Los Olvidados (1950)
- Apr 30, 2010
FP099: “kill every one of them before they are born!”
The last time we spoke about Luis Buñuel, he was making fun of rich hypocrites in The Exterminating Angel. In this earlier film, a far...
The Music Box (1932)
- Apr 23, 2010
FP098: Another Fine Mess
“The Boys.” “Two Minds Without a Single Thought.” “The Fiddle and the Bow.” “Dick and Doof.” No matter what they are called, or in what...
The California Kid (1974) & Streets of Fire
- Apr 16, 2010
FP097: Guilty Pleasures No. 4
Back again after a much longer hiatus than we expected!! Two movies, both great in their own way but not quite perfect, chosen without...
Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Dec 4, 2009
FP096: “Smells Like Victory...”
An intensely personal piece of cinema, which severely damaged its director’s career and almost killed its star. Yet thirty years on it...
Delicatessen (1991)
- Nov 27, 2009
FP095: “Nobody is entirely evil: it’s circumstances that make them evil, or they don’t know they are
Jeunet and Caro's delightful delicacy "Delicatessen" is arguably the best post-apocalyptic cannibal comedy—ever. Combining a singular...
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
- Nov 13, 2009
FP094: “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
This might better be titled "Sullivan's Travails" for all that poor John L. Sullivan is put through in trying to research his new pet...
Memento (2000)
- Oct 30, 2009
FP093: “We all need memories to remind ourselves who we are…"
Christopher Nolan is now best known for resuscitating “Batman,” to the delight of the Dark Knight’s minions everywhere. He burst on the...
Down With Love (2003)
- Oct 23, 2009
FP092: Guilty Pleasures No. 3
It's three for the price of one this week as The Film Guys and Niki Dakota present three films which don't appear on their List of...
Black Narcissus (1947)
- Oct 16, 2009
FP091: “Without discipline we should all behave like children.”
A production of The Archers, aka Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, "Black Narcissus" is great for only the spectacular Technicolor...
The Animated Chuck Jones, 1912-2002
- Oct 2, 2009
FP090: Chuck Jones
From lowly cel washer to head of a cartoon studio bearing his name, Charles M. "Chuck" Jones was one of the great success stories in...