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Every week, Huffington Post film critic John Farr recommends movies to accompany Reel13's Independent and Classic features that air on Channel 13 in New York. Reel13 is a Saturday night broadcast series, an online, weekly short film festival, and a blog. In this podcast, John picks and reviews films that you might like. Expand your film knowledge with "Best Movies By Farr," released every week by PBS affiliate Channel Thirteen in New York City. More at www.thirteen.org/reel13
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
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| 1 | VideoMarathon Man | Dustin Hoffman was one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the Seventies. John Farr discusses the nail-biting thriller that showcases Hoffman's talents. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoThe Big Sleep | John Farr explains why The Big Sleep could be his favorite of the four Bogart-Bacall films. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoSabrina | You will fall in love with Audrey Hepburn once again after watching this film. John Farr explains why. | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoThe Lady Vanishes | John Farr discusses one of the great train movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock. | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoHoward Hawks | John Farr picsk three of his favorite Howard Hawks films. | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoBest Burt Lancaster | Burt Lancaster was a master. John Farr recommends three of his best performances. | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoSpectacular Sixties | When was the best decade for the Hollywood musical? | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoClassic Clark Gable | There's more to the star of this week's Reel 13 Classic, "Run Silent, Run Deep," than "Gone with the Wind." John Farr lists three of The King of Hollywood's best roles. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoJack Nicholson - Best Actor Losses | Jack Nicholson was nominated thrice for Best Actor before finally winning for this week's Reel 13 Classic "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." What were they? John Farr has the answers. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoDon't Miss Dean Martin | Dean Martin, co-star of this week's Reel 13 Classic, "Ocean's Eleven," achieved fame with his smooth singing and straight-man partnership with Jerry Lewis, but the reason he enjoyed a such an enduring career is that he could really act. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoHave You Seen McQueen? | Steve McQueen, star of this week's Reel 13 Classic "The Thomas Crown Affair" endures as an antihero thirty years after his premature death. John Farr will show you why. | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoCagney the Classic Bad Guy | In his day James Cagney became the quintessential movie bad guy. Here are three of his best baddies. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoYves Montand Cubed | Yves Montand, who stars opposite Ingrid Bergman in this week's Reel 13 Classic "Goodbye Again" deserves a closer look. | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoEarly Shirley Jones | Shirley Jones was a star long before her "Partridge Family" days. | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoDarker Jimmy Stewart | Following World War II, James Stewart decided he needed to pursue roles that reflected the darker atmosphere of the Atomic Age. He found them in westerns. | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoBerlin + Astaire | The music of Irving Berlin and the fancy footwork of Fred Astaire combined for some of the finest musical cinema of the century. John Farr selects his favorite three. | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoCrucial Cage | Although his reputation has faded somewhat due to questionable role choices, Nic Cage was once one of Hollywood's brightest stars. John Farr recommends you revisit three crucial Cage classics. | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoSerious Slasher Cinema | Follow-up this week's suspenseful Reel 13 Classic, Dressed to Kill, with three of the greatest slasher films ever made. | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoRobert Aldrich Revisited | John Farr selects three great pictures from the oft-overlooked Robert Aldrich. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoBlake Edwards' Best | John Farr selects three of A Shot in the Dark director Black Edwards' best efforts, including his only non-Pink Panther picture with Peter Sellers. | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoWilliam Powell Perfection | William Powell made so many magnificent pictures it's difficult to choose three recommendations to watch after After The Thin Man this weekend, but John Farr makes the tough choices, all from one year: 1936. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoPI Pictures | On the occasion of the broadcast of Reel 13 Classic The Thin Man, John Farr tips his fedora to three classic PI pictures. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoMasterful Joseph L. Mankiewicz | This Saturday, Reel 13 will air Joseph L. Mankiewicz's classic, All About Eve, but before that,John Farr recommends you brush up on three of the master's earlier works. | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoAmazing Audrey | Audrey Hepburn led a legendary life and career. This week, Reel 13 will air her classic, "The Nun's Story." If it's been a while since you've seen Audrey at her best, John Farr has three of her finest to recommend. | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoNeed-to-Watch Norman Jewison | Prolific director Norman Jewison has hemled dozens of films, many of them considered classics. John Farr delves into Jewison's middle 1980s output to recommend three need-to-see films. | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoDarker Dassin | Once a successful Hollywood director, Connecticut-born Jules Dassin turned to Europe to revive his film career after being blacklisted in the years after WW2. Here are three of his darker films from his Hollywood noir days. