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The Studio Recap: Going Full Fincher
Matt investigates the dark side of Hollywood: controlling directors, irritated movie stars, and missing film reels.
That problem is soon visited upon Rolling Blackout, an Olivia Wilde–directed noir “set in the world of the Los Angeles solar-panel industry.” Sure, that sounds like a rip-off of Chinatown, as the projectionist observes, but Matt’s pretty excited about the project anyway, even if he’s too cheap to spring for a wrap party. As he tells Sal, he’s just following through on a suggestion made by his therapist, yet he looks like a noir hero and both the moody lighting and score make this the most hard-boiled installment of The Studio to date. When a costume designer named Evelyn shows up to retrieve the cash, Matt decides only one conclusion can be drawn: She’s “tangled in Zac Efron’s wicked web.”
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