Best Chris Calogero Podcasts (2024)

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Comedian and actor Chris Calogero on comedy, horror and movie clichés 1:06:25

4h ago1:06:25

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Chris Calogero became a viral sensation with his videos skewering movie clichés, so I had to get him on the podcast to talk police lieutenants and filthy coroners. His new comedy album HUSKY BOY can be ordered here and all the information you want is available from his site, here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted…

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On Taking the Tubes Out with Chris Calogero and Emily Winter 1:00:20

7d ago1:00:20

1:00:20

While Casey was off galavanting in Italy, Ahri called in married comedians Emily and Chris! They discussed being diagnosed with a gene mutation, dating through grief, and what happens when you get your fallopian tubes removed and then immediately host a game night. Don't miss this one! ++RATE AND REVIEW++ Need advice? Have a funny story? Email us a…

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How Well do you know your best friend???? 45:30

8h ago45:30

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Ahri and Casey Are back... This week, Casey genriously allows Ahri to share about his trip and Ahri discusses his recent run in with the Police!!!!!!! AND our hosts play the Newlyed game and let's just say it DID NOT turn how how they thought it would. ++RATE AND REVIEW++ Need advice? Have a funny story? Email us at nevernottiredpod@gmail.com Follo…

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From the Archives: Michael Benson on Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey 1:21:42

16m ago1:21:42

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John Bleasdale talks to Michael Benson on his book Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C Clarke and the Making of a Masterpiece. Buy the Book Here. The definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey , acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, and of director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke- "a tremendous explic…

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Can you trust Italians to raise your baby? 54:47

8h ago54:47

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We get a full vacation recap on the episode this week. Ahri, who had a nice relaxing trip to the Montana... And Casey, Who trusted her young child in the the hands of strange Italian men while she was off purchasing cured meats. Also,By Casey Balsham And Ahri Findling

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100 Years of Columbia Pictures: from Locarno 52:50

6d ago52:50

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Ehsan Khoshbakht, curator of the Retrospective: “How to tell the story of a leading Hollywood studio while both teasing out the nuances and stressing the significance of canonical titles worthy of continued celebration? This has been the main challenge for our 40-title retrospective mapping Columbia Pictures’ glorious rise from Poverty Row to major…

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Brett Davies talks Lawrence Kasdan 1:02:50

13d ago1:02:50

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Lawrence Kasdan has created some of the most influential films in Hollywood history. He is the screenwriter of such beloved blockbusters as The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Bodyguard (1992), and The Force Awakens (2015). Simultaneously, he has gained critical acclaim as the director of pictures that dissect contem…

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Julie Salamon and the Devil's Candy 1:15:21

29d ago1:15:21

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John Bleasdale talks to Julie Salamon the author of The Devil's Candy, The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood. The book is available here. The book was also the basis for the podcast series The Plot Thickens which you can listen to here. “So much better, so much more fun, than the movie it is about that one must be thankful to the filmmakers…

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ARE WE PSYCHOPATHS????? 53:12

21d ago53:12

53:12

Casey and Ahri reveal their deepest Darkest Secrets. Casey is a Thief and Ahri might be a serial killer! Ahri shows casey his artwork and she does everything in her power to diminish him. becuase friendship is not about support...ts about breaking each other down until there is nothing left! If anyone is still reading this, im so deeply lonely! ++R…

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Mark Harris on Mike Nichols and others 58:26

27d ago58:26

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John Bleasdale talks to author Mark Harris about his books Pictures from the Revolution and his recent biography of Mike NIchols. Mark's recommended book is Jason Bailey's Fun City Cinema, available here. Here's the blurb to Mark's most recent book: An instant New York Times Bestseller! A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative fo…

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Don't F**k With Feeding Schedule! 51:12

28d ago51:12

51:12

Alrighty we are back and in person! In this weeks episode Ahri finds himself in hot water after he fed his newborn outside of the feeding schedule! Naughty naughty. We discuss why the schedule is so important to moms, and Ahri pitches Casey another terrible business idea. We pepper in chat about movie theater snacks and M Night Shyamalan as well. G…

