Best NitrateVille Radio Podcasts (2024)

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109: Billy! Brackett and Wilder • Double Indemnity and the Rise of Noir 1:39:22

24d ago1:39:22

1:39:22

Donald Brackett, author of Double Solitaire: The Films of Brackett and Wilder • Alain Silver and James Ursini, authors of From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (99:22)By Michael Gebert

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108: Bryony Dixon on Victorian Film • Death by Laughter • Tod Slaughter 1:27:20

2M ago1:27:20

1:27:20

Bryony Dixon on Victorian Film • Maggie Hennefeld on Women and Death by Laughter • Sam Dunn on the Deadly Doings of Tod Slaughter (87:20)By Michael Gebert

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107: Dan Streible on Orphan Films • Mike Mashon on the Changing Preservation Scene 1:25:52

3M ago1:25:52

1:25:52

Dan Streible on Orphan Films • Mike Mashon on the Changing Preservation Scene (85:52)By Michael Gebert

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106: Donald Bogle on Lena Horne • Restoring William S. Hart • Pamela Hutchinson on The Red Shoes 1:36:44

4M ago1:36:44

1:36:44

Donald Bogle, author of Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed • Tracey Goessel on restoring William S. Hart • Pamela Hutchinson, author of BFI Film Classics: The Red Shoes (96:44)By Michael Gebert

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105: Top Ten in Physical Media 2023, with Bruce Calvert • Foster Hirsch on Movies in the 50s 1:37:11

5M ago1:37:11

1:37:11

Top Ten in Physical Media 2023, with Bruce Calvert and Michael Gebert • Foster Hirsch, author of Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties, on Movie Culture in the 50s (97:11)By Michael Gebert

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104: Pordenone 2023 Festival Report • The "Only" Woman Animator • Scott Eyman on Chaplin vs. America 1:48:27

6M ago1:48:27

1:48:27

NitrateVille Radio Ep. 104: Pordenone 2023 Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Mindy Johnson on Bessie Mae Kelley, The "Only" Woman Animator • Scott Eyman, author of Charlie Chaplin vs. America (108:27)By Michael Gebert

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103: Northern Silents • Lisa Stein Haven on Chaplin at First National • Sarah Royal on Lucy 1:36:04

7M ago1:36:04

1:36:04

Jonny Best on the Northern Silent Film Festival • Lisa Stein Haven, author of The Early Years of Charlie Chaplin: Final Shorts and First Features • Sarah Royal, author of AKA Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball (96:04)By Michael Gebert

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102: Rob Byrne on Foolish Wives • Eddie Muller on Kid and Cocktail Noir • Becoming Nick and Nora 1:40:27

8M ago1:40:27

1:40:27

Rob Byrne on Restoring Foolish Wives • Eddie Muller on Kid Noir and Cocktail Noir Books • Rob Kozlowski, author of Becoming Nick and Nora (100:27)By Michael Gebert

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101: Serge Bromberg on Laurel & Hardy Year One • Josh Mills on Ernie in Kovacsland 1:20:37

9M ago1:20:37

1:20:37

Serge Bromberg on Laurel & Hardy Year One • Josh Mills on Ernie in Kovacsland (80:36)By Michael Gebert

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100: 100th Episode! with Michael Gebert and Ben Model • Susan Delson on Soundies 1:43:04

10M ago1:43:04

1:43:04

The 100th Episode: David Hammond Interviews Michael Gebert • Most Frequent Guest Ben Model on Tom Mix and More • Susan Delson on Soundies and African-American Performers (103:04)By Michael Gebert

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99: The Warner Bros. Episode, with Mark A. Vieira and Chris Yogerst 1:29:46

11M ago1:29:46

1:29:46

The Warner Bros. Episode, with Mark A. Vieira, author of Warner Bros.: 100 Years of Storytelling, and Chris Yogerst, author of The Warner Brothers (89:46)By Michael Gebert

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98: Robert Harris and James Mockoski on The Johnstown Flood • The Stoogeum's Gary Lassin 1:29:08

12M ago1:29:08

1:29:08

Robert Harris and James Mockoski on The Johnstown Flood, Napoleon, Lawrence of Arabia and other restorations • The Stoogeum's Gary Lassin, author of A Tour De Farce (89:08)By Michael Gebert

