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 On this day in history, July 29, we commemorate significant events that have left a lasting impact. In 1954, JRR Tolkien's masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was published, setting the stage for an epic fantasy saga. Meanwhile, in 1957, the legendary "Tonight Show" hosted by Jack Paar made its debut on NBC, captivating audiences for years to come. Fast forward to 1974, and Cardinals icon Lou Brock stole his 700th base, marking a historic moment in baseball history. Finally, in 1985, Tina Turner filmed the iconic music video for "One of the Living," immortalized on the "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" soundtrack. Let's take a journey back in time and relive these remarkable milestones!

Want to play a game? Take your seats for theatrical threats, frisky friends, and nauseated newlyweds. The person most confused by the film this week was: their dead(?) fake(?) son(?)

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Christmas is coming and the geese are getting wild.  Join is for our extra special Xmas special where Chris has chosen that festive favourite THE WILD GEESE (it's set on Christmas Day so it counts).  As a fitting tribute to its stars, Rob and Chris drank a lot of "large and straight" scotch during the episode. Merry Christmas and Yuletide Yahoooos to you all!!

Warner Bros George Feltenstein and horror and monster film historian Tom Weaver take us through the December 2022 Warner Archive Blu-ray releases.  We start with the 1958 sci-fi horror film "Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman" starring Allison Hayes, Yvette Vickers, and William Hudson.  Tom provides background on the film and the unfortunate tragic end to stars Hayes and Vickers.  George details the 4K scan from the original camera negative to make a terrific new HD master. Then we discuss the John Huston-directed 1964 drama “The Night of the Iguana" starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Grayson Hall, and Sue Lyon.  This adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play is a showcase for the actors and director John Huston and the new 4K scan provides a wonderful clarity to the black and white picture.

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Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman Blu-ray
The Night of the Iguana Blu-ray

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Hollywood’s first million-dollar star, Elizabeth Taylor was the definition of the word “icon.” In her conversations with David Frost, she discussed the abusive control of movie studios, her eight marriages, and the difficulties of transitioning from child actress to bombshell starlet. 

A legendary queen renown for a brilliance, charisma and seductiveness that affected the course of three ancient empires . A legendary movie renown for an opulence, financial excess and smoldering romance that altered Hollywood.  An irresistible combination? A majestic masterpiece?

Not so much.

Join Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dr. Gary Stickel as they discuss the cinematic conflagration "Cleopatra" (1963). 

They guys get around to watching Brian G. Huttons Where Eagles Dare from 1968. We're also joined this week by Jeff Haidaczuk from Rucking Fotten.

In the twenty-first episode of Season 5 (Dystopia Myopia) Kyle is joined by fellow podcaster Ben Thelen (of the Dead Reckoner podcast) and editor Kristi Shimek (of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist) to discuss Michael Radford's adaptation of George Orwell's foundational novel about love and individuality expunged in statist conformity and thought control in 1984.

127 Hours with a Film Kid: Brooke has has a life update for Lindsey (unrelated to film kids), Brooke then gives an awards precursor by looking at the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critic Circle awards. Lindsey reluctantly agrees to watch a Paul Thomas Anderson film.  

Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf: We discuss the likelihood that MGK and Megan Fox would star in a remake of this film, the point at which we would leave a party, and quite possibly the only people that would commit to bits more than Brooke and Lindsey

The Boys in the Band: Brooke has found her own version of JK Simmons/Michael Keaton, knowledge of Teen Wolf as the only requirement to date us, and the worst party game followed by the worst time to hook up at a party.  

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Finally, the podcast name gets the appreciation it deserves! We discuss the car games we played with our dads (and one mum). Jackie’s Bob Dylan impression is back, and she gets corrected about LotR.  Theo gets a little bit nervous, for good reason.  Surprisingly, Jacob makes a dinosaur joke.  Rachel dunks on supermen.  Topics include: Alice & Sons, Kate Bush, Bible/science class, Tolkien, the Beatles, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, anoraks, trainspotting, alien disco, and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Thanks again to our guest, Jacob (@bigyellowpraxis)!

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

The Cask of Amontillado - The Alan Parsons Project

The Eve of War - Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton

Anthem - Rush

Link to playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0lEojWu6ZZLkICVn3rJwPI?si=84035ccbb529410b

Check out Jacob's podcast Underrated/Overhated: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/underrated-overhated/id1509426734

The Interview:

Geoff Dyer discusses “Broadsword Calling Danny Boy”: Watching ‘Where Eagles Dare’, published by Pantheon, his study of the 1969 action film featuring  a young Clint Eastwood in one of his first starring roles, alongside Richard Burton. 

The Reading:

Dyer reads from his latest book See/Saw: Looking at Photographs, his collection  of writings over the last two decades on and about photography, published by Graywolf Press. 

Music:

by Jonathan Knight

"Where Eagles Dare" Soundtrack Suite (Ron Goodwin)

Clips sourced from Youtube

"Where Eagles Dare- Making of On Location: The Cast and Crew talk about 'Where Eagles Dare' (1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slGNnC8NOyo&t=165s

"Where Eagles Dare" official trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khIZwbXDF0o&t=74s

"Where Eagles Dare" clip- Broadsword calling Danny Boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdaeBiF__u4&t=41s

CAMELOT Book & Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner | Music by Frederick Loewe | Originally Directed and Staged by Moss Hart | Based on “The Once and Future King” by T.H. White

Episode Segments:

• 3:01 - Speed Test
• 5:09 - Why God Why
• 10:00 - Back to Before
• 16:50 – Putting It Together
• 33:01 - What's Inside
• 53:08 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
• 1:08:39 - Our Favorite Things
• 1:19:05 - Corner of the Sky
• 1:22:41 – What Comes Next?

Works Consulted & Reference :

• Camelot (Original Libretto) by Alan Jay Lerner
• Camelot (Small Cast Version) by Alan Jay Lerner
• The Street Where I Live by Alan Jay Lerner
• Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews
• Dazzler: The Life and Times of Moss Hart by Steven Bach
• A Hymn to Him: The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner (Edited by Benny Green)
• Alan Jay Lerner: A Biography by Edward Jablonski
• Inventing Champagne: The Worlds of Lerner and Loewe by Gene Lees
• Julie Andrews by Robert Windeler
• Open A New Window: The Broadway Musical of the 1960s by Ethan Mordeen

Music Credits:

• "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
• "The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble
• "Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer
• "Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie
• "Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne
• "What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble
• "If Ever I Would Leave You” from Camelot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Frederick Loewe & Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner | Performed by Robert Goulet & Franz Allers
• "Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon
• "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews
• "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas
• “What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

WARNING: This episode has some very spotty audio. Due to the Coronavirus we are now recording remotely in the safety of our own homes. But, alas, our remote recording service failed us. We apologize for this, but the contents of this episode are so spectacular that I’m sure you will enjoy it regardless!

We are joined by the wonderful director Barry Sonnenfeld (The Addams Family, Men in Black, Get Shorty) to discuss the pivotal film, Dr. Strangelove. Barry elaborates on how this movie has influenced his entire career. He reveals that the only way to make a comedy is to make sure no one working on the film knows it’s a comedy. And he also talks about the process of writing his new book, Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker.

Staff Picks:

Drea – What a Way to Go!
Alonso – The Masque of the Red Death
Barry – 2001: A Space Odyssey

With Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, and Barry Sonnenfeld.

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