Classic Movie Reviews
228 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★ - 68 ratingsA father and son watch old classic movies and then review them. Sometimes we even sound like we know what we're talking about.
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Episode 229 - Only Angels Have Wings
March 23, 2024 20:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB“Only Angels Have Wings” 1939 takes place in the fictional South American town of Barranca. There is danger, romance, and drama surrounding Barranca Airways a struggling business with fatalistic pilots, money worries, unpredictable weather, few planes, and difficult human relationships. Director Howard Hawks creates excitement much as he did with “Red River” 1948 (Episode 71), “The Thing from Another World’ 1951 (Episode 59), and many other excellent films. The cast includes Cary Grant as ...
Episode 228 - Bicycle Thieves
March 10, 2024 19:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB“Bicycle Thieves” also known as “Bicycle Thief” 1948 is an Italian drama that presents a Rome family struggling with unemployment, poverty, and the aftermath of World War II. Director Vittorio De Sica captures this subsistence life with exceptional use of black and white cinematography, melancholy music, on location street scenes, untrained actors, and devastating events. The movie won an Academy Award (Special Award) as did Mr. De Sica’s 1946 film “Shoeshine”. Lamberto Maggiorani plays A...
Episode 227 - Double Feature: Time After Time & Somewhere In Time
November 12, 2023 16:59 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBOur podcast covers time travel movies. “Time After Time” 1979 from Director Nicholas Meyer transports us to H.G. Wells and his search for Doctor John Leslie Stevenson known as Jack-the-Ripper. Malcolm McDowell is H.G. Wells, Mary Steenburgen plays Amy Robbins who assists Wells, with Jack-the-Ripper played by David Warner. “Somewhere in Time” 1980 by Director Jeannot Szwarc is the timeless love story between Elise Mckenna and Richard Collier. It unfolds at the Grand Hotel on beautiful Macki...
Episode 226 - Sextette
November 04, 2023 17:51 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB“Sextette” 1978 is Mae West’s last film and showcases her talents and one liners. The movie is a wedding day mash-up of oddball characters, funny situations, antics of ex-husbands, an international peace conference, musical numbers, and a potpourri of stars. Director Ken Hughes created this big budget smorgasbord that sank at the box office. Mae West is Marlo Manners/Lady Barrington the new bride of sixth husband Sir Michael Barrington played by Timothy Dalton. Sir Michael is also a secret ...
Episode 225 - Blood On The Moon
November 04, 2023 17:36 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBWe incorrectly said Robert Wise never directed a western. Mr. Wise directed these westerns - “Two Flags West” 1950, “Tribute to a Bad Man” 1956, and “Blood on the Moon” 1948. We apologize for our oversight. The creativity of Mr. Wise is seen throughout “Blood on the Moon”. Robert Mitchum as Jim Garry rides into a conflict involving Robert Preston as Tate Riling who has a scheme to profit from a cattle swindle effecting John Lufton played by Tom Tully, reservation food prices, and U.S. Go...
Episode 224 - The Lion
November 04, 2023 17:26 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB“The Lion” 1962 is a family/adventure film set on an animal preserve in Kenya. Director Jack Cardiff relies on excellent movie making skills to fill the screen with beautiful scenes of Africa and wildlife. Mr. Cardiff‘s experience includes Cinematographer for films such as “Black Narcissus” 1947 (Episode 98) and “The African Queen” 1951. William Holden is Robert Hayward a Lawyer who travels to Africa at the request of his former wife to help face the challenges of their eleven-year-old daug...
Episode 223 - Mogambo
November 04, 2023 17:18 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB“Mogambo” 1953 is a romance-adventure film set in Africa. Thank you to Patreon listener Arthur who recommended we include the movie in a podcast. Director John Ford built the film around African locations and music from African tribes. The film has many elements found in the 1932 movie “Red Dust”. Clark Gable is Victor Marswell the experienced guide who leads the safari to ultimately observe Gorillas in their natural setting. The safari group includes Grace Kelly as Linda Nordley who falls ...
Episode 222 - The Fog
January 29, 2023 23:35 - 57 minutes - 53 MB“The Fog” 1980 is a horror-drama set in the California coastal town of Antonio Bay. Director John Carpenter co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for this exciting story. A luminous, eerie fog rolls into town bringing with it the ghosts from 100 years ago seeking revenge for their brutal murder and theft of their gold. Adrienne Barbeau is Stevie Wayne the radio host who early on deals with the fog, Ty Mitchell plays Stevie’s son Andy, Jamie Lee Curtis is Elizabeth Solley a hitchhi...
