Cinecast #13: Do The Race Thing

In the latest Cinecast, I fight a cold and duel with Sam about the merits of Paul Haggis' directing debut, "Crash," which follows a diverse collection of Los Angelinos on a 36-hour collision course. The film boasts an all-star cast that includes Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon and Sandra Bullock, and employs an Altman-esque, disjointed structure to ruminate on the current state of race relations. Or, as the film's official site more profoundly puts it, "Crash" takes "a provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America." Sam thought it was just provocative and unflinching enough to recommend, while I couldn't buy the contrived scenarios and patronizing dialogue. Also in the show, we count down our Top 5 Directorial Debuts.



Cinecast #13
:34-13:27 - Review: "Crash"
13:46-14:36 - Music: "Stupid," Anne McCue
14:31-20:03 - Critical response to "Kingdom of Heaven," Listener Feedback
20:23-21:23 - Music: "Tiny Little Song," Anne McCue
21:18-32:31 - Top 5 Directorial Debuts
32:31-34:18 - Massacre Theatre

Music by Anne McCue from the album "Roll" courtesy of Messenger Records ... Cinecast theme music courtesy of Age of the Rifle.

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