Podcasts about Fred Astaire

Jason went to John Williams' Greatest Scores at the Minnesota Orchestra last night and he would like you to put a little effort in your 'fits, please. Colleen thinks Chicago is the superior sandwich town to Minneapolis -- c'mon we need some good sammies! Plus, Ryan Gosling's "La La Hand" gets fixed and Tom Holland prepares to play Fred Astaire. And we take a moment to lament the Emmys snub of "Half-Man." Jason vacation stories: Racist Golden Girls. Johnny Depp returns to Hollywood in "Ebenezer" -- are we ready for his comeback? Oprah is getting Jason excited to read "Theo of Gold." And BIG FAT THEATER REVIEW: Colleen saw "Iceboy!" Chicago's hottest play!SCREEN QUEENS: "Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross," "The Man Will Burn," Jason's YouTube rabbit hole of Minnesota on "Letterman," and Will Ferrell on "Good Hang." Plus, WEEKLY TRIVIA FACE-OFF: Dolly Parton edition! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's been said that you can spot an American from a mile away. Travelers to Europe are advised to adjust their attire to blend in with locals and avoid looking so … casual. The French think Americans are loud and rude, and Europe has a long tradition of sneering at how classless we all are, even before Trump.I spent a month in Italy, and it's a beautiful place. The slow living, the long naps when all the stores shut down for hours during the day, the tiny cars, the laundry drying on the balconies, the fresh food at the Farmer's Market. I feel lucky that when I came back from Italy, I was pregnant and having my baby is the single greatest thing that has ever happened to me. But I'm also glad she grew up in America.I used to travel to France to cover the Cannes Film Festival, and again, I admired their way of life, the food especially. But every time I stayed too long, I began to miss my home in America. There is something thrilling about living in a free country that I've never felt anywhere else.It seems to me that if you are born here, you make up your life as it goes along. It is not planned out for you, necessarily, although in some cases, I guess it probably is. In my case, it wasn't. I knew I could invent myself any way I wanted. And if I didn't like that version, I could reinvent myself. We're like our country, a work in progress. It's always there for the taking, that promise of opportunity.Donald Trump is all of America's freedoms wrapped up in one imperfect man. He broke through the thick layer of oppressive thought and speech and showed the world that here, you really can say anything you want - as long as some crazed totalitarian doesn't try to shoot you. That's the country I want to live in. It isn't that the greatest writing or art has come from a place like America. Plenty of great works have come from places that don't center freedom as their main objective. But once you've tasted it, you can't give it up.In his speech last night, Trump said:The American founding represents the best ideas and traditions in history by the best people, like you. You can be loyal to Karl Marx or you can be loyal to America. You can be a communist or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both. As for those who peddle Marxist lies about our heritage, tell our children that we live on stolen land or that our heroes were oppressors, they're doing something much worse than slandering our past. They are slandering and attacking our future. Not going to let that happen.They're trying to tear down the great American character to destroy the people who declared independence, who crossed the Delaware, who settled the West and conquered the skies. You know who those people are. But we will never let that happen.In America now, two stories are competing to claim the right to rule the future. Trump is telling the better story, the one America was founded on and the one we've all believed, at least up until recently, when a new wave of progressives decided that the better story paints America as a corrupt, rotten, white supremacist empire that has to be torn down to the studs and rebuilt.They must be terrified about the 2030 Census because they've decided to die on the hill of illegal immigration, which is fast becoming their most important issue. That, alongside Democratic Socialism, is a recipe for disaster.This was Bill Clinton's bummer message on the Fourth:I always thought Bill Clinton was a good president, but reading that just now makes me think he wasn't. All he's ever been able to do is point the finger at the other side and never offer any real solutions. He's not the man in the arena. He's the man on the sidelines.What I love about Trump and his supporters is how much they love America. They love it so much that they plant flags all over their homes. They admire the Founding Fathers. They call themselves Patriots. We didn't have that kind of pride on the Left when I was growing up.And even now, so many see the American flag and the love of country as dangerous, racist, bigoted, fascist. Whoever told those people that is what MAGA is about lied. They're protective of America's laws and its border. That is out of love for the country. The Left has taken almost everything from them. They've locked them out of culture, forbidden them from participating in any of their major events, dehumanized, demonized, and disenfranchised them. But the one thing they couldn't take was their citizenship. They hit the jackpot just by being born in America. To think it would be so easy for people all over the world to come here illegally and claim that prize or to come here and attempt to remake America into something it was never meant to be devalues the one thing they treasure most of all. I've always been a proud American. I've always preferred this country over any other, but only in the last few years have I understood what it means to be a Patriot, to be ready to fight for the country I love. And that is because of the people I've gotten to know on the Right.This country is worth fighting for. I might not agree with all of the policies on the Right, or even Trump himself, all of the time, but I'd rather have the future of this country in the hands of people who love it the way Trump does than people who hate it, the way so many on the Left do, just because their candidates are weak and their policies are toxic. I wanted to write 250 things I love about America, but it got too long, so this will have to do. Here are just some of the things I love:I love the interstates as part of the great legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower.I love the Pacific Ocean because it stretches along the state. I love Catalina Island off the California Coast, where I spent many a summer with my best friend.I love seeing our history in the many cultures that came here, like Chinatown, Little Italy, Mexican food in LA, soul food in the South, Irish bars and pubs in the middle of nowhere. And yes, you can appreciate a nation of immigrants while still policing our borders now. I love how nice people are in some places, like California, Ohio, and Iowa, where they smile at you on the street.I love the weather extremes, from the dusty plains to the snowy mountains to hurricanes by the sea.I love the historic monuments from the Civil War and the Revolutionary War.I love the town squares that you can still see if you drive through the middle of America. Even though many are abandoned, they still look like hope to me.I love how each town square has a church, a post office, and a school.I love the many farmlands that blanket the Midwest.I love the small mom-and-pop coffee drive-throughs, and even the convenience of a Starbucks in nearly every town.I love Route 66 and how people still drive it and visit the forgotten places.I love the absurdity of Las Vegas, how it sprouts up impossibly in the middle of the desert.I love the American writers who helped shape our country's sense of itself - Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Flannery O'Connor, Richard Ford, Maya Angelou. I love the musical traditions that started here: Jazz and the Blues. And became Rock n' Roll. I love the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the town that still remembers it.I love diners and dive bars.I love Gone with the Wind and how it's still the highest-grossing film of all time when adjusted for inflation. I love The Twilight Zone and find it timeless, as relevant today as it was in the 1950s.I love the footprints at the (Grauman's) Chinese Theater in Hollywood.I love the US military and its devotion to the country. I love the wildflowers that bloom in California every year.I love soft-serve ice cream at the DQ.I love Levi's.I love New York pizza.I love Solvang in California.I love driving up the Oregon coast. I love the songs of Bob Dylan.I love the tap dancing of Fred Astaire.I love how anyone can be a star on YouTube, no matter where they come from, but YouTube couldn't have been invented anywhere but America.I love how I could build a business as a single mom in a one-room guesthouse in Van Nuys, and that business would, five years later, become profitable because I worked hard and had a good idea. And then, when my career went up in flames in 2024 because I voted for Trump, I could build another career on Substack because that is what America is all about - inventing and reinventing yourself.I love the innovative spirit that built America in real life and online.I love reading about the early settlers, the Puritans, and the homesteaders, how much they sacrificed to help make America a home. And I love the history of the Native Americans, too, even if so much of it remains a tragedy now. I love high-speed internet and Wi-Fi that are available almost everywhere, and if they're not, I have a hotspot.I love the old American cars that were not just exceptional but beautiful.I love the tradition of baseball.I love that people faithfully watch football, even if I don't.I love the tradition of sourdough bread all over social media.I love that the best basketball players in the world are from here.I love that every state is different from one to the next.I love Harper's Ferry, how it's frozen in time.I love that we found a way to move on from the trauma of our past with slavery and how we fought a bloody Civil War to end it. I love that we were the good guys in World War II. We did the right thing in entering the war and helping the Allies win. I love that you can be anything here. The door is always open. It's up to you to walk through it.I love that America is a Christian nation, and you can see that if you drive across it. But it's also a country that stands for freedom of religion, too.I love the American comedians: Groucho Marx, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, and Johnny Carson.I love that the best films from the 1970s were American movies, like The Godfather, The French Connection, Taxi Driver, and Network. But I also love more modern masterpieces by American filmmakers, like No Country for Old Men and Sideways.I love that people play the lottery, thinking one day they will hit the jackpot. They never will, but they can still dream.I love Thanksgiving and the way we celebrate it in America, which is to say, all together as one big dysfunctional family.I love the tradition of Halloween and how every October, the pumpkins and costumes come out. I love the way the weather changes. I love the Declaration of Independence and those who dared to build this wild, untamed, optimistic work in progress. I love that America is always looking to the future to find a better version of itself and its people. I love that so many Americans still believe in the American Dream.I love watching the movie Jaws on the 4th of July.I love that people watch fireworks, even if I never do, because they traumatize my dogs.I love that we have a holiday just to celebrate the day we became a country, a ragtag group of deplorable revolutionaries who set out to build a brand new country. Oh, the audacity of it. I love living here and would not want to live anywhere else. Happy 250th Birthday, my beloved country.Happy 4th to you, dear readers. Thanks for everything. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sashastone.com/subscribe

