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John is taking a well deserved break. so this week Planty's talking music facts with friends of the podcast Mono and Ciara. We'll talk songs not good enough for albums, Super producers and The Underworld Soundtrack album. --- You can listen to Mono and Ciara's show about Adult Swim show Metalocolypse wherever you get your pods and on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/3SFmcGkwxBdMeMXteR2kTg?si=d0679c18c58749e6…

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Episode 181 - Romeo + Juliet (1996) With Mono and Ciara 1:24:59

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This week we're learning about the Garish spectacle of the Catholic Church (Here come the death threats!), the History of Shakespeare's biggest plays, Why Miriam Margoles should be given a Dameship and why you should just pick up the bloody phone!! --- Our Guests have a million projects, but they wanted us to promote their new thing because it's brilliant! You can listen to Mono and Ciara's show about Adult Swim Metalocolypse wherever you get your pods and on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/3SFmcGkwxBdMeMXteR2kTg?si=d0679c18c58749e6 But you absolutely don't have to I mean they've already given us their money, innit? --- William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (stylized as William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, albeit still utilizing Shakespearean English. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the title roles of two teenagers who fall in love, despite their being members of feuding families. Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Miriam Margolyes, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino and Diane Venora also star in supporting roles. It is the third major film version of the play, following adaptations by George Cukor in 1936 and by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968. The film was released on November 1, 1996, by 20th Century Fox. It was met with generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $147 million against its $14.5 million budget. At the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in 1997, DiCaprio won the Silver Bear for Best Actor and Luhrmann won the Alfred Bauer Prize.[6] At the 69th Academy Awards, Catherine Martin and Brigitte Broch were nominated for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration.[7] In 2005, the film was included on the BFI list of the "50 films you should watch by the age of 14".[8] The film was also re-released in Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy DVD box set in 2002 together with Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). --- The House of Montague Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo Montague Brian Dennehy as Ted Montague, Romeo's father[9] Christina Pickles as Caroline Montague, Romeo's mother Dash Mihok as Benvolio Montague, Romeo's cousin Jesse Bradford as Balthasar, Romeo's cousin Zak Orth as Gregory, Romeo's cousin Jamie Kennedy as Sampson, Romeo's cousin The House of Capulet Claire Danes as Juliet Capulet Paul Sorvino as Fulgencio Capulet, Juliet's father Diane Venora as Gloria Capulet, Juliet's mother John Leguizamo as Tybalt, Juliet's cousin Vincent Laresca as Abra, Juliet's cousin Carlos Martín Manzo Otálora as Petruchio, Juliet's cousin Miriam Margolyes as Nurse, Juliet's nanny Others Harold Perrineau as Mercutio, Romeo's best friend Pete Postlethwaite as Father Laurence, the priest who marries Romeo and Juliet Paul Rudd as Dave Paris, the governor's son and Juliet's fiancé Vondie Curtis-Hall as Captain Prince, the chief of police M. Emmet Walsh as Apothecary Quindon Tarver as Choir Boy, the singer at Romeo and Juliet's wedding Edwina Moore as the anchorwoman / newsreader, who opens the movie, reading the prologue, and later assumes the role of the Chorus.…

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Episode 180 - True Romance 1:13:06

