The Stinking Pause: 2015

Tuesday 15 December 2015

Episode 060 - The Battle of Algiers

A special episode of the Stinking Pause podcast where Scott and Charlie are joined by our dear friend Mark from The Good The Bad and The Odd Podcast to talk about Gillo Pontecorvo's acclaimed masterpiece, The Battle of Algiers from 1966.

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Mark's podcasts can be found at http://www.thegoodthebadandtheodd.com/ and https://unitednationsofhorror.wordpress.com/

Thanks Mark...we'll see you in the New Year for all things Michael Caine

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Friday 4 December 2015

Episode 059 - Fargo and The Apartment

Episode 059 of the Stinking Pause podcast with Scott and Charlie.

This week Charlie has selected ‘The Apartment’ from 1960, directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley Maclaine and Fred MacMurray.

Insurance worker C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) lends his Upper West Side apartment to company bosses to use for extramarital affairs. When his manager Mr. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray) begins using Baxter's apartment in exchange for promoting him, Baxter is disappointed to learn that Sheldrake's mistress is Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine), the elevator girl at work whom Baxter is interested in himself. Soon Baxter must decide between the girl he loves and the advancement of his career.

Charlie’s second pick is from 1996 and is the Coen Brothers’ classic ‘Fargo’.

"Fargo" is a reality-based crime drama set in Minnesota in 1987. Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is a car salesman in Minneapolis who has gotten himself into debt and is so desperate for money that he hires two thugs (Steve Buscemi), (Peter Stormare) to kidnap his own wife. Jerry will collect the ransom from her wealthy father (Harve Presnell), paying the thugs a small portion and keeping the rest to satisfy his debts. The scheme collapses when the thugs shoot a state trooper.

There is also some welcome audio feedback from our good friend Tom from the Anywhere But Here podcast giving us his thoughts on Pan’s Labyrinth.

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You also find all of Tom’s podcasts over at http://abhpod.com/

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Saturday 28 November 2015

Episode 058 - A Taste of Honey and Darling

Episode 058 of the Stinking Pause podcast with Scott and Charlie.

This week, Scott takes Charlie on a journey to the swinging sixties with two highly acclaimed British movies.

Our first review is A Taste of Honey from 1961. Directed by Tony Richardson, it stars Rita Tushingham, Dora Bryan and Murray Melvin.

‘In this domestic drama, British teen Jo (Rita Tushingham) struggles to find love in her bleak day-to-day life, which is dominated by her alcoholic mother, Helen (Dora Bryan). When Jo has a brief fling with a black sailor and Helen takes up with a new lover, their already tense relationship is further strained. Jo faces more complications as she discovers she is pregnant, but finds support when she moves in with an odd but thoughtful gay student named Geoffrey (Murray Melvin).’

Our second movie is Darling from 1965. It stars Dirk Bogarde and Laurence Harvey and features an Academy Award winning performance by Julie Christie. Directed by John Schlesinger.

‘Beautiful but easily bored Diana Scott (Julie Christie) becomes a popular model and actress in London in the 1960s while toying with the affections of two older men, married television newsman Robert Gold (Dirk Bogarde) and public relations mastermind Miles Brand (Laurence Harvey). Although Diana is the toast of swinging London, the dark side of fame and fortune begins to take its toll, but it proves harder to escape the mod scene than she expects.’

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Monday 23 November 2015

Episode 057 - A History of Misunderstanding featuring The Stinking Pause part 2 - Stranger Than Fiction

Join us for part two of the episode recorded earlier this year where we join Smokey and Steven at The History of Misunderstanding podcast to review Stranger Than Fiction from 2006

Head on over to their website to listen to all of Steven and Smokey's other shows including Cinematic Sevens and Mrs Smokey's Movie School.

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Emails and mp3's gratefully received via thestinkingpause@gmail.com

Thanks guys...looking forward to having you guest on our show soon.

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Friday 6 November 2015

Episode 056 - Pan's Labyrinth

Episode 056 – another mini episode celebrating our collaboration with Rochester Kino and The World Cinema Club in Chatham.

This week, Scott and Charlie take a brief look at Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece, Pan’s Labyrinth.

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Full details of all future Rochester Kino and World Cinema Club screenings can be found at rochesterkino.co.uk

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Monday 2 November 2015

Episode 055 - Seven Chances and The Wages of Fear

Episode 055 available now featuring Scott and Charlie’s reviews of Seven Chances starring Buster Keaton from 1925. We also take a look at Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear from 1953.

