Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome to 101 films podcast 23, in which we dissect the divinely decadent Cabaret. Lewis first watched this film a few months back with the expectation that it would be a fairly average musical in the vein of Chicago, but in fact it turns out to be a brilliant imagining of the riseContinue reading “Divine decadence darling!”
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Natalie Portman’s best film… probably
After what seems like ages, we’re back, back, BACK with some more top quality podcasting… Well, at least average quality anyway. Then again, the ukulele challenge this week is an absolute shocker, so there are definitely at least some periods of low quality, but you can always fast forward through those I suppose… ANYWAY, thisContinue reading “Natalie Portman’s best film… probably”
I saved Latin. What did you ever do?
Lewis is back! For the last week he’s been recuperating in St Zardoz, the hospital for knackered podcasters. Lewis has had plenty of visits from 101 Films alumni – Ian, Kurt Humperdinck III and, of course, Tommy from Third Rock From The Sun. Now given a clean bill of health, he’s back to doing whatContinue reading “I saved Latin. What did you ever do?”
I have to say, it’s incredible. You really look like a woman! Does make-up make men beautiful?
It’s the old, old story. Blind masseur comes to town, does a bit of gambling, meets a cross dresser and his/her sister and then brutally murders dozens of criminals. How many times have we heard that tale? And this is the plot of this week’s film, Zatoichi. Cliché! Still, the 101 Films boys found aContinue reading “I have to say, it’s incredible. You really look like a woman! Does make-up make men beautiful?”
I’m not sure I agree with you a hundred percent on your police work there, Lou.
Fargo: the first Coen Brothers film to make it onto our list, and possibly the best. Join us as we discuss the strange and far away world of 1987, the fledgling Steve Buscemi Fan Club, Babe the Baby Blue Ox, the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Swedish crime dramas,Continue reading “I’m not sure I agree with you a hundred percent on your police work there, Lou.”
Remember, you’re fighting for this woman’s honour, which is probably more than she ever did.
War. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing? Well it does provide an amusing backdrop for Duck Soup, the Marx Brothers comedy classic. Yes, this week 101 Films takes a look at the harrowing dramatisation of the first Freedonia-Sylvania War. Lewis and Ian discuss seeing gags for the first time, ask whether a democratic countryContinue reading “Remember, you’re fighting for this woman’s honour, which is probably more than she ever did.”
We All Live On An Adolescent Submarine!
Regular listeners to 101 Films probably picture Lewis and Ian as rugged, outdoor, macho types. Women want them and men want to be them, fine examples, as they are, of manhood. They weren’t always the confident adonises they are today. There was a time, believe it or not, that Lewis and Ian were sensitive andContinue reading “We All Live On An Adolescent Submarine!”
Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever?
The Third Man. The greatest British film ever made and the 57th best American film ever made. It also has the honour of being the 16th 101 Films You Should Have Seen (Probably) podcast. Who is The Third Man? Well you won’t find out here as Lewis and Ian go to great pains to notContinue reading “Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever?”
Turns out nuclear testing is a BAD thing
Having a bad day? Spilt coffee over your new shoes? Neighbours playing loud music? Computer on the blink? No matter how bad your day gets, take pity on the poor inhabitants of Earth in The Day The Earth Caught Fire. In their version of the early 1960s, massive nuclear tests have sent the planet spirallingContinue reading “Turns out nuclear testing is a BAD thing”
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
The Godfather. Probably one of the greatest films ever made. It has seeped into so much of popular culture that there are references to the film in everything from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith to The Rugrats Movie. So in this introduction to the latest 101 Films Podcast, the temptation isContinue reading “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
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