THIS SEASON’S THEME: Cinematic Classics

Welcome to episode 029 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast. Rebecca and Gary are joined by Ellis Barthorpe (co-host of podcast ‘talkabout with Ellis & Gwilym') to discuss the 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

SYNOPSIS
In the Southwest during the Civil War, a mysterious stranger, Joe (Clint Eastwood), and a Mexican outlaw, Tuco (Eli Wallach), form an uneasy partnership -- Joe turns in the bandit for the reward money, then rescues him just as he is being hanged. When Joe's shot at the noose goes awry during one escapade, a furious Tuco tries to have him murdered. The men re-team abruptly, however, to beat out a sadistic criminal and the Union army and find $20,000 that a soldier has buried in the desert.

LINKS IN CONVERSATION
Insta @ellisbarthorpe
Insta ‘talkabout with Ellis & Gwilym’ @focusfilmmovies
Film blog www.focusfilms.online
twitter @BarthorpeEllis
twitter @talkabout_pod

SHORT FILMS
SHE KNOWS - Horror Short Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6TYLOAB1hE

The Blue Umbrella
https://vimeo.com/300720030

MISCREANT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjht4AGNqhQ

ELLIS' BIO
Ellis is one of the hosts of film and entertainment podcast ‘talkabout with Ellis & Gwilym’ on which he talks with his co-host about film news, reviews and a random main topic of the week. He runs the podcast alongside his film review blog Focus Film.