Welcome to It's A Wonderful Podcast!Dark morality, difficult choices, and maybe a little bit of sci-fi camp throughout July on the main show as Morgan and Jeannine theme themselves around the end of the world with a varied series of DOOMSDAY MOVIES!The unflinching stoicism of Gregory Peck starts us off alongside Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins & Donna Anderson in a quietly powerful, patient, and deeply thoughtful exploration of impending death and the choices made in our final days as they talk all the human complexity of Stanley Kramer's ON THE BEACH (1959)!Our YouTube Channel for all our video content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(17748) It's A Wonderful Podcast - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The It's A Wonderful Podcast Theme by David B. Music.Donate: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ItsAWonderful1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ItsAWonderful1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IT'S A WONDERFUL PODCAST STORE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/g9design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sub to the feed and download now on all major podcast platforms and be sure to rate, review and SHARE AROUND!!Keep up with us on (X) Twitter:Podcast:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/ItsAWonderful1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morgan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Th3PurpleDon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeannine: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/JeannineDaBean⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠_Keep being wonderful!!

On this episode of Word Balloon Scene Missing, we're taking a deep dive into one of the most haunting films of the Cold War era, Stanley Kramer's 1959 masterpiece On the Beach.Joining me are Gabriel Hardman, Ian Brill, and  Jeff Parker as we revisit this unforgettable adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel.Starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins, On the Beach imagines humanity's final days after a global nuclear war, as the last survivors in Australia await the inevitable arrival of deadly radioactive fallout. More than 65 years later, its themes of fear, hope, denial, and human dignity remain as powerful as ever.We discuss Stanley Kramer's restrained direction, the remarkable performances, the film's lingering emotional impact, and why this somber science-fiction drama still feels unsettlingly relevant. 

The couple's view of life stays stateside, but not for long as we get set for another European adventure. Pre-trip excitement, trbutes, entertainments, good friends. and more are part of the mix featurng Theodore Roosevelt, Netherlands Orange March, Fred Astaire, Billy Mumy, Newton KS., our dog Charlie, Andy Williams, Clive Davis, and many more. Smiles and tales abound!

The Jive Buddies have wanted to talk to Bapi for a long time and so we were at his Be In Time & Be Connected workshop to find out what the fuss was all about. This is a special episode, recorded straight after the class, in Penkridge village - it's a fascinating discussion about thoughts on the workshop and dance connections, interwoven with some of this well loved teacher's history.   Chapters: Bapi tells us about the workshop [1:29] Where did Bapi's expressive dancing come from? [5:56] Paul learns the difference between pressure and touch [11:51] Find out why Bapi got all the workshop attendees to skip around the room [16:22] An exercise with using an invisible string between two dancers [20:21] Being in time with the partner, not the music [24:25] Can you take lessons from this workshop into a Ceroc main room? [28:45] Bapi as a social dancer, not a competition dancer [32:18] Summary [35:43] Up next [37:01]   YouTube video of Fred Astaire dancing with a hatstand: https://youtu.be/faN0kPOQykM    What did you think? Add your comments at https://www.facebook.com/share/1G3jvg3vuz/?mibextid=wwXIfr   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.  

Este jueves 18 de junio, Paul McCartney cumplirá 84 años. En 2004, la revista británica “Uncut” publicó junto a su número impreso un disco compacto de canciones o piezas musicales favoritas. Maravillas de Brain Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Chopin, Nitin Sawhney, George Harrison, Nat King Cole, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra o James Taylor, entre otros. Se incluyeron también un par de composiciones del propio Macca.  DISCO 1 THE FIREMAN Watercolour Guitars (RUSHES 1998)DISCO 2 JAMES TAYLOR  Mean Old Man (OCTOBER ROAD 2002)DISCO 3 NITIN SAWHNEY Sunset DISCO 4 BRIAN WILSON God Only Knows (BRIAN WILSON PRESENTS PET SOUNDS LIVE 2002)DISCO 5 NAT KING COLE The Very Thought Of You (1958)DISCO 6 GEORGE HARRISON Marwa BluesDISCO 7 FRANK SINATRA A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening (1943)DISCO 8 CHINMAYA DUSTER & VIDROHA JAMIE Chance Meeting (CELTIC RAGAS 1998)DISCO 9 COLIN HAY Going Somewhere (2003)DISCO 10 THE JULIAN BREAM CONSORT Galiard (mY LIFE IN MUSIC 1963)DISCO 11 GLENN AITKEN  The Way (2026)DISCO 12 FRED ASTAIRE  Cheek To Cheek (2026)DISCO 13 PAUL McCARTNEY  Caliko Skies (FLAMIN’ PIE 1997)Escuchar audio

‘S Wonderdul that another podcast has arrived as we discuss the 1957 romantic musical ‘Funny Face' starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. ‘Quality' magazine decide to pick someone who isn't a model to be the subject of a Paris photo shoot. Think pink and tune in!

