Among Oliver Stone’s large and celebrated body of work is afilm from 1997 that was largely ignored and derided at the time but is a classic case of a rediscovered gem with cult appeal. Scott Phipps joins Antony to look at the dark and twisted ‘U Turn’.
Sean Penn leads an ensemble cast including the ultimate femme fatale Jennifer Lopez and many recognisable and renowned names at various stages of their careers. We recommend multiple viewings of this film to fullyabsorb all the details and vast array of images
Is this actually a comedy of the blackest kind, as thetrailer would lead you to believe? Will Bobby Cooper ever get out of town? And is everyone in Superior, Arizona on drugs?
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‘U Turn’ original trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uidcyKDkFWU&t=1s
‘U Turn’ Wikipedia & IMDB pages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Turn_(1997_film)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120399/
Film ’97 original feature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oonm3a6xPSM
Roger Ebert review
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/u-turn-1997
Oliver Stone commentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22-lLw5eMc&t=375s
Ennio Morricone and U Turn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PthAjIlZs
1997 in film (lots of competition!)
This time round we present our second Steven Spielberg filmand one that was very much a forerunner to (and inspiration for) the more famous ‘Jaws’, as an ordinary man is forced to find inner resources and transcend his limitations in order to defeat a seemingly unstoppable force that can’t be reasoned with.
By kind permission of Julian Charles of The Mind Renewed,the recording used here is from TMR’s 20th movie roundtable, featuring Antony as a guest alongside Julian, Frank Johnson and Mark Campbell.
Dennis Weaver stars as David (every)Mann, a salesman driving his beloved red Plymouth Valiant through the California desert on his way to an important work appointment, when a predatory monster of a smoke-spewing truck inexplicably picks him as its unsuspecting prey.
(from TMR shownotes)
‘Join us as we examine the tension, explore the film'sminimalist brilliance, and ask what "takeaways" might be gleaned from Spielberg's early TV/cinematic masterpiece’.
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‘Duel’ original trailer & IMDB page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9aeCeHbiQ
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/
Steven Spielberg on the making of the film (3 parts)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luG6wuSQYUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKKd8z-3GXo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wob0Y0KVvC8
David Mann calls Chief Brody (Duel vs Jaws)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA0Y6SzEKrE
And so we say goodbye as Charles Foster Kane faces the finalcurtain…
Antony wraps up Citizen Kane’s final scenes, discusses the critical response to the film and its multi-decade legacy, and the final words -13 minutes of them- are given to the man himself, Orson Welles, aided by Huw Wheldon and Dick Cavett
If you’ve listened through this series (and the previous3-parter on Orson), we sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed it
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The Snow Globe scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSj-BCOlGPY
The Rosebud reveal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr93wwtiKQM
Citizen Kane film pages
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane
Citizen Kane: Anatomy of a Classic (presented by BarryNorman)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCez9Pgqb5s
The life of Charles Foster Kane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Foster_Kane
The Citizen Kane files (Wellesnet archive)
https://www.wellesnet.com/citizen-kane-resources/
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
(must-watch doc, 2014)
Antony continues a scene-by-scene analysis of Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. As we enter the second half of the film, things are still going reasonably well with Charles Foster Kane, but the slow descent into despair and emptiness will soon begin with the famous ‘breakfast table montage’.
As you listen to this and/or watch the film, it’s worthasking a fundamental question about acceptance of reality and whether public acclaim is merely a poor substitute for something fundamental to a happy life.
The final part of this series will be out at the end of themonth
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Citizen Kane film pages
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane
Original trailer for the film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxh3lwdOFw
The life of Charles Foster Kane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Foster_Kane
The Citizen Kane files (Wellesnet archive)
https://www.wellesnet.com/citizen-kane-resources/
The breakfast table montage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfl2M8B9WA8
Do we create our own reality?
How to accept yourself
https://psychcentral.com/lib/ways-to-accept-yourself
Are the rich more lonely?
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/are_the_rich_more_lonely
Our continuing journey into the world of Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane finds Antony beginning a scene-by-scene analysis, starting with the film’s Gothic horror opening,possibly the best-known final word of a character in any film, and then the sudden and jarring segue into the newsreel obituary of the world-famous Charles Foster Kane.
