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OV310 – cOVid-19 Film Festival Opening Night and Day 1 – Crawl, The Year of Spectacular Men, Outbreak, The Edge of Seventeen, and Contagion

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COVID-19 is sweeping the nation. So, naturally, I am coping by watching movies and podcasting about them as if they were part of a Film Festival Here is day 1.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive Vlog: COVID-19 Vlog 1 – Crawl (2019) & Theaters Close – March 17, 2020

Runtime: 1:16:05

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:27
• COVID-19 – 02:45 

cOVid-19 Film Festival – 14:00

• Opening Night: Crawl (2019) – 14:44

Day One – 26:19

• The Year of Spectacular Men (2018) – 28:08
• Outbreak (1995) – 39:03
• The Edge of Seventeen (2016) – 48:29

• Spotlight Screening: Contagion (2011) – 58:15

• Closing the Ep – 1:09:40
• Stinger: “COVID-19 Vlog 1” – 1:12:40
• Pre-Recorded Outro – 1:13:15

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• Dracula (1931) – 4 stars

Contributor Ben Sears’ Recent Reviews

• Onward (2020) – 3.5 stars

Reference Links

• Coronavirus Cancellations: Every Film, TV Show, and Event Affected by the Outbreak – IndieWire
• Kan Kan Cinema and Brasserie
• White House expresses support for immediate cash payments to Americans as part of coronavirus stimulus package – Washington Post
• Coronavirus: These are the celebrities who have tested positive – LA Times
• Jared Leto Just Learned About the Coronavirus Pandemic After a 12-Day Desert Meditation Trip – Time
• AMC, Regal closing all movie theaters amid coronavirus – The Hill
• HeartlandFilm.org

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