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Listen "Episode 126: Movies By Actors #1: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)"
Episode Synopsis
"It's a hard world for little ones".
This week on the pod we kick off a new recurring series looking at films directed by actors. For our inaugural entry, we take a look at one of the greatest 'one-hit-wonder' films in history, Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter. While the film was a critical and commercial failure on initial release, one that resulted in Laughton never directing again, its reputation grew in the subsequent decades. Today, it is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time (the most recent 2022 Sight and Sound ranking had it 25th). We had a great time discussing the film's twisted 'Mother Goose' southern gothic vibe, the expressionist visuals, the memorable characters, and our favourite scenes.
Before that, John and Quinn run through some news of the week and some recent watches.
Next week, we're going the distance to discuss John's canon pick: ROCKY.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:06 Shaun of the Dead turns 20.
00:04:07 Peter Jackson's company announce 'LET IT BE' restoration; coming to Disney Plus
00:05:32 Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson join 'Naked Gun' remake
00:06:25 Guy Maddin's new film RUMOURS heading to Cannes
00:07:42 New release run down (Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire; Kung Fu Panda 4; Abigail; Sasquatch Sunset)
What We Watched This Week
00:11:15 The Jinx Part Two [TV] (Quinn)
00:14:17 Hollywood 90028 (John)
00:17:06 A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (John)
00:19:30 Late Night with the Devil (John)
00:22:11 THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Discussion
01:04:10 Our Ratings for THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
01:13:55 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro and Outro: "Dream, little one dream" - Intro to "The Night of the Hunter"
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
This week on the pod we kick off a new recurring series looking at films directed by actors. For our inaugural entry, we take a look at one of the greatest 'one-hit-wonder' films in history, Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter. While the film was a critical and commercial failure on initial release, one that resulted in Laughton never directing again, its reputation grew in the subsequent decades. Today, it is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time (the most recent 2022 Sight and Sound ranking had it 25th). We had a great time discussing the film's twisted 'Mother Goose' southern gothic vibe, the expressionist visuals, the memorable characters, and our favourite scenes.
Before that, John and Quinn run through some news of the week and some recent watches.
Next week, we're going the distance to discuss John's canon pick: ROCKY.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:06 Shaun of the Dead turns 20.
00:04:07 Peter Jackson's company announce 'LET IT BE' restoration; coming to Disney Plus
00:05:32 Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson join 'Naked Gun' remake
00:06:25 Guy Maddin's new film RUMOURS heading to Cannes
00:07:42 New release run down (Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire; Kung Fu Panda 4; Abigail; Sasquatch Sunset)
What We Watched This Week
00:11:15 The Jinx Part Two [TV] (Quinn)
00:14:17 Hollywood 90028 (John)
00:17:06 A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (John)
00:19:30 Late Night with the Devil (John)
00:22:11 THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Discussion
01:04:10 Our Ratings for THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
01:13:55 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro and Outro: "Dream, little one dream" - Intro to "The Night of the Hunter"
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
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Episode 160: AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000)
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