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The Searchers podcast is the passion of three cinephiles who seek to guide you across the potentially overwhelming and untraversed regions of cinema. After a long day toiling through the grassy knolls, dry deserts, and rocky slabs, you deserve a break. Come on down and warm yourself by the fire, crack open a beer, and join us. New episodes every other week.
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Elvis (1979) - Ep 53
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The Searchers are back with another episode and this week it's Kevin's pick so he chose John Carpenter's Elvis (1979), which happens to be the pod's second trip into the director's more obscure works. Tune in as we discuss The King, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell's career, and more. Thank ya, thank ya very much.
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Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Jet Pilot (1957) - Ep 52
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Chris and Ben are back with a review of Howard Hughes' Jet Pilot from 1957 starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. Chris came close to watching this with a group he's part of on Letterboxd called The Collab during their selection of infamously bad productions, which included Arruza (1972), Lowlands (1954), Why is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? (1994). The Searchers talk about (briefly) early Cold War movies, Howard Hughes and his relationship with cinema, and how Jet Pilot is an extremely sensual film for 1949 and 1957. If you like bizarre classic cinema or learning about weird productions, tune in to this ep of The Searchers for a good time! Also, if you like John Wayne it's kind of a must.
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Monday Mar 25, 2024
Late Spring (1949) - Ep 51 w/ guest Daniel Kieckhefer
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Even though it's early spring time, The Searchers are watching and reviewing Late Spring (1949) this week, from iconic Japanese director Yosujiro Ozu. Friend and analytical-film mentor to Chris, Daniel Kieckhefer joins the podcast on Episode 51 to discuss Ozu's meditative and subtle nature and why he may or may not appeal to people who watch his films. Comparisons to other Japanese cinema, Alfred Hitchcock, and earlier Ozu works are abound.
Check out Daniel's own website The Cinematograph where you can find more of his writings on film, HERE.
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Monday Mar 11, 2024
The Tall T (1957) - Ep 50
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
For their 50th episode The Searchers return to the genre that inspired the podcast's title and connected the three of them in the first place, The Western, with a review of the The Tall T (1957). Topics discussed during the review include The Ranown Cycle, Randolph Scott's career in the 1950s, A vs B westerns, Anthony Mann/James Stewart collaborations, and more. Cheers to another 50 episodes. Thanks for listening!
As of March 2024, find The Tall T on Tubi for free!
Tune into the next episode for a review of a Yasujiro Ozu film with another guest!
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Sunday Feb 25, 2024
The Terrorist (1995) [Teleoliseuteu, 테러리스트] - Ep 49 w/ guest Odie Arbuckle
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
This week The Searchers are back covering a classic Korean film. No, not from that Hollywood-glamorized (and overrated) director, Bong Joon-ho! Nothing from directors Park Chan-wook nor Na Hong-jin. Chris, Ben, and Kevin are joined by guest and mailbag-frequenter Odie Arbuckle to explore the dare-we-say classic Korean action film The Terrorist from 1995. Why does no one talk about 1990s Korean cinema? Listen and find out!
Watch the film, HERE, on YouTube (1080p), if you'd like to be in the know.
Check out Odie Arbuckle on Letterboxd, HERE.
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Monday Feb 12, 2024
Prince of the City (1981) - Ep 48 w/ Nick Langdon
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Chris and Ben are joined by regular guest Nick Langdon to discuss Sidney Lumet's PRINCE OF THE CITY from 1981. Not our first Lumet outing, and not our first time talking Treat Williams. This episode was a long time coming, and we're happy to have Nick back as always.
Stay tuned for the next episode, which will feature a special guest whose never been on the show but whose name has been mentioned before!
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Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Love Massacre (1981) - Ep 47
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Two Hong Kong films in a row (kind of)! Hey, y'all, The Searchers Podcast is back with another one... This week we review Patrick Tam's LOVE MASSACRE (1981). In addition to reviewing the film, the three of us discuss Tam in terms of his mentorship of Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong and other "New Wave" film movements, colors in film, and more. Tune in!
To follow along, find the film on YouTube, HERE, as it's most likely the only cut available for audiences as of 2024. Thank you very much to the uploader "renkls" from LB for the upload. Find out more about it, HERE.
Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. Thank you.
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Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975) - Ep 46 w/ John Grace of the Midnight Movie Cowboys
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
This week's episode is continuing down the tracks on the Hong Kong cinema train, in a roundabout sort of way. Ben is joined by guest John Grace from the Midnight Movie Cowboys Podcast, who graciously provides his knowledge of Bud Spencer and Hong Kong Cinema for the Italian crime-action-comedy movie, Flatfoot in Hong Kong (aka Flatfoot Goes East) from 1975 that was largely set in Asia.
This film is the second in a series of movies Bud Spencer made in the 1970s based around Police Officer Rizzo. You can find it on YouTube, HERE.
Find John Grace on Letterboxd, HERE. And the Midnight Movie Cowboys, HERE.
Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. Thank you.
Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us.
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