Episode 899: Both Ends of the Spectrum
In this episode, David and Scott Nye discuss directors who worked extensively in both color and black and white as well as how to get your nourishment during a double feature.
Movies discussed in this episode include Akira Kurosawa’s Dodes’ka-den and more!
Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we’ve done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more.
Battleship Pretension is a film discussion show and a film review website founded by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Beginning in March 2007, Battleship Pretension the show (known to fans simply as “BP”) embodies the type of laidback, free-flowing conversations had by lovers of film around the world. Battleship Pretension the website is dedicated to being a destination for those seeking worthwhile opinions on current releases, be they foreign, independent, studio pictures, theatrical, home video releases, etc. From its meager beginnings in Los Angeles, Battleship Pretension has amassed a worldwide audience and readership. From Germany to Korea to Australia, people have tuned in to share in Tyler and David’s love of film. As Battleship Pretension’s following continues to grow, the purpose remains the same: Reach out to the international cinephile community, invite them to join in the discussion and perhaps even start one of their own.
Your description of that Kurosawa film sounded like his adaptation of Gorky’s “The Lower Depths”, but that’s a different movie (and in black & white rather than color).
I think John Stahl’s black & white “Imitation of Life” is better than Sirk’s. And I’m not just trying to get credit for preferring the film with an actual part-black actress for the passing role, I think she’s written better and the film as a whole is funnier (a recurring tendency among the three Stahl films remade by Sirk).
Tangents aren’t that much of a plus for me, which is why I rank The Projection Booth podcast over Blank Check.
I hope Tyler is doing well hasn’t been on for awhile
He had a cold but he’ll be back on the podcast very soon!
My double feature meal plan usually involves having a big breakfast and lunch, and then just a peanut butter sandwich before I leave, taking three or four sweet pointed peppers to the cinema. At the theater, I may get some nuts.
But it depends on the theater; some of my regular cinemas serve a good dinner at a reasonable price, so then it’s convenient to eat there.
Wait, you’re just snacking on raw peppers during the movie?
Mostly in between films. I don’t want the crunch to bother people. The peppers I get are really sweet, you can eat them like fruit and I’m surprised more people don’t do it.