We try to make sense of the sometimes absurdly non-linear structure of the film while admiring the remarkable artistry contained in every scene. The young Kane isbrash, charismatic and successful in his professional and personal life, but his downfall will soon begin…
Part 4 will be out next month
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Citizen Kane film pages
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane
Original trailer for the film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxh3lwdOFw
The life of Charles Foster Kane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Foster_Kane
The Citizen Kane files (Wellesnet archive)
https://www.wellesnet.com/citizen-kane-resources/
The electric opening to the film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFSjHBVx-xk
News On The March!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ6QnaEQ7sY
The projection room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZjkzM8N_oQ
The full first half of the film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74ol6mKC3aY
The Union Forever- The White Stripes vs Citizen Kane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X6PoXzpyz0
Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland
We continue our multi-part series on Orson Welles’s CitizenKane, finishing our prelude to the main film by looking at the shooting, storytelling, special effects, editing and sound/music. We also detail its commercial performance and the pushback from William Randolph Hearst.
In Part 3, Antony will begin going scene by scene through the film
We hope you enjoy it!
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Citizen Kane film page
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
Citizen Kane: Anatomy of a Classic (presented by Barry Norman)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCez9Pgqb5s
The Citizen Kane files (Wellesnet archive)
https://www.wellesnet.com/citizen-kane-resources/
Gregg Toland (ace cameraman)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3hAubwtM8
The Best of Bernard Herrmann
Following on from Film Gold’s Orson Welles special last timeround, Antony this time tackles head-on, with another multi-parter, the grandaddy of American films, Citizen Kane.
The first two parts look at the backgroundand the making of the film before we go scene-by-scene through the film in later parts.
This time round, Antony intros this deep dive and looks at Orson Welles’s arrival in Hollywood, his incredible RKO contract, and the writing and inspiration(s) for the multi-layered character of Charles Foster Kane
We hope you enjoy it!
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episode links
Citizen Kane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane
Original trailer for the film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxh3lwdOFw
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (Welles and Hearst)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1W65RHqM2k
William Randolph Hearst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst
Mank (2020)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10618286/
Raising Kane (Pauline Kael, 1971)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1971/02/20/raising-kane-i
Heart of Darkness radio version (Orson Welles, 1938)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=201xgXsJMuA
Just as Orson Welles finally bowed out in 1985, we must do the same.
This time round Antony and Ghosty pick up Orson’s film career from his acting gig in the sublime ‘The Third Man’, a couple of returns to Shakespeare territory and a trio of absolute masterworks of his own making, namely ‘Touch of Evil’, ‘The Trial’ and ‘F For Fake’ (plus a couple of other films along the way).
Finally we look at interviews, his fall from grace into TV commercials, more comparisons with Marlon Brando and a final summing-up of our feelings about his life and legacy.
We (and Orson up there in the clouds) hope that you have enjoyed this latest series and Film Gold will be back before the end of the year for more. In the meantime, please check out Antony’s other podcasts (links below)
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Ghosty’s Cliff Richard & The Shadows podcast
https://wesayyeah.podbean.com/
Interview clips from Ghosty’s radio show
https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS
episode links
Website for everything Orson
The Third Man theme played by Anton Karas & also The Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEsWi88Qv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1cHZSskXxw
Poignant scenes from ‘Touch of Evil’ (1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTI6rN0Vmes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeccTYUrb_Q
Law court scene from ‘The Trial’ (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGlB4a2B1I
F For Fake (1973) podcast deep dive
https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2020/08/episode-482-f-for-fake-1973.html
Recommended documentaries about Orson (Arena special, Magician, One-man band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFqW6b1hfFY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brVah-r65pI&t=1s
https://dochouse.org/event/magician-the-astonishing-life-and-work-of-orson-welles/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eoN1m73xXk
Simon Callow (Orson biographer x many) discusses him on the ‘Great Lives’ podcast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0b1r3hs
Classic Orson interviews (Dick Cavett 1970, Michael Parkinson 1974)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTOSevzp4w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTOSevzp4w
Orson loses it over frozen peas!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyko_oQ0da8
We continue our Orson Welles journey, accompanied by uberfan David ‘Ghosty’ Wills, with discussion of the big daddy of all films, 1941’s Citizen Kane. Was this both a blessing and a curse for Orson’s career? We also discuss Welles’s forays into wartime politics and the films ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’,, ‘The Stranger’, ‘The Lady From Shanghai’ and ‘Macbeth’.
