Podcasts about All That Heaven Allows

On this episode of the podcast, host Dr Pasquale Iannone explores the little-known early films of one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, German director Douglas Sirk. Sirk is synonymous with one particular genre. His most famous films, such as Magnificent Obsession (1954), All That Heaven Allows (1955), Written on the Wind (1956) and Imitation of Life (1959) are glossy, luxurious Technicolor melodramas which would go on to inspire the likes of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Todd Haynes and many others. But there is more to Sirk than melodrama - he made war films, crime movies, historical dramas and comedies in a career spanning over 25 years and several countries. Earlier this year, Eureka Entertainment released a box set titled Sirk in Germany (1934 - 1935), a collection which takes us all the way back to the beginning of Sirk's film career. The set includes beautiful restorations of his first three features as well as several short films, all of which were made in the early years of the Nazi regime. Alongside bonus material from noted film historians Sheldon Hall and Tim Bergfelder, there are three audio commentaries from the University of Edinburgh's very own David Melville Wingrove. David is a Teaching Fellow at the University's Centre for Open Learning where he teaches hugely popular courses on both film and literature, specialising in dark and fantastical themes and styles. He is also a prolific writer, regularly contributing to publications such as Senses of Cinema. David and Pasquale discuss Sirk's first short film Two Greyhounds (1934) and his first feature April! April! (1935), both light comedies centring on mistaken identity which skewer - mostly with affection - the mores of the German middle class. David helps to place the films in historical context and he also tells Pasquale why Sirk, who was very much one of the leading lights of the German theatre in the late 20s and early 30s, decided to make the move into filmmaking.

"Drop Out" by Gnod and White Hills from Drop Out III; "All That Heaven Allows" by Peck Glamour from Rivet; "Garmonbozia (Instrumental) by Flying Lotus from Spirit Box; "Jede Farbe" by Saeko Killy from Dream In Dream; "Butterfly Effect (Deconstructed)" by Forest Swords from Bolted (Deconstructed); "Cosa Rara (en la playa)" by Lucrecia Dalt from Cosa Rara; "Strewn" by T. Gowdy from Trill Scan; "Gift Song I" by Jefre Cantu-Ledsma from Gift Songs; "Ancient Treescape" by Voyage Future from Unseen Portal; "Blood on My Blanket" by Moundabout from Goat Skull Table

This week we're joined by Chicago's Joan Waters, local drag queen and John Waters super fan, and we're taking a look at Polyester, John Waters' first studio film. With his biggest budget to date, Waters paid tribute to William Castle, and Douglas Sirk, two of his favorite filmmakers. Sirk directed the Rock Hudson classic All That Heaven Allows, a clear influence on queer filmmakers like Todd Haynes and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. So we paired it with Polyester as we take a look at the similarities, differences, and Sirk's continued influence in queer cinema. Say Hi!

Rachel joins us for a special Valentine's Day episode! We share our thoughts about our 5 favorite romantic movies.

Today on KIOS at the Movies, Joshua LaBure highlights the films “Queer” and “All That Heaven Allows”

Today the ghouls discuss the 2012 remake of the sleaze classic, Maniac. From wiki: “Maniac is a 2012 psychological slasher film directed by Franck Khalfoun, written by Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur,[4][5] and starring Elijah Wood and Nora Arnezeder. It is a remake of the 1980 film of the same name, and follows the violent exploits of a brutal serial killer.”Also discussed: mannequin hands, Lebron, Paul Morrissey, Mary Woronov, Good Luck Miss Wyckoff, Polly Platt, The Bad Seed, All That Heaven Allows, Skrillex, and more!NEXT WEEK: The Night of the Hunter (1955)Follow them across the internet: Bloodhaus:https://www.bloodhauspod.com/https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/ Drusilla Adeline:https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/ Joshua Conkelhttps://www.joshuaconkel.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/ 

My Sin (1924) + Arpege (1927) by Lanvin + Vent Vert by Balmain (1947) + White Shoulders by Evyan (1943) + Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas (1929) + Leave Her to Heaven by Ben Ames Williams (1944) + Imitation of Life by Fannie Hurst (1933) + Douglas Sirk's Magnificent Obsession (1954) + All That Heaven Allows (1955) + Imitation of Life (1959) + John M. Stahl's Imitation of Life (1934) + Leave Her to Heaven (1945) + John Waters' Polyester (1981) + Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven (2002)  with Kylie White 3/27/23, 4/25/24, 9/16/24 S5E30, S6E32, S6E70 9/16/24 S6E71 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Big Corbs and the El Train talk about "All That Heaven Allows," Douglas Sirk's MASTERFUL melodrama about conformity, love, and how your daughter likes Freud too much. Topics: Digital Restoration: Not Actually That Bad, justice for the daughter, television, and the relationship between beaknikism and nostalgia.  Good essay about the movie here. Matt's reccomendation is in theaters. Corbin's is Tetris, I guess? Next week's episode is about CRUEL INTENTIONS, which you can watch on FreeVee with ads, which is, in truth, the best way to watch it. 

In this episode we discuss two films from the great Douglas Sirk- All That Heaven Allows/Imitation of Life. Intro/Sopranos/Bob Dylan - (00:00-19:00) Douglas Sirk - (19:00-26:00) All That Heaven Allows - (26:00-51:00) Imitation of Life - (51:00) Link is below for all our social media. https://linktr.ee/silverscreenvideo Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to email at silverscreenvideopodcast@gmail.com with any comments or thoughts. Also be sure to follow us on Instagram @silverscreenvideopodcast or Twitter @SilverVideo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/silverscreenvideo/support

Front Row Classics is taking a look at one of the most poignant melodramas of the 1950s. Brandon is joined by Jackson Cooper to discuss 1955's All That Heaven Allows. The two pay tribute to the work of director, Douglas Sirk, and his immaculate visual storytelling. We're also celebrating the performances of Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson as two people who buck the trends of the social mores and class system in the fifties. 

