Episode 457: The Big Dig (1969)

Episode 457: The Big Dig (1969)

Our appreciation of 1969 continues with a look at The Big Dig. Also known as The Blaumilch Canal, the film was written and directed by Ephraim Kishon and stars Bomba Tzur as the titular Blaumilch, an escaped mental patient with a mania for digging. When he finds a jack hammer in downtown Tel Aviv he kicks off a chain of events that demonstrates the absurdity of bureaucracy.
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Episode 394: Psycho (1960)

Episode 394: Psycho (1960)

We are discussing Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho. The film stars Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, an unmarried woman who’s in love with Sam Loomis (John Gavin), a man under the debt of his deceased f...

11 Joulu 20182h 31min

Episode 393: Roommates (1981)

Episode 393: Roommates (1981)

Co-written by Chuck Vincent and Rick Marx, Roommates (1981) tells the tale of a trio of women trying to make their way in New York City. The film stars Samantha Fox as Billie, a former prostitute tryi...

4 Joulu 20182h 44min

Special Report: Rüdiger Suchsland on Hitler's Hollywood (2017)

Special Report: Rüdiger Suchsland on Hitler's Hollywood (2017)

Mike talks with director Rüdiger Suchsland about his two documentaries; From Caligari to Hitler and Hitler's Hollywood. The films trace the decline of Weimar cinema and the rise of propaganda as the n...

29 Marras 20181h 27min

Episode 392: The Long Goodbye (1973)

Episode 392: The Long Goodbye (1973)

We wrap up #Noirvember and our Philip Marlowe journey for the year with Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973). Adapted by Leigh Brackett, one of the two main writers from Howard Hawks’s The Big Slee...

27 Marras 20182h 26min

Episode 391: The Big Sleep (1946)

Episode 391: The Big Sleep (1946)

We continue our #Noirvember coverage with a discussion of The Big Sleep. The first proper Philip Marlowe book by Raymond Chandler, it was the second appearance of Marlowe on screen, this time portraye...

20 Marras 20182h 6min

Special Report: Michael Kallio

Special Report: Michael Kallio

Local boy Michael Kallio packed up and moved to the big city, Los Angeles, and made good with feature films, shorts, music videos, and more. Hear him talk about his career from being a hand double for...

17 Marras 201842min

Episode 390: Murder My Sweet (1944)

Episode 390: Murder My Sweet (1944)

We continue our #Noirvember2018 coverage with the first in a trio of Raymond Chandler adaptations -- Edward Dymytrk’s Murder My Sweet. Based on the second of Chandler's Philip Marlowe novels, Farewell...

13 Marras 20182h 7min

Episode 389: The Getaway (1972)

Episode 389: The Getaway (1972)

#Noirvember2018 kicks off with the 1972 film from director Sam Peckinpah, The Getaway. Based on the novel by Jim Thompson and adapted by Walter Hill, the film stars Steve McQueen as Doc McCoy and Ali ...

6 Marras 20181h 28min

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