Cinema Sounds & Secrets: Recent Episodes
Janet Dulin Jones
Hosted by screenwriter Janet Dulin Jones and actor John Schwab, this podcast takes you on an exciting & revealing journey through the great films of over 118 years of cinema with stories, fun facts, celebrity interviews, memorable film scenes, quotes and classic songs.
We’ll pull back the curtain to reveal behind the scenes secrets and stories on how the best movies came to be – comedies, dramas, thrillers, mysteries, action movies, silent movies, animation, musicals, romances, bromances, grimances – you name it – we’ll talk about it. You’ll hear fantastic trivia about your favorite movies and learn about great films from the 20th and 21st centuries you’ve never seen – but will see after hearing our podcast.
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Lady Killer (1933), White Heat (1949), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Mr. Roberts (1955). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) spend time with one of the greatest actor-singer-hoofers who ever graced the silver screen!
From playing gangsters, killers and rogues to song and dance legends, to a grumpy, misanthropic Navy Commander, we'll revel in the films of this multi-talented master.
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the exceedingly talented filmmaker... Norman Jewison! Born and raised in Toronto, this extraordinary director began his career at CBC Television. He later moved to the USA to work at NBC. This legend made his feature film debut in 1962 with 40 Pounds of Trouble and continued his motion picture career for another 40 years. Interested? Come and learn more about this director's journey to stardom in this episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets!
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the extremely talented playwright and screenwriter... Sir Tom Stoppard! Born in Zlin, Czechoslovakia, this absloute legend was considered on par with both William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. At 17, this playwright left school to work as a journalist for the Western Daily Press in Bristol. Soon after he was offered a position as a feature writer, humor columnist, and secondary drama critic for Bristol Evening World— this leading him to his life in the theatre. Interested? Come and learn more about this literary genius' journey to fame in this episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets!
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the extremely talented actress, singer, dancer, and comedian... Diane Ladd! Born in Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. this quadruple threat always knew she was destined for stardom! Graduating high school at 16 and going to finishing school right after for singing, dancing, fencing, modeling, and community theater, Ladd committed fully to her search for the limelight. Even going so far as to turn down an LSU scholarship to move to New York City to be on Broadway! Interested? Come and learn more about this Starlet's journey to fame and fortune in this episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets!
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Blazing Saddles (1974), Trading Places (1983), Stir Crazy (1980).This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three laugh out loud comedies made in the 70s-80s, and yet one can still transport us back to the wild wild west!
Experience comedic genius as some windy cowboys and a Black sheriff kick the hides of some western thugs, or when the same leading man comes out to play in a new setting by pulling a con after con against some evil old guys, and to top it off watch a familar comedy duo inspire nothing but laughter and remind us we're really all the same under the skin!
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Encore! Encore! With Easter on the way, Janet, John (and Pen) thought why not revist the life of an absolutely astounding actor... Julian Sands! Breaking onto the film scene with his screen debut in an episode of BBC's anthology series Play for Today. A year later, he made his cinematic debut in the indie comedy Privates on Parade. In 1984, Sands landed his breakthrough role of Gerald in the television miniseries The Sun Also Rises.
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Extra Extra! Hear all about it! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the the greatest film scores of the 20th century! From Casablanca to Jaws! The variety of scores within this listing is vast and diverse, so tune in to find out what scores define this period of time.
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the amazing actor, producer, director, politcal activist and founder of the Sundance Film Festival... Robert Redford! Though born in Santa Monica, California on August 18th, 1936, this future star often spent his summers with his grandfather in Austin, Texas. Often contributing his time there to being the catalyst for his environmentalist activism and general love of nature. After many wild and traumatic events during his childhood, Redford went to the University of Colorado Boulder to play baseball. Opting to have his educational track be in the arts. However, a recurring problem with alcohol led to this budding artist losing his scholarship, forcing him to leave school entirely. Nevertheless, Redford made the most of his time away from university, choosing to study painting in Europe. Specifically that of France, Spain, and Italy. When he eventually went back to school, Redford was quickly disparged by one of his painting professors. This caused him to become unsure of his commitment to art. However, he used these feelings of uncertainity and set his sights on set design, this ultimately becoming the catalyst to his eventual career in acting. By around 1959, Redford would play a small role in the play, Tall Story (1959), that he would eventually reprise in a movie adaption in 1960--- this being his film debut. From there Redford would go onto being a part of many films such as War Hunt (1962) and Inside Daisy Clover (1965), Barefoot in the Park (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Downhill Racer (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Candidate (1972) and The Sting (1973), with the last earning him an Academy Award nomination. In his lifetime, Redford would go onto gain many nominations for his work as an actor and director!
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Encore! Encore! In celebration of the current award season, Janet, John, (and Pen) thought what better way to spread some much needed cheer than to hear Mike Newell discuss some of the BAFTA films from 2024!!
Live at the Twenty Two Club, Director Mike Newell does the BAFTAS! This week Janet and John are joined by special guest Mike Newell to compare six of this year's BAFTA-nominated movies with six of the greatest British films.
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Encore! Encore! With the utter success of this stars show, Heathers, on Broadway. Janet, John (and Pen) thought what better way to celebrate than to revist the life of this absolute one of a kind creative...Bill Kenwright! With a little light footwork, a bit of song and dance, quite a bit of "quiet on set", decades worth of films, and Premiere league football from a local boy who lived his dream and made life entertaining, come with us to learn more about the one and the only Kenwright!
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Encore! Encore! With Valentine's day right around the corner, we thought what better way to bring the love than to revist two films about the story of love, The Apartment (1960) and Terms of Endearment (1983).
Join Janet, John (and Pen) as they dive into two films that defined the culture of their decades, garnered heaps of Oscar nominations, and showed a glimpse of normal people with imperfections and foibles in a humorous, touching and heart-aching way.
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Encore! Encore! This February Janet, John, (and Pen) wanted to revist the spectacular life and career of this absolute Queen of Rock and Roll... Tina Turner! Born on November 26. 1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee, this star was the youngest of three daughters. Her childhood characterized as frenetic and unstable due to her parents' work and personal lives. By the age of 16, Anna Mae (Tina Turner's birth name) was enamored with the nightclub scene. There she met Ike Turner, who invited her to be a backup vocal for his band after she stole the microphone from him and sang out "You Know I Love You," by B.B. King. By 1960, Anna Mae found her first big break when she stepped in for a missing vocalist on the track, "A Fool in Love." Soon she was rebranded as Tina Turner and continued performing with Ike Turner in their band, Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Unfortunately this stint in stardom came to an end, as Turner's marriage to Ike to a turn for the worst. To keep herself afloat during their separation, Turner continued to sing and perform as a celebrity guest on game shows and sitcoms— one of her happiest times. Turner found her big break into stardom again when she released a cover of Al Greene's "Let's Stay Together." From there, Turner would go onto release multiple sucessful albulms like Private Dancer and What's Love Got to Do with it— in which a single off the latter would garner Turner three grammys! She would also appear in George Miller's Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985), for which she also wrote two hit songs. By 1999, Turner would release her tenth and final solo album, "Twenty Four Seven"— what a life well lived!
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Gazebo (1959), How to Murder Your Wife (1965), What A Way To Go (1964). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three wacky films that all live within the same thematic "neighborhood" in the world of 1960s suburbia. America's singing darling finds herself burying a body in her garden, a darling Broadway star unintentionally becomes a black widow and one of the greatest comic-dramatic actors ever uses an alter ego to "murder" his wife! Oh No!
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Extra Extra! Listen hear all about it! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the life of the zeitgeist of zeitgeists, the legendary, revolutionary, groundbreaking, funny force of nature who sang like a blue angel, our logo….Marlene Dietrich! Born on December 27, 1901 at Leberstraße 65 in the neighborhood of Rote Insel in Schöneberg, now a district of Berlin, Dietrich became one of the most iconic figures in the entertainment industry, known for her distinctive voice, smoldering sex appeal, glamorous style, and androgynous allure. Originally planning to become a classical violnist, an injury turned our starlet to theater. After a failed audition for Max Reinhardt, Dietrich got her start as a chorus girl in his theaters, but never seemed to get her big break on the stage. She moved her career towards film, acting in So sind die Männer (1923) and The Tragedy of Love (1923), while still maintaining a career on the stage and in cabaret— embodying the "New Women" lifestyle. By 1930, She got her big break in the film Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) after film director, Josef Von Sternberg saw her performance in Zwei Krawatten (Two Ties). She would go on to act in Morocco (1930), Dishonored (1931), Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), The Devil Is a Woman (1935), A Foreign Affair (1948), Stage Fright (1950), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Touch of Evil (1958), and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). She was also nominated for a best actress cast in 1932 for Morocco, Golden Globe and a Laurel Award in 1958 for WItness for the Prosecution.
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of an extremely talented musical genius who wrote some of the most iconic and enduring songs of the 20th century... Burt Baharach! Born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 12th, 1928, Burt seemed to be destined for greatness. Encouraged by his amateur painter and songwriting mother, Burt took up practicing piano, drums, and the cello during his childhood. Using his musical gift, Bacharach continued his education at McGill University in Montreal, Mannes School of Music, and the Musica Academy of the West studying all kinds of music. At the age of 28, he was reccomended to Marlene Dietrich (fun fact: the star our logo is modeled after!) by Peter Matz as she needed an arranger and condutor for her nightclub shows. After becoming her part-time musical director, Baharach and Dietrich toured worldwide together, on and off, until the early 1960s. Eventually this musical genius met Hal David and Dionne Warwick. This trio would make songs that would sell over 12 million copies and have 39 consecutive chart hits. Some of those songs being "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (1963), "Walk On By" (1964), "Message to Michael" (1966), "I Say a Little Prayer" (1967), "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" (1968), "This Girl's in Love with You" (1969) and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (1969). Eventually this composer moved towards creating scores for film such Casino Royale (1967) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), which won them a Academy Award, an Oscar, and a Grammy for best score. In his lifetime, Burt would go onto to creating many wonderful songs, gain many nominations, and win many awards for his absolutely outstanding music.
