The Stinking Pause Podcast
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Episode 190 - The Day of the Jackal (1973)
10/27/2024
Episode 190 - The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Stinking Pause Podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 This week join Scott, Paul, and Charlie as we discuss Frederick Forsythe's tale of an assassin out to kill French President de Gaulle, while a detective races to stop him in a tense cat-and-mouse chase. The Day Of The Jackal (1973) "The Day of the Jackal" (1973) is a tense political thriller centered on an assassination plot against French President Charles de Gaulle. The story follows a mysterious and highly skilled assassin, known only as the Jackal (Edward Fox) , hired by a paramilitary group seeking to eliminate de Gaulle due to his controversial policies towards Algeria. As the Jackal meticulously plans the operation, he adopts various disguises and utilizes advanced tactics to evade detection. Meanwhile, French authorities, alerted to the potential threat, assign a determined police detective, Claude Lebel, to track down the assassin. The film intricately weaves suspense as Lebel races against time, piecing together clues to prevent the assassination. With its gripping narrative and realistic portrayal of espionage and counter-terrorism efforts, "The Day of the Jackal" explores themes of political intrigue and the relentless pursuit of justice, culminating in a dramatic climax that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. "You must understand that this is a once-in-a-lifetime job, whoever does it can never work again..." This and previous episodes can be found evrywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening Scott Paul and Charlie
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Episode 189 - McVicar (1980)
06/16/2024
Episode 189 - McVicar (1980)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. This week, an episode that has been eleven years in the making. At last, our dear friend Maurice, host of See Hear and Love That Album joins Scott, Paul and Charlie from Melbourne. Also joining us, from York, is Steven, Scott's co host on the Reel Britannia podcast. A word of warning - this episode is a bit sweary! McVicar (1980) John McVicar (Roger Daltrey) is an English career criminal locked up with all the other lifers in the dreaded E Wing of Durham Prison. Between riots and constant prison guard brutality, McVicar and fellow inmate Walter Probyn (Adam Faith) gradually dig a tunnel that enables their escape. Once on the outside, McVicar does his best to lie low and re-enter the lives of his wife (Cheryl Campbell) and infant son, despite the fact that police have labeled him "Public Enemy Number One." "I suppose you think you got the better of us there. But just remember, kidder, you're in for ten years." "Yeah, that's right, Mr. Pendel. But you're in for life, ain't yer?" This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 188 - Electra Glide In Blue (1973)
06/03/2024
Episode 188 - Electra Glide In Blue (1973)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. This week, it's Anthony's turn to join Scott and Paul to take a look at an American cop classic from the seventies Anthony is the host of Film Gold, Life And Life Only and Glass Onion: On John Lennon. Electra Glide In Blue (1973) The only thing good-hearted motorcycle cop John Wintergreen () wants is to become a detective. To wear a big Stetson, smoke fancy cigars and be paid to think. So when he stumbles upon a dead body, he takes the case - and proves he's got the right stuff. But as soon as he's promoted, he finds that the corruption he must tolerate makes his Stetson not fit so well and the cigars not taste so good. Forced to confront his own disillusionment, Wintergreen heads out on his bike, the Electra Glide, and makes another shocking discovery that could cost him his life. "I hate that motorcycle they make me ride. I'm here to tell you there ain't nothing in the world I hate worse than that elephant under my ass." This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 187 - Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
05/27/2024
Episode 187 - Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. This week, it's Anthony's turn to join Scott and Paul to look back at a movie that we first chatted about in 2013 Anthony is the host of Film Gold, Life And Life Only and Glass Onion: On John Lennon. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does. "He won't listen to anybody. He's been very crazy all summer. Since June he's been trying to kill me." This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 186 - Delicatessen (1991)
04/14/2024
Episode 186 - Delicatessen (1991)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. This week, Scott is joined by Steven, his co-host on the Reel Britannia podcast and by Antony, host of Film Gold, Life and Life Only, and Glass Onion: On John Lennon An episode full of barbaric butchers, squeaky bedsprings and French clowns Delicatessen (1991) In a post-apocalyptic world where there is a paucity of food, Clapet, a butcher and landlord of a building, lures people and butchers them to sell to the apartment's residents at low prices. This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 185 - Trading Places (1983)
03/22/2024
