Episode 191: John Sturges (feat. Sergio Mims)

Jim here! I'm back as your monthly host! And since this era of filmmaking isn't necessarily my area of expertise, of course I had to recruit a "magnificent" returning guest by the name of Sergio Mims who of course adores the Western genre and even came up with the roster of underseen titles by the great John Sturges. You may know him as the director of such beloved classics like THE GREAT ESCAPE, but we mainly focus on lesser-known works that you should try to seek out. We avoid spoilers through most of the films and mention how you can track down a lot of these hidden gems. Gone are the parody songs but returning is the "what we watched" segment in which I review a couple of new releases (EMA, VAL) and Sergio talks about the documentary SEARCHING FOR MR. RUGOFF. Thank you again to Patrick for filling in these past three months for some excellent episodes you should check out if you haven't yet. Much gratitude as always to the walking Wikipedia of film knowledge as well for joining me in this fun discussion! Titles Discussed Include: BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL, THE SATAN BUG, HOUR OF THE GUN, JOE KIDD, MCQ, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED 00:00 - 13:19 - Introduction 13:20 - 42:23 - What We Watched Recently (new releases) 42:24 - 01:16:00 - Sturges In The 50s 01:16:01 - 01:53:14 - Sturges In The 60s & 70s 01:53:15 - 02:09:54 - Wrap-Up / Outro Download Sturges' BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK commentary: https://cinephiliabeyond.org/bad-day-black-rock-john-sturges-audacious-culturally-significant-masterfully-suspenseful-drama Sergio Mims' Essay On Sergeant Rutledge: https://www.rogerebert.com/black-writers-week/considering-john-fords-apology-western-sergeant-rutledge Sergio Mims' Tribute To Robert Downey Sr: https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/robert-downey-sr-1936-2021 Check Out Sergio On The Movie Madness Podcast: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness Visit Director's Club On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/directorsclub Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jimlaczkowski/list/episode-191-john-sturges/https://letterboxd.com/jimlaczkowski This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit directorsclub.substack.com/subscribe