Our intrepid travelers, Rudra and Steve journey down many different roads, two-lane blacktops and Route 66 to find the essence of humor, encounter blind swordsman, masters of archery from hundreds of years ago, many different Batmen, Italian gangsters and cops and assassins with a baby carriage among many others. Return with us again to those thrilling days of yesteryear, today and THE WORLD OF TOMORROW!

Timestamps:

Min:Sec

01:23 - Deadpool says that…

03:41 - The Humor of Marx Brothers

09:20 - The Two Kind of Jokes

11:50 - Timing is Everything

15:40 - Two-Lane Blacktop and Route 66

21:17 - Music in Movies & Skorcing

28:00 - Zatoichi

32:50 - Convoy Busters

37:35 - Brand of Empire

39:00 - The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood

44:33 - Batman Beyond

50:00 - Other Stuff

53:56 - Lord of Light

Show notes:

Min:Sec

01:23 - Deadpool and genre (And difference between genre and form)

03:41 - The Humor of Marx Brothers (And Steve's favorite bits from Marx brothers movies)

Duck Soup: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023969/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Chico Marx as Ravelli in Marx brothers Animal Crackers: You couldn't afford it...Heh...you see, if we don't rehearse, we don't play...And, if we don't play...That runs into money.

https://youtu.be/vhaDA7TneL4

"He really is an idiot." https://youtu.be/xsOf0TZPPWY

https://www.marx-brothers.org/whyaduck/info/movies/scenes/ravelli.htm

https://youtu.be/Zz1xUbJprCw

Groucho's best insults mix: https://youtu.be/4Bqm_xWUxPg

09:20 - Two Kind of Jokes – "Bits” versus "jokes"

Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?”

Just the routine: https://youtu.be/sYOUFGfK4bU

Reaction video to the routine: https://youtu.be/5G9x2Uu19Sw

11:50 - Timing is Everything

15:40 - Two-Lane Blacktop movie

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067893/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

and Route 66 TV show

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053534/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

21:17 - Music in Movies: Scoring vs “Scourse-ing” (Scoring using preexisting source music material)

Example: Baby Driver https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3890160/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

28:00 - Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman and criterion collection Blu-ray and DVD additions

Zatoichi: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056714/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Criterion collection website: https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse?popular=new-releases

Zatoichi box it: https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1012-zatoichi-the-blind-swordsman

Criterion articles on Zatoichi:

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2971-on-the-road-with-zatoichi

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4219-tony-rayns-on-the-meaning-of-zatoichi

32:50 - Convoy Busters, Mike Malloy and Eurocrime documentary

Convoy Busters:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0152018/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

https://youtu.be/7ySak04-Q2o

https://www.cauldron-films.com/products/convoy-busters-limited-blu-ray-w-slipcase

https://diabolikdvd.com/product/convoy-busters-cauldron-films-le-slipcase-blu-ray-preorder/

https://www.amazon.com/Convoy-Busters-Special-Blu-ray-Karlatos/dp/B0BSCCDF9X

Mike Malloy:

https://www.youtube.com/@toughandgritty

“Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015367/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

39:00 - The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood the continuing evolution of a classic hero over hundreds of years

41:00 the many versions of Batman

Gotham by Gaslight: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7167630/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

44:33 - Batman Beyond - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147746/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

50:00 - Other Stuff

Lone Wolf and cub – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068815/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Shogun assassin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081506/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

53:56 - Lord of Light written by Roger Zelazny

https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Lord-of-Light/dp/B09PFBPW2B/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3525HXT6VEEBY&keywords=lord+of+light+Roger+Zelazny&qid=1682623079&s=instant-video&sprefix=lord+of+light+roger+zelazny%2Cinstant-video%2C152&sr=1-1

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