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Movies Go Fourth 59:42

1M ago59:42

59:42

Movies Go Fourth is a celebration of the fourth movies in the most popular film franchises of all time. It offers behind-the-scenes stories of fourth films from such beloved series as Star Wars, Star Trek, and James Bond. It also explores infamous fourth films, including Jaws: The Revenge, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, and Batman & Robin. This …

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How Much Structure Do Kids Need? 43:29

2M ago43:29

43:29

It's back - your favorite podcast that you haven't told anyone about (please start telling people)! This week Casey and Ahri tackle how to implement structure, what that means and if people will think your a bad parent if you don't have enough of it. We also talk about Casey's new haircut, our first memories as people and what are go to "moves" are…

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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024 59:30

1M ago59:30

59:30

I talk to esteemed film critic and friend Rafa Sales Ross (find her work here), Noaz Deshe about his new film Xoftex and Christos Nikou about Apples, Apple and Fingernails. The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the most prestigious such festival in Central and Eastern Europe. It is one o…

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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? 41:42

1M ago41:42

41:42

Well are you? Casey isn't. Ahri may have cheated. This episode brings the laughs and the drama as tweedle dee and tweedle dum do what they do - argue and get off topic. But also, they take an are you smarter than a 5th grader quiz and Ahri defends wearing a bathing suit for shorts. After all that hulabaloo, Casey discusses the process of having a s…

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Bologna: Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival 30:44

2M ago30:44

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I speak with the the co-director of the Bologna Cinema Ritrovato festival Ehsan KhoshBakht and film restoration expert MIchael Dawson whose restorations of Stanley Kubrick's shorts showed at the festival. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Not Everyone Can Have Dreams 50:33

2M ago50:33

50:33

Episode 60! Casey and Ahri are back live and in person! Ahri recounts his first weekend away from his newborn and Casey is dealing with the internet comments on a viral video. This leads her on a rant about people working at the bank. It's a wild one folks! Also email us darnit! ++RATE AND REVIEW++ Need advice? Have a funny story? Email us at never…

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Roger Lewis talks Carry Ons and Charles Hawtrey 56:55

2M ago56:55

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Roger Lewis comes back to the pod to talk about his small masterpiece of biographical investigation, and fitting testament to a comic genius whose place in British cultural history is now assured. Charles Hawtrey, the skinny one with the granny glasses, was everybody's favourite in the Carry Ons - but who exactly was he? Up to now the man has remai…

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Can We Still Have Sleepovers? 55:00

2M ago55:00

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This week we cover a topic that has become controversial - sleepovers! Are we having them, are we not having them? Sleepovers used to be so common and yet many parents are opting out of this old tradition. Ahri also pitches Casey his Shark Tank idea and spoiler alert! She did not invest. ++RATE AND REVIEW++ Need advice? Have a funny story? Email us…

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Ramsey Campbell talks the 3 Stooges, Horror films and Cinephilia 1:03:45

2M ago1:03:45

1:03:45

Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awards. Three of his novels have been adapted into films. He is also the author of Ramsey's Rambles, a book of film criticism and Si…

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Help! I Stopped Breastfeeding And Now I Don't Know How To Connect With My Baby 46:10

2M ago46:10

46:10

Ello! Casey and Ahri are reunited and they immediately cross the line! But good news - Casey successfully stopped breastfeeding after her third attempt! But now she's struggling with a whole other set of emotions and feeling disconnected now that she's no longer physically connected to her baby. Ahri is struggling with emotions as well as he heads …

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Ian Christie talks Powell, Pressburger, Scorsese and Cinema 1:06:02

2M ago1:06:02

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Ian Christie FBA is a British film scholar whose work on Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Martin Scorsese and the development of cinema has made him one of the most respected film writers today. He is a regular contributor to Sight & Sound magazine and a frequent broadcaster as well as being the Professor of Film and Media History at Birkbeck…

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Wait...Do I Want Kids?? w/ Noah Findling and Sydney Steinberg 59:23

2M ago59:23

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Yo ho ho! Ahri is joined this week by his brother, comedian Noah Findling and his wife comedian Sydney Steinberg while Casey is out with a mysterious illness. These bros talk becoming aunts and uncles, having parents in their 80's and completely changing your mind about having kids. It can happen!! And check out Noah and Sydneys podcast - @thebedti…

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The One Where Ahri Goes Into Labor 52:22

