500 Genre Films

Season two is now available. Come along for the journey! 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA is a new podcast taking a spoiler-filled behind-the-scenes look at movies from the 1950s to the 1990s. 🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/500… 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0n3RHHUyq…

Episode 032: Ocean’s Eleven (1960, Lewis Milestone) Frank Sinatra, Sammy and Deano, Want more from Las Vegas than Keno, In a town full of sights, They turn out the lights, And steal the cash from the casino. * Follow along on 500genrefilms.com.

Episode 031: The Lavender Hill Mob (1951, Charles Crichton) All Henry wants is some more power, As talk of heists begin to flower, The plan is bold, Steal all the gold, Smuggle it out to the Eiffel Tower. * 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA

Episode 030: Men At Work (1990, Emilio Estevez) A councilman becomes too brash In Las Playas he make a splash, At the end of the day, As James and Carl say, This is the last year we throw trash. * 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA

Episode 029: Night Of The Juggler (1980, Robert Butler & Sidney J. Furie) In the Bronx, never take it easy, For a thriller that’s really breezy, One thing about Boyd, Don’t get him annoyed, New York has never looked so sleazy. * 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA 🎧

Episode 028: Walkabout (1971, Ted Kotcheff) The man takes a drive out of Sydney, But then pulled a gun on them did he, They live off the land, Find water in sand, With help from an Aborigine. * Listen to 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA on all podcast platforms.

Episode 027: Village Of The Damned (1960, Wolf Rilla) Mothers with no one between their thighs, Gave birth to an alien surprise, The town was conned, Their hair is blonde, Just never look them straight in the eyes. * 🎧 A podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!

Episode 026: The Thing From Another World (1951, Christian Nyby) The thing is a plant in disguise, Who sabotages their supplies, By the next morning, Send out a warning, Keep looking, keep watching the skies. * 🎧 A new podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!

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Episode 025: Die Hard 2 (1990, Renny Harlin) For Christmas Eve, John McClane’s advice, Is to steer clear of the snow and ice, Come to think of it, How can the same shit, Happen to the same guy twice? * 🎧 Listen to a new podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!

Episode 024: The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick) The Torrance clan will become tighter, Though what Wendy sees will fright her, Checking up on Jack, A slow walk back, At what she finds on his typewriter. * 🎧 Listen to a new podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!

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Episode 023: McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971, Robert Altman) McCabe’s arrival opens doors, As he checks out the local stores, Miller arrives, And changes their lives, The one thing this town needs is whores. * 🎧 Listen to a new podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!

Episode 022: Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock) Over Norman mother has power, His love for Marion will flower, There’s quite a smell, Behind the motel, After she stepped in the shower. * 🎧 Listen to a new podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!

Episode 021: All About Eve (1950, Joseph L. Mankiewicz) Relationships will become muddy, In Eve, Margo’s found a new buddy, Up there on stage, You can’t hide your age, So never trust your understudy. * 🎧 Listen to a new podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!

Episode 020: Total Recall (1990, Paul Verhoeven) We have left Earth to visit the stars, It’s the future so robots drive cars, Up there in cities, Girls with three titties, Don’t think twice, get your ass to Mars. * 🎧 A new podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!

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The Apartment was released on this day in 1960 🔑

I’m slightly early based on where I am in the world, but today June 20th 2025 is 50 years to the day that Steven Spielberg’s JAWS was released. What a film! “It’s going to be one of the best summers we’ve ever had!” Happy 50th!

Episode 019: Friday The 13th (1980, Sean S. Cunningham) The plans to reopen were exhumed, It must be safe now they all assumed, A little boy drowned, At an old campground, As Crazy Ralph says, they’re all doomed. * 🎧 A new podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!

Episode 018: Vanishing Point (1971, Richard C. Sarafian) Frisco in three days is his goal, But too many uppers take their toll, He’ll do it in four, With his foot to the floor, Cheered on by DJ Super Soul. * 🎧 A new podcast: 500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA!