Act 1, Part 2: Voiceovers Post Script

In Part 2 of this season on Act 1, Tori and Dávid discuss how a voiceover can help or hurt Act 1 of a movie.

Topics and films mentioned:


The Matrix⁠, 1999, directed by ⁠The Wachowski's
Die Hard: With a Vengeance, 1995, directed by John McTiernan
Christopher Nolan's "Batman movies" (The Dark Knight) and Inception
Ghostbusters, 1984, directed by Ivan Reitman
Rambo: First Blood⁠, 1982, directed by ⁠Ted Kotcheff
"The Rambo where he fights the Russians" = Rocky IV (not a Rambo movie)
Double Indemnity, 1944, directed by Billy Wilder
Singing in the Rain, 1952, directed by Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Sunset Boulevard, 1950, directed by Billy Wilder⁠
The Big Lebowski, 1998, directed by Joel Coen, written by Ethan Coen
The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992, directed by Brian Henson
American Beauty, 1999, directed by Sam Mendes
Palmetto, 1998, directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Stranger Than Fiction, 2006, directed by Marc Forster
Casino, 1995, directed by  Martin Scorsese
Goodfellas⁠, 1990, directed by ⁠Martin Scorsese
Blade Runner, 1982, directed by Ridley Scott
"Neo Noir" genre
"Breaking the fourth wall"
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 1986, directed by John Hughes
The Big Short, 2015, directed by Adam McKay
High Fidelity, 2000, directed by Stephen Frears
Risky Business, 1983, directed by Paul Brickman
Alfie, 1966, directed by Lewis Gilbert
Annie Hall, 1977, directed by Woody Allen
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, 1983, directed by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Citizen Kane, 1941, directed by Orson Welles
Casablanca, 1942, directed by Michael Curtiz
Wayne's World, 1992, directed by Penelope Spheeris