Singin’ In the Rain (1952)
Jul 8, 2011
FP114: “You Are My Lucky Star…"
Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly created pure celluloid gold with this musical tale of the upheaval of hollywood with the Coming of SOUND!...
The Man from Laramie (1955)
Jul 1, 2011
FP113: “The Man from Laaaarrraammieee…"
James Stewart and Anthony Mann team up for one last time—and the only time in CinemaScope—to bring to life one of the best and grittiest...
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Jun 24, 2011
FP112: “If You Can’t Find a Partner…"
Elvis Presley at his most Elvis-like-ness! In one of his few films not overseen by Hal B. Wallis, Elvis shines as the young...
The Natural (1984)
Jun 17, 2011
FP111: “The Best That Ever Was…"
Barry Levinson’s film of Bernard Malamud’s novel is Baseball as Mythology. It is also one of the most lyrical, beautiful, and sparse...
Rabbit of Seville (1950) & What’s Opera
May 27, 2011
FP110: “Kill the Wabbit!!"
The Film Guys and Niki Dakota do it LIVE for the second time before a stunned audience at the FilmDayton Festival! Charles M. “Chuck”...
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...