IMMP
The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media.
Displaying 9 items of IMMP with the tag "50s".
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177: Danny Kaye in THE COURT JESTER (1955)
August 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
50s, comedy, movie, musical
Special guest (and Matthew's brother/Ian's uncle) Jim Porter returns to the podcast to discuss the 1955 Danny Kaye medieval comedy Technicolor epic THE COURT JESTER.
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096: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
July 11th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
50s, drama, movie, scifi
From the depths of space comes a message of peace...or else. Matthew and Ian discuss the 1951 movie THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.
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095: Harryhausen Month: SINBAD
June 27th, 2022 | 1 hr 7 mins
50s, 70s, action, adventure, animation, fantasy, harryhausen, movie
The IMMP sets sail with Captain Sinbad! Three different Sinbads, as a matter of fact.
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091: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
May 2nd, 2022 | 56 mins 44 secs
50s, action, drama, movie, scifi
In 1898 H.G. Wells imagined a war between Mars and Earth. In 1953 George Pal re-envisioned the story in the mid-20th Century. How does his version hold up in the 21st Century?
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083: Sonic or Harvey? CHOOSE YOUR SASSY ANIMAL FRIEND
January 10th, 2022 | 47 mins 12 secs
2020s, 50s, comedy, movie, video games
Sonic the Hedgehog, or Harvey the rabbit?
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069: RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 2
June 28th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
50s, harryhausen, monster.movie, scifi
Harryhausen Month continues with a look at two of his more concrete sci fi movies: EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS and 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH
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068: RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 1
June 14th, 2021 | 52 mins 15 secs
50s, harryhausen, monster, movie, scifi
Ian and Matthew celebrate Ray Harryhausen with a look at two of his earliest movies: THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.
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031: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
January 13th, 2020 | 1 hr 19 mins
50s, movie, scifi
Ian and Matthew discuss the 1951 sci fi classic produced by Howard Hawks.
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004: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
December 17th, 2018 | 1 hr 14 mins
50s, adventure, disney, movie, scifi
IMMP leaves the TV lounge and goes to the movies to discuss a Disney adventure classic.