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You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review, where things get a little surreal this week as we juggle fire-eaters, human oddities, and digital freakshows in our Top 5 Circuses in Film and TV. We also run away to the big top with Guillermo del Toro's noir thriller Nightmare Alley, and finish with the technicolour brain-melt that is The Amazing Digital Circus.

"STRANGE CHARACTERS: WHAT IS FILM NOIR? (PART II)" (079) Welcome to the second episode of our special 3-part series on Film Noir. In this episode, we'll explore the iconic character types that define the genre—characters who live in the grey areas of morality, driven by desire, deceit, and danger. From the hard-boiled detective to the femme fatale, we'll unpack the timeless archetypes that give film noir its signature edge. So, grab your trench coat, dim the lights, and join us as we explore the complex, shadowy figures who walk the fine line between good and evil in the world of noir cinema. SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Film Noir (2017), by Alian Silver & James Ursini; Into the Darkness: The Hidden World of Film Noir 1941-1959 (2016), by Mark A. Viera; More than Night: film Noir in Its Contexts (2008), by James Naremore; Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (1998), by Eddie Muller; Voices in the Dark: The Narrative Patterns of Film Noir (1989), by J.P. Telotte; Film Noir: An Encyclopedia Reference to the American Style (1979), edited by Alain Silver & Elizabeth Ward; Wikipedia.com; TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned:  Born To Kill (1947), starring Lawrence Tierney & Claire Trevor; Murder My Sweet (1944), starring Dick Powell & Claire Trevor; They Drive By Night (1940), starring George Raft & Ann Sheridan; Thieves Highway (1949), starring Richard Conte & Valentina Cortese; Body and Soul (1947), starring John Garfield & Lilli Palmer; The Killers (1946), starring Burt Lancaster & Ava Gardner; The Set-Up (1949), starring Robert Ryan & Audrey Totter;  Act of Violence (1948), starring Van Heflin, Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh & Mary Astor; In a Lonely Place (1950), starring Humphrey Bogart & Gloria Grahame; Nightmare Alley (1947(, starring Tyrone Power & Coleen Gray; Leave Her To Heaven (1944), starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde & Jeanne Crain; The Lady From Shanghai (1947), starring Orson Welles & Rita Hayworth; Out of the Past (1947), starring Robert Mitchum & Jane Greer; Scarlet Street (1947), starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett & Dan Duryea; Detour (1945), starring Tom Neal & Ann Savage;  Dead Reckoning (1947), starring Humphrey Bogart & Lizabeth Scott; Criss Cross (1949), starring Burt Lancaster & Yvonne DeCarlo; Gun Crazy (1950), starring John Dall & Peggy Cummins; The Killing (1956), starring Sterling Hayden & Coleen Gray; Impact (1949), starring Brian Donlevy & Ella Raines; Kiss of Death (1947), starring Victor Mature, Richard Widmark & Coleen Gray; Kansas City Confidential (1952), starring John Payne & Coleen Gray; Raw Deal (1948), starring Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor & Marsha Hunt; Phantom Lady (1944), starring Ella Raines & Alan Curtis; They Live By Night (1948), starring Farley Granger & Cathy O'Donnell; Fallen Angel (1945), starring Dana Andrews, Alice Faye & Linda Darnell; White Heat (1949), starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo & Margaret Wycherly; Night In The City (1950), starring Richard Widmark & Gene Tierney; The Big Combo (1955), starring Cornell Wilde, Jean Wallace, Richard Conte & Helen Walker; Pick Up On South Street (1953), starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, & Thelma Ritter; Too Late For Tears (1949), starring Lizabeth Scott & Dan Duryea: The Woman In The Window (1944), starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, & Dan Duryea; Manhandled (1949), starring Sterling Hayden, Dorothy Lamour & Dan Duryea; Desert Fury (1947), starring Burt Lancaster & Lizabeth Scott; The Letter (1940), starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, & Gale Sondergaard; --------------------------------- 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

Gather around folks, it's time to hear all about Stanton Carlisle, Zeena, and the rest of the Nightmare Alley crew as Marc and Dan move into the darkest corner of film noir's classic era. With its history, performances, visual makeup, character depth, themes, and messages, the original film version of Nightmare Alley truly stands the test of time. You won't want to miss this one!https://shadowsofnoir.com/https://shadowsofnoir.com/product/nightmare-alley/

This week on NAFC, Izzy and Mox share their thoughts on The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep—does it do the franchise justice, or is it just another attempt to keep the hype alive? Meanwhile, Mox takes a deep dive into NeZha 2 to see if it actually lives up to the buzz or if it's all just flashy animation with no soul. The gang also gets into a discussion about cutting-edge sci-fi tech that's happening right now—because the future is here, and we're probably still not ready for it. Finally, they close out the Dafoe Show theme with Nightmare Alley, breaking down its noir aesthetic, psychological tension, and, of course, Willem Dafoe doing what he does best: being completely mesmerizing. Support us on Patreon!

