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Antony and Luke complete their look at the flawed smorgasbord of ideas that is 1983’s ‘Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life’, going through the remaining good, bad, ugly, extremely violent & completely gross scenes, and separating the top tier from the filler tracks.   In this part, expect to hear discussion of galaxies,internal organs, death and anticlimax, not to mention the adventures of Mr Creosote, yet more French accents and the token Beatles reference   Ultimately, were the Pythons too old? Too tired? Too middle-aged?   Please make your own mind up, even though I’ve arguably now told you what to think twice…   Most of all, enjoy!   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠ ⁠⁠  Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com⁠ ⁠https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com⁠   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Luke’s English Podcast (main site and you tube channel) https://teacherluke.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/LukesEnglishPodcast   Luke & Antony’s previous Python film collaborations: Holy Grail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMtOOBpRBaA   Life of Brian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYNW-fBpUoc&t=5673s The original video version of our Meaning of Life review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecb9nT1ZcAM   episode links ‘The Meaning of Life’ film pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_The_Meaning_of_Life https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085959/   Original trailer for the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMJ24QwHdCY ‘Meaning of Life’ documentary with the Pythons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_IpHCCyAC4&t=765s   Marching Up & Down The Square! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucgU2DJlBiw   The Galaxy Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk   Eric Idle and Brian Cox update the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IFGH11uxaI   The universe is way bigger than you think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0   Mr Creosote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aczPDGC3f8U   Magical Mystery Tour spaghetti scene (inspiration for Mr Creosote scene) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g-lSJ-r1Ikw   Christmas In Heaven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kntQNeSge5s

More than a pleasure to ‘get back’ (see what I did there?) with friend and podcast comrade Luke Thompson to round off our sort-of trilogy of Monty Python films (originally recorded on video, see below). This time round, Antony and Luke look at the flawed smorgasbord of ideas that is 1983’s ‘Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life’, going scene-by-scene through the good, bad, ugly, extremely violent, completely gross and filler, and trying to find just what ismissing from this Python outing that made the previous two films close to flawless masterpieces (actually we say it right at the beginning but don’t tell anyone…) In this part we give our general opinions of the film and look at some of the early scenes, so expect to hear about elderly pirates, sacred sperms and French ticklers. This is preceded by a bit of Python/Beatles comparisoning (that may not be a word) for our crossover audiences Make your own mind up, even though I’ve already told you what to think… Most of all, enjoy! 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠ ⁠⁠  Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠   Antony's website(blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠   Antony’s JohnLennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts ⁠⁠ ⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com⁠ ⁠https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com⁠   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Luke’s English Podcast (main site and you tube channel) https://teacherluke.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/LukesEnglishPodcast   Luke & Antony’s previous Python film collaborations: Holy Grail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMtOOBpRBaA   Life of Brian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYNW-fBpUoc&t=5673s   The original video version of this review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecb9nT1ZcAM episode links 'The Meaning of Life' film pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_The_Meaning_of_Life https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085959/   Original trailer for the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMJ24QwHdCY ‘Meaning of Life’ documentary with the Pythons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_IpHCCyAC4&t=765s   Every Sperm Is Sacred https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUspLVStPbk   Steve Coogan’s ‘The c**t song’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cH0elKDOzs&rco=1   The Protestants having lots of theoretical sex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBjsFAyiwA   Python/Beatles connections (clip from ‘Glass Onion: On John Lennon’ podcast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMRj_y8g7Ck   Boris Johnson gets a bit too ‘enthusiastic’ playing rugby andfootball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5NN5S9sPFM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UYrLfxvfhM

Luke and Antony complete their look at the classic comedy ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian', the talk originally recorded on video earlier this year (see below). It’s hard to avoid the controversy that surrounded this filmwhen it came out, and you will hear a clip or two from the remarkable TV debate around the more contentious aspects of it, the like of which would surely not be seen these days. Most important though is the marvellous, some would sayflawless, content of the film, and we discuss some of the most famous and iconic scenes. Expect to hear about what the Romans did for civilisation, a famous Roman governor with a speech impediment, a rather unique Latin lesson and of course a controversially jolly accompaniment to the most agonising death imaginable. Our review of the follow-up film ‘Monty Python’s The Meaningof Life’ will follow (as it should) in January For now, enjoy!   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠ ⁠⁠  Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Mediapodcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com⁠⁠   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: OnJohn Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Luke’s English Podcast (main site and you tube channel) https://teacherluke.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/LukesEnglishPodcast   Luke & Antony’s previous Python film collaboration (HolyGrail) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMtOOBpRBaA   episode links Video version of this discussion (June 2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYNW-fBpUoc&t=5674s   ‘Life of Brian’ film pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python's_Life_of_Brian https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079470/   The Secret Life of Brian (recommended documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdU_6jUQI9s   The TV debate in full and the ‘Not The Nine O’Clock News’parody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYMpObbt2rs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asUyK6JWt9U&t=1s   The graffiti Latin lesson scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ogBSKySo8U   Crucifixion admin scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnqLfUF5a9s   Commentary tracks for the film by the Monty Python members https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNpCzcbpjc8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQGMKk6h_nw&t=159s   How bad was crucifixion? (caution- very grisly) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-EVfxABSoU

