Afleveringen
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We wanted a mission. And for our sins, they sent us to Hollywood.
In this episode, Gabby & Brandon finally confront the very nature of prestige by taking a tour of duty to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and by tackling the bathing data for every single film nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Will Brandon’s “Prestige Bathtub Theory” (PBT) hold? How does Amy Adams compare to other A-listers? And which movie tropes are guaranteed winners? Hint: Nazis who can’t read.
On an accidentally significant day, our duo go to the stars looking for the meaning of escape.
"Why Is Amy in the Bath?" is produced by Grab Bag Collab and Because It's True Productions.
For bonus content, like extended interviews, chats about film and bathing, and "Bathtub After Dark" specials, become a subscriber: www.patreon.com/GrabBagCollab.
To talk tubs with us, email [email protected]. Follow our Substack at becauseitstrue.substack.com, where we talk more about our research. For our curated lists of tub films, find us at letterboxd.com/amybathpod. -
In which we discover a secret history of cinema, a history that created American pop culture one terrifying shower and screwball bathtub scene at a time. One in which the hot tub plays a major role in the war on drugs and the battle of the sexes, and in which sci-fi visions imagine bathtubs of the future as places for healing, transformation, and goo.
In this episode, Gabby & Brandon dig into their sample of 1,500 bathing movies, talk to film scholars, correct some misinformation on Cleopatra, and answer the question of just which is more popular in movies — the shower or the tub.
This is the true Hollywood story those dry and dirty oligarchs don’t want you to hear.
Note: Our incredible Claudette Colbert quote came from this 1998 Vanity Fair story.
"Why Is Amy in the Bath?" is produced by Grab Bag Collab and Because It's True Productions.
For bonus content, like extended interviews, chats about film and bathing, and "Bathtub After Dark" specials, become a subscriber: www.patreon.com/GrabBagCollab.
To talk tubs with us, email [email protected]. Follow our Substack at becauseitstrue.substack.com, where we talk more about our research. For our curated lists of tub films, find us at letterboxd.com/amybathpod. -
Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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It began, like so many stupid journeys, with a stupid question: Why does the actor Amy Adams do so many bathing scenes? From the beginning, we suspected a conspiracy — Is Amy, who has never won an Oscar, doing all these bathtub scenes because they offer the opportunity for the kind of dramatic acting that earns the biggest, goldenest prizes?
So in 2021, two journalists — Brandon R. Reynolds and Gabby Lombardo — opened the tap on the secret history of bathtubs in cinema. We could not imagine what would come bubbling up.
In this episode, we begin reckoning with who Amy is — our personal history with her movies, yes, but also … how many bathtub and shower (and lake) scenes has she actually done? That data is just the first step in our investigation, and it will send us back to the very beginning of the movies.
"Why Is Amy in the Bath?" is produced by Grab Bag Collab and Because It's True Productions.
For bonus content, like extended interviews, chats about film and bathing, and "Bathtub After Dark" specials, become a subscriber: www.patreon.com/GrabBagCollab.
To talk tubs with us, email [email protected]. Follow our Substack at becauseitstrue.substack.com, where we talk more about our research. For our curated lists of tub films, find us at letterboxd.com/amybathpod. -
In 2021, two journalists started an investigation to answer what seemed like a simple question: Why does the actor Amy Adams do so many bathing scenes? From the beginning, we suspected a conspiracy — Is Amy, who has never won an Oscar, doing all these bathtub scenes because they offer the opportunity for the kind of dramatic acting that earns the biggest, goldest prizes? This is the story of how Brandon R. Reynolds and Gabby Lombardo opened the tap on the secret history of bathtubs in cinema. They could not imagine what would come bubbling up.
From Grab Bag Collab and Because It's True Productions, the 6-part series "Why Is Amy in the Bath?" looks at the deeper meaning of bathing across 1,500 films. We talk to the writers, actors, and set designers that bring bathing scenes to life onscreen, and the film wonks who will help us unpack the conspiracy. It takes us into some very weird places: wellness and Calgon commercials, hit thriller novels, consumer trends, sex in America, and the way nostalgia traps us in an endless now. Alternately a warm soak and a bracing blast of cold, "Why Is Amy in the Bath?" will leave us all a little cleaner in heart and mind.
For early and ad-free episodes, bonus content: like extended interviews, chats about film and bathing, and "Bathtub After Dark" specials, become a subscriber: www.patreon.com/GrabBagCollab. You won't be disappointed.
To talk tubs with us, email [email protected]. Follow our substack at becauseitstrue.substack.com, where we talk more about our research and the secret history of the movies. For our curated lists of tub films, find us at letterboxd.com/amybathpod.
