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The Stinking Pause Podcast

Scott, Paul and Liam

Reviewing movies since 2013 - some good...some not so good.

tv & film film reviews

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Episode 163 - All That Jazz (1979)

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2022/05/01

The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 This episode, recorded on the eve of the Euro 2020 (21?) final, finally sees the light of day as Scott, Paul and Charlie get together and chat about Bob Fosse, Roy Scheider and All That Jazz from 1979. Joe Gideon is a Broadway director, choreographer and filmmaker, he in the process of casting the chorus and staging the dance numbers for his latest Broadway show, starring his ex-wife Audrey Paris in what is largely a vanity

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Episode 162 - The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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2022/04/16

The Stinking Pause podcast – bringing you classic movie reviews since 2013 This episode we are proud to present High Society without the songs – it’s The Philadelphia Story (1940) This classic romantic comedy focuses on Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn), a Philadelphia socialite who has split from her husband, C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), due both to his drinking and to her overly demanding nature. As Tracy prepares to wed the wealthy George Kittredge (John Howard), she crosses paths with both

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Episode 161 - The Departed (2006)

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2022/04/06

Join Scott, Paul and Charlie this week for some Oscar winning Scorcese action. The Departed (2006) The Departed is a 2006 American crime-thriller film and remake of the 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs. The Departed was directed by Martin Scorsese, written by William Monahan, produced by Graham King, Brad Pitt, and Brad Grey, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, and Alec Baldwin. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards at the

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Episode 160 - The Hunt For Red October (1990) and...

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2021/11/24

A special double bill this week as Scott, Paul and Charlie celebrate the life and work of Sean Connery Join us as we chat about captains, cat burglars and coffin polishers with a review of The Hunt For Red October(1990) and an almost complete avoidance in trying to review Entrapment (1999) “When I was twelve, I helped my daddy build a bomb shelter in our basement because some fool parked a dozen warheads 90 miles off the coast of Florida. Well, this thing could park a coupla hundred warheads off

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Episode 159 - Tommy (1975)

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2021/09/29

Brace yourself...it's time for a tale of platform boots, perverted uncles and pinball….teens, beans and Acid Queens. Ladies and gentlemen, the Stinking Pause podcast is proud to present some very mixed opinions on Ken Russell's vision of the classic rock opera, Tommy. Nora Walker is told that her British fighter-pilot husband is missing in action and presumed killed in World War II. On V.E. Day, Nora gives birth to their son and names him Tommy. When Tommy is an adolescent, Nora marries shifty

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Episode 158 - The Last Waltz (1978)

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2021/08/05

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott, who this week is joined by Paul and Charlie to chat about turkey dinners, Van Morrison’s amazing resemblance to Rick Flair and Neil Young’s airbrushed coke booger. As lockdown restrictions ease, hopefully this will be our final episode recorded over Skype as, quite frankly, the sound quality is definitely not up to scratch with several drop outs along the way. For this we can only apologise, but rest assured, things sound a little better further

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Episode 157 - Sabrina (1954)

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2021/04/29

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott, who this week is joined by Paul and Charlie to chat about Gallic gastronomy, fractured champagne flutes and elusive olives. It’s 1954, it’s Audrey Hepburn, it’s Humphrey Bogart, it’s William Holden….it’s a slice of classic Hollywood. Join us as we take a look at the Billy Wilder directed ‘Sabrina’. “Chauffeur's daughter Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) returns home from two years in Paris a beautiful young woman, and immediately catches the attention of

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Episode 156 - Trainspotting (1996)

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2021/04/21

After an absence of over fifty episodes and nearly three years the restraining order has finally been lifted. Ladies and gentlemen…like a phoenix from the flames…yes he’s back. Join us as we welcome Charlie back into the ample bosom of the Stinking Pause family. It’s an old school Stinking Pause episode – the original theme tune, all the old jingles, the return of Jim from Swanscombe and Six Degrees of Separation. It’s over two and a half hours long, but to be honest, there’s only about ten minutes

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Episode 155 - To Catch A Thief (1955)

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2021/03/23

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott, who this week is joined by Paul to chat about Cannes, cat burglars and Cary Grant It’s 1955, it’s Hitchcock, it’s Cary Grant, it’s Grace Kelly, it’s the south of France….a truly great combination for a truly classic movie – To Catch A Thief For more than a decade, the dashing, retired jewel thief, John Robie, previously known as "The Cat", has been living quietly in his picture-perfect villa on the cosmopolitan, sun-kissed Côte d'Azur. However,

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Episode 154 - To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

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2021/03/11

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott, who this week is joined by Paul to chat about hot, mad rabid dogs, holes in trees and Halloween ham costumes It’s back to 1962 for a genuine Hollywood classic with an Oscar winning performance from the legendary Gregory Peck in the big screen adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird Based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning book of 1961. Atticus Finch is a lawyer in the fictional town of Maycomb, a racially divided Alabama town, set

