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1981: Neonoir, Body Heat and Postman Always Rings Twice (Erotic 80s Part 4)
1981: Neonoir, Body Heat and Postman Always Rings Twice (Erotic 80s Part 4)
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74 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2022
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The New Hollywood directors of the late 1960s and 70s were the first generation of Hollywood filmmakers to grow up studying Hollywood movies as art. In 1981-1982, a number of those directors made actual or virtual remakes of classic Hollywood noir films, including Lawrence Kasdan’s Body Heat, and Bob Rafelson’s The Postman Always Rings Twice; and Paul Schrader’s Cat People. What was the value of revisiting the tropes and narratives of 1940s noirs in the 80s, beyond the fact that the sexual relationships implied in the original movies could now be depicted graphically? Today we’ll talk about how these films played into the personas of stars Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner, how they challenged the standards of what could be shown in movies of the 80s – and how and why they were received extremely differently.
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Released:
Apr 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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