Lions, Towers & Shields podcast

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Host Francesca Amiker sits down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Angela Russo-Otstot, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and more to uncover how family was the key to building the emotional core of The Electric State . From the Russos’ own experiences growing up in a large Italian family to the film’s central relationship between Michelle and her robot brother Kid Cosmo, family relationships both on and off of the set were the key to bringing The Electric State to life. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…

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A celebration of films from the classic Hollywood era. Shelly Brisbin leads a merry band through recaps and reviews of great old movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.

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Lions, Towers & Shields

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A celebration of films from the classic Hollywood era. Shelly Brisbin leads a merry band through recaps and reviews of great old movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.

117 episodes

#Cinema #Incomparable #Shelly Brisbin

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117: Alligator Pears 1:00:20

7 days ago1:00:20

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The first film Fritz Lang made in the US after he fled the Nazis, Fury is the story of a man who is lynched by the residents of a small town. The film is not a groundbreaking 1950s independent production, but an MGM star vehicle from 1936, featuring one of the studio’s then newest stars, Spencer Tracy. It’s not even Fritz Lang’s best film, but you’ll see some groundbreaking technique here. Fury Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials at liontowershield. On Bluesky, the current favorite, @liontowershield.theincomparable.com. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Fury trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS 84 The Healthy Habits Of Hat Check Girls Next time, we’ll watch Dark Victory trailer Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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116: His Personal Murder Concierge 1:03:59

15 days ago1:03:59

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If you meet up with Lawrence Tierney in a dark alley - or in a kitchen, for that matter - chances are the encounter won’t end well. Tierney is truly the bad boy of film noir, and no film shows it better than “Born to Kill.” Claire Trevor is great, as always, but I do question her taste in men. I imagine a few eyebrows raising at what the filmmaker gets away with here, including the brazen attitude of our leading man. And oh hey, Elisha Cook Jr. Is here, too, bringing all the gay subtext. Born to Kill Shelly Brisbin with Randy Dotinga, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard Sponsors Incomparable Memberships! : Sign up, support our show, and get access to exclusive podcasts! Referenced Works Born to Kill Show Notes & Links The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Born to Kill trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: DVD The Self-Referential LTS 84 The Healthy Habits Of Hat Check Girls 31 The Healthy Habits Of Hat Check Girls 32 Filmed On Satin 60 Celebrate The Teresa Wright-Aissance 95 My Film Erogenous Zones 66 I’m Not Just Your Preston Sturges, I’m Your Indiana 73 Manly Seamanship 39 Hitchcock’s Two-Hour Tour Next time, we’ll watch Fury trailer The Six Week Cure Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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115: Gene Kelly's Guns 59:55

20 days ago59:55

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Greatest musical of all time, you say? Plenty of people would agree. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly co-direct Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds through a delightful Comden and Gteen score, not to mention dance numbers that have achieved legendary status. For anyone who admires clever, energetic film choreography, it’s a joy to watch. For a fan of classic film, there’s an homage to the transition between silent and talking movie. That happened barely 20 years before this film was made, which is kind of bonkers to think about. The episode title is a callback. It’s what we do! Singin' in the Rain Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, David Almeida, David J. Loehr and Micheline Maynard Referenced Works Singin' in the Rain [ Amazon ] Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials at liontowershield. Hey hey, we are on Bluesky, @liontowershield.theincomparable.com. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Singin’ in the Rain trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS 92 We’ve Got All The French You Need 82 Diva With A Monkey 69 The Billionaire’s Vaudeville 100 The Smell Of Murder 109 More Beer! 23 A Perfect Spherical Cow 9 A Numerical Scale Of Trash Men 67 Gene Kelly’s Butt 31 The Patriarchy: You’re Swimming In It Next time, we’ll watch Born to Kill trailer Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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114: There's Lots of Nice Coats... 48:39

