This podcast focuses on the 300 nominees for the AFI 100 Years...Passions list that failed to make the cut. I will be reviewing these films along with special guests and we will discuss their overall quality, whether they qualify as a romance and whether they deserve to be considered one of the most romantic films of all time.
Ayrton and I had the time of our lives talking about this surrealist classic.
The wonderful Emily returned to the podcast this week to talk about Frankie and Johnny. Twitter https://twitter.com/charIottebronn https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/CatherineShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
I was absolutely chuffed when both Eoin Daly and Chels Eichholz agreed to talk about Funny Face on the podcast. Both guests need no introduction, as they have both made notable appearances on previous episodes of the podcast. However, it's worth noting that they're perfectly suited to the task of analysing this classic Audrey Hepburn vehicle. For someone like myself, who had never seen the film before, it was a real relief to have two experts leading the way. Twitter twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Chels725 https://twitter.com/CinemaGals https://twitter.com/MoxieGalsPod https://twitter.com/eoindaily Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/eoindaly2k14/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
The lovely Emily Malek agreed to return to the podcast in order to discuss 1948's The Pirate. We were thrilled to chat about the significant cultural legacies left behind by stars Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, while also addressing some of the career difficulties that Vincente Minnelli faced at this time. What a joy to finally talk about a good movie! Adapt Me podcast https://anchor.fm/emily-malek5 Twitter https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/ejb0092 twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
The fabulous Conrado Falco III returns to discuss one of the most beloved examples of dadcore cinema. Wormholes: The Series https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51Tg9gR5mXxEeaansRUYRw The Criterion Project https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-criterion-project/id1479953904 Twitter https://twitter.com/CocoHitsNY https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Jackie DeStefano and I face real struggles when it comes to keeping on topic and this is yet another episode where we didn't really talk about the putative subject of the podcast. This thing turned into an Emily Brooke Hands cheer session that just so happened to feature a couple of lines of throwaway dialogue about Shelley Duvall and Keith Carradine. Twitter https://twitter.com/jacdeswilliams https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/jacdeswilliams/ https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
The wonderful Matthew Anderson joined me to discuss this early-1990s cult classic. As a Tarantino skeptic, I wasn't all that excited about the prospect of watching yet another violent crime drama about a bunch of hoods who suffer from loggerhead. Fortunately, Matthew is something of a film bro so we found that we were not in agreement about the films strengths and weaknesses. Twitter https://twitter.com/Matthew05814152 twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
This week Emily and I are coming at you with a spiritual sequel to one of our previous episodes. Being a Hemingway aficionado, she was well-suited to discussing the 1932 adaptation of A Farewell to Arms, one of his most critically acclaimed novellas. We certainly had more positive things to say about it than we initially expected and can both readily admit that it represents a significant improvement on For Whom the Bell Tolls. This is also the closest we'll ever get to picking apart Helen Hayes's erratic film career, so you can look forward to hearing us break down her lack of consistent success in Hollywood. Adapt Me podcast https://anchor.fm/emily-malek5 Twitter https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/ejb0092 twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
One of this podcast's closest friends makes his triumphant return in this episode and, as often happens, he found himself discussing an incest-tinged murder plot. We simply adored Myrna Loy and William Powell and found ourselves yearning for the good old days, a time in which films like The Thin Man were a dime-a-dozen in Hollywood. Longtime listeners will also be glad to hear that Christof took the opportunity to reel off his list of his favourite actresses of the 1930s. Naturally, Marlene Dietrich makes an appearance. Twitter https://twitter.com/300Passions twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/JudgeRoySnyder Letterboxd letterboxd.com/catherineshort/ https://letterboxd.com/christofn/ Sporcle https://www.sporcle.com/user/MrWhiplash/quizzes/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Valentina and I teamed up to talk about a film that can only really be appreciated by devout Catholics. We don't believe that little boys can be 'saved' by saintly women who kiss them on the cheek and could barely hold ourselves back from laughing when this film attempted to convince us that miracles can occur. Fortunately, we had a lot to say about the general state of actressing in 1990s Britain and Neil Jordan's unusual career trajectory. Twitter https://twitter.com/VStarcovich https://twitter.com/300Passions twitter.com/Zita_Short Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
The lovely Ronaldo Sosa was on hand to chat about one of Stanley Kubrick's least-loved films. Generally viewed as a compromised project, Lolita (1962) initially promised to bring one of the most controversial novels ever written to the screen. The finished product proved to be far less salacious than audiences expected it to be and censors seemingly prevented Kubrick from fully realising his vision. We went long on Shelley Winters's magnificent performance and questioned why a film about a manipulative pedophile even made it onto the list of contenders. Twitter https://twitter.com/rsantana2024 https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/r_santana2024/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
This week I had the pleasure of chatting about The Big Parade, a mid-1920s smash hit that has been lost to the sands of time. I didn't have much of note to say about its central romantic narrative but once the legendary battle sequence rolled around, I found myself completely enraptured with the film. Twitter twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Thanks for listening.
