The Golden Hour Film Podcast

#51 Martin Scorsese Sent Us Here: Ashes & Diamonds

Ashes & Diamonds comes from the Polish icon Andrzej Wajda & is probably best known as the film that Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese & Leonardo DiCaprio all love to praise. It stars 'the Polish James Dean' in Zbigniew Cybulski in a career defining performance in a film set in post World War 2 Poland that is a must watch for all cinefiles. We hope you enjoy!

#50 Is Seven Samurai The Best Movie Ever?

Akira Kurosawas magnum opus to many, Seven Samurai is often regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. Starring legends Toshiro Mifune & Takashi Shimura, this epic tale of Samurai, bandits & farmers is a must watch for all cinema lovers!

#49 How a Rated X Movie Won Best Picture: Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy is the only ever X rated movie to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, it stars Jon Voight & Dustin Hoffman as Joe Buck & Rizzo and their budding new friendship in New York City. Its one of the most important Best Picture winners of the 1960s and one of the best maybe ever.

#48 Does Marlon Brando Give Cinemas Greatest Performance in On The Waterfront?

On the Waterfront is the podcast debut of the iconic Marlon Brando, with one of the most iconic performances of his career as Terry Malloy. The film also features the reigning Golden Hour Film Podcast Best Supporting Actor Lee J Cobb, as well as great performances from Karl Malden, Eva Marie Saint & Rod Steiger. The film was directed by another podcast debutante, Elia Kazan and has a score from the great Leonard Bernstein!

#47 Cannes First Favourite Film: The Lost Weekend

Billy Wilder's first film to win Best Picture, The Lost Weekend, stars Ray Milland as writer Don Birnam, a self-destructive alcoholic, who spends a weekend on a drunken misadventure where he sinks lower and lower into his depression... yeah not the witty comedy we've grown to expect from the dynamic duo of Wilder and Charles Brackett, but no less compelling.

#46 Wings: Hollywoods First Best Picture

The first ever Best Picture Winner at the inaugural Academy Awards, Wings features some of the most impressive action and flying sequences of any film. Starring Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers & Richard Arlen as well as boasting the first ever film appearance for Big Handsome Gary Cooper, this epic melodrama is genuinely one of the biggest surprises we've covered to date!

#45 Ball of Fire: Old Hollywoods Greatest Gangster Comedy

Ball of fire is directed by Howard Hawks & stars many podcast regulars such as Barbara Stanwyck, Dana Andrews, Henry Travers, SZ Sakall & Elisha Cook Jr as well as the debut of Gary Cooper. Its also written by Charles Brackett and the icon Billy Wilder whilst also boasting one of the greates cinematographers of all time in Gregg Toland. Its hilarious, heartwarming and the final film of our Romance at the Movies arc!

#44 Brief Encounter Broke Our Hearts

One of the greatest and most depressing classic romance films, Brief Encounter stars Trevor Howard & the incredible Celia Johnson in a brief affair, remarkably directed by the great David Lean.