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97: LOC Festival of Film & Sound • Two New Silent Film Kickstarters • William M. Drew on Pearl White 1:32:58

1y ago1:32:58

1:32:58

David Pierce on the Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound • Two New Silent Film Kickstarters by Ed Lorusso and Joe Harvat • William M. Drew on Pearl White (92:58)By Michael Gebert

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96: Academics and Vintage Film: Domitor • The Media Ecology Project • Victor Moore in Silent Comedy 1:29:07

1y ago1:29:07

1:29:07

Rob Stone on Victor Moore and His Klever Komedies • Domitor, with Tami Williams and Ian Christie • Mark Williams on the Media Ecology Project (89:07)By Michael Gebert

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95: Slapstick Festival in Bristol • A Norwegian Silent Comedian • John Stangeland on Aline MacMahon 1:35:56

1y ago1:35:56

1:35:56

Slapstick Festival in Bristol, with director Chris Daniels • Norwegian Silent Comedian August Schøneman, with Snorre Smari Mathiesen • Author John Stangeland on Aline MacMahon (95:57)By Michael Gebert

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94: The Lives of Beau Geste • The King of the Kongo • A Studio in Occupied France 1:35:01

1+ y ago1:35:01

1:35:01

Frank Thompson, author of The Compleat Beau Geste • Eric Grayson on Restoring The King of the Kongo, with Boris Karloff • Author Christine Leteux on a Studio in Occupied France (95:01)By Michael Gebert

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93: Top Ten in Physical Media 2022 • Steve Massa with More Lame Brains and Lunatics 1:39:40

1+ y ago1:39:40

1:39:40

Top Ten in Physical Media 2022, with Bruce Calvert • Steve Massa, author of Lame Brains and Lunatics 2 (99:40)By Michael Gebert

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92: Margaret Dumont • Hispanics: Viva Hollywood! • Lawrence Tierney 1:37:19

1+ y ago1:37:19

1:37:19

Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian, authors of Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, the Fifth Marx Brother • Viva Hollywood author Luis I. Reyes • Burt Kearns, author of Lawrence Tierney, Hollywood's Real Life Tough Guy (97:19)By Michael Gebert

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91: Pordenone 2022 Festival Report • The Unknown Unknown • Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies 1:43:54

1+ y ago1:43:54

1:43:54

Pordenone 2022 Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Restoring the Unknown The Unknown, with George Eastman Museum's Peter Bagrov, Anthony L'Abbate and Gordon Nelson • Biographer Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies (103:54)By Michael Gebert

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90: How Elinor Glyn Changed Sex • How Hollywood Changed Going to the Movies 1:40:57

1+ y ago1:40:57

1:40:57

How Elinor Glyn Changed Sex, with biographer Hilary A. Hallett • How Hollywood Changed Going to the Movies, with author Ross Melnick (100:58)By Michael Gebert

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89: Cinema's First Nasty Women 1:22:01

1+ y ago1:22:01

1:22:01

Cinema's First Nasty Women, with Co-Curators Maggie Hennefeld, Laura Horak, and Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi • Scoring Cinema's First Nasty Women, with Dana Reason (82:02)By Michael Gebert

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88: Film Preservation with Richard Simonton • Jon Mirsalis on Rare Lon Chaney 1:59:24

1+ y ago1:59:24

1:59:24

The Hidden History of Film Preservation with Richard Simonton • Jon Mirsalis on Rare Lon Chaney (119:24)By Michael Gebert

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87: Jeffrey Spivak on Busby Berkeley • Jack Theakston on New Abbott & Costello and 3-D Restorations 1:28:33

2y ago1:28:33

1:28:33

Biographer Jeffrey Spivak, author of Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley • Jack Theakston on New Abbott & Costello and 3-D Restorations Coming Soon (88:33)By Michael Gebert

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86: Scott McGee on Hollywood's Greatest Stunts • Ed Lorusso on a Wallace Reid DVD Kickstarter 1:21:36

2y ago1:21:36

1:21:36

86: Scott McGee on Hollywood's Greatest Stunts • Ed Lorusso on a Wallace Reid DVD Kickstarter by Michael GebertBy Michael Gebert

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85: TCM Film Festival Returns, with Nora Fiore • Movies as Art: Poster Collector Dwight Cleveland 1:36:07

