The Black List Podcast

This week, actor Jay Ellis talks to Kate and Franklin about the Top Gun sequel in which he stars, how his perspective has changed as a new father, his Insecure directorial debut and so much more. 

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This episode was originally published in 2020, behind a paywall. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com. 

Mentions:

+Insecure: https://www.hbo.com/insecure 

+Top Gun: https://shadowandact.com/new-top-gun-maverick-trailer-shows-at-jay-ellis-in-tom-cruise-sequel 

This week, Franklin and Kate are joined by activist, NYT bestselling author, and actor Gabrielle Union. The trio talk about 90s teen films (hello, Bring It On!), Gabrielle's love for Grease 2, depicting the evolving American family in her new children’s book, Welcome to the Party, and so much more.

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Mentions:

+Welcome to the Party: https://people.com/parents/gabrielle-union-welcome-to-the-party-cover/ 

+LA’s Finest: https://ew.com/tv/gabrielle-union-jessica-alba-las-finest-season-2-trailer/

+Grease 2: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/grease_2 

+Bring It On: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bring_it_on 

Roxane Gay, NYT bestselling author and co-host of Luminary's Hear to Slay, talks to Franklin and Kate about her time writing Marvel comic books, representations of fat characters in media, her love for the Fast and Furious franchise, and so much more. 

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Mentions:

+Hear to Slay (on Luminary): https://luminary.link/MjGEtukE25

+Roxane Gay on writing for Marvel: https://time.com/4866569/roxane-gay-marvel-lumberjanes/

Franklin and Kate talk to comedy icon Ed Helms about his start with the Upright Citizens Brigade, working on The Daily Show during the George W. Bush Administration, his latest Netflix comedy, Coffee & Kareem, and so much more. 

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Mentions:

+Coffee & Kareem: https://www.netflix.com/title/80220009 

+Upright Citizens Brigade: https://ucbcomedy.com 

+The Daily Show: http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah

While Kate and Franklin remain hunkered down below the Hollywood sign, filmmaker Alan Yang joins the show to talk about his journey from Parks and Recreation to Master of None, developing a character-based approach to comedy, his latest film, Tigertail (Netflix), and so much more. 

Episode originally published in 2020. Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

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Mentions:

+Tigertail: https://www.netflix.com/title/80202958

+Little America: https://deadline.com/2018/06/apple-little-america-immigrant-anthology-series-the-big-sick-writers-lee-eisenberg-alan-yang-1202413632/

+Master of None: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/master_of_none/s01

+Parks and Recreation: https://www.nbc.com/parks-and-recreation

This week, Franklin and Kate talk to filmmakers Jordan Horowitz and Julia Hart about La La Land and that wild 2017 Oscars night mixup, bringing Black women superheroes to life in Fast Color, working together as a couple, and so much more.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst. To learn more about The Black List, visit ​www.blcklst.com​.

Mentions:

+La La Land x Oscars mixup: https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/02/27/the-full-story-behind-the-la-la-land-an d-moonlight-oscars-mix-up/#419bc6d42298

+Fast Color: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/fast-color-reviewed-a-superhero-movie-that-pa ys-close-attention-to-ordinary-life

+Miss Stevens: ​https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miss_stevens

+The Keeping Room: https://www.fastcompany.com/3051556/the-keeping-room-star-brit-marling-and-writer-julia-hart- on-making-a-feminist-western

+Stargirl: ​https://ew.com/movies/stargirl-director-julia-hart-disney-plus/ 

[Originally released for subscribers only in 2020]

This week, Franklin and Kate talk to 2016 annual Black Lister and screenwriter Liz Hannah about the origin story of her debut film The Post, writing across genres, depicting "the gray area of mental health" onscreen, and so much more.

Originally published in 2020. Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

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Mentions:

+The Post: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_post

+Long Shot: https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/long-shot

+Mindhunter (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80114855

+All the Bright Places (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80208802

Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny joins Kate and Franklin to talk about Brooklyn Nine-Nine, working with Issa Rae, being inspired by Spike Lee, and presenting a different type of father-son relationship in his film, Uncorked (Netflix).

Episode originally published in 2020. Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

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Mentions:

+Uncorked review and trailer, in Food and Wine magazine: https://www.foodandwine.com/news/netflix-uncorked-trailer-release 

+Insecure: on HBO: https://www.hbo.com/insecure

Franklin and Kate kick off The Black List Podcast with filmmaker and actor Paul Feig (@paulfeig) to discuss the 20th anniversary of Freaks and Geeks, his very first film; what makes a great comedy, and so much more. A classic episode from 2020. Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

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