Foibles- Episode 5 Three Movies You Must Love to Date my Daughter

Movies You Must Love To Date My Daughter
Shout-outs to Michael, Anthony, and David for being the best sports!

We just did a brief summary of these films - there is so much more to say. We'll cover more in subsequent episodes.
1) Captain Blood (1935) - Errol Flynn (sexiest man dead), Olivia DeHaviland (bosom-heaver), Basil "Ratters" Rathbone (worst French accent ever).
This magnificent swashbuckler was nominated for 5 Academy awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Curtiz, and Best Score.
Book: Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini (1922).
First filmed in 1924 but only 30 minutes of the film still exist.
2) Laura (1944) - Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Dame Judith Anderson, Vincent Price (as the boy toy)
This dark, intense thriller epitomizes all that noir is meant to be. In fact, it won an Academy award for Black and White Cinematography. Also, was nominated for 4 other Oscars, including Best Director (Otto Preminger) and Best Supporting Actor (Clifton Webb).
Book: Laura by Vera Caspary (1943). The book is quite different from the film.
The plot of Sharkey's Machine (1981) is very similar, though Sharkey's Machine is based ot a novel by the same name. Could someone have been inspired by Caspary's original story?
3) The Warriors (1979) - Michael Beck, James Remar, David Harris, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, David Patrick Kelly
Archetypal adventure of the gang The Warriors traveling through the mean New York streets, trying to reach safety at Coney Island. Wonderful adaptation of the tale of Anabasis by Xenophon (370 BCE). No awards. Boo!

Book: The Warriors by Sol Yurok (1965).

Music featured in this episode:
"I Wanna Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart"- The White Stripes
"Etiole Polaire: Little Dipper"- Philip Glass/Silver Alert
"Laura (Theme)"- David Raksin
"Way To Your Heart"- Persephone's Bees