Sierra is back to talk about a Fred Astaire movie...wait, no, it's a Cyd Charisse movie featuring Fred Astaire! Jon is confused (as per usual) and Sierra is here to be his sherpa. Also, welcome to the Cold War.Sierra's Instagram: @sierrareinMarquee Five: @marqueefivePodcast Socials -Email: butasongpod@gmail.comFacebook: @butasongpodInstagram: @butasongpodThreads: @butasongpodNext episode: Sunday in the Park with George!

Leading up to the 250th anniversary of American independence, Rosebud is giving you a series of interviews recorded in New York City. Our first is with the sharpest observer of New York life - the wit, conversationalist and writer, Fran Lebowitz. In this brilliant interview, Fran tells Gyles about her family, who moved to the US from Russia and Eastern Europe to escape the Jewish pogroms. She talks about her happy childhood, cycling on her "freedom machine" around her pretty hometown in New Jersey, where her father owned an upholstery business and her mother had aspirations to be Fred Astaire's dance partner. She tells Gyles about being punished for being a chatterbox at school, about knowing she was gay from a young age, and about moving to New York to become a writer. She talks about Andy Warhol and being paid to write porn. She talks about smoking, the internet, and her enormous collection of books. Finally, Gyles awards Fran a medal from the Oscar Wilde Society, in recognition of her brilliance as a talker. As you might expect, this is a fabulous conversation. It's well worth your time. Enjoy this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2:52:22 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: My car is in the shop, Gravity’s Rainbow, Flying Down to Rio (1933), Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, car repairs, plans changing, robot barista, vegan junk food lunch, Roxy Music, glamour, mac and cheese, the difficult park, lawn care, NBA Finals, mystery event, […]

2:52:22 – Frank in New Jersey and NYC, plus the Other Side. Topics include: My car is in the shop, Gravity’s Rainbow, Flying Down to Rio (1933), Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, car repairs, plans changing, robot barista, vegan junk food lunch, Roxy Music, glamour, mac and cheese, the difficult park, lawn care, NBA Finals, mystery event, […]

EPISODE 142 -  “LUCILLE BREMER: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH” - 6/01/2026  One of those fascinating “what happened to her?” MGM stories is LUCILLE BREMER. Bremer was an elegant redheaded dancer who MGM clearly thought was going to be their next big musical star after ELEANOR POWELL had stepped away. She had the glamour, the dancing ability, the carriage… she looked like she belonged in Technicolor. However, her career lasted only a few short years, and during that time, she worked with visionary talents like VINCENTE MINNELLI and ARTHUR FREED. She danced with FRED ASTAIRE at the absolute height of his artistry. She appeared in Technicolor spectacles that later generations would rediscover and celebrate. She shone so brightly in films during the 1940s, but then, like a shooting star in the night sky, she just vanished. So just what happened to this talented actress? We'll find out as we honor LUCILLE BREMER as our June Star of the Month. SHOW NOTES:  Sources: “Actress Lucille Bremer: From Broadway Lights to La Jolla Shores,” January 17, 2025, by Debbie L. Sklar, Times of San Diego; Lucille Bremer, 79, Actress and Dancer, April 20, 1996, New York Times; “Actress Lucille Bremer Marries,” August 5, 1948, The Spokesman-Review; Life Magazine, March 25, 1946; “Flight of a ‘Rocket',” January 7, 1945, Albuquerque Journal; Wikipedia.com TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: Penny Arcade (1942), starring Lucille Bremer & Peter Garey; This Love of Mine (1944), starring Cyd Charisse & Lucille Bremer; Meet Me In St, Louis (1944), starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Lucille Bremer, Marjorie Main, & Tom Drake; Yolanda and the Thief (1945), starring Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, Mildred Natwick & Leon Ames; Ziegfeld Follies (1945), starring Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Kathryn Grayson, Lucille, Ball, Lucille Bremer, Esther Williams, Red Skelton; Till The Clouds Go By (1946), starring Judy Garland, June Allyson, Lucille Bremer, Van Heflin, Robert Walker, Van Johnson, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Cyd Charrise, Tony Martin, Dinah Shore, & Angela Lansbury;  Dark Delusion (1947), starring Lionel Barrymore, James Craig, Lucille Bremer, & Jayne Meadows; Adventures of Casanova (1948), starring Arturo de Córdova, Lucille Bremer, Turhan Bey & John Sutton;  Ruthless (1948), starring Zachary Scott, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn, Sydney Greenstreet, & Lucille Bremer; Behind Locked Doors (1948); starring Lucille Bremer & Richard Carlson; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexandre Cataldo recebe os jornalistas Tony Vendramini e Renato Félix, e cada um deles fala de um filme que merece ser mais conhecido pelo ouvinte. Renato abre falando do musical da MGM "A Roda da Fortuna" (The Band Wagon, 1953, de Vincente Minelli), filme-irmão de "Cantando na Chuva", trazendo pela primeira vez ao PFC o maravilhoso Fred Astaire. Em seguida, Alexandre traz uma das melhores comédias de Antonio De Curtis, o Totò, grandíssimo comediante italiano, dos palcos e das telas: "Totò Diabolicus" (idem, 1962, de Stefano Vanzina), filme que muito se relaciona com a onda de "fumetti neri" (quadrinhos noir) que fez muito sucesso na Itália e chegou também no Brasil, com personagens como Diabolik, Satanik e Kriminal. Para fechar, Tony traz aquela que é considerada a melhor comédia argentina, "Esperando o Rabecão" (Esperando la Carroza, 1985, de Alejandro Doria).Capítulos00:00:00 Introdução00:03:45 A Roda da Fortuna00:36:30 Totò Diabolicus00:58:25 Esperando o Rabecão01:18:18 Spoilers de "A Roda da Fortuna" 01:24:10 Spoilers de "Totò Diabolicus" 01:28 :23 Spoilers de "Esperando o Rabecão" -------------------------------LINKS PARA ADQUIRIR O LIVRO DO PFC ("Uma Jornada pelo Cinema - Anos 1950"):UICLAP - ⁠⁠⁠https://loja.uiclap.com/titulo/ua98290/⁠⁠⁠AMAZON (capa dura e e book) - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/6501481376⁠⁠⁠-------------------------------Acesse nosso site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.filmesclassicos.com.br⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @podcastfcProcure "Podcast Filmes Clássicos" no seu aplicativo de podcast do celular, no Spotify, YouTube, Anchor ou iTunes.

