101 Films You Should Have Seen... Probably

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#24: Easy Rider May 03, 2012

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Lewis and Ian discuss the iconic Easy Rider, an almost plotless film about a long, meandering, ramshackle journey taken by two scruffy men. Sounds very familiar for some reason… Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.

#23: Cabaret Apr 26, 2012

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Life is a Cabaret old chum, and so, in its way, is the podcast game. Lewis and Ian rein themselves in and manage to only break into song once or twice while discussing 1972’s Cabaret. Pretty impressive when you consider how catchy those songs are. Topics include how great Liza Minnelli is, the quintessential English man that is Michael York and how creepy the song Tomorrow Belongs To Me is. Plus, a new jingle! Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.

#22: Leon: The Professional Apr 19, 2012

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This week we discuss Leon, the slightly creepy tale of a hitman and his 12-year-old ward, with added Gary Oldman action. Good old Gary Oldman. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.

Our Film Firsts Mar 29, 2012

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The Jazz Singer, the first Hollywood talkie. Le Voyage dans la Lune, the first science fiction film. Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze, the first copyrighted film. Psycho, the first film to show a flushing toilet. All important landmarks in film history. Lewis and Ian discuss none of these in this, the latest 101 Films special. Instead the 101 Film boys chat about their own film firsts, which variously involve queuing in the rain to see disappointing cartoons and trying to convince weary ushers that you’re 3 years older than you actually are. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.

#21: Rushmore Mar 22, 2012

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This week 101 Films take their typically amateurish look at Rushmore, a listener recommendation. The boys discuss fifty years of Chinamen, the greatness of Bill ‘Dr Peter Venkman’ Murray, how good Wes Anderson’s later films are and how the Kinks should have split in the early 70s. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.

#20: Zatoichi Mar 08, 2012

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It’s the old, old story. Blind masseur comes to town, does a bit of gambling, meets a cross dresser and his/her sister and then brutally murders dozens of criminals. How many times have we heard that tale? And this is the plot of this week’s film, Zatoichi. Cliché! Still, the 101 Films boys found a lot to like in this, the first listener recommended film! Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.

#19: Fargo Mar 01, 2012

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Fargo: the first Coen Brothers film to make it onto our list, and possibly the best. Join us as we discuss the strange and far away world of 1987, the fledgling Steve Buscemi Fan Club, Babe the Baby Blue Ox, the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Swedish crime dramas, Mad Men and all sorts of other stuff that has little or no link to the film. So business as usual then. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.

#18: Duck Soup Feb 23, 2012

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War. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing? Well it does provide an amusing backdrop for Duck Soup, the Marx Brothers comedy classic. Yes, this week 101 Films takes a look at the harrowing dramatisation of the first Freedonia-Sylvania War. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.

#17: Submarine Feb 16, 2012

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Regular listeners to 101 Films probably picture Lewis and Ian as rugged, outdoor, macho types. Women want them and men want to be them, fine examples, as they are, of manhood. They weren’t always the confident adonises they are today. There was a time, believe it or not, that Lewis and Ian were sensitive and awkward teenage boys. This week 101 Films takes Lewis and Ian back to those adolescent days as they discuss Submarine. Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.

Valentine’s Day Special 2012 Feb 09, 2012

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101 Films has, of course, always been about love. Lewis and Ian are constantly expressing a love for cinema, a love for weak puns and, in particular, a love for the sound of their own voices. So it’s only fitting that 101 Films celebrates this most romantic time of the year with a podcast. Yes, it’s the 101 Films 2012 Valentine’s Day Special!

Lewis and Ian discuss their favourite romantic films, wonder what happens in Heaven when someone remarries after a partner dies and manage to mess up a top ten countdown. PLEASE NOTE – the podcast is for both happy Loved couples and single McSaddos. Enjoy! Music credit: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod CC BY 3.0.