Written by John Huston and Richard Brooks and directed by John Huston and filmed almost entirely on the backlot of Warner Bros. studios, Key Largo is a intricate character study of people under pressure. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor and many more excellent actors. We should also count the storm as a character. It plays a big role in setting the circumstances and the mood for everything that goes down in and around Key Largo. So grab ...
Jul 13, 2018•52 min•Ep. 105
It's a sci-fi double feature, just like watching movies at the drive-in as a kid. Or at least when Bob and I were kids. I don't even know if there are any drive-in theaters anymore. This is a special episode, not just because of the double feature, we also have a special guest! Hailey returns and all three of us are in the same room at the same time recording our thoughts on these two amazing films. Note the sarcasm there. Actually, they both have some redeeming qualities. And they both have som...
Jun 13, 2018•36 min•Ep. 104
Essentially a buddy movie, maybe one of the first of this genre, three fellow soldiers and best friends played by Cary Grant, Victor McLagen and Douglas Fairbanks have a series of adventures in northern India (aka Lone Pine, California). There’s a darker undertone to the film that rears itself in a few scenes covering the occupation of India by the British. Filmed on location with a huge crew of over 900 people, this is definitely a big budget spectacle film. We enjoyed it and Bob relates some o...
Jun 06, 2018•53 min•Ep. 103
We talk about Lone Pine, California and Bob's week long trip to visit the area in March 2018.
Apr 27, 2018•45 min•Ep. 102
Set in the south, during a time of segregation, The Defiant Ones tells the tale of two escaped convicts, chained together and running for their lives. Directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Sidney Poitier, Tony Curtis, Theodore Bikel, Charles McGraw, Lon Chaney Jr., and Cara Williams it pulls no punches in showing the racism of the time. Depending on the review you read you'll either think it's a great classic movie or a boring melodrama. Bob and I lean more toward the great classic side of the...
Apr 13, 2018
We made it! 100 episodes! We spend our time talking through why we started the podcast, what it means to us, our top favorite and top worst movies and a bit of our plans for the next 100. Thank you to each of you for listening. It means a lot to us. We love hearing your thoughts and feedback.
Mar 17, 2018•36 min•Ep. 100
"The Gunfighter" tells the tale of Jimmy Ringo and his final days as he searches for a way out of his life as a “gunny”, a big time gunfighter. He tries to connect with his estranged wife and a son that doesn’t even know that the famous Jimmy Ringo is his father. Excellent dialog, fantastic music, and top notch acting all directed by Henry King. There’s a lot to like in the movie and the sense of doom prevailing in the film is totally appropriate given the dramatic ending. Starring Gregory Peck,...
Feb 10, 2018•47 min•Ep. 99
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger direct Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Kathleen Byron, Sabu, David Farrar, Jean Simmons and more in an epic tale filled with ghosts of the past, the power of nature and the futility of trying to fight either force. Filmed in glorious Technicolor, almost completely on a soundstage, the film triumphs as a master work of cinema. In what turns out to be almost a double episode, Bob and I lose ourselves in diving deep into the subtext of the film and marvel at the te...
Jan 24, 2018
We're joined by a special guest this episode, Hailey, my daughter and Bob's grand-daughter! Hailey and I watched "Murder At The Gallop" on Christmas Eve together. A totally fun way to spend the evening! We can't get enough of the scene with the cat jumping out of the closet. I mean, check out the screen grab of that amazing cat! Anyway, this movie is a hoot. We all three really enjoyed Margaret Rutherford's take on the Miss Marple character. Hailey coined a phrase to describe Miss Marple "Detect...
Dec 30, 2017•37 min•Ep. 97
There's a great one liner on the movie poster for "Where Eagles Dare". "One weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer, and a beautiful blonde named Mary decided to win World War II" But really, they didn't say "a tall handsome blue eyed man named Schaffer." Ugh. Things haven't changed much in 50 years. Anyway, the movie is an exciting roller coaster of action. And despite the trite description of Mary's character, played excellently by Mary Ure, she really kicks some ass in the movie along with t...
Dec 22, 2017•40 min•Ep. 96
Ester Williams headlines this drama, comedy, cartoon about the exploits of the Higgins family as they train for the English Channel swim. It's the whole family picking up from rural Arkansas and heading the the south coast of England to train and prepare for this epic swim. And why you ask are they training for this incredibly challenging swim? Well, to buy a prize bull of course! Well, that's not the only reason as you'll find out as you learn more about the motivations and connections of this ...
Dec 07, 2017•44 min•Ep. 95
Angela Lansbury, Basil Rathbone, Glynis Johns, and Mildred Natwick, among others, round out the cast. Danny Kaye for sure carries the day with his witty one liners, crazy rhyming scenes and especially his suave portrayal of Giacomo, when he’s hypnotized and under the influence of Griselda. You’re in for a treat with “The Court Jester”. There are also some great musical numbers, surprising choreography, and beautiful matte paintings, all skillfully written and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman ...
Nov 24, 2017•39 min•Ep. 94
It's a creature feature double-feature. Two classics from the golden age of cinema science fiction. Aliens and giant ants in the desert threatening humanity with utter destruction. "It Came From Outer Space" and "Them!" are classics that bring back a lot of great memories for both of us. And Bob surprises me with his rating of Them!
