
About this episode
Sean and Amanda open the show by reacting to the quite disappointing official lineup for this year’s Venice Film Festival, the news that Sony and Alamo Drafthouse are reviving the iconic Cinerama Dome, and some exciting new movies that have officially been green-lit. Then, they open up the mailbag to answer all of your summer movie questions. They explore what the future of IMAX will look like (especially with an impending sale on the table), wonder where Christopher Nolan could possibly go from here, debate what the best movie of the summer will be, and much more.
(0:00) Intro
(0:59) The Venice Film Festival lineup
(15:56) The Cinerama Dome is reopening
(23:52) Lou Gehrig biopic in the works with Richard Linklater and Glen Powell
(27:50) ‘Days of Thunder 2’ with Tom Cruise green-lit at Paramount
(31:42) The summer movie mailbag
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Producer: Jack Sanders
Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh
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