Episode 686: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

Guest Co-Hosts: Rahne Alexander, David Kittredge

Released in 1994, The Coen Brothers' The Hudsucker Proxy stars Tim Robbins as Norville Barnes, a graduate of Muncie Indiana’s business school.  He gets a job at Hudsucker Industries whose CEO, Waring Hudsucker (Charles Durning), happens to join the great hereafter the day Norville begins work.  After a mix-up, Barnes goes all the way from the mail room to the boardroom and becomes the new interim head of the corporation. 

Rahne Alexander and David Kittrredge join Mike to discuss the ins, the outs, and the what-have-yous about this oft-overlooked tribute to classic screwball comedies told only in the way that the Coen Brothers (and Sam Raimi) could tell it.

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"Spartacus (Suite No. 2); Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia" - Aram Khachaturian

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Episode 630: Raising Arizona (1987)

Special Guest: Joseph McBride
Guest Co-Hosts: Keith Gordon, Rob St. Mary

We wrap up a month of discussion around comedic film with one of the best, The Coen Brothers's second film, Raising Arizona (1987). It's the story of repeat offender H.I. McDunnough (Nicolas Cage) and his wife Ed (Holly Hunter ), a childless couple who steal one of the quintuplets from Nathan Arizona (Trey Wilson) and, hell, you know who he is.

Rob St. Mary and Keith Gordon join Mike to talk about the film while Professor Joseph McBride discusses his book, The Whole Durn Human Comedy: Life According to the Coen Brothers.

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All Music by Carter Burwell

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Episode 557: The Counselor (2013)

Special Guest: Steven Frye
Guest Co-Hosts: John Walker, James Lawrence

John Walker and James Lawrence join Mike to look at the 2013 film from Ridley Scott, The Counselor. Written by Cormac McCarthy, the film is a sprawling sun-baked neo-noir wherein our titular Counselor (Michael Fassbender) gets involved in the drug trade only to set off a spiral of tragic events. Boasting a stunning cast of celebrities, the film was not well received upon its theatrical release.

Professor Steven Frye (Understanding Cormac McCarthy) joins us to discuss the author's work.

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"Serious Problems" - Daniel Pemberton
"I'm in Love with My Car" - Queen

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Episode 272: Barton Fink (1991)

Special Guest: Christopher Murney
Guest Co-Hosts: Adam Schartoff, Rob St. Mary

Also known as "How to Get Ahead in Hollywood," Joel and Ethan Coen's Barton Fink proved a critical darling but a box office failure. The film stars John Turturro as the playwright for the Common Man and John Goodman as his neighbor at the Hotel Earle.

Rob St. Mary and Filmwax Radio's Adam Schartoff return to The Projection Booth to discuss the film.

This episode features the second part of our interview with actor Christopher Murney.

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Score - Carter Burwell

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