Inside the Geezers Studio
Newsweek, June, 2008
In their first YouTube film review, for last year’s high-school hit “Superbad,” octogenarian Hollywood vets Marcia Nasatir and Lorenzo Semple bicker about which dirty words are most offensive—and repeat them, over and over. The Reel Geezers began as a gimmick, but now has a dedicated Web following that includes many Hollywood insiders. The critical duo spoke with NEWSWEEK’s Jesse Ellison:
How did you start doing this?
SEMPLE: Marcia and I were arguing at a dinner party—
NASATIR: No, it’s called a frank discussion.
SEMPLE: It was so frank and loud that one guest got up and said, “You two ought to shut up and put your show on the road.” So it occurred to me that, well, maybe we should.
What do you think of most Hollywood movies now?
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