Since 1989, the National Film Registry has selected 25 films each year that are deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In each episode, Mike Natale (Yahoo!) and Tom Lorenzo (Men's Journal) bring on a special guest to take a look at one of the films from the registry, to get to the heart of why these films matter.
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Salt of the Earth (1954) w/ Kyle Lampar
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"The only film to ever be blacklisted!" Kyle Lampar steps out of the producer role to join us for a conversation about HUAC, the Hollywood Ten, and the only film to ever be blacklisted, Salt of the Earth (1954). Since this unique film was made by creatives caught up in the Red Scare, we begin our episode with a quick history of the Hollywood Blackl…
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"Let the old buzzard flap his wings right over me. Till he comes down and gets me, I got a lotta livin' to do." Our newest team member Amanda Rush joins us to talk about Otto Preminger's barrier-breaking Cinemascope musical Carmen Jones. We talk opera, Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, and a form of short film called "Soundies." Follow the Show: …
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Paths of Glory (1957) w/ Michael H. Weber
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"Never has the screen thrust so deeply into the guts of war!" Screenwriter Michael H. Weber (500 Days of Summer, The Disaster Artist) returns to the show to talk about one of Stanley Kubrick's under-discussed masterworks, the stirring Kirk Douglas-led war film Paths of Glory (1957)! We'll talk pacifism, systemic failure, and how this anti-war film …
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"The strangest damned gang you ever heard of. They're young. They're in love. They rob banks." This week, Mike Natale and Tom Lorenzo work as a duo to unpack one of the most controversial and game-changing American films of the 1960s, Bonnie and Clyde (1967). They'll take a look at a tumultuous pre-production process, a titanic Oscar year, and tons…
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Ride the High Country (1962) w/ Tom Augustine
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"Showdown in the High Sierra!" Our two weary cowboy hosts form a posse with film critic Tom Augustine to journey into the world of Sam Peckinpah with what is perhaps a surprising pick for Bloody Sam's first entry into the National Film Registry, the Randolph Scott/Joel McCrea two-hander Ride the High Country (1962) Follow the Show: Twitter Instagra…
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Big Business (1929) w/ a Surprise Guest
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"The story of a man who turned the other cheek- And got punched in the nose!" Mike and Tom are all set to be joined by a surprise guest for their episode about the hijink filled buddy comedy Big Business (1929) from the iconic comedy duo of Laurel & Hardy. But just who booked the surprise guest, and when will they get there? Hosts: Michael Natale T…
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"Who is this woman who scorns a hundred men...to give her love to a Devil-May-Care Soldier?" Alonso Duralde, author of the new book Hollywood Pride, joins us to talk the lady in the tux who takes center stage on the cover of his book, as we dive into 1930's war-torn romance, Morocco. We examine the film's queer undertones (or, really, overtones), t…
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Footlight Parade (1933) w/ Hass & Swanton
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"Nothing like it since movies were created! 300 Girls, 1000 Surprises, 5 New Song Hits!" The musical team of Hass & Swanton (Kyle Reid Hass & Jeremy Swanton) return to the show once again, this time for what is inarguably the greatest movie musical about putting on live prologues before movie screenings ever to hit the silver screen, Footlight Para…
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The Gold Rush (1925/1942) w/ Glenn Garthwaite
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"He will make you laugh, roar, scream- he'll make you choke back your tears. Ten reels of Chaplin as you like him. It's the Picture You've waited for!" Editor Glenn Garthwaite returns to the show to discuss the Chaplin comedy so nice, he released it twice. Regarded as one of the Little Tramp's finest outings, the Klondike comedy The Gold Rush was a…
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The Big Parade (1925) Commentary Track
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One of the first films to provide a realistic depiction of warfare and its effects on those both on and off the battlefield, King Vidor's 1925 epic The Big Parade became one of the highest-grossing films of the silent era, and MGM's biggest hit until another war epic, Gone With the Wind (1939). For our episode on The Big Parade, we opted to forgo o…
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BONUS: Surviving the Wasteland: A Spoiler-Fueled 'Mad Max' Recap
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In this bonus episode, we give our audio-only listeners a taste of what Tom has been doing over on the You're Missing Out YouTube channel. If you like what you hear here, head on over and subscribe. Not only will that be the only place to find Tom's monthly exclusive livestreams, but next week, you'll be able to watch 1925's The Big Parade in full,…
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The Bank Dick (1940) w/ Ryan Luis Rodriguez
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"Don't be a luddy-duddy! Don't be a mooncalf! Don't be a jabbernowl! You're not those, are you?" Ryan Luis Rodriguez (One Track Mind, Reels of Justice) joins the show once again, this time to tackle the tastefully tawdry comedy of the inimitable inebriate known as W.C. Fields in his 1940 absurdist masterpiece, The Bank Dick. Hosts: Michael Natale T…