Wedding bells are ringing for trip down the aisle number three. Only there is not an actual aisle, and not everyone is full of glee. Part 2 of 2 November 1933, despite her broken arm Madeleine Astor marries Enzo Fiermonte from her hospital bed. More press scandal follows them on their way to honeymoon in Palm Beach. Other people and subjects include: Madaleine Talmage Force Astor Dick Fiermonte, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV aka “Jack,” John Jacob Astor VI aka “Jakey,” Enzo Fiermonte, William Vincent Astor, Alice Ava Muriel Astor Obolensky von Hofmannsthal, Prince Serge Obolensky, Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani, Prince Alexis Mdvani, Prince David – Prince of Wales – future King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Mrs. Katherine Talmage Force, William Force, William Dick, William Dick Jr., John Henry Dick, Philip Lyndon Dodge, Charles Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Vanderbilt reference, Margaret Brown – Unsinkable Molly Brown – Maggie Brown – Mrs. James J. Brown – Mrs. J.J. Brown, Catherine Ellen Brown aka “Helen,” Caroline Astor, William Waldorf Astor, Viscount Waldorf Astor, Nancy Astor, Eileen Gillespie, Lawrence Gillespie, Irene Sherman Gillespie, Brooke Hart kidnappers, Dr. Moullowd, Dr. Watson, Madeleine's lawyer, gray haired female friend, City Court Official, Philip Hines, Municipal City Justice Vincent Lippe, photographers, reporters, private physician, dead millionaire, Maryland lynch mob, widowhood, wedding, hospital room, allowance, newspaper clipping service, Italian wedding, wedding kiss, flowers, champagne buffet, deluxe accommodations, Car National private car service, private railcar, the Titanic, Vulcania, Berengaria, Aquitania, the Olympic, Doctor's Hospital, Pennsylvania Train Station, Breakers Hotel fire, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Manhattan, Long Island, Palm Beach, Bermuda, Lido, Italy, Nevada, tracking down articles, True Story Magazine – “Kept Husband” 6 articles series by Enzo Fiermonte, Dionne quintuplets, finding physical copies, New Yorker, Vogue, GQ, Newport Historical Society, Newport Library, Bowling Green University, University of Texas, University of Chicago, UCLA, collectible comic store, Ebay, Shadow of the Titanic by Andrew Wilson, YouTube channel Ti's Hot Mess History, wish for AI – Artificial Intelligence assistance with footnotes and bibliography, Hays Code, Pre-code Hollywood, 1920s & 1930s social rules and sexual references, Thirteen Women (1932), Myrna Loy, Peg Entwistle, Hollywood sign, The Women (1939), Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Kept Husbands (1931), The Dancing Lady (1933), Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Algonquin Table humorist Robert Benchley, Fred Astaire, Ted Healey and his Stooges – Larry Fine, Jerome “Curly” Howard, Moe Howard, blackmail, drug use, affairs, stealing husband, racial bullying, first screen credits, heirs & heiress romances, FX Hulu Love Story tv series, Caroline Bessette Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jr. – JFK Jr – John John, Micheal Bergin, Daryl Hannah, Markie Mark – Mark Wahlberg, Calvin Klein underwear model, tell all book, biographies, The Other Man by Michael Bergin, $3k on Ebay, reprints, C. David Heymann, Poor Little Rich Girl re: Barbara Hutton, American Legacy re: Carolyn Bessette & JFK Jr., plagiarism & fabrication allegations, Ask Not by Maureen Callahan, actor Eric Braeden from Young and the Restless and James Cameron's Titanic,… -- Extra Notes / Call to Action: 7th Anniversary of As The Money Burns podcast last month (April 2026) The Nerve with Maureen Callahanhttps://www.youtube.com/@TheNerveShow Ask Not by Maureen Callahan 2024https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Not-Kennedys-Women-Destroyed/dp/0316276170 The Other Man by Michael Bergin will be re-released around June 2026 in print and is immediately available via Kindle.https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-other-man-michael-bergin?variant=45086513659938https://www.amazon.com/Other-Man-EPB-Kennedy-Bessette-ebook/dp/B0GTF27XM8 I walked Out of the Titanic Audition… Eric Braeden | Still Here Hollywood Podcast with Steve Kmetko 6 min clip on Titanic rolehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT1sV0Zib7E whole interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNfyWIf_WKE Ti's Hot Mess History, YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@TisHotMessHistory Riches to Ruin – Titanic Widow of John Jacob Astor & Her Troubled 3rd Marriage by Ti's Hot Mess History July 2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODY-qiEn3ak The Scandalous True Story of Titanic's Wealthiest Passenger – JJ Astor & His Teen Wife by Ti's Hot Mess History May 2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF89xKNWbow&t=25s The Rich Boy Nobody Wanted: Titanic Baby John Jacob Astor VI by Ti's Hot Mess History December 2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rlV8oT6lxs Share, like, subscribe -- Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com. Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands Section 1 Music: Let's Fall In Love For The Last Time by Mantovani, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2 Section 2 Music: There Isn't Any Limit To My Love by Ambrose, Album It's Got To Be Love Section 3 Music: In the Mood for Love by Freddy Gardner, Album Elegance End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands --https://asthemoneyburns.com/ X / TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns X / Twitter – https://x.com/asthemoneyburns Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/asthemoneyburns/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/ ©℗ 2026. Nicki Woodard. All rights reserved.

Discothèque Decadence Soundsystem presents: To The Manor Born: Swing House Nu Disco Party DD024 A tribute to the golden age of swing and jazz, from the roaring energy of the 1920s through to the big band brilliance of the 1930s and 1940s, reimagined with a modern nu disco, electro swing and house twist. This mix is also a tip of the top hat to one of the most unique and legendary nights in Durham, UK, reborn through the Discothèque Decadence lens with a Swing House twist. The journey celebrates the spirit of the original jazz age while bringing it firmly onto today's dancefloor, featuring heavyweight names and modern swing revival favourites including Parov Stelar, Caravan Palace, Club des Belugas, Swing Republic, Tape Five, Swingrowers, Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, Benny Berigan, Louis Prima, Fab Samperi, Klischée and more. Woven throughout the mix are original productions from The Funk Assassin, including Velvet Swing Affair, Minuit à Montmartre, Bourbon Bead Arcade, Manor Born, Velvet After Midnight and Midnight Foxtrot Symphony, created to sit naturally alongside the classic swing, jazz and electro swing sound that inspired the whole journey. Unlike a fast-cut club mix, this has been mixed to let each track play out in its entirety, allowing the arrangements, horns, vocals, rhythms and character of every record to breathe. The result is a continuous swing jazz band feel, like one long late-night performance inside a glowing manor house, where the dancefloor never quite stops moving. Dedicated with love and respect to Miles Davis for his heavenly 100th birthday, one of the true giants of jazz, innovation and musical freedom - and to Sonny Rollins, a true muse for this mix and one of the great spirits of swing, soul and improvisation. Save this one for the afters. The manor doesn't close early. TRACK LIST: 1. The Funk Assassin – Velvet Swing Affair 2. Fred Astaire, Club des Belugas – Puttin' On the Ritz (Club Des Belugas Remix) 3. Nekta – Listen 4. Parov Stelar – Booty Swing 5. Jamie Berry, Rosie Rascal – Twitch 6. The Funk Assassin – Minuit à Montmartre 7. Tape Five, Gardener of Delight – Tequila (Gardener Of Delight Radio Mix) 8. Lazlo – The Minor Drags 9. Caravan Palace – Rock It for Me 10. Swing Republic – Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat 11. Electro Swing Sessions Band – Electro Swing 12. Benny Berigan – Snake Charmer 13. Swingrowers, Gypsy Hill – The Queen of Swing 14. The Funk Assassin – Bourbon Bead Arcade 15. Parov Stelar – Clap Your Hands 16. Swing Republic – Peas and Rice 17. Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar – Cinnamon Girl (Radio Edit) 18. Parov Stelar Trio – The Invisible Girl 19. Tommy Largo – New Rhythm 20. Jazzotron, Nikola Vujicic – Digga Digga Doo 21. The Funk Assassin – Velvet After Midnight 22. The Funk Assassin – Midnight Foxtrot Symphony 23. The Funk Assassin – Manor Born 24. Caravan Palace – Black Betty 25. Caravan Palace – Dragons 26. Swingrowers – Bidibambumbey 27. Louie Prima, Wolfgang Lohr – Black Coffee 28. Parov Stelar Trio – Doctor Foo 29. Parov Stelar – All Night 30. 11 Acorn Lane – Spend My Time With You (Electro Swing Remix) 31. Kitten & The Hip – Shut Up and Dance (Tavo Remix) 32. Fab Samperi – The Big Swing 33. Klischée – Mais Non (1920 Version) 34. Ella Fitzgerald, Club des Belugas – Airmail Special (Club Des Belugas Remix)

