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Wages of Cinema

Jack Gattanella

A podcast that is practically all about MOVIES! Cinema, films, celluloid, digital, whatever you want to call it. Jack and Andrew are the hosts, and we talk about new movies, classics, cult work, things we"ve seen and have never seen, special segments about directors and styles and trends, and "Required Reading" which is about movie books. And the "Local Vocal" series gives you in-depth interviews with NYC/NJ based filmmakers, actors, artists and musicians.

tv & film

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00:59:24

Episode 153: THE NEW MUTANTS

Wages of Cinema ·

2020/09/06

(Please note, there were some issues with the audio recording for this episode, in part due to the air conditioner but also the placement of the mics too close to it, our apologies in advance for dip in quality, we hope you still enjoy) Finally, the movie uh... some of us were asking for(?) (One of them, Special Guest Star Matt returning for the first time since before the pandemic hit, now has been sated) A whole new start to the X-Men franchise that... ended just before it could really get to

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01:06:45

Episode 152: TENET (& Nolan & Theaters Return)

Wages of Cinema ·

2020/09/05

::NOLAN BLAAAAAMMMM:: Spoilers at... they abound. Cutting to the chase (as the car goes backwards in inverse time loops), Jack saw Tenet, the 11th feature film from Christopher Nolan, and Korey did not. Why that is has much to do with Covid 19 ... but it also may have to do with the movie itself. why that is? is that why? backwards and forwards we go again. And meanwhile, the question remains: why "The Protagonist"? Did he just forget to name him, or is it part of the time melding story

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02:40:27

Episode 151: The BRIAN DE PALMA FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY

Wages of Cinema ·

2020/07/31

What is an auteur? How do you define Cinematic "Style"? Is it a major problem to be excessive when making films? What about if one is "pushing the envelope" and going too far? Can a filmmaker be accused rightly of hating women in his movies? Brian De Palma has been a controversial figure for a long time, but more-so in the 1970's and 1980's - unfortunately for the world, he hasn't made a film in Hollywood in 20 years and has only had scattered success since his heyday peaked with Mission:

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01:20:51

Episode 150: Josephine Decker's SHIRLEY & Spike Lee's...

Wages of Cinema ·

2020/06/14

Episode 150: Josephine Decker's SHIRLEY & Spike Lee's DA 5 BLOODS by Jack Gattanella

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01:08:05

Episode 149: The Quarantine Cinema

Wages of Cinema ·

2020/04/02

Episode 149: The Quarantine Cinema by Jack Gattanella

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00:58:07

Episode 148: BIRDS OF PREY

Wages of Cinema ·

2020/02/09

(and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn... sorry, couldn't fit the full title in the description) What to make of this now? A follow-up (not quite sequel? Spin-off? It's its own sexy fiery motherf-er of a beast) to SUICIDE SQUAD where Harley Quinn has broken up (FOR GOOD!) from the Joker finds her in a plot involving a diamond that everybody wants, including one villain nicknamed "Black Mask," and a supporting cast that is very much... well, not 'men go to hell' but more like 'men,

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01:02:49

REDUX Episode 83: Marvel's GUARDIAN'S OF THE GALAXY...

Wages of Cinema ·

2020/01/13

(THIS IS A RE-UPLOAD - the episode was previously featured in May of 2017, but for some reason became no longer available in the United States. This is the same episode with very minor tweaks to music) 70's rock soundtrack = check Very weird but highly colorful filmmaking and creatures and designs = oh yes a check Dave Bautista having the time of his life as Drax? = check the cutest piece of tree bark in a major motion picture = double check Kurt Russell with a flowing mane of hair and charisma to

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01:43:21

Episode 147.2: The Best Films of 2019 (Part 2)

Wages of Cinema ·

2020/01/13

And now for part the second, wherein the two parties of the Wages of Cinema share the same fifth, third, second and first entries, but number four for Jack and Korey is different. The running theme of these movies? What does one do with that fragile thing called LIFE? email - wagesofcinema@gmail.com

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01:20:07

Episode 147: The Best Films of 2019 (Part 1)

Wages of Cinema ·

2020/01/12

Sometimes the end of a decade brings a whole lot of amazing/great/groundbreaking films (see 1969, 1979 or 1999 for more on that). 2019 may... not be quite that. But there were enough major works of artistic achievement that struck us at the Wages of Cinema as worth discussing, and it turned out to be such a fecund topic that we went for TWO PARTS! Of course, there may be some spoilers abound so proceed with some caution. To assist you all wanting to keep score, here are the films discussed in

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02:25:58

Episode 146.5: A LONG STAR WARS RANKING GOODBYE

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/12/26

Have your fill from Christmas dinner? Or from latkes at Hannukah? Or your meal at Kwanza? How about that giant Bantha from your Life Day celebratory feast? We have just the ticket for you with one of our most MASSIVE episodes (in length and hopefully in scope of conversation). We break down our rankings of all 11 Star Wars movies (technically there is a twelfth, but only Jack saw that, and we don't get into the side Ewok movies or dare we even bring up the Holiday Special, shrug). We know,

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01:16:41

Episode 146: STAR WARS: EPISODE XI - THE RISE OF...