3M ago52:22

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And baby makes 4! This week we discuss the arrival of Ahri's new baby and how he almost passed out in the delivery room. Men amirite? He tells us how they spent their last few hours as a family of three and what Real Housewife they spotted in Homegoods. ++RATE AND REVIEW++ Need advice? Have a funny story? Email us at nevernottiredpod@gmail.com Foll…

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Cannes Report 9: Anora, The Seed of the Sacred Fig 35:14

3M ago35:14

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Bilge Ebiri is one of the finest critics currently working. He was the critic for the Village Voice and is now writing for New York Magazine and Vulture. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cannes Report 8: Indian cinema on the Croisette 19:12

3M ago19:12

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Siddhant Adlakha Talks All We Imagine as Light and more Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cannes Report 7: Trends and Titans 35:17

3M ago35:17

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As Cannes nears a close we have predictions and trends to discuss and ask is it time for the titans of cinema to give way? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cannes Report 6: Horizon: an American Saga 14:48

3M ago14:48

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Hugo Emmerzael from FilmKrant joins me to talk about Kevin Costner’s Horizon: an American Saga, chapter one. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cannes Report 5: The Substance 20:51

3M ago20:51

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The Substance directed by Coralie Fargeat, and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid, is the most talked about film of the Cannes Film Festival, so here we go. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Controversial Parenting with Robby Slowik 46:17

3M ago46:17

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Casey is joined this week by her husband Robby who is filling in for Ahri as he enjoys his new baby!! These two lovebirds discuss attachment parenting and being a parent not a friend to your child which are both considered hot topics in the parenting sphere. What side are you on? We also discuss our favorite snacks growing up and how Robby spent th…

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Cannes Report 4: Limonov: the Ballad 16:53

3M ago16:53

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Thomas Schultze from German trade website Spot (click here) talks the latest film by dissident Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cannes Report 3: Furiosa, Megalopolis and Emilia Perez 11:40

3M ago11:40

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Tokumbo Salako, EuroNews culture editor, joins me to review the latest films on the Croisette in the third of my special Cannes Reports. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cannes Report 2: Kinds of Kindness 21:14

3M ago21:14

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In the second of our special reports from the Cannes Film Festival, Christina Jeurling Birro talks Yorgos Lanthimos’s new film and her highlights from her first ever Cannes. She also coins the term Plemmon-heads. our conversation on Megalopolis is available to hear here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast.…

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Cannes Report 1: Wild Diamond 16:17

3M ago16:17

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Fred Ponsard and David Mouriquand from EuroNews join John Bleasdale to talk Wild Diamond and the Cannes Film Festival. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Glenn Kenny talks Al Pacino, Brian DePalma and the greatest gangster movie of the 80s 50:48

3M ago50:48

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The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film, featuring new interviews with the cast and crew. An unflinching confrontation of humanity’s dark side, Brian De Palma’s crime drama film Scarface gave rise to a cultural revolution upon its release in 1983. Its impact was unprecedented, making globe-spanning waves as a defining portrait of the gritty …

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SHADY SHIT X NNT CROSSOVER EP - WHAT THE HELL DID RUBY FRANKE DO? 53:39

3M ago53:39

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Folks we have a very special ep for you today! Casey forced Ahri to participate in her old podcast Shady Shit's format where she picks a topic that's shady and they discuss it. Todays topic is the mommy blogger turned jail bird Ruby Franke. What happened to this Utah mom who had 2.5 million youtube subscribers that led her to recieve 4 consecutive …

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Maureen Foster talks Jonathan Glazer and Under the Skin 1:04:50

3M ago1:04:50

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Jonathan Glazer is now - having only made four films - one of the most important filmmakers of this century. It helps that those four films were all masterpieces and the third Under the Skin is the subject of novelist Maureen Foster's wonderful study The Alien in the Mirror: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Glazer and Under the Skin. For more informati…

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Pure Madness for 31 Minutes 31:57

4M ago31:57

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What happens when you try and record a podcast with a sick baby and two people with no attention span? You're about to find out! Ahri comes to Casey's house to pick up stuff for the new baby and madness ensues. Honestly no idea what we talk about. Should be fun! ++RATE AND REVIEW++ Need advice? Have a funny story? Email us at nevernottiredpod@gmail…

