{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65a2b898e13f240017cef7bd/68d0c286ef1d2c878d892874?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Any Given Sunday (1999): Football is War When Oliver Stone is Directing","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65a2b898e13f240017cef7bd/1758511673639-6dfa3011-8ea4-4d9c-9dec-0d536dabac1a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Stories From the Gridiron Month</em> rolls on this week with a real doozy of a film. Oliver Stone's <em>Any Given Sunday</em> from 1999 is a highly stylized story of a pro football team struggling to come together. Told in the director's everything-is-combat tone, it's an assault on the senses that is a lot of fun to discuss. </p><p><br></p><p>In the news segment:</p><ul><li>Is a Rambo prequel coming?</li><li>Robert Redford</li></ul><p><br></p><p>____________________</p><p><br></p><p><strong>STILL TO COME ON STORIES OF THE GRIDIRON MONTH:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20990442/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Him</em></a> (2025, dir. Justin Tipping)</p><p><br></p><p>On Letterboxd? Follow along with this month’s movie list&nbsp;<a href=\"https://boxd.it/Ojdi2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>____________________</p><p><br></p><p><strong>WE’D LOVE TO CONNECT!</strong></p><p>Please drop us a line at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:moviethrowdownpod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">moviethrowdownpod@gmail.com</a>, and follow us on social media:</p><p><br></p><p>Letterboxd:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/</a></p><p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/</a></p><p>Threads:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@moviethrowdownpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.threads.net/@moviethrowdownpod</a></p><p>TikTok:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod</a></p>","author_name":"Weekly Movie Throwdown"}