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Adult Film Podcast: Let’s talk about acting!!
I was a guest on Ryan Czerwonko and David Garelik’s fabulous new podcast, part of their ongoing Adult Film NYC project (I interviewed Ryan about the work Adult Film is doing for my Substack) and had so much fun talking … Continue reading
Podcast: Watch With Jen: Let’s talk about Elvis!
Well, THIS was a blast. Jen Johans had me onto her excellent podcast again to talk about 5 Elvis movies of my choosing! I picked: King Creole, Flaming Star, Girl Happy, Live a Little Love a Little and The Trouble … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Elvis Presley, King Creole, Live a Little Love a Little, podcast
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Talking 1953 movies with Jason Bailey and Mike Hull: A Very Good Year podcast
My pal Jason Bailey and his pal Mike Hull host a fascinating podcast called A Very Good Year, which they describe as: “Each week we invite a guest (filmmakers and actors, critics and historians, comedians and musicians) who loves movies, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Billy Wilder, coming of age, drama, France, Harriet Andersson, Ingmar Bergman, Japan, Marlon Brando, podcast, romantic drama, Stalag 17, Sweden, war movies, William Holden
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Podcast: The Last Thing I Saw: Focus on Billy Wilder
It was so much fun appearing on Nicolas Rapold’s “The Last Thing I Saw” to discuss Billy Wilder. The other guests were Farran Smith Nehme (a good friend of mine), and Steven Mears. The inspiration to discuss Billy Wilder was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Directors, Movies
Tagged Austria, Billy Wilder, Germany, Jack Lemmon, podcast, Ray Milland, Shirley MacLaine, Stalag 17, William Holden
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Podcast: The Last Thing I Saw: Jackass 3-D and more.
I had a lot of fun babbling my HEAD off – from my lonely quarantine – with Film Comment editor-in-chief Nicolas Rapold on his podcast “The Last Thing I Saw.” I took the title of the podcast literally: and therefore, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, documentary, drama, Eminem, Jackass, musicals, podcast, Russia
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Podcast #2: Talkin’ Viva Las Vegas
Film critic Kristen Lopez runs a podcast with Drea Clark where they invite film critics to pick a film, and then come on to discuss. The archive is so impressive and I’ve been listening for a long time. When Kristen … Continue reading
Podcast #1: Talkin’ the Cooler King
I was a guest on the Speeding Bullitt podcast, devoted to the life and films of Steve McQueen. Host Kelsy Norman had me on to discuss The Great Escape (I came to his attention because of the essay I wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, John Sturges, podcast, Steve McQueen, war movies
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The Film Comment podcast: On Jean Arthur and Dead Ringers
I so appreciate the editors of the various outlets where I work, keeping things up and running as much as possible, especially in lieu of the massive shutdown of theatres and arthouses, with movie premieres pushed back indefinitely. I still … Continue reading
Film Comment Podcast: On Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir
Had a lot of fun talking about The Souvenir with Nicolas Rapold (editor-in-chief of Film Comment) and Michael Koresky on the Film Comment podcast. (My article on the film is the cover story for the May-June issue of Film Comment.)