Zumbo wipes the slate clean with some Housekeeping. We make a pit stop at Nick's Liquors where we meet Lynn Bracken, Buzz Meeks, Sue Lefferts and Pierce Morehouse Patchett, who all do their best to keep Stensland awake. The fellas examine the life and career of Kim Basinger. One of the Baldwin brood gets cast, and Winegardner has a new theory about Zumbo's Obsession.
There's some housekeeping, there's some new segments (with new jingles), there's some other stuff. You know, like, whatever, OK?
Zumbo fulfills a WWTP prophecy and, as an Exegesis, we Examine the third of our trio of heroes, Ed Exley. Guy Pearce's career is Exhumed and his authenticity is Examined. Excellent? Exactly!
You know, there are OTHER movies that take place in or are about Los Angeles. You know that, right? Good! Because this episode is about some of our favorites. So put the top down on your convertible and take a left on La Cienega, get yourself some In N' Out Burger, and soak up the sunshine, glamour and seedy underbelly of the City of Angels.
In yet another explosive episode, Bill & Matt unravel the mysteries of Hilma, the Confidentially Speaking email & Bluesky addresses, Sergeant Jack Vincennes, Kevin Spacey's career, Pasty Doughy Bastard stuff, and much, much more!
Bill & Zumbo review a list of the 101 Greatest Screenplays and try to decide where L.A. Confidential should land in the panoply of great scripts. Here's the list we were working from: 101 Greatest Screenplays
The fellas take a look at the film’s opening montage in painstaking detail and Jodie Foster's fake alien dad gets cast.
Zumbo & Winegardner are back to introduce a new podcast about a movie they love: LA Confidential. Lots of excuses are made regarding the quality of this podcast and its release schedule. Lots of future discussion topics are teased. Lots of questions are asked about the organizing principle of this endeavor. Lots of tip jar rules are clarified. Lots of theories are Lynne Brackened about why Zumbo is obsessed with this film. And lots of fun is had.
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