This episode features a couple firsts. Not only is it part one of a two part episode (the conversation lasted about 2 hours, so we'll split it up), but this features our first guest on the podcast. Chris joins Bob (you might know him as @4thClassOfficer on the Twitter Dot Com) to discuss the best films of 1954. Perhaps a bit of disagreement? Certainly an in-depth conversation, given the duration. Bob was fighting a cold, which makes his voice deteriorate over the course of the podcast, and there are a couple places with small audio difficulties (very slight echo), but on the whole it's an episode we think you'll enjoy. SPOILERS ABOUND! But of course. 00:10 Intro of podcast and guest host (the slight echo largely goes away after about 7 minutes) 06:11 On the Waterfront synopsis 06:45 Where does it take place? 08:21 The Score and other Brando films 08:55 Bob is not impressed; because it was over-hyped before he saw it? 09:32 Brando the method actor 11:15 Terry Malloy's lack of intelligence 11:35 Final spoiler warning for the podcast; beyond this point be spoilers for all kinds of things 12:21 I coulda been a contender 16:13 Pops and a lack of moral courage 17:28 Stock characters surround the leads 18:45 8 Oscars 20:09 Split vote for Best Supporting Actor? 21:18 Bernstein's score (where Bob fails in the moment to recognize the REM reference) 22:17 The High and the Mighty ruined by Airplane! 22:34 Boxing and boxers in On the Waterfront 23:18 Tony Galento 23:58 Abe Simon 25:05 Appropriate appearance for supporting cast 26:25 Personal allegory for Elia Kazan 27:22 The High and the Mighty (Airplane!) 27:56 Airplane! a parody (but of Zero Hour, not Terminal Countdown) 28:25 Crazylegs played football, not basketball 29:10 Parallels between the films... 29:55 AMC and mocking Mark's youth 30:50 The uselessness (from the audience perspective) of the Coast Guard 33:31 Further oddities (Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez) 34:43 Ploy synopsis 36:25 Not a best picture 36:45 What did each of us watch for this episode? 37:30 Rear Window 37:46 Hitchcock and confined spaces 38:25 Rear Window synopsis 39:33 Chris' first Hitchcock film *ever* 41:12 Does the cop believe the photographer or no? 43:20 Jimmy Stewart and Hitchcock 45:09 Hitchcock and his well-realized bit-part supporting actors 46:39 The 39 Steps 48:10 The finale of Rear Window 50:58 Bob compares Rear Window to On the Waterfront 54:03 Three Coins in the Fountain (which Chris hated) 54:49 Chris recommends Mark visiting Trevi Fountain if he visits Rome 55:25 The low population of Rome relative to today 56:01 Three Coins synopsis 56:33 The length of the film and what that means for the movie 58:20 Clifton Webb's character's compressed timeline 59:24 Can't be Two Coins in the Fountain 1:00:14 Poor widescreen transfer to DVD Note: Oscar® and Academy Awards® are the trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This podcast is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Music: Intro and Outro music excerpted without alteration other than length and volume from AcidJazz by Kevin McLeod under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode