EPISODE 14. EVEN THE RAIN.
THE MOVIE WAVE. Episode 14. EVEN THE RAIN.
Suzanna Marchant, Mark Grainger and Sergio Calvo discuss Spanish drama “Even the rain” and some other titles. This episode contains a juicy commentary on imperialism, privatisation, historical memory, product placement, book adaptations, three dimensional cinema, motion capture technology and much more.
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Other titles discussed on the show:
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An unlike meeting place for gangsters. A darkly funny and unpredictable Irish comedy.
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Sci-fi action with Will Smith, CG robots, Isaac Asimov’s ideas and obvious product placement.
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Zack Snyder’s comic book adaptation is highly appreciated by Mark._________________________________________________
Ultra-violent “Super” is like “Kick-Ass” but more disturbing._____________________________________________________________________
The adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s best selling novel depicts a creepy mother-son relationship.________________________________________________________________________
Another best selling novel adaptation that lead to the inevitable movie-book comparison.
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Hergé’s comic books bring Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson together playing with new toys.________________________________________________________________________________
The “Cochabamba water wars” took place in Bolivia between January 1999 and April 2000.
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The protests were a response to multinational participation in the infrastructure and management of the city’s municipal water supply._______________________________________________________________________
Madrid is currently fighting the right wing supported privatisation of water.________________________________________________
Howard Zinn’s book first introduced people to Christopher Columbus’s true legacy of enslavement and genocide, a heritage central to Icíar Bollaín’s film EVEN THE RAIN.-
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