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/12/21

Please note: SPOILERS start at 39 minutes (well, really at 40, but at 39 we feature a clip from a vintage 1983 Return of the Jedi toy commercial, so maybe tune in to that, but we digress). So... we come to the end. Not THE end, but the end of this cycle, the finale of this series, the 'End Game' if you will... actually, come to think of it, it may not be the best idea to bring that up. But wait, you say: does this mean The Rise of Skywalker, the ninth movie in the office "Episode" series of

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00:36:16

Episode 145: CATS (now and forever?)

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/12/20

We saw Cats, so you don't have to. Now and Forever at the Wages Garden Theater. Please note, there is no exact spoiler warning (how could we possibly do that now), but we do talk about the film in some depth almost from the jump. Also, we somehow got the illustrious Guest Star Matthew Catania involved, presumably because the title is in his name, but also because he wanted to see it. And.... Meow.

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00:51:03

Episode 144: Clint Eastwood's RICHARD JEWELL

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/12/15

In 1996, a bombing occurred during a musical performance at during the Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Luckily, there were only minimal casualties and some other injuries, but the damage to lives and property would have been far greater had it not been for Richard Jewell, a cop-cum-security guard who was working that night and found the backpack that had pipe bombs ready to go off. Unfortunately for him, his heroism was diminished right away as the FBI and journalists (one in particular for an

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01:08:50

Episode 143: Bong Joon-Ho's PARASITE

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/10/26

Jessica from Chicago is gonna be pissed when she finds out about this! Oh, and check out the latest from Bong (Snowpiercer, Mother - no not that one the other one, Okja and The Host) Joon-Ho that asks the age old question: What happens when you can't quite get that smell out of your clothes when you go to work? wagesofcinema@gmail.com

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01:07:30

Episode 142: JOKER

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/10/06

What can be talked about with a movie that is made by a filmmaker (in Todd Phillips, of War Dogs and School for Scoundrels, and some other movies I'm leaving out) who doesn't really give a damn about comic books, that takes (to put it mildly) liberally from Scorsese's Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy, and features Joaquin Phoenix so skinny that one may want to reach out to Christian Bale so he can give some advice about not becoming TOO gaunt for a role? Turns out, quite a lot! Is it good? Not

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00:40:32

Episode 141: RAMBO - LAST BLOOD

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/09/21

Jack drew first blood AND last... so he has to tell Korey about the movie. email is wagesofcinema@gmail.com

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01:08:44

Episode 140: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT and WHERE'D YOU GO...

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/08/17

Ah, two movies that aren't based on a giant mega-corporate blockbuster (though they are connected to IP's, both being book adaptations as well), and meant for more "grown-up" audiences (not that they are rated R either, but, um... hey, no tights, far as we could tell, and no scenes where Brie Larson flies around the world with her hair on fire or something!) But the other question remains: Are these two late-summer offerings any *good*? Will this new film by the director of Bend it Like Beckham

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01:07:52

Episode 139: Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME...

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/07/28

Oh my god you, guys, did you know this is the NINTH Quentin Tarantino film? No? Then no sweat, he'll make sure to remind you of it on the poster, in the trailers, just about everywhere... even though he really may have directed ten. And let's put aside his CSI two-parter that is basically a movie, and Four Rooms, and his student film My Best Friend's Birthday, and... damn it, we're so pedantic! Anyway, Jack and Korey saw Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood. Did they agree on it? Listen to find

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01:30:00

Episode 138: YESTERDAY - TOY STORY 4 - CHILD'S PLAY...

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/07/06

Hey, how about some full blown MOVIE REVIEWS! YEAH! (that may have been just said in an Al Pacino fulseto, but anyway) - Jack and Korey take a look in this episode at three new releases (and some of the other movies associated with them): Danny Boyle's YESTERDAY Josh Cooley's TOY STORY Lars Klevberg's CHILD'S PLAY Spoilers abound; Jack only saw Yesterday, while Jack + Korey saw the others (including the other Child's Play sequels, which are discussed) - email us any time

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00:45:44

Episode 137: Marvel's SPIDER-MAN - FAR FROM HOME

Wages of Cinema ·

2019/07/03

Let's go on a vacation everyone! Summer time! And yet... Marvel is still here, serving up food after we already ate till we turned into Mr. Creosotes all over the place (will Far From Home be the final mint?) But wait, this movie has MYSTERIO! Has anyone been waiting for Mysterio to pop up in Spider-Man? Certainly one of our special guests today has - to find out, you need to listen in - and all four of the regular bunch - Jack, Korey, Andrew and Matt - are here to dig in to the latest

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