Episode 5: MacGuffins

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Episode 5: MacGuffins

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138 minutes

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Mar 13, 2017

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Elric and Brian select 5 Films each from the "Master of Suspense" Alfred Hitchcock and offer a more contemporary movie to pair with every one of their choices.

Released:

Mar 13, 2017

Format:

Podcast episode

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A weekly film podcast hosted by Elric Kane (of the Shock Waves podcast) and Brian Saur (of the Rupert Pupkin Speaks film blog) featuring discussions of new films, old films, double features, cult movies, filmmakers and movie lists among a smorgasbord of other Cinema-related things.

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Episode 5: MacGuffins

Episode 5: MacGuffins

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