2y ago1:36:07

1:36:07

TCM Film Festival Returns, with Nora Fiore • Movies as Art: Poster Collector Dwight Cleveland (96:08)By Michael Gebert

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84: Columbus Moving Picture Show • Comique Magazine • Julian David Stone, Author of "It's Alive!" 1:17:01

2y ago1:17:01

1:17:01

Samantha Glasser on the Columbus Moving Picture Show • David B, Pearson on Comique Magazine • Julian David Stone, Author of "It's Alive!" (77:01)By Michael Gebert

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83: Ben Model on Raymond Griffith via Kickstarter • Eric Hoyt on Hollywood Trade Papers 1:30:40

2y ago1:30:40

1:30:40

Ben Model on Raymond Griffith, Marion Davies and More Silent Stars via Kickstarter • Eric Hoyt on the Golden Age of Hollywood Trade Papers (90:40)By Michael Gebert

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82: Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Scotland • David Crump on Fred Karno 1:22:22

2y ago1:22:22

1:22:22

Director Alison Strauss on the 12th Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Bo'ness, Scotland • Author David Crump on Fred Karno's Influence on Silent Comedy (82:23)By Michael Gebert

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81: Dana Stevens on Buster Keaton's Century • Farrah Nehme on Dames at MoMA • Found Emulsion 1:28:10

2y ago1:28:10

1:28:10

Dana Stevens, author of Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century • Farran Smith Nehme on 30s Dames at MoMA • Glenn Andreiev on Lost and Found Emulsion (88:11)By Michael Gebert

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80: The Real Charlie Chaplin • Serge Bromberg on Julien Duvivier 1:36:36

2+ y ago1:36:36

1:36:36

James Spinney, co-director of The Real Charlie Chaplin • Serge Bromberg on rediscovering Julien Duvivier in the 1920s (96:36)By Michael Gebert

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79: Physical Media Top Ten of 2021 • Jaime Weinman on Looney Tunes 1:32:24

2+ y ago1:32:24

1:32:24

Physical Media Top Ten of 2021, with Bruce Calvert • Jaime Weinman on the History of Looney Tunes (92:24)By Michael Gebert

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78: Scott Eyman on 20th Century Fox and Darryl F. Zanuck • Thomas Reeder on Century Comedies 1:17:07

2+ y ago1:17:07

1:17:07

Scott Eyman, author of 20th Century-Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Film Studio • Thomas Reeder, author of Time is Money! The Century, Rainbow, and Stern Brothers Comedies of Julius and Abe Stern (77:08)By Michael Gebert

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77: 2021 Pordenone Festival Report • Rediscovering Ellen Richter • Media History Digital Library 1:43:07

2+ y ago1:43:07

1:43:07

NitrateVille Radio Ep. 77: 2021 Pordenone Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Rediscovering Ellen Richter, with Philipp Stiasny and Oliver Hanley • Eric Hoyt on Media History Digital Library (103:07)By Michael Gebert

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76: Vim Kickstarter • Becoming Carole Lombard • The Magnificent Jane Russell 1:29:03

2+ y ago1:29:03

1:29:03

Rob Stone on Vim Comedies • Olympia Kiriakou on Becoming Carole Lombard • Christina Rice on the Magnificent Jane Russell (89:04)By Michael Gebert

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75: Eddie Muller on Film Noir's Dark City • Silent Movie Day is September 29 1:26:57

2+ y ago1:26:57

1:26:57

Silent Movie Day, with Brandee Cox and Steven K. HIll • Eddie Muller on Film Noir's Dark City (86:58)By Michael Gebert

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74: Edward Everett Horton Comedies • Andrew Erish on Vitagraph • Stephen Horne on Silent Sirens 1:38:09

2+ y ago1:38:09

1:38:09

Ben Model on Edward Everett Horton comedies on DVD • Andrew A. Erish on Vitagraph: America's First Great Movie Studio • Stephen Horne on music for Silent Sirens (98:10)By Michael Gebert

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73: Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, and Online • Kit Parker's 50 Years in Film 1:30:30

3y ago1:30:30

1:30:30

Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, and Online, with Marianne Lewinsky • Kit Parker's 50 Years in Film (90:30)By Michael Gebert

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72: Silent Film Showings Are Back! • Lisa Stein Haven on Max Linder 1:20:54

