Feb 20, 2017
Film author and blogger the Bitter Script Reader joins me to celebrate Tom Hanks' classic 1996 film That Thing You Do, the best rock'n'roll biopic to only feature fictional pop bands.
We talk about how the film embodies the spirit of early 60s rock, as well as the spirit of Tom Hanks, how Hanks used his leverage as the biggest movie star on earth to get this idiosyncratic little film made, how the original songs in the film feel authentic to the period without feeling like parodies of real 60s rock, the trick of creating fake historical stars in films set amongst real history, how Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger was responsible for the title song and how the film morally diverges from almost all other rock'n'roll movies.
My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the
great works of pop music. Each episode features a different
songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time
- their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs
and the album’s influence on their own music.
Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and
photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music
industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary
Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken
Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin
Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many
commercials and music videos.
If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.