American Fiction (Featuring Derrick Murray)
Episode description
On the 349th episode of Piecing It Together, Derrick Murray joins me to talk about American Fiction. Jeffrey Wright stars in a hilarious movie about a black writer caught between the worlds of what white and black audiences expect of his work. Puzzle pieces include Bamboozled, Wag The Dog, The Producers and Adaptation.
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Written by Cord Jefferson
Directed by Cord Jefferson
Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, sterling K Brown, adam Brody, John Ortiz
MGM
https://www.mgm.com/movies/american-fiction
Derrick Murray is a film critic and writes for Nerdbot
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