All That Heaven Allows. .Front Row Classics is taking a look at one of the most poignant melodramas of the 1950s. Brandon is joined by Jackson Cooper to discuss 1955’s All That Heaven Allows. The two pay tribute to the work of director, Douglas Sirk, and his immaculate visual storytelling. We’re also celebrating the performances … Continue reading Ep. 194- All That Heaven Allows →

Randy commits a sin by reviewing a Christmas film before Thanksgiving. Clark finds a British prison breakout/action gem from 2019 and Russell summarizes the boys night out for the California premiere of Robbie Smith's "Grieve". Films: The Holdovers (2023), Scrapper (2023), The Killer (2023), The Fall of the House of Usher (Series), Avengement (2019), Pontypool (2008), Sunk Into the Womb (2014), Grieve (2023), All That Heaven Allows (1955), Lockdown Tower (2022), Night of the Hunted (2023), Bicycle Thieves (1948), The Wire (Series) Hey, we're on YouTube!  Listening on an iPhone? Don't forget to rate us on iTunes!   Fill our fe-mailbag by emailing us at OverlookHour@gmail.com   Reach us on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre) Facebook (@theoverlookhour) Twitter (@OverlookHour)

1954's Sleep, My Love was an early directorial effort from German born emigre Douglas Sirk.  Sirk would later become recognized as an auteur - by, of course, the French - for his work with melodramas (Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows).  Sleep, My Love, starring Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings, Don Ameche and Hazel Brooks, was his attempt at a domestic thriller. Dan and Vicky discuss the gaslighting noir along with alot of recently seen including A Haunting in Venice,  Talk to Me, The Wrath of Becky, Mafia Mama, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, 1995's Castle Freak, and Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein. Follow us here: hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

We move into week two of our midlife crisis and examine the great 1950s Douglas Sirk melodrama All That Heaven Allows. Are there second acts in love and life? Not if your gossipy neighbors and selfish kids have anything to say about it. We'll talk about starting over with someone new in middle age, Douglas Sirk, Rock Hudson, and being the child of someone having a midlife crisis. If you'd like to support our nonsense, join our Patreon at https://patreon.com/themidnightboys

For our twenty-fifth episode, David Rosen (Piecing It Together podcast) stops by for a discussion of Matt Reeves' 2008 found footage creature feature “Cloverfield”. Learn about mystery boxes, secrecy so thick that actors thought they were auditioning for a different film, American Godzillas, sequels that don't exist, and much much more.Ryan's Recommendations: “Magnificent Obsession” (1954), “All That Heaven Allows” (1955), “Written on the Wind” (1956), and “Ali: Fear Eats the Soul” (1974)For exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcastTheme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker. Support the show

My Sin (1924) and Arpege (1927) by Lanvin + Lloyd C. Douglas's Magnificent Obsession (1929) + Douglas Sirk's Magnificent Obsession (1954) + All That Heaven Allows (1955) + Todd Haynes's Far From Heaven (2002) with Kylie White  To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.  3/27/23 S5E30

Mais um cineasta que emigrou para os Estados Unidos fugindo da Segunda Guerra, agora desembarca no Podcast Filmes Clássicos. Alexandre e Fred se juntam ao professor Fábio Rockenbach (Canal "Cena a Cena" e Universidade de Passo Fundo) para discutir o chamado "príncipe do melodrama", o alemão Douglas Sirk, que fez a nata de sua obra no cinema americano, realizando grandes filmes, sobretudo junto à Universal International Pictures na década de 50. Os filmes de destaque aqui são três: "Sublime Obsessão" (Magnificent Obsession, 1954), "Tudo Que o Céu Permite" (All That Heaven Allows, 1955) e "Palavras ao Vento" (Written On The Wind, 1956). Apesar deste recorte, não deixamos, é claro, de comentar outros filmes que assistimos e damos também aquele panorama geral da carreira e vida de Sirk. ---------------------- Acesse nosso site: ⁠http://www.filmesclassicos.com.br⁠ Acesse nossa página no Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/podcastfilmesclassicos/⁠ Nos procure no seu aplicativo de podcast do celular, no Spotify, YouTube, Anchor ou iTunes.

All That Heaven Allows, une histoire d'amour incandescente qui pose la question du bonheur et du choix individuel   Cette semaine, nous explorons All That Heaven Allows, dont le titre français est "Tout Ce Que Le Ciel Permet" de Douglas Sirk, un mélodrame de 1955 avec Rock Hudson, Jane Wyman et Agnes Moorehead.  C'est un film où il est question d'arbres chinois, de théière, et de poste de télévision éteint.    All That Heaven Allows raconte l'histoire d'un amour empêché. Une histoire d'amour entre Ron Kirby, un jeune pépiniériste interprété par Rock Hudson, et une femme plus âgée issue de la bonne société, Cary Scott incarnée par Jane Wyman. C'est un film qui a tous les ingrédients du mélodrame : la violence des sentiments avec un amour qui ne rentre pas dans les codes, et la non moins violente réaction à cet amour. En l'occurrence dans ce film, les obstacles à cet amour sont la bourgeoisie de cette petite ville provinciale où vivent nos 2 héros. Mais cela ne s'arrête pas là, il y a les amis mais aussi et surtout les propres enfants de l'héroïne.  Comme souvent chez Sirk, le mélodrame est un prétexte pour questionner la place de l'individu et de ses choix au sein d'une société inégalitaire, hypocrite et excluante. La société américaine des années 50.  Le Choix du Courage     (ATTENTION CET EPISODE CONTIENT DES SPOILERS)   All That Heaven Allows aborde un grand nombre de thématiques, comme les questions du bonheur, des classes sociales, des liens tourmentés entre individu et société. Douglas Sirk sait filmer comme personne le trouble du sentiment amoureux. Le tout dans un environnement équivoque et en même temps incroyablement riche sensoriellement et psychiquement : le décor est presque celui d'un conte de fées avec une petite ville ravissante qui semble couler des jours paisibles au gré des saisons. Mais derrière la carte postale, il y a la brutalité du qu'en dira-t-on et des égoïsmes criminels.   Le courage se mesure à l'effort fourni pour vaincre la peur  Accomplir un acte courageux c'est non pas se débarrasser de la peur mais accepter de vivre avec celle-ci car le but poursuivi est supérieur à la menace qu'il contient. Et Cary va courageusement aller à l'encontre du conformisme sociale en souhaitant épouser Ron Kirby. Elle sait qu'elle aura la désapprobation de la bonne société mais le but poursuivi est supérieur à la menace qu'il contient.  Mais pourra-t-elle renoncer à tout ce qui a constitué les fondements de son existence?  L'individu contre la société  Toutes les pressions que va subir Cary, sociales, familiales et même amicales, nous montrent comment se joue la mécanique d'écrasement de la société sur un individu. Toute cette pression va finir par atteindre Cary.  Au contraire de Ron qui a une tout autre philosophie de vie, il place son bonheur individuel au-dessus de toutes les injonctions sociales.   Les sens et l'existence All That Heaven Allows est une nourriture de choix pour l'œil et l'esprit du spectateur Douglas Sirk place quelques signes qui montrent à quel point ses films, portés par les larmes et la violence des sentiments, sont aussi des œuvres cérébrales, qui peuvent se regarder comme des traités philosophiques. Avec des thèmes forts et toujours actuels, comme les conflits entre individu et société, l'aspiration au bonheur, ou encore la place de l'individu dans la nature.    CREDITS: Extraits films: All That Heaven Allows, Douglas Sirk, 1955 Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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We're trying something new on Cinema Very Gay and taking a career retrospective for the next few weeks on Rock Hudson! He is known perhaps best for being a hunky, mildly-talented, openly-closeted movie star of the 50s and 60s, and for his high profile death due to complications from AIDS in 1985, but there really was much more to Hudson and his famed career than many first assume. Over the next four episodes, join Jake and Kevin as we look back on four key periods in Hudson's film career and talk about how the façade of Hudson's on-screen presence was in contrast to his real-life dalliances. To begin, we start with the phase of Hudson's career that flung him into stardom and made him a household name, his collaborations with director Douglas Sirk. Sirk today is synonymous with 50s melodrama, those saccharine, romantic "women's pictures" that we know and love today. Though not as critically-acclaimed in his time as he is today, Sirk's films still were hits at the box office, and his decision to bring Hudson out of the background and into his turn as a leading man. Thanks to Sirk, every man wanted to be Rock Hudson, and every woman wanted to be with him...and as it turns out, lots of men did too! Join Jake and Kevin this week as we take a look back at the 8 films of the Sirk-Hudson collaboration: Has Anyone Seen My Gal? (1952); Taza, Son of Cochise (1954); Magnificent Obsession (1954); Captain Lightfoot (1955); All That Heaven Allows (1955); Written on the Wind (1956); Battle Hymn (1957); and Tarnished Angels (1957). They might not all be hits, but we're pretty obsessed with a few of them, and hope you find some new favorites in this first part of the series!

