Actor, filmmaker, and comic book creator THOMAS JANE (THE EXPANSE, THE MIST, BOOGIE NIGHTS) returns to discuss a seminal piece of art from his life: John Frankenheimer's SECONDS (1966).
This bonus episode was released half a year earlier than it became available on Spotify. To get access to all bonus episodes like this one upon initial release, become a paid subscriber to 5AM StoryTalk at Apple or Substack:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5am-storytalk/id1807437928
Substack: https://colehaddon.substack.com/
Be sure to listen to the first part of my conversation with Tom, too: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thomas-jane-actor-the-expanse-the-mist-boogie-nights/id1807437928?i=1000702798294
Tom and I will cover:
-His personal history with Seconds and how his relationship to it has changed with age
-Frankenheimer's innovative use of camera work and how these techniques enhance the narrative and evoke extreme anxiety/tension
-The use of mystery – a series of non-stop questions – that forces the audience to “lean in” rather than tune out of the story
-Seconds' existential themes and critique of the American dream, and why this resonated with the counterculture movement of the era
-The transitional period of Hollywood in the 1960s, highlighting the cultural and generational shifts influencing films of that time – like Seconds
-Why the choice of Rock Hudson is so daring and necessary’s to the film’s successLinks:-Trailer for Seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jfYYdvRDM-Watch the opening scene from Seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl9Dzr_La5k&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fcolehaddon.substack.com%2F-Read Tom's new comic book, THE LYCAN, here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Lycan-Comixology-Originals-1-ebook/dp/B0DB1DVQM4
Social Media:
Follow Cole/5AM StoryTalk at…
5AM StoryTalk @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5amstorytalkpodcast/
Cole Haddon @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colehaddonwashere/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/colehaddon.bsky.social
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@colehaddonwashere
Email:
5AMStoryTalk@gmail.com
-
5AM StoryTalk would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is recorded, the Djarra people of the Kulin Nation and pay respects to Elders past and present.
This podcast's music is by Cary Brothers.
