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Actress Amy Steel shows both Jason Voorhees and Buffy St. John what shes made of as the Final Girl in two 80s-era slasher flicks, while TV personality and broadcaster Dana Hersey of gets his overdue thanks. Plus, behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
The 2014 Alejandro González Iñárritu-directed Best Picture winner turns 10! Return guest Chris of the Just Go Watch Podcast joins me for a look back at the Michael Keaton headliner that melds together haughty actors, fractured relationships, washed-up superhero movie stars, ambiguous endings, and that most tragic of Shakespeares plays, . And Chris does not hold back with his thoughts on Eddie Redmaynes winning Best Actor that year, either. Plus, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
Director Yorgos Lanthimos and 2-time Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone bring out the most eccentric in each other in these two films. With Academy Award nods for Best Picture (as producer) and Best Director for both, Lanthimos is a creative force that defies description. And with Oscar nods (and one win) for both films, Emma Stone is willing to play it to the hilt no matter what it takes. Behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
The 96th annual Academy Awards are doled out tonight, so here is part 2 of a two-parter where return guests Brendan and Zak - former high school film students of mine, now college grads and film entrepreneurs in their own right - join me for the second consecutive year to discuss the nominees - specifically, the four acting categories, Director, Original Score, Original Song, Costume Design, Hairstyling and Makeup, Animated Feature, and International Feature Film!
Released ahead of schedule to get the jump on the 96th annual Academy Awards in three days, return guests Brendan and Zak - former high school film students of mine, now college grads and film entrepreneurs in their own right - join me for the second consecutive year to discuss the nominees. Part 1 of 2: Best Picture (Part 2 of 2 coming soon!)
Writer-director Wes Anderson gets the spotlight as we dive into 2023 Oscar nominee for Best Live Action Short, his adaptation of Roald Dahls , as well as the 10th anniversary of his 4-time Oscar winner . Plus, behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs! (Bring your own courtesan au chocolat and lobby boy uniform.)
Its a Margot Robbie Best Picture nominee two-fer as her performances as Sharon Tate for Quentin Tarantino and as Barbie for Greta Gerwig come front and center! With her total Oscar nominations to date including two for acting (2017s and 2019s ) and one for producing (2023s ), her Hollywood career is one thats on a hot streak. Plus, behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
Twenty years after Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti teamed up for (Oscar win for Paynes screenplay), theyve reunited for , which is currently up for 5 Oscars, including Best Supporting Actress for DaVine Joy Randolph and Best Leading Actor for Giamatti. (Plus, both films are Best Picture nominees!) Behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
How is it that after 12 career Academy Award nominations to date, Bradley Cooper has yet to take to the podium? A look back at his first Oscar-nominated performance, 2012s , and his most recent, 2023s . Both films nominated for Best Picture, Best Leading Actor for the man of the hour, and Best Leading Actress for Jennifer Lawrence (a win) and Carey Mulligan, respectively. Plus, behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
The beloved rom-com turns 35 this year. So have your slice of heated apple pie with the ice cream on the side as Carlo from The Movie Loot podcast returns to join me for a discussion about the Rob Reiner-directed, Nora Ephron-written quintessential love story in the movies. Listen in, and you too will be singing a karaoke version of "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" !!! Plus, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
The backstage dramatics are the name of the game in these two scathingly brilliant, dry, satirical, and witty tales of the woes of a theater actress diva. Bette Davis and Annette Bening both earned Oscar nominations for and , respectively, for being unstoppable forces long after the final curtain call. And with Thelma Ritter and Jeremy Irons by their sides, these are battles of wills worthy of a standing ovation. Plus, behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
In 1989, extended family was never funnier or more bittersweet on screen than it was when Ron Howard directed Steve Martin and an ensemble cast through the trials of precocious preschoolers, backtalking teens, marital tension, and wayward siblings in , while John Candy was in peak form with the John Hughes comedy , which rightfully remains a fan favorite. Plus, poll results, behind-the-scenes fun facts, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
Pull up a glacier, have a seat, and chill out to these two decidedly winter-themed tales. An anthropologist is one of the few to see a revived Neanderthal as a human and not a test subject in the underrated sci-fi/fantasy drama , while three entitled college students learn the hard way that when you push the boundaries too much, it invites trouble in the 2010 thriller . Wheres Olaf when you need him? Plus, poll results, behind-the-scenes fun facts, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
Ring in 2024 with these two classic films from 1960! Billy Wilder once more defies the social standards of his era with a provocative look at adultery in the comedy-drama (Best Picture Oscar) - will Jack Lemmon or Shirley MacLaine win the early New Years morning game of gin rummy? And U.S. army veterans plan the perfect crime to get the cash from five separate Las Vegas casinos after the stroke of midnight on New Years in the quintessential Rat Pack film ! Plus, poll results, interactive trivia, behind-the-scenes fun facts, and listener shout-outs! certain sound effects: YOUTUBE CHANNEL EVERYDAY CINEMATIC SOUNDS
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant are the sizzle to the bacon of George Cukors Holiday (1938), while Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, and Jack Black charm each other in the Nancy Meyers-written and directed The Holiday (2006). Return guests Max and Daniel of the Bitches with Beards Podcast join me in bringing on the merry with a look at both films. Plus, poll results, trivia, and listener shout-outs!
