This week, Gavia and Morgan discuss John Cassavetes' 1977 film Opening Night, starring Gena Rowlands as an alcoholic actress struggling with a lead role in a Broadway play. Topics include Cassavetes' fascinating career, his collaboration with Rowlands, the film's treatment of the theater, and much more.
Read MoreThis week, Morgan and Gavia discuss the 1986 film 'night, Mother, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. Sissy Spacek stars as a suicidal woman living with her mother, played by Anne Bancroft. Topics include the film's treatment of suicide and mental health, the difficulty of translating stage plays to film, and much more.
Read MoreThis week, Morgan and Gavia chat about recent theater, including the Public Theater's production of Hamlet, starring Oscar Isaac, and a selection of shows Gav has seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Discussion incorporates both serious theater talk and an in-depth analysis of actor heights.
Read MoreIn this bonus episode, Gavia recounts the often bewildering plot of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to Morgan, who hasn't read it and isn't planning to. Spoilers abound. Other topics include the play's similarity to fanfiction, queerbaiting, reboot culture, and when to just let go.
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