Netflix's 'The Irishman' Is Alive and Well—Are Movie Theaters Dead? Plus: Antonio Banderas! | The Oscars Show

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🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' is already being hailed as a sophisticated masterwork—by Sean and Amanda and dozens of critics—that will challenge for Oscars in nearly every major category. But it isn't easy to see in theaters. The battle between Netflix and theater chains to show the movie at multiplexes around the world reveals the perilous future of the movie business (3:00). Then actor Antonio Banderas joins Sean to discuss making the transition from Spain to America; his decades-long collaboration with director Pedro Almodóvar; and their latest film, 'Pain and Glory' (62:20). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Antonio Banderas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I released the Book of Basketball in 2009, and Swar was done.
0:05.4	What else was there to say?
0:06.4	The book was 704 pages long.
0:09.2	I figured out the secret of basketball, it helped from Isaiah Thomas, and used it to rank
0:12.9	the top 96 players of all time.
0:15.3	I blew up the basketball hall fame and turned it into a five level Egyptian pyramid.
0:20.2	I figured out the 33 greatest wet of sever.
0:22.3	I saw every MVP debate, and made the case for Russell Overwilt.
0:26.1	I explained why MJ was the greatest ever.
0:28.5	I wrote hundreds of pop culture references, at least 250 inappropriate jokes, and God
0:33.5	knows how many footnotes.
0:35.4	I even drove to San Diego for the epilogue to spend time with Bill Walton.
0:40.0	And when the book reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list, that was
0:43.5	all I ever wanted.
0:44.5	I was done.
0:45.5	I swore to myself I would never do a sequel.
0:49.0	Well, I kinda lied.
0:51.7	So much has changed in the NBA these past 10 years.
0:54.6	I couldn't help going back.
0:56.7	Who could have seen the three point boom coming?
0:59.2	Curry's warriors going 73 to 9, the heart and trade, the plan power manair, the process
1:04.1	of advanced metrics, the decision, Cleveland winning a title?
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