This episode will be eye-opening for those of you who have listened to the Women InSession podcast, as Amy and I find ourselves without Kristin Battestella's guidance. We were left to engage in a lengthy, frequently digressive discussion about a film that aggressively signals that it was made in 1959. On the one hand, it appears hesitant to ruffle too many feathers and holds back from depicting sexual activity in graphic detail. On the other hand, it does take a stand against creepy parents who pressure their children into remaining 'pure' until they get married. We ultimately found ourselves praising this highly melodramatic soap opera, but had to admit that it's no From Here to Eternity. Twitter https://twitter.com/athomasson11 twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Thanks for listening.
This week I had the pleasure of discussing a Hitchcock classic with Giorgi, a European sophisticate with a deep knowledge of the cinema of the 1940s. We were able to delve into the film's troubled production and considered why the finished product ends up seeming a little bit half-baked. Naturally, we also found time to chat about some of Giorgi's favourite actresses of the decade. Twitter https://twitter.com/sweetielooknow twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/pierrot/ https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Thanks for listening.
I was absolutely chuffed when Matthew informed me that he would be willing to chat about this Billy Wilder classic on the podcast. He had never seen it before and, as someone who isn't especially familiar with Wilder's oeuvre, he was able to digest this film's contents in a relatively unique manner. We were both utterly charmed by Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, but poor Marilyn Monroe left us feeling a tad disappointed. Twitter https://twitter.com/Matthew05814152 twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Exactly what it says on the tin.
We finally got around to discussing this stone-cold mid-1980s classic and found that we had a lot to say about Michael Douglas's unusual career path. It was presented to the American public as Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) for gals and became a major hit in its year of release. The film's contemporary popularity has also been fuelled by its seeming omnipresence in video stores throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It's fair to say that it's most interesting as an adaptation of romantic comedy tropes that were first brought to the screen in the mid-1920s and we found time to talk about some of the old-fashioned pictures that it takes inspiration from. Twitter https://twitter.com/TheMarckoguy twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Long-time listeners will be aware of the fact that I have a very complicated relationship with the works of director King Vidor. He was all over the map politically but did achieve the herculean feat of polishing Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, a veritable turd, into a highly entertaining melodrama. This week, I had the opportunity to discuss his most popular film, The Crowd, with renowned film critic Eoin Daly. We were deeply moved by this film's nuanced portrayal of dysfunctional family dynamics and the grieving process. Listen to us gush about this unqualified masterpiece for almost an hour! Twitter twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/eoindaly2k14/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
This week we had the unique displeasure of discussing a film that very few people have heard of, let alone watched. It features one of Liza Minnelli's most celebrated performances and ruminates on late-1960s gender politics, in the style of The Graduate (1967), but it's also guilty of romanticising stalking. Sam Meltzer joined me in breaking down the rapturous critical response that Minnelli's star turn received, in addition to questioning whether Wendell Burton was a real human being. Sam's podcast https://anchor.fm/theoscardoesntgoto/episodes/American-Hustle-with-Valentina-e16dpo8 Twitter https://twitter.com/SamTheParasite https://twitter.com/TODGTpodcast https://twitter.com/300Passions twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/sammeltzer/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Maerose Prizzi did nothing wrong. Twitter https://twitter.com/VStarcovich https://twitter.com/300Passions twitter.com/Zita_Short Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
We are guilty of fetishising British culture. Adapt Me podcast https://anchor.fm/emily-malek5 Twitter https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/ejb0092 twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Maggie Smith deserved better. Twitter https://twitter.com/rsantana2024 https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/r_santana2024/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Sam is financially comfortable. Sam's podcast https://anchor.fm/theoscardoesntgoto/episodes/American-Hustle-with-Valentina-e16dpo8 Twitter https://twitter.com/SamTheParasite https://twitter.com/TODGTpodcast https://twitter.com/300Passions twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/sammeltzer/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
We miss late-1990s Gwyneth. Don't Know Her? Podcast https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/dont-know-her-michael-peers-scott-thomson-Lm0w_cPK1XC/ Twitter https://twitter.com/Dontknowher_pod https://twitter.com/Michael_Peers https://twitter.com/Scotty2207 twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Thanks for listening.
