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Showbiz: Amateur Adventures in Film Studies

Learning about film through the Criterion Collection


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  • 35. 133: Dick Pic (Private Benjamin)

    43:25||Season 4, Ep. 35
    We do a bit of noticing of female comedy and the art of love bombing in 1980's Private Benjamin.

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  • 34. 132: A Butt Man (Amarcord / Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

    44:54||Season 4, Ep. 34
    We do a bit of noticing of the blend of tragedy and comedy (or lack of it) in Amarcord directed by Frederico Fellini and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Mike Nochols.

  • 33. 131: #TeamFelix (The Odd Couple)

    36:09||Season 4, Ep. 33
    We do a bit of noticing of bio hazards, how comedies (and actors) age, and examples of the oh so effective "uptight + slob" trope.

  • 32. 130: 47-Year-Olds (House Party)

    46:57||Season 4, Ep. 32
    We do a bit of noticing of an early example of the trope of the super important teen party in 1990's House Party.

  • 31. 129: Reconstruct My Life (Hallzapoppin')

    39:26||Season 4, Ep. 31
    We do a bit of noticing of excellent pacing, nonstop bits, and meta comedy in 1941's Hellzapoppin'.

  • 30. 128: Streamer Inception (They Cloned Tyrone)

    29:59||Season 4, Ep. 30
    We just do a bit of noticing of how funny vast government conspiracies can be in 2023's hilarious They Cloned Tyrone.

  • 29. Lesson 4: Comedy

    34:14||Season 4, Ep. 29
    We do a bit of learning about the elements of the Comedy genre in our fourth lesson...