We're revisiting all the episodes featuring Ted Walch in order of their release. Here's Ted talking about All That Heaven Allows (1955). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for some holiday tears! Daniel is joined again by regular guest Preston Mitchell to dive into the melodrama of Douglas Sirk with All That Heaven Allows (1955). They discuss their feelings on the Romantic Drama genre, Rock Hudson's career, and this film's influence on Hallmark Christmas movies. Email the show at cobwebspodcast@gmail.com to say hi and let us know what you think of the movie!   Daniel on YouTube: @danielepler   Cobwebs on Twitter: @cobwebspod Daniel on Twitter: @eplerdaniel    Preston on Twitter: @prestomit   Daniel on Letterboxd: @Dan_Epler   Preston on Letterboxd: @presto_mitch www.cobwebspodcast.com

Bust out your buffalo plaids and all the trimmings your Christmas tree requires as we slip from autumn into winter with the fretful midcentury romance of 1955's All That Heaven Allows! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. All That Heaven Allows was directed by Douglas Sirk and stars Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe length episodes: patreon.com/oldmovietimemachine We appreciate your support, so please subscribe, rate, review, and follow the show: Instagram: @timemachinepodcasts Facebook: facebook.com/oldmovietimemachine Email: partyline@oldmovietimemachine.com Buy our luxurious merchandise: www.teepublic.com/user/old-movie-time-machine ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Another year has passed, another birthday rolls over me, and another episode of great recommendations for me!... Once again, my friends delivered with a great loot of "gifts".  So let's cut the cake and open those presents.Also, make sure you check out these great people and their stuff!Pyrate ScottyDarren Lucas and Movies Reviews 101The Latin JukeboxBest Film Ever PodcastCaroline and the Defining Disney PodcastBrian Clarkson and Tickets PleaseXRadioXSylvieTim DaughertyMusic: Tino Mendes & Yellow Paper - The HeistOpening Clip: Lethal Weapon (c) Warner Bros.Birthday Tune: Ruscenzi Music

"All That Heaven Allows", "Halloween" (1978), "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "You've Got Mail", "Sleepy Hollow", "Baby Boom" The autumnal equinox is upon us and that brings with it changing leaves, cooler temperatures and a new season. In this episode, we each share, review and discuss the top 3 movies that shaped our feeling of fall.

Millie and Danielle discuss ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955) and ATONEMENT (2007), television's current “Dongaissance,” Lobster Men, and “Weepies.”To see a full ISWYD movie list, check out our Letterboxd here: https://letterboxd.com/isawwhatyoudid/films/diary/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What we've been watching: Sparkle – Darkman available for rental In Heaven There Is No Beer? available on Criterion The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love available on Criterion Piranha II: The Spawning not available streaming Please Vote for Me available on Criterion until 5/1 Douglas Sirk movies, All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, & Magnificent Obsession available for rental and on Criterion until 5/1 The Learning Tree available on Criterion until 5/1 and for rental Death on the Nile (1978) available on Criterion until 5/1 Everything Everywhere All At Once available in theaters The Castle of Cagliostro available on Netflix Happy Hour available for rental and on Criterion until 5/1 Evil Dead (2013) available for rental Rambling Rose available for rental and on Criterion until 5/1 Bright Road available on Criterion until 5/1 Army of Darkness available on HBO The Pacifier available on Disney+ Kimi available on HBO Morbius available in theaters Pride and Prejudice (2005) available on HBO Pride and Prejudice (1995) available on Hulu The Ultimatum available on Netflix Moon Knight available on Disney+ Severance available on Apple Joel – Dark Waters available on Shudder Adaptation available on HBO Crimson Gold available on Mubi Singin' in the Rain available on HBO Raising Arizona available for rental Face/Off available for rental The Devils available on Shudder

For our Xmas 2021 episode, two bittersweet intellectual soap operas about forbidden love and sexual non-conformity in mid-20th century America, Douglas Sirk's All That Heaven Allows (1955), starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson, and Todd Haynes' Carol (2015), starring Rooney Mara and Cate Blachett. We talk about the interplay of satire and sincerity in Sirk, romance as a vehicle for self-actualization, coming-of-age story tropes, and how these movies use the expectations set by the holiday season. And in our Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto segment, it's the last of the 20th Century Fox Noirs at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinematheque, two great Richard Widmark films: Jean Negulesco's Road House (1948), an Ode to Losers in Love, and Sam Fuller's brutal and lurid Ode to Losers in Life, Pickup on South Street (1953). Happy Holidays and see you in 2022! Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s:                ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955) [dir. Douglas Sirk]  0h 38m 35s:                CAROL (2015) [dir. Todd Haynes] 01h 02m 57s:              Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto – ROAD HOUSE (1948) & PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (1953)                                                +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com

