# Episode 187: Director Oddities

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Podcast: [Cinema in Seconds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cinema-in-seconds-3689372)
Published: 2025-12-08T11:26:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 6749

## Resource

Welcome weird and wonderful listeners to a new episode of Cinema in Seconds. This week, Ian, Daniel and Jordan look at moments from those movies that seem to stand out in a director's career. See what odd choices they pick. Dersu Uzala - 8:00 Hanna - 23:00 Adventures of Tintin - 38:30 Spartacus - 56:00 The Skin I Live In - 1:09:00 Downsizing - 1:25:00 Mailbag and Other Picks - 1:40:00

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