Box Office Bylines

There is a man. A certain man. A man whose grace and handsome face are known across the land. You know his name. It’s Orson Welles! This week we’re talking about Citizen Kane, AKA the greatest movie ever made (before Paddington 2). It’s a quintessentially American story of a hollow billionaire running a media empire. Sort of like Succession but with Dutch angles. Tara and Jacob discuss Welles’ incredible debut feature, noted big twat William Randolph Hearst and the perils of the auteur theory. Plus, you know we’ve got to shout out our boy Mank. Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Why hasn’t old person makeup got any better? Email us your thoughts at [email protected]. Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform and we might even make some more episodes.

Better late than never! After many digressions, we finally dive into the Marvel universe to discuss Venom! In which a crusading journalist falls in love with some alien parasite goo. Grace Segers and her cat join us to talk about Tom Hardy’s acting quirks, plane movies, and why one of the fundamental traits of a journalist is being a big giant loser. Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Is Eddie Brock naked under that goo? Email us your fan art at [email protected]. Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx @Grace_Segers Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform so we can try to find a more interesting role for Michelle Williams.

It’s some real Gonzo journalism this week as we discuss the 1981 musical heist flick and vaguely newspaper-related comedy The Great Muppet Caper. Tara and Jacob talk about why it’s so disturbing to see the muppets’ legs, our love of old-timey musicals, and the astounding talents of Charles Grodin and Dame Diana Rigg. Plus, what would the muppets be up to today if they were still alive? Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Dad, what’s a muppet? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this show — well, it’s really more of a supper club — please consider leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform.

This week, the inimitable Scaachi Koul joins us to discuss the film that taught her you can just do weird things to people and someone will pay you to write about it. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a profoundly flawed but nevertheless charming magazine rom-com starring a shirtless Matthew McConaughey and pre-yoga pants Kate Hudson. It’s completely demented and it’s a perfect movie. Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Do you want to fool around while watching The Green Knight in a movie theatre? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx @scaachi Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider leaving us alone so we can keep watching stupid things. But if you must, you could leave a review on your favourite podcast platform.

Headlines don't sell papes. Newsies sell papes! Cowboy Christian Bale organizes a brood of plucky orphans into a bonafide union in this not-great musical from the ’90s. Tara and Jacob discuss the magical world of Disney, the real-life newsboys’ strike of 1899 and, of course, gay subtext. Plus, it’s Robert Duvall as Joseph Pulitzer! Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Where does it say you gotta live and die here? Where does it say a guy can't catch a break? Why should you only take what you're given? Why should you spend your whole life livin'. Trapped where there ain't no future. Even at seventeen. Breakin' your back for someone else's sake. If the life don't seem to suit ya. How 'bout a change of scene? Far from the lousy headlines. And the deadlines in between. [email protected]. Are you there? Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform otherwise we’ll soak some scabs.

I couldn’t help but wonder, is Sex and the City a journalism show? Michal Stein joins us to discuss the groundbreaking feminist-with-an-asterisk series and its problematic legacy. Plus, Tara on gay men writing women, dream editor Candice Bergen, and postulating what sexy hijinks the (three) gals will get up to in the dreaded revival. Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. $700 on rent, $40,000 on shoes, $4.50 per word. Someone who is good at the economy please email us at [email protected]. Our family is dying. Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx @MichalStein2 @vocalfrystudios Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform so we can get a definitive answer on where The Paris Review of Books is located.

Horny reporter Elliott Gould rescues astronaut James Brolin after the government fakes a manned mission to Mars. Yes, it’s a journalism movie starring BOTH Barbra Streisand husbands. Tara goes on a rant about space jagweeds. Jacob is a zodiac killer. Telly Savalas calls people perverts. Plus, the Universal Soldier and Friends connection. Box Office Bylines isn’t a podcast about movies about journalism. No one by that name has ever lived here. Go check our magazines if you don’t believe me, or just email us at [email protected] Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider leaving us a five-star review on your favourite podcast platform so we can launch our battle rap production company.

Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts expose a convoluted political conspiracy in this journalism thriller from Mr. King-of-the-’90s himself, John Grisham. Soraya Roberts (no relation) joins us to try and make sense of it all. Of course we talk about why they didn’t kiss, but there’s also porno theatre popcorn, Stanley Tucci’s love of disguises, and important discussions about Julia’s hairstyles. Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Assassin ––––––––> White House??? Email us at [email protected] Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx @sorayaroberts Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider having Cynthia Nixon leave us a five-star review at the laundromat in the back of the bar (or on your favourite podcast platform).

Katharine Graham’s life story is more interesting than Steven Spielberg’s hard-on for Vietnam in this swiftly assembled prestige drama about the Pentagon Papers. Tara and Jacob discuss thankless lady roles, the Gummer Extended Universe, and Tom Hanks’ typewriter collection. Also, is it BFG or RBG? Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. Are you somebody important or just a general assignment reporter? Email us at [email protected] Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this podcast please consider leaving us a five-star review on your favourite podcast platform so we don’t wind up as old men on IMDB’s message boards.

Idealistic reporter Seth Rogen gives up his journalism dreams for a shot with Charlize Theron. Who amongst us! Tara and Jacob have a lotta love for this overlooked romance from 2019. We discuss the heartbreak of leaving journalism, the realities of an industry that beats the life out of you, and Alexander Skarsgård as Justin Trudeau. Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. There’s an air of silence. In the bedroom. And all around. Touch us now and email us at [email protected] Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter): @BoxBylines (don’t ask) @rwjboon @thorneyhfx Theme Music: Dance Movie (dancemovie.bandcamp.com) If you’re a fan of this potato-in-a-windbreaker we call a show please consider leaving us a five-star review on your favourite podcast platform.