Mission 250 Filmcast

This week, we watch the suspense/thriller about a psychotic socialite who proposes to a stranger (on a train) the idea about swapping murders - an idea he plans to implement - Strangers On A Train (1951). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

This week, we watch a cat and mouse crime thriller based in Hong Kong, where two moles, working for opposite sides of a cop vs gang rivalry, race to find out the identity of the other (which Martin Scorsese later remade into a best picture winner, The Departed) - Infernal Affairs (2002). Directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak.

This Week, we watch the ground breaking, fully green-screened, ultra-violent comic book adaptation that boasts one of the most stacked casts of all time - Sin City (2005). Directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. 

This week, we watch the film that not only created the summer blockbuster and put the fear of swimming into multiple generations of viewers, but also marked the jumping off point for one the greatest directors of all time - Jaws (1975). Directed by Steven Spielberg.

This week, we watch a classic in the dark-comedy genre, where a distant relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne sets off to murder all eight family members that stand ahead of him to claim the wealth and position of his family - Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). Directed by Robert Hamer.

This week, we watch the film that kickstarted a renaissance in French cinema, which tells a story of a day in the life of three friends living in the projects one day after a night of violent riots of protest in the streets of Paris- La Haine (Hate, 1995). Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.

This week, we watch the high-tension thriller about child abduction, and a father, played by Hugh Jackman, that will do whatever it takes to save them - Prisoners. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.

This week, we watch the tale of the life and struggles of a man living in 18th century England, Barry Lyndon. Directed by the master himself, Stanley Kubrick.

This week, we watch the horrifying, documentary-like masterpiece about the the acts or terror and oppression between the occupying French and the National Liberation Front (FLN) in 1960's Algeria, The Battle of Algiers. Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.

This week, we watch the bank robbery movie that was based on the true story of John Wojtowicz, who set out to rob a bank to pay for his transgendered wife's sex change operation- Dog Day Afternoon (1975). Directed by Sidney Lumet.

This week, we watch the stylized true story of Frank W. Abagnale Jr., the most successful bank robber/con artist of all time, Catch Me If You Can (2002). Directed by Steven Spielberg.

This week, Matt Damon gets stuck on Mars.  Will he get off? Lets find out! The Martian (2015), Directed by Ridley Scott.

This week, we watch a kung fu movie that aim's to detail the life of the legendary master of Bruce Lee, Ip Man (2008). Directed by Wilson Yip.

This week, we watch the best picture nominated biopic about the genius mathematician Alan Turning, and his immense contributions towards the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II. Directed by Morten Tyldum.

This week, we watch the theme-park-ride based film that started one of the biggest movie franchises of all time, due in no small part to Johnny Depp's unique creation, Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). Directed by Gore Verbinski.

This week, we watch the movie based on the very popular book, The Help (2011), about an author who decides to write about African American maids during the Civil Rights Movement. Directed by Tate Taylor.

This week, we watch Ingmar Bergman's final theatrical release, Fanny and Alexander (1982), a story of two children in Sweden and their lives growing up.

This week, we watch the Marvel Studios surprise hit, Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), starring a slew of new favorite characters, including a raccoon and a tree. Directed by James Gunn.

This week, we watch the first Spaghetti Western ever made, which also launched Clint Eastwood into stardom, A Fistful of Dollars (1964). Directed by Sergio Leone.  

This week, we watch Marvel's record breaking Superhero ensemble that changed blockbusters forever, The Avengers (2012).  Directed by Joss Whedon.

This week, we watch Studio Ghibli's first animated movie, Castle in the Sky (1986), a tale of two orphans and a floating city.  Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

This week, we watch the classic romantic comedy, Roman Holiday (1953), directed by William Wyler, and starring Gregory Peck and Aubrey Hepburn, in her breakout role.  

This week, we watch the Best Picture Oscar winning biopic about King George VI, The King's Speech (2010), directed by Tom Hooper.  

This week, we watch Part II of the action filled Indian gang epic, Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), directed by Anurag Kashyap.    

This week, we watch part I of India's ultra-violent, generation-spanning gang epic, Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), directed by Anurag Kashyap.