The final part will be out at the end of the month
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Ghosty’s Cliff Richard & The Shadows podcast
https://wesayyeah.podbean.com/
Interview clips from Ghosty’s radio show
https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS
episode links
Heart of Darkness radio adaptation (1938)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcKH74lnPEo
Citizen Kane Wikipedia and IMDB pages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/
The Citizen Kane Book by Pauline Kael
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/352259.The_Citizen_Kane_Book
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996 documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG75tMSNnmY
Citizen Kane: A critic’s commentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6LCfO0wnXw
Orson Welles on Race Relations (1946 radio show)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFraBvYO5jI
Everything Is A Remix (doc series about creativity)
https://www.everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/
Following on from our Marlon Brando and Michael Caine deep dives in the last few years, this time Orson Welles gets the Film Gold treatment. David ‘Ghosty’ Wills joins Antony for a 3-parter looking at the great man’s life, work and legacy.
First up we discuss Orson’s early life and the start of his theatre and radio careers, both of which Ghosty feels are somewhat undervalued when compared to his more famous film work.
Part 1 ends with the famous ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast in 1938, our hero on the cusp of going to Hollywood and making the film that would make and break him…
Part 2 will be out next month
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Ghosty’s Cliff Richard & The Shadows podcast
https://wesayyeah.podbean.com/
Interview clips from Ghosty’s radio show
https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS
episode links
Orson’s mammoth Wikipedia page (most of which is probably true)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles
The Mercury Theatre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Theatre
Voodoo Macbeth (1936)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wmWBki06yc
War of the Worlds (1938, complete)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q7tN7MhQ4I
Orson defends himself the next day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbYyDh-BRI
Night of the Living Dead news segments (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AdWJalP1vo
Orson Welles meets H. G. Wells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUdghSMTXsU
We are delighted to bring you another swapcast with former Film Gold guest and my podcasting ‘spiritual brother’, Julian Charles of ‘The Mind Renewed’.
On the docket this time is a true classic from the master, Stanley Kubrick. It’s a film that works beautifully on the level of pure comedy but is absolutely packed with layers of meaning, both overt and subtle, and is a showcase for the remarkable and unique talents of Peter Sellers.
Julian and Antony talk about Kubrick, Sellers, the rest of the cast, the film’s many virtues, its themes and much more…
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Julian’s website and podcast
https://themindrenewed.com/
episode links
The Making of Dr. Strangelove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ6BiRtGTAk
Learning To Love The Bomb (video essay)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ6BiRtGTAk
On Thermonuclear War (Herman Kahn)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Thermonuclear_War
Peter Sellers and George C Scott ‘interviews’ on the set (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7NnTmxcFt4
Antony and returning guest Luke Thompson of ‘Luke’s English Podcast’ tackle William Friedkin's underrated 1977 thriller, starring Roy Scheider. This film wasn't a success in its day but has been reassessed over the decades and could now be considered a 'hidden masterpiece'. The plot is very simple but the film is marvellously evocative, and the production of the film is a story in itself...
Hope you enjoy it!
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https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/
Luke’s website & podcast
The full video version of our ‘Sorcerer’ review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a6odjdG-H4
episode links
Sorcerer wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorcerer_(film)
A great analysis of the main themes of the film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2TdY0nRHzc&t=0s
Vast amounts of IMDB trivia about ‘Sorceror’
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076740/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
William Friedkin on the Marc Maron podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17OjQiec8Sg
One of the films that ushered in the new century, Requiem For A Dream is a virtuoso powerhouse from director Darren Aronofsky, featuring a remarkable lead performance by Ellen Burstyn. Although primarily dealing with drug addiction, it hits all kinds of other points of social and emotional impact, such as the power of television, the pain of loss, the fragility of dreams and the human need for love and attention.
For the first time on this podcast, Antony flies solo, expanding on the notes he made when appearing as a guest on one of Film Gold regular Scott Phipps’s podcasts, The Stinking Pause. It goes without saying that there are spoilers here so I recommend taking the plunge and watching the film first. Although harrowing at times, it’s also a film full of hope and can serve as an inspiration even as the main characters plunge into a hellish world of dependency and degradation. Redemption is always possible.
Listen out for two clips of John Lennon and some music by the Rolling Stones
We hope you enjoy the show!
