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Clash of the Titans (1981)

Clash of the Titans (1981)

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film


Clash of the Titans (1981)

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film

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Length:
98 minutes
Released:
Oct 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We're back with our first episode of season 2. Joined by threepeat guest and avowed servant of Rita Repulsa, the always amazing Dr. Vogler, we dig into Ray Harryhausen's 1981 Clash of the Titans. Naturally, we spend the first 5 minutes talking about our speaking habits and fancy vocab words before getting to the actual movie, but his film is fascinating to us both as a work of classical reception and as an artifact of modern cinema. It's a fairly down the middle adaptation of a myth and perhaps the last example of a Hollywood tradition of movie-making embodied in the effects of Ray Harryhausen. Listen to our takes on the gods, heroes, monsters, behind-the-scenes drama, whales and more.



At one point we mention posts on Twitter by Aimee Hinds Scott on the film legacy of Medusa, which you can check out here.
Released:
Oct 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (82)

Is it a movie podcast? Is it a history podcast? Is it an unholy union of the two? Short answer: yes! Each episode, hosts Colin MacCormack, Elijah Fleming and Christie Vogler break down a new movie about Greece, Rome or the wider ancient world and what works (or doesn’t work) about them. But this isn’t a podcast for nitpicking historical inaccuracies. Rather, it’s a chance to get hot takes on Hollywood films from professional nerds/academics and take a closer look at the relation between our movies and our pasts.