Henry kicks off 2021 by reviewing 5 of the 10 films he has scheduled at this year's virtual Sundance Film Festival. Things get weird. Part 2 coming soon!
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Additional Music: "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street" by Joe Raposo, "Cayendo" by Frank Ocean
Special thanks to the Sundance Institute for making these films available!
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19 Oct 2020
Chicago International Film Festival
Henry returns to the podcast to cover some of the films he watched at the virtual edition of this year's Chicago International Film Festival, one of which has quickly become one of his favorites of 2020 so far.
Written and Produced by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Special Thanks to Cinema/Chicago for making these films available
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20 Jul 2020
Hamilton, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, and the Most Underrated Movie Musicals of All Time
Henry finally takes a look at the long-awaited Disney+ release of the Broadway musical "Hamilton," along with another Lin-Manuel Miranda-related project and a few movie musicals he thinks deserve a bigger audience than they originally got.
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1:51 - HAMILTON (Disney)
4:54 - WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME (Hulu)
7:56 - ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (Orion Pictures)
10:51 - POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING (Universal Pictures)
14:11 - TRUE STORIES (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Additional Music: "Satisfied" from HAMILTON performed by Renée Elise Goldsberry, "Hollywood Ending" from ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE performed by Ella Hunt and the cast, "I'm So Humble" from POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING performed by The Lonely Island feat. Adam Levine, "People Like Us" from TRUE STORIES, performed by John Goodman
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13 Jul 2020
Palm Springs, The Old Guard, First Cow, Greyhound
Henry looks at the newest releases that dropped this weekend, and finally gets to talk about an A24 film!
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1:47 - PALM SPRINGS (Hulu/Neon)
4:52 - THE OLD GUARD (Netflix/Skydance)
7:23 - FIRST COW (A24/IAC Films)
10:22 - GREYHOUND (Apple Original Films/Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Written, Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner
Contact for requests and other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
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29 Jun 2020
Irresistible, My Spy, Beats, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
After the bummer that was last week's films, Henry looks at four somewhat lighter new releases for his tenth episode, one of which sent him down an Internet rabbit hole while doing research.
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1:47 - IRRESISTIBLE (Focus Features)
4:33 - MY SPY (Amazon Studios/STXfilms/MWM Studios)
7:34 - BEATS (Music Box Films/BFI/Creative Scotland)
10:41 - EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA (Netflix)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Eurovision Song Contest Music: "Volcano Man" performed by Will Ferrell and My Marianne
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22 Jun 2020
365 Days (Polish Fifty Shades), You Should Have Left, 7500, Babyteeth
Henry looks at four new dramas that just became available. Some are great. Others are definitely not. Next week will be lighter.
The review for 365 DAYS mentions some extremely adult material. Listener discretion is advised.
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2:00 - 365 DAYS (Next Film)
5:06 - YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT (Universal Pictures/Blumhouse)
7:13 - 7500 (Amazon Studios)
9:35 - BABYTEETH (IFC Films/Screen Australia)
Written, Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
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15 Jun 2020
Da 5 Bloods, The King of Staten Island, Shirley, Artemis Fowl
Henry looks at the four biggest releases of the week, one of which has been in the works for a very long time and left quite an impact on him.
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1:43 - DA 5 BLOODS (Netflix)
4:26 - THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (Universal Pictures)
6:50 - SHIRLEY (Neon)
9:23 - ARTEMIS FOWL (Disney)
Written, Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
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1 Jun 2020
Valley Girl (2020), The Lovebirds, The High Note, The Vast of Night, Scoob! (with Andrew Heydt)
After taking some time off, Henry returns to talk about some of the latest new releases, leading up to his first guest review.
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02:47 - VALLEY GIRL (MGM)
05:44 - THE LOVEBIRDS (Netflix/Paramount Pictures)
08:08 - THE HIGH NOTE (Focus Features)
10:45 - THE VAST OF NIGHT (Amazon Studios)
13:23 - SCOOB! (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Written by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner) and Andrew Heydt (@andrewheydt)
Produced and Edited by Henry Gessner
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com (mailto:typicalhollywood@gmail.com)
Intro/Outro Music: “Chanson des jumelles” by Michel Legrand
Additional Music: “Scooby-Doo Theme Song” performed by Best Coast
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4 May 2020
SXSW Special
Henry takes a look at the offerings from the canceled 2020 SXSW Festival that streamed on Amazon Prime Video this week.
