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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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Manchester by the Sea
Toni Erdmann
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?

New Fall TV

 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)

Pick of the Week

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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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