I Love Old Movies

We bring our all request month of July to a close with a look at a Marx Brothers film! The Brothers are Sam's favourites, so we picked once of their best to watch and share our thoughts with you on! A Night at the Opera was the first Marx Brother's film made for MGM and really was a turning point in many ways for their act. But were all the changes for the better? Well, have a listen and hear what we thought! Watch more movies, everyone!

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If you are the sort of person that likes their sweet old ladies with a little bit of poison, their murders with a little bit of madcap, and their podcasts with a little bit of Sam and Derek, then this could be the episode for you. All-request July continues with a look at 1944's Arsenic and Old Lace, which is the sort of film that can cure what ails you! So, pour a big goblet of elderberry wine, grab a seat on the window bench, and have a listen to hear what we thought!

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All-request July continues, and one of our listeners suggested we give Burt Lancaster another chance with 1968's The Swimmer. Will this be a film that fits neatly into the Lancaster Paradox? Well, have a listen and hear what we thought!

It's July, and as promised we are back with a month of listener requests! This one is a big one, so let's start off with a bang with a true all-time classic, 1939's The Wizard of Oz!! What more needs be said? Have a listen and hear what we thought!

We wrap up our month-long look at film noir with The Blue Dahlia from 1946! Featuring the iconic noir pairing of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, this film was well-reviewed and well-received by audiences in it's day, buuuttttt....how does it hold up? You've probably heard of this film. You've probably heard its great. But is it? Raymond Chandler's first original screenplay was nominated for an Oscar, sure, yet room for some criticism of the narrative remains! Join Sam and Derek and they noir it up, one last time (for now!)....have a listen and hear what they thought of this film!

June Noir continues with our look at a film that features the Hollywood debut of screen legend Charlton Heston....Dark City. This film has a great supporting cast with Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, and one of our favourites here on the show, Don Defore. But it also has Lizabeth Scott, and your mileage may vary on her. A weird revenge tale, with a cast of unlikeable characters, is this a great noir film? Or is it miss that should have been a hit? Join Derek and special GUEST HOST Nikki (Sam is away this week) and have a listen to hear what we thought!

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So, what do you say about one of the greatest films of all time? Especially when it's also one of your favourites? And you're doing a month on film noir and this is the best one ever made? Well....we tried! We really did try! Have a listen to hear Derek and Sam try to offer any critique for the treasured masterpiece that is...The Maltese Falcon!

Happy June everyone! A new month means a new theme, and this time we are shifting out focus to one of the coolest of all genres, Film Noir! And, to start things off, why not take a look at film widely regarded as the very best the genre has to offer? Based on a novel inspired by a real life insurance scam murder, Double Indemnity presents like a textbook on how to make a noir...everything you want is here!! Check out this episode to hear what we thought, and be sure to tell us what YOU think!

We wrap up our month-long look at animated films with the first animated feature produced by the British Film Industry, Animal Farm. Funded in part by the CIA , the anti-totalitarian messages from the George Orwell book at brought vividly, almost gruesomely, to life by the husband-wife animation team of Halas-Batchelor. Intended as propaganda cloaked as entertainment, how does this film stack up as a piece of work on its own merits? We aren't going to try to unpack all of the themes of the source material here, just evaluate the film on it's own merits. Have a listen, and hear what we though about this dark, intense, violent, and artistic film.

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