Thanks this week to Maurice for his fine audio feedback regarding the much unloved Jules et Jim and thanks also to Nick and his audio review of Rocky.

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You can listen to Maurice at his two podcasts:

http://lovethatalbum.podbean.com/

http://seehear.podbean.com/

And Nick can be found over at:

http://www.acast.com/cblmagazinepodcast

…where, if you are really lucky, you may sometimes hear our very own Charlie rejoicing at another win for Millwall!

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Monday 19 October 2015

Episode 054 - High Society and The Beguiled

It’s episode 054 of the Stinking Pause podcast. Scott’s choice of movies this week.

First up, Scott and Charlie look at the birthday movie which celebrates the centenary of Frank Sinatra’s birth….High Society from 1956. A musical also featuring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Louis Armstrong along with songs from the legendary Cole Porter.

Our second movie is a Clint Eastwood movie directed by Don Siegel from 1971…The Beguiled. Not quite a western, more Southern Gothic (whatever that may be ?).

We are also pleased to include audio feedback from Jim, one half of The Film Thugs and his account of his meeting with the legend that is James Ellroy.

There is also a welcome return to Mark from The Good The Bad and the Odd podcast and his thoughts on both of the movies that we are reviewing in this episode.

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You can check out the marvellous Film Thugs podcast at thefilmthugs.com

And Mark’s equally marvellous podcast at thegoodthebadandtheodd.com

And let’s not forget those fine chaps at Rochester Kino who tirelessly bring classic movies on the big screen to Medway. Check out their future screenings at rochesterkino.co.uk

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Monday 12 October 2015

Episode 053 - Jules et Jim

Episode 053 – a special mini episode before we release our main feature later this week.

Scott and Charlie present their views on what many regard as a true classic in the French Wave genre of movies, Francois Truffaut’s ‘Jules et Jim’.

We are reviewing this movie as part of a celebration of our collaboration with the Rochester Kino Cinema Club where we are now screening classic foreign language movies at The World Cinema Club in Chatham.

Let’s just say that we found this one a tough watch.

Please feel free to pass on your views and comments on the movie via email or mp3 to thestinkingpause@gmail.com We would love to hear any thoughts from our listeners telling us that we have underestimated this French masterpiece.

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Full details of all future Rochester Kino and World Cinema Club screenings can be found at rochesterkino.co.uk

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Saturday 26 September 2015

Episode 052 - A History of Misunderstanding featuring The Stinking Pause part 1- The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

Two Stinking Pause episodes in one week? We're spoling you!

Scott and Charlie were honoured once again to be asked to appear the awesome A History of Misunderstanding podcast recently.

Join us for part one of this episode where we join Smokey and Steven to review Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.

We also take a look at some of our recent watches and take part in a game of Cast of the Summer Wine.

Head on over to their website to listen to all of Steven and Smokey's other shows including Cinematic Sevens and Mrs Smokey's Movie School.

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Emails and mp3's gratefully received via thestinkingpause@gmail.com

Thanks guys...we had one hell of great time!

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Thursday 24 September 2015

Episode 051 - L.A. Confidential and The Color Purple

Episode 051 of the Stinking Pause podcast with Scott and Charlie. This week it is Charlie’s turn to choose the movies and he has selected LA Confidential from 1997 and his birthday movie is The Color Purple from 1985.

Also a huge thank you to Nick Hart from the wonderful Achtung Millwall podcast who has sent in his review of Northern Soul.

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Tuesday 1 September 2015

Episode 050 - The Grapes of Wrath and Alfie

Join Scott and Charlie for episode 050 of the Stinking Pause classic movie podcast.

Scott’s choices for this episode are Alfie from 1966, starring Michael Caine, and The Grapes of Wrath from 1940 directed by John Ford.

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Rochester Kino Cinema Club

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Tuesday 18 August 2015

Episode 049 - Scarface and Nashville

Join Scott and Charlie for episode 049 of the Stinking Pause classic movie podcast.

Charlie’s choices for this episode are Scarface from 1983, starring Al Pacino, and Nashville from 1975 directed by Robert Altman.

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Saturday 1 August 2015

Episode 048 - Walkabout, Brief Encounter and Easy Rider

We’re back…after a short break, Scott and Charlie return to review three more classic movies.

Charlie’s choice for this episode is from 1969 and is Easy Rider, directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.

Scott has selected the Nicholas Roeg directed Walkabout from 1971, starring Jenny Agutter.

We also celebrate the 70^th anniversary of Brief Encounter, directed by David Lean and starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson. To help us with this we have enlisted the help of our dear friend Adam from the Attaboy Clarence and Secret History of Hollywood podcasts. Thank you sir, you are a star!

