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The Art Immortal

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Every month real lawyers look into the fictional worlds of entertainment and try to access how the law works in those tales. It's informative and silly, much like the law itself.
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The Immortals

Austin Lugar

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Four immortals try to remove their curse by reviewing one of the 1001 Movies/Albums/Songs/TV Shows You Must Consume Before You Die every week. Sure this will take 20 years, but who cares when you've been alive for centuries.
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What else could Episode 237 be? The Immortals have always been in the Overlook. They go deep into the Stanley Kubrick beloved adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel. One of the hosts even say this may be their favorite film! And perhaps not the host you think....(You only have four guesses.) Next episode was actually recorded recently!…
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In the circus we have Dumbo and in the political circus we have dummies. The Immortals watch the 1942 Disney classic as well as one of Austin's favorite movies, 2009's In the Loop. It's not just because The Doctor swears up a storm in it, but it helps. Note -- Something went wrong with the Chicago audio and we apologize for the lesser quality. J.C.…
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The guys continue into the Man with No Name trilogy but it gets a little Bad. They talk about the complexity of the story, how the shooting scenes talk about character and, of course, Klaus Kinski. Sergio Leone's Five 1) A Fistful of Dollars 2) For a Few Dollars More 3) Once Upon a Time in the West 4) Duck, You Sucker! 5) Once Upon a Time in Americ…
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Didn't we already record this? The guys continue their Kate Winslet Five with another Oscar nomination for her on the modern sci-fi classic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. A movie where she gets to wear jeans! Kate Winslet's Five 1) Heavenly Creatures 2) Quills 3) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 4) Little Creatures 5) Revolutionary Ro…
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Get washed up and get ready for the guys talk about the 2000 film, Quills, about the final months of the Marquis de Sade and the young woman who risks everything to get his work to the public. Kate Winslet's Five 1) Heavenly Creatures 2) Quills 3) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 4) Little Children 5) Revolutionary Road…
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In her first feature film, Kate Winslet shocked the world with her bold and complicated performance of one of the two notorious participants in the Parker-Hulme case. Listen as the guys talk about the nuances of sympathy in the movie as well the ambitious of tone in this early Peter Jackson film. Kate Winslet's Five 1) Heavenly Creatures 2) Quills …
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We've been to Hong Kong, we've been to Spain and now we're in America* with Jackie Chan! The guys had to change their schedule due to availability, but that means they get to watch this movie earlier than expected. Is that a good thing? *Canada Jackie Chan's Five 1) Project A 2) Wheels on Meals 3) Police Story 4) Rumble in the Bronx 5) Rush Hour…
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After having a couple episodes in a row where The Immortals didn't watch the greatest films in the world, they had a great time with this irregular double feature. Listen as they are charmed by the female led wuxia classic, Come Drink with Me. They also talk about J.C.'s bonus pick, the legendary Werner Herzog documentary Grizzly Man.…
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Buckle in, it's time for another Clint Eastwood movie. The Immortals discuss if this is an anti-western or Sarah is just anti-westerns. Is this movie against the Union or probably also unions? Also, he spits on a scorpion. At the end of the episode, Austin mistakenly says the next movie stars James Cagney. It does not. Don't @ him.…
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The Jackie Chan Five has begun and it's time to go into the simple story of sailors who are now pirates who are tracking down illegal gun sales to pirates. (We think). The guys discuss Jackie Chan's directorial intent, the pros and cons of how much should action heroes bleed and what are the stakes of this movie. Jackie Chan's Five 1) Project A 2) …
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It has been teased forever but it's finally out. Austin and Pedro watched every episode of the CBS adaptation of Stephen King's novel Under the Dome. And they lost their damn minds. In this podcast, Austin wrote out a full summary of the entire series and they read it at the top of the episode so you can follow along if you haven't seen the show.…
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Finally, the guys are here to talk about the most beloved entry in the Godfather franchise. They are actually looking at both versions of Part III, the original and the newly re-edited version. Listen as they try to answer the immortal question "Does this movie work?" Francis Ford Coppola's Five 1) The Godfather 2) The Conversation 3) Apocalypse No…
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