This week鈥檚 Nose wants you to stop runnin鈥� away like some fool of a moody school child.
Could it be that ? Some of the numbers ain鈥檛 great. Could it be that ? Well, maybe. But .
And: The Banshees of Inisherin is the fourth feature film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. It鈥檚 nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture 鈥� Comedy or Musical, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. It鈥檚 the most nominations for any movie (or TV show, for that matter). The Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan.
Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
- The ska vocalist and two-tone icon died following a 鈥渂rief illness鈥�
- The term gets thrown around like it鈥檚 a bad thing, but the world runs on nepo babies
- Netflix鈥檚 film chief Scott Stuber says the company expects the sequel to Knives Out will reach more than 80 million accounts.
- From politics to TV, we are living in Liz Lemon鈥檚 world
- Remember when 鈥渆pic bacon鈥� was the height of comedy?
- Previously uncovered words from the eminent late actor, director, and philanthropist.
- The role of accidents, chance and serendipity can be crucial to success. It鈥檚 the reason people still watch a black-and-white film every year.
- [Ed. note: Just at first glance, this list, voted on by readers, omits the likes of James Cagney and Charlie Chaplin and Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda and Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn and Jack Lemmon and Steven McQueen and Spencer Tracy and Orson Welles. To name a few. I mean. Cary Grant! Charlie Chaplin!]
- And what a queer year it was!
- You should buy a ticket at your local rep house for each title you buy, lest we run out of titles to laud here in the future.
- After a year of significant change, as hosts like Trevor Noah and Samantha Bee signed off, the future of late-night TV has never seemed more uncertain.
GUESTS:
- Sam Hadelman: Works in music public relations and hosts at Radio Free Brooklyn
- Irene Papoulis: Teaches writing at Trinity College
- Bill Yousman: Professor of Media Studies at Sacred Heart University
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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.
