Jon Lovett and Erin Ryan join Max to discuss how "The Truman Show," predicted our current era of continuous surveillance and content mining. The movie may be from 1998, but its insights are just as applicable 25 years later—from cults of celebrity, to Fox News, to Instagram. Is Ed Harris' dome over Burbank a cautionary tale about fascist governance? Do we all hide parts of personalities, depending on context? Why was Jon Lovett freaked out by the Hunger Games premiere? Find out in this week's Offline Movie Club. |
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Title: | How "The Truman Show" Explains Life in 2024 | |
Air Date: | August 29, 2024 | |
Runtime: | Unknown | |
harryb : Billy Crystal should stick to comedy... this it really a stretch for him.