It was a tricky old podcast this week. How do you talk about the horrific final days of Hitler’s Germany without being too depressing, but equally without being too lighthearted? We do our best to walk the line, but inevitably this week’s podcast has a slightly more sombre feel to it than usual, along withContinue reading “Yeah? What do you expect from a teetotal, non-smoking vegetarian?”
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Oh, well, don’t get technical at a time like this…
His Girl Friday, the subject of this week’s 101 Films Podcast, is famous for many things: the fast-paced dialogue, the way Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell bounce off each other, the streak of jet-black humour that runs throughout the film. For Lewis and I though, the film’s greatest achievement is to introduce the concept ofContinue reading “Oh, well, don’t get technical at a time like this…”
Kind Hearts and Coronets: buy one Alec Guinness, get seven free!
We had a bit of a debate before this podcast over whether Kind Hearts and Coronets counts as ‘obscure’. Although we love finding out about underrated classic films, part of the reason we started this podcast was to have an excuse to watch some of the relatively ‘big’ films that have somehow passed us byContinue reading “Kind Hearts and Coronets: buy one Alec Guinness, get seven free!”
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?”
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.”
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.”
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”
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