Episode 221 - Cry, the Beloved Country
January 29, 2023 23:16 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB“Cry, the Beloved Country” 1951 is based on Alan Paton’s 1948 novel depicting several aspects of Apartheid in South Africa. Director Zoltan Korda persevered to make this film with intertwined stories of race relations, poverty, beliefs of diverse people, murder, a trial, status quo, yet a glimmer of hope. The movie, made in South Africa over 70 years ago, is a testament to strength and commitment. Canada Lee plays Stephen Kumalo the black minister searching for his son and other family memb...
Episode 220 - King Solomon's Mines
January 29, 2023 23:05 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB“King Solomon’s Mines” 1951 is the second film version depicting the danger and romance facing a group as they search for a missing husband and lost treasure in Africa in 1897. A 1937 movie was first to depict the story. For the 1951 film Directors Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton built the movie with much of it filmed in Africa. Deborah Kerr is Elizabeth Curtis who must locate her husband missing while looking for treasure. Allan Quatermain played by Stewart Granger is the well-known s...
Episode 219 - Bombshell
January 02, 2023 02:09 - 44 minutes - 41 MBThank you to one of our Patreon members for recommending “Bombshell” 1933 for this podcast. Director Victor Fleming has created a fast-paced comedy. Among Mr. Fleming’s many successes are “The Wizard of Oz” 1939 (Episode 144) and “Gone with the Wind” 1939. The talented Jean Harlow plays Lola Burns. Lola is “fed up” with the never-ending stories orchestrated in the press by Publicist E. J. “Space” Hanlon played by Lee Tracy. Lola’s father played by Frank Morgan and her brother played by ...
Episode 218 - Les Diaboliques
November 07, 2022 03:11 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBIn “Les Diaboliques”, translated The Devils, Director Henri-Georges Clouzot gives us a prize winning eerie drama that is one of the best in the genre. As the story unfolds both the mistress and the wife of a mean and controlling husband work together to accomplish his murder. The movie takes manytwists and turns leading to one of the best finales in film. Véra Clouzot plays the husband’s wife Christina, Simone Signoret is mistress Nicole, the dreadful husband Michel is played by Paul Meur...
Episode 217 - The 39 Steps
November 07, 2022 02:59 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB“The 39 Steps” 1935 is a spy movie with action taking place in the United Kingdom. Director Alfred Hitchcock packs the film with elements such as an innocent man on the run, a Hitchcock cameo, and the “MacGuffin” plot device important to the drama. These and other elements often appear in current films. Robert Donat is Richard Hannay the innocent Canadian thrust into espionage operations designed to steal plans for an advanced, silent airplane engine. Joining Mr. Donat’s excellent performa...
Episode 216 - Abbott And Costello - Buck Privates & Keep Em’ Flying
October 03, 2022 03:35 - 46 minutes - 44 MBThe comedy duo of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello fit the bill with their 1941 movies “Buck Privates” and “Keep ‘Em Flying”. With wars raging in Asia and Europe, there were several films in 1940 and 1941 aimed at building support for a United States military buildup.
Episode 215 - Secret of the Incas & Raiders of the Lost Ark
August 12, 2022 02:51 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB“Secret of the Incas” 1954 an adventure film that influences“Indiana Jonas and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” 1981. In “Secret of the Incas” Charlton Heston as Harry Steele has a hat, coat, and other things similar to those of Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. Moreover, Harry uses a shaft of light in the tomb as does Indiana in the Map Room at the Nazi dig site. Nicole Maurey as Elena Antonescu and Thomas Mitchell as Ed Morgan add to the action in Peru. Me...
Episode 214 - The Sound Of Music
June 30, 2022 02:44 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB“The Sound of Music” 1965 is a musical and drama film andamong our favorite movies. The creative talent of Director Robert Wise beautifully captures the von Trapp family story. We have reviewed many films directed by Mr. Wise including “The Andromeda Strain” 1971 (Episode 38), “Run Silent Run Deep” 1958 (Episode 117), and “West Side Story” 1961 (Episode 118). His films are excellent. The movie centers around the life of Maria played by Julie Andrews, Captain von Trapp played by Christoph...
