James' Desert Island DVDs (The Empire Strikes Back, Singing in the Rain, Citizen Kane)

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This week on the podcast we’re trying our hand at the greatest radio format of all time. Lily does her best (very bad) Kirsty Young impression as James' delivers his top 3 Desert Island DVDs. He also, of course, details his preferred AV set-up for shipwrecked screenings - think monkeys in tuxedos.
References
The lowdown on Cargo Cults
'The rise (and Inevitable fall) of Citizen Kane as the Greatest Movie Ever Made' by Bilge Ebiri for vulture.com
'What’s so good about Citizen Kane?' by Nicholas Barber for BBC
Interesting article on the battle for writer’s credit on Citizen Kane by Richard Brody for the New Yorker
'Citizen Kane' a masterpiece at 50', by Roger Ebert
'Realism for Citizen Kane' by Gregg Toland for theasc.com
Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse’s sexy dance routine in Singin’ In the Rain
'Why Singin’ in the Rain Is an Almost Perfect Musical' by Jeanine Basinger for The Atlantic
'Beyond the Frame: Singin’ in the Rain' by David E. Williams for the asc.com
'Shooting In Color Caused Some Problems Behind The Scenes Of Singin' In The Rain' by Whitney Seibold for slashfilm.com
Lucasfilm’s J.W. Rinzler Talks About The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by for Vanity Fair
'The Empire Strikes Back at 40: did the Star Wars saga peak too early?' by Scott Tobias for The Guardian
'In Hindsight, Empire Strikes Back Director Irvin Kershner Would’ve Helmed One of the Prequels' by Mike Ryan for Vanity Fair
Film Pharmacy recommendations
Celine & Julie Go Boating (1974) dir. by Jacques Rivette
Showgirls (1995) dir. by Paul Verhoeven

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