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.”
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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?”
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.”
What if Elvis was still alive… and acted like Bruce Campbell?
Imagine if Elvis was secretly alive. Imagine if JFK was also secretly alive and he was in the same old people’s home as Elvis. And JFK had been dyed black. And they had to team up to fight an ancient Egyptian Mummy that was stealing souls. That’s an impressive imagination you’ve got there. This weekContinue reading “What if Elvis was still alive… and acted like Bruce Campbell?”
It’s the 101 Films 2011 Christmas Special!
CHRISTMAS!!! Tis the Season for 101 Films to throw off the shackles of their self-imposed rules and talk about films they’ve both seen. Yep, Lewis and Ian discuss their top ten Christmas films, plus the usual nonsense including such festive topics as acid rain, Christmas lesbians, murder and what the name of the Scottish oneContinue reading “It’s the 101 Films 2011 Christmas Special!”
It’s like a Disney film, but with more man-eating snakes
With Christmas just round the corner 101 Films gets in a seasonal mood by watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. Lewis and Ian discuss what a good un-Disney Disney film it is, what the British holiday lands might be, Tim Burton films and Edward Hands-Hands. Next week, our proper bona-fide Christmas Special! Without further ado, here’sContinue reading “It’s like a Disney film, but with more man-eating snakes”
Womb with a view
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story has a particular resonance for 101 Films, featuring as it does two egotistical men who love the sounds of their own voices and who bicker and bumble their way through the adaptation of a novel that is confusing, meanders all over the place, and doesn’t really achieve whatContinue reading “Womb with a view”
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