Elia Kazan and Gregory Peck tried to take on antisemitism and won a Best Picture Oscar, but the movie is bizarre by today's standards. Tyrone Power dazzled in the original Nightmare Alley. Plus a brief chat about Steven Soderbergh. Connect with us: Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/ Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/ Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/ Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeverDidItPodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

​​Welcome to You Haven't Blanked That! It's Christopher Nolan month! We watched The Prestige. We talk about the length of the movie, rewatching the movie, the twin clues, David Bowie, Mr. Snrub, Michael Caine, Nightmare Alley, Chris Nolan's voice, Interstellar, Ad Astra, lot of drowning, analogy for art, The Illusionist, Jimmy's magician stories, Corey Feldman. What We Are Blanking: Game of Thrones, Rick and Morty, Trap, Hysteria, Children of the Corn, This Ain't No Disco, Autonomy, Monsters, the name of this band is REM, Box Office Poison, Hepatitis Bathtub, Punk Rock Show, ​​Opening theme by the Assassins ​​Closing theme by Lucas Perea ​​ For more info, click the link bio or below. https://linktr.ee/yhblankthat Email: Yhblankthat@gmail.com

TORFOOT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP MOUNTS MAGNIFICENT CLASSIC HORROR THE YETI WITH NEW SLATE OF FILMS (Los Angeles, CA) Torfoot Entertainment Group (TEG) an award-winning film, television and digital content production company, founded by filmmaker Johnathan Brownlee (THREE DAYS IN AUGUST, PUPPETMASTER, THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK and DECODING ANNIE PARKER), and Emmy award-winning producer/casting director Ross Meyerson  (DAMAGES, NURSE JACKIE, RESCUE ME,  currently working on DEXTER: RESURRECTION); with footprints in LA, NYC, Dallas and Toronto, launches a vast film slate this fall with the first of their incredibly diverse slate of films to be the wickedly delicious horror film THE YETI, with actor Jim Cummings (THUNDER ROAD, LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY), headed into production this winter in New York with Radiant Films selling internationally and a North American set to announce later this year. Tackling the most elite of monsters, indie giant Torfoot Entertainment Group enters the world of epic creatures like Kong and Godzilla in the footsteps of creative pioneers like Toho Studios.   Taking inspiration and influences from classic creature features, THE YETI is a pure genre film,  delivering thrilling action with copious amounts of blood and gore. It harnesses the environmental ruggedness of the Arctic and the bloody carnage of a giant monster slaughtering its human prey. Shooting on anamorphic lenses, in full-color widescreen, laying bare the polar Arctic in all its beauty and terrifying rawness. Following a cinematic language that will feel like the crystalline bedrock of those majestic natural tableaus of films like THE REVENANT and INTO THE WILD. THE YETI is co-written and co-directed by Emmy award winner Gene Gallerano (THE FIRST WAVE, AMERICAN SYMPHONY, National Geographic's PHOTOGRAPHER), and William Pisciotta (THUNDER ROAD, BEAST BEAST). THE YETI Creature Design is spearhead by the innovative team of industry titans Wayne Anderson & Ali Gordon  (THE PREDATOR, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, STRANGER THINGS, GHOSTBUSTERS, IT, THE NUN, HELLRAISER, THE TOMORROW WAR, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) THE YETI is a Torfoot Entertainment Group production (repped by Brillstein), and the team is led by producers Johnathan Brownlee (STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK, PUPPETMASTER, DECODING ANNIE PARKER) and Ross Meyerson (DEXTER: RESURRECTION, FALLOUT, THE EQUALIZER) with SFX/Creature Design by Wayne Anderson and Ali Gordon (THE PREDATOR, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, STRANGER THINGS, THE NUN, HELLRAISER), Stunt Coordinator/Second Unit Director: Freddie Poole (BIKERIDERS, TULSA KING, THE SAMARITAN), Production Designer Frank Coppola (CABRINI, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, A QUIET PLACE II.) Oil tycoon, Merriell Sunday Sr. and renowned adventurer, Hollis Bannister have disappeared without a trace. Their last known location is northern Alaska. Ellie Bannister and Merriell Sunday Jr., set out to search for their missing fathers and the truth behind what made them vanish! As the rescue team heads deeper into the heart of this frozen landscape, danger mounts. Something has taken notice of their trespassing expedition…and that prehistoric something is now stalking them... hunting them... THE YETI This is one of the first projects for the newly formed Torfoot Entertainment Group, a privately financed production company whose model is based on culturing quality content and bringing together creators and financiers, smartly accessing local filming incentives and putting local production teams to work. Stay connected with me: https://www.chonacas.com/links/  Read more about Torfoot Entertainment Group on David's Guide: https://davidsguide.com/torfoot-entertainment-group-mounts-magnificent-classic-horror-the-yeti-with-new-slate-of-films/ 

