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Act 1, Part 2: Voiceovers

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In Part 2 of this season on Act 1, Tori and Dávid discuss how a voiceover can help or hurt Act 1 of a movie.

Topics and films mentioned:

  • The Matrix⁠, 1999, directed by ⁠The Wachowski's
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance, 1995, directed by John McTiernan
  • Christopher Nolan's "Batman movies" (The Dark Knight) and Inception
  • Ghostbusters, 1984, directed by Ivan Reitman
  • Rambo: First Blood⁠, 1982, directed by ⁠Ted Kotcheff
  • "The Rambo where he fights the Russians" = Rocky IV (not a Rambo movie)
  • Double Indemnity, 1944, directed by Billy Wilder
  • Singing in the Rain, 1952, directed by Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
  • Sunset Boulevard, 1950, directed by Billy Wilder⁠
  • The Big Lebowski, 1998, directed by Joel Coen, written by Ethan Coen
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992, directed by Brian Henson
  • American Beauty, 1999, directed by Sam Mendes
  • Palmetto, 1998, directed by Volker Schlöndorff
  • Stranger Than Fiction, 2006, directed by Marc Forster
  • Casino, 1995, directed by  Martin Scorsese
  • Goodfellas⁠, 1990, directed by ⁠Martin Scorsese
  • Blade Runner, 1982, directed by Ridley Scott
  • "Neo Noir" genre
  • "Breaking the fourth wall"
  • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 1986, directed by John Hughes
  • The Big Short, 2015, directed by Adam McKay
  • High Fidelity, 2000, directed by Stephen Frears
  • Risky Business, 1983, directed by Paul Brickman
  • Alfie, 1966, directed by Lewis Gilbert
  • Annie Hall, 1977, directed by Woody Allen
  • Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, 1983, directed by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
  • Citizen Kane, 1941, directed by Orson Welles
  • Casablanca, 1942, directed by Michael Curtiz
  • Wayne's World, 1992, directed by Penelope Spheeris
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