Carnival of Souls (1962)
- Aug 13, 2010
FP109: “In the dark, your fantasies get so out of hand."
Herk Harvey's horror tour de force is a low-budget delight and a perfect example of creativity triumphing over a lack of funds! A...
T-Men (1947)
- Jul 23, 2010
FP108: “What’s the matter, you getting the wim-wams?"
Anthony Mann and John Alton combine their amazing powers to bring one of the first and best police procedural/film noirs of the early...
Sunset Boulevard (1951)
- Jul 16, 2010
FP107: “I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. Demille…"
Billy Wilder’s painful salute to the crumbling facade of “old Hollywood” bears watching again and again. Gloria Swanson, who truly was a...
Psycho (1960)
- Jul 9, 2010
FP106: “We all go a little mad sometimes…”
Alfred Hitchcock reportedly said that he felt Psycho was his best comedy. Of course, the joke is on you, the audience. After a decade of...
The Loved One (1965)
- Jul 2, 2010
FP105: The Movie with Something to Offend Everyone!
After thrilling the world with his bawdy and award-winning comedy Tom Jones, director Tony Richardson came to the States to make this...
M (1931)
- Jun 18, 2010
FP104: “I Can’t Help Myself!”
Not surprisingly, it took Germany's "uber-director" Fritz Lang a few years before he was ready to make his first sound film. In fact, he...
Employees’ Entrance (1933)
- Jun 11, 2010
FP103: “The Men’s Bathroom is out of order again...”
Warren Williams goes toe-to-toe with the demure and extremely cute Loretta Young and the not so demure but still somewhat cute (in a...
Wooden Crosses (Les Croix de Bois) (1932)
- May 28, 2010
FP102: “The erupting night will crush us all…"
As far as French film directors go, Raymond Bernard is one of the most neglected. At the time he made "Wooden Crosses" in 1932, there...
White Zombie (1932)
- May 21, 2010
FP101: “I have taken a liking to you…"
Arguably one of the best and most gothic of the early sound horror film cycle, with Bela Lugosi at his best as the villainous Murder...
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
- May 7, 2010
FP100: It's a hard world for little things
WELCOME TO EPISODE 100!! Charles Laughton created a singular work of art with "The Night of the Hunter." A film so intensely personal...