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PARTISAN is a podcast devoted to exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Tony Black, host and creator of such podcasts as The X-Cast & Make It So, is joined each episode by a guest to explore a piece of media from a political history perspective, discuss their own personal politics, go deep on all aspects of the film and decide whether to vote the film in, out or spoil the ballot!

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, this time joined by Illumination Above All co-host Ian Buckley, in an episode first aired on the REEL TALK podcast, to discuss the Crusades and Ridley Scott's 2005 epic, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN...

Next time on Partisan, guest Carl Sweeney joins Tony to discuss the angry young men of the 1950s with Karel Reisz's 1960 film SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...

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Ian Buckley

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, this time joined by Frame to Frame co-host Andy Williams, to discuss the birth of true crime storytelling in Richard Brooks' dark adaptation of Truman Capote's IN COLD BLOOD.

Next time on Partisan, guest Ian Buckley joins Tony to discuss the epic era of the Crusades and Ridley Scott's 2005 film KINGDOM OF HEAVEN...

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Guest

Andy Williams

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, in a crossover episode with British sitcom podcast You Have Been Watching, and guest Rob Turnbull, to discuss Cold War satire in David Renwick & Andrew Marshall's WHOOPS APOCALYPSE!, from 1982 to 1986.

Next time on Partisan, guest Andy Williams joins Tony to discuss the birth of true crime with Richard Brooks' 1967 thriller, IN COLD BLOOD...

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Rob Turnbull

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he hoists from the archives a podcast recorded in 2019 with guest Wynter Tyson, Guernsey's premier film critic, to discuss Russell T. Davies' fascinating six-part 2019 BBC series, YEARS AND YEARS.

Next time on Partisan, guest Rob Turnbull joins Tony to discuss the 1986 Cold War satire WHOOPS APOCALYPSE in a crossover episode with the You Have Been Watching podcast...

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Wynter Tyson

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he guests on the Frame to Frame podcast alongside hosts Andy Williams & Sean Wilson, discussing a pair of Richard Nixon movies - FROST/NIXON from 2008 and SECRET HONOR from 1984, both focused on Nixon's dark confessions about his life and crimes...

Next time on Partisan, guest Wynter Tyson joins Tony to discuss the futurist series from 2019 from Russell T. Davies, YEARS AND YEARS...

Host / Editor

Andy Williams

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Guest / Producer

Tony Black

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by recurring guest, The Movie Palace's Carl Sweeney and all new guest, writer & broadcaster Dee Molumby, to discuss the life & tragic death of Marilyn Monroe and Andrew Dominik's controversial 2022 movie, BLONDE, in the second of a two-part episode.

Next time on Partisan, in a crossover episode with the Frame to Frame podcast, Tony joins Andy Williams & Sean Wilson to discuss depictions of Richard Nixon in cinema with FROST/NIXON and SECRET HONOR...

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Carl Sweeney / Dee Molumby

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by recurring guest, The Movie Palace's Carl Sweeney and all new guest, writer & broadcaster Dee Molumby, to discuss the life & tragic death of Marilyn Monroe and Andrew Dominik's controversial 2022 movie, BLONDE, in the first of a two-part episode.

Next time on Partisan, Carl and Dee return as we conclude our BLONDE conversation...

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Carl Sweeney / Dee Molumby

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by podcaster and writer Craig McKenzie to discuss Zack Snyder's 2016 superhero epic BATMAN VS SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE, how comics and politics intersect, and much more...

Next time on Partisan, guests Carl Sweeney & Dee Molumby join the show to discuss Andrew Dominik's BLONDE and the tragic life and death of Marilyn Monroe...

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Craig McKenzie

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by film lecturer Carl Sweeney in the second of a special two-part episode discussing the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Rupert Goold's 2017 TV movie about the subsequent accession, KING CHARLES III...

Next time on Partisan, podcaster Craig McKenzie joins us to discuss politics in comic book cinema and Zach Snyder's 2017 epic BATMAN VS SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE...

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Carl Sweeney

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by film lecturer Carl Sweeney in the first of a special two-part episode discussing the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Rupert Goold's 2017 TV movie about the subsequent accession, KING CHARLES III...

