'Bicycle Thieves' with Jonathan Ellsworth & Simon Stewart
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‘Bicycle Thieves’ is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made, so we thought it would be a fitting way to introduce our first bike film on Blister Cinematic. Jonathan is joined by BLISTER senior bike editor, Simon Stewart, to talk about the film, why it still matters, and why they believe that everyone who loves bikes ought to watch it. RELATED LINKS:  Bag Balm: 20% Off w/ Code: BLISTER A.O. Scott on ‘Bicycle Thieves’ Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 CRAFTED Off The Couch TOPICS & TIMES: Why This Film? (1:30) Why It Still Matters (7:46) Pacing (10:48) Most Rewatchable Scenes? (17:08) What's Aged the Best & Worst (40:35) BLISTER+ Award (45:33) ‘Gimme More’ award (47:10) ‘Burning Questions’ Award (51:50) Should it Get Remade Today? (54:59) Memorabilia You Want Most (1:04:48) ‘Best Life Lesson’ Award (1:07:54) Who Won the Movie? (1:10:38) Our Final Grades (1:13:59) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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