Well, this was...a movie. Roland suggested this one as an episode and he and Jon were very mid on it. Lucille Bremer and Fred Astaire star in this movie where everything was just okay.Roland's Instagram: @rolandrusinekPodcast Socials -Email: butasongpod@gmail.comFacebook: @butasongpodInstagram: @butasongpodThreads: @butasongpodNext episode: It's Only a Movie!

Actor, dancer and singer Ken Berry grew up in a small Midwestern town, admiring the musicals of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. After winning several local talent contests, he found his way into show business and was soon pulling down an impressive (for the time) $90 a week! Gilbert and Frank caught up with Ken at his Hollywood home to ask about his “two years of recess” on the classic sitcom “F-Troop” and his memories of working alongside comedy greats George Burns, Don Rickles, Carol Burnett and a then (mostly) unknown Steve Martin. Also, Ken reminisces about life as a “day player” and tells us why he had the worst stage act in the history of Vegas. PLUS: “My Mother the Car”! “The Ken Berry ‘Wow' Show”! Helen Hayes eats a cheeseburger! Richard Dreyfuss serenades a goldfish! And Leonard Nimoy covers Harry Belafonte! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the recent Great Performances l PBS airing of "Top Hat," we're stepping on the gas along with Irving Berlin's great Hollywood songs, performed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman and more.

In this episode I  share my  inspiring journey of discovering ballroom dance during the pandemic and how it transformed my life. Moyra who was not a dancer growing up, found herself intrigued by a friend's Facebook posts about ballroom dancing. Encouraged to try it out, she took her first lesson at a Fred Astaire studio and quickly became hooked. In this episode Moyra discusses how dancing became more than just a hobby; it became a form of life coaching and personal growth. She shared four key lessons she learned through dance: I hope you find it empowering and motivating to say YES to yourself, whatever age you are !!    Find more about the Joyful M Circle here.    More about Moyra and all she offers to you    -------------------------------- 00:00:00 - Introduction and Welcome 00:00:14 - Origin of the Story Sharing Idea 00:00:34 - Moyra's Dance Journey Begins 00:01:00 - Discovering Dance During the Pandemic 00:01:31 - Initial Curiosity and First Dance Lesson 00:02:24 - Moyra's Background and Love for Classical Music 00:03:07 - Professional Dance Instructors and Early Lessons 00:03:38 - Realizing the Deeper Impact of Dance 00:04:01 - Four Key Lessons from Dance 00:05:06 - Saying Yes to Yourself 00:07:05 - Following a Lead 00:09:00 - Trust and Letting Go of Control 00:11:05 - Trust and Being Held 00:14:24 - Dance as a Metaphor for Life 00:16:05 - Physical Demands of Dance and Nutrition 00:18:09 - Essential Oils and Stress Relief 00:20:33 - Nutrition and Competitions 00:22:11 - Impact of Dance on Coaching and Supporting Women 00:23:04 - Confidence, Presence, and Joy 00:25:05 - Encouraging Women to Start Something New 00:27:02 - Finding Joy and Healing Through Dance 00:29:54 - Final Message: You Are Worth It 00:32:02 - Choosing to Live for Yourself 00:34:00 - Confidence and Posture 00:35:09 - Vulnerability and Mirror Work 00:37:05 - Asking for Support 00:39:01 - Investing in Yourself 00:41:09 - Living for Today 00:41:52 - Conclusion and Gratitude    

EPISODE 139 -  “TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL WRAP UP” - 5/11/2026  In this episode, hosts Steve and Nan take listeners along to the 2026 TCM Classic Film Festival, where Hollywood history comes alive through restored screenings, celebrity panels, and unforgettable fan moments. Based in the heart of Hollywood at the famed TCL Chinese Theatre, the Egyptian Theatre, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the pair share stories from the trenches, discuss classic films shown in historic theaters, and reflect on meeting fellow movie lovers from around the world and the extraordinary guests who introduced the films. The episode captures both the nostalgia and excitement of a festival that continues to celebrate the enduring magic of cinema. SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Wikipedia.com TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: Out of the Past (1947), starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Virginia Huston, Steve Brodie, Dickie Moore, & Paul Valentine; The Mouthpiece (1932), starring Warren William, Aline MacMahon, Sidney Fox, John Wray, Ralph Ince, Guy Kibbee, & J. Carrol Naish; Letty Lynton (1932), starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Nils Asther, May Robson, Louise Closser Hale, & Lewis Stone; The Patsy (1928), starring Marion Davies, Marie Dressler, Dell Henderson, Orville Caldwell, Jane Winton & Lawrence Gray; Ace in the Hole (1951), starring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Richard Benedict, Porter Hall, Frank Cady, Geraldine Hall, Ray Teal, Richard Gaines, and Iron Eyes Cody; Next Time We Love (1936), starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Ray Milland, Grant Mitchell, Anna Demetrio, & Hattie McDaniel; Camille (1936), starring Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allen, Jessie Ralph, Laura Hope Crews, Henry Daniell, & Rex O'Malley; Swing Time (1936), starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, George Metaxa & Betty Furness; The Misfits (1951), starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach, Thelma Ritter, Kevin McCarthy & Estelle Winwood; Stranger on the Third Floor (1940),starring Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Charles Waldron, & Elisha Cook Jr; Anastasia (1956), starring Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Jack Hildyard, Martita Hunt, & Akim Tamiroff; The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), starring Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Harold Russell, Cathy O'Donnell, Virginia Mayo, Hoagy Carmichael, Steve Cochran, Gladys George, Roman Bohnen, & Ray Collins; Trouble in Paradise (1932), starring Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Greig, & Luis Alberni; Cabin in the Sky (1943), starring Ethel Waters, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Lena Horne, Rex Ingram, Kenneth Spencer, Butterfly McQueen, Louie Armstrong, Duke Ellington, John W. Bubbles  http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

En nuestra tertulia de maduritos interesantes, José Luis Garci, Andrés Aberasturi, Noemi Guillermo, dermatóloga y filóloga, y Xoxé Castro charlan sobre las adaptaciones al cine de varias obras de Benito Pérez Galdós, que hoy se cumple el aniversario de su nacimiento en 1843.Estamos en su tierra, consolidada ya como referente del sector audiovisual. Charlamos sobre los últimos rodajes que se han realizado aquí y sobre los aniversarios del nacimiento de dos referentes cinematográficos: el productor David O. Selznick y el actor Fred Astaire.Escuchar audio

In which Robert & Amy wish you a Happy Mother's Day, and discuss life, religion, and Objectivism. Also, the joy of moms ("clean your room!"), railroads, and a Happy Birthday to Bono, Donovan, and the great Fred Astaire!