The spooky season is here! Why not indulge in the twisted fantasy worlds of one renowned, revered Mexican filmmaker by the name of Guillermo Del Toro! Of course I needed to enlist a super fan of his and I was lucky enough to have returning guest Chloe Waryan back on the show for another truly delightful discussion. Chloe may very well be my go-to guest every October (well at least for next year so we can finally talk about Mike Flanagan). Not to mention, you're in for a surprise when Chloe and I introduce a bonus segment after the movie reviews that I know you'll enjoy! We start out the first ten minutes with some recent horror discoveries from Chloe and a quick review of a documentary I got to catch at the Chicago International Film Festival. For more reviews from there, do check out my Substack linked below! Before Thanksgiving, you'll be treated to a brand new Michael Mann redux episode so stay tuned for that. Thank you so much to Chloe for coming back on and to you for listening.  00:00 - 11:34 - Introduction / Recent Horror Recs 11:35 - 42:05 - Cronos, Mimic, The Devil's Backbone 42:06 - 01:02:47 - Blade II, Hellboys, Pacific Rim 01:02:48 - 01:24:29 - Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak 01:24:30 - 01:49:49 - Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley, Pinocchio 01:49:50 - 02:11:21 - Surprise Segment / Top 3 / Outro Be sure to follow Chloe! https://chloesnotscared.com Chloe's IG https://www.instagram.com/chloesnotscared Subscribe to my Substack! https://5years.substack.com Beach Too Sandy Water Too Wet podcast! https://www.beachtoosandy.com

Sexagésimo primer programa del spin-off de La Casa de EL. En esta entrega de KyG (Kryptonianos y Gothamitas) hablaremos con Tomás Hijo. Tomás Hijo es ilustrador, profesor de Ilustración y diseño en la Universidad de Salamanca y expone regularmente en galerías de todo el mundo. Es co-creador del Tarot del Toro (junto a Guillermo del Toro), prop designer para Nightmare Alley (dirigida por Guillermo del Toro), storyboard artist para Concursante (dirigida por Rodrigo Cortés), ilustrador para Cuarto Milenio, para Les portes du temps (dirección de arte de John Howe) o para Stranger Things, y ha ilustrado algunos libros de H.P. Lovecraft como La sombra sobre Innsmouth o El morador de las tinieblas. Es ganador del Tolkien Society Best Artwork Award de 2015 e ilustró el Premio Barco de Vapor de 2012 (SM). Su obra forma parte de muchas colecciones privadas (le hace especial ilusión que dos de ellas sean la de Mike Mignola y la de Guillermo del Toro). Hoy le entrevistamos por su nueva obra Poe/Corman (en Verkami), un libro en tapa dura con los relatos de Poe y un ensayo de las películas de Roger Corman basadas en ellos. Este libro obviamente está diseñado por Tomás Hijo, desde las portadas hasta las 41 ilustraciones presentes y las guardas interiores. Hablaremos con él de este nuevo trabajo, de toda su trayectoria, de su estilo y de su peculiar método de trabajo, el grabado. Hablaremos de Tolkien, de Edgar Allan Poe, de Lovecraft, de Tarot, de folklore y leyendas y de muchos otros temas. Y no os olvidéis de uniros a nuestro grupo de Facebook si no lo habéis hecho aún, 'Kryptonianos y Gothamitas', el grupo de oyentes de La Casa de El.