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Join us this week as we learn what is a Drexyl, a Sonny Chiba, a Rottweiler and a Grindhouse with QT and Tony Scott's brilliant True Romance. --- Want to support the podcast? It'll only cost you a quid and we'll shout you out every episode! It's nowt to you but it means the world to us. https://www.patreon.com/100thingsfilm You can also find us everywhere else at 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- True Romance[a] is a 1993 American romantic crime film directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino. It features an ensemble cast led by Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, with Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Walken in supporting roles. Slater and Arquette portray newlyweds on the run from the Mafia after stealing a shipment of drugs. True Romance began life as an early script by Tarantino; he sold the screenplay in order to finance his debut feature film, Reservoir Dogs (1992). It is regarded by proponents as a cross-section of writer Tarantino and director Scott's respective trademarks, including a Southern California setting, pop cultural references, and stylized violence punctuated by slow motion.[6][7] Though initially a box-office failure, the film's positive reviews, with critics praising the dialogue, characters, and offbeat style,[8] helped it earn a cult following. It has come to be considered one of Scott's best films and one of the best American films of the 1990s --- Christian Slater as Clarence Worley Patricia Arquette as Alabama Whitman-Worley Dennis Hopper as Clifford Worley Val Kilmer as Elvis Gary Oldman as Drexl Spivey Brad Pitt as Floyd, Dick's roommate Christopher Walken as Vincenzo Coccotti Bronson Pinchot as Elliot Blitzer Samuel L. Jackson as Don "Big Don" Michael Rapaport as Dick Ritchie Saul Rubinek as Lee Donowitz Conchata Ferrell as Mary Louise Ravencroft James Gandolfini as Virgil Anna Thomson as Lucy Victor Argo as Lenny Paul Bates as Marty Chris Penn as Detective Nicky Dimes Tom Sizemore as Detective Cody Nicholson Gregory Sporleder as burger stand customer Maria Pitillo as Kandi Frank Adonis as Frankie Kevin Corrigan as Marvin Paul Ben-Victor as Luca Michael Beach as Detective Wurlitzer Eric Allan Kramer as Boris Patrick John Hurley as Monty Laurence Mason as Floyd "D" Ed Lauter as Captain Quiggle (uncredited)…

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Episode 179 - Eurovision Song Contest: The story of Fire Saga 1:32:02

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This week we welcome back Mrs John, Kirsty Watson to talk about her absolute passion: The Eurovision Song Contest. She'll keep us on track with the history of Eurovision and we'll teach her about Scottish Geography, The Urbz: Sims in the city, The OVO Hydro and quiz her on naughty Ghosts. --- Want to support the podcast? It'll only cost you a quid and we'll shout you out every episode! https://www.patreon.com/100thingsfilm You can also find us everywhere else at 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a 2020 American musical romantic comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Will Ferrell and Harper Steele,[a] and starring Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Melissanthi Mahut, Mikael Persbrandt, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Graham Norton, Demi Lovato, Pierce Brosnan, and Elín Petersdóttir. It follows the personally close Icelandic singers Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdóttir as they are given the chance to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest. Development of a film based on the Eurovision Song Contest began in 2018, with Ferrell, a self-described follower of the event, attending the 2018 and 2019 editions to conceive the characters and story. The film was officially announced in June 2018, and filming took place between August and October 2019 in Scotland, Iceland, and England. The Story of Fire Saga was originally scheduled for a May 2020 release on Netflix to coincide with the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 contest was canceled, and the film was subsequently released a month later, on June 26. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the original music but criticised the screenplay and runtime. However, the film was generally received favourably by Eurovision fans. The film received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards (for "Husavik"). Cast Will Ferrell as Lars Erickssong, a middle-aged man with aspirations of winning the Eurovision Song Contest Alfie Melia as young Lars[3] Rachel McAdams as Sigrit Ericksdóttir, Lars' bandmate and long-time best friend, who wishes for a romantic relationship with him Sophia-Grace Donnelly as young Sigrit Molly Sandén sings parts of Sigrit's songs (she and McAdams worked together to produce Sigrit's singing voice).[4] Dan Stevens as Alexander Lemtov, a flamboyant singer representing Russia Erik Mjönes sings all Lemtov's songs Melissanthi Mahut as Mita Xenakis, another contestant, representing Greece Petra Nielsen sings Mita's song.[5] Mikael Persbrandt as Victor Karlosson, governor of the Central Bank of Iceland, who doesn't want Iceland to win the contest Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Neils Brongus, president of RÚV, Iceland's national public service broadcaster Graham Norton as himself, a Eurovision commentator, credited as playing Graham Norton Demi Lovato as Katiana Lindsdóttir, winner of Söngvakeppnin Pierce Brosnan as Erick Erickssong, Lars' disapproving widowed father who is implied to be Sigrit's father as well Joi Johannsson as Jorn, a member of the Icelandic Eurovision committee Alfrun Rose as Anna, a member of the Icelandic Eurovision committee Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Arnar, a policeman who has a crush on Sigrit Jamie Demetriou as Kevin Swain, head of Iceland's creative team Jon Kortajarena as Corin Vladvitch, the Eurovision host Elina Alminas as Sasha More, the Eurovision host Elín Petersdóttir as Helga, Sigrit's mother Christopher Jeffers as Johnny John John, a rapper representing Sweden Rebecca Harrod as Brittny, one of the American tourists Josh Zaré as Bill, one of the American tourists Bobby Lockwood as Jeff, one of the American tourists Eleanor Williams as Jenn, one of the American tourists Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Johans, male host of Söngvakeppnin Natasia Demetriou as Nina, a crew member at the contest Hannes Óli Ágústsson as Olaf Yohansson, a resident of Húsavík, who is obsessed with "Jaja Ding Dong". Milan van Weelden as 21st Century Viking. William Lee Adams as himself, a Eurovision commentator. Zack Propert as Stephan, Fire Saga's drumme…

