Look for it only in books, for it is no more than a dream remembered...
On today’s EPIC podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss the 1939 Hollywood classic: GONE WITH THE WIND! On today’s discussion:
Hattie McDaniel becoming first African American to win an Academy Award
One of the earliest films to sweep the Oscars
The ups and down of respect amongst film critics
How much money has GONE WITH THE WIND made?
The Billion Dollar Club
Our hesitation to watch the film our first time
How Blockbuster didn’t carry anything older than the year 2000
How David O Selznick got the film made
#NotMyRhett
Why Gary Cooper turned down the role of Rhett Butler
“Selznick’s Follie”
The revolving door of directors
The most unlikeable protagonist in history
Mark can’t keep his potty mouth clean!
The search for Scarlett O’Hara
Leslie Howard’s least convincing southern accent
An appearance by Superman
The themes of masculinity throughout the film
No one ends up happy
How they faked Clark Gable dancing
How the film got around the Hayes Code
The best shot in the film
How the “burning of Atlanta” was filled
Uncle Billy!
Scarlett as a feminist icon
Survival as theme
The rewriting of history
A thinly veiled Ku Klux Klan raid
How Rhett carrying Scarlett up the stairs is NOT the romantic scene many people think it is
How Scarlett matures yet remains selfish
“Frankly, my dear…” has more impact in context
How Hattie McDaniel was not allowed to attend the Atlanta premiere
Why it took so long for Gone with the Wind to air on television
PLUS REFERENCES TO:
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
KING KONG (1933)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
BEN-HUR (1959)
GETTYSBURG (1993)
SCARLETT (1994)
TITANIC (1997)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2001-2003)
AVATAR (2009)
WATCHMEN (2009)
THE ARTIST (2011)
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (2015)
SAN ANDREAS (2015)
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015)
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
