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The FFP crew have just finished watching Martin Scorsese's HUGO and Robert Altman's GOSFORD PARK, two latter-day award-winning almost masterpieces from two legendary American filmmakers. Just right for Oscar season, no? Do the movies hold up? Were their rewards and accolades deserved? We discuss these and more, as well as film history and how to mix genre tropes effectively. But we swear it's not as boring as it sounds. Take a listen and find out! Clips from Paramount Pictures, CBS News, BBC, and the Charlie Rose show. The Forgotten Film Pod can also be heard on iTunes, Stitcher, and a podcast app near you. Theme: “Vintage Education” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Martin Scorsese's Hugo is a love letter to the silent film genius of Georges Melies. Tonight, we work our way through the clockwork of this film. Continuing our celebration of gears and silent films, we also take a look at Charlie Chaplin's classic, Modern Times. This episode is brought to you by Cool Oil Cans.
Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including Martin Scorsese's HUGO, Billy Wilder's THE APARTMENT, Jerry Lewis' THE JAZZ SINGER, TOWER HEIST, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK and The Asylum's TWO-HEADED SHARK ATTACK and Zombie Apocalypse. http://www.post-movie.neT
A review of Martin Scorsese's Hugo. www.Facebook.com/PodMeIfYouCan
Martin Scorsese has directed his first film in 3D. Adapted from the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Hugo is the tale of a boy who lives in a Paris railway station in the 1930s, and features Ben Kingsley, Jude Law and Sacha Baron Cohen. Naomi Alderman reviews. The winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2011 is announced today. Mark interviews all seven shortlisted authors, whose books cover a range of sports including football, rugby, cycling, running and bullfighting, and the winner of the £27,500 prize responds to the judges' verdict. The death of the film-maker Ken Russell was announced today. He was 84. Critic Mark Kermode reflects on Russell's life and career, and there's another chance to hear Ken Russell himself discussing his home movies and his opinions on the film industry, from a Front Row interview recorded in 2008. Producer Nicki Paxman.