We're back in companion film territory this week, talking about 1962's Eva, a film that splits your illustrious co-hosts in terms of how they sympathise with the characters. Sarah and MJ get into the film's religious undertones, and some connections to Martin Scorsese's wider body of work.
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Episode 36: The Last Temptation of Christ
This week, Sarah and MJ are joined by Calum Cooper to talk about Scorsese's most controversial film, The Last Temptation of Christ. They talk about Scorsese's reckoning with his faith through the medium of film, the controversies surrounding it, and whether or not Harvey Keitel is actually good in the film.
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Episode 35: Accattone
mic check one two one two *ahem* WE'RE BACK. After an extended summer hiatus, Sarah and MJ are back to talking about Martin Scorsese and the films he draws inspiration from. We kick things off with the companion film to The Last Temptation of Christ, the 1961 Italian drama, Accattone.
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Episode 34: The Color of Money
After our brief detour via The Hustler, this week we're talking about Martin Scorsese's The Color of Money. This movie introduces a young Tom Cruise into the Fast Eddie saga and Paul Newman reprises his role as Eddie Felson. We talk about why this movie works so well as a legacy sequel — plus some other legacy sequels that get it right — and the great tricks Marty and Thelma Schoonmaker employ to make pool exciting to watch.As a little extra note, Let's Party with Marty will be on hiatus until mid-September while we focus our attentions on our sister show, Let's Jaws for a Minute. We'll be back for more Marty madness in a few months time ...
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Episode 33: The Hustler
In this episode, Sarah and MJ talk about a film that is neither on Scorsese's list of companion films, nor is it a film he directed. However, The Color of Money is a sequel to The Hustler, and your illustrious co-hosts love to yap. So, they decided to do an episode dedicated to the first film in the Fast Eddie Felson saga, The Hustler. They talk about 1 vs. 1 competitions, the ambitious nature of the film, and the hottest person to ever walk the Earth, Paul Newman.
Acerca de Let's Party with Marty: A Martin Scorsese Podcast
The hosts of Let's Jaws for a Minute, Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith present a podcast delving into the filmography of Martin Scorsese, as well as the tapestry of cinema history presented within his "Companion Films" list on Letterboxd.