meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Filmspotting

From the Archive: Gena Rowlands in Opening Night and Paris, Texas at 40

Filmspotting

Telegraph Road Productions

Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Film History

4.64.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The great Gena Rowlands recently passed away at 94. We honor the two-time Oscar nominee with a revisit of her performance in husband John Cassavetes's "Opening Night." Plus, our 8 From '84 discussion of Wim Wenders's "Paris, Texas." Opening (00:00:00-00:01:14) Review: “Opening Night” (00:01:15-00:17:32) Next Week, Notes (00:17:33-00:18:26) Review: “Paris, Texas” (00:18:27-00:54:27) Feedback: Email us at [email protected]. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Follow: https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?

0:06.4

You're not interested in aren't?

0:07.6

No.

0:08.6

Now look, we're going to do this thing.

0:09.4

We're going to have a conversation.

0:13.0

From Chicago, this is film spotting. I'm Adam Kempinar.

0:16.0

Nick, I get the idea there's some kind of a conspiracy going on here.

0:22.0

I mean, you've been looking at me so quiet like and he's got something in that bag.

0:28.8

We lost an acting legend last week. General Roland, she was 94.

0:34.0

That was the two-time Oscar nominee in 1974's

0:37.0

a woman under the influence,

0:38.0

the most celebrated of her seven collaborations

0:41.0

with husband John Cassavetes.

0:42.0

This week, we've got a review of Roland's John Cassavetes.

0:42.8

This week we've got a review of Roland's and Cassavetes opening night from 1977 and Vim vendors Paris,

0:48.8

Texas turns 40.

0:50.5

It's all ahead on film spotting. Welcome to FilmSpotting. Josh and I are off this week, so we're sharing a few pieces from the archive, including a review of Vim vendors Paris, Texas that most listeners have never heard before. It was a bonus show back in 2020 as part of our 8 from 84 series that's coming in a bit.

1:16.0

First up, General Roland's.

1:17.5

The legendary actress passed away last week at 94 after a years long battle with Alzheimer's.

1:22.2

She was twice nominated for a best actress Oscar.

1:25.2

For 1974 is a woman under the influence,

1:27.4

and 1980s Gloria, both directed by her husband

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Telegraph Road Productions, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Telegraph Road Productions and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.