Classic Movie Musts

In this episode we're joined again by Ted Walch to discuss Roman Polanski's neo-noir mystery, Chinatown (1974), starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston. Chinatown is currently #21 on AFI's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time. Timestamps: Opening Credits: 1:36 Feature Presentation: 6:53 End Credits: 54:34

In this episode we welcome screenwriter, professor, and podcaster Aaron Tracy to the show to discuss Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men (1957), starring Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb. Check out Aaron's podcast: To Live and Dialogue in LA. Timestamps: Opening Credits: 1:38 Feature Presentation: 8:30 Ending Credits:1:01:28

In this episode we're joined by Victoria Riskin, daughter of Fay Wray and Robert Riskin, and author of a new book titled after her parents.  Max and Victoria discuss one of her father's most inspiring and cautionary films, Meet John Doe (1941), starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. Buy Victoria Riskin's book here:  Or at any fine bookseller! Timestamps: Opening Credits: 1:43 Feature Presentation: 5:56 End Credits: 47:50

In this episode we discuss, as picked by our Patreon community, Robert Altman's sprawling character drama, Nashville (1975). Starring Henry Gibson, Ronee Blakely, Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Lily Tomlin and many more. Nashville is currently #59 on AFI's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time.

In this episode, Max is joined by Ryan L. Terry from R.L. Terry's Reel View Film Blog to discuss Ridley Scott's sci-fi/horror masterpiece, Alien (1979), starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, and Ian Holm. Timestamps: Opening Credits: 1:54 Feature Presentation: 7:35 End Credits: 54:26