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Brian Koppelman
Brian Koppelman is billed as a participant in the official Rewatchables episode feed. Further biography has not been verified for this prototype.
Also referred to as Koppelman, Copham, Copland, Copleman, Compliment
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- Episodes credited in this archive
- 9
- Movies in this archive
- 9
- Attributed podcast choices
- 4
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Appearing on these Rewatchables episodes
The Godfather Part II
1974 film
Bill Simmons · Sean Fennessey · Chris Ryan · Brian Koppelman
Aired December 17, 2019
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Mentioned in discussions
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:08Read transcript
- The writers receive an explicit case for unique dialogue and script, qualified that the actors may be essential to realizing it. — Chris Ryan
- Poker is selected for the appealing world, with New York an added beneficiary. Another case centers on Norton as irreplaceable Worm; a shouted Michael Rappelma suggestion is rejected.
- The final response ranks poker first and Norton second, then says it would go for him after praising Worm despite his last 25 minutes absence. Without recording, that phrasing and overlapping earlier Norton case do not safely establish an additional distinct ballot. — Bill Simmons
Podcast choices
- Speaker not identified
- Poker
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
An unfiltered cigarette and the bloodied typewriter
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:10Read transcript
- An unfiltered cigarette is selected — Brian Koppelman
- The typewriter, specifically with fake blood from the final fight, is selected — Brian Koppelman
- Brian Koppelman explains that his cigarette choice connects to a day spent with Stephen King, who rationed four cigarettes daily — Brian Koppelman
Half-Assed Internet Research
George Clooney and Michael O'Keefe both played boyfriends of Laurie Metcalf on Roseanne; Michael Clayton was Catherine Waterston's first feature; Brian Koppelman is the poker player who roasts Michael about hair plugs; the horses appear in Realm and Conquer; Tony Gilroy spent a couple of years getting it made and Clooney passed once or twice
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:47:55Read transcript
- Both George Clooney and Michael O'Keefe, who plays Barry, played boyfriends of Laurie Metcalf on Roseanne.
- Catherine Waterston (as transcribed) makes her first feature appearance as the lawyer in the Milwaukee hotel room who answers Michael's questions about who is taking the deposition and where his briefcase is.
- The player roasting Michael at the Chinatown poker table is Rounders and Billions writer and friend of the Ringer Brian Koppelman, who subjects himself to a hair-plugs joke ('you bought yourself some new hair' / 'yeah, with your money'); the film has spawned little controversy or behind-the-scenes drama.
- Tony Gilroy tried to make the film for a couple of years and George Clooney passed on it once or twice, but it was ultimately a smooth ship; it did not do well at the box office yet became a touchstone people wish Hollywood still made.
- Teased earlier as half-assed internet research: the horses appear in Realm and Conquer.
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Flex picks
Flex pick · Brian Koppelman
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:10Read transcript
- Ralph Richardson is selected for giving a layered theatrical performance that feels as if it belongs to a different movie. — Brian Koppelman
The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot
Sam digging by car light; Moore at the window
Flex pick · Brian Koppelman
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:00:07Read transcript
- Sam digging by car light at the end is the selected cinematic image, opening up the film’s visual space despite the limited shoot. — Brian Koppelman
- Moore looking through a high-rise window during a crisis is an alternative shot choice. — Bill Simmons
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