The News Reel: Episode 149 (with Clarisse Loughrey)

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The Independent’s Clarisse Loughrey joins the podcast to discuss Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and the idea of retconning franchises.

 

Top Stories:

• Trailers
  • The Lion King
• Directors Nicolas Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci die at ages 90 and 77
• Awards
  • New York Film Critics Circle
  • Gotham Awards
  • National Board of Review
• 2019 Sundance Film Festival line-up features more female, diverse directors

 

Main Story (30:10):

“Fantastic Beasts: Is retconning damaging cinema?”

• By Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent
• Twitter: @clarisselou

 

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