Bonus Episode: The Screening Room – The Player

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Sep 11, 202641:39Society & Culture

This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is talking about deplorable studio executives, vindictive screenwriters, Hollywood satire, and Robert Altman's 1992 comeback film 'The Player.' Plus we make a mixtape inspired by the...

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