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63: Pleasantville (1998)

63: Pleasantville (1998)

FromThis Ends at Prom


63: Pleasantville (1998)

FromThis Ends at Prom

ratings:
Length:
85 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"No, David. Nobody's happy in a poodle skirt and sweater set."This week The Wives are jumping back to the supposed good ol' days and taking a trip to PLEASANTVILLE. Together they discuss how this is a teen girl movie hidden beneath a teen boy protagonist, Harmony talks about "mental hygiene films" aka teen behavioral propaganda, BJ talks about the complications of telling this story with an all-white cast, and both pay homage to Paul Walker as an underappreciated himbo. ----------Article Mentioned:‘Pleasantville’ Was Only Pleasant Because of Its Erasure of POC: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wj93x4/pleasantville-20-year-anniversary-cold-take----------Become a Patron! www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom----------Find the show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtPromBJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangeloHarmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/
Released:
Nov 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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This Ends at Prom is a weekly podcast analyzing the staying power of womanhood featured in coming-of-age and teen girl movies from the queer, feminist cisgender and transgender perspectives of wives BJ Colangelo and Harmony Colangelo.