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Joe Morgenstern is the age-defying film critic for the Wall Street Journal, a post he has held since 1995. He’s also one of only three film critics to have been awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Sample any one of his reviews and you will see why he is so highly regarded. An elegant, witty, and knowledgeable essayist, he represents the best of the breed. What’s more, his enthusiasm remains intact after decades of working the same beat. Jessie realizes that she has known him her entire life but this is the first chance she’s had to talk to him at length about his work. Leonard was and remains an ardent admirer.

Joe Morgenstern is the age-defying film critic for the Wall Street Journal, a post he has held since 1995. He’s also one of only three film critics to have been awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Sample any one of his reviews and you will see why he is so highly regarded. An elegant, witty, and knowledgeable essayist, he represents the best of the breed. What’s more, his enthusiasm remains intact after decades of working the same beat. Jessie realizes that she has known him her entire life but this is the first chance she’s had to talk to him at length about his work. Leonard was and remains an ardent admirer.

FULL INTERVIEW - EXTENDED PODCASTOur Special Guests today are - - -Nicole Black - Entrepreneur | Restaurateur Marco Black - Television Line ProducerJoseph Morgenstern - Wall Street Journal Pulitzer Prize winner, American Film Critic, Journalist &amp; Film Reviews on NPR - KCRWIn 1968, America was in the middle of a nervous breakdown. The year began in Vietnam with the Tet Offensive and the six-month siege of Khe Sahn. In April, Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. In June, Robert Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles.In August, rioting broke out in the streets of Chicago during the Democratic National Convention. The year managed to end, though, on a somewhat hopeful note when Apollo 8 broadcast incredible pictures of a peaceful earth rising above the moon’s surface.And no one did a better job of embodying this America in extremis than actress Tuesday Weld in Pretty Poison.Pretty Poison is a film about the youth in the 1960s. It shows how they loved and how their passionate expression fueled them into promiscuity, pills, and a general disregard for life itself. As the country mourned the deaths of two significant political figures: Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy, Jr, The deaths gave the studio executives some pause; releasing this movie would be risqué and may be seen as offensive to some.Thankfully some incredible movie critics saw the film buried in Hell’s Kitchen and knew that the film must have some merit.Joe Morgenstern, Pauline Kael, Judith Crist, and Arthur Knight for taking a chance and giving the film rave reviews.Time magazine even wrote, “The nicest, nastiest crime film to come out of Hollywood in years!”Pretty Poison was featured on the marquee in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.Seeing this, Nicole Black, daughter of No-el Black saw this as a clear sign to get the film included in The National Film Registry.Pretty Poison deserves a chance to be preserved so it can be enjoyed for many years.Pretty Poison deserves a chance to be preserved so it can be enjoyed for many years.Pretty Poison should be included in The National Film Registry.Please go to prettypoisonthemovie.com to cast your vote for Pretty Poison to be included in The National Film Registry.On Instagram @prettypoisonthemovie

FULL INTERVIEW - EXTENDED PODCAST Our Special Guests today are - - - Nicole Black - Entrepreneur | Restaurateur Marco Black - Television Line Producer Joseph Morgenstern - Wall Street Journal Pulitzer Prize winner, American Film Critic, Journalist &amp; Film Reviews on NPR - KCRW In 1968, America was in the middle of a nervous breakdown. The year began in Vietnam with the Tet Offensive and the six-month siege of Khe Sahn. In April, Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. In June, Robert Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles. In August, rioting broke out in the streets of Chicago during the Democratic National Convention. The year managed to end, though, on a somewhat hopeful note when Apollo 8 broadcast incredible pictures of a peaceful earth rising above the moon’s surface. And no one did a better job of embodying this America in extremis than actress Tuesday Weld in Pretty Poison. Pretty Poison is a film about the youth in the 1960s. It shows how they loved and how their passionate expression fueled them into promiscuity, pills, and a general disregard for life itself. As the country mourned the deaths of two significant political figures: Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy, Jr, The deaths gave the studio executives some pause; releasing this movie would be risqué and may be seen as offensive to some. Thankfully some incredible movie critics saw the film buried in Hell’s Kitchen and knew that the film must have some merit. Joe Morgenstern, Pauline Kael, Judith Crist, and Arthur Knight for taking a chance and giving the film rave reviews. Time magazine even wrote, “The nicest, nastiest crime film to come out of Hollywood in years!” Pretty Poison was featured on the marquee in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Seeing this, Nicole Black, daughter of No-el Black saw this as a clear sign to get the film included in The National Film Registry. Pretty Poison deserves a chance to be preserved so it can be enjoyed for many years. Pretty Poison deserves a chance to be preserved so it can be enjoyed for many years. Pretty Poison should be included in The National Film Registry. Please go to <a href="http://prettypoisonthemovie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">prettypoisonthemovie.com</a> to cast your vote for Pretty Poison to be included in The National Film Registry. On Instagram @prettypoisonthemovie

SN7 | Ep288 - Pretty Poison - Nicole & Marco Black & Film Critic Joe Morgenstern