CRWN CINEMA Podcast

The Hangover had no business being this good… and the studio knew it. We break down how Bradley Cooper was on the verge of quitting Hollywood entirely before this movie came along and saved his entire career. We discuss our favorite moments that make us roll every time we watch. And we tell the story of Mike Tyson completely forgetting he agreed to be in the movie, finding out the night before at a Vegas club, showing up to set high on cocaine, and somehow delivering one of the most iconic cameos in comedy history.

Chapters:
00:00 INTRO
46:01 The older you get the more scary this becomes
5:44 It makes no sense how this movie was successful
16:12 RIP to the old beloved Vegas
21:05 Breaking wedding movie tropes
26:02 Do you want Phil on your team in a situation like this?
30:38 Mike Tyson just being a wild boy
41:21 Some of the funniest lines in this movie
43:53 Funny behind the scenes stories
49:19 Our favorite moments
1:04:10 Our ranking

Mud might be the most underrated movie of the McConaughey’s career… We break down how Jeff Nichols wrote this film specifically for McConaughey when nobody in Hollywood believed in him anymore and the lengths he had to go to just to get him cast. We tell the story of Jacob Lofland, a homeschooled kid from Briggsville, Arkansas who had never acted a day in his life, answered a casting call looking for a kid who could drive a boat and ride a motorcycle, beat out 2,000 other kids, and ended up on the red carpet at Cannes for his very first acting role. And we talk about how this is the most underrated love story of all time.

Chapters:
00:00 INTRO
1:21 A love story for the boys
4:03 Crazy story of casting Neckbone
8:51 Fun McConaughey stories around this movie
17:13 Crazy Reese Witherspoons stories
20:34 McConaughey's found arrest footage
24:19 The extremely difficult shoot
28:56 The greatest character in the movie
34:27 Breaking down the symbolism in Mud
49:23 Michael Shannon is a G for doing this movie
57:35 The most unintentionally funny scene in this movie
1:05:33 CRWN Awards for Mud
1:13:19 Our ranking

Catch Me If You Can is one of Spielberg's most slept on movies… and deep down it's actually a sad story disguises as the coolest story you've ever seen. We break down why Frank Jr. isn't really running from the FBI. We discuss Christopher Walken's Oscar nominated performance as the dad and why he doesn't get nearly enough credit for being the emotional backbone of this entire movie. We get into the wild real life story of Frank Abagnale and how the guy pulled off one final con nobody saw coming… convincing the entire world his story was true. 

Chapters:
00:00 INTRO
1:22 Spielberg insane career & back to back shoots
8:59 Limited series are peak "cinema"
12:29 This was not the movie they planned
19:18 Just straight up the coolest guy ever
22:26 The actually sad story of Frank Abagnale
41:02 Leo's range in this movie alone
41:51 Incredible filmmaking examples
52:37 The truth behind the not so true story
1:01:19 Spielberg's con to get into Hollywood
1:03:54 Every crime movie comes back to Heat
1:08:56 CRWN Awards
1:13:57 Rankings and Outro

Ocean's Eleven is the coolest movie ever made… We break down why this movie only works because Soderbergh filled every single role with actors you already love, solving the impossible problem of making you care about 11 characters in two hours. We tell the story of how George Clooney convinced Julia Roberts to be in this movie. We get into how nobody on this entire cast would go back to their trailer between scenes because they were all having too much fun just hanging out on set. And we discuss the behind the scenes drama of Don Cheadle getting so upset about his billing that he had his name removed from the credits entirely.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:29 Just the coolest movie ever
4:35 How they afforded all that star power
13:37 Defending Oceans 12
17:05 Actually filming in the Bellagio
20:01 What makes these scenes so good
24:01 The other great characters
28:58 Don Cheadle drama behind the scenes
36:45 9/11 caused a reshoot
39:54 RIP Bernie Mac
42:35 The plot holes
48:27 Lennox Lewis lost because of this movie
52:11 What new stars could replace this cast?
1:04:25 Why Brad Pitt eats so much in this movie
1:06:18 Under appreciated lines
1:09:22 Benedict is WAY overhyped
1:13:44 Our ranking & final thoughts

Gangs of New York is one of Scorsese's most underrated films. We breakdown the Biblical allegory running through the entire story and how Daniel Day-Lewis is essentially the devil on earth. We tell the story of how this movie almost made Scorsese quit Hollywood as he went to war with Harvey Weinstein during production. And we reveal all the insane method acting tactics Daniel Day-Lewis did in preparation for this role that almost got him killed.
Chapters:
00:00 INTRO
3:06 An allegory of The Bible: A Man vs The Devil
15:58 The corrupt nature of nations & government
21:05 A subversion of Scorsese gangster movies
23:21 Stories about the cast
30:09 The "Forget About it Cuh" Line in This Movie
34:47 Who's the real GOAT of acting?
36:22 The insane method acting of Daniel Day Lewis
40:30 Rough movie to release right after 9/11
42:05 This movie almost made Scorsese quit Hollywood
51:37 Spiderman brought Daniel Day Lewis out of retirement
56:33 Is this Scorsese's most brutal opening?
1:03:06 Truly exceptionally written scenes
1:09:33 More CRWN Awards for this movie
1:18:24 Our official ranking & final thoughts