4 Quadrant: Recent Episodes
4 Quadrant
A new podcast about the movies industry, Oscar season, pop culture and more from journalist, writer, critic and Academy Awards pundit Gregory Ellwood.
Emile Mosseri joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discuss his Oscar-nominated score for Minari and the last-minute story behind the two songs he composed for the film.
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Billy Magnussen joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discuss his new critically acclaimed HBO Max series Made For Love and his role in the new James Bond film No Time To Die and the Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark.
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Oscar-winning directors Daniel Lindsay and T. J. Martin join the Four Quadrant Podcast to discuss their critically acclaimed new film Tina, a new look at the life of legendary music superstar Tina Turner.
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Acclaimed actress Katherine Waterston joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discuss her latest role in the period drama The World To Come and gives a tease about the third and upcoming Fantastic Beasts feature.
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Documentary filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBane dive into their critically acclaimed and award-winning documentary "Boys State." The doc takes a look at the Texas Boys State event and how the teenage statesmen use it to explore political campaigning at its best and worst.
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Emmy nominated director and producer Jason Hehir joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discuss the critically acclaimed ESPN and Netflix docuseries The Last Dance. Jason clears the air over criticism from both Ken Burns and Scottie Pippen that actually wasn't thanks to NBA aggregators and discusses how Michael Jordan contributed beyond his sit down interviews.
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Emmy nominee Yahya Abdul-Mateen II discusses his impressive performance as both Calvin and Dr. Manhattan in Damon Lindelof's Watchmen mini-series. The Matrix 4 star also teases his roles in Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Nia DaCosta's Candyman.
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Emmy nominated producers of We're Here - Johnnie Ingram, Steve Warren and Peter LoGreco - join the Four Quadrant podcast to discuss the first season of HBO's critically acclaimed drag in a small-town program. They discuss how COVID shut down production of the last episode and how they are looking to move forward with season two during the pandemic.
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John Magaro joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discusses his incredible performance in Kelly Reichardt's Succession and touches upon some upcoming roles in David Chase's Soprano's prequel The Many Saints of Newark, Eytan Rockaway's Lansky and potentially returning to The Umbrella Academy.
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Director Jonathan Entwistle joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discusses directing the two acclaimed Netflix series The End of the F***ing World and I'm Not Okay With This.
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Nicholas Braun joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discusses his iconic performance as Cousin Greg on HBO's Succession and his role in the Sundance Film Festival breakout, Zola, which should hit theaters later this year.
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Oscar-nominated writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon join the Four Quadrant podcast to discuss their critically acclaimed anthology series Little America. They reflect on the challenges of the Apple TV+ endeavor and reveal when season two might go into production. The real-life couple also reflects on working in Hollywood during the pandemic and Kumail gives a non-update update on The Eternals.
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Bryce Dallas Howard joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discuss directing the new documentary Dads on Apple TV+, returning to direct another episode of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian in season two, keeping the secret of Baby Yoda and waiting for Jurassic World: Dominion to resume filming.
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The super talented Maitreya Ramakrishnan sits down to talk about her breakout role as Devi on Netflix's "Never Have I Ever." It's an amazing story as she chronicles sending in a random audition for the show from Ontario, Canada to shooting in Los Angeles just a few months later. Plus, she proclaims her love for The Office and has an important opinion on the show's Devi-Ben-Paxton love triangle. For the latest entertainment news and the best reviews visit www.ThePlaylist.net.
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Tim Blake Nelson joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discuss his role as Looking Glass in Damon Lindelof's Watchmen mini-series.
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The incredible Alex Newell sits down to talk about his role as Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Newell also talks about the differences between working on Glee and Playlist, singing "Laura Dern" at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards and appearing on RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race.
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Screenwriter Stephany Folsom discusses helping to bring Toy Story 4 to fruition including the evolution of Forky. She also touches on her involvement on Amazon's The Lord of the Rings series and showrunning her first series for Prime Video, Paper Girls.
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Minhal Baig discusses the long road on getting her passion project "Hala" to the big screen. The Sundance Film Festival selection is now airing exclusively on Apple TV Plus.
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Acclaimed director Fernando Meirelles discusses his passion behind his latest film, "The Two Popes," which stars Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce as Pope Benedict and Pope Francis respectively.