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Carl Sweeney

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by film lecturer Carl Sweeney to discuss Babak Anvari's recent Hitchcockian thriller, I CAME BY, artistic class rebellion and more...

Next time on Partisan, Carl returns for an unexpected episode discussing the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Rupert Goold's 2017 TV movie about the subsequent accession, KING CHARLES III...

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Carl Sweeney

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by film writer Eric Gilliland to discuss, as 50 years are marked since the Munich Olympic Massacre, Steven Spielberg's 2005 historical thriller epic MUNICH...

Next time on Partisan, we're joined by Carl Sweeney to discuss Babak Anvari's 2022 class-based Hitchcockian thriller, I CAME BY...

Host / Editor / Producer

Tony Black

Guest

Eric Gilliland

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Interviews:
Roger Ebert talks to Steven Spielberg: https://web.archive.org/web/20121012031729/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20051225%2FPEOPLE%2F512250311
Steven Spielberg talks to TIME Magazine: https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1137684,00.html
Michael Kahn talks to Cinemontage: https://cinemontage.org/michael-kahn-interview/
Steven Spielberg talks to Spiegel: https://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/spiegel-interview-with-steven-spielberg-i-would-die-for-israel-a-397378-amp.html
Eric Bana talks to IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/08/interview-eric-bana

Analysis:
Spielberg’s “Munich” by Gabriel Schoenfeld: https://archive.ph/20120724130900/http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/spielberg-s--munich--10025
The History Behind Munich by Aaron J. Klein: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2005/12/separating-truth-from-fiction-in-spielberg-s-munich.html
The year's most audacious sex scene by Jim Emerson: https://web.archive.org/web/20110805123450/
‘Munich’ Refuels Debate Over Moral Equivalency by Stewart Ain: https://web.archive.org/web/20071009000948/http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=11809
Don't See Spielberg's 'Munich' Unless You Like Humanizing Terrorists & Dehumanizing Israelis by the ZOA: https://web.archive.org/web/20070928044216/http://www.zoa.org/2005/12/zoa_dont_see_sp.htm
The Morality of Revenge by Erich Follach & Gerhard Sporl: https://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/steven-spielberg-s-munich-the-morality-of-revenge-a-397183.html
Review by Noel Murray: https://thedissolve.com/reviews/1397-munich/
The war on "Munich" by Michelle Goldberg: https://www.salon.com/2005/12/20/munich_3/

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by film lecturer & podcaster Carl Sweeney to discuss Stephen Frears' 2006 dramatisation of the British monarchy, THE QUEEN, and the political fallout of the death of Princess Diana...

Next time on Partisan, Tony is joined by film writer Eric Patrick to discuss Steven Spielberg's 2005 thriller MUNICH on the eve of 50 years since the Munich Olympic massacre...

Host / Editor / Producer

Tony Black

Guest

Carl Sweeney

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Interviews:
The Queen - Interview with Helen Mirren & Stephen Frears (2006): https://youtu.be/b5PP_9HMz90
Helen Mirren talks to Town & Country: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a39225357/helen-mirren-queen-elizabeth-2006-film-appreciation-quotes/
Helen Mirren talks to Black Film: https://www.blackfilm.com/20061006/features/helenmirren.shtml
Stephen Frears talks to Slate: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/02/interrogating-stephen-frears.html
Helen Mirren & James Cromwell talk to IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/05/interview-helen-mirren-and-james-cromwell?amp=1
Discussing the stag scene: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/7577583?t=1658999895130

Analysis:
Filming the Ineffable: Biopics of the British Royal Family by Giselle Bastin:
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/394170
Royal Pains: The Queen by Graham Fuller: https://www.filmcomment.com/article/royal-pains-the-queen/
Remystifying Film: Aesthetics, Emotion and The Queen by Stella Hockenhull
https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/pdf/10.3366/film.2012.0010
Celebrity, Performance, and Aging: The shaping of Attitude and Expression in Modern Culture by Dr. Josephine Dolan: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/OutputFile/952713
All Hail “The Queen” by David Edelstein: https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/21684/

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by film writer Roderick Heath to discuss George Clooney's 2005 examination of the media and McCarthyism, GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK...

