Sound On Sight Radio #261: Classic Directors: Preston Sturges
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With a distinct lack of interesting fare in this chunk of the year, we came up with the bright idea of highlighting the careers of directors never before discussed in Sound on Sight’s relatively long history. The first name to come up: Preston Sturges, who became one of the very first writers in Hollywood to gain enough clout to direct his own pictures, ultimately becoming powerful enough to run afoul of the ruthless studio system. His comedies broke new ground in tonal complexity and freewheeling transcendence of genre (as well as coy subversion of the Hays code). Justine, Derek and Simon discuss three of his best-loved movies: The Lady Eve, Sullivan’s Travels, and Unfaithfully Yours.
Playlist:
Broadcast – Where Youth and Laughter Go
Iron and Wine – Your Fake Name Is Good Enough For Me
Mission of Burma – Fame and Fortune
Camera Obscura – If Looks Could Kill
Simon Howell is a native Haligonian (look it up), and has lived in Montreal roughly half his life. He joined Sound On Sight in 2008 and has since become a member of the OFCS (Online Film Critics Society). Currently he co-hosts and co-produces 'Sound On Sight Radio' as well as the 'Front Row Center' videocast, and attends Film Studies at Concordia University. His favorite films include F for Fake, Brazil, Stroszek, The Fog of War, Grave of the Fireflies and In a Lonely Place.
Simon's Twitter handle is @suckerhowell. 
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