Allied Forces of WWII: Dunkirk (2017), Enemy at the Gates (2001), and The Big Red One (1980)

      On this episode of the show Phillip is joined again by Brandt and they talk about the movies Dunkirk (2017), Enemy at the Gates (2001), and The Big Red One (1980). Phillip starts the show by making some corrections from this and previous shows. Then he talks about what he has been watching at home and the theaters. Then he gets into the prerecorded show. Phillip and Brandt start by talking about; Paris, Texas, Zorro the Gay Blade, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Love at First Bite, The Pirate Movie, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Superfuzz, and Lone Wolf McQuade. Then Phillip talks about the Zorro the Gay Blade and Stripes soundtrack. They then talk about Dunkirk, their love of 1941, Kubrick and Nolan being the same kind of film makers (maybe), Phillip reminds Brandt about the documentary on Netflix called The Filmworker, they then discuss their favorite Christopher Nolan scenes. Then talk about Inception, Shudder Island, and The Sixth Sense. They talk about what a great actor and director Kenneth Branagh is (Dead Again, Murder on the Orient Express, Hamlet, and Henry V). Then it's time for Enemy at the Gates. They talk about accents in the film, which leads Phillip to tell a story about K-19 Widowmaker. Brandt talks about WWII propaganda and they both agree on Kingdom of Heaven the Director's Cut being a great film. Then they dive into The Big Red One. Brandt talks about how much better the Reconstruction version is. Phillip talks about how great the director's cuts of Aliens and Alien 3 are. Phillip and Brandt talk about the reality of war and the realism of the movie. Then they discuss Sam Fuller's other work. They talk about a documentary on Sam Fuller that they both saw that made them dive deep into Sam Fuller. The documentary was called Sam Fuller, The Typewriter, the Rife, and the movie camera. (It's on Youtube.) Then Phillip talks about Sam Fuller's I Shot Jesse James, which leads Brandt into talking about The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Phillip then talks about 2 more Sam Fuller movies; Pick Up On South Street and Fixed Bayonets. It's a long show, but it is full of movie talk. write us an email at [email protected] Hope you enjoy.