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"He went searching for love... but Fate forced a DETOUR to Revelry... Violence... Mystery!" Writer Kenny Neibart returns to the show to untangle the complicated web that is 1945's Detour. We'll ask the big question: Is it obvious that the narrator is a lying murderer, or is it really, really painfully obvious that he's a lying murderer? Watch Detou…
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Dog Star Man (1961-1964) w/ Ben Hosley
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"A cosmological epic" Producer and artist Ben Hosley (Black Check, Congratulations, Slow X-Mas) returns to the show, this time to discuss Stan Brakhage's historic series of experimental films, Dog Star Man. We take a cosmic journey through the snowy mountains of our minds to try to get to the heart of the elusive and evocative imagery. See our full…
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" A nervous romance" Actor Jae Kim returns to the show to dissect the romantic comedy that changed the genre forever, Woody Allen's totemic Annie Hall. Watch the episode on our YouTube at: https://youtu.be/qkzgefDpLok Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Tom Lorenzo Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Producer: Kyle Lampar Twitter Instagram …
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"Spread The Word" Documentarian Amy Nicholson returns to the show for another totemic work of direct cinema, the Maysles Brothers & Charlotte Zwerin's profoundly bleak portrait of door to door Bible sellers, Salesman (1969). We'll talk The Beatles, acting careers, and the true star of Amy's most recent film, Happy Campers. Hosts: Michael Natale Twi…
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Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) w/ Robert Bellissimo
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"This is the love every woman lives for...the love every man would die for!" Robert Bellissimo returns to the show, this time to discuss the woefully under-discussed Ophuls masterwork, Letter from an Unknown Woman. There's Fontaine, Jourdan, and much more Return of Swamp Thing talk than you might imagine. Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Let…
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The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ David Bluvband
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"The wedding night, the anticipation, the kiss, the knife, BUT ABOVE ALL... THE SUSPENSE!" David Bluvband (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Chris Gethard Show) joins the show once more, this time to tackle the one and only film directed by the legendary Charles Laughton, 1955's The Night of the Hunter. Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Letterboxd Tom Lor…
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"We must be doing something right to last 200 years!" Editor Andrew Daniels turns this duo act into a trio as we take a look at Robert Altman's 1975 satirical American epic Nashville. Get ready for Bicentennial talk, favorite character conversations, and a lot more references to R.E.M. than you'd expect. Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Lett…
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What's Opera, Doc? (1957) w/ Sierra Webb
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"You-ho-to-ho!" We love talking animation on the show (Mike and Kyle do, at least). Sierra Webb makes her return to You're Missing Out for the 1957 Merrie Melodies short, What's Opera Doc? Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Tom Lorenzo Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Producer: Kyle Lampar Twitter Instagram Guest: Sierra Webb Instagram …
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Psycho (1960) & Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) w/ Patrick Cotnoir
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"We all go a little mad sometimes" Patrick Cotnoir (The George Lucas Talk Show) checks in to You're Missing Out once more, this time to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's hugely influential horror film, Psycho (1960). And of course, it wouldn't be a Patrick Cotnoir episode without some Star Wars ephemera talk. So we'll also be discussing the 1985 made-for-…
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Double Indemnity (1944) w/ Phil Iscove
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"You never fooled me with your song and dance, not for a second." It's our Season 4 premiere! As we do to kick off every season, we are joined by Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's...) to discuss the 1944 crime noir that landed Billy Wilder his first Oscar nomination for Best Director. Don't forget to stick around at the end to find out what films Mike…
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The 96th Academy Awards, Part 2: Ranking Every Nominee
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In this fourth edition of You're Missing Out's annual Oscar special, things went long, so for the first time, the team is rolling out a two-parter. And that's not the only new thing around. The newest member of the team, social media manager Amanda Rush, joins Mike, Tom, and Kyle to talk through this year's Oscar race. Last episode, they talked thr…
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The 96th Academy Awards, Part 1: Best Picture Roundtable
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In this fourth edition of You're Missing Out's annual Oscar special, things went long, so for the first time, the team is rolling out a two-parter. And that's not the only new thing around. The newest member of the team, social media manager Amanda Rush, joins Mike, Tom, and Kyle to talk through this year's Oscar race. On this episode, they'll talk…
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2023 National Film Registry (Live Reactions)
