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Somehow, I've never seen this film before for reasons to do with "the 90's" as described in the episode.  What a great experience to watch a ruthlessly efficient screenplay in the hands of such an excellent and fun cast. Plus, it turns out there's plenty of funny off-screen content surrounding this production, including casting drama, studio interference, and some deft machinations from both screenwriter Dale Launer and director Jonathan Lynn. 
The Rolling Stone Oral History of My Cousin Vinny
The 1985 "controversial" profile of MCV screenwriter Dale Launer.

In this urgent plea for understanding in these troubled times, I veer off the normal charted waters of the podcast and into the knotty, twisted reality of a dawning awareness that all has not been as it seemed in the world of my most beloved snack food, Bachman Twist Pretzels.
In this episode I will for the first time reveal the fruits of my investigative efforts uncovering the truth about Bachman Twist Pretzels no longer having a Twist.
In all seriousness, my love for Bachman Twist Pretzels spans much of my entire life, and is connected to rare childhood memories of my Father, who loved Bachman Twist Pretzels, too.  
In this Very Special Episode, I will reveal the truth behind the Death of the Bachman Twist Pretzel and the apparently inferior product that Utz Snack Foods is replacing this iconic, locally-originated piece of Pennslyvannian and American history with.

One of the greatest, most thought-provoking yet totally accessible films is this masterpiece of cinema from Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
It's the true story of a Tehran man who impersonates a famous filmmaker and convinces a family that he's going to cast them in a movie.  Kiarostami then reconstructs the events that occurred using the real people involved, including the imposter.
Part documentary, part fiction, and entirely about what we think about what we see on-screen, truth, lies, and cinema.
I recommend the Criterion Channel's streaming page about this film as it contains several important subsequent films that will greatly enhance your experience of a film that Martin Scorcese called "life-changing".
Watch the film here.
Watch the documentary follow-up "'Close-up' Long Shot" here.
Watch the 2009 video interview with 'Close-up' director Abbas Kiarostami here.
Read this excellent Godfrey Cheshire essay about the film.

From Senator Geary to Frankie Five Angels, Duvall's Tom Hagen navigated a twisty and often dirty road in the second Godfather film.
Watching the movie through the lens of Tom Hagen, it's clear tha the film in its own way really focusses on Tom and Michael and how the changing times and Michael's increasing paranoia have removed the family so far from "The Good Old Days".
The last two brothers left standing at the end of II are Tom and Michael. One of the great mysteries of Godfather III is if the presence of Tom Hagen would have salvaged that film from being the blight upon the memory of the first two that it unfortunately remains.
But let's celebrate Tom Hagen, one of the most enduring characters in Duvall's long life as an actor, and a character present at and maybe the catalyst behind so many iconic scenes in these great films.

'Night of the Juggler' is either one of the best 70's film titles or one of the worst. Honestly I enjoy it, for it's uniqueness and complete (well...near complete) relevence to the film's plot.  It's certainly memorable, if not directly speaking to the film's setting...which is mostly in the daytime of a VERY 1978 NYC.
'Night of the Juggler' had long been sort of like that Jerry Lewis Holocaust film; never-seen, long-rumored to be secretly great...elusive.
But KinoLorber has finally rescued the film from obscurity with a new 4K transfer, available now on YouTube and other streaming platforms for purchase. It's well worth the trip. And it IS a trip, of the best, cinematic kind.
NY Times Article on the Film's Re-Release & Backstory
Link to buy the new DVD release with special bonus features.