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Encore! Encore! This January Janet, John, (and Pen) wanted to revist the astounding life this actress with her 80-year long career in film, television, and the stage... Angela Lansbury. This English-born, though Irish-bred actress began her career, after escaping the Blitz by moving to United States, at the age of eighteen by playing a cheeky Cockeny servant to Charles Boyer in the thriller Gaslight (1944). This role brought her a contract with MGM and her first Academy Award nominaton for best supporting actress. At the time, she was seen as a b-list actor, but her role in The Manchirian Candidate (1962) put her on the map and is often considered, to this day, one of her best perfomances. She also quickly gained stardom for her lead role in the Broadway musical Mame in 1966, a catergory of performance she absoluted dominated. This role lead to her winning her fist every Tony Award. However, this starlet didn't stop only at theatrical appearances. In fact, she made her way to worldwide fame after playing the sleuth, Jessica Flecther, in the American whodunit series Murder She Wrote. The show ran for 12 seasons until 1966. Earning it the title of one of the longest-running and most popular detective dramas in television history. Some of Lansbury's projects include, Dear World, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, National Velvet (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Nanny McPhee (2005), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018). She also acheived many acolades such as 6 Tony Awards, 6 Golden Globes, 2 honorary BAFTA Awards and many more. So join us and relax as we revist Tribute 9 Mini-Sode: Angela Lansbury!
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Encore! Encore! After spending a wonderful New Year's with our loved ones we thought what better way to start off this new year of Cinema Sounds and Secrets than revist two films with two takes on love!
We'll drop back in time 500 years to the time of Lords and Ladies and sword fights, then leap ahead in time to hot rods, Little Richard and poodle skirts! Uptown Girls, Downtown Boys…you get the drift – but as is the way with love – both young lovers meet on the dance floor! Franco Zeffirelli directed his iconic young love masterpiece with actors who were actually the correct ages that The Bard had written in his version of Romeo and Juliet (1968) …while our sixties version goes dancing, rock'n'roll style where boy swings girl…on the dance floor in Emile Ardolino's Dirty Dancing (1987).
Join us in busting a move as we revist Episode 13: Starcrossed!
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Encore! Encore! This December Janet, John, (and Pen) wanted to revist the astounding life of the director of A Warm December, an extremely talented actor, activist, and diplomat... Sidney Poitier! Born in Miami, Florida on February 20th in 1927, this Bahamian-American actor changed the game for black actors forever in the motion-picture industry by becoming the African American to win the Academy Award for best actor and the first Black movie star. Even though he seemed destined for the stage and stardom, Poitier worked hard to amass such a massive career in Hollywood. He got his start in the American Negro Theatre after applying for the second time after a previous rejection because of his accent (which he worked on changing to American pronounciation for six months). While studying acting, he made his Broadway debut in Lyrsistrata in 1946. His first film role was as Dr. Luther Brooks, a hospital's only Black doctor who treats a bigoted white cirminal, in No Way Out (1950). His refusal to play into racial sterotypes helped create inroads for Black people into American media culture. He later starred, worked in, and directed many films such as, Porgy and Bess (1959), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), and A Patch of Blue (1965), A Warm December (1973), Uptown Saturday Night (1974), and Stir Crazy (1980). He also went onto winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). He also received a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award! Join us as we revist Tribute 10 Mini-Sode: Sidney Poitier!
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Encore! Encore! Some may not know her but that's why we're here to remind you of one of the most iconic, legendary goddesses of film, stage, and cabaret who has ever lived. The Blue Angel, The Scarlett Empress, Lola Lola, and The Blonde Venus - in other words…the woman who graces our logo!
The legendary Marlena Deitrich.
Join us as we revist the tribute to this icon and delve into why she graces our and your screens!
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Encore! Encore! - This winter we wanted to keep things cool and what better way then to revist the "King of Cool," himself, Steve McQueen! The iconic man's man from the 60's and 70's… broke into a bank while wooing the glam faye dunaway, got locked up with Dustin Hoffman and made the great escape on a classic Triumph motorcycle dressed up as a BMW… only in Hollywood. Join us for Episode 6: "The Manly McQueen."
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career extremely talented and iconic actor... Michael Madsen! Born in Chicago to a filmmaking and author mother and a veteran/firefighting father, this actor went against the grain during his rather chaotic upbringing and got his start in theater. Specifically with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company as John Malkovich's apprentice. His first noteworthy role being that of a small role in the science fiction film, WarGames. After that he continued acting in small roles for films and television shows until he eventually launched his career by playing Bump Bailey in The Natural (1984). He then went onto to starring in Quentin Taratino's directoral debut film, Reservoir Dogs, as Mr. Blonde. A role that quickly changed his status from actor to cultural icon. He later starred and worked in many films such as, Species (1995), The Getaway (1994), and Donnie Brasco (1997), Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) and 2 (2004), Sin City (2005), and many more. He also went onto winning a couple of awards, one being the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival for Best Actor for his role in Strength and Honor (2007) in 2008.
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Splash (1984), The Shape of Water (2017), Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three amazing films all swimming in the same subject pool— can you fall in love with a sentient being in the water— better yet, can they fall in love with you? This under the sea romance film craze started with an actor who was the most beloved 1930's & 40's movie detective ever, soon Tom Hanks would pick up the gauntlet 40 years later and be equally inspired to give deep sea loving a go before the gender flip gets switched, in the 2017 multiple-Oscar winning film where love is still as equally fishy and mute as the films before it!
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the wonderful singer, actor, television heartthrob, and queer icon because of his heart-touching memoir, Shattered Love... Richard Chamberlain! Born in Beverly Hills in 1934, this American heartthrob didn't start off with an amazing childhood. In fact, even though he was a track star, earning four letters in both high school and college, he recounts his childhood as an unhappy one. Citing that he often struggled in school. Additionally, even with a 60-year-long future career in Hollywood, this actor did not orginally have acting on the brain. It wasn't until he started studying at Pumona College did he discover acting and his deep love for the craft. He, however, wasn't able to pursue this love until after his 16 month stay in Korea after he was drafted into the Army in 1956. After some minor stage experiences, he became a teen idol on the show Dr. Kildare (1961-66), playing the titular character of the same name. He went on to earn the name, "King of the Mini-Series," with his work in Centennial (1978), Shōgun (1980), and The Thorn Birds (1983). He also starred and worked in many films such as, The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), and The Return of the Musketeers (1989), King Solomon's Mines (1985) and Lost City of Gold (1986), The Bourne Identity (1988), and The Last Wave (1977), some of these he would earn an award nomination for. He also go onto win a Golden Apple Award for Best Male Star in 1980.
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the actress, director, producer, and fashion icon whose began to rise to stardom during the New Hollywood movement... Diane Keaton! With a 60-year long career in Hollywood, this actress was always destined to one day be under the limelight, but after seeing her mother win Mrs. Los Angeles her resolve to become a part of the dramatics of performing at a young age only strengthened. She participated in singing and acting club during high school and continued to perform anywhere she could until she was cast as an understudy in the production of Hair (1968). From there she began to rise in the broadway eye, soon being nominated for a Tony as the Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Play it Again, Sam (1969). She truly couldn't be stopped as she moved from the stage to the screen with her debut film, Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). Soon after she was being cast in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) as Kay Adams-Corleone and Woody Allen's Annie Hall (1977), which combined together launched her into stardom and earned her the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Some of her other fantastic films are Looking for Mr.Goodbar (1977), Reds (1981), Manhattan (1979) , The First Wives Club (1996), Finding Dory (2016), Book Club (2018), and many more.
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The Sure Thing (1985), Something Wild (1986), Lars and the Real Girl (2007). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three amazing films starring young actors who all got their big break and became movie stars who are to this day still giving astounding performances. Their break through movies in the 80's look at love with a slightly wacky angle; one man wants to just find a girl to end his virginity, another takes off with a total stranger to his near demise while our final tale of love has a young man dealing with grief in a very "plastic" way.
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the actor who played one of the most iconic villians in horror film history... Tony Todd! Desperately desiring to be an actor since he was a little boy, this New England native went from working at the Artisits Collective as a teen to joining the Eugene O'Neill Actors Institute to hone his acting skills. At 28, this brilliant character actor landed in New York City and in two weeks was working on stage in equity shows: playing in Shakespeare's greats or the latest new plays. He was later discovered by Oliver Stone and switched to a life of film, soon becoming a beloved member of Star-Trek and a big star from one of the scariest horror remakes ever. His amazing skills and complex character work in Candyman (1992) would take him on 30-year-old journey with 4 spectacular sequels. He is also well know for his roles in other fantastic films, video games, and shows such as Night of the Living Dead (1990), the Final Destination series (2000-2025), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Star-Trek: The Next Generation (1990-1991), The Flash (2014-2023), and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024).