This week, the Dafoe Daddies are joined by critic, editor and co-host of the Let's Jaws For A Minute podcast and Let's Party With Marty podcast, Sarah Buddery, to talk about the neo-noir thriller, NIGHTMARE ALLEY!We launch HOT RAT SUMMER, talk Dafoe's pickled creature collection, and discuss Bradley Cooper's hunt for an award ...LINKS:SARAH BUDDERY - TwitterLET'S JAWS FOR A MINUTE - LinktreeLET'S PARTY WITH MARTY - LinktreeGETTING DAFOE YOU - Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | BlueskyEmail us at dafoeyoupod@gmail.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up to our PATREON to help support the podcast, gain early access to episodes and exclusive content that won't be released anywhere else!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Be a true DaFriend of the podcast by following, subscribing and a giving it a 5-star rating. It massively helps the pod grow!Getting Dafoe You is edited by Matthew Dixon (@mattperspective) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Editor - Cam McLauchlin MEGALOPOLIS editor Cam McLauchlin had no idea what was waiting for him on the other side when he knocked on Francis Ford Coppola's door.  Now that Coppola's decades-in-the-making passion project has become a "surreality", McLauchlin still can't quite explain everything that took place in the making of this film.  One thing is clear to Cam however, this was Francis's vision and Francis IS "Cesar Catalina". MEGALOPOLIS takes place in a somewhat alternate universe, where New York City is New Rome, and stars Adam Driver as Caesar Catalina, a brilliant artist, who somehow has the ability to stop time and has developed a magical substance called MEGALON that can be used to build a utopian city of the future.  Caesar is at odds with the greedy mayor of New Rome, Franklyn Cicero. Between them is his daughter Julia Cicero, her loyalty divided between her father and her beloved. CAM McLAUCHLIN As a film & television editor based out of Toronto and Los Angeles, Cam's career began in Toronto working as an assistant editor for Guillermo Del Toro on PACIFIC RIM, THE STRAIN, CRIMSON PEAK and eventually as an associate editor on SHAPE OF WATER.  Cam also edited the horror cult classic, THE VOID with alumni from Canadian film production and directing company, Astron-6.  Other selected work includes; Max Minghella's feature debut musical, TEEN SPIRIT and Dogme 95 member, Lone Schefrig's KINDNESS OF STRANGERS.  Cam is currently doing an extended cut on NIGHTMARE ALLEY with director Guillermo Del Toro. Editing MEGALOPOLIS   In our discussion with MEGALOPOLIS editor, Cam McLauchlin we talk about: Going on a job interview with Francis Ford Coppola Digging through twenty years of footage When the director asks, "You want to hear a crazy idea"? The future of interactive cinema Working where you live and living where you work The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out what's new with Avid Media Composer Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Today on Art of the Cut, editor Cam McLaughlin discusses working with legendary filmmaker, Francis Ford Coppola, on his film Megalopolis. Cam's previously talked with Art of the Cut about working on Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley. Cam was also an associate editor and music editor on del Toro's Shape of Water. His TV work includes The Girlfriend Experience and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.  Discover the collaboration process of legendary filmmaker, Francis Ford Coppola as he works with editor Cam McLauchlin; how they used AI; and getting to contribute to the script process. To read along and see exclusive photos and video clips check out borisfx.com/blog/aotc.

As a Phoenix-based cinephile & bibliophile, it was a joy & honor to bring on another local film & literature lover in the form of my brilliant friend Patrick Millikin of Scottsdale's world-famous Poisoned Pen Bookstore. Deciding to give listeners an in-depth exploration of a classic noir novel & its adaptations, in this rich, fascinating, & admittedly spoiler-filled conversation, we dive into author William Lindsay Gresham's dark masterpiece NIGHTMARE ALLEY & the 1947 & 2021 film adaptations from directors Edmund Goulding & Guillermo del Toro that followed. I'm incredibly proud of this episode, which gives listeners the experience of a great night of thoughtful discussion at Poisoned Pen from wherever they push play around the world. Enjoy! Bio: Patrick Millikin is a bookseller at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale and a freelance writer and editor. He is the editor of the anthology Phoenix Noir and The Highway Kind: Tales of Fast Cars, Desperate Drivers and Dark Roads, and his work has appeared in Publishers Weekly, Los Angeles Review of Books, and other publications. A longtime devotee of noir fiction, Millikin leads a popular book group called The Hardboiled Discussion Group (now in its twenty-fourth year). Originally Posted on Patreon (6/4/24) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/105577230Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop Donate to the Pod via Ko-fi

Poetry Thursday will be back next week!  Today, we have our normal show, which was displaced by the Pop-Up Pop Rings of Power Teaser Reaction Tuesday. Here's an article Connor wrote for "A Pilgrim in Narnia" that compares the themes of Nightmare Alley with those of Lewis' work. Connor Salter joins Chris to discuss Bill Gresham, Joy's first husband, and the movie Nightmare Alley, based on Gresham's bestselling book. Among other things, we discuss The plot of the film Possible meanings of the film Noir films and the search for God Community among carnival performers Bill Gresham's life (and death) Bill's and Joy's involvement with Dianetics A few other works that get mentioned include: Monster Midway The Greater Trumps And you can find Connor's stuff here, as well as at Fellowship & Fairydust. Please do the following if you like this show: Follow us on Instagram @inklingsvarietyhour Give the show a five-star review on iTunes Email us to say hi!  inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com Next week: What are "the right books" Eustace didn't read, and how can your kids find them in an increasingly bizarre middle grade marketplace?  Ideas for kids' summer reading in the spirit of the Inklings.