What more is there to say about Monty Python’s Life ofBrian? Well, we may as well give it a bash.   Luke Thompson takes on hosting duties for a swapcast between Film Gold and Luke’s English Podcast, originally recorded on video earlier this year (see below).   In this first part, Luke & Antony discuss among otherthings their histories with the film, the basic philosophy of the Python team regarding biblical epics, some of the original inspiration for the film, and its production and financing.   Fans of the film will know that in that final aspect, acertain Beatle may well get a mention…   Part 2 will follow in early December   Enjoy!   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠ ⁠⁠  Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Mediapodcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com⁠⁠   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: OnJohn Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Luke’s English Podcast (main site and you tube channel) https://teacherluke.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/LukesEnglishPodcast   Luke & Antony’s previous Python film collaboration (HolyGrail) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMtOOBpRBaA   episode links Video version of this discussion (June 2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYNW-fBpUoc&t=5674s   Film trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYHEordIo88   ‘Life of Brian’ film pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python's_Life_of_Brian https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079470/   Saint George to the rescue! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDFdcfRAaCg   The Secret Life of Brian (recommended documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdU_6jUQI9s   George Harrison & Michael Palin in The Rutles’ film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ifa3wqqDE

Among Oliver Stone’s large and celebrated body of work is afilm from 1997 that was largely ignored and derided at the time but is a classic case of a rediscovered gem with cult appeal. Scott Phipps joins Antony to look at the dark and twisted ‘U Turn’. Sean Penn leads an ensemble cast including the ultimate femme fatale Jennifer Lopez and many recognisable and renowned names at various stages of their careers. We recommend multiple viewings of this film to fullyabsorb all the details and vast array of images Is this actually a comedy of the blackest kind, as thetrailer would lead you to believe? Will Bobby Cooper ever get out of town? And is everyone in Superior, Arizona on drugs? 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠ ⁠⁠  Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com⁠ ⁠https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com⁠   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   episode links ‘U Turn’ original trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uidcyKDkFWU&t=1s   ‘U Turn’ Wikipedia & IMDB pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Turn_(1997_film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120399/   Film ’97 original feature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oonm3a6xPSM   Roger Ebert review https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/u-turn-1997   Oliver Stone commentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22-lLw5eMc&t=375s   Ennio Morricone and U Turn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PthAjIlZs   1997 in film (lots of competition!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_in_film

This time round we present our second Steven Spielberg filmand one that was very much a forerunner to (and inspiration for) the more famous ‘Jaws’, as an ordinary man is forced to find inner resources and transcend his limitations in order to defeat a seemingly unstoppable force that can’t be reasoned with.   By kind permission of Julian Charles of The Mind Renewed,the recording used here is from TMR’s 20th movie roundtable, featuring Antony as a guest alongside Julian, Frank Johnson and Mark Campbell. Dennis Weaver stars as David (every)Mann, a salesman driving his beloved red Plymouth Valiant through the California desert on his way to an important work appointment, when a predatory monster of a smoke-spewing truck inexplicably picks him as its unsuspecting prey.   (from TMR shownotes) ‘Join us as we examine the tension, explore the film'sminimalist brilliance, and ask what "takeaways" might be gleaned from Spielberg's early TV/cinematic masterpiece’.    'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod ⁠⁠  Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ https://www.antonyrotunno.com   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Mediapodcasts ⁠⁠ https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: OnJohn Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ‘The Mind Renewed’ website/podcast https://themindrenewed.com/episodes/2022-25/1646-ep084 episode links ‘Duel’ original trailer & IMDB page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9aeCeHbiQ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/   Steven Spielberg on the making of the film (3 parts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luG6wuSQYUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKKd8z-3GXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wob0Y0KVvC8   David Mann calls Chief Brody (Duel vs Jaws) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA0Y6SzEKrE

And so we say goodbye as Charles Foster Kane faces the final curtain…   Antony wraps up Citizen Kane’s final scenes, discusses the critical response to the film and its multi-decade legacy, and the final words -13 minutes of them- are given to the man himself, Orson Welles, aided by Huw Wheldon and Dick Cavett   If you’ve listened through this series (and the previous3-parter on Orson), we sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed it   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠   Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles andPsychology/Alt. Media podcasts ⁠⁠ https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion:On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   episode links The Snow Globe scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSj-BCOlGPY   The Rosebud reveal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr93wwtiKQM   Citizen Kane film pages ⁠⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane⁠⁠⁠   Citizen Kane: Anatomy of a Classic (presented by BarryNorman) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCez9Pgqb5s   The life of Charles Foster Kane ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Foster_Kane⁠⁠   The Citizen Kane files (Wellesnet archive) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.wellesnet.com/citizen-kane-resources/⁠⁠   Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (must-watch doc, 2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhtpfRl2wyE

