The Passion of the Heist
5/11/20261 hr 51 min
And that’s a wrap on our Oceans series! This week, we are closing it out the only way we know how… by talking about the latest news in the Fockers franchise!
That’s right, another Focker movie is coming out this year, and you better believe we have some thoughts about the trailer. It’s a legasequel?
Also explored this week: listener questions, the future of the Oceans franchise, and most importantly… the reveal of our NEXT miniseries!!
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsDom Nero· Host0:01
[laughs] Mr. Ocean, uh, what do you do for a living, if you don't mind me asking?
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:05
[cash register dings] All right, before we get started, what I'm about to propose to you is both highly lucrative and highly dangerous.
Dom Nero· Host0:10
You're pulling a job, aren't you? You're out of your goddamn minds.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:14
Why do this? I need a reason. Because the house always wins, unless when that perfect hand comes along, you bet big, and then you take the house. Been practicing that speech, have you? A little bit. Did I rush it? It felt like I rushed it. No, it was good. I liked it.
Dom Nero· Host0:26
It's electrifying.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:27
I can do it. He says he can do it.
Dom Nero· Host0:29
This is war, kid. There's gonna be collateral damage.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:32
Doesn't matter if we win- As long as Vicena loses.
Dom Nero· Host0:34
Hang on to your knickers. How does a guy know who the hell you are?
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:37
You know, as it turns out, I'm not the only person in the world looking for Ocean's 11. Clock's running, guys. Let's go.
Adam Volerich· Host0:43
[upbeat music] Hi, I'm Adam Vollerich.
Dom Nero· Host0:47
And I'm Dom Nero.
Adam Volerich· Host0:48
And this is a podcast about movies and the scenes that make them special, what David Lynch calls eye of the duck scenes. An eye of the duck is a moment or sequence in a film that defines the whole. Each week on our podcast, we explore a movie by finding the scene at its core.
Dom Nero· Host1:02
Three movies, a combination of cons, and at least 11 of the coolest dressed thieves you've ever seen. In this miniseries, we're running the numbers on Steven Soderbergh's Oceans trilogy.
Adam Volerich· Host1:14
Welcome to Eye of the Duck presents The Art of the Steal. Ladies and gentlemen, are you in or out?
Dom Nero· Host1:22
And welcome to another finale episode of a miniseries.
Adam Volerich· Host1:28
I think this is