# Producer/Director Bill Banowsky on O Brother, Where Art Thou? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/movies-we-like-5626885/producer-director-bill-banowsky-on-o-brother-where-art-thou Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/movies-we-like-5626885/producer-director-bill-banowsky-on-o-brother-where-art-thou.md Podcast: [Movies We Like](https://stenobird.com/podcast/movies-we-like-5626885) Published: 2026-01-19T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/producer-director-bill-banowsky-on-o-brother-where-art-thou--69504772 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/op3.dev/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69504772/4d3ae526.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/movies-we-like-5626885/episodes/producer-director-bill-banowsky-on-o-brother-where-art-thou Duration seconds: 4375 ## Resource ā€œIā€™m a Dapper Dan man!ā€ Producer/Director Bill Banowsky joins Andy Nelson and Pete Wright to discuss O Brother, Where Art Thou? from Joel Coen, reflecting on both the film's enduring appeal and his own fascinating journey through the film industry. As co-founder of Magnolia Pictures and developer of smart house theaters, Banowsky brings unique insight to this beloved Coen Brothers comedy while also discussing his new documentary A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant. "I think we need more films like O Brother, Where Art Thou?. You gotta find story-driven films, not technology-driven films, to save this business," says Banowsky, whose career spans from law to founding smart house theaters to directing documentaries. šŸŽ¬ Watch & Discover šŸ“ŗ Watch the raw episode on YouTube šŸ‘¤ Meet Bill Banowsky: IMDb | Website šŸŽŸļø Check out Sky Cinemas in Santa Fe, NM šŸæ Watch O Brother, Where Art Thou?: Apple TV | Amazon | Letterboxd | Trailer šŸæ Watch A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant: Apple TV | Amazon | Letterboxd | Trailer šŸ“š Read The Odyssey by Homer Support The Next Reel Family of Film Podcasts: Become a member for just $5/month or $55/year Join our Discord community of movie lovers The Next Reel Family of Film Podcasts: Cinema Scope: Bridging Genres, Subgenres, and Movements The Film Board Movies We Like The Next Reel Film Podcast Sitting in the Dark Connect With Us: Main Site: Web Movie Platforms: Letterboxd | Flickchart Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | YouTube | Pinterest Your Hosts: Andy | Pete Shop & Stream: Merch Store : Apparel, stickers, mugs & more Watch Page : Buy/rent films we've discussed Originals : Source material from our episodes Special offers: Letterboxd Pro/Patron discount | Audible ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/movies-we-like-5626885/episodes/producer-director-bill-banowsky-on-o-brother-where-art-thou/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/movies-we-like-5626885/producer-director-bill-banowsky-on-o-brother-where-art-thou.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.