Douglas Sirk (1897 - 1987) - All That Heaven Allows (1955) Sirk was a Dane born in Germany and became very successful in Germany as a theater director. His 1st wife joined the Nazi Party. He left Germany primarily because of the danger the rise of the Nazi Party created for his 2nd wife who was a Jew.  The core and substance of Sirk's oeuvre was created in Hollywood in the 1950's in so-called women's films. Sirk's greatest works depicted social constraints from the woman's point of view and offered full-bodied characters to his female stars. Sirk uses sweeping music, vivid technicolor, and lush scenery in opposition to emotional suppression and the heavy hand of systemic oppression. He hides his true anti-fascist message behind the tissue-thin glamor of Hollywood.    At the time of their release, Sirk's movies were critically sneered at for their swollen emotions and woman-centric themes. It was, per usual, the French New Wave directors and Cahiers du Cinema who embraced, lauded, and raised to the pantheon Douglas Sirk's 1950's films. Perhaps, the French could appreciate the films in depth because they were not afraid of the romantic stylistic grandeur and the anti-bourgeoises subtext.    ATHA stars the almost forgotten Jane Wyman (Ronald Reagan's 1st wife in real life) opposite the younger Rock Hudson. Wyman is an upper class widow in love with a younger, working class man. And all the forces of her class, family, and larger social circle put pressure on her to forego an alliance with an “unsuitable” man. Her family and society's discomfort come from her crossing the class barrier and more, fundamentally, her implicitly asserting her sexual desire by making this choice. Sirk uses lighting, imagery, and mise en scene to evoke Wyman's inner life, which she keeps buttoned up as required by her training and social position.   To my mind, Sirk's greatest film is his last, Imitation of Life (1959). It is a remake of the equally good 1934 black-and-white version starring Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers as two women whose lives are bound together. They are bonded emotionally and economically, yet divided by race and class. Sirk's remake starring Lana Turner and Juanita Moore is more stylish and emotionally febrile as he builds an edifice of intersectional inequality with gowns by Jean Louis. The major difference between the films is that in the 1934 version Louise Beaver's black maid character plays a major role in raising the family's fortunes by her own talents. Sirk retired in 1959 after Imitation of Life. But continues to influence and inspire filmmakers, particularly male filmmakers.   Todd Haynes (b. 1961) - Far From Heaven (2002)  Todd Haynes has a strong sympathy and insight into the female point of view. He has directed films in many genres but he brings a complex compassion no matter the form he is using. Far From Heaven is a remake of All That Heaven Allows (1955) with a large dollop of Imitation of Life (1959) folded in.    In FFH, Julianne Moore is not a widow but a woman married to a closeted gay man, who falls in love with a straight, working-class, black man; thereby, challenging all the taboos. Haynes adopts all the hallmarks of Sirk's style - oceanic musical score, colors so rich you can taste them, and pulsating, barely expressed emotions shifting the tectonic plates of the character's lives.    Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945 - 1982) Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) This is one of the best out of Fassbinder's enormous catalog of 44 films directed during his 18-year career. Fassbinder lived an openly queer lifestyle, indulged in, and eventually died from drugs. Basically, Fassbinder did not give shit what conventional and middle-class morality dictated. All of his films were political in that they spit in the face of the establishment.    In Ali, Fassbinder has the courage to cast a man and woman whose demographics really challenges normative attitudes about heterosexual relationships. Brigitte Mira is actually 25 years older than her love interest played by El Hedi Ben Salem. She is not cosmetically enhanced with surgery, weight-loss, or special undergarments. Salem is a man of color, originally from Morocco, making him an immigrant and non-white. Every element is spectacularly transgressive in the 1970's and still challenging today.  Unlike Douglas Sirk and Todd Haynes, Fassbinder had no ties to the filmmaking establishment. He rebels stridently in his raw, unlovely mise en scene. Yet, at the same time, he pays homage to Sirk's visual vocabulary.  

This might be one of the best films that has ever been covered on the podcast. I know that doesn't sound too impressive when you consider the fact that we talked about Raintree County but All That Heaven Allows just might be a masterpiece. Andrew's Twitter Account https://twitter.com/andrewjtfraser Andrew's Website https://www.andrew-fraser.net Twitter https://twitter.com/300Passions twitter.com/Zita_Short Letterboxd 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.

We recorded this episode before the passing of Ned Beatty, and now an eerily prescient movie is even more sadly topical. Tim and Matt talk just how prescient Network, a movie regularly labeled as such, is, and for reasons you may not expect. Then Tim introduces Speedy and All That Heaven Allows as two other movies with similarly biting and pressing commentary on Modern Times, whenever they may be. Which is also to say there's a lot of talk about Harold Lloyd and Rock Hudson.

La rockstar Mariona Borrull se pasa por los micros de CSLM (con su pedazo de micro ultra HD surround 3.2r) y se trae consigo "La ciénaga" (2001), el debut en el largometraje de la directora argentina Lucrecia Martel. Como comparsas trasnochadas, Ignacio Pablo Rico y Yago Paris tratan de mantener el tipo. El tema que cierra el podcast es "All That Heaven Allows", de Frank Skinner, que es a la vez la canción principal de la película homónima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgie6q5Vcac&t=73s

Alyssa Stonoha returns in a sequel episode to the one she did maybe five years ago where we covered All That Heaven Allows. You remember that? Now we're talking Rainer Werner Fassbinder's reworking of that in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

With Special Guest: Pate Duncan Films Mentioned: Innocence (2004), Funny Games (1997), Run Hide Fight (2020), The Fog (1980), The Edge (1997), Malcolm and Marie (2021), All That Heaven Allows (1955). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this very special Holiday Edition of KIOS @ The Movies, Joshua Labure, speaks with Omaha-based filmmaker, Nik Fackler , about his 2008 film "Lovely, Still" starring Martin Landau & Ellen Burstyn. Joshua also highlights two, often overlooked, Christmas films. The 1955 film "All That Heaven Allows" and the 2015 documentary "Tree Man". Listen wherever you get podasts or on 91.5FM Omaha Public Radio.

Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman star in this film about love, family, class and ageism, framed against the backdrop of a picturesque New England town during autumn and winter. Ashley & Matt are joined by old movie fan Will to discuss this Douglas Sirk classic.

Eager to chill out after the last episode's grim antics in the swamps of the South, Sean, Cody and film expert Kris Hill settle down to tea in a pleasant suburban New England and become embroiled in a steamy melodrama with heavy environmental undertones. In Douglas Sirk's 1955 masterpiece All That Heaven Allows, rich matronly widow Cary Scott (Jane Wyman) is powerless to resist the flannel-clad, Brylcreem-pompadoured sizzle emitted by free-spirited arborist Rob Kirby (Rock Hudson) who is some indeterminate number of years younger than her. But when she and Ron start gearing up the wedding machine, the whole town and especially Cary's insufferable adult children rise in outraged revolt to enforce their incoherent vision of 1950s sexual morality. Environmental issues discussed include the physical and social legacy of New England's colonial past, the curious unreality of American suburbs, white flight and racial covenanting, slow living in the hinterlands, and more. How did patterns of land use from the very beginning of European colonization of New England filter down into the 20th century? What are the many different ways that suburbs came into being, or were deliberately created? Why will environmental historians pounce eagerly on any chance to discuss William Cronon's Changes in the Land? What was the Hays Code and why is it such a big factor in this film? Who coined the term “Make America Great Again” and what, if anything, does it mean? How were the 1950s like the 1980s? Why does the shadow of Ronald Reagan loom so large over this movie even though he's not in it? Is All That Heaven Allows one of the greatest films ever made, right up there with Citizen Kane? If so, why is its ending so hokey? All these questions and more are in the firing line in this unabashedly romantic episode of Green Screen. All That Heaven Allows (1955) at IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047811/ All That Heaven Allows (1955) at Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/all-that-heaven-allows/ Next Movie Up: Sherman's March (1986) Website For This Episode

Bu Bir Filmdir'in altıncı bölümünde ekibimizden Orkun Hoşgören ve Çağla Demirbaş, All That Heaven Allows (1955) ve ondan esinlenerek çekilen Far from Heaven (2002) ve Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) filmleri üzerinden melodram türünü ve sınırlarını inceliyor. Bölümde bahsi geçen makale: Linda Williams - Film Bodies: Gender, Genre, and Excess.

