‘Ed Wood’

Published: March 23, 2021, 4:54 a.m.

Today on the show: a “pleasant thriller” of an episode- actor/sound designer Carter Dean and writer/actor Sean Darr drop in to talk about Tim Burton’s 1994 biopic ED WOOD starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette and Bill Murray!

Also, Sean’s gym story, this week’s Criterion Picks, unpacking Sean’s tendency to not like the 3rd Acts of most films he watches, Carter wonders if it’s “Los Angeleno” or just “Angeleno,” how anytime they’re in a car for more than 11 minutes Omer makes Carter listen to Bob Dylan’s ‘Brownsville Girl,’ Omer yet again defends the existence of ARMAGEDDON in the Criterion Collection, Sean’s STUART LITTLE 4 Spec Script and much more!

Host: Omer Afaq
Guests: Sean Darr and Carter Dean

THIS WEEK’S CRITERION CLOSET PICKS:
Ghost World, 2001 Terry Zwigoff
Inside Llewyn Davis, 2013 Joel and Ethan Coen
Hopscotch, 1980 Ronald Neame
High and Low, 1963 Akira Kurosawa
The Magic Flute, 1975 Ingmar Bergman
The Gunfighter, 1950 Henry King
The Emigrants, 1971 Jan Troell
The New Land, 1972 Jan Troell
Christmas in July, 1940 Preston Sturges