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Janet, John, and Pen wish everyone a Happy Halloween! In this special episode, lets look at some spooky reccomendations to celebrate this wonderful holiday!
Encore! Encore! - This fall we needed a laugh, so we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. What better way to laugh than bask in the hilarity of 3 great 1970's comedies with some of the funniest film moments in film brought to us by; Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974), Arthur Hiller's Silver Streak (1976) and Animal House (1978) produced by Ivan Reitman! Join us for Episode 14: "We Might Never Stop Laughing."
Where else can you have a Mary Shelley classic and mash it up with Irving Berlin to make monsters loveable, or twist up a take on a Hitchcock thriller by pairing two comic geniuses and taking a real look at what the social life off a gentlemanly college fraternity was like in 1962?
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Encore! Encore! - This fall we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. This time its a minisode! Lets take another look at one of the most famous sound effects in fim history.
The scream originated in 1951 and is often used for scenarios in which someone is shot, falls from a great height or is thrown from an explosion, adding comedy to situations often thought to be to serious.
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a very culturally edgy producer, screenwriter, and director of film, television, and opera who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s... William Friedkin! Inspired by Citizen Cane as a child, he threw away his "bad boy" ways from high school and began his career in media by working for his local news station at 16, moving onto directing a live television series and docuseries, The People versus Paul Crump (1962). From there he went on to direct an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and then his first feature, Good Times (1967) staring Sonny Bono and Cher. Friedkin would go on to make a fantastic crime thriller, The French Connection (1971), which would then win him five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. He is also well known for his Academy Award nominated film The Exorcist (1973) and other films spanning multiple other genres like The Boys in the Band (1970), Sorcerer (1977), The Brink's Job (1978), Cruising (1980), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985).
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Love Story, Roman Holiday, and Holiday. This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three love stories ranging across the eras of the 70s, the 50s, and depression era New York. One became a surprise hit because of it's "soon-to-be" leading lady's love for the book, another discovers that the only thing love between a princess and newspaperman may need is a single holiday, while the other finds out that love doesn't matter what class you are, it will always try to find a way!
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a revered Greek musician and composure who found success across many different genres... Vangelis! His career began in rock bands, where with Aphrodite's Child he helped create the album 666, which would become a progressive-pyschadelic rock classic. He continued to find success in the music industry before transitioning to scoring films with Charitos of Fire in 1981, for which he would win Best Original Score at the Academy Awards. His career was launched to new heights and would continue making music for classic moves movies such as Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1983), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004). His career in music spanned over 50 years, making him one of the most important figures in modern film music.
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a revered American actor who found fame in a leading role across many different genres... Val Kilmer! His career page on the stage, beocming the youngest person at the time to be accepted into Juilliard, and get his start in an off-Broadway musical The Slab Boys (1983) with Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn. His overnight breakthrouhg came with the 1984 comedy Top Secret!, marking his first major motion picture role, launching him into mainstream Hollywood almost instantly. A couple years later, Kilmer was fimly planted in the Hollywood A-list with his role as Iceman in Top Gun (1986). Kilmer became the go to leading man for every genre throughout the 1990s, raning from the likes of Doc Holliday in Tombstone (1993) to Batman in Batman Forever (1995). The films he starred in would grossed more than a whopping $3.8 billion worldwide, which include but not limited to Top Gun (1986), The Doors (1991), Tombstone (1993), and Batman Forever (1995), Heat (1995), The Prince of Egypt (1998). His final role came in the form of a reprisal of Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a ledgendary American screenwriter and director whose career spanned over four decades... Robert Town! After graduating college he worked many odd jobs, including being a tuna fisherman, until he started taking acting classes and became friends and roommates with none other than Jack Nicholson. His breakthrough came in the form of his assistance in the script for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), and Hollywood began to notice him as a top script doctor. Towne would go on to make award-winning screenplays throuhgout the 1970s, before trying his hand at directing in the 80s. He become one of the great screenwriters of the 20th century and his work spand many films and genres including but not limited to, The Last Detail (1973), Chinatown (1974), Shampoo (1975), Personal Best (1982), Mission: Impossible (1996, 2000), and Ask the Dusk (2006). Towne made a return to television in the 2010s, working as a consulting producer and prequel miniseries based on a character in Chinatown (1974).
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Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore something we all share and go through, the growing pains, teen angst, and tween heartache, memorably explored in these two award winning films. One examines what it's like moving to a new town finding it impossible to fit in, while the other explores the complexities of good and cruelty through the eyes of a young girl. Join us in celebrating these two amazing coming of age stories!
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Encore! Encore! - This summer break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. This time its a very special Minisode: Why Marlene?
Encore! Encore! - This summer we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Welcome to another minisode! Inspiration for today's minisode comes from... Jack Lemmon! He starred in over sixty films and was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, winning twice, and received many other accolades.
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Encore! Encore! - This summer we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. This time its a minisode! Lets take another look at one of, if not the most ledgendary costume designer in cinema history, Edith Head!
By the end of her Golden-Age spanning career, she made her mark on the fabrics of over 400 Hollywood films and dressed some of the biggest American stars of the past century. Receiving a record 35 Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design and 8 winning a record 8 times, she most awarded and most nominated woman in the Academy's history. We are, of course, referring to Edith Head, likely the most prolific costume designer Hollywood has ever seen!
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute Episode! This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the life and career of an incredible composer who wrote his first compositions when he was just six years old! A five-time Oscar nominee and a two-time winner, its none other then the ledgendary Ennio Morricone! Born in Rome, Italy on November 10th, 1928, his father, a trumpet player himself taught Ennio to read music and how to play many instruments. It was in his childhood he met his future collaborator and ledgendary director and pioneer of the Spagetti Western, Sergio Leone. During the 50s and early 60s, Morriconne composed songs for Italian and international jazz and pop stars, selling millions of copies of his music worldwide, eventually finding his way composing music for film, with his breakout film being released in 1964, Fistful of Dollars. Morricone would go on to score countless of films in the western genre and beyond, composing more than 400 across his entire career. The last notable project he worked on was with another iconic director, Quentin Tarantino, for the film, The Hateful Eight. Some of Ennio Morricone's most notable scores include, Fistfull of Dollars (1964), The Good The Bad And The Ugly (1966), Days of Heaven (1978), The Mission (1986), Untouchables (1987), and The Hateful Eight (2015).
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Encore! Encore! - This summer we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Contining with some more rootin tootin escapades in the Wild West, lets take another look at two films rich some of the most ledgendary filmmaker's and talent to grace the genre, Stagecoach (1939) and Ragtime (1981)!
A classic, beloved Western from 1939 - the watershed greatest year of cinema almost didn’t happen. At the time, everyone thought the Western was dead, except John Ford – he was right, they were wrong. The other film featured one of the greatest acting legends of Hollywood in his last and rivetting film role in 1981 as a tyrannical turn of the century police commissioner – this actor starred in his first hit role in films in 1939 in a classic gangster drama – any ideas?! …while not a commissioner my producer extraordinaire and wingman, actor and cinephile, John, Schwab polices this show with j’nai sais quoi so... Let’s go to the movies!
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Encore! Encore! - This summer we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. What better way to escape the heat than watching cowboy gunfights across desert expanses! Join us for Episode 4: "The Best of the West"
Redford and Newman, nowdays those names go together like Damon and Affleck, but there was a time, not so long ago when the first real Bromance team almost didn’t happen… and did you know one of the iconic American Westerns was directed by an Italian auteur? Get ready for some gun-slinging and some hit song singin’... To find out more about this and past episodes' movies, including trivia and other fun facts, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website.
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
Encore! In Honor of James Gunn's newly released Superman (2025), we're revisiting the FIRST episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets!
Westside Story (1962) and Superman (1978)
Our first film was a groundbreaking musical based on a smash Broadway show, and the other a movie from a very different planet – so what do they have in common? Both films are the best of their genre – the film musical and comic book superhero and both films brim with star power.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute Episode! This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the life and career of an incredible actor that was still singing and dancing at 90! With that gap-tooth grin and nervous bundle of energy, appearing on screen and stage alike, it is none other than Robert Morse! Born in Newton Massachusetts, he developing an interest in stage perfomance in high school, and later joined his brother to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. At first all he receiveed was uncredited roles, but eventually landing on Broadway as Barnaby Tucker in The Matchmaker launching him into spotlight! Morse's work has never been less than interesting, ranging from a ever-amitious business man in a hit musical to the one man play as the eccentric Truman Capote. This extraordinary two-time tony and emmy award winner starred in a plethora of theatrical and cinematic works, such as The Matchmaker (1958), The Loved One (1965), How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (1967), Sugar (1972), Tru (1989), and Mad Men (2007-15). To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website!
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a revered American actor whose career spanned over four decades... Gene Hackman! After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he decided to prove his teachers wrong and move to New York City to become an actor, eventaully getting his breakthrough role in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). From playing a rough NYPD detective to Superman's arch nemisis, Hackman did it all, with over eighty screen credits to his name! An acting titan of 1970s and 80s Hollywood, the two-time academy award and four-time Golden Globes winner starred in numerous classics such as Bonnie and Clyde (1967), I Never Sang for My Father (1970), The French Connection (1971), Superman films (1978–1987), Hoosiers (1986), Unforgiven (1992), The Royal Tenenbaums (1994), and more up until his final film role in Welcome to Mooseport (2004), after which he retired from acting, occasionally narrating documentaries until 2017.