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episode links
Requiem For A Dream IMDB page
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180093/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_requiem%2520for%2520a%2520dream
Requiem For A Dream: The Structure of Self-Destruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkDL50mXbbI
Audio commentary by director Darren Aronofsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCPW2ewGGCI
Anatomy of a scene with Darren Aronofsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdlg-vYmpbA
The story of HMS Bounty and the mutiny that took place aboard it is a compelling narrative that has not surprisingly been the subject of many film adaptations and other creative endeavours. In this discussion from 2020 that originally went out on the Stinking Pause podcast, regular Film Gold collaborator Scott Phipps is joined by myself and Steven Byford for a long and expansive discussion of the 1962 film version of the story and its troubled production, as well as the other film versions and their relationship to the real-life events.
A lot of the discussion, from my end at least, focuses on the enigmatic character that was Marlon Brando, who I describe as 'a fascinating mixture of deep and shallow'. His antics on the set had a detrimental effect on his career and his relationship with Hollywood, but there are some magic moments to be found in the film, many of them courtesy of arguably the most important actor in film history.
If you're interested in a 2-part deep dive on Brando, please listen to episodes 11 & 12 of this podcast.
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Antony’s John Lennon podcast
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/
links to Scott’s podcasts
https://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/stinkingpause
episode links
The 'History By Hollywood' podcast compares the real story with the various film adaptations
https://historybyhollywood.com/2017/04/08/episode-6-mutiny-on-the-bounty/
2 key scenes from the film (Bligh vs Christian)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPa8iQyK5mQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyEHIOZf5yE
A fascinating short documentary by the Maysles Brothers (who'd made a film about The Beatles a year earlier) which shows Brando the reluctant and sometimes mischievous star
Antony joins frequent collaborator Scott Phipps to take a deep dive (sans canoe) into a true 1970s classic, as part of ‘The Stinking Pause’ 10th anniversary celebrations. The making of this film is almost as mind-blowing as the movie itself. Insurance, who needs it?
Enjoy!
The Cahulawassee River valley in Northern Georgia is one of the last natural pristine areas of the state, which will soon change with the imminent building of a dam on the river, which in turn will flood much of the surrounding land.
As such, four Atlanta city dwellers, alpha male Lewis Medlock, Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe, and Drew Ballinger, decide to take a multi-day canoe trip on the river, with only Lewis and Ed having experience in outdoor life. They know going in that the area is isolated.
Their relatively peaceful trip takes a turn for the worse halfway through with river rapids and unwelcoming locals. The four need to battle their way out of the valley and are asked to do things they never thought possible within themselves…
'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.
Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com
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Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts)
Antony’s John Lennon podcast
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/
links to Scott’s podcasts
https://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/stinkingpause
episode links
Deliverance: Nature’s Revenge (film analysis)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wIrQvyguFY
Behind The Scenes featurette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXI3JDpeiAs
Deliverance: The Cast Looks Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrlHTWTNs1Y
Dueling Banjos full audio track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6UG1Jlwiow
We complete our Michael Caine tribute, a joint presentation of the ‘Film Gold’ and ‘The Stinking Pause’ podcasts, as the great man turns 90. Antony Rotunno and Scott Phipps count down their top 5 Caine performances and also discuss his ultimate legacy after 60 years as a film star. There are audio clips galore to complement the conversation, including Michael reading from the first of his many memoirs and also offering a few acting tips!
'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.
Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com
Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod
Twitter- https://twitter.com/FilmGold75
Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts)
Antony’s John Lennon podcast
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/
links to Scott’s podcasts
https://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/stinkingpause
show links
Scott’s podcast on the making of Zulu
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/rainbowvalley/id/23567510
Sleuth (complete film- must watch!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjRCnwNR0yk
Our ‘Film Gold’ review of Sleuth
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filmgold/episodes/Episode-13--Sleuth-1972-e1afv44
Michael Caine’s film acting masterclass (1980s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZPLVDwEr7Y
Michael Caine top 50 performances (worst to best)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/14/michael-caine-best-films-ranked
Michael talks about his 5 favourite films (of his)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8h9vDpK88s
Roy Budd plays his ‘Get Carter’ theme
Michael Caine, born as Maurice Micklewhite, has been acting for 70 years and been a star for nearly 60. This 2-part joint presentation of the ‘Film Gold’ and ‘The Stinking Pause’ podcasts celebrates the life and career of a true cinematic icon as he approaches his 90th birthday.
In this first part, Antony Rotunno and Scott Phipps look at Caine’s upbringing and give an overview of his career before beginning to count down their top 10 Caine performances (10-6) and also discussing Caine catchphrases and the many parodies of the great man. There are audio clips galore to complement the conversation, including Michael reading from the first of his many memoirs.
