Cinema 100

1937 Ep 4 (18) "Stella Dallas" Directed By: King Vidor Release Date: August 6th, 1937 "The Grand Illusion" Directed By: Jean Renoir Release Date: June 8th, 1937 Imagine it’s 1937. The world is still clawing its way out of the Great Depression, while across the Atlantic, Europe drifts closer and closer toward war. And somehow, Hollywood gives us two films that couldn't seem...

1937 Ep 3 (17) "Saratoga" Directed By: Jack Conway Release Date: July 23, 1937 "Captains Courageous" Directed By: Victor Fleming Release Date: June 25th, 1937 Today we're stepping into 1937 with a pair of films that showcase two very different sides of Hollywood storytelling. First,  Captains Courageous , starring Spencer Tracy in his Oscar-winning role, tells the moving st...

1937 Ep 2 (16) "Make Way for Tomorrow" Directed by: Leo McCarey Release Date: April 30, 1937 "The Awful Truth" Directed By: Leo McCarey Release Date: October 21st, 1937 Our latest double feature captures two sides of love, marriage, and the fear of growing old in 1937 Hollywood. On one side, Leo McCarey’s deeply human  Make Way for Tomorrow  — a quiet, heartbreaking story about...

1937 Ep 1 (15) "A Star is Born Directed By: William Wellman Release Date: April 27, 1937 "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Directed by: Walt Disney Release Date: December 21, 1937 We’re stepping into 1937 for a double feature that feels like Hollywood discovering its own reflection in two very different mirrors. First up, we’ve got Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs—Disney’s first full...

Rob and Will sit down deciphering through countless amounts of films from the year 1937. Discussing all genres and what is the proper and most effective way to find the best 8 films from each year. Stick around to find out what movies they select.

S3 E13 Will and Robert discuss the 8 movies they watched from the year and make their choices for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Supporting roles. Will their picks match yours? Listen and find out!

1936 Ep 4 (12) " After the Thin Man" Directed By: W.S. Van Dyke Release Date: December 25th, 1936 "My Man Godfrey" Directed By: Gregory La Cava Release Date: September 6th, 1936 What if I told you the smartest, sharpest commentary on the Great Depression came wrapped in cocktails, chaos… and some of the funniest dialogue ever put on screen? Tonight, we’re diving into two of 193...

1936 Ep 3 - S3 (11) "Fury" Directed By: Fritz Lange Release Date: June 5th, 1936 "The Crime of Monsieur Lange" Directed By: Jean Renoir Release Date: January 24th, 1936 1936 a year when filmmakers around the world began wrestling openly with justice, power, and the responsibility of ordinary people. In  Fury , director  Fritz Lang  brings his dark European sensibilities to Holl...

1936 Ep 2 - S3E(10) "Story of Louis Pasteur" Directed By: William Dieterle Release Date: February 22, 1936 "Petrified Forest" Directed By: Archie Mayo Release Date: February 6th, 1936 Tonight we step into 1936 — a year where cinema wrestled with both violence and virtue. First, in  The Petrified Forest , a lonely desert diner becomes a pressure cooker of desperation and destiny...

S3E(9) Robert and Will sat down and talked about over 35 films from the year 2025 and gave their lists for their respected Top Ten. Did your favorites make the cut, listen and see. They also spoke in great detail about this years upcoming Oscars and gave their predictions for each category and who they think will win. Always fun to talk about contemporary films for a change. Enjoy!

1936 Ep 1 - S3E(8) "Modern Times" Directed By: Charlie Chaplin Release Date: February 25th, 1936 "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" Directed By: Frank Capra Release Date: April 12th 1936 In 1936, two films proved cinema could do more than entertain it could defend the dignity of the little guy and remind the world what hope looks like. A year when Hollywood balanced laughter with a sharp...

It’s 1936, and Hollywood is sitting at the absolute peak of its studio power. The Great Depression still hangs over the country, but the movies are booming—palaces filled every night with audiences looking for escape, glamour, and hope. The studio system runs with factory precision: MGM sells polish and prestige, Warner Bros. leans into grit and social realism, and directors are becoming stars in...

Will and Robert choose their respected winners in the major Oscar categories out of the movies they watched from the year 1935. Who will win the big awards for Actor, Actress, Director and what was their best movie of the year. Be sure to play along for ultimate enjoyment.

