Rain Man (1988) and Michael Flatley's Blackbird (2022)

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Dedicating this episode to all the therapists and gays that heal us! This week is all about the VMAs and psychotic moms. However, before all that I pay my respects to the late Giorgio Armani. Mr. Armani was an iconic (and insanely rich) figure in fashion that will live on for generations to come. After that I highlight my new favorite viral clip of two college footballers in a homoerotic embrace. If this is sports from now on, then maybe I will watch the Super Bowl! Then I discuss this years VMAs which was basically the Sabrina Carpenter variety hour. Next up is my new favorite Netflix documentary, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish. This b!tch, Kendra, sure does know how to drag out an elaborate cyberstalking! Finally, I touch on the titillating new teaser trailer for Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights. So good!!! Listen now <3…

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The film Rain Man became a huge box office hit at the end if 1988, and an Oscar-winner in 1989. Yet here was a movie that went through the hands of at least three directors who didn't make it, including Steven Spielberg, who was attached for nearly half a year.

But Barry Levinson did make the film - and he was able to take advantage of a situation that gave him a surprising amount of control.

Michael Flatley meanwhile had seemingly total control over his passion project, Blackbird. He wrote, directed, produced and starred in the movie, which debuted in 2018 - but then seemed to disappear.

The stories of both films are told in this episode...

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Rain Man (1988) and Michael Flatley's Blackbird (2022)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

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But Barry Levinson did make the film - and he was able to take advantage of a situation that gave him a surprising amount of control.

The stories of both films are told in this episode...

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#Movies #Simon Brew #Cinema #Entertainment

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