Episode 213 - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
May 03, 2022 01:42 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB”Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” 1954 is set in 1850 and brings together wonderful Western themed musical and dance numbers and the horrible kidnapping of six women. Stanley Donen was Co-Director of “On the Town” 1948 (Episode 2) and “Singing in the Rain” 1952 (Episode 20), but as Director of this movie the disconnect between music and behavior smash head-on. Jane Powell as Milly marries Adam Pontipee played by Howard Keel. Milly gains the respect of the Pontipee brothers. Russ Tamblyn ...
Episode 212 - Paint Your Wagon
March 29, 2022 03:25 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MB“Paint Your Wagon” 1969 is a western – musical film. Director Joshua Logan faced multiple challenges including remote locations, cast members with differing ideas and styles, a ballooning budget, and studio anxieties. Mr. Logan needed his director experiences from films such as “South Pacific” 1958 (Episode 11) to complete this movie. Events occur at a gold rush mining camp full of lonely, wild miners. The huge cast is led by Lee Marvin as Ben Rumson the grizzled and hard drinking man of...
Episode 211 - Calamity Jane
March 29, 2022 03:03 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB“Calamity Jane” 1953 is a fanciful western, musical, and comedy involving the lives of Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok and many others in and around Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Director David Butler corrals together quite a group of characters for this light-hearted romp through the make-believe west with many fun songs. In part the movie was inspired by the box-office success of “Annie Get Your Gun” 1950. Doris Day plays the wildly energetic Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok is played by Ho...
Episode 210 - Hondo
February 13, 2022 04:26 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB"Hondo" 1953 is a 3D western directed by John Farrow with John Ford directing the final scenes because Mr. Farrow had to leave to complete another film. The movie was shown in 3D, but many smaller theaters showed it in the traditional format. The story takes place in 1870 when the Army invalidates a treaty obligation that leads to a conflict with the Apache Nation. Hondo Lane played by John Wayne is a dispatch rider and scout for the Army who arrives at the remote Arizona homestead of Ang...
Episode 209 - The Spiral Staircase
January 18, 2022 02:44 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBRobert Siodmak had a long career making films in Germany during the Weimar Republic (1919-1933) before fleeing to France in 1933. He then left for the United States in 1940 when France fell to Germany. "The Spiral Staircase" 1946 is a showcase of his talents in directing this gothic horror tale of a serial killer who targets vulnerable women in a Vermont town. The cast in this suspenseful movie includes Dorothy McGuire as Helen the woman unable to speak, George Brent as Professor Warren a...
Episode 208 - Paths Of Glory
January 05, 2022 04:27 - 58 minutes - 50.9 MB"Paths of Glory" 1957 is a World War I drama that somewhat reflects the Souain Corporals affair a true story of four French soldiers executed in 1915 for failure to follow orders. The soldiers were exonerated posthumously in 1934. Director Stanley Kubrick shows the nightmarish horror of trench warfare, brutal treatment of soldiers, and ultimately the corrupt leadership that leads to killing three soldiers. Kirk Douglas is Colonel Dax regimental commanding officer caught in the grinding wh...
Episode 207 - Crossfire
December 17, 2021 03:24 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB"Crossfire" 1947 deals with anti-Semitism and murder. Director Edward Dmytryk creates a masterful movie taking us to a place where hatred, fear, and ignorance culminate in the senseless beating death of Joseph Samuels a decorated veteran played by Sam Levene. The film is based on Richard Brooks's 1945 novel The Brick Foxhole. Robert Young is Police Captain Finlay who uncovers the true reason for Mr. Levene's murder. Robert Ryan as "Monty" Montgomery delivers a frightening performance leavin...
Episode 206 - Touch Of Evil
October 16, 2021 01:18 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB"Touch of Evil" 1958 and 1998 Director's cut is based on the 1956 novel Badge of Evil. Orson Welles directed the movie, rewrote parts of the script, and played Hank Quinlan the corrupt and double-crossing Police Captain from Los Robles a U.S. border town. Car bomb deaths, drug smuggling, racial tensions, kidnapping, and the ultimate betrayal of a longtime friendship are woven into this mesmerizing tale as only Welles could tell it. Charlton Heston is Ramon Vargas high-ranking member of Mexi...
