Film critic Keith Uhlich (Slant, Time Out New York) joins Carlo & Steve to breakdown Swing Shift (1984, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Goldie Hawn) and why the Custom Workprint Edit is superior to the theatrical release. Keith describes how we got from Demme’s initial work print to the theatrical release, and everything that happened to get to the Custom Workprint version (1:21:00).
But first, Keith describes his film review style, favorite auteur film makers, and his love of The X-Files and Vince Gilligan.
1:21:00 Main Course: discussion of Swing Shift (1984) and Jonathan Demme’s career
3:27:00 Wine Pairings for Swing Shift
3:47:00 Keith plays The Game (MILFcast trivia game, thank you Kai Parker)
NOTES
Check out Keith's Substack (All(PARENTHESES))
Sight & Sound Article, Swing Shift: the unmaking of a masterpiece?
Abel Ferrara Highlights on Youtube
Demme's Standing Rock documentary
Carlo's Letterboxd @karlokino
Follow Movie Food on X @moviefoodpod and Carlo @karlokino
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Steve’s YouTube channel @pit_hits
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