Dec 16, 2014
Yesterday, December 15th 2014, marked the 75th anniversary of the release of the Selznick adaptation of GONE WITH THE WIND; a film that is often cited as the crowning achievement of a year that's brimming with classics. For those who are mathematically challenged (No judgement here. This is movie podcast, not an algebra podcast) that year is 1939, the supposed "Greatest Year in Cinema History." And why, you ask, should anyone give a damn? Well, in this episode Lady P is once again joined by two of her favorite classic-film-aficionados, Anne Marie Kelly and Carrie Specht, to ask that very question, and to reflect on whether or not this historic 365 day period lives up to its reputation. Plus, everyone offers up their own personal favorite 1939 movie selections.
But before they get into all that, there's the small matter of the next Sight and Sound entry to tackle. This time the panelist offer their analyses of the 24th Greatest Film of All Time, Akira Kurosawa's RASHOMON. Will our group of ladies find Toshiro Mifune's devilish bandit as charming as he thinks he is, or will they take the side of the humorless bandit? Listen up to find out.