#219: Infection Point Pt. 1 - Panic In the Streets

The Next Picture Show

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Tv & Film, Film History, Film Reviews

4.6 • 858 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The 2020 coronavirus outbreak has affected virtually everything about our modern world, including the movies we watch, how we watch them, and how we podcast about them. It’s a sobering but fascinating lens through which to view past films that have wrestled with outbreaks, from Elia Kazan’s 1950 noir PANIC IN THE STREETS up through Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 pandemic procedural CONTAGION. We tackle the first half of that double-feature this week, unpacking the central metaphor — or lack thereof — in Kazan’s crime drama, along with its attitudes toward government and police, its subtle and canny use of locations, and the standout performances from Richard Widmark and a young Jack Palance. Plus, we use our usual feedback segment to check in with each from afar, and see how your Next Picture Podsters are navigating this strange new reality. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about PANIC IN THE STREETS, CONTAGION, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Outro Music: Warren Zevon, “Don’t Let Us Get Sick” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.9	We may be true with the past, but the past is not through with us.
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0:51.2	and how it shaped our thoughts on a recent release. I'm Scott Tobias here with
0:54.8	Keith Phipps, Genevieve Kosky, and Tasha Robinson. Now, normally we'd engage in a bit of
0:59.2	scripted banter here, but the world has changed pretty dramatically since the last time we got
1:03.1	together. In fact, we're not together. All four of us are doing our part to help flatten the
1:07.9	coronavirus curve, so we're all sequestered to our homes.
1:11.8	We had originally planned to pair Kelly Reichert's first cow with a movie to be named
1:15.5	later, probably McCabe and Mrs. Miller, but A24 has pulled first cow from theaters,
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1:32.4	I'm going to go wash my hands, so Tasha, please tell the people how our podcast is going to
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