Actress Ruta Lee, who is about to celebrate her 91st birthday, is one of your favorite guests on Steve Dale's Other World, and she says Chicago is her favorite town. Lee's career includes appearing in films with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire, not to mention literally hundreds of TV guest shots.

Leah starts off the month with our new theme. In May, Gals Guide is learning from women who found wellness with Movement & Joy in the body. Leah talks about the famous quote and how it might be truer (and wiser) than we might have given it credit for. "Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but did it backwards...and in high heels." Also, a tribute and wish for Mother's Day.

EPISODE 137 -  “THE BIG SCREEN ‘I DO': WEDDINGS IN CLASSIC CINEMA” - 4/27/2026  Weddings in classic films aren't just about romance—they're about timing, tension, and sometimes total chaos. Join us as we step into a world of whirlwind courtships, last-minute doubts, and grand gestures that don't always go according to plan. From glamorous, music-filled celebrations to sharp, fast-talking battles of love versus ambition, these stories remind us that the walk down the aisle is rarely simple—and often unforgettable. Along the way, we'll meet couples who fall in love against the odds, relationships that thrive on wit and conflict, and ceremonies that might just spiral into something completely unexpected. Because in classic cinema, a wedding isn't just an ending—it can be a twist, a turning point, or even a full-on rebellion. So grab your bouquet—real or imaginary—and join us as we explore some of the most iconic, surprising, and delightfully complicated trips to the altar ever put on film. SHOW NOTES:  Sources: “Wedding March: Double Wedding,” May 24, 2023, by Samantha Glasser, The Columbus Moving Picture Show; “Woman of the Year: A Woman's Place,” April 21, 2017, by Stephanie Zacharek, The Criterion Collection “The Invention of Love: The Palm Beach Story,” by Frank Falisi, BrightWallDarkRoom.com;  “Here's to You, Mr. Nichols: The making of The Graduate,” March 2008, by Sam Kashner, Vanity Fair; Wikipedia.com TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: Double Wedding (1937), starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Florence Rice, John Beal, Jessie Ralph, Katherine Alexander, & Donald Meek; Royal Wedding (1951), starring Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill, & Keenan Wynn; The Palm Beach Story (1942), starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, & Sig Arno; I Was a Male War Bride (1949), starring Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, Marion Marshall, Randy Stuart, & Kenneth Tobey; The Graduate (19670, starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels,  Elizabeth Wilson, Maury Hamilton, & Buck Henry; Woman of the Year (1942), starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Faye Bainter, Reginald Owen, Minor Watson, & William Bendix; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

durée : 00:03:32 - Le Regard culturel - par : Lucile Commeaux - Petite comparaison entre une adaptation et l'original de la comédie musicale "Top Hat", donnée cette saison à Paris sur scène, d'après le fameux film avec Fred Astaire et Ginger Rogers.

durée : 00:03:32 - Le Regard culturel - par : Lucile Commeaux - Petite comparaison entre une adaptation et l'original de la comédie musicale "Top Hat", donnée cette saison à Paris sur scène, d'après le fameux film avec Fred Astaire et Ginger Rogers.

By request, we take on this late-50s musical, directed by Stanley Donan. Our stars are Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn and Kay Thompson. (I’ll have lots to say about Kay.) Revolving, as it does around the fashion industry in Paris, Funny Face is pretty to look at, including many great costumes. It also features songs by the Gershwins and some better ones that are not by them. Shelly Brisbin with David Almeida, Lisa Schmeiser, Micheline Maynard, Erika Ensign and David J. Loehr.

By request, we take on this late-50s musical, directed by Stanley Donan. Our stars are Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn and Kay Thompson. (I’ll have lots to say about Kay.) Revolving, as it does around the fashion industry in Paris, Funny Face is pretty to look at, including many great costumes. It also features songs by the Gershwins and some better ones that are not by them. Shelly Brisbin with David Almeida, Lisa Schmeiser, Micheline Maynard, Erika Ensign and David J. Loehr.

durée : 01:29:13 - par : Laurent Valière - Le petit studio RKO dans les années 30 pose les bases de la comédie musicale classique avec son duo star Fred Astaire Ginger Rodgers qui tourneront 9 films sur les musiques des plus grands de Broadway : Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern et Irving Berlin. L'apothéose est Top Hat. - réalisation : Céline Parfenoff, Martine Mony Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

El guitarrista francés Biréli Lagrène acaba de publicar 'Elegant people', clara referencia a Weather Report, con instrumentales como el que da título al disco obra de Wayne Shorter, 'Anjo de mim' de Ivan Lins o ''Clair' de Gilbert O´Sullivan. Del nuevo disco del portugués António Zambujo 'Oração ao tempo' las canciones 'Pequenos prazeres', 'Palma da mão', 'Foi à noite' de Jobim y Newton Mendonça, 'Oração ao tempo' de (y con) Caetano Veloso y 'Três da madrugada'. Los hermanos Mario y Chico Adnet firman 'Falso antigo' con canciones como 'Fred Astaire do samba' y 'Fake falso' -con Pedro Miranda- o 'Falso baiano' -con Roberta Sá-. Para su disco 'Taracá', Jorge Drexler ha adaptado al español ('Que será que es') la canción del brasileño Gonzaguinha 'O que é, o que é' llevándola al candombe uruguayo. Cierran el pianista Roberto Fonseca y el chelista Vincent Segal con 'Te extraño' de su disco 'Nuit parisienne à La Havane'. Escuchar audio

De 'In my dreams', último disco del guitarrista Bill Frisell, la pieza que le da título inspirada por Bernard Herman e 'Isfahan' de Billly Strayhorn; del disco del también guitarrista Julian Lage, 'Scenes from above', 'Havens' -por Richie Havens- y 'Night shade'. Y dos canciones del disco de los hermanos Mario y Chico Adnet 'Falso antigo': 'Falso baiano'- con la voz de Roberta Sá- y 'Fred Astaire do samba' -con Pedro Miranda-. Abre el cuarteto de Ken Peplowski con 'Like a lover', antigua composición de Dori Caymmi al que podemos escuchar en su nuevo disco 'Utopia' ('Pelas mãos de algum poeta', 'Sozinho de nascença', 'Navegação', 'Ninho de vespa'). Cierra el Quartet West de Charlie Haden con 'Always say goodbye'. Escuchar audio

durée : 01:28:47 - par : Laurent Valière - Dans les années 30, avec de petits moyens, le petit studio RKO a inventé la comédie musicale classique au cinéma autour du génial duo Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers. Alors que "Top Hat" arrive sur scène au Châtelet, 42e rue ouvre cette malle aux trésors. - réalisation : Céline Parfenoff, Martine Mony Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

April 17, 1949 - A Walk Through The Easter Parade Jack and Mary meet their friends and neighbors from Mr. Kitzel to Frank Nelson. References include Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in the musical "Easter Parade" and the Lunar Eclipse.

