Examining the Films and Career of Child Actress and Singer Betty Brewer
Examining the Films and Career of Child Actress and Singer Betty Brewer
This is a bit of a different episode. There are two mid 19th century actresses and singers by the name of Betty Brewer ... Read more
21 May 2021
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36mins
We love Hammer's Scream of Fear and Paranoiac and trash Nightmare
We love Hammer's Scream of Fear and Paranoiac and trash Nightmare
Three Hammer films today! We're thrilled over Oliver Reed going all out in "Paranoiac" (that scene on the stairs!) and e... Read more
13 May 2021
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1hr 37mins
Oops! All Mason! (James Mason strangles his real life wife Pamela in three films, which is obvious fodder for discussion.)
Oops! All Mason! (James Mason strangles his real life wife Pamela in three films, which is obvious fodder for discussion.)
Aaron and I discuss James Mason strangling his wife Pamela in not just one but three films! We have fun examining "I Met... Read more
6 May 2021
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1hr 8mins
The Real Horror of Kubrick's "The Shining"--The Misogyny of the Audience for Wendy Torrance
The Real Horror of Kubrick's "The Shining"--The Misogyny of the Audience for Wendy Torrance
Are we back? Is "Talk Cinephilia to Me" recording again? Maybe. We may be back. This episode is on "The Real Horror of K... Read more
28 Apr 2021
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47mins
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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We did no research for this podcast. We just watched the movie with no plan other than to see if Aaron might enjoy it an... Read more
29 May 2020
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53mins
Marathon Episode on the Soviet Necrorealist Films of Evgeny Yufit and Vladamir Maslov
Marathon Episode on the Soviet Necrorealist Films of Evgeny Yufit and Vladamir Maslov
Aaron has long been an appreciator of the Soviet Necrorealist films of Evgeny Yufit, who later teamed up with Vladamir M... Read more
21 May 2020
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2hr 7mins
Alla Nazimova's 1922 "Salome" and Ken Russell's 1988 "Salome's Last Dance"
Alla Nazimova's 1922 "Salome" and Ken Russell's 1988 "Salome's Last Dance"
We discuss Nazimova's "Salome", astonishing even today, with design by Natacha Rambova influenced by Aubrey Beardsley's ... Read more
14 May 2020
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57mins
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in context of Tobe Hooper's "The Heisters", "Down Friday Street", and "Eggshells"
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in context of Tobe Hooper's "The Heisters", "Down Friday Street", and "Eggshells"
We discuss Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", then look at Hooper's earlier films, "The Heister", "Down Friday... Read more
8 May 2020
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1hr 32mins
Angels and Balloons - Albert Lamorisse's "The Red Balloon" and Ken Russell's "Amelia and the Angel"
Angels and Balloons - Albert Lamorisse's "The Red Balloon" and Ken Russell's "Amelia and the Angel"
We examine Lamorisse's "Red Balloon" in context of the rest of his filmography, then I cheer myself up with a discussion... Read more
29 Apr 2020
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44mins
Five tales of Ben Hur! Exploring the Cinema as Spectacle
Five tales of Ben Hur! Exploring the Cinema as Spectacle
We discuss not only the 1925 and 1959 cinema extravaganzas of "Ben Hur", but also the book, the play, and the 1907 "Ben ... Read more
23 Apr 2020
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1hr 52mins