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Episode 178 - Timecop 1:11:40

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This week we're heading back to 1994 and then Forward?? to 2004 with JCVD's Futuristic Thriller Timecop. Join us as we talk The great depression, the dangers of working at hights, 1994's new Nissan, Minidiscs and doing the splits. --- Later this week we're walking 25 miles for Teesside Hospice. You can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/100thingspod --- Join us on all our socials and our other links: 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- Timecop is a 1994 American science fiction action film directed by Peter Hyams and co-written by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. Richardson also served as executive producer. The film is based on Timecop, a story created by Richardson, written by Verheiden, and drawn by Ron Randall, which appeared in the anthology comic Dark Horse Comics, published by Dark Horse Comics. It is the first installment in the Timecop franchise. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Max Walker, a police officer in 1994, with time travel having been made possible, and later a U.S. federal agent in 2004. It also stars Ron Silver as a corrupt politician and Mia Sara as Melissa Walker, the agent's wife. The story follows Walker's life as he fights time-travel crime and investigates the politician's plans. Timecop remains Van Damme's highest-grossing film as a lead actor (his third to break the $100 million barrier worldwide). Although met with mixed reviews, it is generally regarded by critics as one of Van Damme's best films. The Cast of Timecop includes: Jean-Claude Van Damme as Agent Max Walker Mia Sara as Melissa Walker Ron Silver as Senator Aaron McComb Bruce McGill as Commander Eugene Matuzak Gloria Reuben as Agent Sarah Fielding Scott Bellis as Ricky Jason Schombing as Agent Lyle Atwood Scott Lawrence as George Spota Kenneth Welsh as Senator Utley Brad Loree as Reyes Kevin McNulty as Jack Parker Gabrielle Rose as Judge Marshall Callum Keith Rennie as Stranger Steven Lambert as Lansing Richard Faraci as Cole Veena Sood as Nurse…

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Episode 177 - The Cannonball Run 1:23:08

