Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2021

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Sean and Amanda dive into the news about the new release strategy for Disney’s long-awaited ‘Black Widow’ and what it means for movie theaters (0:16). Then, they look at the results of the WGA and PGA awards, and the complications of the forthcoming in-person Oscars ceremony. Finally, Sean is joined by Brian Koppelman—cocreator of ‘Billions’ and cowriter of ‘Rounders,’ ‘The Girlfriend Experience,’ and ‘Ocean’s 13’—to discuss the top five directorial debuts of filmmakers born between 1960 and 1980 (27:00). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Brian Koppelman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Join Justin Cherity and Micah Peters and Sound Only as they discuss their deepest, darkest
0:05.2	thoughts about the millennial lifestyle, rap music, video games, anime, YouTube, social
0:10.7	media, and their underlying themes.
0:12.7	Check out Sound Only on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:16.0	I'm Sean Fennesy.
0:23.4	I'm Amanda Dobbins and this is the Big Picture, a conversation show about beginnings and endings.
0:28.3	I'll be joined by my old friend Brian Coppelman, the co-creator of billions, and the co-writer
0:32.7	of movies like Rounders, the girlfriend experience, and oceans, 13, among others.
0:36.5	I asked Brian if he could do any top five in the world what he would pick and Brian landed
0:40.7	on a nifty idea.
0:41.7	Top five directorial debuts for filmmakers born between 1960 and 1980.
0:47.1	So essentially the best introductions to Generation X directors.
0:50.4	I hope you'll stick around for that.
0:52.0	But up top Amanda and I are looking at the results of the producers' guild and the writers'
0:55.3	guild awards, how they might impact the Academy Awards, which is now just four weeks away
1:00.0	or in the home stretch.
1:01.0	But first, Amanda, let's talk about the big announcement from Disney this week.
1:04.8	We had been, or at least I had been, anticipating the film Black Widow.
1:07.8	Had you been anticipating Black Widow?
1:09.2	Listen, I will watch it and try to enjoy it when I am able to.
1:13.6	Like I'm not against.
1:14.8	I wouldn't say I'm vociferously pro either.
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