It’s that time of year again: Marmite Day. You either love it or hate it. Many people would happily throw everything related to Valentine’s Day onto a massive Return of the Jedi-style pyre and watch it burn as a wry smile played across their lips, whereas others love any old excuse to go out forContinue reading “Valentine’s Day Special 2013: Bring on the Break-ups”
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Free Spirits? Or Bad Attitude?
This… This was a tough one. Ok, so it’s probably best if Lewis and I lay our cards on the table straight away. We’re not interested in skateboarding or surfing or anything of that nature really. We have a hazy understanding of the culture surrounding these sports (or ‘sports’ if you’re being a curmudgeonly grandad…Continue reading “Free Spirits? Or Bad Attitude?”
Our apartment was so small that mother made me play in the oven
Considering that neither of us particularly like musicals, it’s something of a surprise that Hedwig and the Angry Inch is actually the third musical on our list (after The Sound of Music and Cabaret). Is this an admission that actually we secretly really love musicals but are afraid to admit it for fear of sullyingContinue reading “Our apartment was so small that mother made me play in the oven”
Hard cheese old boy!
With the addition of School for Scoundrels to our illustrious list, Robert Hamer becomes the first director to have two of his films inaugerated into the 101 Films Hall of Fame (following our singing praise of Kind Hearts And Coronets last summer). There we were, thinking that one of the big guns would take theContinue reading “Hard cheese old boy!”
Life isn’t like in the movies. Life… is much harder.
We’re back! Finally. Apologies dear Listener/Reader, Lewis and and I have been, well, a bit rubbish getting back to work after the Christmas break. Last year we released podcasts DURING the holidays. This year, we took the month off. Sorry about that. It won’t (it will) happen again. Hopefully this first podcast of 2013 isContinue reading “Life isn’t like in the movies. Life… is much harder.”
It’s the 101 Films 2012 Christmas Special!
For any listeners/readers who have Scrooge-like tendencies (Scrooge before the ghost visits of course), this might be the podcast for you. Although Lewis and I love Christmas – this is in fact our 4th Christmas Special podcast, we did two for 101 Video Games That Made My Life Slightly Better (see here and here) andContinue reading “It’s the 101 Films 2012 Christmas Special!”
You still picking your feet in Poughkeepsie?
What is it about 101 Films and New York? Of the 44 films we have discussed, 7 of them, 16%, have been New York based. What does this mean? That New York is our spiritual home and that we should definitely record our 101st podcast there? Yes, lets say that. Lewis, pack your bags! Anyway,Continue reading “You still picking your feet in Poughkeepsie?”
Run Lola Run provokes wave of nineties nostalgia
After a two-week break we’re back, back, BACK with a look at the classic German flick Run Lola Run (thanks to @msrainbowfudge for the recommendation). Our apologies for the lateness of this podcast – regular readers will know that we usually post every Thursday, but Ian ‘forgot’ to put up the podcast last night. YetContinue reading “Run Lola Run provokes wave of nineties nostalgia”
Fallow Week 2
Unfortunately, owing to a cataclysmic clash of schedules, we’re unable to bring you any podcast goodness for a shameful second week in a row. Rest assured that we’ll get our acts together for next week – the upcoming podcast session has been firmly printed in the diary and circled in red three times. Look outContinue reading “Fallow Week 2”
Fallow week
There’s no podcast this week I’m afraid – we’re having a fallow week in order to renew our creative loam and burst through the freshly tilled podcast ground with blossoms of insight in the week to follow. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who’s sent in their suggestions for films to watch – we’ve beenContinue reading “Fallow week”
101 Films You Should Have Seen 