Next time on Partisan, guest Carl Sweeney joins us to discuss Stephen Frears' 2006 dramatisation of the British monarchy, THE QUEEN...

Host / Editor / Producer

Tony Black

Guest

Roderick Heath

SHOW NOTES

Interviews:
George Clooney & David Strathairn talk to Hollywood.com: https://www.hollywood.com/general/good-night-and-good-luck-interviews-george-clooney-and-david-strathairn-57168532
George Clooney talks to Charlie Rose: https://youtu.be/oTCZv-BIvso
George Clooney & Grant Heslov talk to CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/good-night-and-good-luck-pe-interviews-george-clooney-and-grant-heslov/
David Strathairn talks to Tribute: https://www.tribute.ca/interviews/david-strathairn-good-night-and-good-luck/star/20927/

Analysis:
Roger Ebert review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/good-night-and-good-luck-2005
Wires and Lights: The Real Lesson of Good Night and Good Luck by Stories by the River:
https://youtu.be/ntBu4vkX7_8
Analysis directly of Murrow’s broadcast in 2 parts: https://youtu.be/422RNpQCmRM
https://youtu.be/AjQl2v5OSmg
In Retrospect: ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ is a Timely Call for Political Accountability by Isabella B. Cho: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/11/3/good-night-and-good-luck-retrospective/
News in Black, White and Shades of Gray by A.O. Scott
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/23/movies/news-in-black-white-and-shades-of-gray.html
Review by Rubin Safaya: http://cinemalogue.com/2005/10/14/good-night-and-good-luck/
Where is Edward R. Murrow When We Need Him? by Ken Tucker
https://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/reviews/14451/

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, for a special episode originally recorded for The New Wave podcast, as he is joined by co-host of the On Seagal podcast, Trevor Gumbel, to discuss Martin Scorsese's debut 1967 feature, WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR?

Next time on Partisan, guest Roderick Heath joins us to discuss George Clooney's 2005 look at the American media machine in the time of McCarthyism, GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK...

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Tony Black

Guest

Trevor Gumbel

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by co-host of the Affable Chat podcast, Affable Joey, to discuss Barry Levinson's 1997 political satire, WAG THE DOG...

NOTE: this episode was recorded not long in advance of the tragic passing of Anne Heche, therefore she is referenced without that context. RIP.

Next time on Partisan, guest Trevor Gumbel joins us to discuss Martin Scorsese's debut 1967 picture, WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR?

Host / Editor / Producer

Tony Black

Guest

Affable Joey

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Interviews:
Dustin Hoffman for Film Scouts: http://www.filmscouts.com/scripts/interview.cfm?File=dus-hof
Barry Levinson for Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/wag-dog-director-barry-levinson-sees-trump-era-comparisons-q-a-993067/amp/
Mark Knopfler interview: https://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=6230.0
Documentary with interviews in two parts:
https://youtu.be/h5CwVqlVyYM
https://youtu.be/8p5-qWsi0Kk

Analysis:
Watching Wag the Dog in 2020 Is Almost Comforting by Joshua Keating: https://slate.com/culture/2020/01/wag-the-dog-revisited-iran-trump-movie.html
Too Bad ‘Wag the Dog’ Isn't Fiction; Or, What It’s Like to Live in 2020 by Cassandra Luca: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/11/30/wag-the-dog-retrospective/
Wag the Dog: A Study on Film and Reality in the Digital Age by Eleftheria Thanouli: https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/29691/1000254.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Barry Levinson's 'Wag the Dog' Was Prophetic at the Wrong Time by Liam Gaughan: https://collider.com/barry-levinson-wag-the-dog-prophetic-wrong-time/
Wag the Dog: The Cynical Movie Americans Deserve by Megan Garber: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2016/10/wag-the-dog-the-cynical-movie-americans-deserve/622981/

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by co-host of the upcoming Vampire Videos podcast, horror writer Hugh McStay, to discuss Brian Yuzna's 1989 satirical class horror, SOCIETY...

Next time on Partisan, guest Affable Joey joins us to discuss Barry Levinson's 1998 political satire, WAG THE DOG...

