BP047 Gigi (1958) - with special guest Kiri Pritchard-McLean
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11/06/19 • 68 min
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky.
Episode 47: Gigi (1958) - with special guest Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Released 6 November 2019
For this episode, we watched Gigi, written by Alan Jay Lerner (won) with music by Frederick Loewe and Andre Previn (won) from the book by Colette. It was directed by Vincente Minelli (won) and produced by Arthur Freed. The stars were Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold. It also won for its Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing and Best Original Song.
Next time we will be discussing The Greatest Show on Earth. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD (it is not available on Blu-ray) on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA).
To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.
You should also visit our new website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky.
Episode 47: Gigi (1958) - with special guest Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Released 6 November 2019
For this episode, we watched Gigi, written by Alan Jay Lerner (won) with music by Frederick Loewe and Andre Previn (won) from the book by Colette. It was directed by Vincente Minelli (won) and produced by Arthur Freed. The stars were Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold. It also won for its Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing and Best Original Song.
Next time we will be discussing The Greatest Show on Earth. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD (it is not available on Blu-ray) on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA).
To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.
You should also visit our new website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.
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BP046 Ordinary People (1980)
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky.
Episode 46: Ordinary People (1980)
Released 23 October 2019
For this episode, we watched Ordinary People, written by Alvin Sargent, from the book by Judith Guest. It was directed by Robert Redford and produced by Ronald L Schwary and the stars were Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton. It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won four – Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Timothy Hutton as well as Best Picture. We also explore the story of Michael Cimino’s epic failure Heaven's Gate.
- https://www.earwolf.com/episode/jazz-singer-live/
- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Cut-Making-Heavens-Artists/dp/1557043744
Next time we will be discussing Gigi. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (USA). It is not currently available on iTunes (UK).
To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.
You should also visit our new website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.
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BP048 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky.
Episode 48: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Released 20 November 2019
For this episode, we watched The Greatest Show on Earth, written by Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett, Barré Lyndon and directed and produced by Cecil B DeMille. The stars were Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, James Stewart and Dorothy Lamour and it won only Best Picture and Best Story.
- Betty Hutton’s acrobatics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIhrGSxslzQ
Next time we will be discussing Braveheart. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA).
To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.
You should also visit our new website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.
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