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- Genevieve (#86)
Vroom! Vroom! Honk! Honk! Get out of our way! Brendan and Jason talk all about the 1953 road movie Genevieve - a perfect example of a quaint film with today's modern lens that certainly would have been somewhat scandalous when it was released. The guys talk all about the heavily-coded sexual innuendo, the realistic portrayal of relationship arguments, the simplistic premise working to the film's advantage, the influence on films like Cannonball Run and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and much more. The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) Genevieve stars John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More, Kendall Kay and Joyce Grenfell; directed by Henry Cornelius.
Is It Streaming?
USA: Amazon Prime
Canada: N/A
UK: Brit Box
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1 hr 37 min - Gregory's Girl (#30)
This week, the guys talk about Gregory's Girl and much like the previous film, they are delighted to find some real strong female characters in this one. They discuss the arc of Gregory and compare him to title characters in Animal House and Revenge of the Nerds, they analyze the football coach based on everyone else's reaction to him, they talk about the wonderfully surprising final act of the film and much more. The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) Gregory's Girl stars John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan, Jake D'Arcy, Robert Buchanan and Allison Forster; directed by Bill Forsyth.
Is It Streaming?
USA: Hoopla, Criterion Channel
Canada: Hoopla, Criterion Channel
UK: N/A
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1 hr 34 min - Fires Were Started (#89)
This week, the guys return to the list with a very different type of film: Humphrey Jennings' docudrama about firefighters during the Blitz in WWII - Fires Were Started. The guys appreciate the way in which the film shifts its focus evenly between the firefighters and the operators in the office, they talk about the many ways in which the film subverts the 'propaganda' genre, they discuss the use of music through cameraderie, Brendan somehow compares the film to Ladder 49 and The 15:17 to Paris and much more. The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) Fires Were Started stars William Sansom, George Gravett, Phillip Wilson-Dickson, Fred Griffiths and Johnny Houghton; directed by Humphrey Jennings.
Is It Streaming?
USA: N/A
Canada: N/A
UK: available to rent on Apple TV
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1 hr 3 min - Brit Picks: The GentlemenFor the final Brit Pick, the guys go back to an older request on Twitter and cover Guy Ritchie's surprise hit from earlier this year, The Gentlemen. Is it a return to form? Is Ritchie clinging too much to his old style or does he impart some wisdom he's learned as a filmmaker over the years? Are parts of this movie shockingly racist or can it be explained away by the characters themselves? All of those questions will be addressed as well as Hugh Grant possibly standing in for a studio executive persona, the Toddlers and much more. Plus: Brendan might have a hot take about one of the performances in the movie.The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you?Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_filmsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountryTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_podOur logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx)The Gentlemen stars Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Hugh Grant, Michelle Dockery, Henry Golding, Colin Farrell, Jeremy Strong and Eddie Marsan; directed by Guy Ritchie
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1 hr 17 min - Brit Picks: Monty Python and the Holy GrailThis week, Jason presents his Brit Pick in the form of Monty Python and the Holy Grail and all its quotable silliness. The guys debate which Monty Python film should go on the list, they sing the praises of the unheralded Carol Cleveland, discuss the reason why huge rock stars like Elton John were attracted to the project, talk about the brilliant way in which the film utilizes its relatively small budget and much more. There's also some pretty serious discussion about all the annoying university bros who would quote this movie ALL. THE. TIME.Next week: Brit Picks concludes with an older request from a listener on Twitter - the guys will be discussing Guy Ritchie's comeback (?) film The Gentlemen.Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_filmsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountryTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_podOur logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx)Monty Python and the Holy Grail stars Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Carol Cleveland, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin; directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.