Host / Editor / Producer

Tony Black

Guest

Hugh McStay

SHOW NOTES

Interviews:
Brian Yuzna interviews: https://medium.com/cjmccracken/brian-yuznas-society-the-lost-interviews-714a76c561c1
Brian Yuzna talking to Daily Dead: https://dailydead.com/neon-bosch-an-interview-with-brian-yuzna/
Brian Yuzna video interview: https://youtu.be/cwcSPV5mD0E
Brian Yuzna talks to Mondo Exploito: https://mondoexploito.com/?p=13460
Brian Yuzna talks to Fangoria: https://web.archive.org/web/20160314143451/https:/www.fangoria.com/new/interview-brian-yuzna-talks-society-blu-ray-and-sequel/
Mariella Frostrup talks to Billy Warlock: https://youtu.be/AcNQwPmOXtc

Analysis:
Society: Celebrating the Subversive, Surreal Classic by Ryan Lambie: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/society-celebrating-the-subversive-surreal-classic/?amp
Scratching the Surface of SOCIETY by Alexander Boucher: https://medium.com/framerated/scratching-the-surface-of-society-af62be54ea10
Society, the Cult Horror Film Where the Monster Is Class Conflict by Brando Marcetic: https://jacobin.com/2021/10/society-1989-horror-film-yuzna-keith-capitalist-class-conflict
Society on Blu-Ray by Max Weinstein: https://diaboliquemagazine.com/long-awaited-tongue-in-cheek-butt-on-face-anti-establishment-satire-society-lands-on-blu-ray/
[It Came From the ‘80s] The Gooey Grand Surreal Shunting of ‘Society’ by Meagan Navarro: https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3547539/came-80s-gooey-grand-surreal-shunting-society/
Eat the Rich: Body Horror and Capitalist Consumption in ‘Society’ by Lilla Pavin-Franks: https://screen-queens.com/2020/11/09/eat-the-rich-body-horror-and-capitalist-consumption-in-society/

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by co-host of the We Are Starfleet podcast, Ian Buckley, to discuss Kevin Macdonald's 2006 Idi Amin biopic, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND...

Next time on Partisan, guest Hugh McStay joins us to discuss Brian Yuzna's disturbing 1989 body horror class satire, SOCIETY...

Host / Editor / Producer

Tony Black

Guest

Ian Buckley

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Interviews:
Forest Whitaker talks to Female: https://www.female.com.au/forest-whitaker-the-last-king-of-scotland-interview.htm
Forest Whitaker talks to AALBC: https://aalbc.com/reviews/forest_whitaker.htm
Giles Foden talks to ATOD Magazine: https://atodmagazine.com/2017/06/04/giles-foden-the-last-king-of-scotland/
Kevin Macdonald talks to Io Film: https://iofilm.com/filmmaking/2006-10-15-411-kevin-macdonald-on-the-last-king-of-scotland
Kevin Macdonald talks to The Skinny: https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/interviews/kevin-macdonald-interview

Analysis:
Mythic Appetites: The Last King of Scotland’s Heart of Darkness In the Jubilee Year of African Independence by Ricardo Guthrie: https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/170/2018/08/GUTHRIE_Mythic-Appetites-ek.pdf
The Last King of Scotland: getting away scot-free with genocide by Alex von Tunzelmann: https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2009/jun/10/last-king-of-scotland-history
The Last King of…Hollywood? by Transnational Theory and Criticism at University of Maryland: http://blog.umd.edu/transnational14/2014/11/18/hollywood-national-pride-and-cultural-ethics-in-the-last-king-of-scotland/

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by host of the Kinotomic podcast, Nick Chandler, to discuss Tony Gilroy's dark corporate drama from 2007, MICHAEL CLAYTON.

Next time on Partisan, guest Ian Buckley joins us to discuss Kevin Macdonald's 2006 biopic of Ugandan tyrant Idi Amin, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND...

