Brendan and Jason dive into the British Film Institute's Top 100 British Films of All-Time list. What does that mean? Well, they'll be exploring each film's significance, if it deserves its place in history and answering questions and comments from you, the listeners.
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Children's media and educational specialists explore the good, the bad and the unknown of digital content available for children. They tackle some of the big questions - what makes for a good app or TV show? how do you find them? and how much screen time is too much? at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London.
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The Screenwriters Network Podcast: A Screenwriting Podcast for Emerging Writers!
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Interviews with members of the Screenwriters Network Discord server. Guests include professional screenwriters with produced film and television credits. Emerging writers who have optioned screenplays and made The Black List, Blood List, and Hit List. Get insight on how to finish at the top of contests from Austin Film Festival winners and Nicholl Fellowship Finalists. Each episode we discuss the writing process, screenwriting contests, fellowships, dealing with rejection, optioning scripts, ...
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talking about "The amount of screen time for young people should be limited by parents
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just a little podcast about a big topic nowadays. listen to find out!!! Cover art photo provided by russn_fckr on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@russn_fckr
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How do we fight, and why? What does the way we humans engage in combat say about us? FightCast means to explore Stage Combat, Martial Arts, and Military History with an aim to unravel the story told by the fighting human.
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This week, the boys once again return to one of the most evil Nazis this side of the Reichstag... that being Reinhard Heydrich and the stranglehold he maintained over Czechoslovakia. Thankfully, these films are about him being killed! And do we have a doozy for you this week - 1965's Assassination, an honest-to-God Czech film about the whole operat…
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As the boys venture off the list, we present to you a new sub-series: THE DOGS OF WAR... for... you know... bad war movies. This week on Dogs of War: the kitchen is heating up as Jason and Brendan go to pawn their DVD player for a copy of 2012's Iron Sky on DVD. The problem becomes obvious when they get home and Brendan's VHS player won't accept th…
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1941 (w/Nathan Spavold)
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As the boys venture off the list, we present to you a new sub-series: THE DOGS OF WAR... for... you know... bad war movies. This week, we start off with Steven Spielberg's big-budget critical disaster 1941 starring everyone on the planet. Joining them is bad movie connoisseur Nathan Spavold from the What Were They Thinking? podcast. They discuss ev…
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The Human Condition III
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The horror persists but so does Kaji! As the Reds advance and the Japanese Army begins to sacrifice itself on the altar of glorious death in battle, Kaji knows that this not the end for him. Somewhere, his beloved wife Michiko is waiting, the one desperate hope left as Kaji plows south. His humanist instincts remain, but Kaji is no longer the naive…
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The Human Condition II
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The saga continues with Part 2 of this epic saga. This time, Kaji becomes a prisoner of sorts and is forced to be the one that relies on outside forces to be impartial and perhaps even helpful in his struggle. The guys talk about that as well as the similarities to Full Metal Jacket, the tragicomic suicide scene, the intimidating line of tanks emer…
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The Human Condition I
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The day has arrived. Brendan and Jason finally dive into the first part of Masaki Kobyashi's monster nine-hour epic - The Human Condition! Allowing him to avoid the draft and marry his sweetheart, Kaji takes a job at a forced labour camp manned by Chinese prisoners. A modern man with modern ideas, Kaji tries to reform the camp system through better…
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Marching forward on the list this week as the fellas discuss the Korean War and a return to director Samuel Fuller with Fixed Bayonets! Yes, the title DOES have an exclamation point - isn't that fun? Brendan and Jason talk about Fuller using small sets for big ideas, differences between this one and The Steel Helmet, the themes of bravery and respo…
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This week? Why, it's the big one with the little Austrian corporal in 2004's Downfall! As the Red Army closes in around him, cooped up in his Fuhrerbunker, Adolf Hitler tries to ignore defeat. Eventually, he does a good deed and puts a gun in his mouth. What more do you need to know? Next week: fix those bayonets! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? …
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In which our fellas head back to Lebanon this time without the steel armour. Ari Folman was there in 1982 as a young man in the Israeli Defense Forces. His memories are fragmented, however sometimes crystal clear, others bits and pieces and some blank altogether. He knows he was present at the infamous Sabra and Shatila massacre but he remembers on…