Episode 185 - Trading Places (1983)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, we looked back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us. This week, our dear friend, and Scott's co- host on the Reel Britannia podcast, Steven, joins Scott, Paul and Charlie to discuss a movie that we haven't chatted since the show first started ten years ago An episode full of pork bellies, amorous gorillas and blackface plus fond memories from a great friend. Trading Places (1983) Louis Winthorpe is a businessman who works for commodities brokerage firm of Duke and Duke owned by the brothers Mortimer and Randolph Duke. Now they bicker over the most trivial of matters and what they are bickering about is whether it's a person's environment or heredity that determines how well they will do in life. When Winthorpe bumps into Billy Ray Valentine, a street hustler and assumes he is trying to rob him, he has him arrested. Upon seeing how different the two men are, the brothers decide to make a wager as to what would happen if Winthorpe loses his job, his home and is shunned by everyone he knows and if Valentine was given Winthorpe's job. So they proceed to have Winthorpe arrested and to be placed in a compromising position in front of his girlfriend. So all he has to rely on is the hooker who was hired to ruin him. "Hey, bubbles, man! Say man, when I was growing up, if we wanted a jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub." This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 184 - Requiem For A Dream (2000)
02/19/2024
Episode 184 - Requiem For A Dream (2000)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. This week, Scott is joined by Steven, his co-host on the Reel Britannia podcast and by Antony, host of Film Gold, Life and Life Only, and Glass Onion: On John Lennon An episode full of pills, perverted parties and possessed refridgerators. Requiem For A Dream (2000) The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body. This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 183 - The Taking Of Pelham 123 (1974)
02/10/2024
Episode 183 - The Taking Of Pelham 123 (1974)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us. This week, it's Anthony's turn to join Scott and Paul to look back at a movie that we first chatted about in 2013 Anthony is the host of Film Gold, Life And Life Only and Glass Onion: On John Lennon. An episode full of Grouch Marx lookalikes, thousands of used dollar bills, the neighbour from Home Improvement and fond memories from a great friend. The Taking Of Pelham 123 (1974) Four seemingly unrelated men board subway train Pelham 1:23 at successive stations. Mr. Blue, Mr. Green, Mr. Grey and Mr. Brown are heavily armed and overpower the motorman and novice conductor to take control of the train. Between stations they separate the front car from the remainder of the train, setting passengers in the back cars and the motorman free. The four demand $1 million ransom within exactly one hour for the remaining eighteen hostages, including the conductor. If their demands are not met in time or their directions are not followed precisely, they will begin to shoot hostages dead, one every minute the money is late. Wisecracking Lt. Zach Garber of the transit police ends up being the primary communicator between the hijackers and the authorities, which includes transit operations, his own police force, the NYPD, and the unpopular and currently flu ridden mayor who will make the ultimate decision of whether to pay the ransom. Unknown to Garber, what may be working on their side is the disparate nature of the four hijackers, including methodical and unbending Blue, trigger happy Grey, and also under the weather Green, who may pass out before the caper has concluded. What Garber does know is that there is a plain clothes NYPD officer among the eighteen hostages. What Garber has to try and figure out is how the four hijackers can possibly get away, as they are in a tunnel and have to remain with the train since it has a dead-man mechanism which requires a motorman at the controls at all times. This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 182 - Marathon Man (1976)
02/03/2024
Episode 182 - Marathon Man (1976)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us. This week, our dear friend Ben from the Rated H and House of Hammer podcast joins Scott, and Paul to discuss a movie that we haven't chatted since the show first started ten years ago An episode full of running, drilling, nipple chafing and fond memories from a great friend. Marathon Man (1976) In New York, marathon runner Thomas "Babe" Levy is a graduate student who researches history as his father, who committed suicide after being investigated in the Communist witch hunts of the McCarthy era. His brother Henry James "Doc" Levy appears out of the blue from time to time because his family never knows where he is, working as a government agent. One of his charges is an infamous Nazi war criminal whom he has just told is no longer welcome in the United States. Dr. Christian Szell has a fortune hidden in a safe deposit box and is convinced that Babe knows whether or not it is safe to go to pick it up and will stop at nothing to find out. This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 181 - Whiplash (2014)
01/20/2024
Episode 181 - Whiplash (2014)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us. This week, our dear friend Tom from the Banned Biographies podcast joins Scott, Paul and Charlie to discuss a movie that is so good, Paul has ranked it in his top five movies of all time An episode filled with fun and laughter with a dear friend, plus a lot of swearing and a bit of drumming. WHIPLASH (2014) Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into the top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man's life. But Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity. This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 180 - Irreversible (2002)
