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Episode 049 – Noir City Austin 2017 by Lantern Light

Posted May 25, 201700:55:42

In this special episode, we discuss the films of Noir City Austin 2017 and its theme of The Big Knockover: Heists, Holdups, and Schemes Gone Awry. This...

Episode 048 – Noir City Austin 2017 with Eddie Muller

Posted May 21, 201701:01:46

In this special episode, we had the distinct honor to sit down with the Czar of Noir himself, Eddie Muller. Eddie is the founder and president of the...

Episode 047 – The Pope of Greenwich Village

Posted May 8, 201701:18:31

It is fair to say that no movie has ever made as big a difference to me as The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984). I was fourteen when it arrived and...

Episode 046 – Michael Jackson’s This Is It

Posted April 24, 201700:58:51

I usually seek out documentaries to find a fresh perspective or insight on the film’s subject. When the documentary is about a person, I want to try...

Episode 045 – The Third Man

Posted April 10, 201701:12:19

The Third Man (1949) is rightly hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. I thought so the very first time I saw it and I think so even more now....