Arts
Joseph Heller’s screenplay Sex and the Single Girl and the movie version of his novel Catch 22 are put under the microscope in this episode of the Double Feature Review. Jim Farris and Douglas Lain are the hosts of what is sure to become the most important film review podcast of all time. Back in 1964 AH Weiler, writing for the New York Times, declared that Sex and the Single Girl was “not the worst picture ever made, girls and boys. No kidding.” While in 1970 Roger Ebert wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times that “Mike Nichols’ “Catch-22″ is a disappointment, and not simply because it fails to do justice to the Heller novel.” Jim and Doug appreciated these movies considerably more than Weiler or Ebert appreciated the films originally. As a Double Feature the films highlight Heller’s vision despite the differences in style, mood, theme and intent. Coming in July: The Wild Women of Wongo and Colossus and the Amazon Queen. Both are available on youtube.