About this episode

John Fardy discusses the competitive friendship of Lucas, Spielberg, and Coppola with author Paul Fischer, along with insights on science in movies and a review of 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'.

This week on Screentime John Fardy talks to Paul Fischer author of 'The Last Kings of Hollywood; The Battle for the Soul of American Cinema' which looks at the interwoven careers of Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. Professor Luke O'Neill talks to John about the accuracy of 'science' in the movies. Plus, Ken Doran reviews 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'.

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