IMMP
236 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsMatthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium?
Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this.
(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)
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096: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
July 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBFrom the depths of space comes a message of peace...or else. Matthew and Ian discuss the 1951 movie THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.
095: Harryhausen Month: SINBAD
June 27, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBThe IMMP sets sail with Captain Sinbad! Three different Sinbads, as a matter of fact: THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973) and SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER (1977)
094: Harryhausen Month: MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
June 13, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBGiant bees! Giant Chickens! GIANT ENEMY CRAB! Ray Harryhausen takes on Jules Verne in the 1961 adventure MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.
093: FIRST MEN IN THE MOON
May 30, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBOur H.G. Wells month wraps up with the 1964 movie FIRST MEN IN THE MOON. Space cops. Victorian slapstick. Thrilling conflict with a non-human menace. How many movies did they fit into this movie?
092: THE TIME MACHINE (1960)
May 16, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBH.G. Wells month continues (continued? will continue?) with George Pal's 1960 version of The Time Machine.
Bonus Show: THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT
May 13, 2022 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBA bonus show from our special Patreon feed: Something New to Watch! Ian and Matthew went out to see the movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, starring Nicholas Cage and Pedro Pascal. That was…an experience. And Matthew feels targeted.
091: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
May 02, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBIn 1898 H.G. Wells imagined a war between the people of Earth advanced invaders from Mars. Since then storytellers have re-envisioned this conflict for their own times. One of these was George Pal, whose 1953 movie became a generation's iconic depiction of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. How does that mid-century version hold up seventy years later?
090: George A. Romero's KNIGHTRIDERS
April 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBBrave knights, weapons ready, armor made fast, ride into battle astride their mighty...motorcycles. Can a code of chivalry survive on a carny circuit? Ian and Matthew explore this and more as they discuss George A. Romero's KNIGHTRIDERS.
089: John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR
April 04, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBKnights in shining armor. A mythic sword conferring the power to unite a kingdom. A manic mage. Ian and Matthew talk about John Boorman’s Arthurian epic EXCALIBUR.
088: FILLMORE! (The Millennial Strikes Back)
March 21, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBFollowing up on our Streets of San Francisco show, Ian takes over to talk about the spiritual descendant of Quinn Martin and the best American animated series you may have never seen: Disney's middle-school police procedural FILLMORE!
087: THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
March 07, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBTonight’s episode: our first QUINN MARTIN PRODUCTION! A young Michael Douglas and a seasoned Karl Malden solve crime on THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
086: THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
February 21, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB1984's ROMANCING THE STONE was a hit that surprised even its own studio. So what could they do but make a sequel to release the very next year? Ian and Matthew find out whether 1985's THE JEWEL OF THE NILE lives up to the original.
085: ROMANCING THE STONE
February 07, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBValentine's Day is almost here! And what's more romantic than murder, theft, kidnapping, crocodiles, and movie stars in the jungle? Ian and Matthew find out as they discuss the 1984 feature ROMANCING THE STONE.
084: John Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
January 24, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBIn 1981 John Carpenter and Kurt Russell showed us how bad things could be in 1997: the USA, Russia, and China at war, while the United States Police Force maintains Manhattan Island as one big prison. How does this all play in 2022? Ian and Matthew discuss ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK!
083: Sonic or Harvey? CHOOSE YOUR SASSY ANIMAL FRIEND
January 10, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBIan and Matthew were not able to record a show this week, so we dug into the Patreon archives to assemble a special episode. Sonic the Hedgehog from the 2020 movie, or Harvey the giant invisible rabbit from the classic Jimmy Stewart movie: Choose your sassy animal companion!
Sonic or Harvey? CHOOSE YOUR SASSY ANIMAL FRIEND
January 10, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBIan and Matthew were not able to record a show this week, so we dug into the Patreon archives to assemble a special episode. Sonic the Hedgehog from the 2020 movie, or Harvey the giant invisible rabbit from the classic Jimmy Stewart movie: Choose your sassy animal companion!
