Jason Bailey

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Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· 29d

Charles Grodin in MIDNIGHT RUN, holding up a newspaper as proof of life

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 12

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 12

Starting a new project

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 11

Agree with everything @poniewozik.bsky.social says here and would like to add that the most galling example of this was Luther Vandross's cover of "Killing Me Softly" since... y'know

James Poniewozik‬
‪@poniewozik.bsky.social‬
· 7m
One of my longest held die-on-this-hill aesthetic opinions: if you’re covering a song, you do not generally need to change the lyrics to match your gender. Just trust the audience! Luke Combs sang “Fast Car” as Tracy Chapman wrote it and it was great!

‪James Poniewozik‬
‪@poniewozik.bsky.social‬
· 5m
I get that different art forms are different but music audiences should be able to wrap their heads around the idea that the person is singing from the POV of a character (or just another songwriter). It used to drive me batty when they would rewrite lyrics on American Idol!

James Poniewozik
‪@poniewozik.bsky.social‬
Because this is the Internet, I will add that of course there are exceptions, and if an artist is changing lyrics for a creative purpose, go with God. But if it’s just for fear that people’s heads will explode if they hear a boy singing girl words or vice versa… relax

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 10

Some personal news: got a new @briannaduggan.bsky.social goin' up

Brianna's beautiful "I got a cat" illustration of Elliott Gould as Marlowe and his cat from THE LONG GOODBYE

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 10

In this final clip from our NASHVILLE bonus episode, we discuss some of the contemporaneous reviews of Robert Altman’s masterpiece. Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/Efv0HKN Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/4uBGjXU Listen to WHITEWASHED HISTORY: buff.ly/rYkwgU7

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 10

Can't do a traditional Friday stack of discs to review because barely any July releases have shipped! (Holidays, I guess? Boo) So instead I'm watching these two today.... ...for the first time

Today I'm watching the first BLADE and HIGHLANDER movies

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 9

In this clip from our NASHVILLE bonus episode, we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s considerable debt to Robert Altman – and how he repaid it. Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/Efv0HKN Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/4uBGjXU Listen to WHITEWASHED HISTORY: buff.ly/rYkwgU7

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 8

Look I know Shakespeare is a hard sell and this was released in '69 so the Zeffirelli had just been a big hit but the top tagline for this made me absolutely cackle

The poster for the 1969 film version of HAMLET, with the tagline "From the author of 'Romeo & Juliet'" in big type across the top

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 8

In this clip from our recent NASHVILLE bonus episode, I read from my NYT capsule to explain why I chose this as a particularly American movie. Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/Efv0HKN Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/4uBGjXU Listen to WHITEWASHED HISTORY: buff.ly/rYkwgU7

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 7

In this clip from our recent NASHVILLE bonus episode, @fifthcolumnfilms.bsky.social talks a bit about rediscovering American identity and his new solo podcast, WHITEWASHED HISTORY. Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/Efv0HKN Listen to WHITEWASHED HISTORY: buff.ly/rYkwgU7

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 7

Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP?

INTRODUCTION

THE GUY AND THE BOX AND THE GUY IN A BOX

Jeb Stuart was stuck.

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 4

One last clip from our talk with @isaacbutler.bsky.social – in which we stumble upon the podcast idea that could make us rich. New episode tomorrow – ALIEN with @dodgyboffin.com! Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 3

A bit of our discussion on the release and reception of CABARET with guest @isaacbutler.bsky.social – the kind of thing that happens whenever we talk about a movie released in the early ‘70s. Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 2

No discussion of CABARET is complete without touching on what this week’s guest, THE PERFECT MOMENT author @isaacbutler.bsky.social, deems “the most insane mustache in the history of world cinema.” Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 1

Like, I know it's called YANK because it's a military magazine but it feeeeeeeels like a double entrendre

