaker.
    “Spike remarked that he has only ever been asked by white viewers whether Mookie did the right thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:14:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  80. fun, about Joey Pants Award: For the 'that guy' award, Frank Vincent wins because it's always Frank Vincent; Giancarlo Esposito used to win until Breaking Bad; Frankie Faison is the alternative.
    “I guess it's Frank Vincent because it's always Frank Vincent.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:21:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  81. fun, about Saul Rubinek Award: Sean picks Ruby Dee's Mother Sister, and Wesley is genuinely shocked, as he picked Esposito and loves Mother Sister.
    “It's Ruby D.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:21:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  82. fun, about Sal's pizza: The props department only had two pizzas, so the production reused them; Turturro was taught to cut with a roller but was seen just airing it. They say it looks like Play-Doh or claymation.
    “I only had 2 pizzas.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:33:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  83. fun, about New York vs. California pizza: Sean claims the worst New York pizza beats any food in California; Wesley, a Philadelphian, pushes back with Koreatown. Running argument closes the unanswerable questions segment.
    “The worst pizza I've ever had in New York is better than any food I've had in California.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:35:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  84. fun, about Todd Phillips: Phillips' first student documentary Hated, about punk singer GG Allin, got him an HBO internship; he helped develop Taxicab Confessions there, then made Frat House, later accused of staging scenes.
    “It got him an internship at HBO.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  85. fun, about The Hangover: The story is Phillips skipped an upfront check on the first Hangover and took points, earning $50 million on the original alone.
    “he did not take a check for ahead of time for the hangover and that he took only points and that he made $50000000”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:10:44 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  86. fun, about Snoop Dogg: A four-minute Snoop performance in the film is a good snapshot of Snoop time: Warren G as DJ and Don Magic Juan in tow, rumored trade-off for Starsky & Hutch.
    “Warren G is his DJ and it's when he went everywhere with Don Magic Wand.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:28:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.30 sure it was them)
  87. fun, about Old School: The closing credits have a story: Kilborn crashes over a bridge and kills fly-fishing Jeremy Piven, then there are other bits, about 2.5 minutes. Phillips mastered the trick with The Hangover Polaroids, rated number-one closing credits by one host.
    “I would say that's for me, that's the number one closing credits of all time.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:31:15 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  88. fun, about Elisha Cuthbert: Aged-the-worst: Luke Wilson sleeping with a high school girl, who may be 17 or 18. Compared to the Stefania Simonetti situation in The Godfather.
    “She's either 17 or 18.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:36:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  89. fun, about Juliet Lewis: Dion Waiters Award winner (biggest heat check): she is only in two scenes, one the closing credits, and is basically an amateur porn star before amateur porn stars.
    “She's basically like an amateur porn star before we even knew there were amateur porn stars.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:37:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  90. fun, about Old School: Best quote contest: 'Blue, you're my boy!', Frank's earmuffs and 'cockballs' bit, and Mitch's 'Columbus wasn't looking for America' line.
    “well, Columbus wasn't looking for America, my man, but that turned out pretty okay for everyone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:02:01 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  91. fun, about Todd Phillips: Who Won the Movie: Todd Phillips, who is arguably bigger than Apatow, is directing Joker, and might be on stage for A Star Is Born; he picks people at the right time.
    “he definitely picks people at the right time.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:07:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  92. fun, about The Godfather: Closing Godfather corrections: Corleone compound is in Long Beach, Sean is a proud North Shore guy, a reader notes Bobby Thompson's home run game on the radio, and a bit about the kids Kay was teaching.
    “fuck the southern shore.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:09:27 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  93. fun, about Kevin Jarre: First director fired after about a week for falling behind and shooting only wide masters, with no coverage.
    “after about a week he was fired when it became clear he didn't know what he was doing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:02:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  94. fun, about George P. Cosmatos / Kurt Russell: Russell claimed he effectively directed Tombstone: shot lists the night before and hand gestures on set while the credited director stood in.
    “The night before we would shoot, I would give Georgia a shot list.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:03:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  95. fun, about Kevin Costner: Costner left over the film's focus, then made the competing Wyatt Earp; the group says Tombstone still came out better.
    “And so not only did they not have Kevin Costner in the movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:04:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  96. fun, about Val Kilmer: Kilmer praised Russell for sacrificing his own role energy to save the film.
    “He said, I have admiration for Curtis.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:10:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  97. fun, about Billy Bob Thornton: Reportedly improvised all his dialogue, per Russell.
    “Improvised all of his dialogue.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:26:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  98. fun, about Tombstone: The closing credits are four minutes of the cast walking in close-ups like a Vanity Fair shoot.
    “a vanity fair photo shoot almost.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:35:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  99. fun, about Val Kilmer: Kilmer's accent compared to Yosemite Sam reading Oscar Wilde.
    “he's like if Yosemite Sam was trying to read Oscar Wilde.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:40:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  100. fun, about Stephen Lang: Reportedly hammered through the whole movie; the Dion Waiters Award pick.
    “who is reportedly actually hammered for the entire, like the entire movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:42:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)