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Episode 153 - Mutiny On The Bounty (1962)

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2020/11/23

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott who this week is joined by Steven and Anthony In this episode, Steven from the Reel Britannia podcast and Anthony from the Glass Onion:On John Lennon podcast are with Scott in the Balaban Sound Studio talking about the 1962 version of Mutiny On The Bounty, starring Trevor Howard and Marlon Brando “You remarkable pig. You can thank whatever pig god you pray to that you haven't turned me into a murderer.” 1787. HMS Bounty, commanded by William

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Episode 152 - Airplane (1980)

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2020/11/04

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott who this week is joined by Paul and Liam In this episode, Paul and Liam are with Scott in the Balaban Sound Studio talking about the 1980 comedy, Airplane starring Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack and Lloyd Bridges “Joey, have you ever been in a... in a Turkish prison?” Drowning his sorrows after that botched mission during WWII, the traumatised former fighter pilot with a fear of flying, Ted Striker, still hasn't got over his old flame and flight

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Episode 151 - Superman: The Movie (1978)

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2020/10/25

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott who this week is joined by Paul and Liam to discuss Superman The Movie from 1978 starring Christopher Reeve Is it a bird…is it a plane? No it’s three guys sitting round chatting about possibly the finest superhero movie ever made (That’s Scott’s opinion. No one elses.) “Do you know why the number two hundred is so vitally descriptive to both you and me? It's your weight and my I.Q.” Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist

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Episode 150 - Joker (2019)

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2020/09/12

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott who this week is joined by Paul and Liam to celebrate our 150th episode. It’s something a little different as we hit episode150…a review of a movie less than a year old – Joker (2019) “The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don't.” Arthur Fleck works as a clown and is an aspiring stand-up comic. He has mental health issues, part of which involves uncontrollable laughter. Times are tough and, due to his

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Episode 149 - The Searchers (1956)

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2020/08/22

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott who this week is joined by Steven from the Reel Britannia podcast and Anthony from the Glass Onion: On John Lennon podcast for what is seen by many as one of the greatest westerns ever made…or is it? Join us as we take a look at John Ford’s epic, The Searchers from 1956 starring John Wayne. "That'll be the day" After a long three-year absence, the battle-scarred Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, Ethan Edwards, turns up on the remote

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Episode 148 - Paper Moon (1973)

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2020/07/17

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott, who this week is joined by Paul to chat about conmen, car chases and Coney Island hot dogs. It’s back to 1973 for a look at Paper Moon starring Ryan O’Neal, Tatum O’Neal, Madeline Kahn and John Hillerman…directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O'Neal team up as slick con-artists Moses Pray and Addie Loggins in 1930s Kansas. When "Moze" is unexpectedly saddled with getting the 9-year-old Addie to relatives in

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Episode 147 - Badlands (1973)

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2020/07/04

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott, who this week is joined by Paul to chat about delinquents, dog killers and deranged dustmen. It’s back to 1973 for a look at Badlands starring Sissy Spacek, Martin Sheen and Warren Oates….directed by Terrence Malick. "He wanted to die with me and I dreamed of being lost forever in his arms." A young couple goes on a Midwest crime spree in Terrence Malick's hypnotically assured debut feature, based on the 1950s Starkweather-Fugate murders

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Episode 146 - Rope (1948)

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2020/06/20

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott, who this week is joined by Steven and Antony to chat about Hitchcock, high rise hijinks and homicide. It’s 1948 and we are discussing the master of suspense’s most technically challenging movie to date. Starring James Stewart, John Dall and Farley Granger, join us as we take a peek in the trunk and chat about Rope. “You're quite a good chicken strangler as I recall.” Brandon and Philip are two young men who share a New York City apartment. They

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Episode 145 - The Blues Brothers (1980)

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2020/06/10

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott, who this week is joined by Paul to chat about Catholic nuns, crazy Nazis, Chicago Illinois and both kinds of music; country…and western. It’s 1980, it’s Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi on a mission from God. Directed by John Landis with support from a whole host of musical legends….ladies and gentlemen, The Blues Brothers. “We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.” After his release from prison, Jake (John Belushi) reunites

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Episode 144 - Carrie (1976)

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2020/06/01

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott, who this week is joined by Paul to chat about high school proms, pig’s blood and bat-shit crazy mothers. It’s back to 1976 for a look at Carrie starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Nancy Allen and John Travolta….directed by Brian de Palma. The story of Carrie White, a girl brought up, almost in isolation, by her domineering, religious mother Margaret. After an embarrassing incident in the showers causes her classmates to tease

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