#107: (Pt. 2) The Disaster Artist / Ed Wood (1994)

The Next Picture Show

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4.6 • 858 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2017

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Our so-bad-it’s-good moviemaking double feature continues with a new film from James Franco that channels the spirit of Tim Burton’s ED WOOD: THE DISASTER ARTIST, about the tortured making of Tommy Wiseau’s cult hit THE ROOM. We discuss the new film in some depth before going into its connections to ED WOOD, from their depictions of the filmmaking process to their shared instinct to send their tragic subjects out on a high note. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about ED WOOD, THE DISASTER ARTIST, or both by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Your Next Picture Show: • Tasha: “The Battle over ‘The Room’” (Entertainment Weekly); “What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in The Disaster Artist,” by Marissa Martinelli (Slate); “The Room Actors: Where Are They Now” (Funny or Die) • Genevieve: Craig Gillespie’s I, TONYA • Keith: You Must Remember This: Boris and Bela • Scott: Santiago Rizzo’s QUEST Outro Music: Kitra Williams, “You Are My Rose” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.2	We may be true with the past, but the past is not through with us.
0:53.1	Welcome back to the next picture show, a movie The Week podcast devoted to a classic film and the way it shaped our thoughts on a recent release. I'm Keith Phipps here again with... Tasha Robinson,
0:57.9	Genevieve Kosky. And Scott Tobias. On the first half of this episode, we discussed Ed Wood,
1:02.3	Tim Burton's salute to the director of what are widely considered to be some of the worst
1:05.3	movies ever made, starring Johnny Depp and Martin Landau. In this episode, we'll take a look at the disaster artist,
1:11.6	James Franco's film about the making of The Room, which has found a cult following among those
1:15.1	drawn to what can politely be described as its rough edges and odd choices. James Franco's brother,
1:20.1	Dave Franco, plays Greg Sostero, a baby-faced San Francisco actor with Dreams of Hollywood Stardom,
1:24.7	who, in the late 1990s, meets Tommy Wiesot, played by James Franco, at an acting class.
1:30.0	Tommy is, to say the least, an unusual man.
1:33.5	He claims to be from New Orleans, but speaks in an impossible to pin down accent that suggests Eastern Europe.
1:38.8	He's coy about his age, drinks Red Bull by the case, and lives in a cluttered apartment.
1:43.2	He also seems to be rich, which allows us to propose that he and Greg moved to Los Angeles
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