Classic Movies: The Story Of (2023)
Movie critic Ian Nathan goes in search of the cinematically sublime and explores the ingredients that went into making a classic. With each episode devoted to a single film, their story will be told with detail, affection, looking for the truth behind the myth, and all the trials and triumphs that went into forging the classic.
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Episode 1 - The Story of The Third Man
Release Date: 2023-08-31In this opening episode, movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1949 film noir starring Orson Welles an enduring classic.
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Episode 2 - The Story of The Ladykillers
Release Date: 2023-09-07Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1955 black comedy - starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers - a classic.
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Episode 3 - The Story of Brighton Rock
Release Date: 2023-09-14Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1948 gangster film noir starring Richard Attenborough, an enduring British classic.
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Episode 4 - The Story of The Graduate
Release Date: 2023-09-21Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1967 romantic comedy-drama starring Dustin Hoffman an all-time classic.
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Episode 5 - The Story of Ran
Release Date: 2023-09-28Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1985 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.
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Episode 6 - The Story of Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Release Date: 2023-10-05Movie critic Ian Nathan examines what helped to make James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi-action sequel, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, so critically-acclaimed within the genre.