Director Otto Preminger helped bring about the end of the production code by dealing with controversial topics. His films delt with rape, sex, drug addiction and other topics that challenged audiences in the 1950's. This episode covers The Man with the Golden Arm, Anatomy of a Murder and Advise and Consent.

Advise The Anatomy Of A Man Ep39

Celebrating the first year of 15 Minute Movie podcast, I jump into French Impressionist Cinema and Surrealist Cinema. It's an amazing time in film history. The films from 1930's France couldn't compete with big Hollywood productions. So they would have to compete on innovation. This episode I cover the films Napoleon and Un Chien Andalou.

Un Napoleon Andalou Ep40

Bette Davis was one of the most influential women in cinema history. She was nominated for 11 Oscars and won 2. Her mark on cinema was huge. Davis set trends and railed against the machine in order to advance women in cinema. She lived on her terms and episode 41 celebrates her life and the films Dark Victory, All About Eve and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?.

Eves Dark Baby Ep41

Soviet silent cinema form the theories of film that we still use today. Directors like Dziga Vertov and Sergei Eisenstein create documentaries and the theory of montage. This episode covers Soviet silent cinema and the theory of montage as well as the films The Man with a Movie Camera and Battleship Potemkin.

Montage Of Soviet Cinema Ep43

With the Man of Steel coming out soon, it was time to cover the history of Superman in cinema. He was an instant hit from the moment of his creation. It wasn't long before the cinema demanded his appearance. He's been a constant feature on the silver screen for the past 70 years.

In episode 45, I cover the history of Superman from the Fleischer cartoons to the Adventures of Superman television series to Superman: The Movie to Turkish Superman.

History Of Superman Part 1 Ep45

Episode 46 continues the history of Superman on film with the films Superman II, Superman II: The Donner Cut, Superman III, Supergirl, Superman IV The Quest for Peace, Superman Returns and Man of Steel. It the most movies in one episode of 15 Minute Movie Podcast's history. I also cover the Superman films that never were. It turns out there were a lot of them.

History Of Superman Part 2 Ep46

With his piercing blue eyes, white hair, gravelly voice and cooler than cool attitude, 6ft 2in Lee Marvin was a dominant presence in everything he did. He got his start playing villains but was able to transition to heroic and sympathetic leading roles all the while keeping his gruff edge. Episode 47 covers the life and films of Lee Marvin along with the films Cat Ballou, The Professionals and The Dirty Dozen.