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This week brings us to a real milestone this season on “1001 by 1” – OUR FIRST DEFINITVE DIRECTOR RANKING! We’re sticking with David Lynch and ranking his 10 feature films: Eraserhead, The Elephant Man (please check out episode on this film), Dune, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Lost Highway, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive, and Inland Empire. We also briefly discu...

We’re back to Joey’s picks, we’re back to black & white, but this time we can’t leave because our sick “baby” might start crying. That’s right – this week we discuss David Lynch’s feature-length debut: “Eraserhead”. Join the crew as they discuss the multiple interpretations of the film, the amount of time it took to make, and the mysteries in front of & behind the screen (hint: Lynch doesn’t tell...

Adam brought a curve ball to the game this week with a film none of the hosts had seen. We go to Italy (via a tall, handsome, American man) to discuss the Luchino Visconti epic: “The Leopard”. Take a long horse ride down a dusty road with us as we the discuss the gorgeous design of the film, the director-unapproved “American Cut” of the film, and whether or not Burt Lancaster works in this film. A...

Britt brings to us our second film from The Archers (Powell & Pressburger) and takes us the ballet stage as we discuss the technicolor gem: “The Red Shoes”. Do some leg stretches and hit your spotlight as we break down this film: the Moira Shearer love triangle, the Hans Christian Andersen story the film is based on, and the absolutely magical ballet sequence in the middle of the film. BUT WAIT –...

Joey continues his selections in Season 4 and he’s keeping it dark, black & white, and slightly disturbed as we chat about Robert Egger’s sophomore feature: “The Lighthouse”. The crew hits a stumbling block with this film as it is the first film with no consensus as to whether or not it should be in the book. Britt, Joey, & Adam break down the dialogue rooted in the time the film is set, uber atte...

Joey brings us his first pick of the season – a classic, groundbreaking German film that he had not seen prior to the pod: Fritz Lang’s “M”. Join the crew as they talk about the inspiration behind the film, Lang’s masterclass directing on display, and the f***ing acting clinic that Peter Lorre puts on display. Also, the crew tackles a list regarding the “Top 10 Foreign Films of All Time” and…f**k...

Britt, new co-host of the show, was scheduled to come back on 1001 by 1 after her initial guest spot talking about Takashi Miike’s “Audition”. Well, it seemed only appropriate to bring that next film into the spotlight for our new season – and we’re talking about Park Chan-wook’s style-bending thriller “Oldboy”. Join us as we delve into the world of Oh Dae-su and his hotel/prison, the huge directo...

Here at 1001 by 1, we’re picking up exactly where we left off: talking about Mike Hodges iconic British crime film “Get Carter” starring Michael Caine. The crew dissect the film from all angles: the treatment of female characters, when you did not have to be “ripped” to have your shirt off as an actor, the editing/score, the source material, and so much more. Also, this week Britt recommends “Cybe...

We’re SO CLOSE to the launch of our new season and we are so excited. In fact, we’re too excited to just make you wait for our episode on “Get Carter”, so the three of us got together to give you a list of recommends. That’s right – Adam, Britt, & Joey team up and each give a list of the top 5 first watches from 2022. They run the gamut in terms of style and genre, but a great conversation is had....

Ian has been gone for a year, and while the world keeps moving along we wanted to find a way to celebrate Ian and his favorite films. Adam teamed up with previous guests and podcasts hosts Myke (from CineMusts) and Kieran (from Best Picture Cast) to tackle the worldbuilding director that Ian admired: Ridley Scott. These gentlemen discuss the entire Ridley filmography, frequent collaborators, and e...

It’s the start of a new year…and f**k it – we are going to make the best of 2022. It both pains me and fills me with pride to release this episode on “Shaft”. Less than 24 hours after we recorded this episode, my good friend and co-host, Ian Woodington, tragically took his own life. While it hurts to write that out, I feel a tremendous amount of gratitude to share this audio with you. If you like...

I don’t have anything very witty to say about this episode: we end our “Tribute to Ian” series by talking about his favorite film “Withnail & I”. I was so honored to have Liz Woodington (Ian’s wife and guest on our “The Dark Knight” episode) join me to discuss a film so beloved to Ian and so many others. We discuss the peculiarities of Bruce Robinson, the immense quotability of the script, and the...

