Hot Date with Dan and Vicky Dan Domingues and Vicky Aguero

A starry cast brings 1949's The Bribe to life.  Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price and John Hodiak are all on a fictitious Caribbean island together falling in love and scheming to steal leftover ammunition parts.  This somewhat forgotten noir was written by Marguerite Roberts, whose career was put on hold when she was blacklisted in 1951 for refusing to testify in front of the House Unamerican Activities Committee.  It was nine years before she would resurface and write several award nominated screenplays, including the one that would win John Wayne his only Oscar, True Grit.  
Dan and Vicky discuss the off beat noir along with plenty of recently seen including The Sadness, Sissy, Tar, The Fablemans, and more films off of the Sight and Sound best films of all time list. 
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Although produced in Spain, 1973's The Corruption of Chris Miller, has all the earmarks of a traditional Italian giallo - sexual tension in an isolated country house, bad dubbing and, most importantly, a black clad killer.  The film is directed by J.A..Bardem, uncle of Oscar winner Javier Bardem.  The lush cinematography is by Juan Gelpi and the grand score is from Waldo de los Rios.  Jean Seberg stars as Ruth, living with her estranged stepdaughter Chris in that country home.  Into their strained relationship enters Barney, a British drifter played by Barry Stokes who may also be the killer murdering locals for their money.
Yout Hot Date hosts discuss the film along with a ton of recently seen.  At the movies, there's MEG3HAN, A Man Called Otto, and Bill Nighy in Living.  Streaming and video DVD finds include The Pale Blue Eye, RRR, Peacock's Sick, The Menu, and 1959's Complusion.  
Also hear all about Dan's trip to Colombia and Vicky's cataract surgery! 
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Based on the true kidnapping story of wealthy Hong Kong businessman Teddy Wang, 1993's (although shot in 1993, it wasn't released in the US until 1996) Crime Story was an attempt by Jackie Chan to expand his dramatic acting range.  Audiences, and Chan himself, were not completely happy with the results.  The film didn't make much of a box office impression and Chan resented director Kirk Wong for pushing the film to be darker.
Your Hot Date hosts discuss the Asian actioner along with alot of recently seen.  Vicky talks about Velma, The Last of Us, The Mandalorian and Missing.  Dan discusses seeing the new Avatar in IMAX 3D and White Lotus season 2.  And both give their very STRONG opinions on Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool.  They also check in on the return of MoviePass and Vicky's various birthday celebrations!
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Although stuntmen did most of the underwater work, Elvis Presley, cast as Navy frogman Ted Jackson, whose job it was to diffuse sunken mines, still had alot of scenes in and around water in 1967's Easy Come, Easy Go.  This necessitated being clothed head to toe in scuba gear and getting wet occasionally - two things Elvis was not a fan of.  Also appearing in this film, one of the last of Elvis' movie career, were an off shore treasure subplot, a yoga class musical number, hippies in full body paint and One Day at a Time star Pat Harrington as the owner of a seaside shanty.
Dan and Vicky discuss the musical adventure directed by John Rich along with lots of recently seen.  Take notes!  There's alot here!  Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin, Shudder's Deadtectives, Significant Other on Paramount +, Netflix's You People, Peacock's Poker Face, Magic Mike's Last Dance, Luther: The Fallen Sun and SO much more. 
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Dan and Vicky discuss the randomly chosen 1950 melodrama Paid In Full starring Lizabeth Scott, Diana Lynn, Robert Cummings and Eve Arden.  
Your hosts also discuss some recently seen including Cocaine Bear, All Quiet on the Western Front, Top Gun: Maverick, and the series Fleischman is in Trouble and History of the World Part II.  
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On Hot Date episode 168, Dan and Vicky discuss the French-Polish film The Double Life of Veronique starring Irene Jacob, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Dumas and Claude Duneton.  This was the breakthrough film of Polish auteur KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI, who went on to make the acclaimed Color Trilogy and the Dekalog series.
Your hosts also discuss dog sitting, Steve Guttenberg and give a shout out to a Hot Date Facebook fan!  Some films and TV covered in the recently seen section include Scream VI, 1959's Ben-Hur, Hulu's Boston Strangler, Dungeons & Dragons, and the Nan Goldin doc All The Beauty and the Bloodshed.
(This episode was plagued by sound issues. Apologies in advance for the quality.  We hope it won't take away from your enjoyment of the show).
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