Thru the AKOM Lens: Magical Mystery Tour

Join Phoebe and Kristen as they discuss the influences, cinematic context and lasting cultural impact of Magical Mystery Tour! CONTENTS Influences and Context 2:23 Critical Reception. Does MMT warrant re-evaluation? 18:50 Stanley Kubrick - echoes of MMT 44:30 Weekend - a slice of 1967 art cinema 1:09:21 Discussion of Magical Mystery Tour 1:25:26 TW: brief mention of a (fictional) sexual assault on a minor in the Kubrick section Sources Rob Ager’s analysis of the Bear in The Shining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW2GrG7Zk0U Juli Kearn’s analysis of A Clockwork Orange: http://idyllopuspress.com/idyllopus/film/co_three.htm#magical FILMOGRAPHY (movies referenced in the podcast) Magical Mystery Tour (1967) The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever (1967) Peter Goldmann The Seventh Seal (1957) Ingmar Bergman One Plus One (1969) Jean-Luc Godard The Trial (1960) Orson Welles 8 ½ (1060) Federico Fellini Scorpio Rising (1960) Kenneth Anger Empire (1966) Andy Warhol Running, Jumping Standing Still (1959) Dick Lester Weekend (1967) Jean-Luc Godard Daisies (1966) Věra Chytilová. The Shining (1980) Stanley Kubrick A Clockwork Orange (1971) Stanley Kubrick 2001 (1969) Stanley Kubrick Barry Lyndon (1975) Stanley Kubrick Dr. Strangelove (1964) Stanley Kubrick The Astronomer's Dream (1898) Georges Méliès Breathless (1960) Jean-Luc Godard Tom Jones (1963) Tony Richardson The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) Peter Greenaway A Taste of Honey (1961) Tony Richardson