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...
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...
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Oct 3, 2008
FP083: “Whaddaya Hear? Whaddaya Say?"
Pat O’Brien as a priest, James Cagney as a murderous hood, and Humphrey Bogart as a sleazy lawyer? How can you go wrong? Lay it all in...