We addressed the Hockey Balboa of it all. Gordon's podcast https://the-lone-acting-nominees.simplecast.com Twitter https://twitter.com/markwahlbird twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
The film that dared to sexualise moths. Twitter https://twitter.com/RasberryRazz https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Ronaldo was praying on Charity's downfall. Twitter https://twitter.com/rsantana2024 https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/r_santana2024/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
They really just let Jeroen Krabbé appear in everything in the 1990s. Twitter https://twitter.com/jacdeswilliams https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/jacdeswilliams/ https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
We love you, Joan Fontaine. Twitter https://twitter.com/VStarcovich https://twitter.com/300Passions twitter.com/Zita_Short Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
We found a way to tie Gene Simmons into this conversation. Best Picture Cast https://soundcloud.com/user-716133110 Twitter https://twitter.com/bestpicturecast https://twitter.com/WorstPicCast https://twitter.com/Grant_Zep https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
I have seen this film sixty-two times. Twitter https://twitter.com/bestpicturecast https://twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Best Picture Cast https://soundcloud.com/user-716133110 Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Ayn Rand's erotic fantasies are absolutely terrifying. Twitter https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/ejb0092 twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Would you attend a staff screening of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile? Twitter https://twitter.com/jacdeswilliams https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/jacdeswilliams/ https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
I am in awe of Claire's oratory skills. Claire's Muckrack page https://muckrack.com/claire-davidson-12/portfolio/list Claire's Substack page https://substack.com/profile/9000134-claire-davidson Twitter https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
One of the few soap operas from this period that holds up to modern scrutiny. Twitter https://twitter.com/vampfamwriter https://twitter.com/thereforereview https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Chels is finally coming around on Jennifer Jones. Twitter https://twitter.com/Chels725 https://twitter.com/CinemaGals https://twitter.com/MoxieGalsPod https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Why can't all movies be this good? Twitter twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/eoindaly2k14/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Christof has yet to introduce us to the wonders of German cuisine. Twitter https://twitter.com/rsantana2024 https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/r_santana2024/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
We can see why dollar store Glenda Jackson never became a thing. Sam's podcast https://anchor.fm/theoscardoesntgoto/episodes/American-Hustle-with-Valentina-e16dpo8 Twitter https://twitter.com/SamTheParasite https://twitter.com/TODGTpodcast https://twitter.com/300Passions twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/sammeltzer/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Kimmy deserves better. The Mixed Reviews Podcast https://linktr.ee/TheMixedReviews Twitter https://twitter.com/FriendlessMean https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Fritz pities Clark Gable. Blog http://fritzlovesoscars.blogspot.com YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEmsdzu1fOend2xlyA2aPg Twitter https://twitter.com/FritzandOscars https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Anjelica Huston innocent. Gordon's podcast https://the-lone-acting-nominees.simplecast.com Twitter https://twitter.com/markwahlbird twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
It's so strange that this is technically an adaptation of Ingeborg Day's memoir. Twitter https://twitter.com/rsantana2024 https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/r_santana2024/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Why did everybody find Walter Matthau irresistibly sexy during the late 1960s/early 1970s? Sam's podcast https://anchor.fm/theoscardoesntgoto/episodes/American-Hustle-with-Valentina-e16dpo8 Twitter https://twitter.com/SamTheParasite https://twitter.com/TODGTpodcast https://twitter.com/300Passions twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/sammeltzer/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
I don't understand why everyone in the 1950s was going wild over Rossano Brazzi. Twitter https://twitter.com/rsantana2024 https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/r_santana2024/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Luise Rainer bludgeoned a baby to death and we barely remember it happening.
Imagine living in a world in which Bewitched never existed. Twitter https://twitter.com/jerrydowney913 https://twitter.com/300Passions https://twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ https://letterboxd.com/jerrydowney/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
I was absolutely thrilled to have a Greer Garson expert on the podcast to discuss one of her most beloved films. Twitter https://twitter.com/MichaelTroyan1 twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
It's Kelly Brook's world and we're just living in it. Gordon's podcast https://the-lone-acting-nominees.simplecast.com Twitter https://twitter.com/markwahlbird twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Joan Crawford is an icon. Nora's website https://www.notoriouslynora.com Twitter https://twitter.com/notoriouslynora twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/ZitaShort/ https://letterboxd.com/notoriouslynora/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
Vincente Minnelli was capable of being a radical filmmaker. Twitter twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/eoindaly2k14/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.
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