Support Classic Movie Musts on Patreon and get access to our weekly exclusive podcast, Classic Movie Musts: Double Feature, and our monthly exclusive podcast, Max's Movie Musts.  Join at www.patreon.com/classicmoviemusts   In this episode we're joined by Ted Walch to discuss Douglas Sirk's classic melodrama, All That Heaven Allows (1955), starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson.

Movies Referenced In This Episode Brokeback Mountain (2005) Good Night, And Good Luck (2005) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Red River (1948) The Last Picture Show (1971) Hud (1963) Piranha (1978) Battleship Potemkin (1925) They Drive By Night (1940) Kings Row (1942) The Ox-Bow Incident (1942) The Grapes of Wrath (1942) Buffalo Bill (1944)  Laura (1944) Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950) The Day of the Triffids (1963) Moby Dick (1956) Village of the Damned (1960) Written on the Wind (1956) Magnificent Obsession (1954) There’s Always Tomorrow (1956) All That Heaven Allows (1955) Twelve Monkeys (1995) Brazil (1985) Lost In La Mancha (2002) The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996) The Fisher King (1991) Dr. Strangelove (1964) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) The Deer Hunter (1978) The Godfather (1972) The Godfather Part II (1974) A History of Violence (2005) The Searchers (1956) Fort Apache (1948) The Red Badge of Courage (1951) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949) Other Notable Items The WGA Awards The BAFTAs The Academy Awards Larry McMurtry George Clooney Ang Lee Bill Clinton “Brokeback Mountain” New Yorker short story by Annie Proulx  Flannery O’Connor The Motion Picture Production Code TV Guide George Raft Rock Hudson Ann Sheridan Jean Harlow The Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO James Bond Paul Newman TFH Guru John Sayles The Varsity Theater in St. Louis, MO The Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis, MO Roger Corman Raoul Walsh Ida Lupino Humphrey Bogart Ronald Reagan Claude Rains Turner Classic Movies Branded TV series (1965-1966) Have Gun Will Travel TV series (1957-1963) Paladin Maverick TV series (1957-1962) Dana Andrews William Wellman Darryl Zanuck Joel McCrea Henry Fonda Anthony Quinn Harry Morgan The Night of the Triffids novel (2001) The Day of the Triffids BBC miniseries (1981) The Day of the Triffids novel by John Wyndham (1951) The Avengers TV series (1961-1969) Diana Rigg Childhood’s End novel by Arthur C. Clarke Robert Heinlein Harlan Ellison Douglas Sirk Dorothy Malone Pedro Almodovar Rainer Werner Fassbender John Waters John Stahl Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Joan Bennett Brad Pitt Terry Gilliam Anything For Billy novel by Larry McMurtry Billy The Kid Don Quixote novel by Miguel de Cervantes Peter Sellers The Martin Cinerama Theater in St. Louis The Cuban Missile Crisis Christopher Walken Joseph Bonanno The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo (1969) The Sopranos TV series (1999-2007) Michael Imperioli The Searchers novel by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Le_May John Wayne John Ford Monument Valley The Last Picture Show soundtrack by Hank Williams Audie Murphy John Huston The Making of “The Red Badge of Courage” New Yorker article by Lillian Ross  Ken Kesey Horseman, Pass By novel by Larry McMurtry (1961) Film Flam: Essays collection by Larry McMurty (1987) This list is also available on Letterboxd.

It was Claudia's turn this week and she chose movies about widows falling in love with younger men. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul is a German film, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder who was inspired by Douglas Sirk's All That Heaven Allows. We talk about melodrama, colors, German history, and American suburbia.

It's hard to imagine any cast being better than the one director Jean Cocteau eventually assembled for his 1950 loose film adaptation of the Orpheus myth.  But there are stories that Cocteau offered the part of the princess, played to icy perfection by Maria Casares, to Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. Both turned him down.  French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont also claimed that Cocteau had him and his wife Maria Montez in mind for the leads, a claim that the director refutes.  And there must have been some question how the casting of Jean Marais as Orpheus and Edouard Dermit as Cegeste would work since they were, respectively, Cocteau's once and current lovers!   Dan and Vicky discuss this classic of the French New Wave along with some of their social distance viewing including Star Wars movies on Disney +, Briarpatch on USA, lots of TCM movies like Badlands, Bullitt, All That Heaven Allows and Autumn Sonata and and the plays One Man, Two Govunors and Much Ado About Nothing.   We're locked down for another Hot Date so let Episode 104: Orpheus transport you to the Underworld and beyond.  Leave us some feedback and check out our website at www.hotdatepod.com.

This week's double feature picks were chosen by Clint. At the end of the pod, I interview my dad about Cat People because it's one of his fave films. Next week's theme is unlikely love. I chose All That Heaven Allows and Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. Enjoy :-)

Darryl and I discuss and/or mention in passing: Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Douglas Sirk, Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, Baby Harp Seals, That’s Incredible, Cathy Lee Crosby, Liberalism, Conservatism, Ronald Reagan, Norman Lear, Wokeness, Gary Hudson, Chekhov, Poughkeepsie NY, The Golden Girls, Cocoa Beach FL, Miss Havisham, Great Expectations, Helen Slater, The Legend Of Billie Jean, Anne Hathaway, Fantine, Les Miserables, Melissa Sue Anderson, The Brady Bunch, Li’l Abner, Sadie Hawkins, Whoville, The Sunk Cost Fallacy, Sweden House, Magic Mountain, Six Flags, The Lusty Month Of May, Orlando International Fringe Festival, Down To The Bone: The Best Of Jake Largo, Kacy Jo Hibbard.Connect with Let’s Face The Facts! Website • Twitter • Instagram • Facebook • PatreonPlease SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW!