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This week it's Lotus Esprits, Drunken crooners, mental health concerns and the bloke that killed Patrick Swayze. It's gotta be The Cannonball Run. --- Give us a quid and get a shoutout at 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- The Cannonball Run is a 1981 action-comedy film[5] directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong firm Golden Harvest, and distributed by 20th Century-Fox. Filmed in Panavision, it features an all-star ensemble cast, including Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Jackie Chan, Sammy Davis Junior and Dean Martin. The film is based on the 1979 running of the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an actual cross-country outlaw road race beginning in Connecticut and ending in California. It was the sixth-highest-grossing domestic film of 1981 and became the first installment of the Cannonball Run trilogy. It was followed by Cannonball Run II (1983) (which was far less successful at the box office and with critics) and Speed Zone (1989). This film and its sequel were the final film appearances of actor Dean Martin. It also featured Jackie Chan in his second Hollywood role. Cannonball (1976) and The Gumball Rally (1976) were two other motion pictures based on the actual Cannonball Run outlaw road race. --- Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise as racer J.J. McClure and his buddy, Victor Prinzim who occasionally "becomes" his alter ego "Captain Chaos", to the annoyance of J.J. Roger Moore as Seymour Goldfarb Jr. He is self-parody of his role as James Bond. The car that he drives is an Aston Martin DB5, displays the UK registration plate 6633 PP (matching the number plates on a DB5 from two Bond films, although Moore never drove an Aston Martin in any of his Bond appearances). Molly Picon portrays his mother. Five women ride with Seymour, including model Lois Hamilton, billed as Lois Areno, with Simone Burton, Finele Carpenter, Susan McDonald, and Janet Woytak. Moore's next Bond film, For Your Eyes Only, premiered on June 24, 1981, only a few days after The Cannonball Run. Farrah Fawcett as tree-loving photographer Pamela Glover. J.J. calls her "Beauty." Dean Martin, as race car driver Jamie Blake, and Sammy Davis Jr. as scam artist and degenerate gambler Morris Fenderbaum, both disguised as Catholic priests. Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder plays himself as Fenderbaum bets on his success (Snyder was Dean Martin's neighbor when both were growing up in Steubenville, Ohio). Blake's car, a Ferrari 308 GTS 1979, is the same as the model in the TV series TV Magnum, P.I. George Furth as Arthur J. Foyt, the insipid, uptight main antagonist of the film, who tries to have the race stopped Jackie Chan and Michael Hui as drivers of a Subaru GL filled with gadgets. In the opening part of the film, Chan and Hui are introduced on a talk show (hosted by Johnny Yune) as the operators of Japan's entry into the race. Both Chan and Hui are actually Hongkongers (Chinese). Jackie Chan's character is referred to as "Jackie Chan." Jamie Farr as Sheik Abdul Ben Falafel, a wealthy Arabian potentate determined to win the race, even if he has to buy it. Bianca Jagger makes a brief appearance as his sister. Farr's car is a souped-up Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. The Sheik is the only character to appear in all three Cannonball Run films. Mel Tillis and Terry Bradshaw are Mel and Terry, a couple of "good ol' boys" driving a 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna NASCAR Hawaiian Tropic replica, then, at the start of the race they have a Monte Carlo. Adrienne Barbeau and Tara Buckman as Marcie Thatcher and Jill Rivers, satin-Spandex-clad "hotties" in a black Lamborghini Countach who distract police officers with cleavage. The same Lamborghini was used in the film's opening credits as it was being pursued by a Nevada Highway Patrol car after spray-painting a 55 mph speed limit sign. Their character names are not mentioned during the story but appear in the end credits. Their names return in the sequel, though the parts were re-cast. Valerie Perrine has a cameo as the state trooper pulling over the Lamborghini duo, beating them at their own game Peter Fonda has a cameo role referencing his motorcycle gang leader character in The Wild Angels while wearing his stars&stripes leather jacket from Easy Rider. The appearance of Fonda and his motorcycle gang during a halt in the race offered an excuse for Chan and others ("I'm Roger Moore!") to demonstrate the fighting skills. Fonda's big, bald buddy ("Roger Who?") is played by biker movie veteran Robert Tessier Bert Convy as wealthy but bored executive Bradford Compton, who planned to run the Cannonball by motorcycle with the help of an old friend, Shakey Finch (Warren Berlinger), once the world's greatest cross-country motorcyclist. The two planned to disguise themselves as newlyweds. Compton's now portly ally forces the motorcycle into a wheelie for the entire race. Jack Elam as Dr. Nikolas Van Helsing, same name as the famous vampire hunter. This Van Helsing is a proctologist and graduate of the University of Rangoon, and the Knoxville, Tennessee College of Faith Healing.[7] Rick Aviles and Alfie Wise as "Mad Dog" and "Batman", tow truck drivers who jump the train flatcar. John Fiedler as the desk clerk. Joe Klecko as the Polish driver in the van who gets pulled over by Mr. Foyt (Klecko was not only an active player in the National Football League, like Bradshaw, but also a trucker in the off season). Car and Driver Magazine columnist and correspondent Brock Yates, who having created the real-life Cannonball Run, wrote the film directly for the screen, plays the race organizer of who lays down the rules at the starting line. Director Hal Needham appears uncredited as the ambulance EMT. Veteran Daytona 500 commentator Ken Squier, along with NFL on CBS producer Robert D. Stenner, who produced the CBS Daytona 500 broadcasts from 1979 to 1993 (except in 1992), appear as California Highway Patrolmen. Veteran voice actor June Foray provided the dubbed dialogue of several of the women who escort Goldfarb in the race…

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Episode 176 - Burke and Hare 54:02