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Director Karim Aïnouz sits down to talk about his Cannes-winning film, "The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão," also known as just "Invisible Life" in the U.S. The filmmaker covers everything from creating the incredible saturated look of 1950's Rio de Janerio on digital cameras to the importance of "Invisible Life" being the International Film Oscar selection for Brazil's film industry.
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Director Dexter Fletcher revisits his box office and critical hit Rocketman just in time for awards season. The filmmaker who brought Bohemian Rhapsody to the finish line also touches on his next movie, the third installment of Sherlock Holmes.
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Filmmaker Alejandro Landes joins the Four Quadrant Podcast to discuss the incredible and difficult experience it was making his critically acclaimed new movie, "Monos."
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Thomas Kail, best known for directing the Tony-winning Hamilton and In The Heights on Broadway, joins the Four Quadrant podcast to discuss his Emmy-nominated work producing and directing the FX mini-series "Fosse/Verdon."
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Jack Reynor discusses his breakout performance in Ari Aster's Midsommar, his love of Strange Angel and his directorial ambitions on the Four Quadrant podcast.
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The Other Two creators Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider discuss their critically acclaimed Comedy Central series The Other Two. The duo go in-depth on some of the most meme-worthy moments of season one and how they made sure you'd believe ChaseDreams was a legit pop star.
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Pose star Dominque Jackson discusses her role as Elektra on the Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals hit series, the state of Ballroom around the world and the continuing fight for Trans rights.
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Veteran television writers and producers Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders break down adapting the non-fiction book The Hot Zone into a mini-series starring Julianna Margulies.
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Timothy Simons sits down to talk about the last season of "Veep" and the arc of the memorable if not head-scratching Jonah Ryan.
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"Knock Down the House" director Rachel Lears discusses her new acclaimed documentary that chronicles four 2018 primary challengers including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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"Pose" showrunner, co-creator and executive producer Steven Canals discusses the first season of his critically acclaimed FX drama series, how he partnered with Ryan Murphy and the legacy of ballroom playing out on television.
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Director Debra Granik discusses her Spirit Award-nominated film Leave No Trace, working with Ben Foster, Tomasin McKenzie and more.
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Director Anne Fletcher discusses her new movie Dumplin' now on Netflix, working with Jennifer Aniston, Dolly Parton and Ginger Minj.
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Yvonne Strahovski joins the Four Quadrant podcast to discuss her impressive performance as Serena on The Handmaid's Tale with host Gregory Ellwood. The Aussie native does a deep dive into her character's motivations for season two and her creative process with showrunner Bruce Miller.
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Craig Johnson, the writer and director of Netflix's Alex Strangelove, joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his new labor of love.
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The creator of Counterpart, Justin Marks, joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss both the first and second seasons of his acclaimed drama series starring J.K. Simmons.
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Acclaimed director and screenwriter Chloe Zhao joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss her incredible new movie The Rider.
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Director and screenwriter Andrew Haigh of "Weekend," "45 Years" and "Looking" fame join 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his new movie "Lean on Pete," the state of gay cinema and his upcoming mini-series "The North Water."
*Note, this episode was recorded in a venue slightly louder than expected so apologies beforehand.
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Oscar nominated screenwriter Virgil Williams join 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his Oscar nomination in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for "Mudbound," meeting fellow nominee Kobe Bryant and his upcoming project "A Journal For Jordan" with Denzel Washington.
*Note, this episode was recorded at a public place that was slightly louder than expected so apologies beforehand.
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Oscar nominated screenwriters Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter join 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss their work on "The Disaster Artist," finding out about their first Academy Award nominations, their writing process and more.
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Oscar nominated producer and screenwriter Anthony McCarten joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss "Darkest Hour" as well as his upcoming Netflix project, "The Pope."
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Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz ("Inglourious Basterds," "Django Unchained" joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his new movie "Downsizing, his feature film directing debut, "Georgetown," and his blunt feelings on method acting, among other surprising topics.
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Sofia Coppola joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss the "earthquake" of #MeToo that's hit Hollywood, the "Wonder Woman" effect, making "The Beguiled," Cannes and what's next.
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"Step" director Amanda Lipitz joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss the genesis of her acclaimed documentary, participating in the Women's March at Sundance the day of her premiere and what's next.
