The Oscar Project Podcast
A discussion of all the films nominated for Oscars, starting in 1929, plus interviews with filmmakers and authors writing about the film industry.
The Oscar Project Podcast
4.9-Song of the Flame with Taylor Lewis
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Today's episode is my conversation about the 1930 film Song of the Flame. I'm joined by Taylor Lewis who writes the Luz Films newsletter, and we talk about how difficult it is to evaluate a film based on just the partial audio, how a film can take on a different focus when large parts are missing, and some music in the film that is incredibly recognizable even today.
You can listen to the surviving audio of Song of the Flame on YouTube and be sure to check out Taylor's newsletter.
Other films mentioned in this episode include:
- The Great Escape directed by John Sturges
- Bullitt directed by Peter Yates
- Milk directed by Gus Van Sant
- The Jazz Singer directed by Alan Crosland
- Glorious Betsy directed by Alan Crosland
- Don Juan directed by Alan Crosland
- King of Jazz directed by John Murray Anderson
- "Sinkin' in the Bathtub" directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising
- The Big House directed by George Hill
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