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This week its week two of S*** Show month with the utterly guff Historic British Comedy Burke and Hare. Join us as we talk ending John Landis' Career, one of the best British casts of any film, The true story behind the film and Edinburgh Castle's secrets! --- The episode was picked for us by Patron Iain. If like him you want to make us watch utter rubbish then you can give us a quid a month and we'll not only put you on the wheel but give you a shout out in every episode. https://www.patreon.com/100thingsfilm --- The theme you heard at the top of the show was 'Perps, Polyester and Power slides' kindly donated to us by Friend and Patron Josh Wilson. You can find his music online as FAMILIAR WILSON at Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/artist/familiar-wilson/1748687558 and on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nE4vxPTkEx8Sp12pfD1xP --- It's less than three weeks before we walk 25 miles round Ullswater and the Dalmain Loop for James Allan and Teesside Hospice. You can donate to the cause here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/100thingspod --- Burke & Hare is a 2010 British black comedy film, loosely based on the Burke and Hare murders of 1828. Directed by John Landis from an original screenplay by Nick Moorcroft and Piers Ashworth, the film stars Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis as William Burke and William Hare respectively. It was Landis's first feature film release in 12 years, the last being 1998's Susan's Plan. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2010 Cast: Simon Pegg as William Burke Andy Serkis as William Hare Isla Fisher as Ginny Hawkins Tom Wilkinson as Dr Robert Knox Tim Curry as Prof. Alexander Monro Jessica Hynes as Lucky Bill Bailey as Angus the Hangman Hugh Bonneville as Lord Harrington Allan Corduner as Joseph Nicephore Niepce Simon Farnaby as William Wordsworth David Hayman as Danny McTavish David Schofield as Fergus Ronnie Corbett as Capt. Tom McLintock Reece Shearsmith as Sgt. McKenzie Christian Brassington as Charles Michael Smiley as Patterson Christopher Lee as Old Joseph Jenny Agutter as Lucy Georgia King as Emma John Woodvine as Lord Provost Steven Spiers as McMartin's doorman Stephen Merchant as Holyrood Footman Paul Whitehouse as Gentleman drunk Michael Winner as Gentleman passenger Max Landis as Handsome coachman…

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Episode 175 - Big Momma's House 1:00:57

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This week we're counting the cost of having a baby in the Hospital in The USA, Fat suits, Oscar Winning Make up artists and why you'd not stand a chance in The MTV Video Music Awards in 1987. It's 2000's Big Momma's House. --- Donate to our 25 Mile Charity walk on 4th of May at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/100thingspod --- Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/100thingsfilm Go on, you know you want to. --- Big Momma's House is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by Raja Gosnell, and written by Darryl Quarles and Don Rhymer. The film stars Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent who is tasked with tracking down an escaped convict and his loot, by going undercover as the estranged grandmother of his former girlfriend, unaware of the bond he will form with her. The film also stars Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, and Terrence Howard. Big Momma's House received mostly negative reviews from critics, but grossed over $174 million worldwide. Its success led to two sequels: Big Momma's House 2 (2006) and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son…

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Episode 174 - The Wanderers 1:08:47

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This week we're heading to The Bronx in 1963 to learn about what happened to JFK in Texas, California Games and Shaefer beer. --- Donate to our 25 Mile Charity walk on 4th of May at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/100thingspod --- Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/c/100thingsfilm Go on, you know you want to. --- The Wanderers is a 1979 American coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen, Toni Kalem, Tony Ganios and Jim Youngs. Set in the Bronx in 1963, the film follows a gang of Italian-American teenagers known as the Wanderers and their ongoing power struggles with rival gangs such as the Baldies and the Wongs. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Price; its screenplay was written by Philip Kaufman and his wife Rose. The film had a troubled development stage: after unsuccessfully trying to obtain financing for The Wanderers from Alberto Grimaldi, Kaufman directed other films. After filming the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Kaufman went to New York City and successfully pitched The Wanderers to Martin Ransohoff. The film's budget is unknown, but Kaufman said it was relatively low.[4] After an advance screening,[5] The Wanderers premiered on July 13, 1979, to mostly positive reviews.[5][6] The film was a financial success, grossing $23 million at the worldwide box office.[3] The film's increasing popularity and cult status led to The Wanderers being given a theatrical re-release in the U.S. by Warner Bros. in 1996.[7] According to Kaufman, "it took a long time for [the film] to find [an] audience".[4]…

