I WONDER HOW SHE MADE THAT VIDEO BECAUSE HER PHONE ACTUALLY SAID
11:59.
11:59. >> Jason: ARE YOU READY FOR THE
WEEKEND?
WEEKEND? REEL TALK IS THANKS TO OUR
FRIENDS AT MJR DIGITAL SENT MAS.
GREG RUSSELL IS AT IT AGAIN.
MAYBE AN AWARDS SEASON
DISCUSSION, AND LET’S START WITH
"JOJO RABBIT."
"JOJO RABBIT." WHAT KIND OF A MOVIE IS IT?
>> MORE LIKE A NAZI MOVIE BUT
IT’S A COMEDY AND TAKEN FROM THE
PAGE OF THE GREAT DICTATOR WITH
CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND A LOT OF MEL
BROOKS MOVIES THAT MAKE FUN OF
WHAT’S GOING ON BUT OPENS YOUR
EYES TO SEE THE REALITY.
VERY INTERESTING MOVIE.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON STARS IN
THIS.
THIS. STEVEN MERCHANT.
STEVEN MERCHANT. ALSO SAM ROCKWELL AND A BUNCH OF
OTHER PEOPLE.
OTHER PEOPLE. I GOT TO TALK TO THEM AND HERE
WE GO.
WE GO. WE SHOULD ALL LOVE EACH OTHER AS
BEING PEOPLE.
BEING PEOPLE. >> THIS FILM REALLY BRINGS THE
CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND
HUMANITY.
HUMANITY. AND YOU FEEL IT SO INTRINSICALLY
BETWEEN THESE CHARACTERS, HOW
THEY, YOU KNOW, MAY HAVE THESE
IDEAS OF WHAT THE OTHER PERSON
IS BASED ON THEIR PARENTS’
EXPERIENCE OR THEIR OWN
EXPERIENCE, BUT THEY’RE ABLE TO
CROSS THAT BORDER AND, YOU KNOW,
MEET -- HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
FRIENDSHIP OF INNOCENCE AND
PURITY.
PURITY. >> AND YOU TOOK ON A SUBJECT
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING,
HOW ARE YOU GETTING HUMOR OUT OF
THIS?
THIS? BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT --
>> IT’S ALWAYS BEEN A POPULAR
WAY OF DISMANTLING FROM AFAR,
DISMANTLING THE STRUCTURES AND
POKING FUN AND POKING HOLES IN
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. YOU POKE HOLES ENOUGH IN
SOMETHING, IT EVENTUALLY FALLS
APART.
APART. AND THAT’S THE GOOD THING ABOUT
COMEDY, YOU DON’T KNOW THE HOLE
IS BEING POKED.
>> YOUR GUY REMINDED ME OF THE
GUY FROM "RAIDERS OF THE LOST
ARK."
ARK." >> IT WAS A SMALL FILM THAT I
DON’T THINK ANYONE SAW.
>> YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, I
DID USE IT AS AN INFLUENCE,
PLEASE.
PLEASE. >> Jason: SO THE KID WALKS AWAY
WITH THE MOVIE, A FIRST-TIME
ACTOR?
ACTOR? >> YES.
>> YES. AND HE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB, A
KID WHO IS IN THE HITLER YOUTH
MOVEMENT AND THE NEXT THING YOU
KNOW, THEY FIND OUT THEY HAVE A
SPECIAL PERSON IN THE HOUSE.
>> Jason: HOW MANY REELS?
>> FOR SURE 4.
>> Jason: NEXT UP, AN ENSEMBLE
CAST IN "MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN," A
PROJECT FOR EDWARD NORTON.
>> HE READ THE BOOK 20 YEARS AGO
AND FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
HE IS THE DIRECTOR, WRITER,
PRODUCER, AND STAR IN THIS.
IT TAKES PLACE IN THE 1950s, AND
HE’S PART OF THIS GROUP THAT
DOES AN INVESTIGATION.
