Happy Tuesday, Boys & Girls. Alan may be on vacation, but it's still time for another installment of The Firewall & Iceberg Podcast. The bulk of this week's podcast is dedicated to discussing the NBC series finale of "Hannibal" and, as part of our Summer Rewatch, the series finale of "The Sopranos." We also reviewed Amazon's "Hand of God" and answered a trio of Listener Mail questions. We were going to be discussing the season finale of "Mr. Robot," but USA delayed the episode by a week and we'll talk about it in our next podcast. Here's today's breakdown: "Hand of God" (00:01:20 - 00:14:55) Listener Mail - Showrunners (00:15:05 - 00:23:45) Listener Mail - How "Lost" would do today (00:23:55 - 00:31:15) Listener Mail - TV about Teens (00:31:15 - 00:35:05) "Hannibal" finale (00:35:10 - 00:59:55) "The Sopranos" finale (00:59:55 - 01:23:20) As always,...
- 9/1/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Happy Tuesday, Boys & Girls! We're back! I may be loitering over at TheFienPrint.com these days, while Alan may continue to be chugging along at HitFix, but The Firewall & Iceberg Podcast remains intact. We couldn't tell you anything definitive last week because there were some negotiations still to do, but everything is signed, sealed and delivered and the podcast will continue! Yay! We have lots and lots of comedy in this week's podcast. Or we review lots and lots of comedy. We've got new series reviews for "The Jim Gaffigan Show," "Impastor" and that FX thing that I hate typing out. We also check in on the second seasons of "Married" and "BoJack Horseman." And, finally, our Summer ReWatch Finales this week are "Alf" and "Dinosaurs"... Today's breakdown: "The Jim Gaffigan Show" (00:02:30 - 00:15:50) "Impastor" (00:16:00 - 00:22:15) "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll" (00:22:20 -...
- 7/14/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
If older women are given TV and film roles at all, their bodies are still subject to one of the last sex taboos
Diane Keaton recalled her mother's advice – "don't grow old" – as useless, however pertinent for Keaton's chosen career as an actress. It's a truism that interesting roles for older actresses are hard to come by. While signs of physical ageing are routinely played down in leading male actors, who regularly take roles as still vigorous and desirable characters (whether heroes or villains), the opposite applies to older actresses, if they are allowed to appear on screen at all.
Are things changing? It was Keaton herself who seemed to herald a shift when she played in the popular 2003 film about love in later life, Something's Gotta Give. At the time she expressed astonishment at being offered the role of romantic heroine, at 58, despite being partnered by Jack Nicholson, already a decade older.
Diane Keaton recalled her mother's advice – "don't grow old" – as useless, however pertinent for Keaton's chosen career as an actress. It's a truism that interesting roles for older actresses are hard to come by. While signs of physical ageing are routinely played down in leading male actors, who regularly take roles as still vigorous and desirable characters (whether heroes or villains), the opposite applies to older actresses, if they are allowed to appear on screen at all.
Are things changing? It was Keaton herself who seemed to herald a shift when she played in the popular 2003 film about love in later life, Something's Gotta Give. At the time she expressed astonishment at being offered the role of romantic heroine, at 58, despite being partnered by Jack Nicholson, already a decade older.
- 12/16/2013
- by Lynne Segal
- The Guardian - Film News
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