Lions, Towers & Shields

140: Say More. Say It Now. Tell Us Everything!

By request, we take on this late-50s musical, directed by Stanley Donan. Our stars are Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn and Kay Thompson. (I’ll have lots to say about Kay.) Revolving, as it does around the fashion industry in Paris, Funny Face is pretty to look at, including many great costumes. It also features songs by the Gershwins and some better ones that are not by them. Funny Face Shelly Brisbin with David Almeida, Lisa Schmeiser, Micheline Maynard, Erika Ensign and David J. Loehr REFERENCED WORKS FUNNY FACE [https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/post-955/] SHOW NOTES & LINKS Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com, Mastodon [https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield] or Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com]. Check out our new LTS BookShop.org page [https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop]. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film * Funny Face [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050419/] trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMKm-PpD8Aw] * Available to stream, rent or buy digitally [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/funny-face-1957] * On disc: Blu-ray [https://amazon.com/Funny-Face-Blu-ray-Region-Free/dp/B00EYH56TU/] The Self-Referential LTS * 51 The Ninotchka Cinematic Universe [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/51/] * 115 Gene Kelly’s Guns [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/115/] * 92 We’ve Got All The French You Need [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/92/] * 31 The Patriarchy: You’re Swimming In It [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/31/] * 11 Princess Anna’s Day Off [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/11/] S'WONDERFUL: TOMMY TUNE & TWIGGY (1983) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KPHUCta7qU] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

139: Femme Fatales Are Usually Smarter

Fritz Lang directed a pair of noirs in the mid-40s, starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. The other is Woman in the Window. In Scarlet Street Eddie G. Is a mild-mannered cashier who meets Kitty, a beauty who might not mean him well. And then Dan Duryea gets involved. Like any self-respecting noir classic, this one is nice to look at, and even features twelve paintings created for the film. In real-life, Eddie collected art and Dan Duryea was a nice man. Scarlet Street Shelly Brisbin with Philip Michaels, Dr. Drang, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard REFERENCED WORKS SCARLET STREET [https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/post-934/] SHOW NOTES & LINKS Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com, Mastodon [https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield] or Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com]. Check out our new LTS BookShop.org page [https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop]. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film * Scarlet Street [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038057] trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGZj1mNo2vE] * Available to stream, rent or buy digitally [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/scarlet-street] * On disc: Blu-ray [https://www.amazon.com/scarlet-street/s?k=scarlet%20street] The Self-Referential LTS * 73 Manly Seamanship [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/73/] * 15 I Know You’re A Sexist Creep, But Run! [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/15/] * 100 The Smell Of Murder [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/100/] * 109 More Beer! [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/109/] * 92 We’ve Got All The French You Need [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/92/] * 50 What Is She Talking About? Stop That! [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/50/] * 1 Paradise City [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/1/] * 127 Kind Of A Nice Snack [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/127/] Next time, we’ll watch * Funny Face [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050419/] trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMKm-PpD8Aw] SUSPENSE: THE MAN WHO WAS EDWARD G. ROBINSON [https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/08/1946-10-17-man-who-thought-he-was.html] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

138: The Hot Ronald Colman

Someone suggested we honor the films of 1926 — 100 years ago — and so we shall. Beau Geste has been remade often, but here is the original, starring Ronald Colman in his matinee idol period. S recent massive restoration of the film has the film looking great, with lots of footage restored. It’s a silent film, if that affects your interest, but it’s quite compelling. Beau Geste Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard REFERENCED WORKS BEAU GESTE (1926) [https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/post-708/] SHOW NOTES & LINKS Get in touch with the show at lts at theincomparable.com, Mastodon [https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield] or Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com]. Check out our new LTS BookShop.org page [https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop]. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film * Beau Geste [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016634/?ref_=fn_t_1] trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4K5RsFq3yg] * Available to stream, rent or buy digitally [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/beau-geste-1926] * On disc: Blu-ray [https://www.amazon.com/Beau-Geste-Blu-ray-Ronald-Colman/dp/B0FWD7W9MZ/ref=sr_1_1] The Self-Referential LTS * 90 Ruth Chatterton Is Jacked [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/90/] * 20 Stella Dallas Versus Veda Pierce [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/120/] * 14 No One Told Me It’s Three Hours Long [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/14/] * 58 He’s Culturing Me [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/58/] * 119 I’m Still Watching… [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/119/] * 136 The Tiffany Of John Lunds [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/136/] Next time, we’ll watch * Scarlet Street [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038057] trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGZj1mNo2vE] BEAU GESTE, THE NOVEL [https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600231h.html] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

137: 714 Home Runs And At Least Two Murders

The LTS lineup drafts baseball movies for your enjoyment. At least one choice from every panelist must fall within our old-timey timeline, but newer films about bats and balls make it in, too. And don’t worry, bad baseball movies do not strike out here. Baseball Movie Draft Shelly Brisbin with Philip Michaels, Micheline Maynard, Randy Dotinga and David J. Loehr SHOW NOTES & LINKS Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com, Mastodon [https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield] or Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com]. Check out our new LTS BookShop.org page [https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop]. The Movies: _we draft baseball films * David * A League of Their Own [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_League_of_Their_Own] * The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg [http://www.hankgreenbergfilm.org/] * The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson [https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-court-martial-of-jackie-robinson/] * It Happens Every Spring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Happens_Every_Spring] * Phil * Angels in the Outfield [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_in_the_Outfield_(1951_film] (1951) * Eight Men Out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Men_Out] * Moneyball [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball_(film] * Bang the Drum Slowly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_the_Drum_Slowly_(film] * Micki * The Jackie Robinson Story [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jackie_Robinson_Story] * I Will Buy You [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Will_Buy_You] * The Natural [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Natural_(film] * Bull Durham [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_Durham] / For Love of the Game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Love_of_the_Game_(film] * Randy * The Babe Ruth Story [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babe_Ruth_Story] * Fear Strikes Out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Strikes_Out] * The Bad News Bears [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_News_Bears] * Experiment in Terror [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment_in_Terror] / Armored Car Robbery [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored_Car_Robbery] * Shelly * Rhubarb [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_(film] * The Stratton Story [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stratton_Story] * Woman of the Year [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Year] * It Happened in Flatbush [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Happened_in_Flatbush] Next time, we’ll watch * Beau Geste [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016634/?ref_=fn_t_1] trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4K5RsFq3yg] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

136: The Tiffany of John Lunds

Happy Opening Day! It’s Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig, in our first baseball episode. And yes, it’s all LTS inside baseball this week. We complain about the lack of actual baseball in this movie, suggest other movies with more baseball and go on a complete tangent halfway through, that no one would let me edit out. But first, listener mail! Pride of the Yankees Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard, David J. Loehr and Randy Dotinga REFERENCED WORKS PRIDE OF THE YANKEES [https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/post-680/] SHOW NOTES & LINKS Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com, Mastodon [https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield] or Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com]. Check out our new LTS BookShop.org page [https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop]. The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film * Pride of the Yankees [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035211/] trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT2Gs2KbI_k] * Available to stream, rent or buy digitally [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-pride-of-the-yankees] * On disc: DVD [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000069HZY/?ref=as_li_ss_tl&ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=shellybrisbin-20] The Self-Referential LTS * 23 A Perfect Spherical Cow [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/23/] * 60 Celebrate The Teresa Wright-Aissance [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/60/] * 21 Yum Yum And The Nerd [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/21/] * 100 The Smell Of Murder [https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/100/] Next time, we’ll: * draft some baseball movies! LOU GEHRIG'S FAREWELL SPEECH [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uXsPvf9zq4] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.