The Vintage Millennial: Recent Episodes
Brian Karpas
A Podcast for the old movie lover and those who want to fall in love with classic cinema. Hi, I'm Brian. I am a millennial old movie nerd who loves to look at classic cinema through the lens of a modern eye. Each episode myself and a guest of any age will get together, watch a film made anywhere between the silent era and the year 1980, and then my guest and I discuss the facts of the movie, the movie, and then decide why or why not said movie holds up. If you love old movies and love hearing a non binary feminine millennial express their love for old movies, you will love this podcast too.
Hello movie going public. On this episode I sat down with one of my dearest, Diamond Brown, to watch and discuss 1952s Don't Bother to Knock, starring Marilyn Monroe, Ricard Widmark, and Anne Bancroft. This noir thriller is considered by many, especially Marilyn fans, as an underrated gem, showcasing Marilyn's early dramatic abilities, but does this piece of cinema still hold up for a modern audience? Find out.
Hello movie going public! On this episode of The Vintage Millennial, I sat down with my sister, Alyssa Karpas, to watch and discuss 1973s Whats Up Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, and Madeline Kahn. This Peter Bogdanovich love letter to the screwball comedies of the ninteen thirties was a box office fan favorite, but does this movie hod up for a modern audience? Find Out
Hello, movie going public and happy holidays! On this episode of the podcast, I sat down with Youtube's Nick DiRamio to discuss 1946s It's a Wonderful Life. This Frank Capra movie starring James "Jimmy" Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, and Gloria Grahame, is considered to be one of the most iconic movies to watch for the the holidays, but does this movie really hold up? Find out
Hello movie going public! For this episode, I sat down with my friend and returning guest, Shelby Bias, to watch and discuss 1953s How to Marry a Millionaire, starring Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe. This rom com about 3 New York models on the hunt for millionaires to marry was one of the top 10 biggest boxoffice successes of 1953, but does this movie still hold up for a modern audience? Find out
Hello movie going public! On this episode of the podcast I sat down with my friend, Sarah Lavin, to watch and discuss 1944s Gaslight, starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, Dame Angela Lansbury, Barbara Everest, and Dame May Whitty. This movie about a newly married is haunting and is the seed for the internet's favorite term to bastardize, but does this George Cukor directed movie still hold for a young audience? Find out
Hello movie going public! On this episode of The Vintage Millennial, I sat down with Drag Queen, Karen Beaches, to watch and discuss 1962s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Maidie Norman, and Anna Lee. This psychological thriller starring two of movie history's most titanous icons as sisters is now as big of a cult classic as you can get, especially for spooky season, but does this movie still hold up for a modern audience? Find out.
Hello Movie Going Public. On this episode, returning guest Gretchen Goetzman satr down to watch and discuss 1974s The Sugarland Express starring Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, and Michael Sacks. This film about a couple who takes a highway patrolman hostage as the go on the run from the law to get their son from foster care, is the feature length directorial debut of Steven Spielberg, but does this piece of cinema still hold up for a modern audience? find out,
Hello moving going public! On this episode. I sat down with my friend and host of The Pictures Got Small podcast, Francesca Luisi to watch and discuss 1964s What a Way to Go! starring Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Dick Van Dyke, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Gene Kelly, and Bob Cumming. This whimsical campy movie is colorful and full of character but does this movie still hold up for a modern audience?... find out
Hello movie going public! On this episode, I sat down with the editor of this podcast as well as the cohost of the Junkyard Divas podcast, Trevor George to dicsuss 1964s Mary Poppins starring Dame Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermoine Badgley, Reta Shaw, Karen Dotrice, and Michael Garber. This musical adaption of PL Travers's classic series is considered to to be practically perfect in Every way, but does this movie still hold up for a modern audience? Find Out
Hello movie going public! On this episode, I sat down with filmmaker and film aficionado, Reed Carson, to watch and discuss the 1966 film adaptation of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize nominated play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Richard Burton, Sandy Dennis, and George Segal, and directed by Mike Nichols in his film directorial debut! This film is considered to be one of the movies in the mid 1960s to change the rules of what can be seen and said in film, but does this movie still hold up for a modern audience? Find out
Hello movie going public and happy lgbtq+ pride month! On this episode, I sat down with returning guest, Rachel Relman, to watch and discuss 1933s Queen Christina starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and directed by Reuben Mamoulian. This movie about a real life 17th century Swedish Monarch is considered to be one of the earliest pieces of queer cinema, but does the movie hold up for a modern audience? Find out
Hello movie going public! On this episode, I got to sit and chat with Isabel from Be Kind Rewind from Youtube to discuss her love for cinema of yesteryear, her channel, and hot takes on all things classic Hollywood. Enjoy!
