Episode 26: The Produced By Jack Abramoff Edition

In theaters and/or On Demand now, you can check out new films by Alex Gibney, Michael Winterbottom, Woody Allen, and Joe Swanberg. Last year, you could also check out one or more new films by Gibney, Winterbottom, Allen, and Swanberg, and the year before that, too. This week’s podcast delves into the work habits of our most prolific filmmakers: Are they that inspired, or is something lost by working too fast? This week also sees the release of yet another YA adaptation, this one Lois Lowry’s 1993 YA standard The Giver. Though the film breaks from the book, Hollywood has been conservative about staying faithful to popular texts. But at what cost? The Expendables 3 inspires a game this week about its mostly ancient action stars, and we wrap it up as always with our quick-fire recommendation segment, 30 Seconds To Sell.