Sep 29, 2017•39 min
Considered a classic western, included in several top 100 films of all times lists, and often quoted and imitated, Shane brings it all, the acting, the direction, the script, the cinematography, and on and on. It really is a great film and Bob and I couldn't stop talking about it.
Sep 21, 2017•22 min
Considered a classic western, included in several top 100 films of all times lists, and often quoted and imitated, Shane brings it all, the acting, the direction, the script, the cinematography, and on and on. It really is a great film and Bob and I couldn't stop talking about it.
Sep 11, 2017•30 min
Directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Joan Crawford and Betty Davis “What ever happened to Baby Jane?” is a strange tale of twisted fate between two sisters. The slow strange ride comes to an end on the beach with ice cream and a dance number? Well, not really, but maybe, in Baby Jane's mind anyway.
Aug 27, 2017•29 min
Directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Joan Crawford and Betty Davis “What ever happened to Baby Jane?” is a strange tale of twisted fate between two sisters. It’s a slow weird ride into madness ending with a trip for ice cream to the beach! No, seriously, really.
Jun 24, 2017•34 min
Oliver! won 5 Oscars in 1969 including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Music. Carol Reed was once described as being able to put a picture together liked a clock maker and it shows in Oliver! The direction is top notch, the acting is outstanding, the sets are huge and amazing and the music is Oscar worthy. And yet… there’s something about the story that just doesn’t click with me and Bob. Give it a listen and see if you agree. Either way, drop us a line in the comments on the website, in i...
Apr 14, 2017•40 min
No Way Out is a movie that is as relevant today as it was in 1950. Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz delivers an outstanding film with an all star cast including Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell and Sidney Poitier in his first major motion picture appearance. This film is brutal in its honesty and in the depiction of the state of race relations. Set mainly in and around an urban hospital it tells the story of Ray Biddle a violently racist character, Edie Johnson, Ray’s ex-sister-in-law and Dr. Luther ...
Feb 22, 2017•39 min
The Clanton’s and the Earp’s have the final showdown at the O.K. corral. Based on real life events, the film covers the lives of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday leading up to the fateful gunfight. In fact the gunfight is really only a small part of the whole movie. It’s a film more about the relationship between the two main characters, the meaning of loyalty and friendship, and the lengths to which one will go to uphold one’s honor. John Sturgess directed and Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fl...
Jan 26, 2017•43 min
We’re wrapping up 2016 with one of our favorite all time Christmas movies appropriately title “A Christmas Story”.
Dec 24, 2016•43 min
Bad Day At Black Rock is as relevant today as it was when it was released in 1955. Spencer Tracy stars as John McCreedy, on a mission to deliver a medal to the father of a man that saved his life in Italy in World War II. The people of Black Rock have secrets. They are not happy to see a stranger roll into town on the train, which hasn’t stopped in over 4 years, asking questions about a certain homesteading family. Directed by John Sturges, and starring a powerhouse all star cast, including Robe...
Dec 18, 2016•24 min
Genevieve, oh Genevieve, why must you be so fickle. Breaking down every few miles. It’s only 60 miles from London to Brighton but in these turn of the 20th century cars it feels more like 600! Hijinks and pranks ensue along the way. Directed by Henry Cornelius, with some sweet mouth organ tunes provided by Larry Adler, starring Dinah Sheridan, John Greyson, Kay Kendall and Kenneth More. It’s part travel film, part slapstick comedy and part commentary on post World War II London. All in all a rol...
Nov 19, 2016•33 hr 44 min
Please somebody help us! We’ve wandered into the cemetery at midnight and the ghouls are out cavorting in the radiant moonlight. They’ve tied us to a post and forced us to watch “Orgy of the Dead”.
Nov 06, 2016•29 min
What do a contract killer, a bumbling night club owner, a corrupt chemical company CEO, and a magician/singer/patriot all have in common? Find out as we review “This Gun For Hire” starting Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd and directed by Frank Tuttle. Great directing, acting and cinematography all combine to elevate this noir thriller above the average film.
Oct 21, 2016•29 min
Directed by Roger Corman and starring Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone and Don Rickles star in a tale of science gone wrong.
Oct 06, 2016•34 min
Plan 9 From Outer Space truly lives up to its reputation. Bad in almost every aspect it becomes comical to the point of almost being entertaining. Almost.
Jun 19, 2016•32 min
Murder On The Orient Express is the big screen adaptation of the Agatha Christie’s novel of the same title, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring, well, a LOT of top names actors and actresses with stand out performances by Albert Finney, Marin Balsam, and Ingrid Bergman (to name just a few). It’s a murder mystery set on a train but that’s just the beginning. It’s a character study, a story of revenge and forgiveness, and it’s a story of the ripple effects caused by a tragic event in all of thei...
May 13, 2016•25 min
The Harvey Girls tells the story of a group of women that help to open a restaurant along the Santa Fe rail line in the late 1800’s.
May 01, 2016•28 min
The lady certainly did vanish, but was it all in the mind of Iris Henderson played by Margaret Lockwood or is something sinister afoot? In what has been described as a “comedy thriller” Alfred Hitchcock directs Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, Dame May Whitty and a cast of very interesting supporting characters in the 2nd of our train themed movies. We mention a couple of other movies during the podcast. Apparently the characters of Caldecott and Charters went on to appear in oth...
Apr 15, 2016•35 min