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This week, the fellas ask the ultimate question: IS THIS MOVIE A WAR MOVIE OR IS THIS MOVIE NOT A WAR MOVIE? America's favourite gameshow commences with a discussion of Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped. They discuss Bresson's way in which he films hands, the slow, methodical and procedural style of showing the prison escape, the justifiable use of vo…
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Watchalong: Dune (1984)
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A podcast is a very delicate thing. Now then, know that it is the year 2024. This one, hosted by Brendan and Jason - the Fathers of Podcasting - is in tumult! Brendan, in search of the universe’s most valuable commodity - Sam Adams - descends upon Boston, a vile hive of scum and villainy. Ergo, this week, instead, the listener will be taken on a wa…
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Hey, thanks for coming to the podcast. Really appreciate it. You want a water? Soda? Orange whip? Just want you to be comfortable. Ok, so go ahead and lay down on the floor here. Yep - right on top of the pokey thing. Yeah, it'll be fine; it's like a massage. Cool, cool, great. Okay, don't move! Please, whatever you do! Good. Now, if you'll continu…
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Sometimes ya just gotta kill some Nazis. It's as simple as that. Brendan and Jason grab their rifles and go out huntin' with Sisu, a film about a badass Lapland prospector who just wants to keep his gold and will kill any Nazis in his path. They gush about the insane and creative kills, the badass women hostages that get to have their own unexpecte…
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We talked about Kanal so why not talk about another Wajda War™ film - Ashes and Diamonds. While this one focuses less on war itself and more of the implications of post-war and one's own morality, this is our podcast so don't tell us what to do, MOM!!! Ahem. Anyhoo, the fellas chat it up about this film and discuss the scene with very realistic (if…
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The Battle of the River Plate
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BRIT PICK! Stand up and salute the Union Jack, 'cause Jason keeps us seaborn with this week's film THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE! Can it hang with the other films? Did Paste Magazine even watch this one? It's Powell and Pressburger, for chrissakes. Next week: The director of Kanal is BACK... in pog form. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can al…
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You wanna go down, son? You wanna go all the way down? This ain't no Jim Cameron tour, fella, this is mortal combat at 150 feet below! Light up a Lucky and peel your shirt off 'cause it's getting real sweaty down here in 1958's Run Silent, Run Deep. Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster and Don Rickles crammed in a tube! Man... I wish Rickles was the captain…
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The Duke is back and this time, he's very patriotic! Wait... what do you mean "this time?" Uhh... anyway, this week the guys discussed the John Ford WWII film They Were Expendable centering on some PT boats following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The guys discuss if this John Wayne performance is worth anything, the character "Dad" who seemingly wand…
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This week, the fellas return to the muddy pit of 1917 in Stanely Kubrick's Paths of Glory, and boy howdy do they ever get a twofer! It's a war movie upfront and a courtroom drama in the caboose! When you talk about value, Stan gives it to you in a neat 90-or-so-minute package. That's why they always called him Value Kubrick! (Ed. note: they did not…
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Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut
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This week, your hosts lead you into the Crusades with Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut. This is the version on the list so this is the version they discuss, baby! They talk about all the blue tinting, Orlando Bloom's divisive performance, the insanity of cutting out most of Eva Green and Michael Sheen's material from the theatrical …
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When Jason reached out and asked me, retired and also dead crooner, Dean Martin, to say a few words about Stalag 17, I was confused, as I had nothin' to do with the picture, jack. I wasn't even in the service for very long, myself. Hernia, they told me. It was at that point that he got real hot and some words flew around and we settled things with …
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Back to the list this week as the Two Dudes with Attitudes talk all about Days of Glory, a film that exposes the racism of the French troops as they treated their colonial soldiers like garbage during WWII. The guys debate the true feelings of Sgt. Martinez, the real-life consequences resulting from the film's release, the ultimate act of disrespec…
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Reinhard Heydrich sucks. Like real bad. Like he's in blue ribbon contention at the Nazi 4H show. You know... where kids raise Nazis themselves and show them off at the Exhibition before sending them off to slaughter as a character-building exercise? We're getting off track here. Big picture: He sucked so bad that people killed him. He needed killin…
