Week 3 in our “Tribute to Ian” series takes us one year ahead from our “Lawrence of Arabia” episode to another epic of a different sort – John Sturges’ “The Great Escape”. Please tune in as Myke from “CineMusts” joins Adam this week to discuss this rollicking film about the endurance, the need for freedom, and just what the hell is wrong with Bosely Crowther. Is this the epitome of escapes movies? Was Steve McQueen’s behavior on set acceptable? How much was this film shafted at the Oscars? We discuss all this and more. Also, this week Myke recommends “Stalag 17” (available for free on Kanopy or Hoopla) & Adam recommends “It’s Such a Beautiful Day” (available on The Criterion Channel).

0:00 – Intros/History with Ian

11:03 – “Stalag 17”

14:59 – “It’s Such a Beautiful Day”

18:40 – “The Great Escape” Stats/History

40:56 – “The Great Escape” Plot/Thoughts

1:36:41 – Final Thoughts

After spending so much time in the last few decades of film, we at 1001 by 1 decided to jump back to the 1960s. Our first William Wyler film; our first Audrey Hepburn film; and our first time with this guest. Adam and Ian welcome Kieran B. from the “Best Picture Cast” to discuss the romantic comedy “Roman Holiday”. Join the gang as they discuss Hepburn’s breakout role, black & white filming vs. shooting on location, and the iconicness of the Vespa scene. Also, this week Kieran brings us a gaggle of “east coast” recommends as well as his classic recommend of “The Lost Weekend” (available to rent on most major platforms), Adam (kind of) recommends “Raya and the Last Dragon”(in theaters or with Disney+ Premier), and Ian recommends “Charade” (available on Prime, Hoopla, VUDU, and many other).

0:00 – Intros/Best Picture Cast/East Coast Films

10:48 – Adam’s Theater Adventure & Ian’s recommend “Charade”

17:26 – Kieran’s recommend “The Lost Weekend”

22:10 – “Roman Holiday” Stats/History

45:08 – “Roman Holiday” Plot/Thoughts

1:23:56 – Final Thoughts & Replacements

What if we took a true life tragedy, added music and lyrics, and wrapped it up in a 1980s choreographic bow – what would we get? Well…you’d get one amazing f***ing treat – THAT’S what you’d get. Please join us as we delve into the 2021 Netflix film (or musical? or monstrosity?) “Diana: the Musical”. Adam and Melissa don’t hold back in this episode as they put their theatre-minded brains to work: judging the costuming to the choreography, pondering the ways in which the show tries to make Camilla sympathetic, and the ending – MY GOD THAT ENDING! All this and a PSA on childbirth and the Diana musical that we didn’t see – tune in for this one!

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Quite fitting that our 2nd to last episode in our “Tribute to Ian” series was his 2nd favorite film. As he was a self-proclaimed “Ridley Scott fanboy”, we will be discussing the Sci-Fi noir “Blade Runner” this week. Adam is joined by Brittany Reinholz-Hobson (from our “Audition” episode) to discuss a myriad of topics on this complicated film: from the different cuts to Ridley’s struggles with the producers; from the treatment of Sean Young to the unicorn and “who is a replicant?” question. This movie is a mountain of talking points – and while we did not get to everything, we feel good about the depth we got to on each idea. Also, this week Brittany recommends “I Saw the Devil” (currently ad-free on Kanopy) and Adam recommends “Battle Royale” (also currently ad-free on Kanopy).

0:00 – Intros

4:36 – “I Saw the Devil”

9:10 – “Battle Royale”

13:16 – “Blade Runner” Stats/History

43:22 – “Blade Runner” Plot/Thoughts

1:46:56 – Final Thoughts

Quite fitting that our 2nd to last episode in our “Tribute to Ian” series was his 2nd favorite film. As he was a self-proclaimed “Ridley Scott fanboy”, we will be discussing the Sci-Fi noir “Blade Runner” this week. Adam is joined by Brittany Reinholz-Hobson (from our “Audition” episode) to discuss a myriad of topics on this complicated film: from the different cuts to Ridley’s struggles with the producers; from the treatment of Sean Young to the unicorn and “who is a replicant?” question. This movie is a mountain of talking points – and while we did not get to everything, we feel good about the depth we got to on each idea. Also, this week Brittany recommends “I Saw the Devil” (currently ad-free on Kanopy) and Adam recommends “Battle Royale” (also currently ad-free on Kanopy).

