Welcome back to PARTISAN, a podcast exploring politics and history in film and entertainment. Join your host, Tony Black, as he is joined by host of the Kinotomic podcast, Nick Chandler, to discuss Tony Gilroy's dark corporate drama from 2007, MICHAEL CLAYTON. Next time on Partisan, guest Ian Buckley joins us to discuss Kevin Macdonald's 2006 biopic of Ugandan tyrant Idi Amin, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND... Host / Editor / Producer Tony Black Guest Nick Chandler SHOW NOTES Interviews: Tilda Swinton talks to Girl: https://www.girl.com.au/tilda-swinton-michael-clayton-interview.htm John Gilroy talks to Cinemontage: https://cinemontage.org/editor-leaves-mark-michael-clayton/ Tony Gilroy talks to Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/director-interview-tony-gilroy-michael-clayton/ Tony Gilroy talks to Rotten Tomatoes: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/interview-michael-clayton-director-tony-gilroy/ George Clooney talks to TIME: http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1703034,00.html Analysis: ‘I Am Shiva, the God of Death’: On the Deserved Anger of Michael Clayton by Roxana Hadadi: https://www.rogerebert.com/features/i-am-shiva-the-god-of-death-on-the-deserved-anger-of-michael-clayton Michael Clayton: The law firm's janitor by Gerardo Valero: https://www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/michael-clayton-the-law-firms-janitor Michael Clayton: Hollywood’s Last Movie for Adults by Sean Hooks: https://brightlightsfilm.com/michael-clayton-george-clooney-tilda-swinton-crime-drama/amp/ Even Ten Years Later, ‘Michael Clayton’ Remains Utterly Enigmatic by Leigh Monson: https://substreammagazine.com/2017/10/ten-years-later-michael-clayton/ Perfected in all fields of cinema craftsmanship, ‘Michael Clayton’ leaves the impression of absolute faultlessness by Sven Mikulec: https://cinephiliabeyond.org/perfected-fields-cinema-craftsmanship-michael-clayton-leaves-impression-absolute-faultlessness/ A Look Back: Michael Clayton: A Tale of Realm and Conquest by Brandon Sparks: https://medium.com/cinenation-show/10-years-later-michael-clayton-f113bb02865b Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/partisanpod Follow us on Twitter: @partisanpod Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis wemadethisnetwork.com Title music: Progressive Progress (c) Howard Harper-Barnes via epidemicsound.com