A discussion of John Ford's 1939 film, self-described as "a powerful story of 9 strange people." We discuss the western genre, the concept of home, and John Wayne's faith. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Rawhide" by Frankie Laine.
Maybe you saw Christopher Nolan's most recent film and had no idea what happened. We reveal all secrets here. Listen for more. We are joined by Fr. Gregory Pine. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Floating on Air" by Spa Music.
Luxury, revolution, matchmaking, and the strong ocean currents of Sicily. Join us for a discussion of Luchino Visconti's 1963 film, an adaptation of the earlier novel by Lampedusa. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Mamba Italiano" by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
For everyone interested in more Swedish drama films, this is the one for you. Join us as we discuss our second Ingmar Bergman film and once again look death in the face. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles.
A discussion of the1922 silent vampire film by F.W. Murnau. This edition should delight and inform the average movie viewer, while perhaps frustrating true Stoker scholars of this field. It is a field in which we are not experts. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Nosferatu" by Blue Oyster Cult.
Our third time covering Terrence Malick, here in his early 1978 film on migrant workers. You can see Richard Gere harvesting wheat in the Texas Panhandle, echoing the story of Abraham and Sara, all shot in natural light and very often at dusk. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: suite from the film by Ennio Morricone.
A discussion of Martin Scorsese's 2016 film on Jesuit missionaries to Japan. Based on an earlier novel by Shūsaku Endō, we discuss themes of colonialism, courage before death, whether Star Wars and Spiderman actors were a good choice as priests, and whether the film's theology is snuff with that of the Church. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "You Know How I Do" by Taking Back Sunday.
Search for paradise with us in Terrence Malick's 1998 film on the Guadalcanal campaign. The director, as always, has various musings: war in nature and in men, the animal kingdom, the inner philosopher in each man, and our inevitable task of facing death. It is also Jim Caviezel's first film, flanked by a celebrity cast of just about any actor you can name, besides Tom Hanks who was busy with Saving Private Ryan. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Jisas Yu Hol...
Be prepared to face human nature as such, as we discuss Andrei Tarkovsky's 1966 classic on the Middle Ages, the power of sweeping visuals, the texture of mud, the place of artists in society, and the mortal condition, i.e. we will all die one day. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Final Teleutaion Antiphon Before the Entrance" by Cappella Romana.
A return to the Dutch filmmaker, Carl Theodor Dreyer, and his 1955 film on three brothers, crazed prophets, and the possibility of miracles. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "The Word" by The Beatles.
A discussion of the1963 film for which Sidney Poitier won Best Actor at the Academy Awards. The story of a migrant worker, traveling through rural Arizona and then taken in by Catholic German nuns, is based on a William Edmund Barrett novel of the same name. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Amen" from the film itself.
A discussion of George Seaton's 1947 Christmas film, set in Macy's, and igniting yet again the great Santa question: should we tell children of him or not? Find the final answer in this very episode. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole.
A discussion of Carol Reed's 1949 noir film set in postwar Vienna, where a American western novelist turns detective to solve his friend's murder. Names as big as Graham Greene and Orson Welles! A mystery film to thrill all ages! Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "The Third Man Theme" by The Band.
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. 1942. No explanation necessary. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "As Time Goes By" by Dooley Wilson.
A discussion of Philip Gröning's 2007 documentary on the monks of the Grande Chartreuse. One of the most hidden religious communities in the world, they replied to his letter after 16 years, granting him 6 months access to film within cloister walls. Wait until the right contemplative mood to watch this film. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum.
A discussion of Maurice Cloche's 1947 film on St. Vincent de Paul, his work as father to the poor and galvanizing help from the higher-ups. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Vincent" (not de Paul) by Don McLean.
A discussion of Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 film on the final days of medieval Europe's best-documented female saint. Involves: wide eyes, wicked theologians, and slowly panning cameras. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Poets and Mirros" by Hope & Justin.
A discussion of Roberto Rossellini's 1952 film and its not-so-stellar depiction of the saint from Assisi. Notwithstanding, of course, a few good takeaways. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music from the film.
A discussion of Charlie Chaplin's 1936 film about industry, love, and being an artist. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Smile" by Nat King Cole.
A discussion of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film about human origins, human futures, and zero-gravity jogging. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Space Oddity" by David Bowie.
A discussion of Terrence Malick's 2019 film about conscience, heaven, the Alps, and Franz Jägerstätter. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Salve Regina" by Arvo Pärt.
A discussion of Kon Ichikawa's 1956 film about Japanese troops, parrots, and harps. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music from the film.
A discussion of Orson Welles' 1941 film about the the rise and fall of a newspaper magnate. Is it "the greatest film of all time" as critics say? Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Oh! Look At Me Now" by The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, with Frank Sinatra and Connie Haines.
A discussion of Gabriel Axel’s 1987 film about a lotto ticket and a last supper. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Klockan slår och tiden går" from the ending of the film.
A discussion of the Dardenne brothers' 1996 film on immigration and a Belgian youth's fight for integrity. Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "The Devil, God & Me" by Evan Bartels.
A discussion of Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film on Christ. Fairly faithful for a Marxist! Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Gloria" from the Missa Luba by Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin.
Three priests have their debut episode discussing the movies, Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film on the plague! Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Reaper Man" by Hope and Justin.
