Episode 174 - The Sting (1973)

The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good.

2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast.

To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us.

This week, Smokey from Rated H, House of Hammer, and All The Best Lines, joins us to chat about one of his favourite movies of all time.

 

The Sting (1973)

Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Hooker and Gondorff set about implementing an elaborate scheme, one so crafty that Lonnegan won't even know he's been swindled. As their big con unfolds, however, things don't go according to plan, requiring some last-minute improvisation by the undaunted duo.

"Luther said I could learn something from you. I already know how to drink."

 

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Episode 173 - Michael Caine: A British Icon (Part 2 of 2)

Episode 173 - Michael Caine: A British Icon (Part 2 of 2)

We complete our Michael Caine tribute, a joint presentation of the ‘Film Gold’ and ‘The Stinking Pause’ podcasts, as the great man turns 90.

Antony Rotunno and Scott Phipps count down their top 5 Caine performances and also discuss his ultimate legacy after 60 years as a film star.

There are audio clips galore to complement the conversation, including Michael reading from the first of his many memoirs and also offering a few acting tips!

 

'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.

 

Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com

 

Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod

 

Twitter- https://twitter.com/FilmGold75

 

Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts)

https://www.antonyrotunno.com

 

Antony’s John Lennon podcast

https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/

 

links to Scott’s podcasts

https://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast

https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia

https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/stinkingpause

 

show links

Scott’s podcast on the making of Zulu

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/rainbowvalley/id/23567510

 

Sleuth (complete film- must watch!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjRCnwNR0yk

 

Our ‘Film Gold’ review of Sleuth

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filmgold/episodes/Episode-13--Sleuth-1972-e1afv44

 

Michael Caine’s film acting masterclass (1980s)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZPLVDwEr7Y

 

Michael Caine top 50 performances (worst to best)

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/14/michael-caine-best-films-ranked

 

Michael talks about his 5 favourite films (of his)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8h9vDpK88s

 

Roy Budd plays his ‘Get Carter’ theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kMhcf8eyiA

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Episode 172 - Michael Caine: A British Icon (Part 1 of 2)

Michael Caine, born as Maurice Micklewhite, has been acting for 70 years and been a star for nearly 60. This 2-part joint presentation of the ‘Film Gold’ and ‘The Stinking Pause’ podcasts celebrates the life and career of a true cinematic icon as he approaches his 90th birthday.

In this first part, Antony Rotunno and Scott Phipps look at Caine’s upbringing and give an overview of his career before beginning to count down their top 10 Caine performances (10-6) and also discussing Caine catchphrases and the many parodies of the great man. There are audio clips galore to complement the conversation, including Michael reading from the first of his many memoirs.

 

'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.

 

Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com

 

Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod

 

Twitter- https://twitter.com/FilmGold75

 

Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts)

https://www.antonyrotunno.com

 

Antony’s John Lennon podcast

https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/

 

links to Scott’s podcasts
https://rainbowvalley.libsyn.com/podcast

https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia

https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/stinkingpause

 

show links

Michael Caine’s first memoir audiobook, read by the man himself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icBiFHAsdKc

 

Michael Caine: Breaking The Mold (documentary)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxAHYSIoT-I

 

Brydon and Coogan (The Trip) do Caine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vukpjl44Yo0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeC0-tj_IMA

 

Michael Caine parodies himself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0F3kY3uxU

 

‘The Other 1960s’- a podcast about the normal part of the 60s

https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-23-the-other-1960s-with-frances-rotunno

 

The Self-Preservation Society: Making The Italian Job

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4euNwH6OImY

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Episode 171 - Ace In The Hole (1951)

The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013

 

Scott is joined this week by Steven, his co-host over at the Reel Britannia podcast and Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only

 

Ace In The Hole (1951)

 

With flaws that outweigh his talent, reporter Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) has bounced across the country from job to job. Winding up in New Mexico, Tatum gets work from the local newspaper, but finds that there's not much in the way of pressing news. However, when Tatum catches wind of a treasure hunter (Richard Benedict) trapped in a mineshaft, he turns the story into a media sensation. Soon Tatum is using unscrupulous tactics to draw out the situation, an approach that comes back to haunt him.

"I've done a lot of lying in my time. I've lied to men who wear belts. I've lied to men who wear suspenders. But I'd never be so stupid as to lie to a man who wears both belt and suspenders."

 

 

This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts

Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause

email: thestinkingpause@gmail.com

 

Reel Britannia

https://www.deezer.com/us/show/2877712 

 

Glass Onion: On John Lennon

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glass-onion-on-john-lennon/id1473867166 

Life And Life Only

https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/ 

Film Gold

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271 

 

Thanks for listening

Scott 

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Episode 170 - Strangers On A Train (1951)

The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013

 

Scott is joined this week by Steven, his co-host over at the Reel Britannia podcast and Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only

 

Strangers On A Train (1951)

 

In Alfred Hitchcock's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's thriller, tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) is enraged by his trampy wife's refusal to finalize their divorce so he can wed senator's daughter Anne (Ruth Roman). He strikes up a conversation with a stranger, Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker), and unwittingly sets in motion a deadly chain of events. Psychopathic Bruno kills Guy's wife, then urges Guy to reciprocate by killing Bruno's father. Meanwhile, Guy is murder suspect number one.

"Oh, Daddy doesn't mind a little scandal. He's a senator."

 

 

This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts

Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause

email: thestinkingpause@gmail.com

 

Reel Britannia

https://www.deezer.com/us/show/2877712 

 

Glass Onion: On John Lennon

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glass-onion-on-john-lennon/id1473867166 

Life And Life Only

https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/ 

Film Gold

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271 

 

Thanks for listening

Scott 

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Episode 169 - Vertigo (1958)

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Episode 168 - The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)

The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013

Scott is joined this week by Steven, his co-host over at the Reel Britannia podcast and Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only

The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)

In this classic adventure film, two rough-and-tumble wanderers, Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and Curtin (Tim Holt), meet up with a veteran prospector, Howard (Walter Huston), in Mexico and head into the Sierra Madre mountains to find gold. Although they discover treasure, they also find plenty of trouble, not only from ruthless bandits lurking in the dangerous Mexican wilderness but from their own insecurities and greed, which threaten to bring conflict at any moment.

“Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges."

This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts

Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause

email: thestinkingpause@gmail.com

 

Reel Britannia

https://www.deezer.com/us/show/2877712 

Glass Onion: On John Lennon

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glass-onion-on-john-lennon/id1473867166 

Life And Life Only

https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/ 

Film Gold

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271 

 

Thanks for listening

Scott 

Check out this episode!