Movie Nights & Matinees Podcast
1) Episode 33 - Godzilla vs Gojira
Jim and I are joined by filmfest master Bill Shaffer to talk about Japan's biggest movie star and now Oscar-winner, Godzilla (or Gojira, depending on your preference). Listen in as we discuss the var...Show More
2) Episode 32 - All About WB (No, the Other One)
Film historian Dan Van Neste joins me to discuss one of Hollywood's unjustifiably forgotten leading men as chronicled in Dan's latest book, The Accidental Star: The Life and Films of Warner Baxter. L...Show More
3) Episode 31 - Kids and Classics
Jim and I chat with radio host and author Jennifer Churchill about her book Movies are Magic, as well as her other media appearances activities designed to foster of love of classic films across new g...Show More
4) Episode 30 - Here Comes the Cavalry
Author Michael F. Blake returns to chat with me and Jim about his latest book, The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne, and the Making of Three Classic Westerns. Ride along as we talk about the m...Show More
5) Episode 29 - Weaving Worlds
I'm joined by author Cathy Whitlock to talk about the subject of production design as chronicled in her gorgeous book Designs on Film: A Century of Hollywood Art Direction. Among the films discu...Show More
6) Episode 28 - Scene Me a Song
Author Gary May joins me to talk about the career of M.K. Jerome, whose songs enhanced many a golden age Hollywood film, especially during his tenure at Warner Bros. Moe, as he was known, is the subj...Show More
7) Episode 27 - Writ Large Screen: Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie scholar and author Mark Aldridge joins me to discuss movies adapted from the writings of the famed mystery writer, as chronicled in Mark's book Agatha Christie on Screen. Gather ...Show More
8) Episode 26 - Abbott & Costello Meet Biffle & Shooster
Jim and I are joined by the multi-talented Nick Santa Maria, co-author of The Annotated Abbott and Costello and alphabetically first half of the retro comedy team Biffle and Shooster. We chat about B...Show More
9) Episode 25 - Maltin on Maltin
As our first guest of 2024, Jim and I are thrilled to welcome the one and only Leonard Maltin, whose tenure as the movie critic for Entertainment Tonight spanned three decades, and whose books are a s...Show More
10) Episode 24 - Mixed Bag Musings
With the first anniversary of the launch of Movie Nights & Matinees coming this week, co-host Jim Reid and I have a casual conversation that includes reflections on the first year of the podcast, as w...Show More