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Episode 112 - Border Incident

February 02, 2019 by Matthew Johnson

Two federal agents, one from Mexico and one from the United States team up to break up an illegal human trafficking operation along the US/Mexico border.

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Episode 111 - Stormy Weather

January 20, 2019 by Matthew Johnson

Pull up your overcoat and grab your umbrella, “Stormy Weather” is on the way. 

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Episode 110 - Holiday Inn

December 24, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

Happy Holidays from Holiday Inn! We’re open 15 days a year for all the major holidays. Come on up to Connecticut for a break from the hustle and bustle of the big city. 

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December 24, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 109 - Bringing Up Baby

November 30, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

Highly rated and much beloved, “Bringing Up Baby” stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant and is directed by one of our favorites, Howard Hawks. The movie requires a certain approach or mindset to really enjoy the zany antics. Prepare yourself for a movie full of overlapping dialog, bizarre situations, unrealistic setups and truly memorable characters. And we’re pleased to announce we’ve won the Bigfoot Award from the West Coast Film Festival for Best Movie-Related Podcast!

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November 30, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 108 - The Frisco Kid

October 23, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

The IMDB summary for this movie reads "A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco. On the way he is nearly burnt at the stake by Indians and almost killed by outlaws."

Oh IMDB, you miss all the nuances in the movie.

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October 23, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 107 - The Sugarland Express

September 29, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

“The Sugarland Express” is Steven Spielberg’s feature film debut, starring Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Richard Atherton and Michael Sacks. It is based on a true story.

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September 29, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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West Coast International Film Awards - Official Selection

September 23, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

We’re an Official Selection in the West Coast International Film Festival for “Best Movie Related Podcast”!

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September 23, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 106 - Lillies Of The Field

August 16, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

The incomparable Sydney Poitier stars in “Lillies Of The Field”. He won the Academy Award for his role in the movie. Lilia Skala, Stanley Adams and a ensemble of excellent actors round out the cast. A simple story belies a complex character study.

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August 16, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 105 - Key Largo

July 13, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

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.

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Episode 104 - Invaders From Mars & The Bamboo Saucer

June 12, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

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.

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June 12, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 103 - Gunga Din

June 06, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

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).

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Episode 102 - Lone Pine Special Episode

April 27, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

We take a tour of Lone Pine and the surrounding areas with Bob as our tour guide. Over 400 movies, many classics and many many more forgettable B westerns, have been filmed in and around Lone Pine.

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April 27, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 101 - The Defiant Ones

April 13, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

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.

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April 13, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 100 - A Retrospective

March 17, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

We made it! 100 episodes!

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Episode 99 - The Gunfighter

February 09, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

"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. 

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Episode 98 - Black Narcissus

January 24, 2018 by Matthew Johnson

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.

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January 24, 2018 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 97 - Murder At The Gallop

December 30, 2017 by Matthew Johnson

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!

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December 30, 2017 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 96 - Where Eagles Dare

December 21, 2017 by Matthew Johnson

There's a great one liner on a 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.

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December 21, 2017 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 95 - Dangerous When Wet

December 06, 2017 by Matthew Johnson

Esther 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 to the south coast of England to train and prepare for this epic swim.

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December 06, 2017 /Matthew Johnson
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Episode 94 - The Court Jester

November 24, 2017 by Matthew Johnson

Starring the incomparable Danny Kay “The Court Jester” delivers some drama and intrigue but mostly it delivers the laughs. Not just giggles mind you, but really good belly laughs. And Bob and I can hardly keep it together talking about the “vessel with the pestle”! 

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November 24, 2017 /Matthew Johnson
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