Release Decade Archive

1950s

For all you proper film enthusiasts who would like to peruse the films of  TruStory FM’s entertainment podcasts by release decade. Get ready for a firehose of film history in these here stacks.

The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Platinum Performances: The 1950 Best Writing Oscar Race • The Gunfighter • Member Bonus
The Next Reel Film Podcast

The Gunfighter • Member Bonus

Our members voted and this month, we’re heading to the Old West with the first western for grownups. Gregory Peck stars in Henry King’s brilliant film The Gunfighter.

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The Next Reel • Season 15 • Series: Platinum Performances: The 1950 Best Actress Oscar Race • Born Yesterday
The Next Reel Film Podcast

Born Yesterday

We kick off our Platinum Performances: The 1950 Best Actress Oscar Race series with the film that took home the Oscar, George Cukor’s Born Yesterday with the hilarious and perfect Judy Holliday.

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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Roger Corman • A Bucket of Blood
The Next Reel Film Podcast

A Bucket of Blood • Member Bonus

We continue our member bonus Roger Corman series with a look at his delightful horror comedy with Dick Miller playing the lead – it’s his 1959 film “A Bucket of Blood.”

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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Ghost Stories • Ugetsu
The Next Reel Film Podcast

Ugetsu

We kick off our Ghost Stories series with a haunting story of greed and wartime loss – and Kenji Mizoguchi didn’t need any effects to tell it either! It’s his 1953 film Ugetsu.

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1952 Academy Awards Best Cinematography • Black-and-White Nominees • A Streetcar Named Desire
The Next Reel Film Podcast

A Streetcar Named Desire

We wrap up our series on the nominees at the 1952 Academy Awards for Best Black-and-White Cinematography with a conversation about Elia Kazan’s adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play “A Streetcar Named Desire.” It’s a strong finish for this series and gives us a lot to talk about. Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1952 Academy Awards Best Cinematography • Black-and-White Nominees • Strangers on a Train
The Next Reel Film Podcast

Strangers on a Train

We continue our 1952 Academy Awards Best Cinematography • Black-and-White Nominees series with a conversation about Alfred Hitchcock’s fantastic “Strangers on a Train.” The cinematography is top notch. The story’s perfectly Hitchcock. It’s a great film to chat about!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1952 Academy Awards Best Cinematography • Black-and-White Nominees • A Place in the Sun
The Next Reel Film Podcast

A Place in the Sun

We continue our 1952 Academy Awards • Best Cinematography, Black-and-White nominees series with a conversation about the winner that year – George Stevens’ dark melodrama “A Place in the Sun”. Neither of us had seen it and we both were completely surprised by how much we loved it. Check it out then tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1952 Academy Award Best Cinematography Black-and-White Nominees • The Frogmen
The Next Reel Film Podcast

The Frogmen

We continue our series looking at the 1952 Academy Award nominees for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. Today, we talk about a film that gave the Navy’s Underwater Demolitions Team – subsequently the SEALs – a big boost in applicants. It’s Lloyd Bacon’s 1951 film “The Frogmen” starring Richard Widmark and Dana Andrews. Plus, it’s one of the first major Hollywood films to incorporate underwater cinematography to this extent! Tune in.

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