Films of Our Fathers

We tell stories about the films our fathers loved... Dedicated to the loving memories of Mr. Farren and Mr. Dougherty...

In Order of Appearance:
Humphrey Bogart (actor)
Errol Flynn (actor)
Bette Davis (actress)
Warner Bros. (studio)
Cary Grant (actor)
Gene Kelly (actor)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
American in Paris (1951)
Top Gun (1986)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Say Anything... (1989)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Robert Duvall (actor)
Gregory Peck (actor)
Harper Lee (writer)
Alan Pakula (filmmaker)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Patton (1970)
MASH (1970)
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969)
Paul Newman (actor)
Robert Redford (actor/filmmaker)
George Roy Hill (filmmaker)
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Republic Pictures
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Alfred Hitchcock (filmmaker)
Funeral March of the Marionettes
March of the Winkies
Tora Tora Tora (1970)
Back to Bataan (1945)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
4-D Man (1959)
Lee Merriweather (actress)
Robert Lansing (actor)
New York Mets (baseball club)
Son of Kong (1933)
Million Dollar Movie (WWOR-TV)
Knock on Wood (1954)
Danny Kaye (actor)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
The Blob (1958)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
William Holden (actor)
Nancy Kwan (actress)
Laurel and Hardy (actors)
Sons of the Desert - The International Laurel & Hardy Society
Letters from Stan.com - The Stan Laurel Correspondence Archive Project
High Noon (1952)
Gary Cooper (actor)
Woody Allen (filmmaker)
Sleeper (1973)
Jack Nicholson (actor)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Chinatown (1974)
The Natural (1984)
Barry Levenson (filmmaker)
Diner (1982)
Bill Murray (actor)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Orson Welles (filmmaker)
Burt Lancaster (actor)
Kirk Douglas (actor)
Cliff Robertson (actor)
Tim McCoy (actor)
David Lynch (filmmaker)
Steven Spielberg (filmmaker)
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There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Henry Fonda (actor)
Robert Shaw (actor)
Das Boot (1981)
Breaking Away (1979)
The Great Santini (1979)
The Godfather (1972)
Art Carney (actor)
The Late Show (1977)
Going in Style (1979)
Tender Mercies (1983)
Deep Impact (1998)
Angie Dickinson (actress)
Big Bad Momma (1974)
Point Blank (1967)
Lee Marvin (actor)
The Killers (1946) (1964)
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)

Theme from The Conversation by David Shire...

38:06 / 34.9 MB / Rated: PG-13... "Thanks for the download"...

Filmmaker: Sam Fuller

Joseph Dougherty leads the discussion about legendary filmmaker Sam Fuller. As Joe says, "You feel the man making the movie..."

"When you're at the end of your rope, all you have to do is make one foot move out in front of the other. Just take the next step. That's all there is to it." --Samuel Fuller

In order of appearance:
Sam Fuller
Steel Helmet (1951)
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Pick-up on South Street (1953)
Richard Widmark (actor)
Shock Corridor (1963)
Baron of Arizona (1950)
Vincent Price (actor)
House of Bamboo (1955)
Big Red One (1980)
Robert Lippert (producer)
John Ireland (actor)
Gene Evans (actor)
Naked Kiss (1964)
Francois Truffaut (filmmaker)
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Jean - Luc Godard (filmmaker)
Breathless (1960)
Jim Jarmusch (filmmaker)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Peter Bogdanovich (filmmaker)
Targets (1968)
Boris Karloff (actor)
Sid Melton (actor)
Forty Guns (1957)
Barbara Stanwyck (actress)
1941 (1979)
Steven Spielberg (filmmaker)
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
Stephen King (writer)
White Dog (1982)
Martin Scorsese (filmmaker)

Theme from The Conversation by David Shire...

37:50 / 34.7 MB / Rated: PG-13... "Thanks for the download"...

Why Black and White is Better than Color

In this episode, Joe and Dan argue the merits of black and white over color. Films and filmmakers discussed...

FILMS: Attack of the 50 Foot Woman * No Country for Old Men * Shaft * Dr. Zhivago * Sweeney Todd * Raging Bull * In Cold Blood * The Day of the Locust * Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid * American Beauty * The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari * Nosferatu * The Golem * Young Frankenstein * Cat People * The Body Snatcher * Invasion of the Body Snatchers * The Curse of the Cat People * I Walked with a Zombie * The Leopard Man * The Grapes of Wrath * The Ox-Bow Incident * High Noon * The Day of the Jackal * Dirty Harry * Chinatown * Taxi Driver * The Twilight Zone * Manhattan * Stranger Than Paradise * Down by Law * The Outer Limits * Ed Wood * The Adventures of Robin Hood * The Mummy * My Darling Clementine * The Tingler * Sunrise * Double Indemnity * Carnival of Souls * A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies * Night of the Living Dead * Invisible Invaders * The Last Man on Earth * I Am Legend * The Maltese Falcon * From Here to Eternity * It's a Wonderful Life *

FILMMAKERS: Georges Melies * Nathan Juran * Gordon Parks * Nicolas Roeg * David Lean * Tim Burton * The Coen Brothers * Martin Scorsese * Joel Schumacher * Richard Brooks * Conrad Hall * Val Lewton * Mel Brooks * Boris Karloff * Marlon Brando * Dashiell Hammett * Gary Cooper * John Wayne * Anthony Mann * Fred Zinnemann * Clint Eastwood * John Huston * Mickey Spillane * Don Siegel * Philip Kaufman * Woody Allen * Jim Jarmusch * Henry Fonda * Vincent Price * F. W. Murnau * George Romero * John Agar * Humphrey Bogart *

Theme from The Conversation by David Shire... Blog image from Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane shot by Gregg Toland...

36:44 / 33.7 MB / Rated: PG-13... "Thanks for the download"...

Next Episode: The Films of Samuel Fuller

Why We Love Movies

In this first episode, we raise the curtain to reveal how the three of us each developed a passion for film. Plus we give you a glimpse of future show topics. Enjoy...

Theme from "The Conversation" by David Shire...

35:10 / 32.2 MB / Rated: PG-13...

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