0:00 – Intros

4:36 – “I Saw the Devil”

9:10 – “Battle Royale”

13:16 – “Blade Runner” Stats/History

43:22 – “Blade Runner” Plot/Thoughts

1:46:56 – Final Thoughts

A film so epic that 2 hours and 2 hosts were not enough. We welcome Josh Nielson (certified Russell Crowe expert) to discuss the epic 2000 blockbuster “Gladiator”. During the episode, the gang explores the work of Ridley Scott (and ponder whether the four films he has in the book are the right ones), Russell Crowe (each participant shares their Mt. Rushmore of Crowe performances), and what films “make men cry”. To make the episode as epic as possible, “Gladiator” was playing on mute during the recording so we could bathe in its visual glory. We also discuss the year 2000 at the Academy Awards and why Roger Ebert’s review of this film is WAY off. Also, this week Josh recommends “The Nice Guys” (available on HBO), Ian recommends “Kingdom of Heaven – the director’s cut” and Adam recommends “Dead to Me” (available on Netflix).

A film so epic that 2 hours and 2 hosts were not enough. We welcome Josh Nielson (certified Russell Crowe expert) to discuss the epic 2000 blockbuster “Gladiator”. During the episode, the gang explores the work of Ridley Scott (and ponder whether the four films he has in the book are the right ones), Russell Crowe (each participant shares their Mt. Rushmore of Crowe performances), and what films “make men cry”. To make the episode as epic as possible, “Gladiator” was playing on mute during the recording so we could bathe in its visual glory. We also discuss the year 2000 at the Academy Awards and why Roger Ebert’s review of this film is WAY off. Also, this week Josh recommends “The Nice Guys” (available on HBO), Ian recommends “Kingdom of Heaven – the director’s cut” and Adam recommends “Dead to Me” (available on Netflix).

Jump in your car and head on down the road to check out not one…not two…but you guessed it: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”. This week we are joined by Alicia Mendez to discuss one of the newest films in the book. During the episode the gang does a deep dive on Martin McDonagh (specifically one of his plays, “The Pillowman” – we’ll explain), reexamines the 2017 Academy Awards, and just gushes over the ENTIRE cast of the film. Also, this week Alicia recommends McDonagh’s first feature film “In Bruges” (currently on HBO), Ian recommends a film by Martin’s brother, John Michael McDonagh – “Calvary” (available to rent on most major platforms), and Adam recommends the 80s high school classic “Better Off Dead”.

Jump in your car and head on down the road to check out not one…not two…but you guessed it: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”. This week we are joined by Alicia Mendez to discuss one of the newest films in the book. During the episode the gang does a deep dive on Martin McDonagh (specifically one of his plays, “The Pillowman” – we’ll explain), reexamines the 2017 Academy Awards, and just gushes over the ENTIRE cast of the film. Also, this week Alicia recommends McDonagh’s first feature film “In Bruges” (currently on HBO), Ian recommends a film by Martin’s brother, John Michael McDonagh – “Calvary” (available to rent on most major platforms), and Adam recommends the 80s high school classic “Better Off Dead”.

The George Michael song “Freedom” comes to mind in moments like this – we have been unshackled from the grips of vampires & lycans by completing our journey in this series with “Underworld: Blood Wars”. The St. Johns (as always) imbibed in some spirits to bring you the best possible content: saying the words “crispy shifty”, Rolling Stone magazine vs. The Rolling Stones band, and…fuck-me-running will there be a SIXTH ONE OF THESE??? We cap off this franchise the best way we know how – bad accents and a lot of disappointment…so tune in and join the fun!!!

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