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Co-director Oscar history; Christie’s reported on-set criticism
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- The hosts report four co-director Oscar nomination instances: two Coen films, this film, and West Side Story; the Academy preference against pairs is a reported rule, not verified guidance.
- Biskind’s book allegedly describes Christie insulting Beatty’s commercial choices while smiling in a wide-shot conversation. Speakers defend the quality of the preceding films and this one; ensuing nationality/history jokes are banter, not credited film facts.