S2:E13 Mank, Your Honor

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This week we look at the movie Mank, the limited series, Your Honor, the doc Belushi and the S1 finale of The Barrier. But first...
We're in lockdown, again.
About 14 hours before we recorded this week's show, our county and most of California went back into lockdown. Then, this afternoon (Tues Dec 8) we heard the Emergency Broadcast System sound and it wasn't a test.
Just the rest of you we are hanging in for better times in 2021.  Stay in and stay safe.
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Ushering in the season where the studios give us their Oscar contenders, Mank.  We predict a nom for Gary Oldman and maybe even a best-supporting nom for Amanda Seyfried.
As promised, here are the real people side by side with the actors portraying them in Mank.
Your Honor
This limited Showtime series has Bryan Cranston breaking bad once again. This time as a judge whose son accidentally kills the son of a crime boss. Clearly, somebody read about John Gotti's son and pitched it.
March 18, in 1980, a neighbor of Mafia leader John Gotti accidentally ran over and killed a young son of the mobster in Queens, N.Y., a tragedy that would lead to the unlucky man's disappearance.

Investigators ruled the death of 12-year-old Frank Gotti (lower left) an accident, but the driver John Favara, (top) 51, was the target of numerous to death threats and taunts, including having "murderer" spray-painted across his car.
The boy's mother, Victoria Gotti, (middle bottom) beat Favara with a baseball bat in his driveway. He did not press charges.
Favara vanished on July 28, 1980.
The pilot was tight with an especially good opening sequence.
The cast is excellent.
We'll be keeping an eye on this one and updating over the 10 week run of the show.
The Barrier Finale
We gave our last-ditch effort to get people to check out the Spanish TV series, The Barrier this week.  Just do it!!  We'll be back on your case if it's renewed for s second season.
Belushi
Even if you think you know it all (like Elaine did) you'll love this doc. 
The voice-only interviews, the still photos, and animation are top-notch.
Ho Ho Ho... it's still 2020

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