Hello movie going public! On this episode of The Vintage Millennial I sat down with burlesque artist, model, influencer, and photographer Iridessence to watch 1961s Paris Blues starring Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward, Diahann Carroll, and Louis Armstrong. This piece of cinema set in Paris and smoldered by the original music by jazz icon Duke Ellington is considered to be progressive film making of the mid century by progressive filmmaker Martin Ritt but does this movie still hold up for todays audience? find out
Hello movie going public! On this episode of The Vintage Millennial, I sat down with a modern queer icon, actor and comedian Daniel Franzese. Danny and I sat down and gabbed about Old Hollywood, Tallulah Bankhead, celebrating the queer icons of old Hollywood, and the history of the HIV/AIDS crisis and how that affected Hollywood. Enjoy!
Hello movie going public! On this episode of The Vintage Millennial, I sat down with podcaster Robbie Bidinger to watch and discuss 1973s American Graffiti. This coming of age film starring stars before they were stars and directed by a pre Star Wars George Lucas is considered to be one of the first movies to be called a "Summer Blockbuster," but does this movie still hold up for a modern audience? find out.
Oooooooooh hello movie going public OHHHHHHH! On this episode of The Vintage Millennial, my friend and writer Shelli Nicole returns to discuss 1933s I'm No Angel, starring Mae West and Cary Grant. This sizzling precode comedy is one of the Crown Jewels in Mae West's crown, but does the classic piece of cinema still stand up for today's audience? Find out
Hello movie going public! On this episode returning fan favorite Gretchen Goetzman came back to discuss 1950s Born Yesterday. This George Cukor directed rom com classic with a political twist stars Judy Holliday, William Holden, and Broderick Crawford had audiences laughing out of their chairs, but does this movie still hold up for a modern audience? Find out
This episode of The Vintage Millennial, my special guest Shelby Bias and I got romantic and sentimental as we watched and discussed 1945s Brief Encounter. This adaptation of a Noel Coward one act play starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard and directed by David Lean is not only considered to be one of the best British films of all time, but one of the most romantic film of all time, but does this movie still stands up for a modern audience? Find out.
Hello movie going public! On this episode of The Vintage Millennial I sat down with Denali Foxx to watch and discuss 1972s Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael York, Fritz Wepper, Helmut Griem, and Marisa Berenson. This John Kander and Fred Ebb musical adaptation directed by Bob Fosse is considered to be the movie musical the 70s was waiting for but does this 8 time Oscar winning film still stand up today? Find out what we think.
For the season two premiere of The Vintage Millennial, I enlisted my friend and former theatre teacher/director, Larry Dachslager, to watch and discuss our first silent film on the podcast, 1927s Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, starring Janet Gaynor, George O'Brien, and Margaret Livingston, and directed by FW Murnau. This silent classic is considered to be one of the most pivotal and important silent movies to ever be made, but does this movie still hold up for a modern audience? Find out
For the season finale of The Vintage Millennial , I sat down with Drag King legend Tenerdoni to discuss 1950's Sunset Boulevard, starring Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Eric Von Stroheim, and Nancy Olson, and cowritten and directed by Billy Wilder. This classic noir with touches of romance and horror, is considered by many to be the epitome of perfect American cinema, but do Tenderoni and I feel this film holds up for a modern audience? Found out
On this episode of The Vintage Millennial, I sat down with cohost of Junkyard Divas podcast on Apple and our own editor, Trevor George, to discuss 1953s Roman Holiday. This classic romantic comedic adventure, starring Audrey Hepburn in her American film debut, Gregory Peck, and Eddie Albert and direction by the great William Wyler, has been considered one of the most beloved films of all time, but does this movie still hold up for a modern audience .
Hello movie going public! I am proud to present the 1st Halloween episode with special guest Jeri Mae James! The 1st Halloween episode of the Vintage Millennial dives into 1942s I Married a Witch starring Veronica Lake and Fredric March and directed by Rene Clair. This zany Halloween movie is for those who love Halloween with out the scares, but does this movie hold up for a modern audience? find out
This episode of The Vintage Millennial I sat down with Zach Kornhauser to discuss 1942s Mrs Miniver. This WW2 classic starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Richard Ney, Dame May Whitty, and Henry Travers and directed by William Wyler is a 1940s classic and one of the classic era major films about WW2 to come out of the WW2 era but does this movie still hold up? find out
Hello movie going public! This episode, my special guest Alex Montgomery and I sat down to watch and discuss 1973s Paper Moon, starring Tatum O'Neal, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, and PJ Johnson. This Peter Bogdanovich comedy adventure set in the height of the 1930s Great Depression has been considered one of the greatest American films of all time, but do Alex and I think this movie holds up for a millennial audience? Find out
Hello movie going public, or should I say hello mother darlings! on this episode special guest Abby Wile and I discuss 1975s documentary classic. This movie STARS Big Edie Bouvier Beale and Edie Beale the mother and daughter who made headlines for falling from being the top of New York's high society to being shut ins, living in a crumbling mansion in East Hampton, NY. This film beautifully captures this mother daughter heart wrenching and filling through the lens of documentarian legends Albert and David Maysles and has become a huge part of pop culture but does this movie hold up today find out
Hello, movie going public! on this episode of the vintage millennial I have special guest, drag queen sensation Khloe Coulee and I discuss 1959s rom com classic Pillow Talk staring Doris Day and Rock Hudson and co-starring Thelma Ritter and Tony Randall. This movie brought together one of film's most legendary screen pairings but does this movie hold up today? find out
Hello movie going public, do we have an episode for you! this episode! On the 18th episode of The Vintage Millennial, I sat down with drag burlesque diva, Ramona Slick to discuss 1932s pre code classic, Red Headed Woman, starring one of the 1930s greatest icons and the OG platinum blonde, Jean Harlow! This racey tale of a small town secretary sexing her way up the ladder of the idle rich was a smash hit in 1932 and solidified Harlow's place as one of the top box off ice draws of the 1930s, but do Ramona and I think? Find out
Hello movie going public! on this episode, special guest Samantha Aronowitz and I discuss 1953s glamorous musical comedy spectacular, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell and directed by Howard Hawks. This movie has become a classic piece of iconography and produced some of the most memorable moments Listen and find out!