BRUCE WILLIS LEADS IT AND GETS
KILLED AND HE AND THE REST OF
THE GUYS WANT TO FIND OUT WHY.
I GOT TO TALK TO THEM, TOO.
>> IT TOOK PLACE 60 YEARS AGO
BUT IT’S OUTSIDE OF TODAY’S
HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. >> WHAT HAPPENED IS VERY
RESONANT TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN
AMERICA TODAY.
AMERICA TODAY. BUT THAT MAKES IT SOUND MORE
POLITICAL AND FOR ME IT’S IN
THAT TRADITION OF FILMS I LOVE,
LIKE "CONFIDENTIAL" AND "CHINA
TOWN."
TOWN." IT WAS THE CHALLENGE OF TRYING
TO MAKE A PERIOD AND THE MUSIC
OF THAT ERA AND THE COSTUMES OF
THAT ERA FEEL REALLY AUTHENTIC
BECAUSE WHEN I SAW "L.A.
CONFIDENTIAL" OR "CHINA TOWN"
YOU’RE MIND GOES, I’M SO HAPPY
TO BE ON THIS DRIFT, IT FEELS
REAL.
REAL. >> ONCE IT STARTS, NEXT THING
YOU KNOW, IT GRABS YOU AND PULLS
YOU RIGHT IN.
>> IT’S A NEW YORK STORY, AND
YOU’RE FROM DETROIT, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> OKAY, SO SYMPTOMS IN URBAN
AREAS, LIFE IS TOUGH BUT HOW
PEOPLE HELP EACH OTHER OUT OR
DON’T HELP EACH OTHER OUT IS THE
STORY.
STORY. AND THAT’S VERY MUCH WHAT THIS
STORY IS ABOUT.
IT’S ABOUT POWER, HOW IT’S
SHARED OR NOT, WHERE IT’S
HIDDEN.
HIDDEN. WHO IS REALLY PULLING THE
STRINGS, WHAT MOTIVATES THEM.
ALL THOSE ARE IN THE MIX.
>> I THOUGHT, THERE WAS SO MANY
TWISTS AND TURNS IN THE PLOT,
FOR AN AUDIENCE, IT’S GONNA KEEP
YOU GUESSING, AND THAT’S THE
KIND OF MOVIE I LIKE TO WATCH.
>> Jason: HOW MANY REELS FOR
THIS ONE?
THIS ONE? >> 10, BECAUSE SHE’S IN IT.
4 FOR THIS ONE AS WELL.
IT’S A VERY GOOD MOVIE!
AND WE’RE INTO AWARDS SEASON.
>> Jason: THE AWARDS YOU BROUGHT
TO STUDIO A.
>> WE START WITH THE JOJO RABBIT
STUFF, LIKE THE T-SHIRT I’M
WEARING, PENS, A HAT.
AND THIS SIGNED POSTER SIGNED BY
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. THE DIRECTOR, STEVEN MERCHANT.
AND I LOF THE WAY SCARLETT
JOHANSSON DID HERS.
AND IT HAS AN ARROW POINTING.
I SIGNED IT, RIGHT?
ALL THE KIDS, EVERYBODY SIGNED
IT.
IT. IT’S A FABULOUS THING TO ADD TO
ANYONE’S MOVIE ROOM AT HOME.
ALSO SAM ROCKWELL.
AND WE HAVE STUFF FROM
"TERMINATOR" WHICH IS OPENING
THIS WEEKEND.
THIS WEEKEND. WE HAVE A HOODIE HERE WITH
CAMOUFLAGE TO GET YOU READY.
WE HAVE SUNGLASSES, A DOG TAG,
EAR BUDS AND PASSES TO SEE IT AT
YOUR LOCAL MJR THEATERS.
>> Jason: TO ENTER TO WIN, GO TO
OUR "LIVE IN THE D" FACEBOOK
PAGE OR THE CONTEST PAGE,
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. CONTEST RULES ARE POSTED THERE
AS WELL.
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