Box Office GROSS: The Top 50 Hit Films of 2005
Box Office GROSS: The Top 50 Hit Films of 2005
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Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2005 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
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The show centers on revisiting forgotten cinematic hits, exploring themes like cultural relevance, box office appeal, and critical reception, with episodes analyzing films such as 'White Noise' and discussing reactions to the supernatural thriller genre of the mid-2000s.
Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2005 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
FOLKS, today we bring you our first truly relevant, iconic, influential film that we've covered on this project, Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller's ”SIN CITY”, and we went DEEP with special guest, our brilliant and learned animation and comic scholar TJ Dobbin as we worked to untangle the complicated artistry, the dubious influence and the rancid misogyny of this messy, groundbreaking piece of iconography.
Topics include the fundamental differences between comics and films, the greatest of Benicio Del Toro, Alexis Bledel's chunky belts, the wild late 90s films of Jean-Claude Van Damme and I tell a story about SIN CITY's relationship to one of the few times in my life I threatened to kick someone's ass!
This is definitely our longest episode, and may very well be our best.
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Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema by Willow Maclay (Author), Caden Gardner (Author) – https://www.amazon.com/Corpses-Fools-Monsters-Examination-Images/dp/1914420586
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