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Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
CONCLUSION of our discussion of the six-episode IPCRESS File from ITV.
‘Palmerfest’ continues next week however with a change of plans, the movie will be Bullet to Beijing (1995). Discussion of the new AppleTV series Slow Horses (Gary Oldman, Jonathan Pryce) on the near horizon.
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Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Discussion of the newly released British ITV adaptation of the IPCRESS File continues with analysis of the fifth of this six-episode offering. This Len Deighton novel was most famously adapted for film in 1965 starring Michael Caine and produced by Bond co-producer Harry Saltzman.
Next week will be our last on this TV series. SCHEDULE CHANGE announcement, our ‘Palmerfest’ will conclude not with Midnight in St. Petersburg, but with Bullet to Beijing (1995). Reasons for this will be explained.
We’re always inviting input on what movies and films to cover on the podcast at:
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Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Discussion of the newly released British ITV adaptation of the IPCRESS File continues with analysis of the fourth of this six-episode offering. This Len Deighton novel was most famously adapted for film in 1965 starring Michael Caine and produced by Bond co-producer Harry Saltzman.
We will continue to give weekly coverage on this TV series, and cap out our ‘Palmerfest’ with a movie episode discussing the final Palmer film, Midnight in St. Petersburg (1996).
Next television series and next movie have not yet been decided, so if there is something you want us to cover, now is a great time to chime in. You can do so at:
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Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Producer Harry Saltzman takes newly-minted superstar Michael Caine back for a third dip into the Harry Palmer well, and the results are not great. In fact, the movie’s performance with audiences and critics are so bad that Caine convinces Saltzman to release him from the planned five movie contract.
It’s the tradecraft that we are most interested in though, and Tod and Dave get into it like we always do.
Please look forward to our continued week-by-week discussion of the new IPCRESS File television miniseries, followed by our final ‘Palmerfest’ contribution in which we will tackle the final Palmer film, Midnight in St. Petersburg (1996).
Next television series and next movie have not yet been decided, so if there is something you want us to cover, now is a great time to chime in. You can do so at:
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‘Ice Cold’ by Audionautix
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‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod
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Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Discussion of the newly released British ITV adaptation of the IPCRESS File continues with analysis of the third of this six-episode offering. This Len Deighton novel was most famously adapted for film in 1965 starring Michael Caine and produced by Bond co-producer Harry Saltzman.
A full movie discussion episode of Billion Dollar Brain (1967) has been recorded, and will go live as soon as we can finish editing.
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
British ITV adaptation of the Len Deighton novel, also famously adapted for film in 1965. This version sticks firmly to its 1960’s roots but makes interesting update choices in other areas. We will continue to discuss each episode of the six-episode miniseries on a weekly basis.
IN ADDITION we are working on a movie episode for 1967’s Billion Dollar Brain, another Harry Palmer movie, hopefully for release as soon as next week.
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Discussion of the first episode of this six-episode miniseries. Currently only available to ITV subscribers in Britain. Which is a damned shame, because this reimagining of the IPCRESS File absolutely cooks. We will be discussing and dissecting each episode week by week.
Due to RL stuff, this podcast recording and editing was made on a really old laptop and is not up to our usual standards. Thanks for hanging out with us. We will be back up to speed next week.
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
In the immediate frenzy of the James Bond-fueled 1960’s spy craze, it’s very interesting to note that Bond co-producer Harry Saltzman chooses this moment to produce a sort of ‘Anti-Bond’ spy film. Michael Caine brings a ‘working man’s’ subtlety to his portrayal of a spy character that will strongly influence the more realistic spy films that will follow in further decades.
A new iteration of this seminal work of spy fiction is just around the corner. March 6th has just been announced as the first of a planned 6 episode miniseries of the IPCRESS File on ITV. David and Tod plan to watch and review each episode, each week.
Along the way, we will also be reviewing a selection of the Harry Palmer films, specifically Billion Dollar Brain and Last Night in Petersburg. Please join us at the park bench of your choice to discuss!
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‘Ice Cold’ by Audionautix
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod
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Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Closing out discussion of the Netflix miniseries The Spy starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the real life Israeli spy Eli Cohen (1960’s era).
Looking ahead, Casablanca has been tabled. We are switching tracks to write notes on The IPCRESS File (1965) in preparation for the launch of the tv series in Britain. Stay tuned!
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‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod
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Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Netflix miniseries The Spy starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the real life Israeli spy Eli Cohen (1960’s era). In this cast we discuss the third and fourth of the six episodes and we will finish out the series next week.
After we finish The Spy we’ll return to film discussion with Casablanca (1942).
Music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
‘Enter the Party’ by Kevin MacLeod
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Artist: http://incompetech.com/