Telling True Horror Stories with Lee Daniels
Baby, this is Keke Palmer
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🗓️ 15 October 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Get ready for some real (supernatural horror) talk! This week, the visionary filmmaker Lee Daniels joins us for a conversation about bringing real-life stories to the big screen. We dive into his latest creation “The Deliverance”—a supernatural horror movie based on real life events—and Lee opens up about his creative process and what’s driven him as a filmmaker—from “Precious” to “Empire” to “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” Then we find out whether he can tell the difference between real life news stories and Hollywood film plots in a game called “Dark but True, or Hollywood Fiction.”
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Baby, This is Kiki Palmer, is sponsored by the good old folks over at Airbnb, |
| 0:05.3 | because some trips are better in an Airbnb. |
| 0:08.3 | All right, y'all, let's get into it. |
| 0:15.1 | Hey there, listeners, it's your girl, Kiki Palmer, and you already know what time it is. |
| 0:20.2 | Okay, today we are going to talk about telling true stories |
| 0:22.9 | and what these stories can teach us about ourselves. |
| 0:25.5 | My guest is the one and only Lee Daniels, |
| 0:27.5 | the visionary filmmaker behind the United States versus Billy Holiday, |
| 0:31.3 | from Precious to Empire to his new film The Deliverance. |
| 0:34.4 | This man has been changing the game with his fearless storytelling |
| 0:37.4 | and undeniable talent, so buckle up. Because baby, this is Kiki Palmer. No matter what we're doing in the car, just chilling, popo, Amazon music, sit back and listen. Life, love, sex, science, covering it all. Especially the backers money always involved. No what it is We gonna make it make sense |
| 0:54.4 | Nothing else will do but kick it with the homies and kids |
| 0:56.7 | So grab you a drink and a snack you enjoy |
| 0:58.8 | And get into the vibe that only one is your girls |
| 1:01.6 | Baby this is this is Kiki |
| 1:04.5 | Baby this is Kiki Poma yeah |
| 1:10.2 | Hello shit This is Kiki Poma, yeah. Hello, shit. Hello. Hello. As always, it's so good to talk to you. This hair, I'm liking the extra lymph. Yeah, I had a new Larry wig going on. It's a little long, but I think I want to cut it. I knew you're going to say you're going to cut an egg. Don't cut it sharing because I actually like this lip on you. Okay. It's very, very cute. You're giving a little gin and vibe. You know what mean? It's like a lob. When I first put it on, it was doing some Tina Turner stuff. So I had to flip it and, you know, you know, flip it, slap it and rub it down. Oh, no. Well, you do look good. I love that. How are you feeling today? |
| 1:44.7 | I feel pretty good. |
| 1:45.7 | I feel good. |
| 1:46.3 | It's nice, nice weather. Nice weather. We're back in LA. We were in New York last time. I love when we get to be in person because I feel like we just really get into it together. Yes. I'm talking with your boy Lee today. Oh, I love Lee. I know. She loves you. |
| 1:59.1 | He is so awesome. |
| 2:00.0 | He is so, so awesome. |
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