This week is one of the chickiest flicks out there. We discuss borat, fate versus choice, and becoming comfortable with sadness. If you’re a bird, I’m a bird, it’s The Notebook.
Art by Atlas Renee @Goldwind_Art
“AppleXcore” written and performed by Brianna Harley
Distribution by Shishkin Productions
Recorded in Shishkin Productions Studio
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Info on The Notebook: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332280/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520noteb
Critical Reviews:
Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-notebook-2004
The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/movies/film-review-when-love-is-madness-and-life-a-straitjacket.html
The Daily Beast - The Science of Weepies: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-science-of-weepies-why-we-love-crying-at-the-movies
Film School Rejects - The Weepies: A History of Sadness in Cinema: https://filmschoolrejects.com/weepies-history-sadness-cinema/