Antony continues a scene-by-scene analysis of Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. As we enter the second half of the film, things are still going reasonably well with Charles Foster Kane, but the slow descent into despair and emptiness will soon begin with the famous ‘breakfast table montage’. As you listen to this and/or watch the film, it’s worth asking a fundamental question about acceptance of reality and whether public acclaim is merely a poor substitute for something fundamental to a happy life.   The final part of this series will be out at the end of the month   We hope you enjoy the show!   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠   Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt.Mediapodcasts ⁠⁠ https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: OnJohn Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   episode links Citizen Kane film pages ⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane⁠⁠   Original trailer for the film ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxh3lwdOFw⁠⁠   The life of Charles Foster Kane ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Foster_Kane⁠   The Citizen Kane files (Wellesnet archive) ⁠⁠https://www.wellesnet.com/citizen-kane-resources/⁠   The breakfast table montage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfl2M8B9WA8   Do we create our own reality? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intimacy-path-toward-spirituality/201412/do-we-create-our-own-reality   How to accept yourself https://psychcentral.com/lib/ways-to-accept-yourself   Are the rich more lonely? https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/are_the_rich_more_lonely

Our continuing journey into the world of Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane finds Antony beginning a scene-by-scene analysis, starting with the film’s Gothic horror opening,possibly the best-known final word of a character in any film, and then the sudden and jarring segue into the newsreel obituary of the world-famous Charles Foster Kane. We try to make sense of the sometimes absurdly non-linear structure of the film while admiring the remarkable artistry contained in every scene. The young Kane is brash, charismatic and successful in his professional and personal life, but his downfall will soon begin…   Part 4 will be out next month   We hope you enjoy the show!   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠   Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠ Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt.Media podcasts ⁠⁠ https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   episode links Citizen Kane film pages ⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1⁠ ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane⁠   Original trailer for the film ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxh3lwdOFw⁠   The life of Charles Foster Kane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Foster_Kane   The Citizen Kane files (Wellesnet archive) ⁠https://www.wellesnet.com/citizen-kane-resources/⁠   The electric opening to the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFSjHBVx-xk   News On The March! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ6QnaEQ7sY   The projection room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZjkzM8N_oQ   The full first half of the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74ol6mKC3aY   The Union Forever- The White Stripes vs Citizen Kane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X6PoXzpyz0   Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_dizVjNTbg

We continue our multi-part series on Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane, finishing our prelude to the main film by looking at the shooting, storytelling, special effects, editing and sound/music. We also detail its commercial performance and the pushback from William Randolph Hearst. In Part 3, Antony will begin going scene by scene through the film   We hope you enjoy it!   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠   Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt.Media podcasts ⁠⁠ https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion:On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠   episode links Citizen Kane film page https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1   Citizen Kane: Anatomy of a Classic (presented by Barry Norman) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCez9Pgqb5s   The Citizen Kane files (Wellesnet archive) https://www.wellesnet.com/citizen-kane-resources/   Gregg Toland (ace cameraman) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3hAubwtM8   The Best of Bernard Herrmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0FRC1MTocs

Following on from Film Gold’s Orson Welles special last time round, Antony this time tackles head-on, with another multi-parter, the grandaddy of American films, Citizen Kane. The first two parts look at the background and the making of the film before we go scene-by-scene through the film in later parts. This time round, Antony intros this deep dive and looks at Orson Welles’s arrival in Hollywood, his incredible RKO contract, and the writing and inspiration(s) for the multi-layered character of Charles Foster Kane   We hope you enjoy it!   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠   Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts ⁠⁠ https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠   episode links Citizen Kane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane   Original trailer for the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxh3lwdOFw   The Battle Over Citizen Kane (Welles and Hearst) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1W65RHqM2k   William Randolph Hearst https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst   Mank (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10618286/   Raising Kane (Pauline Kael, 1971) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1971/02/20/raising-kane-i   Heart of Darkness radio version (Orson Welles, 1938) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=201xgXsJMuA

