Backrooms, Tuner, and More Summer Indies Worth Seeing, Plus The Girlfriend’s Robin Wright and Laurie Davidson, Live!
Prestige JunkieShow Notes
Katey and Chris Rosen talk about some more under the radar summer films they love, including Pressure and Tuner, as well as a few more on the horizon that could join Obsession and Backrooms as summer indie hits. Then hear Katey’s live conversation from Los Angeles with Robin Wright and Laurie Davidson, who created an unconventional, unforgettable mother-son dynamic in Prime Video’s thriller The Girlfriend.
00:00 Intro
01:10 Welcome Back To Summer Movies
01:35 Indies Are Thriving Again
03:53 The Box Office Is Back
06:18 Tuner Is A Real Movie Movie
13:50 Leo Woodall's Breakout
17:10 Pressure And Andrew Scott
20:34 John Carney And Power Ballad
21:22 Olivia Wilde Returns With The Invite
23:53 A24'S The Death Of Robin Hood
25:20 Gail Daughtry And The Celebrity Sex Pass
27:00 Nicholas Winding Refn And Jane Schoenbrun
29:11 Dominic Sessa As Young Bourdain
31:07 Next: The Girlfriend
32:32 Team Laura Vs. Team Cherry
32:55 The Human Condition At The Core
34:43 Writing While Shooting
36:51 The Freedom Of Guerrilla Tv
39:29 Directing While Acting
42:46 Shooting The Hospital Scene
44:16 Trusting The Dp As Director
46:34 Meeting The Euphoria Standard
48:40 Dual Perspectives And Misdirection
51:23 The British Class System
54:18 Why Audiences Switch Sides
55:50 Will There Be A Season Two?
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