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“I love you, Laura. I shall love you always until the end of my life. I can't look at you now cause I know something. I know that this is the beginning of the end. Not the end of my loving you but the end of our being together. But not quite yet, darling. Please. Not quite yet.”

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Saturday 16 May 2015

Episode 047

Once Upon A Time In The West, Sergio Leone’s 1968 masterpiece gets the Stinking Pause once over this week.

A first time watch for both Charlie and Scott, who were, shall we say, more than slightly impressed with it.

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Friday 17 April 2015

Episode 046

Two movies this week...a big screen review of Blade Runner from Scott and Charlie and a very special mp3 contribution from Mr and Mrs Hart.

Nick Hart as some of our regular listeners will know is the host of the Achtung Millwall podcast. Charlie can be found there as a regular co-host and Nick has put together a review with his good lady wife of the 2014 documentary Last Goal Wins.

We would like to thank them both for taking the time out to send us the review and would encourage you all, should you feel inclined, to send us your own mp3 critiques of movies of your choice. Emails and mp3's, as always, can be sent to thestinkingpause@gmail.com

As well as our Blade Runner review, there is also some exciting news from our friends at Rochester Kino.

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Saturday 11 April 2015

Episode 045

Episode 045 of the Stinking Pause Movie Podcast is available now to download on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.

This episode features Scott and Charlie reviewing three great movies as always and this time around you can hear our reviews of the Ealing classic The Ladykillers, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and the Oscar winning When We Were Kings.

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Friday 27 March 2015

Episode 044

Episode 044 in which Charlie and Scott celebrate the 100th birthdays of Orson Welles and Frank Sinatra.

Movies reviewed in this episode are The Man With the Golden Arm and The Stranger.

We must thank both Steven from the marvellous History of Misunderstanding podcast for recommending The Stranger and equally a huge thankyou to Adam Hart at the Achtung Millwall podcast for their superb audio feedback in the show.

You can find A History of Misunderstanding at hompodcast.com....A semi-comedic podcast about movies that are misunderstood, maligned or simply missed. Take a listen...we quite like them!

Nick has been known to lure other talented podcasters over to his his show...particularly our own Charlie...and you can listen to his fine podcast over at nickhart76568219.podomatic.com

We suggest you listen to both these wonderful podcasts but not before you hear our thoughts on these two classic movies.

This and all our previous episodes can be found at stinkingpause.com

Want to be part of the show?

Well it's quite easy.

Just drop us an email or mp3 to thestinkingpause@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you.

Coming soon:

When We Were Kings

The Ladykillers (1955)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Once Upon A Time In The West

Blade Runner

Easy Rider

Brief Encounter

Walkabout

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Scott and Charlie

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Saturday 14 March 2015

Episode 043

Scott and Charlie review

Dead Man's Shoes

La Femme Nikita

The Boys From Brazil

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Monday 9 February 2015

Episode 042

Episode 042 of the Stinking Pause podcast in which our podcasting brothers join together in our hour of need.

Scott and Charlie decided that their 100th movie review was not worthy of being discussed by two inept would-be movie reviewers on their own.

We put out a plea for help in reviewing The Godfather (1972) and you responded magnificently to help us celebrate this classic.

Scott and Charlie would like to thank:

Robbie Polanco

Ben from the JT Movie Podcast

Mark from the Good The Bad and The Odd podcast

Tom and Ant from Anywhere But Here

Adam from the Attaboy Clarence podcast

Jim and Clarkson from the Film Thugs

Maurice from the Love That Album and See Hear podcasts

Andrew, Scott and Steve from Weekly Geek Speak

Steven and Smokie from A History of Misunderstanding

Scott from the Married With Clickers podcast

and Adam from The Past and Pending podcast

We couldn't have done this without you and thank you all for your fine contributions to the show!

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Monday 26 January 2015

Episode 041 The January Amnesty 2015

The Balaban Sound Studio plays host once again to The January Amnesty where Scott and Charlie break their unwritten rule and review three movies that were released in the past ten years.

For this year's amnesty we have chosen There Will Be Blood, The Hunt, and Drive. Not many laughs to be had amongst that lot...or is there?

We also reveal news of our next episode where we will be reviewing our 100th movie.

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@StinkingPause @scophi @THRIIIIKER

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Friday 16 January 2015

Episode 040

Our first show of the new year where Scott and Charlie take a look at what some may consider the greatest movie of all time.

What can we say that hasn't been said about Casablanca already? Well...take a listen and see what we think about the movie.

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