"All That Heaven Allows" starring Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson and Agnes Moorehead. Wyman stars as a widow that falls in love with her younger gardener. This puts her at odds with the expectations of her children and communityDirector: Douglas SirkCostume Designer: Bill Thomas (Gowns)Studio: Universal PicturesYear: 1955

Über Gigolos, AOL und Bob Ross. In dieser Episode knistert es zwischen Max und Iskander romantisch wie nie zuvor. Wir reizen an der Côte d'Azur grenzenlosen Schmerz der Liebe aus, werden vom betörendem Kamera-Exzess Wong Kar-Wais überwältigt und gehen mit Rock Hudsons Gartenarbeit hart ins Gericht. Wir verlieben uns in: Der Geschmack von Rost und Knochen (De rouille et d'os, 2012), In the Mood for Love (2000), You've Got Mail (1998), All That Heaven Allows (1955).

We follow up last week’s selection with one of the Hollywood classics that inspired it.  Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows melodrama challenges conservative America’s expectations of age, class, and femininity as it follows an unconventional romance set against a backdrop of a quaint New England community.  Lauded as one of the paragon’s of the so-called “women’s films” of mid-century studio pictures, Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson portray the star-crossed lovers that must navigate the obstacles of selfish children, town gossips, country club leches, and cruel dramatic irony in the form of a snow-crested cliff. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Spencer Gordon Bennett’s The Atomic Submarine (1959).

Holding onto the dream of bourgeois America has never seemed so impossible, stupid, crass, and funny as in Jon Waters’ Polyester (1981).  Divine heads up a cast of Waters-regulars and boorish newcomers to tell the story of the dissolution of Francine Fishpaw’s family as it succumbs to adulatory, teenage pregnancy, alcoholism, drug addiction, hooliganism, murder, and a lot of real-world smells thanks to the scratch-and-sniff gimmick of Odorama. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows (1955.)

Robert Pippin and Tom Gunning discuss Douglass Sirk’s film All That Heaven Allows (1955).  Pippin’s “Love and Class in Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows” was published in the Summer 2019 issue of Critical Inquiry.  You can also listen and subscribe … Continue reading →

Robert Pippin and Tom Gunning discuss Douglass Sirk’s film All That Heaven Allows (1955).  Pippin’s “Love and Class in Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows” was published in the Summer 2019 issue of Critical Inquiry.  You can also listen and subscribe … Continue reading →

Just in time for the new release Yesterday, director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis's celebration of the enduring music of The Beatles, we are joined by the fantastic singer/songwriter Kevin Andrew Prchal, for an episode-length conversation about what the movie tells us about performance, music stardom, and the legacy of the iconic rock band. Be sure to stick around to the end of the episode to check out two hear Settling Cliches from the album "Eat Shirt and Tie" and Look Me in the Eye from the album "Love & Summer". In Worth Mentioning we cover our favorite movies of June, including: Toy Story 4, Child's Play and Rocketman (technically a May release). Thanks to Patreon Jaidan Vanmali, we also had the chance to watch All That Heaven Allows. Show Notes: 00:06:00 - Rocketman 00:12:04 - Child's Play 00:17:05 - Toy Story 4 00:29:20 - All That Heaven Allows 00:42:16 - Guest Kevin Andrew Prchal joins the show to talk Yesterday 01:50:16 - Bonus Content: Settling Cliches// Look Me in the Eye  

