Episode
The Sunday Read: ‘How Noah Baumbach Made “White Noise” a Disaster Movie for Our Moment’
44:33
Published: Sun Dec 04 2022
Description
Jon Mooallem met with the director Noah Baumbach to discuss his latest film, an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise.”The pair explore the recent chain of personal and public events in Baumbach’s life, including the toll of the coronavirus pandemic and the death of his father, and how this “routine trauma” has affected his work, and why it prompted him to create a discombobulated, “elevated reality” for his film in the vein of David Lynch, the Coen brothers and Spike Lee.This story was written and narrated by Jon Mooallem. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
Chapters
"The Topeka School" by Ben Lerner is a multifaceted novel that presents an introspective analysis of middle age and family life while satirizing a world overwhelmed by consumerism, mass media, and unmanageable facts.
00:00 - 06:33 (06:33)
Summary
"The Topeka School" by Ben Lerner is a multifaceted novel that presents an introspective analysis of middle age and family life while satirizing a world overwhelmed by consumerism, mass media, and unmanageable facts. The novel's rapid-fire narrative style interweaves everyday conversations, modern pop culture references, and wintering souls that lurk in the background.
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘How Noah Baumbach Made “White Noise” a Disaster Movie for Our Moment’
PodcastThe Daily
Filmmaker Noah Baumbach shares that little moments in a movie, that grow like crabgrass, give a sense of reality to the entire film.
06:33 - 12:32 (05:59)
Summary
Filmmaker Noah Baumbach shares that little moments in a movie, that grow like crabgrass, give a sense of reality to the entire film. He also discusses his approach to translating a book's cinematic sequence into a script.
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘How Noah Baumbach Made “White Noise” a Disaster Movie for Our Moment’
PodcastThe Daily
Childhood friend and co-writer of "Kicking and Screaming", Bo Berkman, reveals that as a child, Noah Baumbach often incorporated phrases like "My Father Said" or "My Father Thinks" into their conversations about books and movies.
12:32 - 22:34 (10:01)
Summary
Childhood friend and co-writer of "Kicking and Screaming", Bo Berkman, reveals that as a child, Noah Baumbach often incorporated phrases like "My Father Said" or "My Father Thinks" into their conversations about books and movies. "White Noise" draws from Baumbach's love for films that consumed him as a kid, paying homage to the chatter in Robert Altman films.
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘How Noah Baumbach Made “White Noise” a Disaster Movie for Our Moment’
PodcastThe Daily
The article covers a conversation between Noah and Jonathan about the movie E.T.
22:34 - 28:39 (06:05)
Summary
The article covers a conversation between Noah and Jonathan about the movie E.T. and how the film resonated with an entire generation, serving as a surrogate for absent fathers, as well as discussing the making of the E. T. soundtrack.
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘How Noah Baumbach Made “White Noise” a Disaster Movie for Our Moment’
PodcastThe Daily
A man remembers being in the hospital and feeling stunned by the fact that he was suddenly faced with illness and the proximity of death.
28:39 - 36:04 (07:24)
Summary
A man remembers being in the hospital and feeling stunned by the fact that he was suddenly faced with illness and the proximity of death. His friend shares a lighthearted hospital experience as a way to cope with the somber atmosphere.
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘How Noah Baumbach Made “White Noise” a Disaster Movie for Our Moment’
PodcastThe Daily
This podcast episode discusses how culture helps people ignore the real risks around them and instead allows them to focus on everyday life while being at potential risk of major disasters.
36:04 - 44:28 (08:24)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses how culture helps people ignore the real risks around them and instead allows them to focus on everyday life while being at potential risk of major disasters.