Calling all Bunnies and Chicks for another podcast, with Easter weekend around the corner we discuss the 1948 seasonal classic ‘Easter Parade'. Full of Irving Berlin songs we see the relationship of ‘A Couple of Swells' played by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland as they dance through the film. Grab your bonnets, tune in and join the parade!

Diane and Sean discuss the "beloved" Rankin & Bass Christmas television classic, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. Episode music is, "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", music by J. Fred Coots, lyrics by Haven Gillespie, performed by Fred Astaire from the OST.-  Our theme song is by Brushy One String-  Artwork by Marlaine LePage-  Why Do We Own This DVD?  Merch available at Teepublic-  Follow the show on social media:-  BlueSky: WhyDoWeOwnThisDVD-  IG: @whydoweownthisdvd- Tumblr: WhyDoWeOwnThisDVD-  Follow Sean's Plants on IG: @lookitmahplants- Watch Sean be bad at video games on TwitchSupport the show

Leading a very classic and cult-like week in physical media, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski have got you covered. Unlike Madonna. It's a week filled Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Bob Hope (including one of our Why-Is-This-Not-On-Blu-Ray titles). There is also James Caan at his best, Jamie Foxx winning an Oscar and some cool martial arts titles. Dustin Hoffman trying to stop a virus, Ernest Borgnine trying to summon Satan and Adam Sandler as the son of said Satan. You also have an upgrade for Tobe Hooper's Stephen King adaptation. And getting back to Madonna, the guys can't help talk about the crazy, ridiculous erotic thriller now available in all its unrated 4K glory.1:16 - Criterion (A Man and a Woman, The Blade (4K))9:51 - Warner Archive (The Gay Divorcee, The Man Who Came to Dinner)22:52 - Universal (The Big Broadcast of 1938, Give Me a Sailor, Variety Girl)36:32 - Cinematographe (The Gambler 4K)45:10 - MGM (The Great Smokey Roadblock)49:35 - Kino (Ray 4K)56:06 - Shout (Outbreak (4K), Little Nicky (4K Steelbook))1:11:45 - Severin (The Devil's Rain 4K, Vampyros Lesbos (4K), She Killed in Ecstasy 4K)1:27:34 - Vinegar Syndrome (Body of Evidence 4K)1:40:51 - Arrow (Eiichi Kudo's Samurai Revolution Trilogy, Salem's Lot (4K))1:56:16 - New TV and Theatrical Titles on Blu-ray (Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics, Greenland 2, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Marty Supreme (4K))1:57:38 – New Blu-ray AnnouncementsCLICK ON THE FILMS TO RENT OR PURCHASE AND HELP OUT THE MOVIE MADNESS PODCAST OR BUY FROM MOVIEZYNGBe sure to check outErik's Weekly Box Office Column – At Rotten TomatoesCritics' Classics Series – At Elk Grove Cinema in Elk Grove Village, ILChicago Screening Schedule - All the films coming to theaters and streamingPhysical Media Schedule - Click & Buy upcoming titles for your library.(Direct purchases help the Movie Madness podcast with a few pennies.)Erik's Linktree - Where you can follow Erik and his work anywhere and everywhere.The Movie Madness Podcast has been recognized by Million Podcasts as one of the Top 100 Best Movie Review Podcasts as well as in the Top 60 Film Festival Podcasts and Top 100 Cinephile Podcasts. MillionPodcasts is an intelligently curated, all-in-one podcast database for discovering and contacting podcast hosts and producers in your niche perfect for PR pitches and collaborations.USE COUPON “MOVIEMADNESS” TO GET 10% OFF ALL DUBBY PRODUCTSSIGN UP FOR AUDIBLE This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit erikthemovieman.substack.com

The legendary icon herself, Dame Twiggy Lawson, joins Mark Kermode to talk about TWIGGY, Sadie Frost's documentary about her life as a model, singer, actress and fashion icon. They also talk about working with Ken Russell on THE BOY FRIEND and THE DEVILS – and meeting her idol Fred Astaire.Mark is also joined by film director and visual artist Andrew Kötting to talk about his exhibition EVERYWORLD, created together with his daughter Eden. Kötting described the exhibition as a hallucinatory experience, drawing on the ghosts from his previous film projects. The exhibition is on now at Undershed gallery on the ground floor of the Watershed in Bristol, and will be at Swedenborg House in London from late April till the middle of June 2026.The Mark Kermode Live in 3D shows happen live every month at the BFI. Head over to the BFI website if you'd like to join us at the BFI Southbank.---Opening title quotes from:Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)These films are masterpieces. Watch them.This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and edited by Alex Jones.Image by Julie Edwards VisualsKermode on Film and Mark Kermode Live in 3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Jayson is back to talk about one of his favorite musicals to celebrate the day! He and Jon discuss Susan the Silent, blackface, and Fred Astaire moving like he was in his 20s.Jayson's Instagram: @jaysonlkerrPodcast Socials -Email: butasongpod@gmail.comFacebook: @butasongpodInstagram: @butasongpodThreads: @butasongpodNext episode: Cry-Baby!

Send Kevin a Text MessageHollywood icon Robert Wagner (known as “RJ”) joins host Kevin Goetz for an intimate, wide-ranging conversation about his life and career. From caddying alongside Clark Gable and Cary Grant to starring opposite Spencer Tracy. From the golden age of the studio system to reinventing himself as a television star, Wagner reflects on the journey that made him one of Hollywood's most enduring figures, later delighting a new generation of audiences as Number 2 in the Austin Powers films. He also reflects on his personal life, including his marriage to actress Natalie Wood, and the family and friendships that shaped him, including his wife of nearly four decades, Jill St. John.Caddying for Legends (06:21): Wagner recounts his early days as a caddy, where he found himself watching Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, and Randolph Scott walk down the fairway.Marilyn Monroe and Screen Tests (09:22): As Fox's go-to "screen test guy," Wagner did Marilyn Monroe's first two tests. His own breakthrough came when Zanuck cast him as a shell-shocked soldier in With a Song in My Heart.Spencer Tracy as Mentor (14:49): Working alongside Tracy in Broken Lance, Wagner earned the older actor's respect and friendship.Advice from Cary Grant (18:07): When Wagner was preparing to play a thief for It Takes a Thief, he went to Grant for guidance. Years later he would become a television icon again opposite Stefanie Powers in Hart to Hart.Lou Wasserman and the Move to Television 18:41): At a time when television was considered beneath film stars, Lew Wasserman called Wagner in and told him, "I think this is your medium."Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis (22:43): Wagner speaks warmly about his three-year relationship with Barbara Stanwyck. He also recalls reaching out to Bette Davis after she publicly praised his work.John Ford Knocks Him Down…Literally (26:39): On the set of a John Ford film, Wagner followed a script direction and glanced toward where music was playing. Ford stopped the scene, questioned him, and knocked him down.Pink Panther (29:21): When the studio system collapsed, and Fox dropped its contract players, Wagner moved to Rome and worked on The Pink Panther, his all-time favorite film.Jill St. John, Family, and Friends (36:16): In one of the episode's most moving moments, Wagner reflects on the profound role friends and family have played in his life.Few careers in Hollywood history span as many eras, genres, or legends as Robert Wagner's, and fewer still have been lived with such grace. Host: Kevin GoetzGuests: Robert WagnerProducer: Kari CampanoWriters: Kevin Goetz, Darlene Hayman, and Kari CampanoAudio Engineer: Gary Forbes (DG Entertainment)For more information about Robert Wagner:Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_WagnerIMDB: https://wwFor more information about Kevin Goetz:- Website: www.KevinGoetz360.com- Audienceology Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Audience-ology/Kevin-Goetz/9781982186678- How to Score in Hollywood: https://www.amazon.com/How-Score-Hollywood-Secrets-Business/dp/198218986X/- Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Substack: @KevinGoetz360- LinkedIn @Kevin Goetz- Screen Engine/ASI Website: www.ScreenEngineASI.com