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This week, the fellas take in another Clint Eastwood joint but this one likely forgotten in the annals of time - Heartbreak Ridge. The fellas talk all about the vintage 80s movie homophobia (though even more than you might expect), comparisons to Stripes, Stitch Jones, the better-than-usual romance subplot and much more. Next week: One more before …
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Brendan's mentor and dear personal friend Ronny Maxwell makes a big blue-gray splash in 1993's Gettysburg: the story of the pivotal American Civil War battle and the various monologues and wistful bittersweet remembrances that changed a nation. Ronny gives the war a grandeur steeped in myth and Lost Cause attitudes (though nowhere near its embarras…
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Born on the Fourth of July
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The boys go back into the Oliver Stone-verse with a Vietnam War film focusing mostly on the "pre" and "post" eras of America's controversial battle - Born on the Fourth of July. They discuss Tom Cruise's dynamo performance, consistent Vietnam War songs, the film containing three separate tones, the rally scene and much more. Next week: the most mov…
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Jonathan Glazer returns to the fold on this week's special presentation! Not content with the worlds of sexy criminal maniacs and sexy alien maniacs, the venerable director turns his sights on those decidedly unsexy, genocidal maniacs - The Nazis with 2023's The Zone of Interest! The banality of evil - a murder machine run by boring people in a bor…
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
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This week, the fellas discuss the 1979 adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front... this time on the SMALL screen! They talk all about Ian Holm's standout performance, the lack of differences between this and the 1930 original, Jason not liking any of the Paul Baumers so far and much more. Plus: a debate about the "murky" look of the film. Next …
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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There ain’t but two kinda of people in this world: those who listen to us and those who dig. Congrats - by downloading this podcast you’ve saved yourself from manual labour when we get our own gold. Until then, we ask Our Question: "Is This Movie a War Movie or Is This Not a War Movie?!" The Civil War rages around them, but do Blondie and Tuco help…
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This week, the fellas head to 1950s Korea with the Anthony Mann film Men in War! They debate if the movie takes Benson or Montana's point of view in terms of battle conduct and then discuss other topics like the career of James Edwards and the unfortunate "legacy" of Stepin Fetchit, the movie infuriating the Pentagon, the use (and absence) of music…
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It's once more unto Revolution! Finding Cuban politics not to his taste, our pal Che makes a break for Bolivia. Ripe for its own revolution, Che decides to bet it all on red just one more time. Brendan and Jason do the usual bits, Jimmy Stewart drops by for a minute, come on! By now you should know what you're in for! All this and much, much more! …
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This week, the guys dive into an epic two-parter with Steven Soderbergh's Che: Part One. They discuss the near-involvement of Val Kilmer and Terrence Malick, they debate the thematic reasons for switching between black-and-white and colour filmmaking, the complicated portrayal of Che himself and much more. And even more next week! Next week: it's t…
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Another week and another movie on the Paste Magazine list! This time, the fellas take a run at Mt. Suribachi in 1949's Sands of Iwo Jima! Still reeling from the time they watched The Conqueror, Brendan and Jason cautiously approach this John Wayne classic, discussing everything from the "abundance" of women in this war movie to Wayne's own terrible…
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Continuing right along, the guys discuss the pre-Vietnam War film set in Laos... Rescue Dawn. Is this Werner Herzog's most straight-forward conventional film? What connection did he find between himself and the man being portrayed by Christian Bale in Dieter Dengler? Is the portrayal of Gene DeBruin really, really awful? What sort of rigorous tortu…
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Back to the list this week with the guys discussing the WWII film Battleground. The guys talk about white guy face blindness and the difficulty of old ensemble movies, the chaplain's powerful anti-fascism speech, impersonating the enemy during wartime, ironic patriotism, the director's dark sense of humour and much more. Next week: Christian Bale l…
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After wrapping up our first 20 films on the list last week, we thought it would be a good idea to do something different: take a trip to the CINEMAAAAA! This week, the guys took in the new Ridley Scott epic - Napoleon. Does Jason have a spicy hot take on one of the main performances in this film? Was the movie trying to cover too much of Napoleon's…
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The First-Ever For Screen and Country Vicennial Film Awards
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We're back! And we've got awards to hand out! And movies to rank! Enjoy! Next week: The guys head to the cinema to see Napoleon! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com Full List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/war-movies/the-100-greatest-war-movies-of-all-time Facebook: https://www…
