The Sandra Bullock Movie Star Playbook and ‘Practical Magic 2.’ Plus: ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger.’
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It's time for us to hit the road once again. Last time we left the country, this time we're staying in state. We're heading to ACT's Tony Remby Theater in San Francisco on Wednesday, October 21st for a very special live show. We'd love for you to join us. Tickets will go on sale this coming Friday, September 18th at 11 a.m. Pacific. TheRinger.com slash events. We'll have all the details very soon. Again, The Big Picture will be live in San Francisco at ACT's Tony Rumbie Theater on Wednesday, October 21st. And you can grab your tickets beginning this Friday, September 18th at 11 a.m. Pacific. More information will be at theringer.com slash events soon. We hope to see you there.
I'm Sean Fennessy. I'm Amanda Dobbins. And this is The Big Picture, a conversation show about magic done practically. On today's podcast, Amanda and I are joined by Yossi Salik of the Bandsplain podcast to dig into the weekend's big movie, sort of, Practical Magic 2, a sequel to the 1998 original starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. Later in the episode, we will talk about Sandra Bullock's interesting career and maybe where it should go from here. We will also talk about the new millennial ultra text, which is a concert documentary called Oasis Don't Look Back in Anger. We'll also talk about some movie news right after this. This episode is presented by State Farm. You know the feeling. Long day, good meal, you finally sit down, and now you're just staring at your screen.
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We were just
discussing our weekends as able-bodied 40-somethings. And some of it was around friendship management, birthday parties,
the
screenings we attended together and not together. And some of it was about how none of us are in Toronto, even though I got a chance to see a bunch of the movies that are at the Toronto International Film
Festival.
So I wanted to just mark some time on the movie calendar here because one week from today, Adam Neiman, our... Dogged Canadian correspondent and mean pod guy will be here to give us the full wrap up on the TIFF lineup. Runner up in the Canadian movie draft. That is true. Yes. Hi,
Adam.
Hi, Canada. Yeah. Do you think that that was a just victory? No. Okay. And also, I mean, I'm still getting rude comments from Canadians who have just, like, wandered into this room and been like, what is the big picture? What's a movie draft? And what, you know, how can you say that this represents Canadian cinema?
Which,
like, we did not, to be clear. We did not. We were very clear about the fact that we were... carpetbaggers that we showed up.
How do Sean, Amanda, and Yasi introduce the show’s main topics and guests?
Welcome, but uninformed. It's true. Very American behavior. Yeah. It's also one brand for this podcast in general. Over the weekend, a bunch of movies did premiere at TIFF. I got a chance to see I Play Rocky, which is the new biopic about the making of the film Rocky. The sort of film I usually don't like. Kind of enjoyed this one. We'll talk about it a little bit more with Adam. I'm very curious to hear what he has to say. I suspect not kind things. Also saw the Mahershala Ali film Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother, which is the film that he and Basim Tariq made after they did not make Blade.
They
should have made Blade. This movie was really good. Misty Green saw Chris Rock's new movie, which I thought was fascinating and will be the subject of an interesting conversation on this show. And then there were a few other titles, Being Human, River apparently popped for some people, and Love of Your Life. In addition to that, some
film
festival news. You were not at the Venice Film Festival this year with Amanda.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What live event are the hosts promoting at the beginning of the episode?
0:06–3:07
2
How do Sean, Amanda, and Yasi introduce the show’s main topics and guests?
3:07–29:11
3
Why do the hosts consider the Oasis documentary a must‑watch for fans?
29:11–48:52
4
Why do the hosts think the visual style of Practical Magic 2 looks off‑screen and CGI‑heavy?
48:52–58:13
5
How do they dissect the original Practical Magic’s set design, casting choices, and timeline inconsistencies?
58:13–1:17:26
6
What arguments do they make about Sandra Bullock’s career trajectory and her biggest hits versus recent missteps?
1:17:26–1:30:03
7
Which future film ideas and collaborations do they propose for Sandra Bullock and how does Indie Sleaze factor into the discussion?
1:30:03–1:34:58
Speakers
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