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoSuperb Susan Sarandon | John Farr sends a salute to the star of this week's Reel 13 Classic. | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoRoyal Reels | John Farr shares three of his favorite movies about monarchs. | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoMagisterial Lee Marvin | John Farr digs into three films featuring one of his true cinematic heroes. | 8/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoErnest Lubitsch Love Stories | Ernst Lubitsch helped set the standard for romcom dialogue. | 4/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoEarly Olivier | go back and revisit a pair of 1940 pictures that put Laurence Olivier on the map. | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoLeaner Lean | John Farr recommends a few of David Lean's earlier, tighter works. | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoStellar Peter Sellers | John Farr's got three stellar Sellers pictures you should check out for the first time or watch again. | 2/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoCarole Lombard, Comedienne | The star of this week's Reel 13 Classic, Carole Lombard, left us tragically, but she made her mark with comic genius. | 1/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoWinning Walter Huston | Walter Huston made so many films, it's hard to pick favorites. But John Farr does it. | 1/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoSerious Stanley Kramer | As Reel 13 prepares to air the Stanley Kramer Classic, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, John Farr selects three of the late director's most intense works. | 1/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoEarly Billy Wilder | Billy Wilder's early films, like this week's Classsic, One, Two, Three, launched a brilliant career. Here are three other gems. | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoClassic Costner Characters | As Reel 13 airs what may be Kevin Costner's most celebrated role, John Farr takes a look back at three more memorable Costner performances. | 12/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoLaudable Tommy Lee Jones | Here's John's selection of can't-miss Tommy Lee Jones performances. | 11/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoGreat Greta | John Farr investigates the mysterious Greta Garbo in three of her best roles. | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoSteinbeck on Screen | Here are three of John Farr's favorite Steinbeck projects. | 11/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoLater Jack | Here are three Jack Nicholson standouts from later in his career. | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoDeep Depp | Here's a look, courtesy John Farr, at three of Johnny Depp's unheralded leading performances. | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoKiller Cruise | This week, Reel 13 airs the Tom Cruise classic, Rain Man. And just in case you can't get enough of Tom, John recommends three of his favorite cruise vehicles. | 9/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoMusic Docs: Real and Imagined | John Farr salutes his favorite music documentaries. | 9/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoSpecial Spencer | John Farr, at last, on his favorite screen actor, Spencer Tracy. | 8/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoLate Kate | This week, Reel 13 airs the Cary Grant/Katharine Hepburn classic, "Bringing Up Baby." To mark the occasion, John Farr suggests a trio of late, great Katharine Hepburn pictures. | 8/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoVintage Coop | This week, Reel 13 airs the Gary Cooper classic, Meet John Doe. To mark the occasion, John Farr suggests a trio of classic Cooper vehicles. | 8/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoPoisonous Pictures | John Farr ponders poisonous pictures to play after this week's Reel 13 Classic, Arsenic and Old Lace. | 7/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoNot-to-Miss Noir | John Farr ventures into darkness with three gritty noirs you may have overlooked. | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoHonoring Anthony | John Farr reviews three oft-overlooked Anthony Hopkins performances. | 7/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoCourtroom Thrillers | John Farr presents a voir dire of must-see courtroom classics. | 7/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | VideoVintage Family Classics | John Farr offers three family friendly films to accompany this week's Reel 13 Classic, "The Little Princess." | 6/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoGreat Gumshoes | John Farr digs deep in the detective stack for three necessary, neglected noirs. | 6/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 55 | VideoGlamorous Gene Tierney | John Far pays tribute to the sad life of one of noir's forgotten stars. | 5/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoPenned and Produced by Arthur Freed | Three films from legendary lyricist and producer Arthur Freed. | 5/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 57 | VideoMore Ingrid | John Farr can't get enough Ingrid Bergman. | 5/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | VideoCary's Comedies | Five funny Cary Grant films. | 