by Film School | Mar 22, 2021 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #170 Annie Hall (1977) Trigger warning: this podcast discusses sexual assault. Woody Allen, by his own admission–and the definition of statutory rape–has sexually assaulted children. This very film contains a reference to such assault. His...
by Film School | Dec 14, 2020 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #156 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) What have I done?! Alec Guinness takes a starring turn as the unbreakable WWII Colonel Nicholson. He finds himself as a prisoner of war in a work camp tasked with building the Japanese a bridge over the river...
by Film School | Dec 7, 2020 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #154 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Coming home can be the hardest. William Wyler flexes some considerable cinematic muscle in this ensemble WWII story of three soldiers who struggle to return to their normal lives after serving in World War II. We...
by Film School | Nov 30, 2020 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #152 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) The motherlode! John Huston pairs up with his own father plus Bogart to spin a tale of gold and greed. It was a big influence on Lucas and Spielberg when they were developing Indiana Jones, and it’s...
by Film School | Nov 23, 2020 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #150 Dr. Strangelove (1964) Gentlemen, there’s no fighting in here! This is the war room! Stanley Kubrick is back on the list, this time with his alternately zany and terrifying comedy (?) Doc Strange(love). Comedic genius Peter Sellers is along...
by Film School | Nov 16, 2020 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #148 The Sound of Music (1965) The hills are alive! This classic team-up of legends Julie Andrews, director Robert Wise, and composers Rogers & Hammerstein is an indelible mark in the history of musicals. We’ve all heard the songs. We’ve...
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