The Rolling Tape

It's only June but Awards season here at The Awards Tape just got a whole lot more complicated. This week we analyze the aftermath of the Cannes Film Festival lineup to break down the early Oscar frontrunners and discuss which titles generated the buzz to possibly translate to Academy recognition. 
Then we turn to the bad news: a handful of titles we drafted earlier this season have officially been pushed to 2027, and we're working through what those delays mean for our rosters. 
Finally, we revise our previous draft teams at the negotiating table by fantasy football style management implementing team improvement moves, trades, deals, and roster upgrades.

Our teams pre-negotiations:

Gabe:
The Odyssey
Godzilla Minus Zero
Wild Horse Nine
Disclosure Day
Werwulf 
Avengers Doomsday
Parallel Tales
I Love Boosters
Danny:
Project Hail Mary
Dune Part 3
Fjord
Josephine
Tony
The Social Reckoning
Fatherland
Spider-man: Brand New Day
Paul:
Digger
Possible Love
All of a Sudden
Narnia
The Invite
Cry to Heaven
Behemoth!
Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical
Jacob:
Paper Tiger
Saturn Return
Michael
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Artificial 
Look Back 
Clarissa 
Animals
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We are finally talking about the cult classic show, AMC's Interview With The Vampire. The AMC series first premiered in 2022 and is based on the beloved novels by Ann Rice. Over two seasons, it becomes one of the most acclaimed genre shows on television. 
Thanks to standout performances from Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, and Asad Zaman, and an incredible supporting cast with the Vampire Lestat right around the corner. Today we are taking a step back to look at the first two seasons as a whole. What makes this adaptation work? Why has the fandom become so passionate? Who are our favorite characters? And where does the show go from here? 
We have three vampire aficionados and two local TRT experts on the scene of Interview With The Vampire joining Jake, the hosts of Just Start the Tape podcast, Bobbi Miller and Kam Ryan.
On this episode:
Jake Fittipaldi
Kam Ryan
Bobbi Miller
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If you're not careful and noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in this podcast, but fret not we don’t have moist carpet, mono-yellow walls or endless fluorescent lights. What we do have is a review of Kane Parsons’ breakout horror hit with A24, Backrooms, and a watchalong of the original video that inspired the film in 2022. 
Backrooms is directed by Kane Parsons in his feature-length directorial debut and written by Will Soodik. It is based on Parsons's web series and inspired by the "Backrooms" creepypasta that evolved online over a number of years. In the film, Clark, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, a furniture store owner, and Mary played by Renate Reinsve, his therapist, discover a dimension of seemingly endless liminal spaces accessed through the basement of the store. Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell also star.
Our pre-episode Patreon exclusive conversation features:
Primetime Teaser
A24 Recommendations
Omaha, Sovereign, Union County unofficial trilogy
On this episode:
Danny Jarabek
Jacob Diedenhofer
Cameron Ritter
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Founded in 2013 by Sarah Mueller, cinéSPEAK has built a reputation in Philadelphia through public screenings, artist support, and accessible film events across the city. That mission returns to Clark Park this summer with the organization’s annual festival, Under The Stars. 
Running every Friday from May 29 through June 19 in West Philly, the free festival combines live music and outdoor screenings of acclaimed nonfiction films fresh off the festival circuit. 
Jake Fittipaldi is joined by Sarah to discuss cinéSPEAK's mission, upcoming festival, and more on the horizon for the film, arts, and culture organization.
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It is time for our May READ RECEIPTS, a big screen book club from The Rolling Tape led by Kasey Dunifer! Every month, we read a book that’s been adapted for the screen, then we share our receipts. 
So if you like movies, or books, or movies AND books, you’re in the right place — and welcome to the club! 
Today we are talking about something a bit different. Instead of a film adaptation, it is a TV adaptation. We’re discussing MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES, the 2024 novel by Rufi Thorpe, which has recently been adapted into a series for Apple TV plus starring Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicole Kidman, and Nick Offerman and created by David E. Kelly.
We discuss everything from the fantastical and whimsical elements of the show including the costuming and intro sequence to the challenging circumstances Margo undergoes as a mother trying to make ends meet and get by with her unconventional family and friends. 
On this episode:
Kasey Dunifer
Jake Fittipaldi
Sasha Raquel
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Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
Artwork: Danny Jarabek
Editor: Danny Jarabek
Assistant Producer: Evan Miller