The teaser for season two of the "Rings of Power" has Chris in an unusually curmudgeonly mood, doubting whether there is indeed a reason for this season.  Luckily, he is visited today by three spirits who know more about the show and the lore behind it than he does. Can Sørina Higgins, Connor Salter, and Jordan Key cause him to believe in Tolkien adaptations again? Or will he drag them down with him into the cynical abyss, full of zombie swordfish and indistinct symbiote goo? (I mean, can a crossover with the MCU be far away--it's clearly Venom.) We talk about: 1. How Tolkienian is the trailer? 2. What each image in the trailer might be. 3. What would they have to announce about the new season to make us excited (or at least less grumpy) about it? Apologies for doing almost no editing on this one!  It needed to be churned out fast to be even the tiniest bit relevant. Drop us a line at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com and feel free to share your thoughts about the series. Notice: We'll have the normal IVH episode (about Nightmare Alley) on Thursday, in place of the poem--this week.  In future weeks, we'll return to the Hour-Tuesday/Poetry-Thursday format. By the way, here's where the conversation between Sørina Higgins and Jordan Key about Season One will become available.

Sorry for the late upload! This is a fairly rambly meditation on C.S. Lewis' "The Future of Forestry."  Also, intellectual and political history painted with a very, very broad brush. Edgy! (Or maybe just careless.) The views expressed here (which are solely Chris's and might be wrong as many of them were formulated while writing), please do write in at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com! I'd love to hear from you! If anyone would like a longer episode with many contrasting views of Lewis' and Tolkien's conservative conservationism, let me know--that could be a lot of fun.  Next week--come visit Nightmare Alley with me and Connor Salter! Thanks again to Sørina Higgins for her readings!

If you're enjoying this podcast, please leave us a six-star review! Failing that, you can always leave a five-star one. Also, I'd love to hear from you!  inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com. Also, I'm on Instagram: @inklingsvarietyhour Chris is joined by actor Jason Will to discuss Charles Williams' nativity play, The House by the Stable, recently staged by the Acacia Theater Company with Grab and Grace. Together, they weigh the following questions (among others): How can modern theater companies make up for the fact that audiences are not familiar with verse plays? What is the context of this play? Who was Ruth Spalding? Why did Williams' choose to combine medieval allegorical and medieval Bible ("mystery") plays, and what does that have to do with Man, Pride, Hell, Gabriel, and the Holy Family? How should one read verse drama? Could this be Williams' clearest piece of fiction? Also, is there tobacco in heaven? Episode links: The House by the Stable Grab and Grace Acacia Theater Company What Prominent Charles Williams Scholars Are Saying Also, see the Oddest Inkling Blog entry What Critics Are Saying Next week: We're talking with Connor Salter about Nightmare Alley by Joy Davidman's ex, Bill Gresham!  At long last, a connection between the Inklings and film noir!  And it's a really good film noir, too (and yes, I know that Gresham didn't direct the movie but wrote the book that inspired the movie--don't be such a geek).

This week, we come to you to present a double feature in an attempt to get through as many of the new Broadway musicals this season as we can before the Tonys. So join us as we go "Back in Time" to a show that opened last summer and then take it "Easy" with a show that just opened last week! Note: spoilers present throughout for both shows, along with discussion and spoilers for corresponding movies (00:00) Introduction (02:19) Back to the Future (22:31) Water for Elephants -- Despite Back to the Future winning the Olivier Award for Best Musical when it was in the West End, it ended up receiving lukewarm notices on Broadway. While we weren't impressed by many of the songs, it was still interesting to read through the song-by-song breakdown of the cast album (particularly that nugget of information about Jamie Lloyd being the original director). Cindy's impressions of circus-related stories hasn't been great, starting with the song in Matilda the Musical and peaking with Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley. Some examples of the acrobatics in the show can be seen in the New York Times feature, as well as in their Good Morning America performance. If you ever wanted to know about running away to join the circus, Reddit has some answers for you. While this episode was recorded during late previews of Water for Elephants, reviews have since come out. Christine was shocked at Jesse Green's critic's pick and agreed much more with Sara Holdren's review on Vulture. While there's no cast album released yet, you can get a taste of more songs from the sitzprobe, part 1 and part 2. -- Music featured in this episode: Back to the Future: The Musical Apple Music / Spotify / Amazon Music Water for Elephants: Easy The Lion Has Got No Teeth Wild The Road Don't Make You Young — Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BottomlessBway, our blog at https://bottomlessbway.home.blog, or email us at bottomlessbway@gmail.com! You can also leave feedback in this 30-second survey.