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We're taking our own "movie trip through filmland" as we take a look at the 2023 National Film Registry inductees. Livestreamed on YouTube mere hours after the list was announced, hosts Mike Natale and Tom Lorenzo sat down with friend of the show Anthony DiCaprio (standing in for usual producer Kyle Lampar). Only Anthony knew what films were select…
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Halloween Special: Tom Lorenzo at Fantastic Fest 2023
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Surprise! Happy Halloween! While you get your favorite horror films ready for your evening viewing, we've got a special treat for you: Tom Lorenzo's audio diary from his eight days down in Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest 2023! Hear him speak about the wide range of genre films he saw at the festival, from horror to action to...whatever you want to…
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S3 Wrap-Up & Registry Picks (Finale)
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Mike, Tom and Kyle reflect on the third class of 25 films inducted into the registry, giveout superlatives to the standout performances and craftspeople, reflect on their registry submissions, and look ahead to new adventures in Season 4. Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Tom Lorenzo Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Producer: Kyle Lamp…
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"Five reels of Buster a detective all dressed up and no place to go." For our final film of the season, we dive into the Buster Keaton movie where Buster Keaton dives into a movie...literally. Producer Kyle Lampar settles in with us was we watch the many film within a films within this film, and look at the fascinating meta-comedy that Buster Keato…
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The Blood of Jesus (1941) w/ The Micheaux Mission
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"A Mighty Epic Of Modern Morals!" Vincent Williams and Len Webb of The Micheaux Mission stop by the show to talk about the first "race film" inducted into the National Film Registry, and it's...not by Oscar Micheaux. We're talking about actor/director Spencer Williams' 1941 morality play The Blood of Jesus. We tackle the equally complex topics of r…
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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) w/ Cat Bowen
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"Real life screened more daringly than it's ever been before!" One of the few films whose reputation is based as much on what isn't onscreen as what is, writer Cat Bowen joins us to talk about Orson Welles' famously interfered-with follow-up to Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons. We talk what works, what's missing, and what made Francois Truff…
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The Italian (1915) Commentary Track
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"PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION By Special Arrangement with the New York Motion Picture Company Presents GEORGE BEBAN in 'THE ITALIAN'" Once again, we're shaking up the format of the show. First we tackled 1924's Greed, and this week, Mike Natale, Tom Lorenzo, and Kyle Lampar provide feature length commentary on 1915's immigration drama The Italian…
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BONUS: People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive
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The You're Missing Out team were hoping to have some much needed rest over Labor Day weekend. They thought "Let's do a simple, silly bonus episode this week." They thought "Let's get some friends together, let's find an idea that's short, and fun, and will only take about an hour." They were gravely mistaken. This episode was ill-advised. You're Mi…
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The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) w/ Bella Zaydenberg
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"Empty hearts. Empty lives. Empty homes. Poor little rich girl." Once upon a time, the Girl with the Curls was the Most Powerful Woman in Hollywood. Bella Zaydenberg (Yahoo!) joins us to talk about film icon Mary Pickford, and the film that both cemented her stardom and arguably stunted her artistic growth, The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917). Watch T…
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Lawrence of Arabia (1962) w/ VyceVictus
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"Nothing is Written!" Action for Everyone host and unofficial You're Missing Out War (Movie) Correspondent VyceVictus returns to the show to talk about David Lean's Oscar-winning WWI epic, Lawrence of Arabia. We talk Peter O'Toole, Middle East quagmires, and whether anything truly is written. Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Tom L…
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) w/ Philip Womack
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"THEY FOUGHT for the right to rule SHE FOUGHT for the right to love" Author Philip Womack joins the show to discuss why David O. Selznick's celebrated 1937 adaptation of Anthony Hope's celebrated 1894 novel that should still be celebrated to this day. We talk Ruritanian romances, swashbuckling swordfights, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, and teaching dogs La…
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Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) w/ Donald Crafton
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"Gertie: she's a scream. She eats, drinks and breathes! She laughs and cries. Dances the tango, answers questions and obeys every command! Yet, she lived millions of years before man inhabited this earth and has never been seen since!!" Author and animation expert Donald Crafton joins us to discuss one of the most significant pieces of animation ev…
