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 Actress Oscar Race • Sunset Blvd.
The Next Reel Film Podcast

Sunset Blvd.

We wrap up our Platinum Performances: The 1950 Best Actress Oscar Race series with another big one, Billy Wilder’s Sunset Blvd., with a meta and timeless performance from Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond.

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

Caged

We continue our Platinum Performances: The 1950 Best Actress Oscar Race series, celebrating the five great actresses nominated this year. We’re digging into John Cromwell’s Caged, starring Eleanor Parker.

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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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