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Encore! To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Batman Begins, today we're revisiting a tribute for the incredibly versatile actor who could play a bad baddie to Christian Bale's first Batman and do the Full Monty with Robert Carlyle... it's Tom Wilkinson!
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Encore! Today we're revisiting an episode with cinephile and massively brilliant actor Brian Cox, who joins Janet, John, (and Pen) for a deep dive into the most iconic gangster films that created the genre.
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Encore! Today we're revisiting a beloved and iconic film that took three directors and an army of screenwriters (18!) to get Dorothy to Oz. You’ll even find out how many pairs of ruby slippers still exist… To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website!
Damn Yankees (1958), Oklahoma (1955), and Chicago (2002). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three groundbreaking Broadway musicals to movies with a song in their hearts; One gave birth to the modern musical, another launched the greatest choreographer ever into the stratosphere and the other is the longest running musical ever on Broadway!
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Encore! Today we're revisiting our tribute episode for Norman Lear– a truly incredible screenwriter and producer who created or developed over 100 shows including All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.
Welcome to another Saturday Matinee With Friends episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) sit down for a discussion with American media executive David Madden! After graduating from Harvard, Madden took part in theater before exploring the film industry and eventually becoming president of Fox Television Studios and executive at Paramount Pictures. A few of his legendary production credits include Runaway Bride (1999), The Shield (2002), Something the Lord Made (2004), The Shield (2002), The Americans (2013), Doctor Who (2005), Better Call Saul (2015), Killing Eve (2018) and many more!
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) discuss the life and career of an incredible American film director, producer, and actor. Once called “The Pope of Pop Cinema” and “The King of Cult” this massive talent also assisted in jumpstarting many careers of the actors and directors we know and love… It's Roger Corman! While he was an innovator and pioneer in the world of independent film, Corman actually studied engineering at Stanford before discovering his passion for movies. Many of his films would go on to achieve cult following status including A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), The Intruder (1962), X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963), The Wild Angels (1966), and The Trip (1967).
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In this week's tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a truly legendary artist, director, and filmmaker. He turned suburbia, teen angst, and small town life into objects of horror, admiration, and pity. Genius, artist, and madman… It’s David Lynch! While Lynch had little interest in schoolwork growing up, a love for painting brought him to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He would later shock the movie business with a student film in response to the madness of America in the days of Vietnam. With a career spanning over five decades, Lynch is known for his incredibly vivid, unforgettable, and dreamlike films including Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992), Lost Highway (1997), Mulholland Drive (2001), and more. He received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2006, an Academy Honorary Award, and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for surrealist horror-mystery series Twin Peaks.
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The Outsiders (1983), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), and Say Anything (1989). This week, Janet, John (and Pen) take a look at three films that explore the lives of teenagers and angst in the 80s with very different tones and intentions. Whether the story explores a teen in the perfect urban home with mom, dad, and kid sister, a real loner with a dream, or only finding solace with a gang of other misfit kids, everyone wants to connect.
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In this week's tribute episode, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore the life of one of Britain's most acclaimed stage and screen stars. The second of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year and made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004… it’s Joan Plowright. With a career spanning over six decades, she received accolades including an Olivier Award, a Tony Award and nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and Emmy. You may know her from films like Moby Dick (1956), The Entertainer (1960), Uncle Vanya (1963), Three Sisters (1970), Equus (1977), Avalon (1990), Dennis the Menace (1993), Enchanted April (1991), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Jane Eyre (1996), and more.
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In this week's tribute episode, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of an American actress with “Hollywood in her DNA,” known for her comedic roles in film and television in the 1970s and 1980s. A true courageous and magical talent.. Teri Garr! Born in Los Angeles to a theatrical multi-hyphenate father and Radio City Rockette mother, Garr was trained in ballet and would go on to appear as a dancer in five Elvis Presley movies. After studying acting in New York City, she had her breakthrough appearing in the episode Assignment: Earth of Star Trek in 1968. From there she starred in Francis Ford Coppola's thriller The Conversation in 1974 and found increasing success in films like Oh, God! (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Black Stallion (1979), One from the Heart (1982), After Hours (1985), and Tootsie (1982) which earned her the nomination for an Academy Award.
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In this week's tribute episode, Janet, John, (and Pen) discuss the life and career of a wonderful American comedian and actor who came to prominence in 1960 and is known for his deadpan delivery style... Bob Newhart. Starting out by engaging in humorous telephone conversations with a friend in which he improvised characters to alleviate boredom at his office job, the actor would go on to receive three Grammys, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe Award. After catching attention from a local DJ he began his career as a stand-up comedian, and transitioned to working in television in the series Newhart after his album of comedic monologues became a bestseller. Known for films like Hell Is for Heroes (1962), Hot Millions (1968), Catch-22 (1970), Cold Turkey (1971), The Rescuers (1977), In & Out (1997), First Family (1980), Elf (2003), and more.
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Bonnie & Clyde (1967) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). This week, Janet, John (and Pen) discuss two masterpieces from a legendarily great actor/director/producer. Warren Beatty’s groundbreaking movies rocked the film industry in 1967 with unflinching violence and amazing folk scores that would later become Oscar-winning favorites.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) highlight one of the most honored American screenwriters in motion picture history… Bo Goldman! Called the “the screenwriter’s screenwriter” Goldman received two Academy Awards for his screenplays of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Melvin and Howard (1980), two Golden Globe Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards and the Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. Listen to learn more about one of the true greats, known for films like The Rose (1979), Shoot the Moon (1982), Scent of a Woman (1992), and Meet Joe Black (1998).
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) delve into the life and career of American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader… the incomparable Quincy Jones. Born Quincy Delight Jones Jr. on March 14, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois, this gifted musician discovered a love for the piano at age 11 and would go on to win 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy, and a Tony. Jones explored music throughout high school, becoming passionate about the trumpet, and would eventually collaborate with incredible artists like Lesley Gore, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, and many more. In 1961, he composed music for The Pawnbroker (1964), the first of his nearly 40 film scores.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) delve into the amazing career of an actor whose film, stage, and television career spanned nearly seven decades… Gena Rowlands! From growing up in Madison, Wisconsin to attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, Rowlands was a true star from the Golden Age of Hollywood and a pioneer of independent film. The four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner is known for her incredible performances in films like A Child Is Waiting (1963), Faces (1968), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980), Tempest (1982), Love Streams (1984) and more. To learn more about this episode and others, visit the Official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website. And check out our Instagram, @cinemasoundspod!
The More the Merrier (1943) & Annie Hall (1977). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) revisit the LOVE Episode… Two classic romantic comedy-dramas from two great directors thirty years apart, both get to the heart of the bumpy road to love; one taking place in Washington D.C. in WW II where a person would find it hard to find a place to rest his head – let alone the perfect mate, the other happens in the “I Love New York“ era New York, when Times Square was a hub of hustlers and movie art houses sprung up like the spring daisies in Central Park. Both films bringing together unlikely lovebirds!
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) explore the life and career of a true humanist and good soul, a character-driven director with a brilliant eye, and gorgeously framed films… Jonathan Demme! The five-time Academy Award winner was born in New York in 1944 and is known for films like The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Something Wild (1986), Philadelphia (1993), Caged Heat (1974), Rachel Getting Married (2008), Melvin and Howard (1980), and Married to the Mob (1988).
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) discuss influential American country songwriter, singer, actor, and outlaw country movement figure Kris Kristofferson! His debut album Kristofferson (1970) introduced us to iconic songs and he eventually fell into movie stardom with legendary roles like Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), A Star Is Born (1976) — for which he won a Golden Globe — and the Blade trilogy (1998–2004).
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The Birdcage (1996) & Victor Victoria (1982). This week, Janet, John (and Pen) explore two go-to movies for when you need a good laugh. With inspired performances from Robin Williams, James Garner, Diane Weist, and Julie Andrews, this episode proves that great comedy takes great writing and brilliant performances.
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This week, in Part Two of Saturday Matinee with Friends, Janet and John continue their talk with Mike Newell at home in London to discuss his life, films, and some amazing revelations.
In this special two-part Saturday Matinee with Friends, Janet and John visit Mike Newell at home in London to discuss his life, films, and some amazing revelations.
Encore! Encore! This winter break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Last but certainly not least, a very special mini-sode.
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Happiest of holidays from Cinema Sounds & Secrets. In 2025, keep moviegoing alive and support your local cinema (says Pendleton)!
Encore! Encore! - This winter break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Today we look back on two stand out “kids” movies that took the world by storm – and are still winning hearts in 2019 – E.T. in 1982 and Toy Story from 1995. To find out more about this and past episodes' movies, including trivia and other fun facts, visit our official Cinema Sounds and Secrets website.
Happiest of holidays from Cinema Sounds & Secrets. In 2025, keep moviegoing alive and support your local cinema (says Pendleton)!
Encore! Encore! - This winter break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Today, we’re traveling to the 1960s to explore a partnership between a director at the top of his output as a comic genius and one of the greatest composers to ever score a film. To find out more about this and past episodes' movies, including trivia and other fun facts, visit our official Cinema Sounds and Secrets website.
Happiest of holidays from Cinema Sounds & Secrets. In 2025, keep moviegoing alive and support your local cinema (says Pendleton)!
This winter break, we're revisiting love 3 ways: a London suburb just after the end of WWII where star-crossed, married lovers experience falling in love, then see love unravel with the perfect young marrieds into a life of lost weekends in the hubbub of 1960’s San Francisco and to taking a journey with one curmudgeonly oenophile as he drags his one “oar short of a pair” buddy on a crusade to find the perfect Pinot, and possibly his perfect match.
