States & Kingdoms Podcast

S&K Episode #30 Breakfast at Tiffany'sHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!Join us live from LaGuardia.Breakfast at Tiffany'sDirected by Blake EdwardsStarring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney and Martin BasinStudio: Paramount*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

S&K Episode #29 Operation PetticoatHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!Dive deep into Blake Edward's Operation Petticoat with States & Kingdoms!Operation PetticoatDirected by Blake EdwardsStarring Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Arthur O'ConnellStudio: Universal*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

S&K Episode #28 South PacificHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!Join us in our infinite praise of Joshua Logan's South Pacific!South PacificDirected by Joshua LoganStarring Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen and Ray WalstonStudio: 20th Century Fox*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

S&K Episode #27 GigiHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!Join us in our adulation of Vincente Minnelli's Gigi!GigiDirected by Vincente MinnelliStarring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold, Isabel JeansStudio: MGM*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

S&K Episode #26 Dark PassageHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!Join Sean & Jenna in their discussion of Delmer Daves' Dark Passage!Dark PassageDirected by Delmer DavesStarring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, Agnes Moorehead and Tom D'AndreaStudio: Warner Brothers*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

S&K Episode #25 FannyHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!Join our discussion as we delve into Joshua Logan's Fanny!FannyDirected by Joshua LoganStarring Leslie Caron, Horst Buchholz, Charles Boyer, Maurice Chevalier and Lionel JeffriesStudio: Warner Bros.*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode #24 Two for the RoadHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!Jenna has a squeaky chair and Sean has a horse in Detroit and Kentucky but join us anyway in our discussion of that classic Stanley Donen film Two for the Road!Two for the RoadDirected by Stanley Donen Starring Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney, Eleanor Bron, William Daniels and Claude DauphinStudio: 20th Century Fox*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode #23 It's a Wonderful LifeHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!Join us as we ring in the new year with a discussion of It's a Wonderful Life!It's a Wonderful LifeDirected by Frank CapraStarring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi and Anthony MannStudio: Liberty Films*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode #22 A Slight Case of MurderHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!Join us this week, as Sean corners the market on the word wonderful and Jenna swings on a picket fence discussing the wonderful contraction-less comedy A Slight Case of Murder!A Slight Case of MurderDirected by Lloyd BaconStarring Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Donnelly, Allen Jenkins, Edward Brophy, Harold Huber and Mary BrianStudio: Warner Brothers*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode #21 Destry Rides AgainHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!This week Sean & Jenna trip over the light fantastic toe and discuss Destry Rides Again.Leave us alone, Mel Brooks!Destry Rides AgainDirected by George MarshallStarring Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Mischa Auer and Una MerkelStudio: Universal*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode #20 CamilleHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!This week please join us as we discuss (in august tones) the great Greta Garbo vehicle Camille!CamilleDirected by George CukorStarring Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Jessie Ralph and Henry DaniellCinematography by Karl FreundStudio: MGM*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode #19 A Night at the OperaHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!This week please join us for a nepenthean meander through A Night at the Opera! We also mention lots of other movies and for good reason!A Night at the OperaDirected by Sam WoodStarring The Marx Brothers, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle, Margaret Dumont and Sig RumanScreenplay by George Kaufman and Morrie RyskindMusic by Herbert StothartStudio: MGM*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode #18 Take Me Out to the BallgameHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!This week we would be pleased as punch for you to join us in our discussion of the perfect-as-it-is-not-perfect-as-it-is musical Take Me Out to the Ballgame!Take Me Out to the BallgameDirected by Busby Berkeley Starring Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garret and Edward ArnoldStory by Gene Kelly and Stanley DonenMusic by Comden and Green, Roger Edens, Schwartz and JeromeStudio: MGM*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode #17 San FranciscoHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!!This week we are discussing San Francisco with an unwarranted detour through An American in Paris! Spoiler alert: There's an "earthcake" at the end.San FranciscoDirected by W.S. Van DykeStarring Clark Gable, Jeannette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, Jack Holt, Ted Healy and Jessie Ralph and Jack Holt!Written by Robert E. Hopkins and Anita LoosTitle Song by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter JurmannStudio: MGMWith Jack Holt!