Fight Club and Air Bud

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The Celluloid Mirror

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Filmmakers Nicole Solomon and Sean Mannion of 4MileCircus take two disparate films and discuss what they reflect about one another, and the audience watching.

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Filmmakers Nicole Solomon and Sean Mannion of 4MileCircus take two disparate films and discuss what they reflect about one another, and the audience watching.

TV & Film

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Fight Club and Air Bud

The Celluloid Mirror

1 hour 25 minutes 20 seconds

2 months ago

Fight Club and Air Bud

In this episode award-winning filmmakers Sean Mannion and Nicole Solomon discuss David Fincher's Fight Club and Charles Martin Smith's Air Bud.

The show starts with an overview of the films and the hosts' personal opinions of the films before diving into the broader discussion of what they reflect about each other and our culture.

Links for the episode:

Air Bud Box Office: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0118570/

Fight Club Box Office: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0137523/?ref_=bo_se_r_1

Buddy on America's Funniest Home Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jahmNtexBm8

Buddy on Letterman's Stupid Pet Tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85gnR_1Og1Y

Air Bud Oral History: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1714380/2020/04/01/air-bud-movie-oral-history/

Roger Ebert on Air Bud: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/air-bud-1997

David Denby on Fight Club: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/10/18/boys-will-be-boys-3

Gregory Weinkauf on Fight Club: https://www.dallasobserver.com/film/revenge-of-the-nerds-6397100

Jean Grae on Fight Club: https://someoneelsesmovie.com/episodes/jean-grae-on-fight-club

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Episode Segments

0:00 - Starting Soon

1:02 - Introduction to the Show

2:30 - Introduction to the Films

9:39 - Our Response to the Films

23:35 - A Word from Our Sponsor

27:00 - Reflections of the Films

1:20:31 - Wrap Up

Next Time (9/9/25 at 6PM EST): Superman (2025) and The Godfather https://www.youtube.com/live/PIC5sEaTtU4

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