by Film School | Oct 25, 2021 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #232 Singin’ in the Rain (1952) I’m singin’ in the rain. Just singin’ in the rain. What a glorious feeling, I’m happy again! This week, we watch Gene Kelly’s peak and the world’s introduction to Debbie Reynolds....
by Film School | Oct 18, 2021 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #230 Gone With The Wind (1939) Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn. By pretty much every significant measure, this film is the most popular movie ever made. That’s an interesting distinction, given that it’s an epic romanticizing the...
by Film School | Oct 11, 2021 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #228 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Big things have small beginnings. Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif suit up for the roles of a lifetime in, arguably, the most epic of the epic era. Lawrence of Arabia still might have the most impressive cinematography...
by Film School | Oct 4, 2021 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #226 Schindler’s List (1993) The list is life. All around its margins lies the gulf. Unquestionably, it’s Spielberg’s most “grown-up” film. Even more than Saving Private Ryan–which is also very grown-up–this...
by Film School | Sep 27, 2021 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #224 Vertigo (1958) Only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere . . . Hitch and Jimmy Stew are back together again with a tale of murder, mind-f*ckery, love, and obsession. All pretty much standard golden-era Hitchcock fare, but...
by Film School | Sep 20, 2021 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #222 The Wizard of Oz (1939) We’re off the see the wizard! THE color movie. When we think of movies transitioning from black & white to color, we think of this film. We also think of the music, Judy Garland, the yellow-brick road, the wicked...
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