The holiday season has given us many delightful films, but none as delightfully dubious as these. With good-natured affection, hear about these two flicks that are memorable, but perhaps, for some viewers (and in one case, their own leading actors!), not for the reasons they intended. Plus, behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive, trivia, and listener shout-outs! Music: @fuzzeke
Jacob Marley may be "dead as a doornail," but its a Dickens doubleheader as Richard Donners , starring Bill Murray, turns 35, while we get a fictionalized look behind the curtain at how Dan Stevenss depiction of author Charles Dickens wrote the bloody thing in the first place in 2017s , also starring the great Christopher Plummer as old Ebenezer. Plus, poll results, interactive trivia, behind-the-scenes fun facts, and listener shout-outs!
Let the holiday season commence with a tribute to the late Ed Asner, star of a handful of seasonal films, both comedic and dramatic. Cesare from The Rad Revival House Podcast joins me for a look at the 1977 Christmas-set family drama and the 20th anniversary of 2003s modern-day Yuletide classic comedy . A stubborn Scrooge in one and Santa in the other, Asner proves hes worth his 7 Emmy wins! Poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
Celebrating film noir month, or Noirvember, in style with return guest DJ Nik as we explore 1944s Laura, directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, and Vincent Price, and 1945s Detour, starring Ann Savage and Tom Neal! Plus, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs! Happy Noirvember to you and your kin.
A tribute to the life and career of Sharon Tate with a look at two of her comedy films from the late 1960s. Whats the connection to Coppertone Suntan Lotion? Or to the films? Find out as you listen in on the poll results, behind-the-scenes fun facts, listener shout-outs, and interactive trivia segment!
For their 60th and 50th anniversaries, heres a look back at two cult classics - one, a paranormal and psychological horror tale based on Shirley Jacksons highly acclaimed novel, and the other, a disturbing audio-visual feast for the eyes and ears - and thats just Christopher Lees visage and voice. Two of the most impactful genre films of the 20th century! Plus, poll results, behind-the-scenes fun facts, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs.
Chucky turns 35 this year, but Annabelle wont be outdone when it comes to maniacal, possessed dolls that yield chills ... and perhaps some chuckles. "Hidey-ho! Ha, ha, ha!" Plus, behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
50 years ago, Father Karras suffered a crisis in his faith. Meanwhile, film actress Chris McNeil grew horrified when her 12-year-old daughter Regan showed increasingly disturbing and violent behavior. And Father Merrin, trained to exorcise evil demons from afflicted individuals, joined forces with Father Karras to prove that the power of good conquers the forces of evil. DJ Nik and Rachel Frend of the Gold Standard Oscars Podcast return for a discussion about this 1973 cultural juggernaut that made heads spin like never before. Plus, poll results, trivia, and listener shout-outs!
As James Whales campy horror flick turns 90 this year, its time to heap praise on Whales idiosyncratic sense of humor, Claude Rainss voice, and perennial favorite Una OConnor! And 34 years later, the beautiful Sharon Tate made heads turn in the quirky comedy-horror ! An appreciative look at both films - plus, the poll results, interactive trivia, behind-the-scenes fun facts, and listener shout-outs!
Part 2 of 2! Brooke Shields made her onscreen debut in this cult chiller that is part horror, part family drama, and part slasher. Antonio of The Cultworthy Cinema, The Cultworthy Classic, and the MILF and Me Podcasts joins me for a look back at this horrifying but brilliant genre film about parental favoritism, blind religious faith, suppression of emotion, attitudes towards mental health, self-righteousness, and guilt. Plus, the usual segments with the poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
Part 1 of 2! Rhoda Penmark is the perfect little angel. Or is she? 11-year-old Patty McCormack memorably brings on the freaky in her portrayal of everyones favorite hot-tempered, sociopathic, golden-braided little twit long before s Cindy turned the look into a sitcom punchline. Antonio of The Cultworthy Cinema, The Cultworthy Classic, and the MILF and Me Podcasts joins me for a look back at this film adaptation of the Broadway hit! Plus, the usual segments with the poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
Max and Daniel from the Bitches with Beards podcast join me to get the spirit of the fall season going with a look back at these two mid-to-late 90s seasonally appropriate films! We banter and discuss different scenes, and their knowledge of both flicks is put to the test with a few trivia questions. Plus, the usual segments of the poll results, interactive audience trivia, and listener shout-outs!
Kate Winslet with Stockholm Syndrome? Kylo Ren as a seductive ladykiller? All that and more as we kick off Labor Day weekend with two films from 2013 that define unconventional love story! Plus, the poll results, interactive trivia, behind-the-scenes fun facts, and listener shout-outs!
Insinuations and accusations, emasculation and misogyny, verbal daggers and put-downs ... this is true love as depicted by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, George Segal and Sandy Dennis, Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly, and Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz. Two film adaptations of hugely successful stage productions, each featuring two couples, each individual at war with the other three in both comedic and dramatic fashion. Follow the chaotic fun as the romantic sparks fizzle in the air! Plus, the usual poll results, behind-the-scenes fun facts, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
Young Charlie idolizes her namesake, her Uncle Charlie, but should she doubt his sanity? Scottie Ferguson is asked to trail an old college classmates wife for fear of fatal ancestral possession, but will he fall dizzily in love with her instead? Special guest Carlo of The Movie Loot podcast returns for episode 104 to talk about two of Alfred Hitchcocks finest films in honor of his August 13th birthday! We quiz each other and trade behind-the-scenes fun facts. Plus, the usual poll results, interactive trivia, and listener shout-outs!
