Podcast Episodes

Rebecca (Fuss and Fire)

In this episode, I discuss Rebecca. The beloved book written by Daphne Du Maurier was adapted for the screen in 1940 by Hitchcock and features former Heathcliff actor, fresh from the moors of Wutheri…

Published on 13 hours ago

The Picture of Dorian Gray

In this episode of Window Dressing’s Gothic Romance series, I talk about the 1945 adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Grey, published in 1890. The story is as classic as a fairy tale or…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Urban Legend: Halloween Episode

Welcome to Window Dressings: Halloween bonus episode!!!! This year, I am talking about the classic teen-softcore horror film Urban Legend. The film has an ensemble cast that includes Tara Reid, Joshu…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Keaton, Carlisle, Frank, and Madelaine

In this bonus episode of Window Dressing, Frank Calvillo (from the fabulous podcast What Ever Happened to Bette and Joan) and I discuss the late Diane Keaton. We focus on two music videos she directe…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Gaslight

Season 6 Episode 2

In this episode of my Gothic Romance series, I talk about the 1944 film Gaslight. The film is the origin of the now common use phrase that describes a type of psychological abuse typical in coercive …

Published on 1 month ago

Wuthering Heights (1939)

Season 7 Episode 1

Opening Window Dressing's short Gothic Romance series is the 1939 film adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1947 novel Wuthering Heights. Merle Oberon Plays Cathy, and Lawrence Olivier plays Heathcliff. Cath…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Vindication of Kathryn Merteuil

As Kathryn, the Marquise de Merteuil, Sarah Michelle Gellar brings new life to the role originally inked in the 1782 source material, Dangerous Liaisons. I am desperate to talk about her character's …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

MTV Summer Series: Fiona Apple

Season 5 Episode 4

Fiona Apple's participation in and commentary on her role as an object of desire hit me like lightning when I first saw her video for Criminal. She further informed my conception of what it is to be …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Alicia Silverstone & Aerosmith

Season 4 Episode 3

In the third episode of my MTV Summer Series, I discuss Alicia Silverstone and her role in Aerosmith’s 1993 music Video for Cryin', and their 1994 video for Crazy. She was 16 and ripe to become the e…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

David Pajo and I talk GNR

Season 4 Episode 2

As part of Window Dressing’s MTV Summer Series, famed musician and friend David Pajo and I chat about Guns N’ Roses. My audio is not great, so apologies in advance. This is a conversation NOT an inte…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago