Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film The Leatherneck. I'm joined by Gareth Bradwick from the "Popped" newsletter and we talk about the uneasy balance in the film between comedy and drama, how the film effectively uses the framing device of a military trial to tell its story, and how both filmmakers and theaters were dealing with the transition from silent to sound films.
You can watch The Leatherneck on YouTube and be sure to check out Gareth's newsletter.
Other films mentioned in this episode include:
- The Great Dictator directed by Charlie Chaplin
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace directed by George Lucas
- Skyscraper directed by Howard Higgin
- Sal of Singapore directed by Howard Higgin (unavailable)
- The Cop directed by Directed by Donald Crisp (unavailable)
- The Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming
- The Jazz Singer directed by Alan Crosland
- Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis
- Only Murders in the Building (series)
- King Kong directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
- A Few Good Men directed by Rob Reiner
- All Quiet on the Western Front directed by Lewis Milestone
- American Sniper directed by Clint Eastwood
- Warfare directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
- Jarhead directed by Sam Mendes
- The Patriot directed by Ernst Lubitsch (lost film)
Other referenced topics:
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
- "Further Viewing: The Talkies" by Gareth Bradwick
- All Quiet on the Western Front (novel) by Erich Maria Remarque
- Kinematograph review
- Cin-Eater blog review
- Letterboxd review from @joeythebrit
- Motion Picture News review
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