Episode 94: 1958 with Beatrice Loayza
A podcast about the great movies.
Film critic, editor, and intrepid festival traveler Beatrice Loayza joins us for another probing look into the oft-dismissed 1950s—this time 1958, as we look at a Hitchcock classic (Vertigo), a pre-New Wave banger (Elevator to the Gallows), a hard-hitting social drama (The Defiant Ones), and more.
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Elevator to the Gallows is streaming on the Criterion Channel, Max, and Plex, and is available for digital rental or purchase. The Defiant Ones is streaming on Tubi and PlutoTV, and is available for digital rental or purchase.
Bonjour Tristesse is available for digital rental or purchase. El Dorado is streaming on TCM and is available for digital rental or purchase. And The Blob is streaming on the Criterion Channel, Max, and Tubi, and is available for digital rental or purchase.
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