Sweet Smell of Success (w/ Sean Fennessey)

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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This week, Amy welcomes Sean Fennessey (Head of Content, The Ringer & The Big Picture Podcast) to discuss the 1957 film Sweet Smell of Success starring Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster. The two discuss the power of J.J. Hunsecker's journalism and the "ick" of the Sidney Falco PR machine in the film and how it parallels modern-day anxiety in today's entertainment industry. Plus, we learn the origins of the word Frenemy and this film's connection to the reality show, Who Wants To Marry A Multi-Millionaire. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts.

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0:00.0	The year is 1957, and the cats in the podcast is in the river.
0:06.0	The movie, Sweet Smell of Success. Oh, Hello everyone and welcome to Unspooled. I am Amy Nicholson, a film critic who usually talks about movies with my lovely
0:36.2	buddy Paul Sheer, who is still out there in the world promoting his book Joyful
0:41.6	Recollections of Trauma, trauma which is a New York Times bestseller
0:46.9	let's give him a huge round of applause when he gets back we're so proud I miss Paul
0:52.3	terribly but you know what I have somebody I'm going to say
0:56.4	that I think is just as cool in the room with me don't tell him I said that it is
0:59.7	my beloved podcasting buddy Sean Fennacy from the ringer, a man who has helped me create
1:06.0	shows over there in the past that are near and dear to my heart, a man who is himself one of the great
1:11.7	people behind the mic Sean hello.
1:14.0	Wow I'm so touched I mean I'm significantly less
1:18.0	handsome talented and accomplished as Paul but I am your friend so I'm happy to be appearing on this podcast.
1:23.7	Thanks so much Amy.
1:24.7	I'm so happy you're here.
1:26.7	Edito, we floated a couple titles at you and you seized upon a film that made me so
1:32.1	happy because it's what I've been wanting to do on this
1:33.6	show forever. Once again, my apologies to Paul or watching a movie I think you'd like without
1:38.6	you. I hope you get to have time to catch up on it someday, but please tell us what you
1:42.3	picked.
1:43.2	I picked from 1957 sweet smell of success.
1:49.0	This is a banger.
1:50.1	Tell me why you love it.
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