THE LEFT HAND ENDEAVOR is what we're calling our jam packed noir month all March long and we're delving into all realms of seedy endeavors. Makes sense that a traveling carnival and freak show might have its own share of sheisters and troubled souls. Stan sees a golden road of fame and fortune through trickery. He'll use up, sleep with and toss aside all those in his path to get what he wants. One day he meets his match and the cries of the chicken loving Geek beckon him. Maybe pretending he could raise the dead was a bit much. We're talking about the strange and unique 1947 noir from the prolific screenwriter and director Edmund Goulding called “NIGHTMARE ALLEY” starring Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Helen Walker and more. Hear us explain how this whole story can be told in a 10 page Chick Tract. Here's a link to a good quality version of it: https://archive.org/details/nightmare-alley-1947-720p Subscribe to us on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJf3lkRI-BLUTsLI_ehOsg Contact us here: MOVIEHUMPERS@gmail.com Hear us on podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6o6PSNJFGXJeENgqtPY4h7 Our OG podcast “Documenteers”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/documenteers-the-documentary-podcast/id1321652249 Soundcloud feed: https://soundcloud.com/documenteers Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/culturewrought

fWotD Episode 2502: Bradley Cooper Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Monday, 11 March 2024 is Bradley Cooper.Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for twelve Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity 100 three times and on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $13 billion worldwide and he has placed four times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors.Cooper enrolled in the MFA program at the Actors Studio in 2000 after beginning his career in 1999 with a guest role in the television series Sex and the City. He made his film debut in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001), and gained some recognition as Will Tippin in the television series Alias (2001–2006). After his role in the show was demoted, he began to have career doubts but gained some recognition with a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). He had his breakthrough in The Hangover (2009), a critically and commercially successful comedy that spawned two sequels in 2011 and 2013, and his career progressed with starring roles in Limitless (2011) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012).Cooper found greater success with the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the black comedy American Hustle (2013), and the war biopic American Sniper (2014), which he also produced. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man and began voicing Rocket in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2018, Cooper produced, wrote, directed, and starred in the musical romance A Star Is Born. He won a BAFTA Award and two Grammys for his contributions to its U. S. Billboard 200 number one soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single "Shallow". He has since produced the thrillers Joker (2019) and Nightmare Alley (2021), and directed the biographical drama Maestro (2023), in which he also starred as Leonard Bernstein.Cooper was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2011. He supports several charities that help fight cancer. Cooper was briefly married to actress Jennifer Esposito, and has a daughter from his relationship with model Irina Shayk.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Monday, 11 March 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Bradley Cooper on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Ivy Neural.

For over twenty-five years, Cate Blanchett has been as vital as any performer we have. In the lead-up to this Sunday's 96th annual Academy Awards, we're returning to our special talk with Cate. To begin, we unpack her femme fatale turn in Nightmare Alley (6:06), the way director Guillermo del Toro wrestles with truth and deception in the neo-noir (9:34), the first time Blanchett understood her gift for shapeshifting (11:18), the lasting presence of her late father (14:46), an early job as a script reader that changed how she approached her craft (19:14), the challenge of getting comfortable with “being seen” (22:40), a prophetic encounter with a psychic while filming The Gift (25:46), and how becoming a parent clarified her purpose (31:58). On the back-half, we sit her work in I'm Not There (34:52) and Manifesto (38:54), her affinity for the Eastern philosophy of imperfection (42:33), words of wisdom from dancer Martha Graham (48:00), and how she's beginning to accept the “divine dissatisfaction” of being an artist (51:54). For questions, comments, or to join our mailing list, reach me at sf@talkeasypod.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when you allow a person with too much theatre kid energy to make their passion project? Turns out you get this mess of a movie. We love Bradley Cooper, we love Carey Mulligan, and we love Leonard Bernstein, but we did not love this movie. From its messy script, to gimmicky black and white and unnecessary prosthetic we found ourselves questioning why this was nominated at all. What did you think of Maestro? Let us know! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Watch the movie on Netflix Listen to the soundtrack Listen to our other Bradley Cooper episodes - A Star Is Born, Nightmare Alley, Licorice Pizza, American Sniper, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook Listen to our other Carey Mulligan episode - Promising Young Women Listen to our episode about The Theory of Everything Listen to our Black Swan episode Listen to our Selma episode Listen to our Vice episode Theme music by RomanBelov  #Maestro #BestPicture #BestActor #BestActress #BestOriginalScreenplay #BestCinematography #BestMakeupAndHairstyling #BestSound #BradleyCooper #CareyMulligan #Oscars2024 #2024Oscars #AcademyAwards #Oscars

