Episode 65: S05 E01: The Firsts

Our podcasters are back. Finally. But this seasonal opener is about firsts, not finals (despite the third film’s title). Richard and Greg review three feature films that were the first in their day to use the latest technology – for sound, vision and movement. But how do these films stand up today? Does the technology serve or drive the story? And what was the role played by Alka-Seltzer?

The Jazz Singer (1927) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-05-01-talkie
Westworld (1973) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-05-01-cgi
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) http://tinyurl.com/fmfw-05-01-capture

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