On this episode, writer Shelli Nicole and I sit down to discuss 1934s Imitation of Life, starring Louise Beavers, Claudette Colbert, Fredi Washington, Rochelle Hudson, and Warren Williams. This movie discusses topics such as race/racism, passing, white feminism, women in the workplace, and mother/daughter relations. We discuss the pros and cons of this film adaptation as well as the life and career of Fredi Washington. Find out if Shelli and I would recommend this movie to a millennial movie going audience
Hello movie going public! on our 14th episode we welcome back to the program fan fave Gretchen Goetzman to discuss 1941s satiric comedy drama, Sullivan's Travels. This movie starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake and written and directed by Preston Sturgess is considered by many critics, historians, and cinephiles to be a master piece but will this hold up with a general millennial movie going audience? find out
Hello gorgeous movie going public! on this episode of The Vintage Millennial I sit down with Dylan Siegman to discuss the film debut of Barbra Streisand, Funny Girl! Also starring Omar Shariff and directed by William Wyler, this semi biographical musical dramedy about the life of Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice is one of the best movie musicals to come out of the 1960s. Sit back, relax, and find out mine and Dylan's thoughts on this beloved film and who I think should play Fanny Brice if there is ever a revival of Funny Girl
On this episode of The Vintage Millennial, I chat with Danielle Levy about one of the most iconic film noirs of all time, 1946s Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford and directed by Charles "King" Vidor. Sit back and relax as we discuss the film, Gilda's impact on both pop culture and the life and career of Rita Hayworth, and more! Find out if this movie still holds up for the millennial movie going audience
On the 11th episode of The Vintage Millennial Diamond Brown joins us in discussing 1964s musical drama The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, starring Catherine Denueve and Nino Castelnuovo and written and directed by Jacques Demy. This French classic is our first international film we are discussing is dramatic and colorful, but will this still hold up for the millennial movie going public?
Hello movie going public. I am so excited to present our first limited series FilmogHERphy, where we will be exploring the lives and careers of six legendary actresses. In our first episode we discuss the life and career of Oscar and Tony award winning actress, singer, and comedian Judy Holliday, who's film and stage career brought two indelible performances that were career defining. We will also discuss two other films of hers, the accusations of Communism, and how Comedy doesn't get the respect that Dramas do.
On this episode of the Vintage Millennial, we are getting a little screwy! For our 9th episode actress and comedian, Hadley Jordan and I sat down to watch and discuss the 1936 screwball comedy classic, My Man Godfrey, starring two of the screens most beloved icons, Carole Lombard and William Powell. This movie is a perfect example of this sub genre, but will this movie hold up amongst the millennial movie going public? Find out and listen.
On our eighth episode, podcaster and movie buff Mason Maguire and I sat down to discuss the 1954 A Star is Born, starring Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, and Tommy Noonan. This cautionary musical tale of Hollywood's studio system is truly an epic film, so we are giving you an epic episode, talking about both this movie and life and career of the great and legendary Judy Garland.
In the 7th episode of The Vintage Millennial, we sat down with one of Chicago's premiere drag queen, Bambi Banks-Coulee to discuss 1967's cult/camp classic Valley of the Dolls, starring Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate, Susan Hayward, and Paul Burke.
In this episode, comedian and movie buff, Ryan Kenney and I discuss Warner Bros's 1941 classic noir, The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet.
In this episode, drag queen and comedian, Aunty Chan and I discuss the 1958 Warner Bros comedy classic, Auntie Mame, starring Rosalind Russell.
In this episode, comedian Le Aboav and I discuss Robert Altman's 1977 dreamer of a film, 3 Women, starring Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Janice Rule.
In this episode, comedian Rachel Relman and I discuss 1954's Johnny Guitar, starring Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, and Sterling Hayden.
In this episode, I introduce ourselves what the Vintage Millennial is and discuss the 1942 Warner Bros classic, Now, Voyager, Starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, and Gladys Cooper.
In this episode, our New Years episode, comedian and co-producer, Gretchen Goetzman and I discuss the 1960 comedy/drama, The Apartment, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray.