In celebration of Mother’s Day, we review Ian’s mum’s favourite film, Gone With The Wind . Cue emphatic praise about Vivien Leigh, followed by extensive hand-wringing about racism. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 071 – Gone With The Wind Download...
We have a special guest star this week – Jason sits in for Ian as we talk about Dallas Buyers Club , a rodeo-themed, questionably accurate movie about a man dying of AIDS. Fun for all the family. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Extra #05 – Dallas Buyers Club Download...
In celebration of Valentine’s Day we go all luvvy duvvy with Truly Madly Deeply – or ‘ Ghost for grown-ups’ as Roger Ebert described it. It’s got Alan Rickman in it, what more recommendation do you need? Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 070 – Truly, Madly, Deeply Download...
After reviewing Fargo way back in podcast number 19, this week we turn our attentions to another Coen Brothers film, Barton Fink . We also talk a lot about our mothers, for some reason. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 069 – Barton Fink Download...
New Year (more or less), new podcast format! After talking about it for ages, Lewis and Ian finally do a Movie Marathon; six hours of watching films based around a particular theme. And what better theme is there for the first Movie Marathon than films based on British sitcoms? Yes, that’s right, there were loads of better ideas. But we went for this one! Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Movie Marathon 01 – British Sitcoms Download...
Time for another 101 Films Christmas Special… but we thought we’d try something a little different this year. Behold – our first ever film commentary! If you have the DVD of Scrooged, join in by watching the DVD along with this podcast, but if you don’t… well, just enjoy our drunken ramblings. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Special 10 – Scrooged Commentary Download...
For 101 Films Extra number four we take a look at Room 237 , in which various oddbods profess their theories about the meaning behind Stanley Kubrick’s film interpretation of The Shining . With hilarious results. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Extra #04 – Room 237 Download...
The nights are drawing in around 101 Film Towers. Easy to get a bit down when it gets dark at 4:00pm. What can cheer us up? Maybe 2011’s critical hit A Separation ? A two hour Iranian film about divorce, illness, old age, class and religion. Well, let’s just say it puts your own problems into perspective. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 068 – A Separation Download...
In our third and final Halloween podcast we take a look at a more recent spooky film, 2007’s The Orphanage. Listen as we unsuccessfully try to avoid complaining about plot holes! Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 067 – The Orphanage Download...
In the second of our Halloween podcasts we travel to Summerisle in Scotland and get all in a tiz about apples and bare bottoms. And Christopher Lee. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 066 – The Whicker Man The Final Cut Download...
In the first of our Halloween specials, we look at Night of the Demon , a classic 1957 British horror movie with ropey special effects but a gripping storyline. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 065 – Night of the Demon Download...
This week we cover Hannah and Her Sisters, the second Woody Allen film to make it onto our list. Join us as we pour scorn on philandering husbands and consistently forget the name of Michael Caine’s character. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 064 – Hannah and Her Sisters Download...
This week we present our third 101 Films Extra, dedicated to the great Alan Partridge. It’s been out in cinemas for a while now, so if you haven’t seen Alpha Papa yet, go now! Or if this is the future and you’ve only just found this podcast, download this film into your mind from the 21st century archive as quickly as possible. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Extras #03 Alpha Papa Download...
Our first attempt to record a podcast on Bonnie and Clyde met with a slight hiccup. Well, slightly more than a hiccup… yes, poor old Ian was taken violently ill halfway through the initial recording, but we regrouped and went back to finish the podcast the following week. Because, goddammit, we’re professionals. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 063 – Bonnie and Clyde Download...
Welcome to the second 101 Films Extra, in which we talk about the latest – and possibly last – film in the Cornetto Trilogy – The World’s End. And get all misty-eyed about Spaced… WARNING! LOTS OF SPOILERS! Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Extra #02 – The World’s End Download...
This week we take ring-side seats for a battle of the uber-nerds as we cover The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters . I’d love to stay and write more, but there’s a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up, must dash… Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0. 101 Films Podcast 062 – The King of Kong Download...
This week Lewis and Ian watch the film that inspired dozens of TV shows and films about relationships between men and women and dozens of terrible sketches that all end with the punchline “I’ll have what she’s having”; When Harry Met Sally . Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
This week’s film, The Wave , is a disturbing look at how autocratic and fascistic ideas can take hold in modern society. Not the easiest of subjects for a lighthearted film podcast, so Lewis and Ian are a bit more series than usual. Don’t worry though, there’s enough ramble-y nonsense for you regular listeners. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
This week Ian and Lewis stride into podcast town with wit pistols at their hips and a squint that would make Patrick Moore proud, before spitting into the dust and reviewing A Fistful of Dollars. With a bad attitude. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
Something a bit different this week. While Lewis is away, sunning himself on the beaches of Northern Scotland, Ian has taken the opportunity to have a chat with his flatmate Paul about Star Trek Into Darkness. This chat does not count as one of the official 101, but instead is an extra. WARNING! LOTS OF SPOILERS! Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
If you like it when Lewis and Ian disagree then you’ll enjoy this podcast. Listen as Lewis waxes lyrical about Once Upon a Time in Anatolia while Ian shrugs his shoulders. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
The cinema is a place of both wonder and intolerable awfulness. Join us as we decide whether cinema was better or worse in the old days and generally let off steam about the things we love and hate about cinemas. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
This week we get drawn into an in-depth conversation about conversation as we discuss My Dinner With Andre. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
Believe it or not, Lewis had never seen The Wizard of Oz. Until now, that is. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
This week we review the second Martin Scorsese to appear on our list, GoodFellas. Or ‘the prequel to The Sopranos’, if you will. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
This week we review our first Ingmar Bergman film, Wild Strawberries, which puts us in the mood to drive across Sweden in summer and air our bitter regrets. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
This week we dive back into the seventies with the multi-Oscar-winning Network, a disturbingly prescient satire of the ruthlessness of TV executives. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
In an echo of the infamous Brick podcast, this week we slag off another listener’s recommendation in our review of Once . We are good people though, honest. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
Lewis and Ian watch the harrowing Godzilla. Yes, that’s right, harrowing! For an almost 60 year old film about a giant atomic lizard, the original film is still surprisingly powerful. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
Podcast 50! We’re halfway through our list of 101 Films You Should Have Seen (Probably) and to celebrate we’ve watched Francis Ford Coppola’s fantastic Apocalypse Now. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.
