Actor, filmmaker, and comic book creator THOMAS JANE (THE EXPANSE, THE MIST, BOOGIE NIGHTS) returns to discuss a seminal piece of art from his life: John Frankenheimer's SECONDS (1966).Subscribe to the 5AM StoryTalk newsletter here: https://colehaddon.substack.com/Tom and I will cover:-His personal history with Seconds and how his relationship to it has changed with age

-Frankenheimer's innovative use of camera work and how these techniques enhance the narrative and evoke extreme anxiety/tension

-The use of mystery – a series of non-stop questions – that forces the audience to “lean in” rather than tune out of the story

-Seconds' existential themes and critique of the American dream, and why this resonated with the counterculture movement of the era

-The transitional period of Hollywood in the 1960s, highlighting the cultural and generational shifts influencing films of that time – like Seconds

-Why the choice of Rock Hudson is so daring and necessary’s to the film’s successLinks:-Trailer for Seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jfYYdvRDM-Watch the opening scene from Seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl9Dzr_La5k&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fcolehaddon.substack.com%2F-Read Tom's new comic book, THE LYCAN, here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Lycan-Comixology-Originals-1-ebook/dp/B0DB1DVQM4

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