World Cinema History
By Eric Trommater
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The movies of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Latin and South America (and an occasional North American movie we like) discussed by a panel of (mostly) American wankers. Season One focuses on cinema of The UK.
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| Episode | Date |
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"The Proust Screenplay" by Harold Pinter: Proust on Film Part II.
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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"Time Regained" (1999): Proust on Film Part 1
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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"The Trial" (1925, 1962, 1993): Kafka vs Welles vs Jones-Pinter
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May 28, 2026 |
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"The Stranger" (1943, 1967, 2026) | Camus vs Visconti vs Ozon.
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May 19, 2026 |
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Film Festival Round Table
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May 11, 2026 |
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Jennifer's Picks: "Bound" (1996)
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May 05, 2026 |
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Fellini's "I Vitelloni" (1953) & the DNA of the Hangout Movie
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Bergman's "Passion (1969):" Silence, Color, and Liv Ullmann
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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"Weekend" (1967): Cars, Cannibals and The End of Cinema
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Children of Paradise (1945): A Beautiful Corpse?
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Cocteau’s Orpheus Trilogy: WTF is This?
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Jethro Waters Exclusive Interview: "Gunfighter Paradise" (2025)
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Oscar Winner Kevin Willmott on "CSA: Confederate States of America" (2004)
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Is Ralph Bakshi's "Coonskin" (1975) Racist? (Explicit)
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Black History Month: Ousmane Sembène's "Black Girl" (1966)
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Black History Month: Djibril Diop Mambéty’s " Touki Bouki" (1973)
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Miguel Ángel Ferrer | An Outlaw Filmmaker's Journey
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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"Breathless" (1960) vs "Nouvelle Vague" (2025)
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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"Tokyo Story" (1953): A Quiet Avalanche
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Bonus: Remembering Rob Reiner and the La Monte Afterparty
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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Christine La Monte interview | Viva Verdi! & Turandot
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Umberto D (1952): Pathos, Pensions, and the Goodest Boy
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Ingmar Bergman's "Wild Strawberries" (1957): A Road Trip to Solitude
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Taika Waititi, "Jo Jo Rabbit," and the Art of Anachronism.
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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WCH Pod: "Ikiru" (1952). D: Akira Kurosawa. Guest: Luke Higginson.
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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WCH Pod: "I Know Where I'm Going!" (1945). Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Presburger.
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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"Let the Right One In" (2008). Terror on Ice.
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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"Near Dark" (1987), and the Vampire-Western-Romance.
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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"Vampyr," (1932). Misunderstood or a misfire?
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Agnes Varda's "Cleo from 5 to 7," edited to appease CPR Agency for MK2
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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"What We Do in the Shadows" Special guest Luke Higginson.
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Dr. Ernesto 'Todd' Mireles on "War of the Flea: Fight for Xicano Studies."
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Luis Buñuel's "L'Âge d'or" (1930) Explained! WTF is this?
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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"Seven Beauties " (1975). Feminism, Filmmaking and Lina Wermüller.
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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"Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du..." The best film of all time?
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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DVD Extra. Three Queer Women on Fire: Nicole De Meneses, Jennifer A. Trujillo and Laura Petrie.
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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"Portrait of a Lady on Fire" (2019) and The Female Gaze.
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Jeanne Dielman After Party. Exclusive Bonus Episode.
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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WCH Pod: "A Man for All Seasons" (1966). "I die The King's good servant, and God's first."
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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"Bedrooms and Hallways," (1998). Quirkiness, Queerness, and Farce.
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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"Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person" (2023). A Kinder, Gentler Vampire
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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"China Is Near" (1967). Class, Culture and Comedy, Italian Style.
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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"The Organizer" (1963). Commedia all'italiana per eccellenza!
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May 03, 2025 |
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Luke Higginson: "Relax, I'm From the Future" (2022), Canadian Film and Directing Rhys Darby.
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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"There's Still Tomorrow" (2023). Feminist Cinema or The Italian Barbie?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Director Sav Rodgers Interviewed! "Chasing, 'Chasing, Chasing Amy.'"
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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"Staircase" (1969), "La Cage Aux Folles," (1978) and "The Birdcage" (1996)
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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"Boy" (2010). Taika Waititi and Maōri Adolescence.
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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"Simon of the Desert" (1965). Surrealism, Luis Buñuel and Saint Simeon.