Movies coming in May - https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/04/30/movies-arriving-may-2019/#6Bad sense of smell predicts early death - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2201021-a-bad-sense-of-smell-predicts-early-death-but-we-dont-know-why/CRISPR storing GIFS - https://www.alphr.com/bioscience/1006302/scientists-have-used-crispr-to-store-a-gif-inside-the-dna-of-a-living-cellGames currently playingBuck – Assassin’s Creed Unity - https://store.steampowered.com/app/289650/Assassins_Creed_Unity/Professor– Minecraft - https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/DJ– Mortal Kombat 11 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/976310/Mortal_Kombat11/Other topics discussedA Dog’s Journey (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dog%27s_Journey_(film)Isle of Dogs (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Dogs_(film)The Professor (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Professor_(2018_film)John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wick:_Chapter_3_%E2%80%93_ParabellumClara (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_(film)The Professor & the Madman (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Professor_and_the_Madman_(film)Aladdin (2019 disney film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(2019_film)Sonic the Hedgehog (2019 film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(film)Tolkien (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_(film)Rock of Ages (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Ages_(2012_film)Bohemian Rhapsody (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody_(film)Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla:_King_of_the_Monsters_(2019_film)Plucking nose hairs is not a good idea- https://www.businessinsider.com.au/why-you-shouldnt-pluck-your-nose-hairs-2016-7?r=US&IR=THow to pronounce GIF- https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/battle-over-gif-pronunciation-erupts/Ways to add CRISPR into the body- https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608898/five-ways-to-get-crispr-into-the-body/A New World Order podcast- https://thatsnotcanon.com/anewworldorderBig Fat Liar (film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Fat_LiarY2K of GPS- https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-04-05/gps-rollover-global-positioning-system-receivers-satellites/10966218Gal Gadot’s stunt double in Wonder Woman movie- http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/article/19510724/stunt-double-caitlin-dechelle-wonder-woman-real-life-superpowersMaxwell Klinger (M*A*S*H character)- https://mash.fandom.com/wiki/Maxwell_Q._KlingerShoutouts27 Apr 1922 – Record breaking Sheila Scott was born, she later in life went on to become an accomplished female pilot. In 1966, Sheila made her first around-the-world flight, covering about 31,000 miles in 189 flying hours. It was the first such solo flight by a British subject, the longest-distance solo flight, and only the third around-the-world flight by a woman. Then records began to tumble: between London and Cape Town in 1967; across the North Atlantic the same year; across the South Atlantic in 1969; from equator to equator over the North Pole in 1971, becoming the first woman to pilot a flight circling the world by way of the North Pole in a light aircraft. After her record polar flight, she made a third around-the-world flight, earning her 100th world-class record, including a new time from Darwin, Australia, to London of three and a half days, beating the previous record by one and a half days. In 1967, she set 23 world records in just one year. - https://www.onthisday.com/articles/record-breaking-sheila-the-high-flying-aviator29 Apr 2019 - Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama has been nominated in the "Voters Choice" category for the Eisner Hall of Fame awards - https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/04/29/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-eisner-award-nomination-2019/30 Apr 1888 – 1888 Moradabad hailstorm: hail stones allegedly as big as oranges kill 246 people and some 1600 sheep and cattle in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1888_Moradabad_hailstorm30 Apr 1989 - World Wide Web (WWW) is first launched in the public domain by CERN scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee - https://www.onthisday.com/people/tim-berners-leeRemembrances29 Apr 2019 – John Singleton, American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known for directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming, at age 24, the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for that award. Singleton was a native of South Los Angeles, and many of his films, such as Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), and Baby Boy (2001), had themes which resonated with the contemporary urban population. He also directed the drama Rosewood (1997) and the action films Shaft (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and Four Brothers (2005). He co-created the television crime drama Snowfall. He died of a stroke at 51 in Los Angeles, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singleton29 Apr 2019 – Les Murray, Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spanned over 40 years and he published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings. His poetry won many awards and he is regarded as "the leading Australian poet of his generation". He was rated by the National Trust of Australia as one of the 100 Australian Living Treasures. He died at 80 in Taree, New South Wales. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Murray_(poet)30 Apr 1792 - John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a British statesman who succeeded his grandfather Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich as the Earl of Sandwich in 1729, at the age of ten. During his life, he held various military and political offices, including Postmaster General, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Secretary of State for the Northern Department. He is also known for the claim that he was the eponymous inventor of the sandwich. He died at 73 in Chiswick,England - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montagu,_4th_Earl_of_Sandwich30 Apr 1974 - Agnes Moorehead, American actress whose 41-year career included work in radio, stage, film, and television. She is best known for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched, but she also has notable roles in films, including Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Dark Passage, All That Heaven Allows, Show Boat, and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Moorehead rarely played lead roles, but her skill at character development and range earned her one Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and six Emmy Awards. She was the first woman to host the Oscars ceremony. Her transition to television won acclaim for drama and comedy. She could play many different types, but often portrayed haughty, arrogant characters. She died of uterine cancer at 73 in Rochester, Minnesota - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_MooreheadFamous Birthdays30 Apr 1921 - Roger L. Easton, American scientist/physicist who was the principal inventor and designer of the Global Positioning System (GPS), along with Ivan A. Getting and Bradford Parkinson. He was born in Craftsbury, Vermont - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_L._Easton30 Apr 1985 – Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model. At age 18, she was crowned Miss Israel 2004. She then served two years in the Israel Defense Forces as a combat instructor, and began studying law and international relations at IDC Herzliya college while building up her modeling and acting careers. Gadot's first international film role came as Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious (2009), a role she reprised in subsequent installments of the film franchise. She went on to earn worldwide fame for portraying Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), followed by the solo film Wonder Woman and the ensemble Justice League (both 2017). In 2018, Gadot was included on Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and was listed among the highest-paid actresses in the world. She was born in Petah Tikva, Israel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal_Gadot1 May 1738 - Kamehameha 1, Hawaiian conqueror who united the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii - https://www.onthisday.com/people/kamehameha-i- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_I1 May 1923 - Joseph Heller, American author of novels, short stories, plays and screenplays. His best-known work is the novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice. He was born in Brooklyn, New York - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_HellerEvents of Interest1 May 1786 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Vienna with Mozart himself directing - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mozarts-le-nozze-di-figaro-premieres-in-vienna1 May 1840 - The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system was first issued. It was not valid for use until 6 May. The Penny Black features a profile of Queen Victoria. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Black1 May 1994 – Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident whilst leading the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ayrton_Senna1 May 1999 - SpongeBob SquarePants premiere on Nickelodeon after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. 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In this episode, I explore Todd Haynes's 2002 film, "Far From Heaven." It's an homage to 1950s melodramas and stars Julianne Moore as Cathy Whitaker, a Connecticut housewife who develops a deep connection to her African American gardener (Dennis Haysbert) while her marriage starts to crumble when her husband (Dennis Quaid) starts struggling with his repressed homosexuality. I talk about melodrama, woman's films, Douglas Sirk, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, how the film looks at race, sexuality, and gender, and much more! Spoilers are in this episode. Consider making this podcast sustainable by supporting it on Patreon. Subscribe to the Her Head in Films Newsletter. Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Original logo by Dhiyanah Hassan Full Show Notes: My episode on Birth Douglas Sirk films: All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, Magnificent Obsession, Imitation of Life Frida by Julie Taymor The Hours by Stephen Daldry Melodrama Woman's film Rainer Werner Fassbinder Ali: Fear Eats the Soul by Fassbinder My Safe episode "Shallow" by Lady Gaga "Hey Jupiter" by Tori Amos My episode on Brief Encounter Carol by Todd Haynes All My Sources Todd Haynes: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series), edited by Julia Leyda Todd Haynes: From Fassbinder to Sirk and Back (A 2003 interview with the Criterion Collection) Todd Haynes interview with BBC Julianne Moore interview with Film Monthly Douglas Sirk interview with Film Comment Richard Brody - "Douglas Sirk's Glorious Cinema of Outsiders" (The New Yorker)

TODAY: Illeana talks with author, Mark Griffin. His new book, All That Heaven Allows is a biography of Rock Hudson, and has been optioned by Universal. In researching the book, Mark had unprecedented access to personal correspondence, journals, and interviews with more than 100 folks who knew Rock best. His earlier work, A Hundred or More Hidden Things: The Life and Films of Vincente Minnelli focuses on the famous director. Popcorn Talk Network, the online broadcast network that features movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary proudly presents “The Film Scene w/ Illeana Douglas”, a weekly, freewheeling discussion show where industry veteran Illeana Douglas interviews Hollywood's most important voices in TV and Film, discussing some of Cinema's most important films, scenes, and shots. Produced by Ryan Nilsen and co-hosted by Jeff Graham, this show is essential listening for serious and casual fans of film! Stay Up To Date: http://illeanaspodcast.com/illeana-douglas-episodes/ Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-film-scene-with-illeana-douglas/id1169112310 Visit our website: https://popcorntalknetwork.com Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Love TV? Check out http://site.afterbuzztv.com Love Books? Check out http://bookcircleonline.com Support our friends at http://blackhollywoodlive.com Shopping on Amazon? Click through our Amazon affiliate program at http://www.amazon.com//ref=as_sl_pd_t...

Nick Stang (University of Toronto) “Self-Knowledge and Desire in Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows” 15 February, 16:00-21:00, Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Square.