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Happiest of holidays from Cinema Sounds & Secrets. In 2025, keep moviegoing alive and support your local cinema (says Pendleton)!
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) explore the extensive career (spanning over seven decades) of the truly remarkable British actress Maggie Smith. Born on December 28, 1934, in Ilford Essex, England, despite never having gone to the theater and being considered "too common" to be onstage, Smith grew up with a love for Shakespeare and was encouraged to act by her English teacher. In 1952, at 17 years old, her career began as Viola in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night.” Smith received international fame for her role as Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) and is known for films including Othello (1965), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Travels with My Aunt (1972), California Suite (1978) A Room with a View (1985), Gosford Park (2001), the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), Death on the Nile (1978), Hook (1991), Sister Act (1992), The Secret Garden (1993), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), Quartet (2012) The Lady in the Van (2015) and more.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) explore the life and career of Canadian filmmaker Norman Jewison. Born in 1926 in Toronto, Jewison acted out movies as a boy and was involved in school productions at a young age. He studied at the Royal Conservatory and worked as a radio actor before he began writing, directing, and producing shows for the network CBC. He made his feature film debut in 1962 and began directing shortly after. He’s known for films like The Cincinnati Kid (1965), The Russians Are Coming (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Rollerball (1975), Justice for All (1979), A Soldier's Story (1984), Agnes of God (1985), Moonstruck (1987) The Hurricane (1999), and more, receiving Academy Award nominations for best director three separate times.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) explore the life and career of American actor Dabney Coleman. Born in Austin Texas in 1932, Coleman excelled at tennis, playing across Europe and serving in the army before deciding to pursue acting. He appeared in over 175 films and television programs, recognized for comedic and dramatic roles, including 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1981), Tootsie (1982), WarGames (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), and You've Got Mail (1998).
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The General (1926), Sunrise (1927), and City Lights (1931)
Join Janet, John, (and Pen), this week to explore three films that set the bar for comedy, music, and drama with not one word spoken.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) take a look at the career of the truly remarkable actress and producer Shelley Duvall. Born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1949, the oldest of four children (and only daughter) Duvall would go on to collaborate with Robert Altman and gain prominence as a one-of-a-kind performer. Known for her iconic roles in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Nashville (1975), Annie Hall (1977), Popeye (1980), The Shining (1980), and many more, the actress would later produce television programs like Faerie Tale Theatre, Tall Tales & Legends, Nightmare Classics, and Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) explore the life and career of brilliant American actor James Earl Jones. Born in Arkabutla, Mississippi in 1931, Jones served in the army before pursuing acting, eventually gaining international fame for his voice role as Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise, and later achieving EGOT status for his extensive work. He made his acting debut in Dr. Strangelove (1964) and is known for films like The Man (1972), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Matewan (1987), Coming to America (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Sneakers (1992), The Sandlot (1993), The Lion King (1994), and Cry, the Beloved Country (1995).
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Janet and John suggest a few of their favorite films (both scary and non-scary) to watch during this spooky season!
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) explore the life and career of English actor Albert Finney. Finney Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before attaining fame in the early 1960s, and is known for his roles in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Tom Jones (1963), Annie (1982), The Dresser (1983), A Man of No Importance (1994), Erin Brockovich (2000), Big Fish (2003) and many more.
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Janet and John suggest a few of their favorite films (both scary and non-scary) to watch during this spooky season!
Live at the Twenty Two Club, Director Mike Newell does the BAFTAS! This week Janet and John are joined by special guest Mike Newell to compare six of this year's BAFTA-nominated movies with six of the greatest British films.
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This week, director Mike Newell comes to CSS Saturday Matinee with friends LIVE in London!
The Apartment (1960) and Terms of Endearment (1983).
This week, Janet, John (and Pen) get to know two incredible movies that defined their decades and garnered heaps of Oscar nominations. Both films look at normal people with imperfections and foibles, in a humorous, touching and sometimes heart-aching way.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) explore the life and career of British film director and playwright Anthony Minghella. Minghella was born in 1954 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, and later studied drama at the University of Hull. He’s known for incredible films like The English Patient (1996), Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and Cold Mountain (2003), receiving the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient, and many other nominations.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! Today's tribute is for Doris Day. From a child of German immigrants born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1922 to the number one box office actress for most of the sixties, Doris May Anne Kappelhoff had a truly incredible career as a leading film star in Hollywood. She recorded more than 650 songs and is known for iconic films like Romance on the High Seas (1948), Calamity Jane (1953), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Pillow Talk (1959) and more. To learn more about this episode and others, visit the Official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website! Also visit our Instagram, @cinemasoundspod.
Cinephile and massively brilliant actor Brian Cox joins Janet, John, and his best dog friend Pen in a different kind of crime spree, as they do a deep dive into the most iconic gangster films that created the genre. To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website - and check out our Instagram @cinemasoundspod!
This week’s special minisode is all about the brilliance and magic of technicolor. In part one of this “extra bit” Janet and John explore the history of technicolor, including fascinating pieces about their favorite technicolor films and the lore behind them. Part two coming soon! To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website - and check out our Instagram @cinemasoundspod!
In this special encore, we revisit episode nineteen of Cinema Sounds & Secrets! To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website.
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
Encore! Encore! - This week we're revisiting one of our favorite tribute episodes from the last year: Roger Michell.
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
In this special encore, we revisit episode thirteen of Cinema Sounds & Secrets! To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website.
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
Encore! Encore! - This week we're revisiting one of our favorite tribute episodes from the last year: Paul Sorvino.
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
In this special encore, we revisit episode eighteen of Cinema Sounds & Secrets! Take to the skies with us through the lens of William Wyler and his trio of war scarred vets in post-war America in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946); then keep in the air with the incredibly devoted and slightly mad Fly Boys of The Right Stuff (1983) as they learned to slip the silvery bonds of earth and head for the stars.
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Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
Encore! Encore! - This summer break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. Next on the roster, a tribute to Jean-Luc Godard.
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
Encore! Encore! - This week we're revisiting one of our favorite tribute episodes from the last year: Raquel Welch
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
Encore! Encore! - This summer break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. First on the roster, a very special Minisode: Why Marlene?
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds and Secrets tribute episode! Today's tribute is for iconic singer and entertainer Tony Bennett. Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto in 1926, he was surrounded by music from an early age. His talent was clear early on, performing for his family and making art in his neighborhood. He would later take singing lessons to develop his sound and technique before serving in the army. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, even starring as himself in films.
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This week’s tribute episode is dedicated to director and producer Ivan Reitman. Reitman was born in Czechoslovakia and arrived in Canada with his family as refugees, where he would get a job at a local television station, earn a Bachelor of Music, and begin directing short films. Some of his legendary directing and producing work includes National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), and Twins (1988). Ivan and Jason Reitman later became one of only two father/son producing teams nominated for a Best Picture Oscar for the film Up in the Air in 2010.
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This week’s tribute is for Ryan O’Neill. Son of a screenwriter and actress, O’Neill first trained to be an amateur boxer before discovering his passion for acting. Starting out as an extra and stuntman, he moved from Germany to the United States and made his first television appearance as a guest star on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. After his role in the soap opera Peyton Place, he began finding success in films like Love Story (1970), What’s Up, Doc? (1972), and many more!
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This week’s episode focuses on Ned Beatty, known for his reputation as “the busiest actor in Hollywood.” With a career that spanned five decades and 160 films, Janet and John discuss his amazing work as an actor. Known for roles in Deliverance (1972), White Lighting (1973), All the President’s Men (1976), Superman (1978), and many more, Beatty had an incredible career, despite never studying acting. He did ten years of regional theatre before getting an opportunity that changed his life at age 37.
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Working Girl (1988), Something’s Gotta Give (2003), and Moonstruck (1987). This week Janet and John hang with sisters taking care of business in three truly fabulous beloved romantic comedy-dramas starring 3 great comic actresses whose careers now span over 40 years, all set in New York!
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“Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything.”
Today’s tribute episode is for Norman Lear– a truly incredible screenwriter and producer who created or developed over 100 shows including All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.
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Wry, funny, low-key, slow burn, a thinking man’s comedian who could write, direct, produce and crack up the stoic TV Host Johnny Carson with the flick and an eye.
He worked with nearly every great director, writer, playwright, and actor in the 60’s..70’s..80’s.. 90’s..and 2000’s...of course you know I’m talkin’ about here. The guy who was almost Benjamin in the Graduate... Charles Grodin.
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“There’s no point being a good actor in bad stuff. The crucial moment for an actor is to be good in a hit. Then it works.”
Today's Tribute Episode is for Tom Wilkinson - a stellar actor who had more than 100 film and television appearances and garnered a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards.
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A transatlantic career that lasted more than 60 years, this week the team at Cinema Sounds & Secrets memorialize one Glynis John. Renowned for the breathy quality of her husky voice, John won herself Tony Awards and film roles throughout the decades of her career. Possibly most known for her rendition of "Send in the Clowns" or her portryal of a Edwardian sufferagte in Mary Poppins, Glynis John has made a lasting impact throughout Hollywood and the industry over the years. Tune in to this week's episode to hear more about the legend and icon.