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Episode 173 - Night Of The Living Dead 49:22

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This week we're coming to get you Barbara! With the OG Night of the living dead. It's a fave of both of ours so grab your shotgun, set some zombies on fire and be prepared to get eaten by your pr1ck of a brother. --- Donate to our 25 Mile Charity walk on 4th of May at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/100thingspod --- Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/c/100thingsfilm Go on, you know you want to. --- Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, written by Romero and John Russo, produced by Russell Streiner and Karl Hardman, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven people trapped in a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania, under assault by flesh-eating reanimated corpses. Although the monsters that appear in the film are referred to as "ghouls", they are credited with popularizing the modern portrayal of zombies in popular culture. Having gained experience creating television commercials, industrial films, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood segments through their production company The Latent Image, Romero, Russo, and Streiner decided to make a horror film to capitalize on interest in the genre. Their script primarily drew inspiration from Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend. Principal photography took place between July 1967 and January 1968, mainly on location in Evans City, Pennsylvania, with Romero using guerrilla filmmaking techniques he had honed in his commercial and industrial work to complete the film on a budget of approximately US$100,000. Unable to procure a proper set, the crew rented a condemned farmhouse to destroy during the course of filming. Night of the Living Dead premiered in Pittsburgh on October 1, 1968. It grossed US$12 million domestically and US$18 million internationally, earning more than 250 times its budget and making it one of the most profitable film productions of all time. Released shortly before the adoption of the Motion Picture Association of America rating system, the film's explicit violence and gore were considered groundbreaking, leading to controversy and negative reviews. It eventually garnered a cult following and critical acclaim and has appeared on lists of the greatest and most influential films by such outlets as Empire, The New York Times and Total Film.…