06/03/2023
Episode 180 - Irreversible (2002)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us. This week, our dear friend Adam from The Secret History of Hollywood, Attaboy Clarence and The Labours of Hercule podcasts joins Scott, Paul and Charlie to discuss a movie that we vowed we would never watch again! An episode filled with fun and laughter (bizarre when you consider the subject matter) as well as technical hitches and cock ups. Irreversible (2002) Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands by hiring two criminals to help them find the rapist so that they can exact revenge. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything. " Take the underpass. It's safer.” This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 179 - Deliverance (1972)
05/27/2023
Episode 179 - Deliverance (1972)
The Stinking Pause Podcast Bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us. This week, Anthony from Glass Onion: On John Lennon, Film Gold, and Life & Life Only, joins Scott to chat about one of the all time great movies from the 70s Deliverance (1972) The Cahulawassee River valley in Northern Georgia is one of the last natural pristine areas of the state, which will soon change with the imminent building of a dam on the river, which in turn will flood much of the surrounding land. As such, four Atlanta city dwellers, alpha male Lewis Medlock, Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe, and Drew Ballinger, decide to take a multi-day canoe trip on the river, with only Lewis and Ed having experience in outdoor life. They know going in that the area is isolated. Their relatively peaceful trip takes a turn for the worse halfway through with river rapids and unwelcoming locals. The four need to battle their way out of the valley and are asked to do things they never thought possible within themselves. “Do know what's gonna be here? Right here? A lake. As far as the eyes can see. Hundreds of feet deep. HUNDREDS of feet deep. Did you ever look out over a lake and think of somethin' buried underneath it? Buried underneath it. Well man, that's just about as buried as you can get.” This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] Thanks for listening!
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Episode 178 - Some Like It Hot (1959)
05/12/2023
Episode 178 - Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years. This week, Paul has selected a genuine classic from Billy Wilder, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Some Like It Hot (1959) Billy Wilder’s zany cross-dressing comedy begins with a massacre – resembling the gangland St Valentine’s Day killings of 1929 – and ends with one of the most celebrated last lines in cinema history. Written in cahoots with the director’s new collaborator I.A.L. Diamond, Some Like It Hot ascends to inspired heights of silliness in-between, with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon both on career-best form as dragged-up musicians hiding out with Sugar Kane’s girl band. Both the gangster story and the screwball antics hark back to Hollywood films of the 1930s, but Wilder’s outrageous and subversive play with gender was truly boundary pushing and helped lead to a loosening of censorship after United Artists released the film without certification. " You tore off one of my chests!” This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening!
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Episode 177 - A Night To Remember (1958)
05/06/2023
Episode 177 - A Night To Remember (1958)
The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 Scott is joined this week by Steven, his co-host over at the Reel Britannia podcast and Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only A Night To Remember (1958) The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller (Kenneth More). Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith (Laurence Naismith) keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows. "It was uncomfortable. We have dressed now in our best, and are prepared to go down like gentlemen." This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Reel Britannia Glass Onion: On John Lennon Life And Life Only Film Gold Thanks for listening Scott
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Episode 176 - Sweet Smell Of Success (1957)
04/27/2023
Episode 176 - Sweet Smell Of Success (1957)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us. This week, Cev from Film Guff, House of Hammer, and Here Lies Amicus, joins us to chat about one of his favourite movies of all time. Sweet Smell Of Success (1957) In the swift, cynical Sweet Smell of Success, directed by Alexander Mackendrick, Burt Lancaster stars as the vicious Broadway gossip columnist J. J. Hunsecker, and Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco, the unprincipled press agent Hunsecker ropes into smearing the up-and-coming jazz musician romancing his beloved sister. Featuring deliciously unsavory dialogue, in an acid, brilliantly structured script by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman, and noirish neon cityscapes from Oscar-winning cinematographer James Wong Howe, Sweet Smell of Success is a cracklingly cruel dispatch from the kill-or-be-killed wilds of 1950s Manhattan. " The cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river." This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening!