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Today's episode of Cinema Sounds and Secrets comes to you in the form of three stories from NYC; it's the default city of love in the US – because – well, hey it’s New York! Join Janet and John as they hang with sisters taking care of business; love, monkey and everything else in three truly fabulous beloved romantic comedy-dramas. The films star three of the great comic actresses from the last 40 years, and their combined work has spanned the last half of a century. Follow along as J and J discuss Working Girl (1988), Something's Gotta Give (2003), and Moonstruck (1987) in this week's episode.
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This week's Tribute episode focuses on one Bill Kenwright! With a little light footwork, a bit of song and dance, quite a bit of "quiet on set", decades worth of films, and Premiere league football from a local boy who lived his dream and made life entertaining, Janet and John sit down to discuss the one and only Kenwright.
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In this week's tribute episode, Janet and John discuss the wonderful Louise Fletcher. Probably most well known for her role in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Fletcher has made her mark in the world of cinema as Nurse Ratched and through other films and television. Born in 1934, Fletcher first acted in projects at the end of 50's like Lawman and Maverick. After winning the Oscar for Cuckoo's, Fletcher went on to act in other projects like Blue Steel (1990), Cruel Intentions (1999), and have a guest role in the series Shameless.
Welcome to another Tribute episode for CSS! Today we discuss a true legend; Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. Join Janet and John in another moving tribute to a legend!
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This week's tribute focues on one Treat Williams! Probably best known from his 1979 films, the musical Hair and Steven Spielberg's 1941, the actor extrodinare also had a lengthy and long career with films like Once Upon a Time in America, the Late Shift, and 127 Hours. With over 60 acting credits to his name over his career and a lengthy list of nomations (three Golden Globe Awards, two Satellite Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award), Williams has found a great place to stay in the icongraphy of film. Join Janet and John through a retrospective of a real treat of a person.
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Encore! Encore! - This week we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes from the last year: our tribute to Angela Lansbury. At the age of 86, she’s an inadvertent role model for how to live one’s later years with absolute imagination and style.
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There’s noir and then there Noir. Today we discuss two films that are at the top of the list of "The Greats" – both featuring scorned women. One is an unflinching look at stardom, the cruelty of celebrity, the hell of being an aging actress and the clamor for fame. The other? Lust, money and an inconvenient husband has our lead actress portraying one of the baddest female baddies ever in a movie. Come with us on this journey while we discuss Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Double Indemnity (1944).
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Welcome to Cinema Sounds & Secrets, a podcast that is over two years in the making. We bring you the secrets, sounds, and fab facts about some of the greatest movies ever made over the past 120 years. Tune in every week for a new episode, and visit the Cinema Sounds & Secrets website for more information.
Welcome to another Tribute episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets! This week we focus on the work and the life of Walter Mirisch, the acclaimed American film producer. Probably most known for being the Producer of Best Picture Winner, In the Heat of the Night (1960), Mirisch was a force on the American film making stage. After starting his own production company at age 29, he went on to produce other acclaimed films like Witchita (1955) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) with his brother.
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Welcome to another Tribute episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets! This week we pay homage to Peter Bogdonavich, acclaimed actor, writer, and among other things -- film historian! His love of film started young, reviewing every movie he saw on a small note card. Bogdonavich is remembered for his projects like Paper Moon (1973) and The Last Picture Show (1971), as well as a reoccouring role on The Sopranos. His influence and inspiration knows no bounds; the likes of Tarantino, Wes Anderson, and Sofia Coppola have all sung praise and influence from his work.
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Welcome to another CSS Tribute episode.
If Michael Gambon is known for one role, then it's most likely for the role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter Franchise of films. Playing the character for a total of 6 films, he was able to fill the minds and hearts of many who watched the films over the years. An Irish-born actor, he drew admiration from his other stage and screen work to both audiences and peers, from age 19 to 82. With his fair share of awards (SAG and Olivier awards among the list), the decorated actor is remembered by those who loved him the most.
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Airplane (1980) & Groundhog Day (1993)
Our films this week are here to make you laugh out loud. One turns the phrase “the friendly skies” on it's head, it's back, and it's side -- then tosses everything into a blender for a puree of absolute mayhem. Our other comedy takes us through a ten year, never-ending nightmare in the course of two hours. The film does it so perfectly that you’ll watch the film again to take in all the comedy genius of the lead actor and director. You'll do it over and over and over just to figure out how they managed a sublime feat!
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Welcome to another CSS Tributes Episode, focusing on the one and only Alan Arkin. The New York Times described Arkin as a "comic actor with a serious side", which can be seen in his depth of movies and television. From Little Miss Sunshine, to Argo, to The Kominsky Method, Arkin wracked up nominations and praise throughout the course of his career. In addition to acting, he found a love of writing and directing. Tune into the episode to find out more! To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website!
Welcome to another CSS Tribute episode!
Matthew Perry is probably most well known for his leading role as Chandler Bing on the show Friends, which ran for a decade (1994-2004) to millions of viewers. Universally adorded, Perry started in stand up comedy, quickly transitioning to film and television by the late eighties. After gaining a massive audience with Friends, he went onto star in shows and cinema alike with roles in projects like Fools Rush In (1997), The Ron Clark Story (2004), and 17 Again (2009).
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Way Out West (1937) & The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Like a hand in a glove, a dog with a bone, and a spoke in a wheel... our first film features a comedy duo unlike any other. They were the perfect fit - spanning vaudeville, silent movies, the talkies, and even television. Their pairing in a classic Western comedy has one of our favorite musical dance scenes ever. Our other "way out west" western takes a Japanese masterpiece and gives it a real American spin with 7 magnificent characters.
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Welcome to another CSS Tribute episode! This tribute is for Tina Turner:
This St. Louis nightclub singer-turned "Queen of Rock" toured the world, playing alongside top-billed performers such as Mick Jagger and Bryan Adams. Turner won 8 Grammy's, was nominated for 25, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Inspiration for today's mini-sode is one of the most iconic, legendary goddesses of film, stage, and cabaret who ever lived. The Blue Angel, The Scarlett Empress, Lola Lola, and The Blonde Venus - in other words…the woman who graces our logo!
The legendary Marlena Deitrich.
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets tribute! This tribute is for Julian Sands:
He made his screen debut in an episode of BBC’s anthology series ‘Play for Today’. A year later, he had his cinematic debut in the indie comedy ‘Privates on Parade’. In 1984, Sands landed his breakthrough role of Gerald in the television miniseries ‘The Sun Also Rises’.
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Robbie Coltrane once said, “I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.”
One of his first memorable roles in a film was in Nuns on the Run in 1990. Eventually, he would land a supporting role in the James Bond franchise that featured Pierce Brosnan as Agent 007. He appeared in both Goldeneye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). His biggest break yet came when he was cast as Hagrid, the gentle half-giant, in author J.K. Rowling’s film adaptations of the Harry Potter series.
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The More the Merrier (1943) & Annie Hall (1977)
"You make me want to be a better man." Melvin Udall
Two classic romantic comedy-dramas from two great directors thirty years apart, both get to the heart of the bumpy road to love; one taking place in Washington D.C. in WW II where a person would find it hard to find a place to rest his head – let alone the perfect mate, the other happens in the “I Love New York “ era New York, when Times Square was a hub of hustlers and movie art houses sprung up like the spring daisies in Central Park. Both films bringing together unlikely lovebirds…
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds and Secrets tribute episode! Today's tribute is for Olivia de Haviland:
From Gone with the Wind to The Dark Mirror, The Heiress , The Strawberry Blonde, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, The Snake Pit, Robin Hood 1938 , Captain Blood, Olivia de Haviland was one of the greats in the golden age of Hollywood through into the 21st Century! She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time.
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Next week, CSS is thrilled to release our first "Saturday Matinee with Friends" episode featuring the brilliant Brian Cox!
His memoir "Putting the Rabbit in the Hat" proves he is equally adept at writing stunning, sharp-edged sentences that are as riveting as his memorable film performances – such as playing the first incarnation of Hannibal Lecter in Michael Mann’s Manhunter to his chilling portrayal of Matt Damon’s traitorous boss in The Bourne Identity. You’ll also know him from his most recent television work as the patriarch of the dysfunctional Roy clan in “Succession.”
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Beverly Hills Cop (1984) & Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
One of the great actor-directors in cinema, Sidney Portier, was already a huge star in 1967 – but today’s film is one of 3 truly terrific films from his career that year – the mind boggles. The movie couches racism in an upscale comedy drama using familiar conceits, but there’s a truth right under the charm and tropes. Our other film is from a new buddy-cop genre inspired by the success of the groundbreaking 48 Hours. This film turned out to be the highest-grossing film in 1984 with over 300 million dollars at the box office and a soundtrack that went to number one on Billboard.
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Brief Encounter (1945), The Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Sideways (2004)
Visiting love 3 ways: a London suburb just after the end of WWII where star-crossed, married lovers experience falling in love, then see love unravel with the perfect young marrieds into a life of lost weekends in the hubbub of 1960’s San Francisco and to taking a journey with one curmudgeonly oenophile as he drags his one “oar short of a pair” buddy on a crusade to find the perfect Pinot, and possibly his perfect match.
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Encore! We're revisiting the FIRST episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets!
