In this episode we study the films of Ida Lupino, the first woman to direct movies within the 1950's Hollywood system. We discuss both the ahead of its time feminism and decade representative conservatism that make up her work.    Chapter 1: Mardis Gras (3:35) Chapter 2: Ida on the issues (11:50) Chapter 3: Morality Plays (48:06)    

In this episode we study the films of Ida Lupino, the first woman to direct movies within the 1950's Hollywood system. We discuss both the ahead of its time feminism and decade representative conservatism that make up her work.    Chapter 1: Mardis Gras

grab bag: Deadly Trilogy of Hell

Brothers and life-long cinephiles Nick and Harry Nordlinger explore the full spectrum of film history, with an eye for the esoteric, the strange and the sublime.