About this episode

Anne and Ryan discuss fall festival lineups and interview David Thomson about his new book.

Anne and Ryan check in with a slew of fall festival announcements, from the Venice lineup to key films at NYFF, Toronto, & Telluride. They review "La Bola Negra" and Netflix's Oscar slate, discuss some positive news out of LA, and check in with the unexpected pause in the Warner/Paramount merger. Finally legendary film critic David Thompson joins the podcast to discuss his provocative new book, "A Sudden Flicker of Light." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Anne, Ryan

Guest: David Thomson

Topics covered

• fall festival announcements
• film reviews
• Oscar slate
• merger news
• book discussion

Keywords

• fall festivals
• film reviews
• David Thomson
• A Sudden Flicker of Light
• Netflix
• Oscar slate
• Warner
• Paramount

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Warner, Paramount

Books & works: La Bola Negra, A Sudden Flicker of Light

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