Westside Story (1962) and Superman (1978)
Our first film was a groundbreaking musical based on a smash Broadway show, and the other a movie from a very different planet – so what do they have in common? Both films are the best of their genre – the film musical and comic book superhero and both films brim with star power.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! Today's tribute is for Glenda Jackson:
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for the romance films Women in Love (1970) and A Touch of Class (1973). She also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971). English actress and politician, she was one of the few performers to achieve the American Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. She was appointed CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1978.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! Today's tribute is for Raquel Welch:
Raquel Welch appeared in over 30 films and 50 television series before her death. She began her career as a struggling single mother, rose to fame, became one of the prevailing images of the Sexual Revolution, and built a career from dedication and brilliance. Most important to Raquel Welch is her sense of individuality. In a final quote from the star, she states, “Experiment, but always be true to yourself, your purpose, your attitude, your feeling. And be yourself. That's what real style is: It's being yourself on purpose. You can be influenced by other attractive women in the magazines or on the street but always make it your own.”
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Encore! Encore! - This month we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. This week, a tribute to Humphrey Bogart.
Born in New York City on December 25, 1899, Bogart would have his breakout Hollywood hit in 1936 with The Petrified Forest, in which he reprised his role as gangster Duke Mantee from the broadway success from only two years prior. Bogart embodied the most iconic role of his career just a year later as Rick Blaine in Casablanca (1942). Casablanca won Best Picture, which pushed WB to finally bill Bogart higher than James Cagney, WB’s golden boy for over a decade at the time, and would lead to Bogart becoming the highest paid actor in the world.
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Encore! Encore! - This month we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. This week, a tribute to Chadwick Boseman.
Raised in Anderson, South Carolina, Boseman graduated from Howard University after studying directing. His breakthrough role was Jackie Robinson in the 2013 film, 42. He also starred in Draft Day (2014) and Get on Up (2014). He appeared in the highest grossing franchise of all time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe - as superhero T’Challa, or Black Panther. Black Panther was the first big-budget movie with an almost all-Black cast. It became the first comic book and superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and the first film in the MCU to win an Academy Award.
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Encore! Encore! - This month we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. Today, we're going back to Episode 8: "The Most Perfect Leading Men". North By Northwest (1959) and Dr. No (1962) Two of the greatest thrilling film enterprises; Films by Alfred Hitchcock and the James Bond film franchise are still alive and well because we love a good thrill and we love James Bond! So – let’s hang out on Mount Rushmore with Cary Grant and dive into the Jamaican sea with the sexiest and coolest James Bond ever – Sean Connery, such legendary manly men!
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Encore! Encore! - This month we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. This week, a tribute to Angela Lansbury.
At the age of 86, she’s an inadvertent role model for how to live one’s later years with absolute imagination and style.
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Encore! Encore! - This month we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. First on the roster: "The Best of the West"
Redford and Newman, nowdays those names go together like Damon and Affleck, but there was a time, not so long ago when the first real Bromance team almost didn’t happen… and did you know one of the iconic American Westerns was directed by an Italian auteur? Get ready for some gun-slinging and some hit song singin’... To find out more about this and past episodes' movies, including trivia and other fun facts, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website. And check out our Instagram, @cinemasoundspod.
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! Today's tribute is for Stephen Sondheim:
This legendary composer is known for his scores on West Side Story (1957 on Broadway) (1961) & (2021), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Into The Woods (1987) on Broadway and the film adaptation in 2014, and Dick Tracy (1990). Throughout his career composing for Broadway, he collected eight Tony Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2008. In 1991, he won the Oscar for Best Original Song for Dick Tracy. He was a 12-time Grammy nominee and 8-time Grammy winner, including the Trustees Award in 2007.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds and Secrets tribute episode! This tribute is for Roger Michelle:
“Your job as a director is to serve the story. I don't think it's the job of a director in any medium to wave at the audience and say, hey, don't forget about me, I did an important thing here as well! You should make the play shine and make the actors shine. You should be invisible.” – Roger Michell
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Today we’re spending time with manly men. Take to the skies with us through the lens of William Wyler and his trio of war scarred vets in post-war America in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946); then keep in the air with the incredibly devoted and slightly mad Fly Boys of The Right Stuff (1983) as they learned to slip the silvery bonds of earth and head for the stars.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This tribute is for Kirk Douglas:
During the 50s and 60s, he became a huge box-office hit. In 1951, he starred in director Billy Wilder’s first venture into writing and producing, Ace in the Hole. In Lust for Life, Douglas took on the role of real life artist Vincent van Gogh, earning his third Oscar nomination and winning the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama. In 1949, Douglas established his own production company, Bryna Productions. Two of the company’s first films were Paths of Glory (1957) and Spartacus (1960), both of which he had somewhat unknown Stanley Kubrick direct. He is No. 17 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male screen legends in American film history.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This tribute is for Brian Dehenny:
One of his most famous roles was Death of a Salesman on both the stage and screen. Dennehy was nominated for a Primetime Emmy and won a Golden Globe for his acclaimed role in Death of a Salesman. In First Blood, Dennehy’s breakout role, he played sheriff Will Teasle opposite the great Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo. He also notably played John Wayne Gacy in To Catch a Killer in 1992.
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Traipsing through the groovy streets of the sex-a-licious ‘60’s in London with Michael Caine who truly will make you wonder what’s it all about...but that ride in the desert with O’Toole in Lean’s magnificent landscape will make us all wish we could have been with Lawrence in the desert.
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Welcome to another tribute minsode! This tribute is for Sean Connery:
He began his journey as Bond in 1962 in the film Dr. No, going on to star in four other Bond films from the same production company, Eon Productions, including From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), and You Only Live Twice (1967).
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Welcome to another tribute minisode! This tribute is for Cindy Williams:
Her portrayal of Laurie in the 1973 George Lucas film “American Graffiti” earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress from the British Academy Film Awards. The next year, she was in the Francis Ford Coppola film “The Conversation. Both American Graffiti” and “The Conversation” garnered best picture nominations at the Academy Awards.
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We love Lucas – George Lucas – the master of Coming of age, teen angst stories: Sci-Fi Style and Rock ‘n Roll style….Both films would give us iconic characters who are as contemporary today as when we first laid eyes on them.
Two young actors were plucked by Lucas for both films; his breakthrough film making a young TV star a movie star – cum great film director himself and the other a total unknown would be launched into space in the film that transformed movies forever by taking into a galaxy... far far away...
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Visiting love 3 ways through; a London suburb just after the end of WWII where star-crossed, married lovers experience falling in love, then seeing love unravel with the perfect young marrieds into a life of lost weekends in the hubbub of 1960’s San Francisco and to taking a journey with one curmudgeonly oenophile as he drags his one “oar short of a pair” buddy on a crusade to find the perfect Pinot and possibly his perfect match... Let's go to the movies.
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We need a laugh, so we’re basking in the hilarity of 3 great 1970’s comedies with some of the funniest film moments in film brought to us by; Mel Brooks, Arthur Hiller and Ivan Reitman. Where else can you have a Mary Shelley classic and mash it up with Irving Berlin to make monsters loveable, or twist up a take on a Hitchcock thriller by pairing two comic geniuses and taking a real look at what the social life off a gentlemanly college fraternity was like in 1962? Why right here and we have a true gentleman just across the desk, my producer extraordinaire and wingman, actor and cinephile, John, Schwab… so Let’s go to the movies!
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Welcome to another minisode! Inspiration for today's minisode comes from... Edith Head! By the end of her Golden-Age spanning career, she made her mark on the fabrics of over 400 Hollywood films and dressed some of the biggest American stars of the past century. We are, of course, referring to Edith Head, likely the most prolific costume designer in all of Hollywood history.
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Romeo and Juliet & Dirty Dancing
Two takes on love: Love, we’ll drop back in time 500 years to the time of Lords and Ladies and sword fights, then leap ahead in time to hot rods, Little Richard and poodle skirts! Uptown Girls, Downtown Boys…you get the drift – but as is the way with love – both young lovers meet on the dance floor! Franco Zeffirelli directed his iconic young love masterpiece with actors who were actually the correct ages that The Bard had written…while our sixties version goes dancing, rock’n’roll style where boy swings girl…on the dance floor. And I’m here with someone who’s pretty good on the dance floor my producer extraordinaire and wingman, actor and cinephile, John, Schwab, …so let’s go the movies.
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Ragtime and Stagecoach
A classic, beloved Western from 1939 - the watershed greatest year of cinema almost didn’t happen. At the time, everyone thought the Western was dead, except John Ford – he was right, they were wrong. The other film featured one of the greatest acting legends of Hollywood in his last and rivetting film role in 1981 as a tyrannical turn of the century police commissioner – this actor starred in his first hit role in films in 1939 in a classic gangster drama – any ideas?! …while not a commissioner my producer extraordinaire and wingman, actor and cinephile, John, Schwab polices this show with j’nai sais quoi so... Let’s go to the movies.
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In this special holiday encore, we revisit two classic children's movies of the late twentieth century:
Toy Story (1995) and E. T. (1982)
Kid movies are sometimes just for kids, sometimes, they are brilliant tales that win over children and adults alike. In the 80’s and 90’s two stand out “kids” movies took the world by storm – and are still winning hearts in 2019 – E.T. in 1982 and Toy Story from 1995… Let’s go to the movies
In this special holiday encore, we revisit the our trip to the wonderful land of Oz.
Wizard of Oz (1939)
It took 3 directors and an army of screenwriters (18) to get Dorothy to Oz and they made one of the most iconic and beloved movies ever put on film – I’ll even tell you how many pairs of ruby slippers still exist…
And you know who might know about those ruby slippers is my Ozophile wingman, actor and all around amazing person – John Schwab - Let’s go to the movies.