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Episode 172 - Krull 1:11:01

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This week it's another Patron's choice. We are headed to the Planet of Krull to talk Clydesdale horses, English Character Actors and Quicksand in this not so cheap Star Wars/Lord of The rings knock off. --- Jake is a Patron. He pays £1 a month to be shouted out each episode and get his name on the wheel. be as smart as Jake and head to 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk to get involved. The money always goes toward new gear to make the podcast sound better, our charity endeavours or the Booze that is required to get us through guff like Krull and Ice Pirates. --- Krull is a 1983 British[1] science fantasy adventure film[2] directed by Peter Yates and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It stars Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, and Alun Armstrong. Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane, still early in their film careers, appear in supporting roles. The story follows Prince Colwyn (Marshall) and a fellowship of companions who set out to rescue his bride, Princess Lyssa (Anthony), from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet. Development on the film began in 1980, when Columbia Pictures President Frank Price gave producer Ron Silverman the idea to produce a fantasy film. Krull was shot in England at Pinewood Studios and on-location in Italy and Spain. Nick Maley designed the creature and prosthetic makeup effects seen in the film. The film score was composed by James Horner and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Krull was released in the United States on July 29, 1983, and in the United Kingdom later that December. The film was a box-office bomb upon release, and critical opinion has been mixed, both upon release and in retrospect. Numerous reviewers have highlighted its visual effects and soundtrack, while several critics have criticized its plot as being derivative and nonsensical. In the years since its release, the film has developed a cult following.[3][4] Plot A narrator tells of a prophecy that a king and queen will rule their world, and then their son will rule the galaxy. The planet Krull is invaded by an entity known as the Beast and his army of Slayers, who travel the galaxy in a mountain-like spaceship called the Black Fortress. Prince Colwyn and Princess Lyssa plan to marry in the hope that their two kingdoms' combined forces can defeat the Beast's army. However, the Slayers attack before the wedding is completed, devastating the native Krull armies, wounding Colwyn, and kidnapping Lyssa. Colwyn is nursed back to health by Ynyr, the Old One. Ynyr tells Colwyn that the Beast can be defeated with the Glaive, an ancient, magical, five-pointed weapon resembling a large throwing star with retractable blades.[a] Colwyn retrieves the Glaive from a mountain cave, and sets out to find the Black Fortress, which teleports to a new location every sunrise. As they travel, Colwyn and Ynyr are joined by the magician Ergo "the Magnificent" and a band of nine thieves and fighters: Torquil, Kegan, Rhun, Oswyn, Bardolph, Menno, Darro, Nennog, and Quain. The cyclops Rell later joins the group. Colwyn's group travels to the home of the Emerald Seer and his apprentice, Titch. The Emerald Seer uses a crystal to view where the Fortress will teleport next, but the Beast remotely crushes the crystal with magic. The group travels to a swamp that the Beast's magic cannot penetrate, but Darro is lost to a Slayer attack, and Menno to quicksand. A changeling agent of the Beast kills the Emerald Seer and assumes its victim’s form, but the agent is discovered and killed by Rell and Colwyn. Another changeling is instructed by the Beast to seduce Colwyn. This is meant to convince Lyssa that Colwyn does not love her. However, he rejects the changeling's advances, and Lyssa – witnessing this through a vision provided by the Beast – affirms that love triumphs over might. The Beast, though, forces her to consider marrying him so that he will halt the Slayers’ attacks. Ynyr leaves the group to seek the Widow of the Web: an enchantress who loved Ynyr long ago and was exiled to the lair of the Crystal Spider for murdering their only child. The Widow reveals where the Black Fortress will be at sunrise. She also gives Ynyr the sand of an enchanted hourglass to keep the Crystal Spider at bay and the injured Ynyr alive. As the Crystal Spider attacks the Widow, Ynyr returns to the group to reveal the location of the Black Fortress. As he speaks, he loses the last of the sand and dies. The group captures and rides magical Fire Mares to reach the Black Fortress. The Slayers at the Fortress kill Rhun, while Rell sacrifices himself to hold open the crushing spaceship doors long enough to allow the others to enter. Quain, Nennog, and Kegan are killed as they make their way through the fortress. Ergo transforms into a tiger to save Titch from a Slayers' attack. Colwyn, Torquil, Bardolph, and Oswyn are trapped inside a large dome. The latter three fall through an opening and are trapped between walls studded with huge spikes, which kill Bardolph. Colwyn breaches the dome and finds Lyssa. He attacks the Beast with the Glaive, which becomes embedded in the Beast's body. With nothing to defend themselves, Lyssa and Colwyn quickly finish their wedding ritual. This gives them the power to manipulate fire, with which Colwyn slays the Beast. The Beast's death frees Torquil and Oswyn, and they rejoin Colwyn, Lyssa, Ergo and Titch. The survivors make their way out of the crumbling fortress, which is pulled into space.…

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Episode 171 - White Men Can't Jump with Dan from Be There with Belson Podcast 1:17:11

