Episode 60: 1968 with David Fear
A podcast about the great movie years.
This week: David Fear, chief film critic and senior editor at Rolling Stone, had not yet joined the living in the year 1968, but he’s always been fascinated by its contradictions and commentaries. He joins us to discuss the genius of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the majesty of Once Upon a Time in the West, and the stickiness of Rosemary’s Baby.
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Death By Hanging is streaming on the Criterion Channel and is available for digital rental or purchase. If… is streaming on Kanopy and Hoopla, and is also available for digital rental or purchase.
Once Upon a Time in the West is streaming on Paramount+ and is available for digital rental or purchase; it will also be out on 4K UHD in May. Oh, and here’s a really good clip of Henry Fonda talking about playing against type in the movie during an appearance on The Dick Cavett Show.
Rosemary’s Baby is streaming on Paramount+ and Hoopla; it’s also available on 4K from Paramount. And 2001: A Space Odyssey is streaming on Max, available for digital rental or purchase, and has a first-rate 4K from WB.
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