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Crooked but Never Common
Episode 98
In a burst of creativity unmatched in Hollywood history, Preston Sturges directed a string of all-time classic comedies from 1939 through 1948―The Gr…
3 years, 5 months ago
Graham Skipper Vs Godzilla
Episode 97
Graham Skipper is a writer, actor, director, and producer, known for writing/directing the sci-fi/horror feature film Sequence Break, as well as his …
3 years, 5 months ago
Will Scheibel talks Gene Tierney and Hollywood Stardom
Episode 96
Will Scheibel is associate professor of English at Syracuse University, where he teaches film and screen studies. He is the coauthor of Twin Peaks, a…
3 years, 6 months ago
Thomas Puhr talks Fate and Film
Episode 95
The course of events is predetermined and cannot be changed. Forces beyond our control—or even our comprehension—shape our fates. Such is the determi…
3 years, 6 months ago
Rahul Desai Talks Hollywood, Bollywood and Tollywood
Episode 94
Rahul Desai is a freelance critic who writes regularly for The Hindu among many other publications. His columns often look at film from a personal pe…
3 years, 6 months ago
Charles Bramesco talks Colors of Film
Episode 93
Charles Bramesco is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The Guardian and many. many others. T…
3 years, 6 months ago
Paul Williams talks Harvard, Hollywood, Hitmen and Holy Men
Episode 92
Paul Williams is a key figure in New Hollywood and cinema generally. Along with Ed Pressman, he formed Pressman Williams Productions which brought to…
3 years, 7 months ago
Hannah Strong on Sofia Coppola: Forever Young
Episode 91
An illustrated critical survey of Academy Award–winning writer and director Sofia Coppola’s career, covering everything from her groundbreaking music…
3 years, 7 months ago
From the Archive: Tom Shone on Christopher Nolan
Episode 90
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3 years, 7 months ago
We Are The Mutants
Episode 89
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