Elena Lazic on THE TRUMAN SHOW

<p>On this week&#39;s Old Movies, Radiance producer, Animus founder and Peter Weir truther Elena Lazic joins Paul to discuss his 1998 masterpiece<em> The Truman Show</em>. We discuss Weir&#39;s unique directorial genius, why he&#39;s currently having &#39;a moment&#39;, the film&#39;s debt to Frank Capra and <em>It&#39;s A Wonderful Life</em>, Jim Carrey&#39;s dominance of the 1990s and the film&#39;s miraculous timelessness despite the rapidly changing media landscape of the following decades.</p><p><br></p><p>Support the pod on Ko-fi:<a href="https://ko-fi.com/oldmoviespodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://ko-fi.com/oldmoviespodcast</a></p><p>Watch and share the video version here: <a href="https://youtu.be/1aLmmZgpXfk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtu.be/1aLmmZgpXfk</a></p><p>Subscribe to the Youtube channel: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@OldMoviesPodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://www.youtube.com/@OldMoviesPodcast</a></p><p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">instagram.com/oldmoviespodcast</a>Follow us on ‘X’: <a href="https://x.com/oldmoviespodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">x.com/oldmoviespodcast</a>Follow us on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/oldmoviespodcast.bsky.social</a></p><p><br></p><p>Transmission Presents All-Nighter at Picturehouse Central - tickets here: <a href="https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00018052/all-nighter-transmission-presents/0000000120?filter=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00018052/all-nighter-transmission-presents/0000000120?filter=</a></p><p><br></p><p>Come and see Transmission&#39;s events at the Prince Charles Cinema - Vampire&#39;s Kiss and La cabina/El televisor: <a href="https://princecharlescinema.com/seasons-events/tx/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://princecharlescinema.com/seasons-events/tx/</a></p><p><br></p>