Category: Podcasts
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RAYMOND CHOW (1927-2018)
With his Golden Harvest production company, Raymond Chow turned the kung fu movie into an international phenomenon and gave us such megastars as Tsui Hark, Jackie Chan, and (of course) Bruce Lee. Today the Deathwatch team looks at ENTER THE DRAGON and FIST OF FURY… or is it THE BIG BOSS?
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BURT REYNOLDS (1936-2018)
What about Burt? Arguably the biggest moviestar of the 1970s, Burt Reynolds’ career had its ups and downs in the ’80s, ’90s and beyond, but we’re going straight to the good stuff for this episode with a look at Deliverance and Hooper.
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ARETHA FRANKLIN (1942-2018)
The Queen of Soul passed away last month and we are here to talk about it. Who are we? D-E-A-T-H-W-A-T-C-H. Sing a song about it.
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Deathwatch: SHINOBU HASHIMOTO (1918-2018)
This prolific screenwriter collaborated with Akira Kurosawa through the most fruitful period of that director’s career; accidentally helped birth STAR WARS; and with RASHOMON, may have permanently redefined the concept and structure of narrative itself. This month we look at THE OUTRAGE (1964, an American remake of RASHOMON) and Masaki Kobayashi’s masterful 1962 film HARA…
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ANTHONY BOURDAIN (1956-2018)
The news of Anthony Bourdain’s sudden death by suicide in June rolled across the world like a wave. The Deathwatch team dives into his work and holds up a life well lived.
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Deathwatch: ANNE V. COATES (1925-2018)
Wanna start a fight with a cinephile? Ask whether the match cut (which is NOT a match cut) from Lawrence of Arabia, or the bone cut from 2001: A Space Odyssey, is the greatest single edit of all time. Regardless, Anne V. Coates is one hell of an editor.
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Deathwatch: ISAO TAKAHATA (1935-2018)
Co-founder of Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata passed away last month having directed far less features than his better-known (over here anyway) counterpart, Hayao Miyazaki. But here’s the little secret: every one of Takahata’s films (of which we look at Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko and Only Yesterday) are GREAT.
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Deathwatch: ROGER EBERT (1942-2013)
Mamo road trip! Except this time it’s a Deathwatch road trip! The Deathwatch team hits the road to the 20th annual Ebertfest to discuss the life and career of film critic (and, at least once, film writer) Roger Ebert.
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Deathwatch: JOHN MAHONEY (1940-2018)
One of many people who have proven that you’re never too old to follow your passion, John Mahoney started acting in his late thirties and became one of the most beloved character actors (and sitcom dads) in America. For our retrospective, Matt Price looks at STREETS OF GOLD and BETRAYED, while Matt Brown dives into…
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Deathwatch: OSCARS DEATH MONTAGE 2018 (Patreon Subscriber Exclusive!)
This is fun and new: we made a subscriber-exclusive episode! Since coming up with Deathwatch in the first place I’ve been looking forward to taking a bonus-sized look at this year’s In Memoriam montage from the Academy Awards. Subscribe to the $5+ tier to get access.