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Episode 175 - Jaws (1975) Commentary Track
04/09/2023
Episode 175 - Jaws (1975) Commentary Track
The Stinking Pause podcast - reviewing movies since 2013...some good...some not so good. A special episode this week as part of our 10th birthday celebrations in which Scott is joined by friend and fellow podcaster Anthony Rotunno to chat about one of their favourite movies in the form of a commentary. Jaws (1975) It's a hot summer on Amity Island, a small community whose main business is its beaches. When new Sheriff Martin Brody discovers the remains of a shark attack victim, his first inclination is to close the beaches to swimmers. This doesn't sit well with Mayor Larry Vaughn and several of the local businessmen. Brody backs down to his regret as that weekend a young boy is killed by the predator. The dead boy's mother puts out a bounty on the shark and Amity is soon swamped with amateur hunters and fisherman hoping to cash in on the reward. A local fisherman with much experience hunting sharks, Quint, offers to hunt down the creature for a hefty fee. Soon Quint, Brody and Matt Hooper from the Oceanographic Institute are at sea hunting the Great White shark. As Brody succinctly surmises after their first encounter with the creature, they're going to need a bigger boat. "Here lies the body of Mary Lee; died at the age of a hundred and three. For fifteen years she kept her virginity; not a bad record for this vicinity."
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Episode 174 - The Sting (1973)
03/19/2023
Episode 174 - The Sting (1973)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us. This week, Smokey from Rated H, House of Hammer, and All The Best Lines, joins us to chat about one of his favourite movies of all time. The Sting (1973) Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Hooker and Gondorff set about implementing an elaborate scheme, one so crafty that Lonnegan won't even know he's been swindled. As their big con unfolds, however, things don't go according to plan, requiring some last-minute improvisation by the undaunted duo. "Luther said I could learn something from you. I already know how to drink." This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening!
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Episode 173 - Michael Caine: A British Icon (Part 2 of 2)
03/15/2023
Episode 173 - Michael Caine: A British Icon (Part 2 of 2)
Episode 173 - Michael Caine: A British Icon (Part 2 of 2) We complete our Michael Caine tribute, a joint presentation of the ‘Film Gold’ and ‘The Stinking Pause’ podcasts, as the great man turns 90. Antony Rotunno and Scott Phipps count down their top 5 Caine performances and also discuss his ultimate legacy after 60 years as a film star. There are audio clips galore to complement the conversation, including Michael reading from the first of his many memoirs and also offering a few acting tips! 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms. Feedback to [email protected] Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod Twitter- https://twitter.com/FilmGold75 Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony’s John Lennon podcast https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/ links to Scott’s podcasts https://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/stinkingpause show links Scott’s podcast on the making of Zulu https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/rainbowvalley/id/23567510 Sleuth (complete film- must watch!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjRCnwNR0yk Our ‘Film Gold’ review of Sleuth https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filmgold/episodes/Episode-13--Sleuth-1972-e1afv44 Michael Caine’s film acting masterclass (1980s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZPLVDwEr7Y Michael Caine top 50 performances (worst to best) https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/14/michael-caine-best-films-ranked Michael talks about his 5 favourite films (of his) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8h9vDpK88s Roy Budd plays his ‘Get Carter’ theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kMhcf8eyiA
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Episode 172 - Michael Caine: A British Icon (Part 1 of 2)
03/07/2023
Episode 172 - Michael Caine: A British Icon (Part 1 of 2)
Michael Caine, born as Maurice Micklewhite, has been acting for 70 years and been a star for nearly 60. This 2-part joint presentation of the ‘Film Gold’ and ‘The Stinking Pause’ podcasts celebrates the life and career of a true cinematic icon as he approaches his 90th birthday. In this first part, Antony Rotunno and Scott Phipps look at Caine’s upbringing and give an overview of his career before beginning to count down their top 10 Caine performances (10-6) and also discussing Caine catchphrases and the many parodies of the great man. There are audio clips galore to complement the conversation, including Michael reading from the first of his many memoirs. 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms. Feedback to [email protected] Facebook page- Twitter- Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) Antony’s John Lennon podcast links to Scott’s podcasts https:// https:// https:// show links Michael Caine’s first memoir audiobook, read by the man himself Michael Caine: Breaking The Mold (documentary) Brydon and Coogan (The Trip) do Caine Michael Caine parodies himself ‘The Other 1960s’- a podcast about the normal part of the 60s The Self-Preservation Society: Making The Italian Job
