The results of our Twitter poll are in and the winning category was Samurais and Sombreros! Alex and Jonathan take a look at Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) and its western adaptation The Magnificent Seven (1960). We talk about archetypal stories, cultural influence on art, and using inspiration to create a new and distinct work.

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5:29 - Seven Samurai

25:54 - The Magnificent Seven

50:51 - Overall

1:11:45 - Coming Attractions

For links to things that we talked about visit the blog:

https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2017/03/21/samurai-and-sombreros/