THE MORNING LIST
The rearview mirror is an essential addition to the week: first, to review the history of a classic, with its creator; then to retrace the steps of a criminal in the company of Charles, Mabel and Oliver; finally to rediscover the somewhat old-fashioned pleasure of historical series in the style of public services.
“Wise Boy.” David Chase and The Sopranos: Behind the scenes of “the best series of all time”
Although he doesn’t like to talk about himself, David Chase is kind and friendly when asked questions by documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney. wise boyan event documentary produced by HBO about the series that made it the channel to broadcast it. From Chase’s childhood in New Jersey to the filming of the pilot of Sopranothrough her discovery of Godard’s cinema at university and her tumultuous relationship with her mother, wise boy draws the genealogy of a matrix series for “prestige TV”, a popular success since its first season (unlike its Baltimore rival, The wire) and regularly ranks among the best series of all time.
Rich in the confidences of David Chase, but also in the testimony of the HBO executives who made the series possible and the actors who played the characters, this two-part documentary also highlights a decisive moment in American television, which saw the emergence of television. excellent showrunners and created a space of freedom and creativity in an environment that is usually very economically restricted. Especially aimed at fans of the series (be careful, spoilers!), wise boy It is also the portrait of a “tormented man” (as journalist Brett Martin would call the heroes of the great series of the 2000s, as well as their parents), torn between his cinematic ambitions and his talent for the series, but who had the wisdom to occupy the terrain in which he was best suited. wise boycertainly. In. F.
Documentary by Alex Gibney (EU, 2024, 2×80 min). On demand on Max.
“Only Murders in the Building”: Detective Podcasters in the Spotlight
As we watch our favorite trio of detective podcasters set off for Hollywood in the first episode, we wonder how this fourth season will be able to stay true to the series’ title: only murders committed in one building, the Arconia in this case, a massive building on New York’s Upper West Side. This excursion to California is brief, just long enough for Charles-Haden Savage, the uptight actor (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam, the narcissistic producer (Martin Short), and Mabel Mora, the almost depressed young artist (Selena Gomez), to get to know each other with the Hollywood stars who will play them on screen. Namely, Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, and Eva Longoria.
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