*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode #16 Pillow TalkHello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we are discussing with wonted erudition the first Day-Hudson pairing, Pillow Talk! Pillow TalkDirected by Michael GordonStarring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Allen Jenkins, Nick Adamsand Marcel DalioScreenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Maurice RichlinMusic by Frank De VolStudio: Universal*****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 15 Footlight Parade Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week’s conversation is about a musical with some of the catchiest songs ever… watch out! Enjoy :) Footlight Parade (1933) Directed by Lloyd BaconStarring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert and Ruth DonnellyScreenplay by Manuel Seff & James SeymourMusical numbers by Busby BerkeleyMusic by Harry Warren (music) & Al Dubin (lyrics), Sammy Fain (music) & Irving Kahal (lyrics)Studio: Warner Bro. *****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 14 The Postman Always Rings Twice Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we discuss a very well known film noir classic. Enjoy :) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Directed by Tay GarnettStarring Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, and Audrey TotterScreenplay by Harry Ruskin & Niven BuschMusic by George Bassman & Erich ZeislStudio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer *****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 13 The Odd Couple Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we watch one of our favorite comedies of ALL TIMES – it should be one of yours as well. Enjoy :) The Odd Couple (1968) Directed by Gene SaksStarring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, Larry Haines, David Sheiner, Monica Evans and Carole ShelleyWritten by Neil SimonMusic by Neal HeftiStudio: Paramount Pictures *****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 12 Kitty Foyle Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we watch Ginger Rogers in the movie that won her an Academy Award for Best Actress.Enjoy :) Kitty Foyle (1940) Directed by Sam WoodStarring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James CraigScreenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Donald Ogden StewartBased on the novel by Christopher MorleyMusic by Roy WebbStudio: RKO Radio Pictures *****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 11 The Mark of Zorro Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week is a very special episode… this is our very first single movie review! We really enjoyed this format, it lets us get into all kinds of juicy details. We hope you like it too-Enjoy :) The Mark of Zorro (1940) Directed by Rouben MamoulianStarring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone.Screenplay by John Taintor FooteStory by Garrett Fort, Bess MeredythMusic by Alfred NewmanStudio: 20th Century Fox *****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 10 Love Affair / An Affair to Remember Hello movie lovers! Welcome to the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we are reviewing a twofer—Love Affair and An Affair to Remember. Both wonderful, both romantic, both so great. Which do we think is the better film though… listen and find out! Enjoy :) Love Affair (1939) Directed by Leo McCareyStarring Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Maria OuspenskayaWritten by Delmer Daves, Donald Ogden Stewart, S.N. BehrmanStory by Leo McCarey, Mildred CramStudio: RKO Radio Pictures An Affair to Remember (1957) Directed by Leo McCareyStarring Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard DenningWritten by Delmer Daves, Donald Ogden Stewart, Leo McCareyStudio: 20th Century Fox *****States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 8 Double Wedding / Follow the Fleet Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we are reviewing a joyful non-dancing comedy & a joyful dancing comedy.Enjoy :) Double Wedding (1937)Directed by Richard ThorpeStarring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Florence Rice, John Beal, Jessie Ralph, Edgar KennedyWritten by Jo SwerlingStudio: MGM Follow the Fleet (1936)Directed by Mark SandrichStarring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, and Astrid AllwynWritten by Allan Scott and Dwight TaylorMusic by Irving Berlin & Max SteinerStudio: RKOStates & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdomsPlease subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people… xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 8 Moon Over Miami / Saboteur Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we are reviewing a Robert Cummings double feature – the delightful musical Moon Over Miami and the non-stop thriller Saboteur… Enjoy :) Moon Over Miami (1941) Directed by Walter LangStarring Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings, Carole Landis, Jack Haley, and Charlotte GreenwoodMusic by Leo Robin and Ralph RaingerStudio: 20th Century Fox Saboteur (1942) Directed by Alfred HitchcockStarring Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger Written by Peter Viertel, Joan HarrisonStudio: Universal Pictures Thanks for listening! Keep it classic movie people- Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdoms Please subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 7 Ninotchka / Silk Stockings Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we revisit the theme of a non-musical picture being remade into a musical. Specifically, we are talking about two movies we love - Ninotchka, and Silk Stockings. Ninotchka(1939) Directed by Ernst LubitschStarring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Bela LugosiWritten by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Walter ReischStudio: MGM Silk Stockings (1957) Directed by Rouben MamoulianStarring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, Peter Lorre, Jules Munshin, and George TobiasChoreography by Eugene Loring and Hermes PanSongs by Cole PorterStudio: MGM Thanks for listening! Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdoms Please subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 6 Gidget & Picnic Coming to you from the warm comfort of a Forest Hills, NY apartment - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Classic Classic Classic Movie Movies Movies !!! This week Sean and Jenna look at two movies featuring Cliff Robertson and Arthur O'Connell - mostly by chance, but totally on purpose. Oh how we love a movie with a good Lou Al...Gidget (1959) Directed by Paul WendkosStarring Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'ConnellStory by Frederick KohnerStudio: Columbia Picnic (1955) Directed by Joshua LoganStarring William Holden, Kim Novak, and Rosalind Russell, Betty Field, Susan Strasberg, Arthur O'Connell and Cliff Robertson.Written by William Inge. Daniel Taradash (screenplay) Studio: Columbia Thanks for listening!Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdoms Please subscribe! Then leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! xxSean & Jenna