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This week we're welcoming friend of the podcast and Patron Dan Belson for his Patron pick, WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP. Not only are we talking Charlotte Hornets, Muscle Beach and Parental Advisory but we're also inviting Dan to Play Jeopardy --- If you fancy a shout out every week and a chance to get your own subject episode then you can join us at https://www.patreon.com/100thingsfilm for just £1 a month. --- We are walking 25 miles in one day for Teesside Hospice in the memory of listener James Allen If you can spare a few quid please donate at: justgiving.com/page/100thingspod or 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- White Men Can't Jump is a 1992 American sports comedy film written and directed by Ron Shelton. It stars Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as streetball hustlers. The film was released in the United States on March 27, 1992, by 20th Century Fox. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. A loose video game adaptation was released in 1995, while a remake film was released in 2023. Plot Billy Hoyle is a former college basketball player who makes his living by hustling streetballers who assume he cannot play well because he is white. Sidney Deane is a talented but cocky player who is twice beaten by Billy. Billy and his live-in girlfriend, Gloria Clemente, are on the run from the Stucci brothers, mobsters to whom he owes a gambling debt. Gloria's goal is to be a contestant on the television game show Jeopardy! and make a fortune. Sidney wants to buy a house for his family outside the rough Baldwin Village neighborhood. He proposes a business partnership with Billy where they will hustle other players by setting them up to pick Billy as Sidney's teammate. At first, their system is very successful, but when they unexpectedly lose a game, it turns out that Sidney had double-crossed Billy by deliberately playing badly to avenge his earlier loss to him. Gloria and Billy go to Sidney's apartment and appeal to his wife, Rhonda. The women agree to share the money, provided Sidney and Billy team up for a major two-on-two outdoor tournament. Despite their constant bickering, Sidney and Billy win the grand prize of $5,000, largely due to Billy's ability to disrupt his opponents' concentration. Sidney is pleased with the outcome, but he cannot help mocking Billy about his inability to slam dunk. Billy insists that he can indeed dunk and bets his share of the $5,000 on his ability to dunk but fails. When he tells Gloria, she leaves him. Desperate to get her back, Billy goes to Sidney for help. Sidney has a friend who works as a security guard at the TV studio that produces Jeopardy! His friend agrees to use his connections to get her on the show if Billy can sink a hook shot from beyond the half-court line, which he does. Gloria initially stumbles over sports questions but makes a comeback with a pet topic, "Foods That Begin With the Letter Q". She wins $14,100 on her first episode. Billy sings Gloria a song he has composed and wins her back. As Billy and Gloria discuss their future, Sidney approaches Billy for help: His apartment was burglarized and his winnings were stolen. Gloria is expecting Billy to get a steady job, but Sidney informs him that two hoops legends of the L.A. streetball scene, "The King" and "The Duck", are playing downtown. Sidney asks Billy to partner with him to play against them. Billy agrees, offering to gamble his share of Gloria's take. Gloria warns that if Billy gambles with her money, they are through, even if he and Sidney win. Billy sides with Sidney, feeling he must honor the obligation he owes him for getting Gloria on Jeopardy!. They play against King and Duck and prevail, the winning point coming when Sidney lobs an "alley-oop" pass to Billy, who dunks it. Billy returns home and is crushed to find that Gloria has left him. The mobsters who are after Billy find him, and he pays his debts. Billy asks Sidney to set him up with a real job, and Sidney remarks that Billy and Gloria may be better off without each other. The film ends as Billy and Sidney launch into another basketball argument and return to the court where they first met to play a one-on-one game, this time as friends.…

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Episode 170 - Nosferatu (1922) 48:23

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This week we're heading to Transylvania to talk Werewolves, The Bubonic Plague, Rats and how to make a film in 1922. It's The OG NOSFERATU! --- The film is available in full for free on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVV7UutK0Xk --- If you fancy a shout out every week and a chance to get your own subject episode then you can join us at https://www.patreon.com/100thingsfilm for just £1 a month. --- We are walking 25 miles in one day for Teesside Hospice in the memory of listener James Allen If you can spare a few quid please donate at: justgiving.com/page/100thingspod or 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (German: Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens) is a 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau from a screenplay by Henrik Galeen. It stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife (Greta Schröder) of his estate agent (Gustav von Wangenheim) and brings the plague to their town. Nosferatu was produced by Prana Film and is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. Various names and other details were changed from the novel, including Count Dracula being renamed Count Orlok. Although those changes are often represented as a defense against copyright infringement accusations, the original German intertitles acknowledged Dracula as the source. Film historian David Kalat states in his commentary track that since the film was "a low-budget film made by Germans for German audiences... setting it in Germany with German-named characters makes the story more tangible and immediate for German-speaking viewers". the film came to be regarded as an influential masterpiece of cinema and the horror genre. Critic and historian Kim Newman declared it as a film that set the template for the genre of horror film.…

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Episode 169 - Breaking Glass (1980) 59:11

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This week we're inspired by Podcasts and bringing you PODCAST 2.0 as we talk 1980's utterly mad Making it in the music game, Breaking Glass. --- The film is available in full for free on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR5BXDqO_CQ --- If you fancy a shout out every week and a chance to get your own subject episode then you can join us at https://www.patreon.com/100thingsfilm for just £1 a month. --- We are walking 25 miles in one day for Teesside Hospice in the memory of listener James Allen If you can spare a few quid please donate at: justgiving.com/page/100thingspod or 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- Breaking Glass is a 1980 British film starring Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels and Jonathan Pryce. It was co-produced by Dodi Fayed and written and directed by Brian Gibson, his feature film debut. The film was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The soundtrack album, featuring songs performed by O'Connor, reached number 5 in the UK and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry. Two singles, "Eighth Day" and "Will You", both reached the UK Top 10.…

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Episode 168 - The Goonies 1:31:14

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