EPISODE 19 - “Fallen Angel: The Helen Walker Story” - 01/22/2024 Cast as ALAN LADD's leading lady in her film debut, Massachusetts-born HELEN WALKER was destined for Hollywood greatness. With her deep voice, coolly blonde good looks, and immense talent, she were perfect for Hollywood of the 1940s. However, her rising star abruptly came crashing to earth after a tragic accident sent her life into a downward spiral of despair and alcoholism. This is a cautionary tale of the dark side of fame. Listen to her compelling and tragic story on this week's episode.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Hollywood's Hard Luck Ladies (2020), by Laura Wagner Femme Noir: Bad GIrls of Film (2012), by Karen Burroughs Hannesberry “Biography of Helen Walker,” 1946, 20th Century Fox Studios “Low Down on Cinderella,” March 1946, by Robbin Coons, Motion Picture Magazine “Actress Hurt As Car Upset, Killing Soldier,” January 3, 1947, The Los Angeles Times “Actress Faces $150,000 Suit in Accident,” March 6, 1947, The Los Angeles Daily News “Helen Walker Faces Trail Over Fatal Crash,” March 26, 1947, Citizen News “Helen Walker Cleared in Hitchhiker's Death,” April 4, 1947, The Los Angeles Times “Louella Parsons In Hollywood,” June 5, 1949, by Louella Parsons, The Los Angeles Examiner “Helen Walker, Film Actress, Sheds Fur Buyer,” June 9, 1952, The Los Angeles Daily News “Helen Walker Dies of Cancer at 47,” March 12, 1968, The Los Angeles Times “Helen Walker Dies on Coast, Film Actress in 40s and 50s, March 12, 1968, The New York Times “Screen Time: Return to ‘Nightmare Alley' - The Tumultuous Life of Worcester Starlet Helen Wallker," March 3, 2022, by Craig S. Semon, Worcester Magazine IMDBPro.com Wikipedia.com Stars/Movies Mentioned:    HELEN WALKER: Lucky Jordan (1942), The Good Fellows (1943), Abroad With Two Yanks (1944), Brewster's Millions (1945), Murder, He Says (1945), Murder In The Music Hall (1946), Cluny Brown (1946), Her Adventurous Night (1946), The Homestretch (1947), Nightmare Alley (1947), Heaven Only Knows (1947), Call Northside 777 (1948), My Dear Secretary (1949), Impact (1949), My True Story (1951), Problem Girls (1953), The Big Combo (1955); ROBERT F. BLUMOFE: Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968), Bound For Glory (1976);  H. BRUCE “LUCKY” HUMBERSTONE: Wake Up Screaming (1941), Pin-Up Girl (1944);  --------------------------------- 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

In this episode, JP and Gabe go through the major streaming services, and recommend 6 movies to watch from each. Netflix State of Play (3:48) Rush (5:25) LA Confidential (7:10) Reptile (8:49) The King (10:43) Maestro (11:58) Disney Plus Inside Out (14:03) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (15:18) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (16:42) Hamilton (18:39) West Side Story (20:30) Hidden Figures (21:58) Paramount Plus Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (24:23) Chinatown (25:43) City of God (26:33) Confess Fletch (27:43) Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I (29:14) Morning Glory (30:48) Prime Air (31:45) Green Knight (33:53) Raging Bull (35:42) Knock at the Cabin (37:34) Nope (38:42) Saltburn (40:26) Silence (40:44) Apple TV CODA (41:47) Boys State (42:54) The Beanie Bubble (44:09) Killers of the Flower Moon (45:27) Slow Horses (46:41) Tetris (48:18) Hulu The Death of Stalin (48:59) The Babadook (49:52) Nightmare Alley (50:41) Edge of Tomorrow (51:58) Hell or High Water (53:09) Skinamarink (54:46) Peacock Apocalypto (56:47) Get the Gringo (58:05) Beast (59:11) Haywire (60:33) John Wick (62:00) The Holdovers (63:57) Max Fargo (65:43) Eastern Promises (66:53) Nightcrawler (68:14) The Lord of the Rings (69:15) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (70:59) 8 1/2 (73:00) Thanks for listening! PS there is some slight audio feedback issues in this episode due to a new program we used for mobile recording. Apologies! Everything will be more smooth next time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backporchmovies/message