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1 hr 23 min - Brit Picks: Paddington 2For the first episode in our three-part Brit Picks series, Brendan brings forth the most critically-acclaimed sequel in recent memory (or possibly ever) known as Paddington 2. The guys talk about the beautiful colour palette in the movie, Hugh Grant's criminally underrated performance as the villain, the multiple visual references to silent films and Charlie Chaplin in particular, the movie feeling like a warm ball of comfort and much more. Plus - Jason is pretty sure that Mrs. Bird is a pimp.Next week: Brit Picks continues with Jason's pick - Monty Python and the Holy Grail.Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_filmsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountryTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_podOur logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx)Paddington 2 stars Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Simon Farnaby, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Grant and the voices of Ben Whishaw, Imelda Staunton and Michael Gambon; directed by Paul King.
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1 hr 32 min - The Servant (#22)
This week, Brendan and Jason watch a tale about a butler who is... much different from Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day. The year is 1963 and Dirk Bogarde is a sinister man with a plan up his sleeve in The Servant. The guys discuss some of the most dense and symbolic cinematography, they debate the way in which the film views the class system, they talk about the clever ways in which the films skirts around the censors and much more. Plus: is this the first appearance of a "Vaguebooker"? Next week: A 3-part series begins with the return of "Brit Picks." The first pick (from Brendan) will be Paddington 2. Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) The Servant stars James Fox, Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, Catherine Lacey and Richard Vernon; directed by Joseph Losey.
Is It Streaming?
USA: Criterion Channel
Canada: Criterion Channel
UK: available to rent on Amazon
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1 hr 31 min - Alfie (#33)
What's it all about? That's the question about life that Brendan and Jason attempt to answer as they roll through the swingin' sixties with the 1966 hit Alfie. The guys debate about how the film plays through the view of a modern lens, they examine each of Alfie's 'conquests' and which one turns out the worst for wear, they wonder if this film contains one of the more harrowing depictions of abortion especially when it was much more taboo, the fourth-wall breaking style is analyzed and much more. The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) Alfie stars Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Vivien Merchant, Jane Asher, Julia Foster, Shirley Anne Field, Denholm Elliott, Alfie Bass and Murray Melvin; directed by Lewis Gilbert.
Is It Streaming?
USA: Pluto TV
Canada: available to rent everywhere
UK: Sky Go, Now TV
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1 hr 35 min - Whisky Galore (#24)
Time to drink your socks off, kids! Brendan and Jason travel to the island of Todday to discover a bunch of very sad alcoholics that have run out of whisky! But it's an Ealing Comedy so it's funny! You'll chuckle at the ineptitude of Captain Waggett and his crusade against the islanders, have a good larf at all the behind-the-scenes drama and why the director hated his own film and of course - you better bring the ice because your hosts are drinking some FINE whisky. The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) Whisky Galore! stars Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, James Robertson Justice, Gordon Jackson, Wylie Watson, Catherine Lacey and Bruce Seton; directed by Alexander Mackendrick.
Is It Streaming?
USA: available to rent on Amazon, FandangoNOW, Vudu & Apple TV
Canada: available to rent on Apple TV
UK: available to rent on Apple TV & BFI Player
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1 hr 35 min - Hope and Glory (#90)
This week, your hosts get in the bunker and brace themselves for John Boorman's tale of childhood wonder whilst living through the horrors of WWII in London with Hope and Glory. They discuss how the film takes a wholly refreshing spin on the typical 'war movie' and how it emulates Stand By Me (among other coming-of-age flicks), they talk about the greatest on-screen curmudgeon of all-time and terrifying child gangs and much more. The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) Hope and Glory stars Sebastian Rice-Edwards, David Hayman, Sarah Miles, Ian Bannen, Derrick O'Connor, Sammi Davis and Susan Wooldridge; directed by John Boorman.
Is It Streaming?
USA: N/A
Canada: CTV Go
UK: available to rent everywhere
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About For Screen and Country
From the publisher's feed
After definitively determining the best British and Canadian films, Brendan and Jason accepted a new mission: the top 100 War Movies of all time as ordained by the fine folks at Paste Magazine. Join the fellas as they dive into the history and the filmmaking behind the stories of heroism, despair, glory and the futility of war across
movies on the list and off. Plus, they have a little fun along the way, too!