Feeling Trapped: Try Episode 4 of the POP ART podcast-The Great Escape/A Man Escaped

Feeling a bit trapped? Longing to escape? So are the characters in the latest installment of my podcast series POP ART. So what better time to sit down and indulge? The basis of Pop Art is for my guest to choose a movie from popular culture and I will, in turn, chose a film from the more arty/classic side of cinema. This time my guest movierob selected the epic John Sturges WWII prison escape film The Great Escape. I in turn chose the more austere, minimalist Robert Bresson WWII prison escape film, A Man Escaped, both based on true stories. And in this episode we cover such topics as: Did the Simpsons do it? Why was Steve McQueen not chosen most popular actor on the set of The Great Escape? What liberties did the writers take for The Great Escape? Why is anti-cinema at times more emotional than cinema? And what does A Man Escaped have to do with The Incredible Hulk? So come along with us as we explore man in captivity. Don’t forget to leave a comment and follow my podcast. Hear it at https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/hcasner65579/episodes/2020-04-26T11_40_05-07_00 While there, listen to the first three episodes, Raiders of the Lost Arc/The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,  Goldfinger/The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and Monty Python and the Holy Grail/The Seventh Seal.

Plague/Schmague: Episode 3 of Pop Art-Monty Python and the Holy Grail/The Seventh Seal

What better time to discuss two films that take place during a plague?

For Pop Art, I ask my guest to chose a film from pop culture and I will then chose a corresponding film from the more arty side of cinema.

For this episode, my guest Jay Cluitt chose the brilliant comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail and I, in turn, chose the great Ingmar Bergman’s art house hit The Seventh Seal. And in this episode we answer such questions as: Who is the best Monty Pythoner; which movie has the best insult scenes; how does an acting troupe survive in a plague; where have all the existentialists gone; and what is the connection between Bergman and Twister?

Find it at https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/hcasner65579

 

And check out my first two episodes: Raiders of the Lost Ark/The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Goldfinger/The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.

 

POP ART 2: Goldfinger/The Spy Who Came In From the Cold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just to remind everyone, I have now uploaded my second episode for my new podcast POP ART, Goldfinger/The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. You can find it at https://hcasner65579.podomatic.com/. While there, if you haven’t, check out episode one, Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Treasure of the Sierre Madre. The idea behind Pop Art is for my guest to choose a movie from popular culture and then I will choose one with some sort of connection to it from the more artistic side of cinema. For this episode, my guest Richard Kirkham chose the James Bond blockbuster Goldfinger and I, in turn, chose the brooding, dark adaptation of John Le Carre’s spy novel The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. John Le Carre called Bond an “international gangster” and in this episode we answer such questions as: how did the screenwriter resolve a major hole in the original Ian Fleming story; what line from Goldfinger was removed for censorship purposes; can someone actually die from being painted gold; what is an Oskar Werner and would you want to be one; who makes the best spy, Bond, James Bond, or Alec Leamus?

 

Let me know what you think.

The Second Episode of my podcast POP ART is up: Goldfinger/The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have now uploaded my second episode for my new podcast POP ART, Goldfinger/The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. You can find it at https://hcasner65579.podomatic.com/. The idea behind Pop Art is for my guest to choose a movie from popular culture and then I will choose one with some sort of connection to it from the more artistic side of cinema. For this episode, my guest Richard Kirkham chose the James Bond blockbuster Goldfinger and I, in turn, chose the brooding, dark adaptation of John Le Carre’s spy novel The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. John Le Carre called Bond an “international gangster” and in this episode we answer such questions as: how did the screenwriter resolve a major hole in the original Ian Fleming story; what line from Goldfinger was removed for censorship purposes; can someone actually die from being painted gold; what is an Oskar Werner and would you want to be one; who makes the best spy, Bond, James Bond, or Alec Leamus?

 

Let me know what you think.