Episode 205 - Moonraker
September 10, 2021 02:11 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB”Moonraker" 1979 is the fourth film in our James Bond series. Director Lewis Gilbert combines themes in the movie. There is wealthy Hugo Drax whose monstrous plan involves multiple space shuttles and poison to dominate the world, a science fiction space adventure, comedic one liners, super hero exploits from Bond, near death experiences around the globe, and romance. Roger Moore is in his fourth tour as James Bond 007 the MI6 problem solver, Michael Lonsdale as Drax, Holly Goodhead played b...
Episode 204 - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
August 29, 2021 02:20 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBThe sixth James Bond film takes center stage with "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" from 1969. Long time industry veteran Peter R. Hunt makes his Director debut for this film. Mr. Hunt's quick film cutting accentuates the action. This may be the Bond film that most closely follows the novel's themes. In his first film role is George Lazenby as James Bond. Mr. Lazenby appears as Bond in only this film. Countess Tracy di Vicenzo played by Diana Rigg is the independent woman who partners w...
Episode 203 - From Russia With Love
July 25, 2021 03:33 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBTerence Young returns to helm "From Russia with Love" 1963. Mr. Young's direction keeps the swagger in James Bond as it was initially captured in "Dr. No". Istanbul, Turkey, is the scene for much of the spy drama as James Bond and MI6 battle the Soviet Union's SMERSH (an actual counter-intelligence group) and the deadly agents of SPECTRE. Sean Connery as James Bond teams with Ali Kerim Beythe head of MI6 in Istanbul played by Pedro Armendariz (in his last film role). Together they battle ...
Episode 202 - Dr. No
July 08, 2021 22:02 - 48 minutes - 44 MBArthur Sculco joins us for the podcast discussion of "Dr. No" 1962. Arthur is a Patreon subscriber and an avid watcher of classic movies. Thank you Arthur for joining us! Our visit ranges from a review of "Dr. No" to an overview of the James Bond franchise and thoughts about other films. Terence Young directed three James Bond films, "Dr. No", "From Russia with Love" 1963, and "Thunderball" 1965. Mr. Young was instrumental in setting the stage for almost sixty years of James Bond adventure...
Episode 201 - Jules and Jim
June 11, 2021 22:44 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB"Jules and Jim" 1962 is the French film of a romantic love triangle set before, during and after World War I. Director Francois Truffaut also co-wrote and produced the film. The basis for the movie is Henri-Pierre Roché's 1953 book about his and another man's love and involvement with a free-spirited woman. Jeanne Moreau is Catherine who resembles the statue of a woman with a splendid smile. Ms. Moreau's performance headlines the film that often has a dreamlike quality. Oskar Werner is Jule...
Episode 200 - Star Wars - Part 2
June 04, 2021 15:35 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBThe George Lukas film was instrumental in launching the era of the movie blockbuster. The musical score by John Williams and the production values perfectly match the film's story. The memorable cast is highlighted by Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Darth Vader (David Prowse - voice by James Earl Jones), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker), Chewbacca "Chewie" (Peter Mayhew), evil Grand Moff Tarki...
Episode 200 - Star Wars - Part 1
May 27, 2021 02:54 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB"Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" 1977 is our podcast episode 200. We pay tribute to the movie genius of George Lucas who created the magnificent science fiction space adventures of the Star Wars films. His films changed the movie entertainment business. Mr. Lucas spent years building the scope and beauty of these films and always pursued his dream of reaching movie screens throughout the world. The challenges were daunting and he did not waver in his belief that the films must capture t...
Episode 199 - Elevator to the Gallows
May 04, 2021 17:26 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBHappy May the 4th! Head over to Patreon at patreon.com/classicmoviereviews and check out our two-part review of “Star Wars” available early for Patrons. We also have special bonus content and behind the scenes videos available for Patrons. Check it out and help support the show! May the 4th be with you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now back to our regularly scheduled programming… "Elevator to the Gallows" 1958 is a French crime film directed by Louis Malle. The musical score by Miles Davisi...
Episode 198 - The Mark Of Zorro
April 29, 2021 23:06 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB"The Mark of Zorro" is a 1940 film based on The Curse of Capistrano written in 1919 by Johnston McCulley. This film is the wrap-up in our tribute to Basil Rathbone. The film follows on the success of the 1920 silent movie "The Mark of Zorro" starring Douglas Fairbanks. Rouben Mamoulian directed the 1940 film and it garnered an Academy Award nomination for the musical score by Alfred Newman. Leading this swashbuckler is Tyrone Power as Don Diego Vega/Zorro the hero that brings about the d...