30 days ago48:39

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This film was a passion project for George Cukor and Katharine Hepburn. RKO let them do it, but the studio was sorry, when the movie confused audiences in 1935, and made no money. It has attained a bit of a cult following since. Hepburn and her father, Miracle on 34th Street’s Edmund Gwynn are fleeing trouble, and Sylvia dons a male disguise to help her dad. They meet con man Cary Grant, and hilarity and awkward moments of gender identity ensue. Sylvia Scarlett Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard Referenced Works Sylvia Scarlett Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials at liontowershield. Hey hey, we are on Bluesky, @liontowershield.theincomparable.com. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Sylvia Scarlett trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: DVD The Self-Referential LTS 80 Weapons-Grade Winsome 32 Filmed On Satin 111 Go Out In Flames And Drama 50 What Is She Talking About? Stop That!! 23 A Perfect Spherical Cow 102 Am I A Bad Cinephile? Next time, we’ll watch Singin’ in the Rain trailer Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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113: Untapped Reservoir of Cool 56:47

5 weeks ago56:47

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Let the show’s 5th year begin! LTS regular Micki Maynard turned me onto this one. Paul Newman and Sidney Pottier star as jazz musicians in Paris. Their love interests are Joanne Woodward and Dihann Caroll, repectively. Louis Armstrong plays a character called Wild Man Moore. If my synopsis seems superficial, that’s because I haven’t actually seen this one. But I love the cast, and I love the idea that Sidney and Diahann are doing something more interesting than playing that one Black person in the movie. So come discover this one along with me. Paris Blues Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard and Nathan Alderman Referenced Works Paris Blues Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials at liontowershield. Hey hey, we are on Bluesky @liontowershield.theincomparable.com. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Paris Blues trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Blu-ray Next time, we’ll watch Sylvia Scarlett trailer James Baldwin/Dick Cavett interview Benjamin Walker's Theory of Everything: Not All Propaganda is Art 4 Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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112: The Holiday Show 1:35:51

16 weeks ago1:35:51

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The Holiday Show Shelly Brisbin with Randy Dotinga, Micheline Maynard, David J. Loehr and Nathan Alderman Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

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111: Go Out In Flames and Drama 1:15:40

17 weeks ago1:15:40

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We return surprisingly often to the Hitchcock well, but his 1940s films are so interesting. Here is a gothic romantic mystery, with poor Joan Fontaine just trying to get her bearings in an old, dark house. Why are her new husband, Laurence Olivier, and his housekeeper, Judith Anderson, so mean to Joan, and what’s become of the cupid in the morning room? Join us and find out. Rebecca Shelly Brisbin with Annette Wierstra, Micheline Maynard and Randy Dotinga Referenced Works Rebecca Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Rebecca trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Criterion Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS 31 The Patriarchy: You’re Swimming In It 107 Gayer Than The Cast Of Bewitched 104 Also, Don’t Go Through That Gate Next time, we present The LTS Holiday Show, our season finale Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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110: Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes 28:17

18 weeks ago28:17

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A new film tells the story of Humphrey Bogart through the lens of the women who were most important in his life - his mother and his four wives. Shelly talks with Bogey’s son, Stephen Humphrey Bogart, about the new film. Shelly Brisbin Referenced Works Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes Show Notes & Links Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes Trailer Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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109: More Beer! 1:05:14

19 weeks ago1:05:14

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AUDIO FIXED: Join us for peak 1950s MGM musical. If that doesn’t interest you, I can’t help. Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dance their hearts out, Oscar Levant levants, and Vincente Minnelli does his usual excellent job as director. We take issue with the plot and at least one of the main characters, but it’s entertaining. And I like the triplets number. The Band Wagon Shelly Brisbin with David Almeida, Micheline Maynard, Randy Dotinga and David J. Loehr Referenced Works The Band Wagon Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials, @liontowershield. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film The Band Wagon trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS 102 Am I A Bad Cinephile? 92 We’ve Got All The French You Need 67 Gene Kelly’s Butt 14 No One Told Me It’s Three Hours Long Next time, we’ll watch Rebecca trailer Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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108: Let Me Tell You A Story About Heroin 56:21

20 weeks ago56:21

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Susan Hayward won an Oscar. Susan Hayward was a protÃ©gÃ© and fan of Barbara Stanwyck. Susan Hayward would like NOT to be put to death for her part in murder, please. Robert Wise (Star Trek: The Motion Picture AND The Sound of Music) directs. And this film showcases not only Miss Hayward, but a crazy intense jazz score. Unlike the usual “women in prison” pictures, this one features a protagonist who is not misunderstood, or innocent of all charges. She’s a hooker, and a lifelong criminal. But does she deserve the death penalty? Based, as they say, on a true story. I Want To Live Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard Referenced Works I Want To Live Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film I Want to Live trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS 70 Things Just Keep Happening And Nothing Makes Sense 22 Come For The Aubrey Plaza Energy, Stay For The Tom Neal Back Story 57 Cookie Full Of Arsenic 95 My Film Erogenous Zones 97 Come On, Someone Shoot Him! 1 Paradise City 105 We’re Gonna Digress * Next time, we’ll watch The Band Wagon Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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107: Gayer Than The Cast of Bewitched 59:36