I talked to Rock Hudson Biographer Mark Griffin about his new book All That Heaven Allows: Rock Hudson A Biography. His book takes us through Rocks childhood, his struggling days in L.A. to him meeting Henry Wilson, agent to a stable of pretty boys. He took on Rock and eventually, after roles as Indians and small parts Rock achieved superstardom from the Douglas Sirk film Magnificent Obsession. Rock was reunited with Jane Wyman in one of my fave  Rock movies, All That Heaven Allows. Who could pass up the deliciously nasty Mona Plasch..We talk about Rocks personal life being in the closet. Confidential magazine was going to out Rock as gay so allegedly Henry Wilson gave them Rory Calhoun was a jailbird..I couldn't imagine they'd trade for that. It looks like Henry Wilson threw Tab Hunter under the bus in an article about a boys PJ party raided by the police. As Rock was nearing 30 the rags would wonder if Rock would finally settle down, or was something wrong with him. At thirty Henry Wilson arranged dating and a marriage between Rock and Henrys secretary Phyllis Gates. Phyllis claimed she had NO IDEA Rock was gay. You will find out more that Phyllis did. Matt talked all Rocks best movies, Rocks loves and how horrible it must have been for Rock to lead a double life.  He had to be very trusting and careful that none  of his past loves had compromising  pictures or letters from him. I can't imagine what that did to him emotionally and physically. We wind our way down to Rocks TV career to Rock finding out he had the Aids virus. He had a blotch on his neck and was actually diagnosed by his dermatologist. We talk the famous Linda Evans, Rock kiss and Rocks final days. Rock was the first famous person to put a face to AIDS . Especially such a beloved one. This is broken into three parts. Matt is fabulous and my heart went out to Rock. I'm not the only person to think the book was wonderful. Universal, Rocks old studio optioned the book to be a major motion picture.  Thanks so much to Mark for being such a great guest. I learned so much more then I ever knew about Rock. He meticulously wrote this book. Lots of great contacts. It took him four years. Mostly thanks to the audience. I so appreciate you listening.Gracexoxo All things Markwww.markgriffinauthor.com Mewww,truestoriesoftinseltown.comwww.truestoriesoftinseltown.podbean.complease follow my facebook page. I post lots of pics and tidbits about classic Hollywood https://www.facebook.com/truestoriesoftinseltown/You can find this podcast on iTunes, Spreaker , I heart radio and pod bean app.​

Current events for 1/25/19 OMDEEDEE!!! This week on current event.. We have “on this date” Ted Bundy, OJ Simpson, Sharon Tate & NIN The Oscars/Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga Are Lady GaGa and Bradley Cooper in love? Was the call between the Rams and the Saints bogus? Ma puts it all to bed New Ancient Shark Species Discovered With T-Rex Named After 80's Video Game Are we going to Bikini Kill concert?! United Airlines flight held passengers for 16 hours!!! What would YOU do to get through 16 hours?   TRUE CRIME PORTION!!! Missing 3 year old boy Casey Hathaway found ALIVE!! Italy ordered to pay Amanda Knox in damages Jayme Closs getting $25,000 in reward money for saving herself Indiana superintendent arrested for insurance fraud for passing sick child off as her son   What we’re watchin’ n’ doin’! Me n’ ma moving to North Carolina SPOILER ALERT for THE CONNERS tv show season finale! I tell the story of how I almost went home with Johnny Galecki aka “David” from Roseanne How did ma like Sam Elliot on Jimmy Kimmel? What’s your comfort movie? SPOILER ALERT Ma talks us through a classic movie “All That Heaven Allows” you’ll be on the edge of seat Our Patreon is up, make those pledges https://monoonno.com/

In this episode, Kayla and Matt talk about All That Heaven Allows (1955). They discuss the film that started Matt's Criterion Collection, melodrama, trick endings, minimalism, the intersections of being a mother, widow, lover, and woman, and the colours while drinking North Ontario Brewing Co. Tree Topper Red Ale.

Episode 12! Part 2 of a 2 part series on the melodramas of the '30's and '50's continues with the lush and exquisite films of Douglas Sirk. We named our episode 'Heaven is stingy' as it's a great quote from Sirk in his interview with Jon Halliday (Sirk on Sirk) where he discusses the title of 'All That Heaven Allows' - "The studio loved the title All That Heaven Allows. They thought it meant you could have everything you wanted. I meant it exactly the other way around. As far as I am concerned, heaven is stingy". Sources: All I Desire (1953) Dir. Douglas Sirk. [DVD] Universal Pictures. All that Heaven Allows (1955) Dir. Douglas Sirk [DVD] Universal Pictures. Brody, R. (2014) ‘John M. Stahl’s When Tomorrow Comes’ The New Yorker 18 September. Available at: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/john- stahl-when- tomorrow-comes Halliday, J. (1971) Sirk on Sirk: Conversations with Jon Halliday. New York: Faber. Landy, Marcia (1991)Imitations of Life: A reader on film and television melodrama. Wayne State University Press. Imitation of Life (1959) Dir. Douglas Sirk [DVD] Universal Pictures. Interlude (1957) Dir. Douglas Sirk [DVD] Universal Pictures. Magnificent Obsession (1954) Dir. Douglas Sirk [DVD] Universal Pictures. Ryan, T. (2014) ‘The Adaptation and the Remake: from John M. Stahl’s When Tomorrow Comes to Douglas Sirk’s Interlude’ Senses of Cinema March. Available at: http://sensesofcinema.com/2014/feature-articles/the- adaptation-and- the-remake- from-john-m-stahls- when-tomorrow- comes-to- douglas-sirks- interlude/ There’s Always Tomorrow (1955) Dir. Douglas Sirk. [DVD] Universal Pictures. The Vanity Tables of Douglas Sirk (2015) Dir. Mark Rappaport [online archive] Written on the Wind (1956) Dir. Douglas Sirk [archive.org] Universal Pictures. Zu neuen Ufern (1937) Dir. Detlef Sierck [archive.org] UFA. (available here to watch with English subs. https://archive.org/details/ZuNeuenUfern1937)

On this episode Todd Haynes' new film CAROL inspires NOT ONLY a conversation with Dave from Pop Culture Case Study on this Cate Blanchett/Rooney Mara romance, but ALSO a previous Haynes' movie in FAR FROM HEAVEN. That film was inspired by Douglas Sirk melodramas such as ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS and for that particular Julianne Moore/Jane Wyman throwdown, I bring in the only podcaster I know with a Jane Wyman calendar on his wall, Andrew of the great AB Film Review!

My guest for this month is Maja Henderson, and she’s joined me to discuss the film I chose for her, the 1955 romance film All That Heaven Allows. You can follow the show on Twitter @cinemagadfly. Show notes: My original thoughts on All That Heaven Allows Technicolor is a chemical color process for film that produces a beautiful and very distinctive look Bingo isn’t really a drinking game, but it is fun A trope is a commonly recurring literary device, in this case that of love fighting disapproval Jane Wyman absolutely kills it in this film as the main character Cary Rock Hudson was a freakishly good looking man It’s true, soap operas have nothing to do with this film The Hays Code meant that everyone in a film plot had to be married or engaged at all times Cary’s terrible son Ned is played by the old looking William Reynolds Her daughter Kay is played by the Rachael Leigh Cook precursor Gloria Talbott Conrad Nagel, who played Cary’s other suitor Harvey, was actually age appropriate for his role Rock Hudson’s Ron is definitely something of a Beatnik He might also be an early proponent of negging, as explained in the terrible book The Game I’m using normative as a slightly pejorative term For films involving couples kissing for the first time as they get engaged, watch any of the British films of Alfred Hitchcock Chianti comes in a very distinctive bottle Rock Hudson’s Ron is not just a Beatnik, but also living a very Bohemian lifestyle New German Cinema director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s homage/remake Angst essen Seele auf came out in 1974 Buy the film from Amazon

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