Episode 41: Elaine May - A New Leaf and Mikey and Nicky
MAY 7, 202368 MIN
Episode 41: Elaine May - A New Leaf and Mikey and Nicky
MAY 7, 202368 MIN
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NOTE: This episode was originally supposed to be out in April.</p>
<p>Hosts Tim Rosenberger -- <a href="https://25yearslatersite.com/author/tim0122/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">a film writer for Film Obsessive</a>, <a href="https://thecinematicpackrat.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">a blogger</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOykK02DbBl9KzUx7WTyV3A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">YouTuber</a> -- and Rosalie Lewis, a writer for <a href="https://www.fthismovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">FThisMovie.com</a>, look at two films from comedian, actress, writer, and director Elaine May. <em>A New Leaf</em> (1971) stars her and Walter Matthau in a romantic dark comedy and <em>Mikey and Nicky</em> (1976) co-stars Peter Falk and John Cassavetes in a gangster drama. Tim and Rosalie discuss May's twist's on these well-trodden genres and May's clashes with her studio. You can find <a href="https://olivefilms.com/product/a-new-leaf-olive-signature-blu-ray/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>A New Leaf</em> through Olive Film's Olive Signature Collection</a> and <a href="https://www.criterion.com/films/27895-mikey-and-nicky" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>Mikey and Nicky </em>through The Criterion Collection</a>.</p>