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The guys preview what's to come in 2024... kinda. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com Full List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/war-movies/the-100-greatest-war-movies-of-all-time Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our …
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Enjoy a visit from Southern Santa! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com Full List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/war-movies/the-100-greatest-war-movies-of-all-time Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our logo was design…
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Joyeux Noel (w/Sharon Horwatt)
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It's the final film before the Christmas break as the hosts welcome Sharon Horwatt back to the podcast to discuss a film about the WWI Christmas Truce - Joyeux Noel. Is Diane Kruger playing a decent female character? Sharon is here to analyze! How emotionally devastating is that Christmas carols scene? How distracting is the singing? Is this a bett…
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
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The guys get festive this week with the ostensibly Christmas-themed movie about a Japanese prison camp - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. Does it give this movie a wholly different, unique perspective with a Japanese director behind the camera? Is this the most homoerotic film ever made to feature no gay sex? What's the story behind Beat Takeshi? All…
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No Falkand War representation on the list? What ever are we to do?! Watch an obscure TV movie starring Colin Firth, you say? Done! Does this movie make it impossible to empathize with our main character? Just how good are these TV movie battle scenes? What was up with the weird and horny Pete Postlethwaite appearance? Plus: they discuss the anti-cl…
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Back to the list this week with Samuel Fuller's racially diverse and controversial Korean War tale The Steel Helmet. Did this movie inspire an infamous Steven Spielberg character? How did the government and military react to this film openly discussing Japanese internment camps? Is this movie sensitive to other religions? The answer might surprise …
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This week, the guys get all plumb grandiose and patriotic as they discuss Howard Hawks' war/Grapes of Wrath-esque epic - Sergeant York! Just how gosh-golly hokum can Gary Cooper get before Brendan's head explodes? And he won an Oscar for this?! How much did Hacksaw Ridge borrow from this film? Just how valuable is bottomland? All this and a bunch o…
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City of Life and Death
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This week, the guys go to China for a very disturbing film about some terrifying real human tragedy - City of Life and Death. Did this movie nearly get banned for just portraying one Japanese character in a sympathetic light? Is this the most disturbing movie on the podcast thus far? What makes John Rabe such an interesting and conflicted character…
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The Red Badge of Courage
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Back to the list with John Huston's would-be epic (but cut down to 64 minutes!) The Red Badge of Courage starring war veteran Audie Murphy. Does this old movie have a nuanced portrayal of military deserters? What the heck is hardtack and sowbelly? What were some of Murphy's struggles on the set? Did this movie influence Platoon? Find out inside! Ne…
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The Cranes Are Flying
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Continuing the trend of getting off-track, Jason presents this week's episode with a very catchy gameshow title: Is This a War Movie or is This War Movie Not a War Movie? to discuss the films intentionally left off the PASTE Magazine list for not being about WAR enough! This week's film is the Soviet post-Stalin production The Cranes Are Flying - w…
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Taking a left turn away from our list, the guys dive into Alternate History! This week, they talk about Fatherland, the HBO made-for-TV movie about the world of the 1960s had Germany won WWII and buried its horrific secrets from the rest of the world. Why does Rutger Hauer have such great chemistry with child actors? Is the futuristic architecture …
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This week, the guys check out the first Netflix Original film (back when they had more consistency in terms of quality), Beasts of No Nation. Why did Fukunaga choose to use a fictional (but realistic) war as the backdrop? What steps did Idris Elba take to become this monstrous evil character? What the heck is brown-brown? Plus: the ambiguous conclu…
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We take to the skies this week as the guys discuss the epic Gregory Peck wartime film - Twelve O'Clock High. They discuss Peck's personal views on the war, the positive and negative aspects of close relationships in the military, the use of real footage during the bombing scenes, Rian Johnson using this movie as a major influence and much more. Nex…
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The guys embark on their second step in The Heydrich Files with Fritz Lang's Hangmen Also Die! After a whole lot of Tobey Maguire talk at the top of the show that will likely get this show removed from the Internet, the guys discuss the goofy, unhinged portrayal of Heydrich in this film, the idea of sacrificing many to save a movement, an uncharact…
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