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 1

How did Bob Fosse’s burlesque roots influence CABARET (and LENNY)? We discuss with this week’s guest, THE PERFECT MOMENT author @isaacbutler.bsky.social. Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/Yu9LGkQ

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jul 1

New clip! We discuss Pauline Kael’s rapturous review of CABARET with this week’s guest, THE PERFECT MOMENT author @isaacbutler.bsky.social. Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/Yu9LGkQ

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 30

excited about the new Spider-Man movie

A poster for something called "SPIDER MAN: THE DRAGON'S CHALLENGE" (1979)

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 30

On Mike Nichols' CARNAL KNOWLEDGE, released on this day in 1971, for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn... And our conversation about it, with @hunterh.bsky.social, on GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... youtu.be/hm-3sdhnjXQ?...

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 29

New clip! We discuss Bob Fosse’s innovative editing of CABARET with this week’s guest, THE PERFECT MOMENT author @isaacbutler.bsky.social. Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/Yu9LGkQ

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 28

New clip! THE PERFECT MOMENT author @isaacbutler.bsky.social explains why he has such a keen interest in this week’s movie, Bob Fosse’s CABARET. Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/Yu9LGkQ

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 28

I mean the best response to "BLAZING SADDLES couldn't be made today" is that they QUITE LITERALLY not only remade it, but REMADE IT AS A CHILDREN'S FILM, four years ago www.imdb.com/title/tt4428...

IMDb credits list for PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK (2022), which includes the full story and screenplay credits for the writers of BLAZING SADDLES, upon which it is based

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 28

The funny thing about "anti-woke" dipshits using BLAZING SADDLES as their north star is that part of the reason Brooks hired Pryor for the writer's room was to keep them from going too far with the race jokes. Essentially, Mel Brooks used a sensitivity reader. www.flavorwire.com/437137/revis...

One would assume that Pryor was mostly responsible for the race-based humor in Blazing Saddles, but Brooks has emphasized that it wasn’t nearly as simple as that. In recent documentaries about both himself and Pryor, he’s said that Pryor’s primary interest was in the character of giant simpleton Mongo (“Mongo only pawn in game of life”); elsewhere, he’s said, “Pryor wrote the Jewish jokes, the Jews wrote the black jokes.” In other words, it wasn’t a matter of who wrote what; it was that with Brooks allowing the ship to go anywhere, and a visionary comic voice like Pryor contributing (and, it seems, serving as a kind of permission slip to go wherever the story might take them), anyone could write anything.

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 28

getting to this point with that guy

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 27

New clip! We love THE PERFECT MOMENT author @isaacbutler.bsky.social’s last book, THE METHOD, so here he shares an extra bit of information that wasn’t in that book. Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/Yu9LGkQ

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 27

Gonna share this again -- mere days before the 2024 election, Obama *bragged* about how he and Biden didn't take credit for doing things, "because it wasn’t about feeding our egos or advancing our politics, it was about helping people." And here we are. www.instagram.com/p/DBsPmZ6tLog/

Obama on Instagram, 10/28/24:

I often hear folks say, “Donald Trump sent me a check during the pandemic.”

I want to make sure you understand this: Congress sent you a check. By the way, Joe Biden also sent you a check during the pandemic, just like I gave people relief during the Great Recession. The difference is that we didn’t put our names on it – because it wasn’t about feeding our egos or advancing our politics, it was about helping people.

So don’t be giving him credit for that. And don’t give him your vote, either. There’s only one candidate in this election who cares about you, and that’s @KamalaHarris.

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 26

New clip! Did you know that THE PERFECT MOMENT author @isaacbutler.bsky.social’s last book, THE METHOD, was translated into Serbian? Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/Yu9LGkQ

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey· Jun 25

New clip! @isaacbutler.bsky.social, author of THE PERFECT MOMENT: GOD, SEX, ART, AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICA’S CULTURE WARS, explains why culture wars will always rage in the USA. Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/WH8tHuC Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/S3ARqym