In this episode of the Film & Whiskey podcast, hosts Bob and Brad preview Season 7 by revealing the nine directors whose films they will be reviewing over the course of the season. They also review two bourbons from Green River Distillers and reveal the first film of the season: Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:15) Green River Bourbon Review
(04:45) Season 7 Structure
(06:50) Directors 1-5
(21:55) Green River Wheated Bourbon Review
(25:40) Directors 6-9
(39:20) Special bonus episodes
It's time to pour yourself a drink, sit back, and get ready for the preview of Season 7 of the Film & Whiskey podcast! In this episode, hosts Bob and Brad break down what's to come in their upcoming season. Over the course of 32 episodes, the hosts will review films from nine different directors, ranging from classic Hollywood icons like Charlie Chaplin and Alfred Hitchcock to modern masters like Christopher Nolan and Kathryn Bigelow.
But before they dive into the movies, they do a little bit of taste-testing with two bourbons from Green River Distillers in Owensboro, KY. Bob and Brad share their thoughts on both, discussing their tasting notes and rating them. It's like a boozy bonus round before the main event. After the bourbon tasting, the hosts discuss the structure of Season 7 and why they chose to feature mini-series of films by nine important directors. They then reveal the nine directors whose films they will be reviewing: Clint Eastwood, Billy Wilder, Kathryn Bigelow, Charlie Chaplin, Christopher Nolan, Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, William Wyler, and Alfred Hitchcock.
As they discuss each director, they provide a sneak peek of the films they'll be reviewing. From Clint Eastwood, they will be reviewing Unforgiven, a modern Western classic that won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. From Billy Wilder, they will be reviewing Sunset Boulevard, a darkly comedic look at the seedy underbelly of Hollywood. Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker, a gripping drama set during the Iraq War, is also on the docket.