Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film The Broadway Melody. My friend
from the newsletter joins me to discuss the film and we talk about whether the film was there just to support the music being played, the degree to which this film is was considered scandalous at the time, and whether or not the film earns the love triangle (quadrangle?) that serves as the centerpiece to the "action."You can watch The Broadway Melody on YouTube or purchase a copy for your collection and be sure to check out Kevin's newsletter.
Other films mentioned in this episode include:
Glorious Betsy directed by Alan Crosland and Gordon Hollingshead (listen to the episode discussing the film)
Tombstone directed by George P. Cosmatos and Kevin Jarre
My Darling Clementine directed by John Ford
All Quiet on the Western Front directed by Lewis Milestone
Wings directed by William A. Wellman
Sinners directed by Ryan Coogler
Anora directed by Sean Baker
Police Story directed by Jackie Chan
Old Boy directed by Park Chan-wook
Our Dancing Daughters directed by Harry Beaumont
The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius
Y tu mamá también directed by Alfonso Cuaron
Singin' in the Rain directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Avatar directed by James Cameron
Pocahontas directed by Eric Goldberg and Mike Gabriel
The Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming
Gone with the Wind directed by Victor Fleming
The White Lotus (series)
Intolerance directed by D. W. Griffith
Wicked directed by Jon M. Chu
Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
La La Land directed by Damien Chazelle
West Side Story directed by Stephen Spielberg
Other referenced topics:
All Quiet on the Western Front (novel) by Erich Maria Remarque
Listen to the episode on YouTube.
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