Watching Classic Movies Podcast
1) Esther Bley of Queer Animation
My guest is Esther Bley, creator of the beautifully-curated Queer Animation database and writer for Cartoon Research. We talked about queer images in animation from the pre-Code era to the present day...Show More
2) Bogart and Huston Author Nat Segaloff
The six films that Humphrey Bogart and director John Huston made together are some of the best of Hollywood’s golden age. These men are also complex and endlessly fascinating. I spoke with author Nat ...Show More
3) Hayley Mills' Young Adult Roles with Kate Gabrielle
Lately I’ve been fascinated by the roles Hayley Mills played in her early adult years. The parts she picked in an effort to shake off the Disney child-star image are a mixed bag, but through it all Mi...Show More
4) Born in Flames Director Lizzie Borden
From the first rebellious strains of the title tune by the Red Crayola, I knew Born In Flames (1983) was going to be a special movie. It was anhonor to talk about this timeless film with Director Lizz...Show More
5) Underseen Giallos with Kristina Dijan
My guest is Kristina Dijan, writer of the longtime blog Speakeasy and a senior writer at the Dark Pages film noir newsletter. Kristina and I met at the TCM Classic Film Festival over a decade ago, whe...Show More
6) Single & Psycho: How Pop Culture Created the Unstable Single Woman Author Caroline Young
My guest is Caroline Young, author of Single & Psycho: How Pop Culture Created the Unstable Single Woman. We talked about the many ways unmarried women are represented in movies and television and how...Show More
7) Cesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild Author Samuel Garza Bernstein
Though he has appeared in over two hundred films and television shows for generations of fans, Cesar Romero will always be theJoker. While his series of guest appearances in the 1960s Batman show is u...Show More
8) TCM Classic Movie Festival Memories with Karen Burroughs Hannsberry and Aurora Bugallo
One of the best decisions I ever made was to attend the TCM Classic Film Festival and I’ve done that for several years. There are thousandsof movie fans who feel the same way. This one-of-a-kind event...Show More
9) Helen Morgan: The Original Torch Singer and Ziegfeld’s Last Star Author Christopher S. Connelly
My guest is Christopher S. Connelly, author of Helen Morgan: The Original Torch Singer and Ziegfeld’s Last Star. Morgan was a hugely popular singer and actress who set the template for musical theater...Show More
10) Talking Sudden Fear (1952) with Robert Bellissimo of Robert Bellissimo At the Movies
Robert Bellissimo has had me as his guest on his excellent Robert Bellissimo at the Movies video podcast two times: once to discuss the sci-fi/film noir Repeat Performance (1947) and recently to talk ...Show More
Talking Sudden Fear (1952) with Robert Bellissimo of Robert Bellissimo At the Movies
32:49 | Nov 22nd, 2024