Quite fitting that our 2nd to last episode in our “Tribute to Ian” series was his 2nd favorite film. As he was a self-proclaimed “Ridley Scott fanboy”, we will be discussing the Sci-Fi noir “Blade Runner” this week. Adam is joined by Brittany Reinholz-Hobson (from our “Audition” episode) to discuss a myriad of topics on this complicated film: from the different cuts to Ridley’s struggles with the...

Nothing hits home more than nostalgia – and the next film in our “Tribute to Ian” series if chock full of it. We’re jumping into the 70s to discuss the (outlier) George Lucas film “American Graffiti”. This week, Adam is joined by Chas Messmer (from our “The Blair Witch Project episode”) to discuss this much beloved film: the epic soundtrack, the idea of this movie as a “comedy”, and the legacy tha...

We’ve reached the halfway point in our “Tribute to Ian” series and this one takes us to Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite with Stanley Kubrick and “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Adam is joined this week by podcaster and film columnist Brian Keiper to discuss everything from mimes as monkeys to whether or not HAL was a sympathetic character. While this film pushes the bounds of reality, we try to keep the...

Week 3 in our “Tribute to Ian” series takes us one year ahead from our “Lawrence of Arabia” episode to another epic of a different sort – John Sturges’ “The Great Escape”. Please tune in as Myke from “CineMusts” joins Adam this week to discuss this rollicking film about the endurance, the need for freedom, and just what the hell is wrong with Bosely Crowther. Is this the epitome of escapes movies?...

Continuing on with our “Tribute to Ian” series takes to 1962 and one of the biggest, grandest, & most monumental films of all time: David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia. This week, Adam is joined by Kieran B. of the Best Picture Cast (also on our “Roman Holiday” episode) to discuss the magnificent production design/editing/cinematography/score, the absurdly negative review from Bosley Crowther, and ho...

We begin our “Tribute to Ian” series with the oldest film of this selection, but maybe the most resonant for today’s society: Sidney Lumet’s “12 Angry Men”. On the episode, Adam is joined by his wife Melissa (co-host of the Below Freezing Podcast & heard on our “Singin’ in the Rain” episode) to discuss Henry Fonda’s enduring (yet somehow not Oscar nominated) performance, the violence & fragility o...

This week we bring you our final definitive director ranking of the year with our first female director: Sofia Coppola. Managing to work past being the daughter of the guy who directed “The Godfather” & dealing with all of the Razzies shame for her performance in “The Godfather, Part III”, Sofia put her energy into becoming quite the auteur. Adam and Ian go through all seven of her theatrical film...

Finishing with our third International film in a row leads us to Spain, Pedro Almodovar, and a Patreon selected pick: “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown”. Join the guys at 1001 by 1 as they discuss whether or not this is a “screwball comedy”, Almodovar’s sense of style, and perhaps the greatest performance of a Jehovah’s Witness ever captured on film. Adam and Ian also discuss some of Almo...

Our second week of International features keeps us in the English language but across the pond as we discuss Mike Leigh’s award-winning film from 1996: “Secrets and Lies”. Adam and Ian dive DEEP into this film discussing everything from what it means to devise scripts, if Brenda Blethyn’s performance is “too much”, and are all of these tangents necessary. The guys of 1001 by 1 go toe-to-toe on thi...

This week begins a three episode journey into International Films. We start with Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray and his directorial debut “Pather Panchali”. Adam and Ian discuss the lengths Ray went to get this film off of the ground, how gorgeous this film would have been in color, and the way HBO Max is killing the streaming game. It’s a slow, slice-of-life film that has ties to the same issues w...

Last season, the guys at 1001 by 1 dove into their first Katherine Hepburn film: the Howard Hawks directed “Bringing Up Baby” – and needless to say they weren’t happy with it. Well, it’s a new dawn and this time they’ve brought a guest (Zita Short from The 300 Passions podcast) to journey with them into their next Hepburn film: this time it is the George Cukor directed “The Philadelphia Story”. Tu...

Sam Mendes is a tried and true director – starting in the theatre and working his way to the attention of Steven Spielberg. His films have been honored all across the world and he has been coveted with some of the industry’s highest honors (including the Academy Award). This summer when the newest edition of “1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die”, Sam Mendes will no longer be represented in the...

The 93rd Academy Awards are almost upon us and we here at 1001 by 1 have opinions – and we’re going to share them with you. Join Adam and Ian as they discuss the “below the line” categories (Why do the Oscars still give an award for Song? Will Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross split their own votes? Does Soul have it in the bag? Why, in general, is Hillbilly Elegy a thing), the “above the line” catego...