Alexander Mackendrick (The Man with a White Suit & Sweet Smell of Success) - Series 1 Finale

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07/01/22 • 105 min

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Season Finale Baby!

This week, I am joined by Graham (POP SCREEN) and Aidan (LB) to talk about Ealing man turned award-winning educator, Alexander MacKendrick. A man whose teachings have been turned into one of the definitive filmmaking books, “on Filmmaking” it’s called, funnily enough. As for his films, we look at one of his Ealing Classics, 1951’s The Man with a White Suit and 1957’s furious New York satire, the Sweet Smell of Success.

Then at the back of the show, I am rejoined by Aidan, as well as Oliver (TWITTER) and Bel (FISHNETS AND PHILOSOPHY) to talk about Coffin Joe, Soho pride, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future.

Bel’s Soho Horror Pride Film Festival LB List / Theme – A1 Rogue by Podington Bear. PATREON for One Shot and Done, OOP & Lost Articles and Listomania Early Access.

Until August with Season 2, this is Directors Uncut!

Season Finale Baby!

Bel’s Soho Horror Pride Film Festival LB List / Theme – A1 Rogue by Podington Bear. PATREON for One Shot and Done, OOP & Lost Articles and Listomania Early Access.

Until August with Season 2, this is Directors Uncut!

Previous Episode

Jackie Chan (Police Story & Who Am I?)

The penultimate episode of Season One, ladies and gentlemen.

This time it’s Jackie Chan’s turn, the martial arts cinema legend held together by sellotape and good luck has helmed a few films behind the camera too. And on this episode, we talk about one of his finest achievements in Police Story & Who Am I?

Rob is joined by Ariel (GHOULS) and James (REVIEWING RODDERS) to ponder all the big questions, like which stunt is the best? and just how is he still alive? Then, in the back half, YGRAINE (WHAT A SCREAM), Graham (POP SCREEN), and Kat (THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS) drop by and talk about new movies like Mad God, The Black Phone, as well as art documentaries and Mexican possession movies.

Until next time, with the season finale – this has been Directors Uncut.

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Next Episode

Michael Moore (Canadian Bacon & Bowling for Columbine)

We’ve had our summer holiday, and now we are back for season 2 and back to episodes coming out every two weeks. None of that weekly nonsense again, and all the episodes are brand new – no more second-hand, hand-me-downs.

Joined by Graham (POP SCREEN) & Andy (ROAD TO KNOWHERE). For this first episode, it needed to be a big-name director – I just didn’t expect it would be Michael Moore: such is the nature of the randomizer. So, for the first time I have to make this statement – this week’s episode CONTAINS POLITICS. The first movie we look at is 1995’s Canadian Bacon, Moore’s sole fiction, scripted production, and the last film John Candy was involved with. The second movie is Bowling for Columbine – a documentary that needs very little in the way of introduction.

Then, we talk about some of the movies we’ve been watching, which include the unbearable weight of Talent, Titane, Chungking Express, and Sophie Haagen. Wait, she ain’t no movie...

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