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Ben Mendelsohn joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his role in "Darkest Hour," the new "Robin Hood," what's next and his long road as an actor which meant never giving up.
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Denis Villeneuve joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss the aftermath of "Blade Runner 2049," those James Bond rumors and what's next, "Dune."
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Kyra Sedgwick joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss her lifetime achievement honor at the Savannah Film Festival, whether there is really a "sea change" in more female directors and her frustration over how ABC handled the time change of her new serialized series "Ten Days In The Valley."
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Taika Waititi joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss "Thor: Ragnarok." The filmmaker and actor talks about Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, working with Marvel Studios, his upcoming Michael Jackson movie "Bubbles" and whether Tessa Thompson's character Valkyrie is Bi or not.
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Sir Patrick Stewart joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his final performance as Professor X in the critically acclaimed "Logan." Could an Oscar nomination be in his future?
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Sean Baker joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his incredible new Oscar-worthy drama "The Florida Project," his follow up to "Tangerine." He discusses the talents of Brooklynn Prince and how "The Little Rascals" has influenced all of his work.
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Dylan O'Brien joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his role in the new thriller "American Assassin" and goes indepth on how he almost quit acting after an accident shooting one of the "Maze Runner" films.
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John Boyega joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his role in Kathryn Bigelow's critically acclaimed new film ''Detroit" and upcoming projects "Pacific Rim: Uprising," which he is producing, and a little bit of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
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Justin Simien joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss his critically acclaimed Netflix series "Dear White People." Simien talks about everything from the show's stable of talented female directors to the organized attempt to take down the show.
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RuPaul's Drag Race producers Randy Barbara and Tom Campbell joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss season nine which featured Lady Gaga, the shocking elimination of Valentina and the incredible twist for the season finale that one saw coming. Plus:
- Why Lady Gaga did the show.
- Why there was no elimination in the first episode.
- The pop culture inspiration for many of the challenges.
- How the control room reacted during shooting when Valentina asked to keep her mask on.
- Why there were less mini-challenges and one-hour episodes.
- Could Alyssa Edwards and Detox’s shows go to broadcast instead of YouTube?
- Are they surprised over Valentina’s popularity?
- Randy Barbato, “Nothing can prepare you for the reunion.” (He was right).
- How the finale is the “gay Super Bowl.”
- Why they went in this direction for the finale.
- How being on VH1 has opened up the door to landing lip sync songs and remixes they have always wanted and were previously unable to get.
- On the finale twist “Drag is unpredictable. Drag breaks rules. You have to watch this show because you never know.”
- The finale was not rigged.
- They did not have separate dressing rooms before the final lip syncs. But, they know how to hide things and “keep secrets from one another.”
- The finalists knew a couple of weeks before about the lip sync showdown and they were “thrilled.”
- Were the idea for using the mirror in “AS2” came from.
- “Never underestimate a drag queen.”
- Who are their dream future guest judges?
- What are their favorite episodes?
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Aubrey Plaza joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss her 2017 triple threat: her incredible and Emmy nomination worthy work in Noah Hawley's "Legion," "The Little Hours" and, one of my favorite movies of the year so far, "Ingrid Goes West." She also insists she hates everything she does, but we try to convince her that really shouldn't be the case.
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Another Emmy season contender, producer and director Barry Sonnenfeld, joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss the Netflix reboot of "A Series of Unfortunate Events." The famously blunt Sonnenfeld, who directed "Men in Black" and "The Addams Family," spills a lot of the backstory of how the show got made, discusses how he tamed the infamously difficult producer Scott Rudin and why he has no interest in returning to cinematography ever again (he was the director of photography on classics such as "Miller's Crossing," "Raising Arizona," "Misery" and "When Harry Met Sally."
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Just in time for Emmy season producer and director Shawn Levy joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss "Stranger Things." Find out everything you wanted to know about the origins of the show along with some big teases about season two.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss her incredible BBC and Amazon series "Fleabag" and has a little story about shooting the new "Han Solo" movie.
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Vulture's Kyle Buchanan joins 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood to discuss their initial thoughts on the 70th Cannes Film Festival, summer movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming and FX's series Feud.
