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  • S02E06: Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974)

    Shane and Matthew look for their dignity as they join The Party of Dynamic Erection in a bid to better understand British male... stuff.


    Trailer for Little Malcolm: https://youtu.be/K3DseWf-Nlc


    Article from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/30/george-harrison-little-malcolm-handmade


    Mike Leigh on David Halliwell: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/jul/07/mike-leigh-on-playwright-david-halliwell-little-malcolm

    54 min
  • S02E05: Martin (1977)

    For the 2020 Halloween Special Shane and Matthew head to Pittsburg to drink some blood with George A. Romero's 'Martin' from 1977.


    Notes:


    A guided tour of the locations from 'Martin': http://martinthereisnomagic.blogspot.com/


    Matthew's reading recommendation: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Martin-Midnight-Movie-Monographs-Winship/dp/1786360527


    Original trailer for 'Martin': https://youtu.be/NNIGTSdKPl0

    58 min
  • S02E04: Smile (1975)

    Shane and Matthew flash their assets and high-kick their way through Michael Ritchie's exquisite beauty pageant satire 'Smile' from 1975. 


    Notes:


    Trailer for Smile: https://youtu.be/tbdKZQcxKYM


    BFI Championing Bruce Dern: https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/championing-bruce-dern-king-marvin-gardens


    Local history of 'Smile' from Santa Rosa: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/gaye-lebaron-when-smile-made-santa-rosans-do-anything-but/?artslide=2

    1 hr 6 min
  • S02E03: A Bittersweet Life (2005)
    Shane is joined by Adam Lowes for a bloody violent trip to the South Korean underworld in Kim Jee-woon's breathtaking A Bittersweet Life (2005).
     
    Notes:
     
    Trailer for A Bittersweet Life: https://youtu.be/q5O2tfiaTxU
     
    Comparison of DC & Theatrical: https://www.movie-censorship.com/repo...
     
    Period Variety review from Cannes 2005: https://variety.com/2005/film/markets...
     
    All images are copyright the original owners.
    55 min
  • S02E02: Paradise Alley (1978)

    Matthew and Shane duke it out in the back streets of Hell's Kitchen, trying to survive on peanuts, salami and some goofy one-liners.

     

    Notes:

    Trailer for Paradise Alley: https://youtu.be/mxXdouKmoOY

    1978 NY Times review: https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/10/archives/movies-rocky-goes-to-limbo-in-paradise-alleyrocky-as-wrestler.html

     

    56 min
  • S02E01: Alice In The Cities (1974)
    Matthew and Shane get lost in Germany with Wim Wender's astonishing and tender road trip classic from 1974.
     
    Notes:
     
    Trailer for 'Alice In The Cities': https://youtu.be/MoRe7srFtZ8
     
    MOMA archive footage of Wuppertal Suspended Railway from 1902: https://youtu.be/MoRe7srFtZ8
     
    Wim Wenders interview with BFI: https://youtu.be/FbzFZ0CjEVY
    1 hr
  • S01E16: White of The Eye (1987)

    Matthew and Shane go crazy scrutinising their masculinity with Donald Cammell's 'White of The Eye' (1987).

    Notes:

    Trailer for 'White of The Eye': https://youtu.be/u4WMa5SfqJg

    'White of The Eye' at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094320/

    Arrow Films release info: https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/white-of-the-eye-dual-format/FCD900

    Kermode's excellent intro for 'White of The Eye' on BFI Player: https://youtu.be/QbOFXh2CW1Q

     

    1 hr 18 min
  • S01E15: The Sword of Doom (1966)

    Shane and Matthew are cursed to battle for eternity as they slice through Kihachi Okamoto’s The Sword of Doom from 1966.

    Notes:

    2017 article on Tatsuya Nakadai: https://www.filmcomment.com/article/tastuya-nakadai-the-sword-of-doom/

    The Sword of Doom at Criterion: https://www.criterion.com/films/925-the-sword-of-doom

    The Sword of Doom HD Trailer: https://youtu.be/FGhpT8PGslA

     

    48 min
  • S01E14: Scanners (1981)

    Matthew and Shane get their brains sucked dry by David Cronenberg's horror/thriller Scanners from 1981.

    Notes:

    Scanners at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081455

    Stephen Lack interview at Film Comment: https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/interview-stephen-lack/

    UK 'X' certificate trailer for Scanners: https://youtu.be/tqvPviqbb4c

     

    1 hr 17 min
  • S01E13: Nobody's Fool (1994)

    The Xmas Special: Matthew and Shane sit down for a holiday movie that ticks all the boxes. Paul Newman stars in Robert Benton's adaptation of Nobody's Fool (1994).

    Notes:

    Nobody's Fool at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110684/

    The locations of Nobody's Fool: www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/rob/?p=2262

    NY Times period review: https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/23/movies/film-review-paul-newman-in-blue-collar-gear.html

     

    1 hr 9 min

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