3y ago1:20:54

1:20:54

72: Silent Film Showings Are Back! • Lisa Stein Haven on Max Linder by Michael GebertBy Michael Gebert

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71: Preserving Paramount with Andrea Kalas • Kat Ellinger on Mae West 1:26:07

3y ago1:26:07

1:26:07

Paramount SVP of Asset Management Andrea Kalas on Preservation in 2021 • Kat Ellinger on Mae West (86:32)By Michael Gebert

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70: Searching for Shoulder Arms • Lois Weber's Sensation Seekers • Billy Wilder, Newspaperman 1:16:57

3y ago1:16:57

1:16:57

Brigitte Paulowitz on Searching for Chaplin's Shoulder Arms • Shelley Stamp on Lois Weber's Sensation Seekers • Noah Isenberg on Billy Wilder, Newspaperman (76:57)By Michael Gebert

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69: Tyrone Power • Mary Astor • The Classic Film Collective 1:29:50

3y ago1:29:50

1:29:50

69: Introducing The Classic Film Collective, with Kate Gabrielle and Jill Blake • Gillian Kelly on Tyrone Power • Kathleen Spaltro on Mary Astor (89:50)By Michael Gebert

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68: A Year of The Silent Comedy Watch Party • William Wellman Jr. on His Father Wild Bill 1:34:08

3y ago1:34:08

1:34:08

68: A Year of The Silent Comedy Watch Party • William Wellman Jr. on His Father Wild Bill by Michael GebertBy Michael Gebert

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67: Legendary Jungle Hoax Film Ingagi • Stars Under the Nazis 1:27:23

3y ago1:27:23

1:27:23

Kelly Robinson on Legendary Jungle Hoax Film Ingagi • Stars Under the Nazis: Dr. Eddy von Mueller on Luis Trenker's The Kaiser of California • Olaf Möller on Hans Albers in Port of Freedom (87:23)By Michael Gebert

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66: The Woman Behind MGM's Throne • Film Noir Fashion 1:31:55

3y ago1:31:55

1:31:55

Jacqueline Braitman on Ida Koverman, the Woman Behind MGM's Throne • Kimberly Truhler on Film Noir Fashion (91:56)By Michael Gebert

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65: Bruce Goldstein on The Naked City • Tommy Jose Stathes • Arnold Leibovit on George Pal 1:27:12

3+ y ago1:27:12

1:27:12

Bruce Goldstein on The Naked City • Tommy Jose Stathes' Silent Cartoon Kickstarter • Arnold Leibovit on George Pal's Puppetoons (87:12)By Michael Gebert

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64: Physical Media Top Ten of 2020 • Philippe Garnier on Scoundrels, Spitballers and Screenwriters 1:26:00

3+ y ago1:26:00

1:26:00

Physical Media Top Ten of 2020, with Bruce Calvert • Philippe Garnier on Scoundrels, Spitballers and Screenwriters of the 1930s (86:00)By Michael Gebert

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63: Allen Lewis Rickman on Yiddish Cinema • Ned Thanhouser on the Thanhouser Studio 1:30:55

3+ y ago1:30:55

1:30:55

Yiddish actor-translator Allen Lewis Rickman on The Jewish Soul: Ten Classics of Yiddish Cinema • Ned Thanhouser on his family's silent film studio (90:56)By Michael Gebert

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62: Scott Eyman on Cary Grant • Fright Favorites Author David J. Skal 1:29:11

3+ y ago1:29:11

1:29:11

Scott Eyman, author of Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise • David J. Skal, author of Fright Favorites, 31 Movies To Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond (89:11)By Michael Gebert

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61: Hollywood Hates Hitler! • Music For a City Without Jews • Hard Luck Ladies 1:26:54

3+ y ago1:26:54

1:26:54

The City Without Jews accompanists Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals • Chris Yogerst, author of Hollywood Hates Hitler! • Laura Wagner, author of Hollywood's Hard Luck Ladies (86:55)By Michael Gebert

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60: Virtual Pordenone • Finding a Lost Film • Dennis James' Fall Tour 1:27:51

3+ y ago1:27:51

1:27:51

Chicago Film Archives on Finding a Lost Film • Jay Weissberg, Director of the Pordenone Silent Film Festival, on 2020's Virtual Online Festival • Theater Organist Dennis James and His Fall Tour (87:51)By Michael Gebert

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