While Chris takes a break from the podcast on his European vacation, special guest Lia joins Jimmy this week in a review of Funny People. Leah has a pretty positive take on the movie though she certainly has a handful of complaints, including the overuse of Judd Apatow’s kids and a pretty disjointed ending. Jimmy also recommends the movie, telling the listeners to just “give Judd a chance” and cites his personal relationship with Seth Rogen.
The terminal illness DVD picks for this week start off with Lia’s choice of Bernardo Bertolucci’s Stealing Beauty, which gives the pair a chance to talk about NPR’s “ethnic” episodes. The discussion continues with Jimmy’s pick of the Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, the first film he bought on DVD. Chris briefly joins the podcast in a prerecorded clip, where he is clearly on the same brainwave as the guys at the Filmspotting podcast, with his selection of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru.
This week, in Chris’s absence, Jimmy invites a special guest to the studio to flesh out the funny behind Funny People.
Runtime – 46:01
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