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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"Ulysses" (1967) vs. "Bloom" (2003). James Joyce on Film.
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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"Burden of Dreams," "My Best Fiend," Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski.
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Are Marvel Movies "Cinema?"
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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"Nosferatu (1922, 1979, 2024)." A Century of Vampires.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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The Best of 2024 Part III
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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The Best of 2024 Part II
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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"The Best of 2024 Part 1."
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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"Horror of Dracula" (1958). Hammer Horror, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee,
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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"The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957). Starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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"Color Me Kubrick" (2005) Guest Host: Fiona Powell!
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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"The Draughtsman's Contract" (1982). Peter Greenaway and the Art of Movies.
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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"The Death of Stalin" (2017). Armando Iannuci and The Art of Political Farce.
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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"The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner." Tony Richardson and The Kitchen Sink Drama.
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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"A Hard Day's Night" (1964). Richard Lester, The Beatles. Ya Ya Ya!
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Don't Look Now" (1973). Nicholas Roeg, Sex and Horror.
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Wicker Man" (1973). Christopher Lee, Burning Man and Folk Horror.
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949). The Art of Ealing Comedy.
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: Is "A Night to Remember" (1958) The best Titanic movie ever?
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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"Why I Love Taika Watitti (And You Should Too)," by Erin Brown.
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "A Taste of Honey" (1961). Directed by Tony Richardson. Starring Rita Tushingham.
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1959). S: Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Children of Men" (2006), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Eagle Has Landed" (1976).
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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*Special D-Day Episode* Independent Filmmaker Erin Brown on UK Film and The Second World War.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Join us this June for good times and better movies.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Caravaggio" (1986). Dir: Derek Jarman (2nd time's a charm).
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Last Holiday." S: Alec Guinness. D: Henry Cass.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "This Happy Breed" (1944). D: David Lean W: Noël Coward.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Henry V" (1944), Directed by Laurence Olivier.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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UK Cinema History Trailer
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "A Canterbury Tale" (1944). Directors: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: 2 "Fallout" *Spoiler Edition*
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: "Fallout Season 1" (2024) Amazon Streaming series.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: Is "Chimes at Midnight" (aka Falstaff) (1966) Orson Welles' Lesser Known Masterpiece?
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Elephant Man" (1980). D: David Lynch. S: Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Sleuth" (1972). Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. S: Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). Dir: David Lean.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Our Man in Havana" (1959). Dir: Sir Carol Reed. S: Sir Alec Guinness. W: Graham Greene.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (1960). Dir: Karel Reisz. S: Albert Finney.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Kes" (1969). Ken Loach, A Boy and His Bird.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Zone of Interest" (2023). Dir: Johnathan Glazer.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Admirable Crichton" (1957). Dir: Lewis Gilbert.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Ruling Class." (1971) S: Peter O'Toole.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Innocents" (1961). D: Jack Clayton. S: Deborah Kerr.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Quadrophenia" (1979) by The Who.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Entertainer" (1960). Dir: Tony Richardson. Starring Sir Laurence Olivier.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Sunshine" (2007). Dir: Danny Boyle.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Brazil" (1985). D: Terry Gilliam. S: Johnathan Price and Robert DeNiro.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Lola" (2022) Dir. Andrew Legge vs "The War Game" (1966) Dir. Peter Watkins.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943). D: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "King Lear" (1971). D: Peter Brook S: Paul Scofield.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Sexy Beast" (2000). D: Johnathan Glazer. S: Ray Winestone and Ben Kingsley..
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Oppenheimer" (2023) Dir: Christopher Nolan.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "This Sporting Life" (1964). Dir: Lindsay Anderson.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "if...." (1968). Dir: Lindsay Anderson.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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*Bonus* "A Man for All Season" The No Eric Edition
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Becket" (1964). S: Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Dead of Night" (1945).
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Vampire Lovers" (1970). Hammer Horror. Lesbian Vampires.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "The Hunger" (1983). D: Tony Scott. S: David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Caravaggio" (1986). Dir: Derek Jarman. (Original Recording).
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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WCH Pod: "Tommy by The Who" vs "Pink Floyd: The Wall." Rock Opera on Film.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Ealing Studios: A History.
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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The Tragedy of William Frieze-Greene, The Mystery of Louis Le Prince, and the creation of Cinema.
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Jun 12, 2024 |