Episode # 5 Sabrina & Love in the Afternoon This week we discuss two Billy Wilder & Audrey Hepburn pairings. We talk about why we think one works better than the other, and stuff… Sabrina (1954) Directed by Billy WilderStarring Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Humphrey Bogart, Martha Hyer, John Williams IIWritten by Samuel Taylor, Billy Wilder, Ernest LehmanStudio: Paramount Love in the Afternoon (1957) Directed by Billy WilderStarring Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper, Maurice Chevalier, John McGiverWritten by Billy Wilder, I.A.L. DiamondStudio: Twentieth Century Fox Thanks for listening!Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdoms Please leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends! xxSean & Jenna

Welcome to Episode #4!!Our first review today is Joseph Mankiewicz' A Letter To Three Wives.Released on February 3, 1949Directed by the aforementioned Joseph Mankiewicz Starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas and Jeffrey Lynn (and Thelma Ritter).Our second review is Joe Mank's Guys and Dolls.Released on December 23, 1955Directed by Joseph MankiewiczStarring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons and Vivian Blaine.Music by Frank LoesserThanks for listening! Be sure to check out our nascent instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdoms Please leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends!xxSean & Jenna

Welcome to episode #3 !!First review today is of classic silent horror film The Phantom of the Opera.•Released on November 25, 1925•Based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra.•Directed by Rupert Julian. •Starring Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gibson Gowland, John St. Polis and Snitz Edwards. Second review is The Freshman, a Harold Lloyd comedy classic.•Released 1925•Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor.•Starring Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict, and James Anderson. •Written by John Grey, Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan, and Ted Wilde. Thanks for listening! Be sure to check out our nascent instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdoms Please leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends!xxSean & Jenna

The first episode of its kind- where we review one movie and then it's musical counterpart. In this case, The Philadelphia Story (1940) starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, and Ruth Hussey. And High Society (1956) starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, and Louis Armstrong.Thanks for listening! Be sure to check out our nascent instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdoms Please leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard & share with your film-loving friends!xxSean & Jenna

Sean and Jenna revel in the chaotic comedy world of Preston Sturges in their review of 1942's Palm Beach Story. Then, when satiated beyond repair with chuckling they turn their incisive attention-spans toward 1944's Laura. A moody, romantic mystery of a noir, it inspires them to reach heights of profundity. Thanks for listening! Be sure to check out our nascent instagram presence and follow us at- @statesandkingdoms Please leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard.xxSean & Jenna