082: THE STARLOST starring Keir Dullea
December 29, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBJust in time for New Year's, the IMMP Holiday in Space ends with a saga starring Keir Dullea as an adventurous young man navigating physical and existential perils aboard a dangerous spacecraft with a faulty computer. So sure, it's kind of like 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. But it's not. It's the 1973 Canadian TV series THE STARLOST.
THE STARLOST starring Keir Dullea
December 29, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBJust in time for New Year's, the IMMP Holiday in Space ends with a saga starring Keir Dullea as an adventurous young man navigating physical and existential perils aboard a dangerous spacecraft with a faulty computer. So sure, it's kind of like 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. But it's not. It's the 1973 Canadian TV series THE STARLOST.
2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT starring Roy Scheider
December 13, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBThe IMMP Holiday In Space continues! Maybe 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY didn’t need a sequel. But it got one. So Ian and Matthew are back to discuss the 1984 film 2010: THE YEAR ME MAKE CONTACT.
081: 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT starring Roy Scheider
December 13, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBThe IMMP Holiday In Space continues! Maybe 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY didn’t need a sequel. But it got one. So Ian and Matthew are back to discuss the 1984 film 2010: THE YEAR ME MAKE CONTACT.
080: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
November 29, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBIn the year 1968, Stanley Kubrick offered a vision of what life would be like in the year 2001. And that vision was "very bright, very glossy, very high tech, very trippy." This week the IMMP addresses 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
November 29, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBIn the year 1968, Stanley Kubrick offered a vision of what life would be like in the year 2001. And that vision was "very bright, very glossy, very high tech, very trippy." This week the IMMP addresses 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.
Bonus Show - DUNE (2021)
November 17, 2021 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBFrom our Patreon bonus feed: We followed our recent reading of the novel DUNE with a special Something New To Watch show about the Denis Villeneuve movie. Hope you enjoy!
079: REMINGTON STEELE
November 15, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBMystery and romance with some "will they or won't they?" tension. There was a lot of that in 80s TV. Where did it start? Some would say right here, with Pierce Bronson and Stephanie Zimbalist starring in REMINGTON STEELE.
REMINGTON STEELE
November 15, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBMystery and romance with some "will they or won't they?" tension. There was a lot of that in 80s TV. Where did it start? Some would say right here, with Pierce Bronson and Stephanie Zimbalist starring in REMINGTON STEELE.
James Bond in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
November 01, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBThere are so many James Boned movies to choose from, so we decided to start with the first one Matthew saw in a theater: THE SPY WHO LOVED ME starring Roger Moore as James Bond 007.
078: James Bond in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
November 01, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBThere are so many James Bond movies to choose from, so we decided to start with the first one Matthew saw in a theater: THE SPY WHO LOVED ME starring Roger Moore as James Bond 007.
Jean Cocteau’s LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (Beauty and the Beast, 1946)
October 18, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBContinuing the Spooky Castle theme begun with DRACULA, the podcast looks at a unique, surreal French film that is simultaneousy weird, creepy and romantic. It's Jean Cocteau's 1946 film LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (Beauty and the Beast).
077: Jean Cocteau’s LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (Beauty and the Beast, 1946)
October 18, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBContinuing the Spooky Castle theme begun with DRACULA, the podcast looks at a unique, surreal French film that is simultaneousy weird, creepy and romantic. It's Jean Cocteau's 1946 film LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (Beauty and the Beast).
DRACULA (1931, starring Bela Lugosi)
October 04, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBHe had style, he had game, and he was starting a new life in England. Well, except for the "life" part. IMMP's Halloween 2021 kicks off with the first of the legendary Universal monster movies: DRACULA starring Bela Lugosi.
076: DRACULA (1931, starring Bela Lugosi)
October 04, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBHe had style, he had game, and he was starting a new life in England. Well, except for the "life" part. IMMP's Halloween 2021 kicks off with the first of the legendary Universal monster movies: DRACULA starring Bela Lugosi.
Frank Herbert’s DUNE
September 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBTen thousand years in the future, as a galactic empire is wracked by conflict over control of the most precious resource in the universe, grownups and teenagers still fail to understand one another. Yes, there's more to it. Find out just how much as Ian and Matthew discuss Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, DUNE.