1935 Episode 4 (6) "An Inn In Tokyo" Directed By: Yasujiro Ozu Release Date: November 21st, 1935 Tonight’s film takes us far from Hollywood glamour and straight into the quiet corners of everyday survival.  An Inn in Tokyo , released in 1935, comes from Yasujirō Ozu—often known for family dramas—but this film shows a harsher, more vulnerable side of his world. Set during the Great Depres...

1935 Episode 3 (4) "Mutiny on the Bounty" Directed By: Frank Lloyd Release Date: November 8th, 1935 "Captain Blood" Directed By: Michael Curtiz December 19th, 1935 Tonight’s double feature takes us to the high seas—where honor is tested, authority is challenged, and adventure is forged in salt and blood. First up is  1935’s  Mutiny on the Bounty , a sweeping epic of tyranny ver...

1935 Episode 2 (3) - "Top Hat" Directed By: Mark Sandrich Release Date: August 29th, 1935 "A Night at the Opera" Directed By: Sam Wood Release Date: November 15th, 1935 Welcome back to  Cinema 100 , where we dive into the films that defined their eras—and sometimes saved them. Tonight, we’re stepping into 1935 with a true double bill of movie magic:  Top Hat  and  A Night at th...

1935 Episode 1 (2) - "Bride of Frankenstein" Directed By: James Whale Release Date: April 22, 1935 What if the Monster  didn’t die ? What if, after the smoke cleared and the villagers went home, the story of Frankenstein had one more terrifying heartbeat left? That’s exactly where James Whale takes us in 1935’s  The Bride of Frankenstein  — a sequel that doesn’t just reanimate the monste...

SEASON 3 is officially upon us and Will and Robert are excited to dive into the second half of the decade. Hollywood’s golden engine was running at full speed. The Great Depression still lingered, but on the silver screen, audiences found escape. The studio system ruled — MGM, Warner Bros, Paramount — each churning out dreams by the week. Technicolor was starting to pop, but shadows of the past st...

When Will and I started Cinema 100, it was just two guys trying to understand film history — one year at a time. From 1927 on, movie by movie, frame by frame, watching how cinema evolved… and how weve evolved with it. Well 63 movies and 50 episodes later, if you haven't been along for the ride thus far and would like to pick up where we've left off ,now here's your chance as were calli...

1934 Episode 5 (33) "Imitation of Life" Directed By: John Stahl Release Date: November 24, 1934 Let’s be real—few films from the 1930s dare to poke at the raw nerves of America like  Imitation of Life  does. On its face, it’s a story about pancakes and prosperity, a widowed white woman making good in business. But the truth of this film isn’t sweet—it’s bitter. It’s about race, about a B...

1934 Episode 4 (32) "Cleopatra" Directed By: Cecil B. Demille Release Date: August 16th, 1934 "The Scarlett Empress" Directed By: Josef Von Sternberg Release Date: September 15th, 1934 Tonight, we step into a world of queens, power, and spectacle. Two films from 1934, both dripping with ambition, both redefining what the screen could dare to show. First—Cecil B. DeMille’s  Cleo...

1934 - Episode 3 (31) "The Thin Man" Directed By: W.S. Van Dyke Release Date: May 25, 1934 "L'atalante" Directed By: Jean Vigo Release Date: April 25, 1934 Tonight, we journey from the misty waterways of France to the glittering cocktail lounges of New York. First up is  L’Atalante , Jean Vigo’s poetic masterpiece — a dreamlike voyage of newlyweds drifting along the Seine,...

1934 - Episode 2 (30) "The Black Cat" Directed By: Edgar Ulmer Release Date: May 7, 1934 "The Man Who Knew Too Much" Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock Release Date: December 17, 1934 Tonight… the shadows come alive. First up— The Black Cat —where horror drips from every word and Bela Lugosi meets Boris Karloff in a battle of minds and madness. A tale of war, revenge, and sinister a...

1934 - Episode 1 (29) - "It Happened One Night" Directed By: Frank Capra Release Date: February 23, 1934 Before rom-coms had a name, there was  It Happened One Night —a film that changed everything. Released in 1934 during the depths of the Great Depression, this Frank Capra classic gave audiences something they desperately needed: laughter, charm, and hope. Starring Claudette Colbert as...

(27) Rob and Will discuss their Oscar choices from the films watched in the year 1933 and then...It’s 1934, and America is still clawing its way through the Great Depression. Bread lines stretch down city blocks, and families gather around radios, hungry not just for food, but for hope. In Washington, FDR’s New Deal programs are trying to stitch the country back together, one job at a time. Meanwh...