Fri, 12 August 2022
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are once again delving into the hallowed film career of Orson Welles, Ben's "favorite director," and looking at another well-regarded classic, the last of his career in the Hollywood system, 1958's border thriller "Touch of Evil," and then they also discuss a 2017 unknown action thriller with Dave Bautista about America under assault from within by reactionary white supremacist forces (timely!). Available on Spotify and Apple Episode 353 includes: -Lots of Marvel Comicon news! Also, DC might be melting down... again! -R.I.P. Paul Sorvino, David Warner, and Nichelle Nichols. -"Nope" is a pretty solid "yep" -Netflix's $200-million "The Gray Man" is a dispiriting and bland action movie. Switch the Pitch -- "Bushwick" / "Touch of Evil" -The guys discuss the all-in-one-take urban warfare movie "Bushwick" starring Dave Bautista and Orson Welles' 1958 B-movie classic "Touch of Evil" with Charlton Heston as a Mexican-American and Janet Leigh in motel rooms being harassed yet again. After, the guys combine both movies into a new project and pitch it live. |