For all you proper film enthusiasts who would like to peruse the films of TruStory FM’s entertainment podcasts by release year. Get ready for a firehose of film history in these here stacks.
We continue our heist films series with Vittorio de Sica’s move away from his neorealist films with a Neil Simon-written heist comedy starring Peter Sellers as a thief who poses as a film director to pull of a job – it’s the 1966 film “After the Fox.”
For this month’s member bonus episode, we continue our Roger Corman series with one of the two westerns he produced in 1966 with Monte Hellman directing. Starring Warren Oates, Millie Perkins, Jack Nicholson, and Will Hutchins, it’s The Shooting.
Sophie Barthes, writer/director behind “Cold Souls,” “Madame Bovary,” and most recently “The Pod Generation,” joins us to tackle Bergman! We’re talking about his 1966 film “Persona,” which means we have no shortage of things to discuss. Shot construction, editing style, performances, Bergman’s personal life leading to the film – we barely scratch the surface of this fascinating film. Plus, we dig into Sophie and her films. Tune in!
James Wong Howe shot color films very well, but it was his black-and-white cinematography that he was really known for. He won two Oscars for his B&W cinematography and played with many techniques that influenced filmmakers and cinematographers long after he was gone. The camera work on John Frankenheimer’s 1966 film “Seconds” is no exception. It fits the tone of the film perfectly, creating a sense of unease and discomfort quite often. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we finish our B&W cinematography of James Wong Howe with Frankenheimer’s “Seconds.”
The last of Leone’s ‘Man with no name’ trilogy is the longest and considered by many to be the best. By the time he made it, he was a much more assured and mature storyteller. And it shows. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we finish the trilogy with 1966’s “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.”