web02.fireside.fm Tue, 05 May 2026 11:27:48 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) IMMP - Episodes Tagged with “40s” https://www.immproject.com/tags/40s Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> en-us episodic The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media. Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> no TV, media, comedy, talk, family, father and son, Porter, television, pop culture,retro,twentieth century,GenX,Generation X,Millennial,1960s,1970s,1980s,movies,cinema,1950s,1940s,1930s Matthew Porter and Ian Porter immpcast@gmail.com 181: THE UNINVITED (1944) https://www.immproject.com/181 8392e8c9-d321-4a84-a913-4705dba5fe9c Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 181 THE UNINVITED (1944) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Halloween Season 2025 kicks off with a spooky tale of family hauntings from 1944: it's THE UNINVITED. 1:01:51 no <p>To kick off Halloween season 2025, Matthew and Ian talk about the classic ghost story <strong>THE UNINVITED</strong>, starring Ray Milland, Gail Russell and Ruth Hussey.</p> <p>Along the way the discussion ventures into haunted families, finding the right tone in a horror movie, and a surprising connection between this 1944 film and THE MARTIAN. </p> To kick off Halloween season 2025, Matthew and Ian talk about the classic ghost story THE UNINVITED, starring Ray Milland, Gail Russell and Ruth Hussey.

Along the way the discussion ventures into haunted families, finding the right tone in a horror movie, and a surprising connection between this 1944 film and THE MARTIAN.

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Along the way the discussion ventures into haunted families, finding the right tone in a horror movie, and a surprising connection between this 1944 film and THE MARTIAN.

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]]> 158: THE BIG CLOCK (1948) https://www.immproject.com/158 00190aa6-6ff7-435b-b010-486226e502e7 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 158 THE BIG CLOCK (1948) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter This week we talk about the original 1848 adaptation of The Big Clock, called... THE BIG CLOCK. 1:02:12 no <p>After our prior episode about <em>No Way Out</em>, a 1987 adaptation of the novel <em>The Big Clock</em>, this time we talk about the original 1948 adaptation of <em>The Big Clock</em> called... <strong>THE BIG CLOCK</strong>. </p> Ray Milland,Charles Laughton After our prior episode about No Way Out, a 1987 adaptation of the novel The Big Clock, this time we talk about the original 1948 adaptation of The Big Clock called... THE BIG CLOCK.

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]]> 138: Bette Davis in NOW, VOYAGER https://www.immproject.com/138 d363e0c8-b660-4c4b-b39f-c589d8d1207e Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 138 Bette Davis in NOW, VOYAGER full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Melodrama month continues with 1942's NOW, VOYAGER. Bette Davis and Paul Henreid star in a saga of metal health, personal transformation, and really, really bad parenting. 55:58 no <p>Melodrama month continues with 1942's <strong>NOW, VOYAGER</strong>. Bette Davis and Paul Henreid star in a saga of metal health, personal transformation, and really, really bad parenting. </p> Film, movies, psychiatry, Melodrama month continues with 1942's NOW, VOYAGER. Bette Davis and Paul Henreid star in a saga of metal health, personal transformation, and really, really bad parenting.

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]]> 130: THE WOLF MAN starring Lon Chaney Jr. (1941) https://www.immproject.com/130 2537a001-8ea6-49e4-aceb-9f15c58c4ed3 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 130 THE WOLF MAN starring Lon Chaney Jr. (1941) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Ian and Matthew close out Halloween 2023 with another Universal monster movie: the psychological mystery of THE WOLF MAN. 53:46 no <p>Ian and Matthew close out Halloween 2023 with another Universal monster movie: the psychological mystery of <strong>THE WOLF MAN</strong>. But they can't help themselves from also arguing some more about THE INVISIBLE MAN, and whether any Universal monster movies really have a hero at all.</p> <p>Except for Van Helsing in DRACULA. Professor Van Helsing remains awesome.</p> Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains,Universal, Ian and Matthew close out Halloween 2023 with another Universal monster movie: the psychological mystery of THE WOLF MAN. But they can't help themselves from also arguing some more about THE INVISIBLE MAN, and whether any Universal monster movies really have a hero at all.

Except for Van Helsing in DRACULA. Professor Van Helsing remains awesome.

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]]> Ian and Matthew close out Halloween 2023 with another Universal monster movie: the psychological mystery of THE WOLF MAN. But they can't help themselves from also arguing some more about THE INVISIBLE MAN, and whether any Universal monster movies really have a hero at all.

Except for Van Helsing in DRACULA. Professor Van Helsing remains awesome.

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]]> 077: Jean Cocteau’s LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (Beauty and the Beast, 1946) https://www.immproject.com/077 38c62551-acdb-44eb-9fb6-8fd2072adcf8 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 077 Jean Cocteau’s LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (Beauty and the Beast, 1946) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter The IMMP’s Halloween 2021 celebration continues with a surreal take on a fairy tale. 58:02 no <p>Continuing the Spooky Castle theme begun with DRACULA, the podcast looks at a unique, surreal French film that is simultaneousy weird, creepy and romantic. It's Jean Cocteau's 1946 film <strong>LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE</strong> (Beauty and the Beast). </p> French,beauty and he beast, fairy tale, Cocteau, Jean Marais,Josette Day Continuing the Spooky Castle theme begun with DRACULA, the podcast looks at a unique, surreal French film that is simultaneousy weird, creepy and romantic. It's Jean Cocteau's 1946 film LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (Beauty and the Beast).

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]]> Continuing the Spooky Castle theme begun with DRACULA, the podcast looks at a unique, surreal French film that is simultaneousy weird, creepy and romantic. It's Jean Cocteau's 1946 film LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE (Beauty and the Beast).

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]]> 055: Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes https://www.immproject.com/055 ea677cc1-fef4-4353-afc7-2a69766420d4 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 055 Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter The IMMP “Holmes for the Holidays” series continues with the most famous 20th century adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters: the 1939 film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. 43:34 no <p>The IMMP <strong>Holmes for the Holidays</strong> series continues with the most famous 20th century adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters: the 1939 film series starring <strong>Basil Rathbone</strong> and <strong>Nigel Bruce</strong>. </p> Movies,Sherlock Holmes,Basil Rathbone,Nigel Bruce,mystery The IMMP Holmes for the Holidays series continues with the most famous 20th century adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters: the 1939 film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

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]]> 045: WKW - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MAN https://www.immproject.com/045 00e51557-bd52-4a28-a858-6f65d9da694d Mon, 27 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 045 WKW - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MAN full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter On this We Kept Watching special, Ian and Matthew return to three series and dive into their later seasons and movies. 57:52 no <p>What do <strong>Project U.F.O.</strong>, <strong>Space: 1999</strong>, and <strong>The Thin Man</strong> have in common? After talking about them on the podcast, Matthew and Ian kept watching. This episode of the IMMP dives into the later seasons and movies of all three series. </p> Mystery,30s,William Powell,Myrna Loy,Dashiell Hammett,movies,classic, 70s,Gerry Anderson,Sylvia Anderson, scifi,moonbase,moon,scifi,tv, UFO,Project Blue Book,USAF,Air Force What do Project U.F.O., Space: 1999, and The Thin Man have in common? After talking about them on the podcast, Matthew and Ian kept watching. This episode of the IMMP dives into the later seasons and movies of all three series.

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