It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Dec 29, 2006
FP020: Frank Capra’s Wonderful Film
Frank Capra’s first film after WWII was of the utmost importance to him—would audiences still accept what so many critics had labeled...
Perfect DVD Gift Ideas!
- Dec 15, 2006
FP019: “All I Want For Christmas Is My DVDs!”
Ties? A new bathrobe? Socks?? Fuggedahboudit! What every red-blooded cinema fan wants for Christmas (or Hanukkah or whatever celebration...
A Christmas Story (1983)
- Dec 8, 2006
FP018: “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!”
Does it amaze anyone else that one of America's favorite Christmas movies comes from Canada? Or that its director had previously made...
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Dec 1, 2006
FP017: “Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.”
“Chicken Every Sunday?” Do you remember that movie? No? Well, in order to get Miracle on 34th Street made, director George Seaton had to...
Babe (1995)
- Nov 24, 2006
FP016: “That’ll do, Pig.”
From George Miller, the creator of Mad Max and The Road Warrior comes Babe, a film without a single truck chase or sharp-edged boomerang...
The Iron Giant (1999)
- Nov 10, 2006
FP015: “Souls Don’t Die…”
Brad Bird, now best known for his film The Incredibles, created this beautiful, poignant, and emotionally charged animated film in 1999,...