'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.
Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com
Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod
Twitter- https://twitter.com/FilmGold75
Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts)
Antony’s John Lennon podcast
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/
links to Scott’s podcasts
https://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/stinkingpause
show links
Michael Caine’s first memoir audiobook, read by the man himself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icBiFHAsdKc
Michael Caine: Breaking The Mold (documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxAHYSIoT-I
Brydon and Coogan (The Trip) do Caine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vukpjl44Yo0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeC0-tj_IMA
Michael Caine parodies himself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0F3kY3uxU
‘The Other 1960s’- a podcast about the normal part of the 60s
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-23-the-other-1960s-with-frances-rotunno
The Self-Preservation Society: Making The Italian Job
Originally recorded for 'The Mind Renewed' podcast and hosted by Julian Charles, this is a four-way discussion, also including Mark Campbell and Frank Johnson, about the 1978 conspiracy thriller Capricorn One, starring Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Branda Vaccaro and Hal Holbrook and written and directed by Peter Hyams.
About to embark upon the first crewed mission to Mars, three NASA astronauts (played by James Brolin, Sam Waterston and OJ Simpson) find themselves suddenly removed from their command module, minutes before lift-off, and flown to a secret desert base. There they learn of an outrageous plan, hatched by establishment conspirators, to fake the Mars landing using a TV studio, props and themselves as actors—a deception in which they are forced to be complicit. Picking up on the trail of the conspiracy is news reporter Robert Caulfield (Elliott Gould), who goes further and further down the proverbial Rabbit Hole as he tries to make sense of the increasing anomalies. But not all goes well—(or, perhaps, not all seems to go well)—with the plan. Upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, the astronauts' (crewless) module breaks up. Now, they are officially dead—their existence a threat to the lying narrative. Their only hope is to escape and reveal the plot to an incredulous world.
[Podcast theme music: "Crabs Up North" by KODOMASAN from the album "Capricorn One"; used with kind permission]'
Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.
Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com
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Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts)
episode links/show notes (created by Julian Charles)
https://themindrenewed.com/episodes/2020-21/14-episodenotes/1460-ep060n
We continue the boxing theme with a look at the black-and-white 'anti-Rocky', starring the dynamite team of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. Based on the book by Jake La Motta and Pete Savage, this filmic masterpiece looks at La Motta's life and struggles in and out of the ring as well as the punishment he dishes out to those around him. In this film, boxing is the backdrop but 'the ring' is everywhere in the traps that are imposed on us and which we also set for ourselves.
This episode was originally produced in 2020 for 'The Stinking Pause' podcast and is hosted by master podcaster and former 'Film Gold' guest (see Episode 13) Scott Phipps
'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.
Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com
Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod
Twitter- @FilmGold75
Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts)
links to Scott’s podcasts
https://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia
https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/stinkingpause
show links
A series of fascinating featurettes about the making of 'Raging Bull'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83LRIZYCpIM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GydR2vV7ahw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-qendwrNQI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL8rpMIjyPk
Robert De Niro wins his Oscar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH5c-WeE07c
Superb documentary about the 1970s Hollywood 'New Wave' period of cinema
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqVzFEeMVOQ
The Rocky films, for better or worse, have become an instantly recognisable part of popular culture. The original 1976 film, as you will hear, went through a gradual period of evolution but Sylvester Stallone’s script was born in a unique time of ‘realistic’ Hollywood films. The finished product was an unlikely success and a marriage of this gritty realism and crowd-pleasing triumphalism, all against the backdrop of that most primal of sports, boxing.
Antony is joined by fellow podcaster and Rocky fan Martin ‘Marv’ Quibell to deep dive mainly on the original film, but we also discuss and count down the 5 Rocky sequels up to 2006 (the more recent ‘Creed’ films are also mentioned in passing).
So lace up your proverbial boxing gloves and enjoy!
'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.
Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com
Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod
Twitter- @FilmGold75
Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts)
links to Marv’s podcasts
https://marvsmooth.podbean.com
https://redcircle.com/shows/p2-podcast-blues-a-harrison-podcast
show links
The Rocky Saga (documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLlupHLXgvU
Stallone and Ali at the 1977 Oscars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3g7kclmm0I
Bill Conti on composing for Rocky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKFEckIt-h8
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (documentary on 1970s Hollywood)