TMBDOS! Episode 196: "The General" (1926).
They Must Be Destroyed On Sight!
English - March 02, 2020 22:15 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsFilm Reviews TV & Film Arts Performing Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Lee and Daniel are still in the 1920s this week, and they each have a ticket good for one hell of a crazy train ride with Buster Keaton, in "The General" (1926). Much is said about Keaton's talents, especially his amazing (and very dangerous) stunt work, which is on display front and center here in a film that is very much part of the DNA of the modern action film. Other things brought up include films from this era's continued romantic revisionist take on the South's role in the Civil War; Keaton as a performer outside of just his brilliant stunt work; continued threats of doing a "Wings"-related podcast; listener comments; and what Lee has watched as of late.
A Trip Through New York City in 1911 neural network restoration
Featured Music: "I've Got a Thing About Trains" by Johnny Cash; "Mystery Train" by Junior Parker; and "The First Train Heading South" by Johnny Horton.