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"He's as accustomed to the whip as I am to poverty." You might know Sholem Aleichem's celebrated comedic hero of Yiddish literature, Tevye (or Tevya) from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. But decades earlier, titan of the Yiddish theatre scene Maurice Schwartz got a camera and a cast together and brought Aleichem's stories to the silver screen for …
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Frankenstein (1931) & Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002) w/ Patrick Cotnoir
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"The Man Who Made A Monster!" Folks, it's a Patrick Cotnoir episode. If you're a regular listener, you know what you're in for. But everyone else? Strap in, because first, we're talking 1931's Frankenstein, one of the foundational films of horror cinema. We'll chat James Whale, Boris Karloff, Universal Monsters, and of course, Hugh Jackman's Van He…
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"It's nice to be individualistic, but there are certain places to be individualistic." "I didn't mean to be individualistic." What better way to examine Frederick Wiseman's sophomore documentary than with a self-described "survivor of the late 60s educational system"? Mike's high school English teacher, Celia Blumm, stops by to talk about what Wise…
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"Tomorrow the birds will sing." Actor Jae Kim returns to the show to talk Charlie Chaplin's rebuke of the talkie, the romantic comedy City Lights. We'll talk great gags, moving scenes, and how many filmmakers have lifted so much from this classic Chaplin masterwork. Today's episode is brought to you by Audible. Try out Audible for free using our un…
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Way, way back in 2018, our hosts Mike Natale and Tom Lorenzo had a different podcast (with the same name, because names are hard, y'all). On that show, they devoted a whole episode to the history of the mighty cinematic ape known as King Kong, who had recently leaped from the silver screen to the Great White Way. As a supplement to our recent episo…
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"They said it couldn't be filmed – but it was! See it and ask – what if such a thing could happen?" Horror expert and "literally wrote the book on big monsters" author Graham Skipper swings by the pod to talk everyone's big ape buddy King Kong. We'll talk the birth of the blockbuster, palpable personality in a stop-motion creature, and why the Kong…
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) w/ Ian Faria
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"The Ultimate Trip" Filmmaker Ian Faria joins us on the show to talk about Stanley Kubrick's complex and and entrancing science fiction classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. We talk award-winning special effects, critic-confounding stories, and of course, that Pauline Kael review. Today's episode is brought to you by Audible. Try out Audible for free usi…
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The Battle of San Pietro (1945) w/ Glenn Garthwaite
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"The lives lost were precious lives- to their county, to their loved ones, and to the men themselves." In 1945, military officials were astounded by the battle footage captured by John Huston in his pointedly anti-war documentary short The Battle of San Pietro. Decades later, it was revealed that the real battle had occurred before the cameras even…
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Out of the Past (1947) w/ Michael H. Weber
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Michael H. Weber was simply trying to lay low, enjoying his life as a successful screenwriter, when a figure from his past reappears to remind him of a foolish deal he made: agreeing to appear on a show about the National Film Registry about a year ago. Now he must return to the world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames kno…
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"It took two years to make; it gives you two hours of engrossing entertainment. You may hate it, as you hate the dangerous undercurrents of life, but you will be fascinated, thrilled, held spell-bound." Heads up! This is a very different kind of episode of You're Missing Out. Instead of sitting down with a guest and bouncing all around the plot of …
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A quick heads up on what's coming up this week for You're Missing Out Find our YouTube Channel at youtube.com/@YMOPodcast Follow the Show: Twitter Instagram Website Music by Mike NataleBy Kyle Lampar
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Trouble in Paradise (1932) w/ David Bluvband
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"A gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner!" The twisting turns of a con-artist drama meet the ping-pong dialogue of a romantic comedy, all with that classic Ernst Lubitsch touch. Actor David Bluvband joins us to talk about 1932's Trouble in Paradise. We discuss bawdy humor, the Hays code, and of c…
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My Darling Clementine (1946) w/ AJ McKeon
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"The Roaring West At Its Reckless Best!" Editor AJ McKeon (Blank Check with Griffin and David) strolls into our little town of You're Missing Out to settle a score: what's the best Wyatt Earp movie? We're mostly talking 1946's My Darling Clementine, but when you put three millennials on podcast about cowboys, you know you're gonna get some Tombston…
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"The New Screen Musical in Gorgeous Color by the Composer of "My Fair Lady" The musical team of Hass & Swanton (Kyle Reid Hass and Jeremy Swanton) join the show once again, this time clad in robes and sipping champagne. What better way to celebrate the lavish film that is Gigi (1958)! We break down what made the film such a phenomenon in its day, w…
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