web02.fireside.fm Sun, 03 May 2026 23:49:43 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) IMMP - Episodes Tagged with “50s” https://www.immproject.com/tags/50s Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -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 177: Danny Kaye in THE COURT JESTER (1955) https://www.immproject.com/177 9b808c4a-e1d7-4277-95d1-dbe78ed5b68b Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 177 Danny Kaye in THE COURT JESTER (1955) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 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. 1:04:08 no <p>He lusts for a laugh! HA!</p> <p>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 <strong>THE COURT JESTER</strong>.</p> <p>And Matthew nerds out about VistaVision. Special Guest: Jim Porter.</p> He lusts for a laugh! HA!

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.

And Matthew nerds out about VistaVision.

Special Guest: Jim Porter.

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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.

And Matthew nerds out about VistaVision.

Special Guest: Jim Porter.

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]]> 096: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) https://www.immproject.com/096 037193f5-665b-4990-ba92-640f7e1eff07 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 096 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 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. 1:05:42 no <p>From the depths of space comes a message of peace...or else. Matthew and Ian discuss the 1951 movie <strong>THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL</strong>. </p> Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Sam Jaffe,Billy Gray, Robert Wise,Klaatu,Gort,UFO,Flying Saucer 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 https://www.immproject.com/095 3b6d3e73-2bc5-49b5-95dd-11b51d3d9d29 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 095 Harryhausen Month: SINBAD full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter The IMMP sets sail with Captain Sinbad! Three different Sinbads, as a matter of fact. 1:07:46 no <p>The IMMP sets sail with Captain Sinbad! Three different Sinbads, as a matter of fact:</p> <p>THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)</p> <p>THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973)</p> <p>and </p> <p>SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER (1977) </p> Sinbad,harryhausen The IMMP sets sail with Captain Sinbad! Three different Sinbads, as a matter of fact:

THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)

THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973)

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SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER (1977)

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THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)

THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973)

and

SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER (1977)

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]]> 091: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) https://www.immproject.com/091 7357ba1a-57ba-46d5-ad2f-b4ec22cf66e1 Mon, 02 May 2022 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 091 THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 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? 56:44 no <p>In 1898 H.G. Wells imagined a war between the people of Earth advanced invaders from Mars. Since then storytellers have re-envisioned this conflict for their own times. One of these was George Pal, whose 1953 movie became a generation's iconic depiction of <strong>THE WAR OF THE WORLDS</strong>. How does that mid-century version hold up seventy years later? </p> George Pal, HG Wells, martians,Gene Barry, Ann Robinson In 1898 H.G. Wells imagined a war between the people of Earth advanced invaders from Mars. Since then storytellers have re-envisioned this conflict for their own times. One of these was George Pal, whose 1953 movie became a generation's iconic depiction of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. How does that mid-century version hold up seventy years later?

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]]> 083: Sonic or Harvey? CHOOSE YOUR SASSY ANIMAL FRIEND https://www.immproject.com/083 2a581886-da62-4acd-9374-5114e5f71825 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 083 Sonic or Harvey? CHOOSE YOUR SASSY ANIMAL FRIEND full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Sonic the Hedgehog, or Harvey the rabbit? 47:12 no <p>Ian and Matthew were not able to record a show this week, so we dug into the Patreon archives to assemble a special episode.</p> <p><strong>Sonic the Hedgehog</strong> from the 2020 movie, or <strong>Harvey</strong> the giant invisible rabbit from the classic Jimmy Stewart movie: Choose your sassy animal companion!</p> Video games, Sonic, Harvey, Pooka Ian and Matthew were not able to record a show this week, so we dug into the Patreon archives to assemble a special episode.

Sonic the Hedgehog from the 2020 movie, or Harvey the giant invisible rabbit from the classic Jimmy Stewart movie: Choose your sassy animal companion!

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Sonic the Hedgehog from the 2020 movie, or Harvey the giant invisible rabbit from the classic Jimmy Stewart movie: Choose your sassy animal companion!

