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Dana and Tom with 5x Club member and CLP contributor, Peterson W. Hill (Co-Host of the War Starts at Midnight podcast), discuss Inside Man (2006) for its 20th anniversary: directed by Spike Lee, written by Russell Gewirtz, cinematography by Matthew Libatique, music by Terence Blanchard, editing by Barry Alexander Brown, starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Willem Dafoe. Plot Summary: Inside Man follows a tense bank robbery in New York City that quickly becomes a battle of wits. Denzel Washington plays a sharp detective sent in to negotiate when a group of masked robbers, led by Clive Owen, take control of a crowded Manhattan bank. As the police try to understand the robbers’ plan, the situation grows more complicated. A powerful banker played by Christopher Plummer secretly hires a smooth and mysterious fixer, played by Jodie Foster, to protect a dangerous secret hidden inside the bank. Guest: Peterson W. Hill - Co-Host of the War Starts at Midnight podcast @petersonwhill on IG , Letterboxd , and Twitter Previous Guest on Gone Girl (2014) , Parasite (2019) , Fight Club (1999) , Ben-Hur (1959) , Up in the Air (2009) , The Shop Around the Corner (1940) , La Dolce Vita (1960) , The Social Network (2010) Revisit , Pather Panchali (1955) , Se7en (1995) , Spartacus (1960) , Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Chapters: 00:00 Introduction, Cast, and Background for Inside Man 02:26 Welcome Back Peterson W. Hill 05:17 Relationship(s) with Inside Man 11:35 Who is the Antagonist of Inside Man? 22:47 Plot Summary for Inside Man 23:41 What is Inside Man About? 28:32 Did You Know? 33:06 What's Happening with Peterson W. Hill? 38:48 Best Performance(s) 54:15 Best Scene(s) 01:00:32 In Memoriam 01:02:29 Best/Funniest Lines 01:05:06 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy 01:10:39 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance 01:18:57 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty 01:22:37 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness 01:27:25 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability
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