70. East of Eden, Sound of Music, Burn! (Queimada!), Three Kings

This week, It’s Character Heartthrob who can act time, as we go through a family Melodrama with Dean, start a revolution on a Island with Brando, and try and benefit from a war in the Gulf with Clooney, Wahlberg and Cube. Also due to our adopted ward Alverstone, we advance one year in age through the means of song. Welcome to They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To.This week on They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To, the team at Sunshine Radio broadcasts from St. Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight to explore the grit and grandeur of cinema before 1980.The Bonafide Classic: We dive into the 1955 drama East of Eden, the film that catapulted James Dean to stardom as the rebellious Cal Trask. The team discusses the film’s deep undercurrents of tragedy and its thematic parallels to the biblical story of Cain and Abel.A Patient’s Choice: We visit Alverstone Ward to speak with Sam, who reminisces about the first film she ever saw in a theater—the beloved musical The Sound of Music.The Hidden Gem: This week’s "dragged back into the sunlight" pick is the 1969 film Burn! (originally titled Quemada), starring Marlon Brando as an English mercenary inciting revolution on a Caribbean island.The Exception to the Rule: We look at the 1999 war film Three Kings, featuring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube in a heist-style adventure set during the final days of the first Gulf War.Note: All featured music tracks have been edited out of this digital upload due to licensing restrictions.Episode Highlights