For Screen and Country
Brendan and Jason dive into the British Film Institute's Top 100 British Films of All-Time list. What does that mean? Well, they'll be exploring each film's significance, if it deserves its place in history and answering questions and comments from you, the listeners.
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Gandhi (#34)
It's time for another epic as Brendan and Jason tackle the 1982 Richard Attenborough-directed biopic Gandhi. Is this one of the best performances of all-time with Ben Kingsley's Oscar-winning acting? Do the guys differ on their opinions of the movie as a...
85 min
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Dr. No (#41)
This week, Brendan and Jason go back to the James Bond well with the movie that started it all - Dr. No. There were things that didn't hold up very well in Goldfinger but did this movie have more of the same? Were Jason's worries put to rest with there b...
103 min
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Caravaggio (#93)
This week, the guys investigate a very strange sort of biopic where anachronisms matter not and historical accuracy be damned! Derek Jarman's strange spectacle Caravaggio is dissected (insofar as much as the guys can parse the happenings in it) while spe...
76 min
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The Crying Game (#26)
This week, Brendan and Jason learn all there is to know about The Crying Game with #26 on the BFI Top 100. It's a film that was considered revolutionary at the time for its stance on gender politics but does it stand the test of time or is it dated in 20...
104 min
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The Wicker Man (#96)
Happy Halloween! In celebration of the spookiest time of year, Brendan and Jason decide to talk all about The Wicker Man - the 1973 cult classic that inspired the Nicolas Cage remake. Is this film arguably just as weird as the film that succeeded it? O...
88 min
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Mini-Episode - Downton Abbey and Other Feats
A little side hustle...
In a bit of an excursion, Brendan and Jason take a week off from the list to discuss the new Downton Abbey film and also talk about other TV shows that have been adapted to the big-screen. What is the secret to making them great...
30 min
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The Belles of St. Trinian's (#94)
Bad News Bears... kinda. This week, Brendan and Jason go back to the more obscure flicks (at least to these doe-eyed Canucks) with 1954's The Belles of St. Trinian's. Much discussion is had about Alastair Sim and his amazing dual performance, the chara...
71 min
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Elizabeth (#71)
Bow before your majesty! This week, Brendan and Jason dive into the second-most-recently released film on the list - 1998's Elizabeth. The guys discuss the large amount of historical inaccuracies and if it takes away from the film's quality or not, th...
94 min
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Passport to Pimlico (#63)
What if you suddenly realized you were a foreigner in your own land?! That's what happens in this week's film as residents of a small town called Pimlico suddenly come in possession of a document that proves that they are indeed betrothed to Burgundy, ...
75 min
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Lawrence of Arabia (#3)
EPIC. The long wait is over as Brendan and Jason finally tackle the David Lean epic to end all epics - Lawrence of Arabia. The film is dissected inside and out from the slightly problematic casting to the amazing performance by Peter O'Toole, the film'...
91 min
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I'm All Right Jack (#47)
Down. With. Unions. This week, Brendan and Jason talk about I'm All Right Jack, an even-handed comedic attack on unions and labour bosses as well as government and corporations. The discussion ranges everywhere from the amazing performance from Peter S...
89 min
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The 39 Steps (#4)
Finally - the Master of Suspense gets his spot! This week, Brendan and Jason dissect one of the early films of quite possibly the most well-known film director of all-time, Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. What follows is a discussion about the very mo...
88 min
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Blow-Up (#60)
... Or is this podcast just a figment of your imagination? This week, Brendan and Jason attempt to piece the clues together when discussing Michelangelo Antonioni's arthouse classic Blow-Up. The guys talk about everything including the casual sexism, t...
80 min
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For Screen and Country Presents: What Were They...
Jason is still out enjoying wedded bliss so we take one more week off and present another episode of What Were They Thinking? where Brendan and Nathan were joined by the soon-to-tie-a-knot co-host to talk all about Wing Commander and how it is probably t...
94 min
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For Screen and Country Presents: What Were They...
Jason is away and getting married this week so we are presenting a very special episode of What Were They Thinking? in which Brendan and Nathan were joined by Jason to discuss the Nicolas Cage/Brian DePalma flick Snake Eyes.
Next week: Another episode ...
95 min
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Brazil (#54)
It's the longest most action-packed fact-filled episode of the show thus far! This week, Brendan and Jason return to the list to discuss Terry Gilliam's bizarre satirical film Brazil. The discussion goes everywhere from everything that was on-screen li...
120 min
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And Now For Something Completely Similar: Life ...
For the month of July (and first week of August), Brendan and Jason explore movies that are somehow connected to the ones they've previously covered on the BFI Top 100. And now... for something completely similar...
This week, Brendan and Jason round u...
66 min
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And Now For Something Completely Similar: Sense...
For the month of July, Brendan and Jason explore movies that are somehow connected to the ones they've previously covered on the BFI Top 100. And now... for something completely similar...
This week, Brendan and Jason get prim and proper for the 2008 m...
65 min
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And Now For Something Completely Similar: Zulu ...
For the month of July, Brendan and Jason explore movies that are somehow connected to the ones they've previously covered on the BFI Top 100. And now... for something completely similar...
This week, the guys discuss Zulu Dawn, the prequel to Zulu (#31...
73 min
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And Now For Something Completely Similar: Docto...
For the month of July, Brendan and Jason explore movies that are somehow connected to the ones they've previously covered on the BFI Top 100. And now... for something completely similar...
For this week, Brendan and Jason welcome their first official gue...
75 min
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And Now For Something Completely Similar: Henry...
For the month of July, Brendan and Jason explore movies that are somehow connected to the ones they've previously covered on the BFI Top 100. And now... for something completely similar...
For this flick, the guys cover another Shakespeare adaptation wit...
78 min
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And Now For Something Completely Similar: The G...
For the month of July, Brendan and Jason explore movies that are somehow connected to the ones they've previously covered on the BFI Top 100. And now... for something completely similar...
First on the docket is the 2015 BBC television remake of The Go-B...
65 min
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Women in Love (#87)
DONGS-OUT FILMMAKING!Brendan and Jason discuss the existential crises of 1969's Women in Love directed by the infamous and controversial Ken Russell and starring the likes of Oliver Reed and Alan Bates. The guys go deep on this very divisive film and di...
90 min
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A Taste of Honey (#56)
A feminist spin on the male-dominated kitchen sink drama?Things get a little refreshing this week as Brendan and Jason head back to the frequently-seen (on this list) kitchen sink drama but this one ends up being... a little different. The guys discuss ...
87 min
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Mini-Episode - For (Small) Screen and Country
Jason's got "s--t to do" so this week, the guys have a smaller-than-usual episode (not really mini) talking about some of their favourite British television past and present. They discuss all the classics as Jason recollects old memories and Brendan has...
43 min