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Roger Lewis talks Erotic Vagrancy 1:07:22

4M ago1:07:22

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Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were a Sixties supercharged couple in an era of supercharged couples. As a pairing they were fantasy figures, impossibly desirable. Liz supple and soft, in perfumes and furs - yet with something demonic and lethal about her. Dick, in turn, with his ravaged, handsome face, looked as though lit by silver moonlight …

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More is More! 56:36

4M ago56:36

56:36

In todays ep we have a discussion about toys! Can you have too many? Do you rotate? Hide them? Regift them? Only have a few? Or do you say f it and buy every toy on the market and surround your child in toys from all angles? Before we tackle this, we talk about embarassing wedding behavior and our favorite american idol audition videos to watch and…

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Paul Duncan on Dr. No 1:07:32

4M ago1:07:32

1:07:32

Paul Duncan talks Dr. No, and the making of James Bond's first cinematic asdventure. Book now available from Taschen. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I Want My Mommy 51:07

4M ago51:07

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The dynamic duo is back! This weeks episode is a hodge podge about being sick, being on the road and how you officially become an adult once your parents stop being your first call in an emergency. Does that ever happen? Still waiting..... Also we answer a listener email about whether or not to tell off your childs coach for practices always runnin…

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Ed Zwick on Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions 49:51

4M ago49:51

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall, About Last Night, and Glory, creator of the show thirtysomething, and executive producer of My So-Called Life, gives a dishy, behind-the-scenes look at work…

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On Empathy 56:42

4M ago56:42

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Episode 50! To ring in this milestone, Casey and Ahri discuss empathy, really listening to people, and how everyone deserves love. There's also a story about a guy holding lettuce on the train and email about how to talk to your kids about sick pets. Check it out! ++RATE AND REVIEW++ Need advice? Have a funny story? Email us at nevernottiredpod@gma…

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Robert P Kolker and Marsha Gordon talk Film, Form and Culture 57:17

5M ago57:17

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This fifth edition of Film, Form, and Culture by Robert P Kolker and Marsha Gordon offers a lively introduction to both the formal and cultural aspects of film. Additional resources for students and teachers can be found on the eResource, which includes case studies, discussion questions, and links to useful websites. Get the book HERE. Support thi…

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Spring Break Should Be Illegal 53:53

5M ago53:53

53:53

Coming in hot off an eclipse, Casey and Ahri discuss why they took a week off. Spoiler alert - it's because Casey was tired from partying too hard on her first weekend away from the baby and Ahri was having a panic attack triggered by his daughters spring break! We get into parenting through the panic, and little ways to make life easier. And if yo…

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Neil Alcock talks Hitchcock and Hitchology 50:45

5M ago50:45

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MURDER! MOTHERS! MEN ON THE RUN! Film fans know these are just a few key ingredients of Alfred Hitchcock’s movies. When Hitchcock fused these elements with his innovative directorial approach, that blend of familiar themes and stylistic ingenuity became known as ‘Hitchcockian’. In a refreshingly original way, HITCHOLOGY considers how Hitchcock used…

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Oscar Winning Screenwriter Bruce Rubin talks about his Life 1:06:48

5M ago1:06:48

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Bruce Joel Rubin is the Oscar winning screenwriter of Brainstorm, Ghost and Jacob's Ladder among others. His memoir It's Only a Movie is availbale here. And his book Three Visionary Screenplays is also available via this link. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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On Getting Rid of Guilt 55:42

5M ago55:42

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Heyo! Your favorite duo is back! On this weeks ep Casey and Ahri discuss guilt. Guilt of not having closer relationships with your parents, or old friends, or anyone really and how to forgive yourself for it. It's ok to need time to yourself after a kid and it's ok to work on realationships later in life or not at all! Whatever you choose, do it gu…

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Christian Esquevin talks Designing Hollywood 46:59

5M ago46:59

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Since the 1920s, fashion has played a central role in Hollywood. As the movie-going population consisted largely of women, studios made a concerted effort to attract a female audience by foregrounding fashion. Magazines featured actresses like Jean Harlow and Joan Crawford bedecked in luxurious gowns, selling their glamour as enthusiastically as th…

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