Host / Editor / Producer

Tony Black

Guest

Nick Chandler

SHOW NOTES

Interviews:
Tilda Swinton talks to Girl: https://www.girl.com.au/tilda-swinton-michael-clayton-interview.htm
John Gilroy talks to Cinemontage: https://cinemontage.org/editor-leaves-mark-michael-clayton/
Tony Gilroy talks to Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/director-interview-tony-gilroy-michael-clayton/
Tony Gilroy talks to Rotten Tomatoes: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/interview-michael-clayton-director-tony-gilroy/
George Clooney talks to TIME: http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1703034,00.html

Analysis:
‘I Am Shiva, the God of Death’: On the Deserved Anger of Michael Clayton by Roxana Hadadi: https://www.rogerebert.com/features/i-am-shiva-the-god-of-death-on-the-deserved-anger-of-michael-clayton
Michael Clayton: The law firm's janitor by Gerardo Valero: https://www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/michael-clayton-the-law-firms-janitor
Michael Clayton: Hollywood’s Last Movie for Adults by Sean Hooks: https://brightlightsfilm.com/michael-clayton-george-clooney-tilda-swinton-crime-drama/amp/
Even Ten Years Later, ‘Michael Clayton’ Remains Utterly Enigmatic by Leigh Monson: https://substreammagazine.com/2017/10/ten-years-later-michael-clayton/
Perfected in all fields of cinema craftsmanship, ‘Michael Clayton’ leaves the impression of absolute faultlessness by Sven Mikulec: https://cinephiliabeyond.org/perfected-fields-cinema-craftsmanship-michael-clayton-leaves-impression-absolute-faultlessness/
A Look Back: Michael Clayton: A Tale of Realm and Conquest by Brandon Sparks: https://medium.com/cinenation-show/10-years-later-michael-clayton-f113bb02865b

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by host of the Den of Ten podcast, Sam Stokes, to discuss Ken Loach's 2015 searing British drama, I, DANIEL BLAKE.

Next time on Partisan, guest Nick Chandler joins us to discuss Tony Gilroy's 2007 corporate thriller MICHAEL CLAYTON...

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Guest

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Interviews:
Ken Loach talks to The Guardian: https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/15/ken-laoch-film-i-daniel-blake-kes-cathy-come-home-interview-simon-hattenstone
Ken Loach talks to The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/i-daniel-blake-ken-loach-interview-cathy-come-home-benefits-cuts-a7377391.html?amp
Ken Loach talks to The Skinny: https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/interviews/ken-loach-i-daniel-blake?amp
Ken Loach talks to Vox: https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/2017/1/4/13980456/ken-loach-interview-i-daniel-blake-bureaucracy-palme-dor
Dave Johns talks to National World: https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/film/dave-johns-interview-daniel-blake-film-legacy-comedy-career-3590478?amp
Ken Loach talks to Empire: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/ken-loach-daniel-blake/
Paul Laverty talks to No Film School: https://nofilmschool.com/2017/01/paul-laverty-interview-i-daniel-blake
Ken Loach talks to The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bbc-broadcast-ken-loachs-i-daniel-blake-sparks-debate-uk-1174073/amp/
Hayley Squires talks to Screen Daily:https://www.screendaily.com/features/i-daniel-blake-star-hayley-squires-i-cant-walk-away-from-whats-happened-in-this-film-/5114347.article

Analysis:
Give them dignity: a review of I, Daniel Blake by A.R. Gibbons: https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/44550/1/Give%20them%20Dignity.pdf
I, Daniel Blake: An Authentic Cinema by Girish Shambu: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5277-i-daniel-blake-an-authentic-cinema
I, Daniel Blake is a realistic depiction of life on benefits. Isn’t it? by Frances Ryan
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/16/daniel-blake-realistic-life-benefits
I, Daniel Blake: Ken Loach and the scandal of Britain’s benefits system: https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/11/i-daniel-blake-ken-loach-director-film-movie-benefits-system
I, Daniel Blake | A Sociological Analysis by Sociocinema: https://youtu.be/imRdEjsrbqI

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Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by the co-host of the Between the Notes podcast, author and film critic Sean Wilson, to discuss Baz Luhrmann's 2022 musical biopic, ELVIS...

Next time on Partisan, guest Sam Stokes joins us to discuss Ken Loach's 2015 British austerity drama, I, DANIEL BLAKE...