In this special holiday encore, we revisit the very first full episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets!
Westside Story (1962) and Superman (1972) Our first film was a ground breaking musical based on a smash Broadway show, and the other a movie from a very different planet – so what do they have in common? Both films are the best of their genre – the film musical and comic book superhero and both films brim with star power.
In 1961 our first film stunned audiences with brilliant songs and stunning choreography in a dazzling display of magic – by a team of masters from film and theatre at the top of their game; Bernstein, Sondheim, Laurents, Hal Prince and Jerome Robbins. Our other film takes us to Metropolis where an unknown theatre actor with insane comic timing and drop dead good looks – was picked to have the lead over Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman – you might want to keep your seat belt buckled for this one as we take flight with my wingman, actor-producer and cinephile, the ever-buckled up and ready for action, John Schwab… so let’s go to the movies.
We're still on break for the holiday season, but enjoy some reruns of our old favorite episodes! We'll see you next year... at the movies!
Welcome to another tribute minisode – this tribute is for Sidney Poitier.
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Happy Holidays to all of our lovely listeners! We'll be taking a break from releasing new episodes for the next couple of months, but, in the mean time, there will be plenty of fabulous re-released minisodes, tributes, and more. We look forward to seeing you here again soon… at the movies.
Welcome to another tribute minisode - this tribute is dedicated to one of the most remarkable icons of Hollywood’s vintage Golden Age: Angela Lansbury. At the age of 86, she’s an inadvertent role model for how to live one’s later years with absolute imagination and style.
Welcome to another tribute minisode – this tribute is for Ray Liotta.
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Risky Business (1983) and 48 Hrs. (1982)
Visiting the 80’s today, we’ll travel from the burbs of Chicago to the grimy underbelly of Los Angeles. Both films have great casts, great soundtracks and inventive, ground breaking scripts that launched the careers of two super super mega moviestars who are still kicking cinema butt today – both actors were true overnight sensations, kind of like my producer extraordinaire and wingman, actor and cinephile, John, Schwab... Let’s go to the movies!
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Welcome to another tribute minisode – this tribute is for Cicely Tyson.
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Welcome to another tribute! Christopher Plummer – (91) was in the 1965 sensation Sound of Music, which - based on the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway stage musical hit.
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All About Eve and Casablanca
A favorite go to movie which I have seen over 25 TIMES is the wga #1 best screenplay of all time and in addition in #2 in the greatest films of all time list by the AFI – the other – squeaking in at #5 as best screenplay - ….and a very respectable #16 on the AFI list….One film has the greatest leading lady whose career spanned over 50 years, the other, the most perfect leading man ever to don a white dinner jacket – both icons…and you know who looks fab in a white dinner jacket? Why my producer extraordinaire and wingman, actor and cinephile, John, Schwab… so Let’s go to the movies
Welcome to another tribute bonus – this tribute is for Hal Holbrook.
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Welcome to another minisode! Inspiration for today's minisode comes from... Jack Lemmon! He starred in over sixty films and was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, winning twice, and received many other accolades.
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This is the fourth of our Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tributes that are for remembering the greats in the film industry.
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Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Two very different tales of New York from two very different filmmakers show us the dramatic change in the decade we know as the great cultural revolution in America’s 20th Century, the 1970’s. The anti-heros are night and day, the music couldn’t be more radically at odds, yet both are masterpieces, so much so that they are in the Library of Congress; one is #43 on the AFI all-time great movie list, the other has the 2nd highest selling soundtrack of all time and the 3rd highest grossing dance movie ever –. The other, the first x-rated film to win the best picture Oscar…Do I have your attention? Any guesses? I know someone dying to answer… my producer extraordinaire and wingman, actor and cinephile, John, Schwab, and it looks like he might know…so let’s go the movies.
Welcome to another mini-sode! Inspiration for today's mini-sode comes from... Humphrey Bogart!
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North By Northwest (1959) and Dr. No (1962)
Two of the greatest thrilling film enterprises; Films by Alfred Hitchcock and the James Bond film franchise are still alive and well because we love a good thrill and we love James Bond! So – let’s hang out on Mount Rushmore with Cary Grant and dive into the Jamaican sea with the sexiest and coolest James Bond ever – Sean Connery, such legendary manly men! And there’s someone sitting right here who put the man in manly! …my wingman. actor, producer and cinephile, John Schwab so… Let’s go to the movies.
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This is the third of our Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tributes that are for remembering the greats in the film industry.
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Godfather (1972) and Gone With the Wind (1939)
Two of the greatest movies of the 20th Century which are #2 and #6 on The AFI’s greatest films ever made list- couldn’t be more different in settings and time periods, but both are true epics and both went through very hard labor to make it to the screen – directors were nearly fired or fired, studio bosses hated the dailies and often chaos reigned; so come as we witness the impending American Civil War through the eyes of a Southern Belle and the birth of a mafia dynasty in New York City in post WWII America. … I’m here with my producer extraordinaire and wingman – actor & cinephile John Schwab so – Let’s Go To The Movies!
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This is the second of our Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tributes that are for remembering the greats in the film industry.
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Toy Story (1995) and E. T. (1982)
Kid movies are sometimes just for kids, sometimes, they are brilliant tales that win over children and adults alike. In the 80’s and 90’s two stand out “kids” movies took the world by storm – and are still winning hearts in 2019 – E.T. in 1982 and Toy Story from 1995… Let’s go to the movies
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Welcome to our third mini-sode! Inspiration for today's mini-sode comes from... Thomas Edison and his insane desire to control cinema!
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Wizard of Oz (1939) It took 3 directors and an army of screenwriters (18) to get Dorothy to Oz and they made one of the most iconic and beloved movies ever put on film – I’ll even tell you how many pairs of ruby slippers still exist…
And you know who might know about those ruby slippers is my Ozophile wingman, actor and all around amazing person – John Schwab - Let’s go to the movies.
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Welcome to our second mini-sode! Inspiraton for today’s mini-sode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets extra bits minisode is inspired by... The Wilhelm Scream! The Wilhelm Scream is one of the most famous sound effects in film history. This is the third of our Cinema Sounds & Secrets Short Extras that will be posted between the regular episodes
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Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (1970) and Once Upon A Time in the West (1968) Redford and Newman, nowdays those names go together like Damon and Affleck, but there was a time, not so long ago when the first real Bromance team almost didn’t happen… and did you know one of the iconic American Westerns was directed by an Italian auteur? Get ready for some gun slinging and some hit song singin’ And there’s someone right here who can sing a darn pretty tune, my multi-hyphenated wingman and cinephile, John Schwab ….and Let’s go to the movies.
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1969) and Papillon (1973) and Great Escape (1963) Known as the “King Of Cool”, who else but Steve McQueen, the iconic man’s man from the 60’s and 70’s… broke into a bank while wooing the glam faye dunaway, got locked up with Dustin Hoffman and made the great escape on a classic Triumph motorcycle dressed up as a BMW… only in Hollywood…AND there’s someone I know who looks great on a motorcycle… my wingman, producer, actor and manly cinephile, John Schwab... Let’s go to the movies. Check out our page on this episode here.
Welcome to our first of many mini-sodes. Inspiraton for today’s mini-sode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets extra bits minisode is inspired by... The Oscars! This is the second of our Cinema Sounds & Secrets Short Extras that will be posted between the regular episodes.
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1962) and The Pink Panther (1963) Today we’re traveling to the 1960’s to explore what a partnership between and director at the top of his output as a comic genius and one of the truly greatest film composers to ever score a film can do when they team up to create two masterpieces… I’m here with my producer extraordinaire and wingman – actor & cinephile, John Schwab so - Let’s go to the movies. Check out our page on the episode here.
Richard Donner Tribute This is the first of our Cinema Sounds & Secrets Short Extras that will be posted between the regular episodes. These tributes are for remembering the greats in the film industry.
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Westside Story (1962) and Superman (1972) Our first film was a ground breaking musical based on a smash Broadway show, and the other a movie from a very different planet – so what do they have in common? Both films are the best of their genre – the film musical and comic book superhero and both films brim with star power. In 1961 our first film stunned audiences with brilliant songs and stunning choreography in a dazzling display of magic – by a team of masters from film and theatre at the top of their game; Bernstein, Sondheim, Laurents, Hal Prince and Jerome Robbins. Our other film takes us to Metropolis where an unknown theatre actor with insane comic timing and drop dead good looks – was picked to have the lead over Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman – you might want to keep your seat belt buckled for this one as we take flight with my wingman, actor-producer and cinephile, the ever-buckled up and ready for action, John Schwab… so let’s go to the movies.
Check out our page on this episode here!
Cinema Sounds & Secrets, our new and fantastic podcast has been a year in the making to bring you secrets, stories and fab facts about the greatest movies ever made over the past 120 years. A lot of movies and a lot of fun! Follow or like us wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts and tune in every other Thursday from the 12th of May.
Cinema Sounds & Secrets, our new and fantastic podcast has been a year in the making to bring you secrets, stories and fab facts about the greatest movies ever made over the past 120 years. A lot of movies and a lot of fun! Follow or like us wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts and tune in every other Thursday from the 12th of May. Official Website
Cinema Sounds & Secrets, our new and fantastic podcast has been a year in the making to bring you secrets, stories and fab facts about the greatest movies ever made over the past 120 years. A lot of movies and a lot of fun! Follow or like us wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts and tune in every other Thursday from the 12th of May. Official Website