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Episode 171 - Ace In The Hole (1951)
02/19/2023
Episode 171 - Ace In The Hole (1951)
The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 Scott is joined this week by Steven, his co-host over at the Reel Britannia podcast and Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only Ace In The Hole (1951) With flaws that outweigh his talent, reporter Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) has bounced across the country from job to job. Winding up in New Mexico, Tatum gets work from the local newspaper, but finds that there's not much in the way of pressing news. However, when Tatum catches wind of a treasure hunter (Richard Benedict) trapped in a mineshaft, he turns the story into a media sensation. Soon Tatum is using unscrupulous tactics to draw out the situation, an approach that comes back to haunt him. "I've done a lot of lying in my time. I've lied to men who wear belts. I've lied to men who wear suspenders. But I'd never be so stupid as to lie to a man who wears both belt and suspenders." This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Reel Britannia Glass Onion: On John Lennon Life And Life Only Film Gold Thanks for listening Scott
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Episode 170 - Strangers On A Train (1951)
01/22/2023
Episode 170 - Strangers On A Train (1951)
The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 Scott is joined this week by Steven, his co-host over at the Reel Britannia podcast and Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only Strangers On A Train (1951) In Alfred Hitchcock's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's thriller, tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) is enraged by his trampy wife's refusal to finalize their divorce so he can wed senator's daughter Anne (Ruth Roman). He strikes up a conversation with a stranger, Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker), and unwittingly sets in motion a deadly chain of events. Psychopathic Bruno kills Guy's wife, then urges Guy to reciprocate by killing Bruno's father. Meanwhile, Guy is murder suspect number one. "Oh, Daddy doesn't mind a little scandal. He's a senator." This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Reel Britannia Glass Onion: On John Lennon Life And Life Only Film Gold Thanks for listening Scott
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Episode 169 - Vertigo (1958)
12/14/2022
Episode 169 - Vertigo (1958)
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Episode 168 - The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)
10/05/2022
Episode 168 - The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)
The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 Scott is joined this week by Steven, his co-host over at the Reel Britannia podcast and Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948) In this classic adventure film, two rough-and-tumble wanderers, Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and Curtin (Tim Holt), meet up with a veteran prospector, Howard (Walter Huston), in Mexico and head into the Sierra Madre mountains to find gold. Although they discover treasure, they also find plenty of trouble, not only from ruthless bandits lurking in the dangerous Mexican wilderness but from their own insecurities and greed, which threaten to bring conflict at any moment. “Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges." This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Reel Britannia Glass Onion: On John Lennon Life And Life Only Film Gold Thanks for listening Scott
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Episode 167 - West Side Story (2021)
08/14/2022
Episode 167 - West Side Story (2021)
The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 A brand new movie this week as we take a look at Steven Spielberg's remake of a classic sixties musical West Side Story (2021) Manhattan, Upper West Side, 1957. Against the backdrop of the decaying tenements in the San Juan Hill neighbourhood and the constant threat of the wrecking ball, two warring gangs--tough Riff's Jets and swaggering Bernardo's Puerto Rican Sharks--fight for supremacy. Now, with a once-and-for-all, winner-takes-all rumble on the cards, an unexpected whirlwind romance at the high-school dance between former Jet brawler Tony and Bernardo's delicate little sister María sets the stage for an all-out turf war. But what's a gang without its territory? Above all, when the future is uncertain, what's hope without love? “All my life, it's like I'm always just about to fall off the edge of the world's tallest building. I stopped falling the second I saw you." This and previous episodes can be found evrywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening Scott Paul and Charlie