Just as Orson Welles finally bowed out in 1985, we must do the same. This time round Antony and Ghosty pick up Orson’s film career from his acting gig in the sublime ‘The Third Man’, a couple of returns to Shakespeare territory and a trio of absolute masterworks of his own making, namely ‘Touch of Evil’, ‘The Trial’ and ‘F For Fake’ (plus a couple of other films along the way). Finally we look at interviews, his fall from grace into TV commercials, more comparisons with Marlon Brando and a final summing-up of our feelings about his life and legacy.   We (and Orson up there in the clouds) hope that you have enjoyed this latest series and Film Gold will be back before the end of the year for more. In the meantime, please check out Antony’s other podcasts (links below)   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠   Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts ⁠⁠ https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠   Ghosty’s Cliff Richard & The Shadows podcast ⁠https://wesayyeah.podbean.com/⁠   Interview clips from Ghosty’s radio show ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS⁠   episode links Website for everything Orson https://www.wellesnet.com/   The Third Man theme played by Anton Karas & also The Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEsWi88Qv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1cHZSskXxw   Poignant scenes from ‘Touch of Evil’ (1958) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTI6rN0Vmes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeccTYUrb_Q   Law court scene from ‘The Trial’ (1962) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGlB4a2B1I   F For Fake (1973) podcast deep dive https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2020/08/episode-482-f-for-fake-1973.html   Recommended documentaries about Orson (Arena special, Magician, One-man band) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFqW6b1hfFY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brVah-r65pI&t=1s https://dochouse.org/event/magician-the-astonishing-life-and-work-of-orson-welles/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eoN1m73xXk   Simon  Callow (Orson biographer x many) discusses him on the ‘Great Lives’ podcast https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0b1r3hs   Classic Orson interviews (Dick Cavett 1970, Michael Parkinson 1974) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTOSevzp4w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTOSevzp4w   Orson loses it over frozen peas! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyko_oQ0da8

We continue our Orson Welles journey, accompanied by uberfan David ‘Ghosty’ Wills, with discussion of the big daddy of all films, 1941’s Citizen Kane. Was this both a blessing and a curse for Orson’s career? We also discuss Welles’s forays into wartime politics and the films ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’,, ‘The Stranger’, ‘The Lady From Shanghai’ and ‘Macbeth’.   The final part will be out at the end of the month   We hope you enjoy the show!   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠   Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts ⁠⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠ OR ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠   Ghosty’s Cliff Richard & The Shadows podcast https://wesayyeah.podbean.com/   Interview clips from Ghosty’s radio show https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS   episode links Heart of Darkness radio adaptation (1938) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcKH74lnPEo   Citizen Kane Wikipedia and IMDB pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/   The Citizen Kane Book by Pauline Kael https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/352259.The_Citizen_Kane_Book   The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996 documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG75tMSNnmY Citizen Kane: A critic’s commentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6LCfO0wnXw   Orson Welles on Race Relations (1946 radio show) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFraBvYO5jI   Everything Is A Remix (doc series about creativity) https://www.everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/

Following on from our Marlon Brando and Michael Caine deep dives in the last few years, this time Orson Welles gets the Film Gold treatment. David ‘Ghosty’ Wills joins Antony for a 3-parter looking at the great man’s life, work and legacy. First up we discuss Orson’s early life and the start of his theatre and radio careers, both of which Ghosty feels are somewhat undervalued when compared to his more famous film work. Part 1 ends with the famous ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast in 1938, our hero on the cusp of going to Hollywood and making the film that would make and break him…   Part 2 will be out next month   We hope you enjoy the show!   'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms.   Feedback to [email protected]   Facebook⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠   Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠⁠   Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠   Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts ⁠⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/   Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno OR https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Ghosty’s Cliff Richard & The Shadows podcast https://wesayyeah.podbean.com/   Interview clips from Ghosty’s radio show https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS episode links Orson’s mammoth Wikipedia page (most of which is probably true) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles The Mercury Theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Theatre Voodoo Macbeth (1936) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wmWBki06yc War of the Worlds (1938, complete) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q7tN7MhQ4I Orson defends himself the next day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbYyDh-BRI Night of the Living Dead news segments (1968) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AdWJalP1vo Orson Welles meets H. G. Wells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUdghSMTXsU

We are delighted to bring you another swapcast with former Film Gold guest and my podcasting ‘spiritual brother’, Julian Charles of ‘The Mind Renewed’. On the docket this time is a true classic from the master, Stanley Kubrick. It’s a film that works beautifully on the level of pure comedy but is absolutely packed with layers of meaning, both overt and subtle, and is a showcase for the remarkable and unique talents of Peter Sellers. Julian and Antony talk about Kubrick, Sellers, the rest of the cast, the film’s many virtues, its themes and much more… We hope you enjoy the show! 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms. Feedback to [email protected] Facebook⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠⁠ Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠⁠ Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts ⁠⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/⁠ Julian’s website and podcast https://themindrenewed.com/ episode links The Making of Dr. Strangelove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ6BiRtGTAk Learning To Love The Bomb (video essay) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ6BiRtGTAk On Thermonuclear War (Herman Kahn) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Thermonuclear_War Peter Sellers and George C Scott ‘interviews’ on the set (1963) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7NnTmxcFt4