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The Movie Racket

Each week, Michael Phillips tests a so-called "law" of cinema — a bit of received wisdom about how movies work, or don’t.

Airs Mondays in rotation with Movie Death Match in the Filmspotting feed.

Episodes
"Hollywood's like Egypt, full of crumbled pyramids" with Laura Friedman & Ron Falzone | The Movie Racket
"Hollywood's like Egypt, full of crumbled pyramids" with Laura Friedman & Ron Falzone | The Movie Racket

Saving Hollywood (Again)

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"Be Natural" with Marya E. Gates | The Movie Racket
"Be Natural" with Marya E. Gates | The Movie Racket

Truth in performance.

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“A picture that stays with you is made up of a hundred or more hidden things” with Alonso Duralde | The Movie Racket
“A picture that stays with you is made up of a hundred or more hidden things” with Alonso Duralde | The Movie Racket

God is in the details.

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"All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun" with Rachel Walther | The Movie Racket
"All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun" with Rachel Walther | The Movie Racket

What do audiences really want from movies?

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"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union" with Robert Daniels | The Movie Racket
"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union" with Robert Daniels | The Movie Racket

Every movie is saying something.

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"The hardest thing in scoring is to know when to start and when to stop" with author Tim Greiving | The Movie Racket
"The hardest thing in scoring is to know when to start and when to stop" with author Tim Greiving | The Movie Racket

How much is too much?

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"You owe everything to the movie and nothing to the original" with David Kajganich | The Movie Racket
"You owe everything to the movie and nothing to the original" with David Kajganich | The Movie Racket

How loyal must an adaptation be?

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"If my fanny squirms, it's bad. If my fanny doesn't squirm, it's good" with Dana Stevens | The Movie Racket
"If my fanny squirms, it's bad. If my fanny doesn't squirm, it's good" with Dana Stevens | The Movie Racket

The Movie Mogul Posterior Test

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"A good movie is three good scenes and no bad ones” with Billy Mernit | The Movie Racket
"A good movie is three good scenes and no bad ones” with Billy Mernit | The Movie Racket

Examining the wisdom of Howard Hawks.

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11 Rules for Box Office Appeal with Amy Nicholson | The Movie Racket
11 Rules for Box Office Appeal with Amy Nicholson | The Movie Racket

A dog is better than a landscape?

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"Every film about war ends up being pro-war" with Michael Shannon | The Movie Racket
"Every film about war ends up being pro-war" with Michael Shannon | The Movie Racket

Does every film about war end up being pro-war?

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