A Life In Movies: James Woods

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James Woods discusses his remarkable career and key films in this episode of A Life In Movies.

On the latest episode of A Life In Movies, the movie interview podcast by All The Right Movies, we're talking to legendary actor James Woods. With a career spanning five decades, James has built a reputation as one of cinema's most compelling performers. An actor drawn to morally complex characters and unafraid to inhabit the darkest corners of human nature. A two-time Academy Award nominee with multiple Emmy wins to his name, his filmography reads like a masterclass in intensity. Speaking to us from Los Angeles, James takes us through the key moments that shaped his remarkable career. From his early days studying Political Science at MIT before the pull of acting proved too strong, to his film debut working with the legendary Elia Kazan. We dive deep into five landmark films: David Cronenberg's prophetic body-horror Videodrome, Sergio Leone's epic Once Upon a Time in America opposite Robert De Niro, Oliver Stone's raw and urgent Salvador (which earned him his first Oscar nomination), the action-comedy The Hard Way with Michael J. Fox, and Martin Scorsese's Casino where he brought the slippery Lester Diamond to unforgettable life. James also shares insights into his approach to…

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Host: All The Right Movies

Guest: James Woods

Topics covered

• James Woods
• film career
• morally complex characters
• Academy Award
• cinema history

Keywords

• James Woods
• filmography
• Academy Award nominee
• morally ambiguous characters
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MIT, Elia Kazan, Christopher Nolan

Books & works: Videodrome, Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, The Hard Way, Casino, Oppenheimer

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