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Guest

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Interviews:
Baz Luhrmann & Austin Butler talk to ABC Arts: https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101167066
Baz Luhrmann talks to Collider: https://collider.com/elvis-baz-luhrmann-interview-4-hour-cut-extended-director/amp/
Olivia DeJonge talks to Collider: https://collider.com/olivia-dejonge-elvis-priscilla-presley-interview-baz-luhrmann/amp/
Tom Hanks talks to EW: https://ew.com/movies/tom-hanks-goes-dark-why-our-favorite-good-guy-wanted-to-play-colonel-tom-parker/
Austin Butler talks to Grazia: https://graziamagazine.com/articles/austin-butler-elvis-film-interview/
Roundtable cast with EW: https://ew.com/movies/elvis-baz-luhrmann-tom-hanks-austin-butler-around-the-table-interview/

Analysis:
‘Elvis’ Fact or Fiction: Colonel Tom Parker Biographer on What’s Real and What’s Not in Baz Luhrmann Biopic: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/elvis-fact-or-fiction-film-colonel-tom-parker-presley-baz-luhrmann-biopic-1235302026/amp/
Mark Kermode for the Guardian: https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/26/elvis-review-blistering-turbocharged-chronicle-of-the-king
Who’ll Get Elvis Most Wrong — Filmmakers or Critics? Crowning the King on a Throne of Lies (Column) by Steven Gaydos: https://variety.com/2022/music/opinion/elvis-film-reviews-inaccuracies-1235280146/amp/
K. Austin Collins for Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/elvis-review-1371769/amp/

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Welcome to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment.

Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by podcaster and scholar Russell Hugo, to discuss Oliver Stone's epic 1995 biopic, NIXON...

Next time on Partisan, guest Sean Wilson joins us to discuss Baz Luhrmann's 2022 musical biopic, ELVIS...

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Guest

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Interviews:
Oliver Stone talks to Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/oliver-stone-finds-the-humanity-in-nixon
Cast taik to Spokesman: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/dec/18/exorcising-a-demon-oliver-stones-nixon-will-force/?amp-content=amp
Anthony Hopkins talks to Oklahoman: https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/news/1995/12/22/hopkins-eagerly-takes-questions-about-nixon/62369824007/
Anthony Hopkins talks to Tampa Bay: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/12/20/hopkins-savors-big-role-in-nixon/?outputType=amp
Joan Allen talks to LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-17-ca-14853-story.html

Analysis:
This Is What Oliver Stone's Nixon Got Right by Robert Brent Toplin: https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/161187
Stone's Nixon Is a Blend Of Demonic And Tragic by Bernard Weintraub:
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/30/movies/stone-s-nixon-is-a-blend-of-demonic-and-tragic.html
Nixon at 25: Oliver Stone at, or near, his peak by Stephen Silver: https://tilt.goombastomp.com/film/nixon-at-25-oliver-stone-at-or-near-his-peak/
Examining the Complex, Subjective Filmography of Oliver Stone: A Comparison and Critique of "JFK" to "Nixon" and "Platoon" to "Heaven & Earth" by Mang Lu:
http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/amp/1848/examining-the-complex-subjective-filmography-of-oliver-stone-a-comparison-and-critique-of-jfk-to-nixon-and-platoon-to-heaven-and-earth
The Nixon Inside Stone's Head by Stephen E. Ambrose: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1996/01/07/the-nixon-inside-stones-head/2bfdb46b-1115-4119-be71-0ba43620ae39/
States of the Union, Part 3: The Fruits of Distress and Unrest by Adam Nayman: https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/movies/2020/6/3/21278647/richard-nixon-era-movies-butch-cassidy-protest-vietnam-war
Had He Ever Been Loved: The Tragic Failure of Oliver Stone’s NIXON by Jacob Knight: https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/07/13/had-he-ever-been-loved-the-tragic-failure-of-oliver-stones-nixon/amp
Nixon: Oliver Stone’s Tricky Dicky flick is far from unimpeachable by Alex von Tunzelmann:
https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2010/jun/03/nixon-oliver-stone-reel-history

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