

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...
M (1931)
Jun 18, 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...
Employees’ Entrance (1933)
Jun 11, 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...
Wooden Crosses (Les Croix de Bois) (1932)
May 28, 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...
White Zombie (1932)
May 21, 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...
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
May 7, 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...
Los Olvidados (1950)
Apr 30, 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 Music Box (1932)
Apr 23, 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...
The California Kid (1974) & Streets of Fire
Apr 16, 2010