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New Zealand filmmaker Niki Caro sits down to discuss her new film The Zookeeper's Wife starring Jessica Chastain, getting read to shoot Walt Disney's Mulan, the shameful lack of female directors in Hollywood and more with 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood.
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French filmmaker Olivier Assayas sits down to discuss his new film Personal Shopper starring Kristen Stewart and more with 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood.
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THR television critic Dan Fienberg returns to the podcast to discuss the improbable end to the 89th Academy Awards and the Oscars telecast in general with 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood.
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"Hell or High Water" screenwriter Taylor Sheridan joins the podcast to discuss the film his Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and his upcoming films "Wind River" and "Soldado" with 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood.
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"Hidden Figures" producer, director and co-screenwriter Theodore (Ted) Melfi joins the podcast to discuss the film, his two Oscar nominations and how he almost landed "Spider-Man: Homecoming" instead with 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood.
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"Manchester by the Sea" producer and Oscar nominee Kimberly Steward discusses her production company K Period Media and the strange road of a busy awards season with 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood.
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"La La Land" producers Fred Berger and Jordan Horowitz discuss the long road to get the Oscar frontrunner made with 4 Quadrant host Gregory Ellwood.
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The Playlist's Gregory Ellwood and Variety's Peter Debruge discuss their top films of 2016 including "La La Land," "Fences," "Jackie," Hell or High Water," "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," "Sing Street" and more.
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Nigel Smith returns as we discuss the current state of the Best Picture race and play a game of "Chance or No Chance?" with this year's head scratching Best Actor field.
0:00-05:40 “Patriot’s Day,” AFI FEST and “Manchester by the Sea” LA premiere
05:41-14:38 Current Best Picture Rankings Pt. 1
14:39-22:39 “Fences” in tweets
22:40-37:00 Current Best Picture Rankings Pt. 2
37:01-51:04 Best Actor - Chance or No Chance?
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The Guardian's Nigel Smith joins Gregory Ellwood of The Playlist to discuss the current state of the Best Picture race, the Gotham Awards nominations, AFI Fest and an extended (and inebriated) conversation about the greatest reality competition show on television: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2.
New York Magazine and Vulture writer Kyle Buchanan joins the podcast to talk about the current Best Picture race, Mike Mills' "20th Century Women" and plays Four Questions.
0:00 - 23:35 Gregory and Kyle go over their current predictions for the Best Picture category and the unseen films that could shape the race.
23:36 - 41:55 A discussion about Mike Mills’ “20th Century Women” and the Oscar nomination chances for Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning.
41:56 Kyle plays Four Questions and find out why he thinks someone may have broken into his apartment.
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Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt joins the 4 Quadrant podcast to talk “The Girl on a Train,” her reaction to not being in the upcoming “Sicario” sequel, the importance of a good cinematographer to an actor — a topic actors rarely talk about — and her excitement about playing the iconic Mary Poppins in Rob Marshall’s “Mary Poppins Returns.” A movie musical that will keep her busy for at least the next 8 months.
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Director Andrea Arnold discusses the making of her new film "American Honey," Brexit, Trump and more with host Gregory Ellwood. Also, an overview of the insanely competitive Best Actress race.
0:00 to 11:20 Best Actress overview
11:21 to 33:28 Andrea Arnold on "American Honey" and more
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The Hollywood Reporter's Dan Fienberg joins Gregory Ellwood for the first episode of 4 Quadrant, a new podcast focusing on movies, awards season and pop culture. Dan and Greg discuss the 2016 Emmy Awards, the best new shows this fall, new movies, the state of entertainment media and more.
0:00 to 18:06 Intro and a Contender Countdown recap of the Best Picture race
18:07-35:00 Emmys show and voting changes thoughts
35:01-40:30 How good or how bad are the new Fall TV shows?
40:31-46:00 TV directors who deserve a real shot at directing movies
46:01-55:00 What movies is Dan most looking forward to and what movies is he not? And a lot of discussion of “Jackie” and “Birth of a Nation.”
56:00-1:06 The state of the entertainment landscape, some HitFix history and new writers Gregory is into.
1:06-1:10 First edition of 4 Questions on 4 Quadrant where we ask our celebrity “questions” to our non-celebrity guests who have likely had to ask these questions to celebrities before.