21 weeks ago59:36

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Previously, on Lions, Towers & Shields, we’ve talked about one western. It was an unusual one, and included themes a modern audience tends to read as gay. Well guess what? We’re doing it again. Desert Fury puts Lizbeth Scott, Bert Lancaster and John Hodiak into a love triangle. Film noir expert Eddie Muller says this is the gayest movie ever produced in classic Hollywood. But is it? Please enjoy the lush color, and the Miklos Rosza score. And look, there’s Mary Astor and Kristine Miller, too. So we have a very noir cast getting together to ride a present-day version of the range. Desert Fury Shelly Brisbin with Randy Dotinga, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard Referenced Works Desert Fury Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Desert Fury trailer Internet Archiver version currently unavailable On disc: Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS 60 Celebrate The Teresa Wright-Aissance 53 The Ambiguously Gay Duo 9 A Numerical Scale Of Trash Men 94 Mourning Culottes 100 The Smell Of Murder 39 Hitchcock’s Two-Hour Tour 15 I Know You’re A Sexist Creep, But Run! 52 If Douglas Sirk Made Friday The 13Th Next time, we’ll watch I Want To Live trailer Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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106: I Can Be Demagogued, Apparently 55:20

22 weeks ago55:20

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An entertainer from the rural south rises to become a political demagogue. And he’s played by Andy Griffith. This is all kinds of messed up! It’s actually a great film, with A LOT to say to us in the 21st Century. It’s directed by Elia Kazan, and also stars Patricia Neal. A Face in the Crowd Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard, Brandon Rottinghaus and Monty Ashley Referenced Works A Face in the Crowd Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film A Face in the Crowd trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS 65 This Is Not Jessica Fletcher 70 Things Just Keep Happening And Nothing Makes Sense 33 Nice Guy, Or Good Man? 72 He’s Got Acreage Next time, we’ll watch Desert Fury trailer Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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105: We're Gonna Digress 46:00

23 weeks ago46:00

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In 1970, Arthur Hailey’s blockbuster book, Airport , became the first film in that decade’s disaster movie cycle. It also led to three more Airport films, and the adaptation of Zero Hour (also a Hailey story) into Airplane! . This second installment, Airport 1975 , celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It straddles the line between big budget, all-star A picture (the original), and implausible 70s schlock, as observed in the final two Airport films. Here, we’re also treated to appearances by classic stars, including Gloria Swanson and Myrna Loy. I am contractually obliged to say that Charlton Heston is the hero. Airport 1975 Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard and David J. Loehr Referenced Works Airport 1975 Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Airport 1975 trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS Mothership 738 Old Movie Club: Condor to the Neck LTS 82 Diva With A Monkey Next time, we’ll watch A Face in the Crowd trailer "19" About "75" Disaster 75" Gloria Swanson Scenes in Airport 1975 The Airport Series: A Retrospective Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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104: Also, Don't Go Through That Gate 59:27

31 weeks ago59:27

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We close out International Summer Vacation with a film most of us haven’t seen, or even heard of. It comes to us from Argentina, and director Carlos Hugo Christensen. It’s based on a story by noir stalwart, Cornell Woolrich, and consists of two stories involving the door of the title. It’s also notable for incredible cinematography from Pablo Tabernero. The Film Noir Foundation restored, and is showing the film around the country at FNF’s Noir City festivals this year. Never Open That Door Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard, Nathan Alderman and Randy Dotinga Referenced Works Never Open That Door Show Notes & Links Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com or on the socials. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film Never Open That Door trailer Available to stream, rent or buy digitally On disc: Blu-ray The Self-Referential LTS 44 It’s All About The Hat 35 Aspirational Spaces 53 The Ambiguously Gay Duo 95 My Film Erogenous Zones 87 The Barbara Stanwyck Of Five-Year-Olds The fall season of LTS begins in October. Noir City Film Festivals Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member . Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.…

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103: Very Much About The Vibes 53:40

32 weeks ago53:40