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Episode 34 – 13th, The Birth of a Nation, More New Fall TV & NYFF Continues!

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October 4, 2016
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Hey, listeners! Welcome to another episode that’s chock full of goodies! Here they are: our reviews of Ava DuVernay’s “13th” and Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation,” our continued coverage of the 54th New York Film Festival, even more of our takes on new fall TV shows, a timely “Did You Know,” and a “Pick of the Week” that delivers. Enjoy!

13th

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New York Film Festival Continues

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Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA. Photo credit: Claire Folger, Courtesy of Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions

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Certain Women

Did You Know

What famous actress had a severe stuttering problem as a young girl and overcame that problem by finding a different voice while acting?

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 Anthony Hopkins. Credit: John P. Johnson.

Anthony Hopkins. Credit: John P. Johnson.

Better Things (FX)
Quarry (Cinemax)
High Maintenance (HBO)
The Good Place (NBC)
Speechless (ABC)
Easy (Netflix)
The Exorcist (FOX)
Marvel’s Luke Cage (Netflix)
Westworld (HBO)

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The Imitation Game

The Birth of a Nation

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Nate Parker as "Nat Turner" in THE BIRTH OF A NATION. Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu. © 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

Nate Parker as “Nat Turner” in THE BIRTH OF A NATION. Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu. © 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

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