All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- Mar 9, 2007
FP029: “Death is Not an Adventure…"
Lewis Milestone’s ground-breaking sound film epic treats WWI not as an allegory, as many of its predecessors had, but as a painfully...
The Fatal Glass of Beer & The Dentist
- Mar 2, 2007
FP028: “It Ain’t a Fit Night Out for Man or Beast!"
It is thought that these shorts were made so that the executives at Paramount could see just how good or bad W.C. Fields was on the...
Shaft (1971)
- Feb 23, 2007
FP027: “That Shaft Is One Bad Mother—”
Gordon Parks’ breakthrough detective film resonates with as much or more power than it did when it exploded on the scene back in 1971....
Eyes on the Prize (1987)
- Feb 16, 2007
FP026: “Keep Your Eyes On The Prize, Oh Lord.”
Henry Hampton’s fourteen hour journey through the American Civil Rights Movement should be required viewing for all, especially those...
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
- Feb 9, 2007
FP025: “What do you call that hairstyle?” “Arthur.”
“Are you a mod or a rocker?” “I’m a mocker.” Ringo’s exchange sets the tone for Richard Lester’s wild, free and groundbreaking little...
The Searchers—encore (1956)
- Feb 2, 2007
FP Encore: “The Searchers” — A Tribute to Russ Willeman
If you’ll pardon our soap box, please take a moment to look at this website. It gives information on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, the...