Salesman (1968)
- Sep 25, 2009
FP089: The Father’s Business
Albert and David Maysles' "Direct cinema" masterpiece tells the story of four door-to-door bible salesman and the people and problems...
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
- Sep 18, 2009
FP088: Life Out of Balance
The grand combination of Godfrey Reggio's thoughts, Philip Glass' music and Ron Fricke's cinematography make this film not only an...
8½ (Otto e mezzo) (1963)
- Sep 11, 2009
FP087: “stringing together the tattered pieces of your life...”
As the result of a horrible case of writer’s block, Federico Fellini created one of his most seminal and autobiographical films. The...
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
- Sep 4, 2009
FP086: “I Know You Are, But What Am I?"
What a way to start your career! Tim Burton’s debut feature and Paul Reubens’ big screen debut as his beloved and bizarre man-child...
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- Oct 17, 2008
FP085: A Relaxing Game of Solitaire...
John Frankenheimer's political thriller, based on Richard Condon's novel, is as riveting today as it ever was, remakes notwithstanding....
Winchester '73 (1950)
- Oct 10, 2008
FP084: “The Gun That Won the West."
Anthony Mann took an aging genre, the western, and an aging star, James Stewart, and turned them both around in Winchester '73. This film...