Episode 47: Tanks, Bazookas, and the Great Whatsit: Part 1

from Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome · host Windy Bowlsby and Melissa Kaercher

Happy New Year, dear listeners! Today, we herald 2015 with the first half of a two-episode pairing about director Robert Aldrich! Even better than that, we are joined by podcaster extraordinaire Noel Thingvall, who has seen nearly every Aldrich film and has so many things to teach us. The wine for this episode was provided by devoted listener Elliott James: Kenwood Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon. We know he loves us, because, wow, it’s quite the wine. We highly recommend you find a bottle of it. Thank you so much, Elliott! More show notes behind the cut! Robert Aldrich movies mentioned: Big Leaguer (1953) World for Ransom (1954) Apache (1954) Vera Cruz (1954) Kiss Me Deadly (1955) The Big Knife (1955) Autumn Leaves (1956) Attack (1956) The Garment Jungle (1957) Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) The Angry Hills (1959) The Last Sunset (1961) Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 4 for Texas (1963) Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) Other movies mentioned: A Chorus Line Starship Troopers Halloween Batman What’s the Matter with Helen? People mentioned: Robert Aldrich John Milius Ernest Borgnine David Fincher Burt Lancaster Ralph Meeker Mickey Spillane George Kennedy Clifford Odets Jack Palance Ida Lupino Rod Steiger Joan Crawford Cliff Robertson Eddie Albert Lee Marvin Bette Davis Douglas Sirk Ridley Scott Miklos Rosza Stewart Granger Victor Buono Henry Farrell Adam Sandler Agnes Moorehead Joseph Cotten Olivia de Havilland Lucas Heller Links to Noel’s other projects: I Love Hate Remakes Monthly Midnight Movie Exchange Masters of Carpentry The Noel Network The post Episode 47: Tanks, Bazookas, and the Great Whatsit: Part 1 appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

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