075: Frank Herbert’s DUNE
September 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBTen thousand years in the future, as a galactic empire is wracked by conflict over control of the most precious resource in the universe, grownups and teenagers still fail to understand one another. Yes, there's more to it. Find out just how much as Ian and Matthew discuss Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, DUNE.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
September 06, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBThis 1977 movie gave us mysterious visitations, government cover-ups, a sense of wonder, and the template for 1980s Spielberg. Ian and Matthew talk about CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND.
074: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
September 06, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBThis 1977 movie gave us mysterious visitations, government cover-ups, a sense of wonder, and the template for 1980s Spielberg. Ian and Matthew talk about CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND.
THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
August 23, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBScience fairs are fun. Wouldn't they be more fun with working nuclear weapons? John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon and John Mahoney find out in 1986's THE MANHATTAN PROJECT.
073: THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
August 23, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBScience fairs are fun. Wouldn't they be more fun with working nuclear weapons? John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon and John Mahoney find out in 1986's THE MANHATTAN PROJECT.
COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT
August 09, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBFollowing up on Wargames, Ian and Matthew talk about a 1970 movie in which a scientist creates a supercomputer to protect mankind from nuclear war -- and succeeds! Sounds happy, doesn't it? It's not. It's COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT.
072: COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT
August 09, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBFollowing up on Wargames, Ian and Matthew talk about a 1970 movie in which a scientist creates a supercomputer to protect mankind from nuclear war -- and succeeds! Sounds happy, doesn't it? It's not. It's COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT.
WARGAMES
July 26, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBDON'T TAKE THE MEN OUT OF THE PODCAST LOOP. Instead listen to Ian and Matthew talk about 1983's WARGAMES starring Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Dabney Coleman and Barry Corbin.
071: WARGAMES
July 26, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBDON'T TAKE THE MEN OUT OF THE PODCAST LOOP. Instead listen to Ian and Matthew talk about 1983's WARGAMES starring Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Dabney Coleman and Barry Corbin.
070: POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE (The Millennial Strikes Back)
July 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBPOKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE. Or POKÉMON THE MOVIE 3. Or SPELL OF THE UNOWN: ENTEI. Or... listen, this movie has a lot of titles. But we’re here to find out what it meant to Ian, and why. And does it still hold up?
POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE (The Millennial Strikes Back)
July 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBPOKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE. Or POKÉMON THE MOVIE 3. Or SPELL OF THE UNOWN: ENTEI. Or... listen, this movie has a lot of titles. But we’re here to find out what it meant to Ian, and why. And does it still hold up?
RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 2
June 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBHarryhausen Month continues with a look at two of his more concrete sci fi movies: EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS and 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH.
069: RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 2
June 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBHarryhausen Month continues with a look at two of his more concrete sci fi movies: EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS and 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH.
068: RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 1
June 14, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBJune is Ray Harryhausen Month! Ian and Matthew celebrate Ray Harryhausen's 101st birthday with a look at two of his earliest movies: THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.
RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 1
June 14, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBJune is Ray Harryhausen Month! Ian and Matthew celebrate Ray Harryhausen's 101st birthday with a look at two of his earliest movies: THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.
Dean Stockwell and Sandra Dee in THE DUNWICH HORROR (1970)
May 31, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBH.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror gets a 70s-hippie-sex-magic take in this Roger Corman-produced version of THE DUNWICH HORROR.
067: Dean Stockwell and Sandra Dee in THE DUNWICH HORROR (1970)
May 31, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBH.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror gets a 70s-hippie-sex-magic take in this Roger Corman-produced version of THE DUNWICH HORROR.
Bill Murray in THE RAZOR’S EDGE
May 17, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBMatthew has shown Ian Bill Murray in Stripes. And Bill Murray in Ghostbusters. And now, Bill Murray in ... an adaptation of a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It's finally time for Ian to learn his Dad's complicated relationship with The Razor's Edge.