Modern Romance (Albert Brooks 1981) w/ Perry Jackson
It’s bonus episode time.
In today’s Special Features episode Felicia is once again joined by Perry Jackson (listen to our previous episode on 24 Hour Party People), and we chat about what Albert Brooks’ work both as a director and comedy means to us both. How his style of comedy has translated through the decades and remains fresh as ever.
We also discuss the concept of an unlikeable protagonist, and how the film relies on Brooks’ charm to convince the audience to follow along with his story. Along with the character Robert Cole’s career in film as an editor and how that ties into his compulsive nature to control the narrative of his life, and the lives of others. Oh, and we also have a lot of fun, because who doesn’t have fun talking about quaaludes?
Send us your thoughts on the episode - did you know Albert Brooks and Super Dave were related, or was Felicia the last person on earth to find this out? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com
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Sources:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews32/modern_romance_blu-ray.htm
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082764/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
In praise of Modern Romance – Albert Brooks’ masterpiece - Little White Lies (lwlies.com)
The Raging Bull of Albert Brooks’ “Modern... - Musings - Oscilloscope Labs
Review: Modern Romance - Slant Magazine
Modern Romance is a Goddamn Masterpiece — Nathan Rabin's Happy Place
Modern Romance (1981) – The Postmodern Pelican
1981: Modern Romance - Blog - The Film Experience
The unlikely film Stanley Kubrick considered a classic - Far Out Magazine
OUTRO MUSIC:
You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker
FILMS MENTIONED:
24 Hour Party People (Michael Winterbottom 2002)
Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa 1997)
Manhunter (Michael Mann 1986)
The Hunger (Tony Scott 1983)
Blue Steele (Kathryn Bigelow 1990)
Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow 1987)
Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow 1991)
True Lies (James Cameron 1994)
The Stupids (John Landis 1996)
Top Gun (Tony Scott 1986)
The Last Boy Scout (Tony Scott 1991)
True Romance (Tony Scott 1993)
Man on Fire (Tony Scott 2004)
Out of Sight (Steven Soderbergh 1998)
Broadcast News (James L. Brooks 1987)
Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn 2011)
Lost in America (Albert Brooks 1985)
Defending Your Life (Albert Brooks 1991)
The Muse (Albert Brooks 1999)
Mother (Albert Brooks 1996)
Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick 1999)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick 1968)
The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese 2013)
Beau Is Afraid (Ari Aster 2023)
Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper 1969)
Chilly Scenes of Winter (Joan Micklin Silver 1979)
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes 1971)
Annie Hall (Woody Allen 1977)
The Lonely Guy (Arthur Hiller 1984)
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