Front Row Classics welcomes back, friend of the podcast, Holley Snaith to celebrate 1937's Shall We Dance. Brandon and Holley chat about the ongoing legacy of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The two also discuss how the music of George and Ira Gershwin contribute to the charm of one of Astaire & Rogers' most unusual films in terms of plot. Standards such as "They All Laughed", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me" remain one of the lasting makrs this film has made on popular culture. 

Slap That Bass Front Row Classics welcomes back, friend of the podcast, Holley Snaith to celebrate 1937’s Shall We Dance. Brandon and Holley chat about the ongoing legacy of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The two also discuss how the music of George and Ira Gershwin contribute to the charm of one of Astaire & … Continue reading Ep. 426- Shall We Dance →

Dan and Brian invite film critic and musical cinema lover Hunter Allen from Kinemalogue to join as they kick off a new theme month: Musical Decades Month, where they plan to discuss 100 years of musicals in five weeks. To kick things off with the 1930s and 1950s, they discuss two strands of early musical technique: the Busby Berkley style of geometric chorus numbers pioneered in 42nd Street versus the Fred Astaire style of integrated character tunes brought to its apex in (the Astaire-less) An American in Paris. Join as they discuss the very early history of musicals, the back-loaded structure of each film, pre-Code sexual frankness, Hitler's painting style, problematic relationships, bravura musical production, the Freed Unit, soundstage Paris, and Gene Kelly's directorial career. Hunter's reviews on Kinemalogue: https://www.kinemalogue.net/ Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Comedy on a Sunday First,  a look at this day in History.Then, Lux Radio Theater,  originally broadcast February 15, 1937, 89 years ago, Brewsters Millions starring Jack Benny and Mary Livingston.   The story of the man forced to spend $1,000,000 to inherit more.Followed by You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, originally broadcast February 15, 1950, 76 years ago, The Secret Word is Sugar. Then, George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast February 15, 1944, 82 years ago, Fred Astaire Drives George Crazy.  Guest Fred Astaire is practicing and looking for a new dance partner...which is driving George insane!Finally,  Fibber Mcgee and Molly, originally broadcast February 15, 1955, 71 years ago, McGee Arranges to Paint a House.  Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamCheck out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order! Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

Send a textWe unveil our March Warner Archive slate and dig into how fresh 4K scans, original nitrate elements, and careful audio work can change the way classic films feel. Along the way, we share stories behind Astaire and Rogers, Lana Turner's rise, Bogart's pre-stardom turns, and Minnelli's delicate craft.• Why The Gay Divorcee matters to the Astaire and Rogers legacy• How a 4K nitrate scan restores RKO's sound and sheen• Honky Tonk's rare surviving MGM negative and its glow-up• Ann Sheridan's star power and Bogart's supporting spark in It All Came True• The Man Who Came to Dinner's full restoration and ensemble brilliance• Tea and Sympathy's coded themes and CinemaScope mono reality• What's inside the Bogart and Tennessee Williams collections• Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics finally complete in HDAmazon March Blu-ray pre-order linksYou will need to scroll down to find each of the various films.HUMPHREY BOGART 4-Film CollectionTENNESSEE WILLIAMS 4-Film Collection The Extras Facebook page The Extras TV YouTube ChannelThe Extras Twitter Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalog Group Join our new public Facebook Group for Warner Archive Animation Fans and get the latest update on all the releases. As an Amazon Affiliate, The Extras may receive a commission for purchases through our purchase links. There is no additional cost to you, and every little bit helps us in the production of the podcast. Thanks in advance. Otaku Media produces podcasts, behind-the-scenes extras, and media that connect creatives with their fans and businesses with their consumers. Contact us today to see how we can work together to achieve your goals. tim@theextras.tv

Gyles meets one of his teenage idols: the French-born ballet dancer and film star Leslie Caron. In this conversation, Caron tells Gyles about her childhood in Paris, under Nazi occupation, (and gives Gyles her unvarnished opinions of German soldiers). She tells Gyles about her father's pharmacy, where the local hookers would go to get their supplies. Leslie talks about dancing for the Ballet de Champs-Elysée, with the choreographer and director Roland Petit, and about being discovered by Gene Kelly. She talks about going to Hollywood for An American in Paris, and working with Fred Astaire, Orson Wells and Cary Grant. She talks about coming up with the idea for Gigi, and the making of that classic film. She talks about her marriages, most notably to the great director, Sir Peter Hall, and about the deaths of her parents.This is a fascinating conversation, full of names and memories from the Golden Age of Hollywood.Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube here. Join The Rosebud Family here. And visit our website here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early twentieth century, American ragtime and the Parisian tango fuelled a dancing craze in Britain. Public ballrooms were built throughout the country, providing a glamorous setting for dancing. The new English style, defined in the 1920s and followed by the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1930s, ensured that ballroom dancing continued to be the most popular British pastime until the 1960s, rivalled only by cinema. Ballroom: A People's History of Dancing (Reaktion, 2022) by Dr. Hilary French explores the vibrant history of ballroom and Latin dancing: the dances, lavish venues, competitions and influential instructors. It also traces the decline of couple dancing and its resurgence in recent years with the hugely popular TV shows Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In the early twentieth century, American ragtime and the Parisian tango fuelled a dancing craze in Britain. Public ballrooms were built throughout the country, providing a glamorous setting for dancing. The new English style, defined in the 1920s and followed by the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1930s, ensured that ballroom dancing continued to be the most popular British pastime until the 1960s, rivalled only by cinema. Ballroom: A People's History of Dancing (Reaktion, 2022) by Dr. Hilary French explores the vibrant history of ballroom and Latin dancing: the dances, lavish venues, competitions and influential instructors. It also traces the decline of couple dancing and its resurgence in recent years with the hugely popular TV shows Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Cole Porter and George S. Kaufman teamed up to bring Billy Wilder's "Ninotchka" to the musical stage in 1955; here's a cornucopia of songs, featuring Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald, Don Ameche, Bobby Short, and more.