4/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoNeglected Bogart | Three of the great Humphrey Bogart's lesser-known films. | 4/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 60 | VideoMarx x 5 | Revisit five of the Marx Brothers' Depression-era Paramount masterpieces. | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 61 | VideoWorking-Class London | A glimpse of London's less-glamorous side. | 4/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 62 | VideoMultimedia Bing Crosby | Bing Crosby, the first multimedia star of radio, film, and television. | 4/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 63 | VideoNot Just Little Caesar | John Farr's salute to the surprisingly versatile Edward G. Robinson. | 3/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 64 | VideoEx-Cons | John Farr examines films about ex-cons who have abandoned their crooked ways. | 3/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 65 | VideoRichard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II | A salute to three of Rodgers & Hammerstein's great ones. | 3/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 66 | VideoUnder Surveillance | Three films about voyeurism and suspicion. | 3/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 67 | VideoDiner and a Movie | Movies set in diners. | 3/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 68 | VideoIsolation | Three films on loneliness and isolation. | 3/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 69 | VideoParents and (Grown) Children | John Farr's picks for films about the relationships between elder parents and their adult children. | 2/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 70 | VideoFeminist Films | John's salute to feminist cinema. | 2/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 71 | VideoCulture Clash | Guess who's coming to dinner. | 2/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 72 | VideoWeaver Winners | A look at three of Sigourney Weaver's winning performances. | 2/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 73 | VideoYeast | Bette Davis. Ann Blyth. Mary Tyler Moore. Three masterful portrayals of nasty women. | 2/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 74 | VideoValentines Viewing | Be John's Valentine and revisit his great date picks. | 2/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 75 | VideoFrears's Films | Two sleepers and a hit from British director Stephen Frears. | 2/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 76 | VideoTrain Wrecks | No, John's not recommending terrible films; these films all feature horrific train wrecks. | 1/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 77 | VideoFreeman's Finest | A look at Morgan Freeman's most memorable movies. | 1/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 78 | VideoOn the Road | There are endless road trip films out there; here are three you might have missed. | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 79 | VideoPhysical Transformations | Films with characters that require their actors to undergo eye-popping physical transformations. | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 80 | VideoEdmund Goulding | John Farr recommends three unforgettable movies directed by Edmund Goulding. | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 81 | VideoBreaking Up | Three lesser-known movies about spoiled romance. | 1/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 82 | VideoBased in the Big Easy | Three essential films set in New Orleans. | 1/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 83 | VideoSouthern Fried Films | John Farr ventures south for three of the finest films about the region. | 1/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 84 | VideoHolly & Billy Bob's Oscar Nods | John Farr pays tribute to the unlikely Academy successes of Holly Hunter and Billy Bob Thornton. | 12/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 85 | VideoOther Pictures in Paris | John Farr looks to Paris in search of fine films. | 12/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 86 | Video(Early) Worthy Wyler | Explore William Wyler's early oeuvre with these three films from the 1930s. | 12/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 87 | VideoTwenty-Something Romantic Angst | John Farr takes on Andrew Bujalski's "Mutual Appreciation" and recommends his top picks about early adulthood. | 12/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 88 | VideoMovies about Music | John Farr composes a list of three movies about music and musicians. | 12/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 89 | VideoLee J. Cobb | John Farr recommends three of his favorite films featuring the inimitable Lee J. Cobb. | 12/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 90 | VideoExtra-Marital Movies | John Farr recommends three films for all the philanderers out there. | 11/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 91 | VideoDeborah Kerr Films to Remember | This week, Reel 13 airs 'An Affair to Remember.' | 11/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 92 | VideoBrilliant Brenda Blethyn | One of John Farr's favorite actresses in three British films. | 11/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 93 | VideoTony Richardson Times Three | Three early 60s gems from director Tony Richardson. | 11/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 94 | VideoTougher Tony | Tony Leung Chu Wai often portrays broken-hearted loners... but not in these roles. | 11/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 95 | VideoAll You Can View: Busby Berkeley | Five films featuring epic set pieces and choreography. | 11/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 95 Episodes |
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