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]]> 069: RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 2 https://www.immproject.com/069 846e1645-9e45-4637-8fab-15bbe1a6cb84 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 069 RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 2 full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 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 1:03:55 no <p>Harryhausen Month continues with a look at two of his more concrete sci fi movies: <strong>EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS</strong> and <strong>20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH</strong>. </p> Harryhausen,sci fi,scifi,science fiction,Kaiju,monster,UFO 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 https://www.immproject.com/068 7fcb2a9a-5458-4fd6-977d-161ef0074aef Mon, 14 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 068 RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 1 full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 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. 52:15 no <p><strong>June is Ray Harryhausen Month!</strong> Ian and Matthew celebrate Ray Harryhausen's 101st birthday with a look at two of his earliest movies: THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA. </p> Movies,harryhausen,monster,creature,action,scifi June is Ray Harryhausen Month! Ian and Matthew celebrate Ray Harryhausen's 101st birthday 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 https://www.immproject.com/031 ea3a70c9-cdb5-44bd-9e02-f764ba564b32 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 031 THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Ian and Matthew discuss the 1951 sci fi classic produced by Howard Hawks. 1:19:25 no <p>In 1951, producer Howard Hawks and director Christian Nyby drew on the current flying saucer craze and a 1938 novella to create an amazingly tight movie of survival at the North Pole: <strong>The Thing From Another World.</strong></p> 50s,scifi,movies,horror,Howard hawks In 1951, producer Howard Hawks and director Christian Nyby drew on the current flying saucer craze and a 1938 novella to create an amazingly tight movie of survival at the North Pole: The Thing From Another World.

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]]> 004: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea https://www.immproject.com/004 c7ed4c9a-a6ea-400e-ab6a-626b1ca3f8f5 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 004 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter IMMP leaves the TV lounge and goes to the movies to discuss a Disney adventure classic. 1:14:41 no <p>IMMP leaves the TV lounge and goes to the movies, to watch the Disney adventure classic <em>Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea</em>.</p> <p>Before Red October was hunted, before K-19 made any widows, before the Beatles lived in a xanthous submersible filled with drugs, there was the greatest submarine of all. <em>The Nautilus</em>, from the Jules Verne novel of 1870. And there was one of the great tortured antiheroes in its Captain Nemo.</p> <p>In 1954, Walt Disney Productions released a grand, spectacular feature film version of the tale, the most costly movie ever at the time it was made.</p> <p>Will the film hold the same magic for Matthew as it did in the 70s when he was an eight-year-old lover of adventure stories? And what will Ian make of Peter Lorre as a good guy, or Kirk Douglas as a singing whaler?</p> <p>WARNING 1: Contains spoilers for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.</p> <p>WARNING 2: Ian sings a fo'c's'le song.</p> <p>Have question, comments? You can reach us at <a href="mailto:immpcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">immpcast@gmail.com</a>, or on Twitter @IMMPcast.</p> Disney,Verne,submarine,adventure,movie,Kirk Douglas,James Mason,Peter Lorre, IMMP leaves the TV lounge and goes to the movies, to watch the Disney adventure classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

Before Red October was hunted, before K-19 made any widows, before the Beatles lived in a xanthous submersible filled with drugs, there was the greatest submarine of all. The Nautilus, from the Jules Verne novel of 1870. And there was one of the great tortured antiheroes in its Captain Nemo.

In 1954, Walt Disney Productions released a grand, spectacular feature film version of the tale, the most costly movie ever at the time it was made.

Will the film hold the same magic for Matthew as it did in the 70s when he was an eight-year-old lover of adventure stories? And what will Ian make of Peter Lorre as a good guy, or Kirk Douglas as a singing whaler?

WARNING 1: Contains spoilers for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

WARNING 2: Ian sings a fo'c's'le song.

Have question, comments? You can reach us at immpcast@gmail.com, or on Twitter @IMMPcast.

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Before Red October was hunted, before K-19 made any widows, before the Beatles lived in a xanthous submersible filled with drugs, there was the greatest submarine of all. The Nautilus, from the Jules Verne novel of 1870. And there was one of the great tortured antiheroes in its Captain Nemo.

In 1954, Walt Disney Productions released a grand, spectacular feature film version of the tale, the most costly movie ever at the time it was made.

Will the film hold the same magic for Matthew as it did in the 70s when he was an eight-year-old lover of adventure stories? And what will Ian make of Peter Lorre as a good guy, or Kirk Douglas as a singing whaler?

WARNING 1: Contains spoilers for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

WARNING 2: Ian sings a fo'c's'le song.

Have question, comments? You can reach us at immpcast@gmail.com, or on Twitter @IMMPcast.

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