About this episode
Today we are looking at 2024’s hit musical movie adaptation, Wicked: Part I, directed by Jon M. Chu, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. Plus we hear from the listener looking for movie recs while they recover from surgery. Author Paul Miles Schneider (The Silver Shoes trilogy) joins us. What’s Good: Alonso - BFI Classic’s 3 Women by Justin Wyatt Drea - Spirit Awards 2024 nominations Paul - Thanksgiving up in the Pacific Northwest Ify - Thanksgiving meal (Al Pastor Turkey) This Week's ITIDICs: 1. Thanksgiving Box Office Record: ‘Moana 2’ Scores Dazzling $225 Million Debut, ‘Wicked’ Adds Huge $118 Million 2. Sebastian Stan’s Variety ‘Actors on Actors’ Halted Because No Other Talent Wants to Talk About Trump 3. ‘Wolfs’ Director Jon Watts Tells Apple: No Sequel, I Don’t Trust You Christmas Movie Minute: Holiday Touchdown To Have & To Holiday Christmas Under The Lights A 90s Christmas Deck The Walls Staff Picks: Alonso - The Gathering (1977) Drea - Hard Truths Paul - Miracle of Marcelino (in Spanish) Ify - The Wiz Plugs! Get the Silver Shoes trilogy from Paul Miles Schneider! Los Angeles! Come see Alonso, this Saturday, December 7th at Vidiots doing a book signing and introducing the Hitchcock film, Rope, at 4:15pm! Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies Follow us on BlueSky , Facebook , Instagram , or Letterboxd With Kevin Avery Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer Laura Swisher