Episode 197 - Son Of Frankenstein
April 22, 2021 18:07 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBWe continue our salute to Basil Rathbone with "Son of Frankenstein" from 1939. In this adventure Mr. Rathbone is Baron Wolf von Frankenstein who travels to the family ancestral castle. His mission is to redeem his father's reputation. Joining the Baron is his wife Baroness Elsaplayed by Josephine Hutchinson and their young son Peter played by Donnie Dunagan. Director Rowland V. Lee puts together a film that is among the best of the Universal horror movies. Baron von Frankenstein encount...
Episode 196 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
April 09, 2021 14:16 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" 1939 is the second and last of the Sherlock Holmes films from 20th Century Fox. However, good news for us Holmes fans because Universal Studios produced another twelve Holmes films from 1942 through 1946. In this adventure Holmes played by Basil Rathbone and Professor Moriarty played by George Zucco meet outside the Old Bailey where Moriarty has been acquitted of murder. Holmes located the evidence of guilt, but arrived too late to alter the verdict. N...
Episode 195 - Hound Of The Baskervilles
March 13, 2021 04:03 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBThe Hound of the Baskervilles" 1939 is the first of two movies made by 20th Century-Fox as part of the fourteen Sherlock Holmes films released from 1939 through 1946. Universal Studios produced the remaining twelve films. Basil Rathbone plays Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce is Dr. Watson in all fourteen movies in the series. For many movie fans Mr. Rathbone and Mr. Bruce are the definitive characters from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle detective mystery novel. We agree with this assessment. All...
Episode 194 - Lady From Chungking
March 03, 2021 02:31 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB"Lady from Chungking" 1942 made at the height of World War II provides a star level role for Anna May Wong as Kwan Mei. Director William Nigh has ample experience putting together small budget movies. The film centers on Kwan Mei the leader of an underground group of farmers and villagers fighting against the Japanese occupation of China. She is also working to rescue two downed Flying Tigers pilots so they can return to action. This is a strong role for Anna May Wong and a good example of a...
Episode 193 - Shanghai Express
February 22, 2021 04:09 - 48 minutes - 44 MB"Shanghai Express" 1932 brings us the drama and danger facing several travelers on the train from Peking to Shanghai during the civil war in China. Director Josef von Sternberg builds an engaging film that has solid production values and the look of a more recent adventure movie. Our featured actor Anna May Wong is Hui Fei who plays a pivotal role that involves rebel leader Henry Chang played by Warner Oland. In addition to civil war the film centers on the love story between Marlene Dietri...
Episode 192 - Toll Of The Sea
February 13, 2021 21:52 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MB"The Toll of the Sea" from 1922 is the first lead role for Anna May Wong who was 17 and the second feature movie to use Technicolor film. Director Chester M. Franklin presents the tragic love of Lotus Flower played by Ms. Wong for Allen Carver an American played by Kenneth Harlan. Because of their love for each other they marry "Chinese fashion". Mr. Carver promises to take her to the United States. Lotus Flower's friends warn her that he will never take her to America. As predicted Mr. Car...
Episode 191 - To Be Or Not To Be
February 06, 2021 19:43 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBMasterfully directed by Ernst Lubitsch, "To Be Or Not To Be" successfully rides a fine line between satire, comedy, drama, romance and action. The script, written by Melchior Lengyel and Edwin Justus Mayer is one of the best in all of film. It stars Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart, Lionel Atwill, Stanley Ridges, Sig Ruman, Tom Dugan and many more excellent actors. The movie feels timely while at the same time as presenting scenes that feel almost documentary and hist...
Episode 190 - Some Like It Hot
January 24, 2021 23:48 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBJimmy Kustes joins us for our discussion of "Some Like It Hot" 1959. In an earlier podcast Jimmy discussed his 2019 film "Body Swap" available on vimeo.com/on-demand. In "Some Like It Hot" Director Billy Wilder creates a romantic - dramatic comedy involving two men who play in a jazz band and accidentally witness a gangland murder in Chicago. These two escape the gang by disguising themselves as women and joining an all female band the Society Syncopators headed to a musical gig in Florid...
