In this final episode of Elitist Bastards Go to the Movies, Xpress film reviewers Ken Hanke and Justin Souther talk about the death of iconic filmmaker Ken Russell, heap praise on Hugo and reflect on the end of their podcast series.
Podcast produced/cohered by Steve Shanafelt. The theme music is “1832” by E. Lee.
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For the record, Steve is bass, Ken is guitar and Justin drums.
Of course, I would be God.
It seemed appropriate, although your facial hair made you a better fit for Ginger.
Cool. Our REEL TALK show is now top of the heap.
Yes, well…
I am not the Walrus.
Of course not. The Walrus was Paul.
“Paul wasn’t the Walrus — I was just saying that to be nice — but I was really the Walrus!”
Well, now that you are signing off, it’s time for a shameless plus for the opening band…
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btw, I meant “plug”, not “plus”
Like Frosty the Snowman, we may be back again one day, but in a somewhat different format.
Would you care to stop by and talk about the dreaded year end lists?
Your time frame is tricky for me (unless you can do it by phone) and generally impossible for Justin most of the time. But I am not against the idea, though I’m a few viewings shy of a list yet.
We can definitely have one of you call in.
Just tell me when you want me — and where to call, of course.
This was somewhat disappointing news. I rather enjoyed Ken and Justin’s witty banter, as well as the chance to hear Ken *audibly* complain about bad movies. Was I the only one? I might have been the only one.
Well, it’s hard to say, but there must have been a few others — just not enough.