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Episode 166 - Amelie (2001)
07/19/2022
Episode 166 - Amelie (2001)
The Stinking Pause Podcast - reviewing movies since 2013...some good, some bad Amelie (2001) This week Scott is joined by his dear friends - his co host of the Reel Britannia podcast, Steven, and Anthony, the host of the Glass onion: On John Lennon podcast "Amélie" is a fanciful comedy about a young woman who discretely orchestrates the lives of the people around her, creating a world exclusively of her own making. Shot in over 80 Parisian locations, acclaimed director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Delicatessen"; "The City of Lost Children") invokes his incomparable visionary style to capture the exquisite charm and mystery of modern-day Paris through the eyes of a beautiful ingenue. Rating: R (Sexual Content) Genre: Comedy, Romance Original Language: French (France) Director: Producer: Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2001 Wide Release Date (Streaming): Jul 16, 2002 Box Office (Gross USA): $33.2M Runtime: 2h 1m Distributor: Miramax Films Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
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Episode 165 - Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008)
06/19/2022
Episode 165 - Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008)
The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 Incredibly…it’s our first James Bond 007 movie review in nearly ten years of the podcast., So we thought….let’s review two – and there is something of a method in our madness here as we take a look at: Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008) James Bond (Daniel Craig) goes on his first mission as a 00. Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) is a banker to the world's terrorists. He is participating in a poker game at Montenegro, where he must win back his money, in order to stay safe amongst the terrorist market. The boss of MI6, known simply as "M" (Dame Judi Dench) sends Bond, along with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. Bond, using help from Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), Rene Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini), and having Vesper pose as his partner, enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career. But if Bond defeats Le Chiffre, will he and Vesper Lynd remain safe? …and Is there solace in revenge? James Bond (Daniel Craig) and M (Dame Judi Dench) sniff a shadowy international network of power and corruption reaping billions. As Bond pursues the agents of an assassination attempt on M, all roads lead to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a world-renowned developer of green technology. Greene, a nasty piece of work, is intent on securing a barren area of Bolivia in exchange for helping a strongman stage a coup there. The C.I.A. looks the other way, and only Bond, with help from a retired spy and a mysterious beauty, stands in Greene's way. M wonders if she can trust Bond, or if vengeance possesses him. Can anyone drawn to Bond live to tell the tale? “When someone says "We've got people everywhere", you expect it to be hyperbole! Lots of people say that. Florists use that expression. It doesn't mean that they've got somebody working for them inside the bloody room! This and previous episodes can be found evrywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening Scott and Paul
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Episode 164 - Reservoir Dogs (1992)
05/19/2022
Episode 164 - Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Stinking Pause podcast – reviewing movies since 2013….some good, some not so good. It’s Tarantino time as Scott, Paul and Charlie pack their little green bags and see who let the dogs out. Reservoir Dogs (1992) A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors – veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie – unravel. “Eddie, you keep talking like a bitch, I'm gonna slap you like a bitch. This and previous episodes can be found on; Spotify Apple Podcasts Podchaser Stitcher Spreaker Player FM Acast IHeartRadio Libsyn Podcast Party Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening Scott, Paul and Charlie #podcast #movie #stinkingpause #podpals #tarantino #reservoirdogs
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Episode 163 - All That Jazz (1979)
05/01/2022
Episode 163 - All That Jazz (1979)
