Last summer, in this space, we shared the news of the podcast that I tentatively (and somewhat warily) agreed to participate in. Well, with nine months and 35 (!!) episodes under our belt, I can now confidently report . . . it has been a blast! And, although surely I’m not the best judge, I do think we’re putting across some very high quality product. But as they say in the wine game, there is no substitute for pulling the corks. So check it out! You can start with a gentle skim – just a few minutes – and the price remains very reasonable—that is, free. (Behavioral economists will tell you that people actually place a higher value on things they have to pay for—don’t let the bad guys win!)
That ’70s Movie Podcast is available on all the platforms, but actually I only know about two of them: Apple and Spotify.
Our last four episodes have been especially thrilling: Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky, with Peter Falk and John Cassavetes (Stanley Kauffmann declared it one of the 10 best films of the decade); the cult classic Two Lane Blacktop, for which we were joined by the most excellent film critic Christina Newland; a 70s (Not 70s) entry, the spectacular Sex, Lies and Videotape; and, by listener request (we love requests—and comments!), Dog Day Afternoon.
Actually I’m pretty fond of most of them, but a few others I would shout out for suggested sampling: Nashville, with special guest Heather Hendershot (author of a spiffy new book on that Robert Altman masterpiece); The Friends of Eddie Coyle, starring Mr. Robert Mitchum; and Bob Fosse’s self-lacerating (auto)bio pic All that Jazz, with a mind-blowing performance by Roy Scheider.
On the other hand, if you prefer something on the lighter side, tune in to hear us mock The Towering Inferno (“Hey, was that O.J.?”), or count out the plot holes (15!!) in Marathon Man. But mostly, tune in. First one’s free, man. (As are the rest.)