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In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

FromUnclear and Present Danger


In the Line of Fire

FromUnclear and Present Danger

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this, our twentieth episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched the hit 1993 thriller “In the Line of Fire,” directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, Rene Russo and John Malkovich. They discuss Eastwood’s career and star persona, the anti-political apathy of the 1990s, and the “end of history” vibes of Eastwood and Malkovich’s characters.Contact us!Follow us on Twitter!John GanzJamelle BouieLinks from the episode!New York Times front-page for July 9, 1993A 2010 Guardian profile of Clint Eastwood.New York Times review of “The Defiant Ones.”
Released:
Jul 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (73)

New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and freelance writer John Ganz delve into the world of 90s post-Cold War thrillers with Unclear and Present Danger, a podcast that explores America in an age of transition to lone superpower, at once triumphant and unsure of its role in the world.