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02:26 - CAT IN THE WALL
03:56 - GUNPOWDER HEART
05:12 - LE CHOC DU FUTUR
07:08 - MY DARLING VIVIAN
08:44 - SELFIE
10:23 - TFW NO GF
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Additional Music: "Supernature" by Cerrone, "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash
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27 Apr 2020
Sorry We Missed You, Underwater, The Willoughbys, Beastie Boys Story, Extraction, Valley Girl (1983)
After taking time off for his birthday, Henry comes back to talk about more of the movies he watched during the quarantine.
Take a look at all the films available as virtual cinema releases! Part of the proceeds go towards an independent theater of your choosing! A complete list can be found here: https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/art-house-online-films-available-via-virtual/ (https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/art-house-online-films-available-via-virtual/)
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01:54 - SORRY WE MISSED YOU (Kino Lorber/Zeitgeist Films/Sixteen Films)
04:24 - UNDERWATER (20th Century Studios)
07:07 - THE WILLOUGHBYS (Netflix)
09:27 - BEASTIE BOYS STORY (Apple)
12:06 - EXTRACTION (Netflix)
14:34 - VALLEY GIRL (MGM)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Intro/Outro Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
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13 Apr 2020
Trolls World Tour; Dolittle; Love, Antosha; Little Women
Henry reviews more of the movies he watched over the last week.
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01:51 - TROLLS WORLD TOUR (Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation)
05:26 - DOLITTLE (Universal Pictures)
09:00 - LOVE, ANTOSHA (Lurker Productions)
11:08 - LITTLE WOMEN (Columbia Pictures/Regency Enterprises)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Additional Music: "Dr March's Daughters" composed by Alexandre Desplat
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12 Apr 2020
Typical Hollywood: The Podcast! (Official Trailer)
Welcome to Typical Hollywood: The Podcast! Give this a listen for more information on the show and what it contains.
Written and Produced by Henry Gessner
Contact for requests and other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
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6 Apr 2020
Tiger King, Sonic the Hedgehog, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Henry continues reviewing movies he watched during the quarantine, including his first review of a limited series.
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1:45 - TIGER KING (Netflix)
4:12 - SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (Paramount Pictures)
6:45 - NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS (Focus Features/BBC Films)
9:05 - STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (Disney/Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Additional Music: "Here Kitty Kitty" by Joe Exotic
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30 Mar 2020
Bloodshot, Color Out of Space, The Way Back, The Banker, Troop Zero
Henry continues reviewing movies he watched while under quarantine.
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01:43 - BLOODSHOT (Sony Pictures)
03:36 - COLOR OUT OF SPACE (RLJE Films)
05:28 - THE WAY BACK (Warner Bros. Pictures)
07:26 - Interlude - WEST SIDE STORY Story
09:14 - THE BANKER (Apple TV+)
11:14 - TROOP ZERO (Amazon Studios)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Additional Music: "End Credits" from West Side Story, composed by Leonard Bernstein
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23 Mar 2020
Cats, Onward, Big Time Adolescence, Emma., The Hunt
Henry discusses the movies he’s watched after one week of quarantining.
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02:49 - CATS (Universal Pictures)
05:57 - ONWARD (Disney/Pixar)
08:11 - Interlude: THE ROOM Story
10:37 - BIG TIME ADOLESCENCE (Hulu/LD Entertainment)
11:58 - Interlude: UNDER THE SKIN Story
13:50 - EMMA. (Focus Features)
15:41 - THE HUNT (Universal Pictures/Blumhouse Productions)
Written, Produced, and Edited by Henry Gessner (@iamhenrygessner)
Contact for requests or other offers: typicalhollywood@gmail.com
Music: "Chanson des jumelles" by Michel Legrand
Additional Music: "The Room" from The Room, composed by Mladen Milicevic; "Love" from Under the Skin, composed by Mica Levi
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