Oliver Stone’s W. opens tonight. For a little perspective, we decided to watch a different movie made in an era of political transition and economic collapse. Gabriel Over the White House (1933) tells the tale of a slacker president who undergoes a religious conversion, after which he consolidates executive power and sponsors an enormous financial bailout. Sound familiar? It should, FDR personally approved the script, then went on to enact half of the film during his presidency, but the parallels echo through many administrations.
Quint from Ain’t it Cool News tells us what he’s been watching, including a tender love story involving vampires, Let the Right One In, and a rediscovered classic, The Matchmaker.
Karina Longworth and Kevin Kelly give us the scoop on early footage from Watchmen. Will it live up to the hype?
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0:00 - Intro, listener e-mail
6:01 - Quint’s take on W.
8:41 - W.’s 1933 counterpart, Gabriel Over the White House
26:35 - Quint’s media diet
32:57 - Thoughts on the Watchmen teaser footage
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