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Episode 499: Withnail & I (1987)
We're looking at a film about the end of the ‘60s, Bruce Robinson's Withnail & I. Released in 1987, the film stars Richard E. Grant as the titular Withnall -- an acerbic drunk who, along with the tit…
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Episode 498: Mick Travis Trilogy (1969-1982)
Jonathan Owen and Samm Deighan join Mike to look at three films by Lindsay Anderson that all star Malcolm McDowell as Michael “Mick” Travis. In If.... Mick is the leader of a student revolution. In O…
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Special Report: Sydney L. Stern on The Brothers Mankiewicz
Mike talks to author Sydney L. Stern about her latest book, The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics.
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Episode 497: Crumbs (2015)
Miguel Llanso's Crumbs (2015) is the story of a post apocalyptic future where items from the past are given special significance as our hero, Candy (played by Daniel Tadesse), goes on a quest, first …
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Episode 496: The Phynx (1970)
Lee H. Katzin's The Phynx (1970) is a story of espionage, intrigue, rock and roll, and the generational divide. It's about a fake rock band, the titular Phynx, who are sent on the road to infiltrate …
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Special Report: Bonus Interview with Larry Hankin
As a bonus for our episode on The Phynx, here's more of the interview with Larry Hankin where he discusses his early days in The Committee, on Laverne & Shirley, in Escape from Alcatraz, and more.
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Special Report: Jonathan Melville's A Kind of Magic: The Making of the Original Highlander
Jonathan Melville returns to podcast to discuss his latest book, A Kind of Magic: The Making of the Original 'Highlander'. It's an exhaustive book about Russell Mulcahey's 1986 film.
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Episode 495: To Live & Die in L.A. (1985)
#Noirvember2020 concludes with a look at William Friedkin's To Live & Die in L.A. (1984). The film pits Treasury agent William Petersen as Richard Chance against Willem Dafoe as artist and forger Ric…
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Episode 495: To Live & Die in L.A. Bonus Interview
More from editor M. Scott Smith as he discusses working on The Crow, Mobsters, Darkman, and My Name is Bruce.
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Special Report: John Badham's On Directing, Volume 2
John Badham returns to the podcast to discuss the latest edition of his invaluable guide, On Directing. Mike also talks with Mr. Badham about the Blu-Ray release of his film The Hard Way.
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