Episode 189 - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
January 16, 2021 17:10 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MB"Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" 1948 is a delightful comedy based on Eric Hodgins's 1946 book of the same name. Cary Grant as James Blandings and Myrna Loy as Muriel Blandings team up following their worktogether in "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer“ 1947. Director H.C. Potter crafts this funny tale as the Blandings decide to leave their Manhattan apartment for the countryside of Connecticut. What follows is a series of miss steps as the Blandings forge ahead in the pursuit of thei...
Episode 188 - Holiday Affair
December 25, 2020 20:41 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB"Holiday Affair" 1949 is an enjoyable film for the holiday season. There is excellent writing by Isobel Lennart, believable characters, solid production values and first-rate direction by Don Hartman. Actually these elements combine to make this a movie worth watching any time of the year. Among the believable characters is Robert Mitchum as Steve Mason the future builder of boats, Janet Leigh as Connie Ennis the loving mother of Timmy Ennis her 6 1/2 year old son played by Gordon Gebert,...
Episode 187 - The War Of The Worlds
December 25, 2020 20:40 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBThank you to Arthur Sculco for his selection of "The War of the Worlds" 1953 as well as three other films we recently reviewed "Soylent Green", "2001 A Space Odyssey" and "The Time Machine". Director Byron Haskin and Producer George Pal adapted the 1898 H.G. Welles novel to create an exciting and timeless science fiction film. Dr. Clayton Forrester played by Gene Barry is a well-known scientist from Pacific Institute of Science and Technology who finds himself in the middle of a large-sca...
Episode 186 - The Time Machine
December 25, 2020 20:33 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBBased on H.G. Wells' story, "The Time Machine" from 1960 is a first rate science fiction movie. Director George Pal is a master of creating films that nourish the imagination. Arnold Leibovit's documentary The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal captures the innovative talent of the Academy Award winning Mr. Pal. H. George Wells played by Rod Taylor has constructed a beautiful time machine and is prepared to travel into the future. George is tired of the present time and wants to use the f...
Episode 185 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
December 17, 2020 22:17 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBDirector Stanley Kubrick created the masterpiece film "2001: A Space Odyssey" 1968. Among the influences for the film are Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel" 1951, "Universe" 1960 the documentary from the National Film Board of Canada and the 1964 New York World's Fair movie "To the Moon and Beyond". Mr. Kubrick assembled a stellar group of people and took several years to make this exceptional movie. The film has inspired filmmakers and been a significant force as reflected in subsequent mov...
Episode 184 - Body Swap - Special Episode
December 04, 2020 02:33 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MB"Body Swap" is a romantic comedy about a woman and man whose bodies are switched by accident with a defective office paper shredder. Ouch!!! This is a funny and engaging film. Tim Morton is the Director of this professionally produced film featuring excellent performances by Ella Jordan as CJ, Casey played by Jimmy Kustes, Casey's brother Roy played by Gunner Willis, Kayte Giralt as Lisa, Wendy played by Erica Manni and a host of supporting cast members. The film is on Vimeo On Demand ...
Episode 183 - Soylent Green
December 04, 2020 02:25 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB"Soylent Green" 1973 is an intense film depicting a grim and dangerous world of the future. The movie has multiple levels of drama and intrigue including murder, famine, overpopulation and authoritarian rule over people. Director Richard Fleischer creates a vision of despair as oceans die and the environment deteriorates. Mr. Fleischer has built another excellent film in his long line of movies including "The Narrow Margin" 1952 - Episode 75 and "Fantastic Voyage" 1966 - Episode 13. Charlto...
Episode 182 - El Vampiro
November 19, 2020 17:41 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB"El vampiro" (The Vampire) from 1957 is an engrossing version of the vampire story. Director Fernando Mendez had a successful career with more than thirty films in the movie industry of Mexico. Mr. Mendez and Producer Abel Salazar created this entertaining movie. The story centers on Marta played by Ariadne Welter as she travels to her childhood village and encounters vampires that dominate the local scene. German Robles as the vampire Count Karol de Lavud has a strong influence over people...
Episode 181 - Curse Of The Demon
November 12, 2020 22:30 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBIn "Curse of the Demon" a.k.a. "Night of the Demon" 1957 we explore the dark and satanic dominion of Dr. Julian Karswell played by Niall MacGinnis as he sets about making believers of those who doubt his powers. The Director Jacques Tourneur displays his exceptional experience as he creates this entertaining film using suspense, music, cinematography, special effects and talented actors. The movie reminds us of Mr. Tourneur's "Cat People" from 1942. Dana Andrews plays Dr. John Holden the Ps...