[New post] You Must Remember This: Women of the 80’s (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 8)

adamsmith1922 posted: " July 14,2020 Karina Longworth's award winning and acclaimed podcast series about Hollywood In the mid-to-late 80s, Polly Platt worked on a number of films that defined and reflected that decade's ideas about female power. With an Oscar nomination u" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Inquiring Mind You Must Remember This: Women of the 80's (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 8) by adamsmith1922 July 14,2020 Karina Longworth's award winning and acclaimed podcast series about Hollywood In the mid-to-late 80s, Polly Platt worked on a number of films that defined and reflected that decade's ideas about female power. With an Oscar nomination under her belt, Polly starts trying in earnest to direct. She ends her career as a production designer with The Witches of Eastwick, a star-studded special-effects extravaganza. Inspired by Polly, Brooks creates the character played by Holly Hunter in Broadcast News, infusing the film with Polly's single-minded professional determination. Riding high on having guided Brooks through two consecutive, blockbuster Oscar nominees, Polly becomes a production executive at Brooks's Gracie Films, where she produces Cameron Crowe's Say Anything adamsmith1922 | November 2, 2021 at 5:30 pm | Tags: Holly Hunter, James Brooks, Karina Longworth, Media, Movie History, Movies, Podcast, Polly Platt, Racism, Tinseltown, You Must Remember This | Categories: 20th Century, Acting, Actors, Arts, Cinema, Film, Heritage, History, Opera, Theatre, Uncategorized | URL: https://wp.me/pcaoZ-WVN Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The Inquiring Mind. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://adamsmith.wordpress.com/2021/11/02/you-must-remember-this-women-of-the-80s-polly-platt-the-invisible-woman-episode-8/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com