The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 This episode, recorded on the eve of the Euro 2020 (21?) final, finally sees the light of day as Scott, Paul and Charlie get together and chat about Bob Fosse, Roy Scheider and All That Jazz from 1979. Joe Gideon is a Broadway director, choreographer and filmmaker, he in the process of casting the chorus and staging the dance numbers for his latest Broadway show, starring his ex-wife Audrey Paris in what is largely a vanity project for her in playing a role several years younger than her real age, and editing a film he directed on the life of stand-up comic Davis Newman. Joe's professional and personal lives are intertwined, he a chronic philanderer, having slept with and had relationships with a series of dancers in his shows, Victoria Porter, who he hired for the current show despite she not being the best dancer, in the former category, and Kate Jagger, his current girlfriend, in the latter category. That philandering has led to relationship problems, with Audrey during their marriage, and potentially now with Kate who wants a committed relationship with Joe largely in not wanting the alternative of entering the dating world again. Joe also lives a hard and fast life, he chain smoking, drinking heavily, listening to hard driving classical music and popping uppers to keep going. In addition to pressures from investors and meeting film deadlines above and beyond his own self-induced hard life, he is teetering on the brink physically and emotionally. With Kate, Audrey, and his and Audrey's teenage daughter Michelle looking over him as best they can, Joe flirts with "Angelique" in the process, he potentially succumbing to her if he doesn't listen to them or what his body is telling him. “It's showtime, folks!" This and previous episodes can be found on; Apple Podcasts Podchaser Stitcher Spreaker Player FM Acast IHeartRadio Libsyn Podcast Party Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening Scott, Paul and Charlie
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Episode 162 - The Philadelphia Story (1940)
04/16/2022
Episode 162 - The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 This episode we are proud to present High Society without the songs – it’s The Philadelphia Story (1940) This classic romantic comedy focuses on Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn), a Philadelphia socialite who has split from her husband, C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), due both to his drinking and to her overly demanding nature. As Tracy prepares to wed the wealthy George Kittredge (John Howard), she crosses paths with both Dexter and prying reporter Macaulay Connor (James Stewart). Unclear about her feelings for all three men, Tracy must decide whom she truly loves. “I would sell my grandmother for a drink - and you know how I love my grandmother.?." This and previous episodes can be found on; Apple Podcasts Podchaser Stitcher Spreaker Player FM Acast IHeartRadio Libsyn Podcast Party Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening Scott, Paul and Charlie
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Episode 161 - The Departed (2006)
04/06/2022
Episode 161 - The Departed (2006)
Join Scott, Paul and Charlie this week for some Oscar winning Scorcese action. The Departed (2006) The Departed is a 2006 American crime-thriller film and remake of the 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs. The Departed was directed by Martin Scorsese, written by William Monahan, produced by Graham King, Brad Pitt, and Brad Grey, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, and Alec Baldwin. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards at the 79th Academy Awards of which it won four; Best Picture for Graham King, Best Director for Martin Scorsese, Best Adapted Screenplay for William Monahan and Best Film Editing for Thelma Schoonmaker. It was the first Best Director win for Scorsese. Mark Wahlberg was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor (he lost to Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine) In Boston, Massachusetts, notorious Irish Mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello (Jack Nicholson) takes neighbourhood boy Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) under his wing, and grooms him to be his informant within the Massachusetts State Police. Colin rises through the rank and file to get himself placed on an investigation unit that is working to bring down Costello. Meanwhile, William "Billy" Costigan, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) is seeking to become a cop, despite the fact that he comes from a family that has a very disreputable past and numerous ties to organized crime. His interviewers eventually decide, when Billy refuses to be intimidated out of dropping out of the academy, to arrange for him to go to prison on a trumped-up assault charge, giving him a criminal record and street cred so that he can infiltrate Costello's crew. When both sides of the law realize the situation, both Colin and Billy attempt to discover the other mole's true identity before being found out. "When I was your age they would say we can become cops, or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?" This and previous episodes can be found on; Apple Podcasts Podchaser Stitcher Spreaker Player FM Acast IHeartRadio Libsyn Podcast Party Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: Thanks for listening Scott, Paul and Charlie
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