A Single Man

"20: A Single Man with Adam Vary" is the 23rd episode in the Podcast Like It's 2009 series and the 66th Patreon episode overall. The episode is hosted by Kenny Neibart and Phil Iscove and was released on September 19, 2022.

## Description

"This week on 2009... Adam Vary from Variety Magazine joins us to talk about A Single Man!

We talk about Colin Firth's powerful on screen presence, the film's aesthetics and how it portrays depression, the topic of straight actors playing gay characters, and of course Kenny goes on a rant with Adam about the unspoken rules of Screen Drafts!"

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 2009, the podcast where we talk about the films of 2009 **swimming in the ocean naked** here in 2022."

## Historical Information

"Mourning the loss of his partner Jim, George Falconer, an English professor working in Los Angeles, is finding life increasingly difficult to face. After being ignored by the family of his partner upon his death, George has now decided to end it all by committing suicide. While preparing for his departure, George encounters some of the people he has met during his time in Los Angeles and they notice a change in the man."

*A Single Man* premiered at the Venice Film Festival before getting a limited release on 12/11/2009. It made $25M on a $7M budget. It has 86% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 81% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.

## Trivia and Ephemera

Lots of discussion at the top and at the end about Screen Drafts. Kenny posits that the list of people who take the game most seriously is 1. Adam, 2. Kenny, and 3. Clay. They also re-litigate the absence of Psycho on their Hotel/Motel draft.

## Canadian Corner🍁

Adam suggests a Blank Check style UK Bit but for every time Phil mentions Toronto.

## Ratings

**A Single Man**
 **Phil** | 75/73
 **Adam** | 80

\*Kenny's original 88 was before the ending and the 81 was after the ending.

## Movies/TV Mentioned

The King's Speech, Pride & Prejudice, Carol, Far From Heaven, American Beauty, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Boys Don't Cry, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Torch Song Trilogy, The Staircase, Mamma Mia, Fast and Furious series, In & Out, House of Gucci, The Devil Wears Prada, Pret-a-Porter, Ru-Paul's Drag Race, Up in the Air, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Labor Day, Love Simon, Inglorious Basterds, A Serious Man, Nocturnal Animals, From Dusk Till Dawn 2 & 3, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Jacob's Ladder, Heartstopper, The Offer, Watchmen, Bruno, Go, Eyes Wide Shut, The Messenger (2009), Precious, An Education, Up, Toy Story 3, Star Trek, Avatar, Black Panther, Mad Max: Fury Road, Avengers: Endgame, The Lord of the Rings, Forrest Gump, Titanic, Dune, Game of Thrones, Wandavision, Watchmen (TV), The Game, Magnolia, Being John Malkovich, End of Days, Barton Fink, Dirty Pretty Things, Somewhere, Heartbreak Kid, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Psycho, The Florida Project

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. A Single Man. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. A Single Man. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Under the facade for us, is there another facade for himself?. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2022.