Act 1, Part 2: Voiceovers

In Part 2 of this season on Act 1, Tori and Dávid discuss how a voiceover can help or hurt Act 1 of a movie.

Topics and films mentioned:

• The Matrix⁠, 1999, directed by ⁠The Wachowski's
• Die Hard: With a Vengeance, 1995, directed by John McTiernan
• Christopher Nolan's "Batman movies" (The Dark Knight) and Inception
• Ghostbusters, 1984, directed by Ivan Reitman
• Rambo: First Blood⁠, 1982, directed by ⁠Ted Kotcheff
• "The Rambo where he fights the Russians" = Rocky IV (not a Rambo movie)
• Double Indemnity, 1944, directed by Billy Wilder
• Singing in the Rain, 1952, directed by Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
• Sunset Boulevard, 1950, directed by Billy Wilder⁠
• The Big Lebowski, 1998, directed by Joel Coen, written by Ethan Coen
• The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992, directed by Brian Henson
• American Beauty, 1999, directed by Sam Mendes
• Palmetto, 1998, directed by Volker Schlöndorff
• Stranger Than Fiction, 2006, directed by Marc Forster
• Casino, 1995, directed by  Martin Scorsese
• Goodfellas⁠, 1990, directed by ⁠Martin Scorsese
• Blade Runner, 1982, directed by Ridley Scott
• "Neo Noir" genre
• "Breaking the fourth wall"
• Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 1986, directed by John Hughes
• The Big Short, 2015, directed by Adam McKay
• High Fidelity, 2000, directed by Stephen Frears
• Risky Business, 1983, directed by Paul Brickman
• Alfie, 1966, directed by Lewis Gilbert
• Annie Hall, 1977, directed by Woody Allen
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, 1983, directed by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
• Citizen Kane, 1941, directed by Orson Welles
• Casablanca, 1942, directed by Michael Curtiz
• Wayne's World, 1992, directed by Penelope Spheeris