EPISODE #406-- Today we get into the holiday spirit with DEADLY GAMES from 1989 (AKA 3615 code Père Noël, Dial Code Santa Claus, Game Over, and Hide and Freak). It's a weird, ridiculous French horror film that finally made its way onto Shudder. We also talk about Kurosawa's YOJIMBO (1963) and STRAY DOGS (1949), as well as the original NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947)-- all of which are available on the Criterion Channel. Just getting it nice and festive over here, you know? Support your local unions! UAW, SAG-AFTRA, and WGA strong! Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits, on Bluesky at kislingconnection.bsky, on Instagram @kislingwhatsit, and on Tiktok @kislingkino. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag (http://www.juliustanag.com) and Sef Joosten (http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com). The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY on Apple Podcasts, at dracularadio.podbean.com, and at the Long Beach Playhouse at https://lbplayhouse.org/show/dracula And, as always, please leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcatcher you listened to us on!  

V/H/S (2012), Trilogy of Terror (1975), & Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) ALL MOVIES SPOILED In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are visited by the Ghoul of the Grindhouse and taken on a tantalizing tour of tinsel town's terse terrifying talkies! Mahahahaha! Where to watch: Be Kind Video (Burbank) Vidéothèque (South Pasadena) Cinefile (Santa Monica) V/H/S (Blu-Ray) Trilogy of Terror (Blu-Ray) Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (Blu-Ray) Other films referenced: Glory (1989) Cape Fear (1991) The Straight Story The Innocents (1961) Tales from the Crypt (1972) Horror Express (1972) Nightmare Alley (1947) Nightbreed The Addams Family (1991) Evil Dead 2 Idle Hands (1999) Cat People (1942) I Walked with a Zombie Innocent Blood (1992) The Big Lebowski She's All That Police Academy Psycho (1960) Child's Play (1988) Ghostbusters (1984) Tales from the Hood The Blair Witch Project (1999) Paranormal Activity Cloverfield Vamp (1986) Big (1988) Planes, Trains and Automobiles Double Indemnity (1944) Friday the 13th (1980) Predator (1987) Spaceballs Scream 5 Scream VI Satanic Panic The Wicker Man (1973) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Welcome to the Movie City Maniacs! On tonight's episode our third annual Noirvember series continues as use our mentalist act to rise from a seedy carnival to expensive night clubs in Nightmare Alley (1947). If geeks eating live chickens, shotgun weddings, and double crosses aren't your thing we also chat about: Dutch (1991), The Killer […]

Get exclusive access to our premiere aftershow With Nothing Else To Say Why do we remake the things we love most? What is it about the appeal of recreation that makes us so happy? Is the original always better? Is there a time and place for a remake? Let's find out.

This week we're talking about a new PFAs, Nightmare Alley (1947), and Nightmare Alley (2021). Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Joe's Linktree Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

We go back to the dawn of the talkies to review a pair of fascinating movies. First up, Brad Garoon recommends that Jake Ziegler watch the Blue Angel, Marlene Dietrich's breakout film, and the beginning of the end for Hollywood bigshots Josef von Sternberg and Emil Jannings. They talk about art predicting life in the rise and fall of the actors and director involved, the way films of the 1930s were shot multiple times in different languages, and how this peculiar film might have more going on than at first meets the eye. Jake then assigns Brad the famous All Quiet on the Western Front. They talk about how an exaggerated acting style is embossed upon this story of German youth, how themes of alienation and exploitation are swapped in and out between this and its 2022 remake, and even tough a bit on the forgettable made for TV movie version from the '70s. Other movies discussed in this episode: Nightmare Alley (1947), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Come and See (1985), Starship Troopers (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Nightmare Alley (2021), All Quiet on the Western Front (2022).

Today on the 5: After watching 1947's Nightmare Alley, I decided to finally watch the adaptation of the book Guillermo Del Toro made in 2021 with the same title. I expected to prefer the Del Toro version, but I was somewhat surprised that in considering both versions I think I like the older film better.

Today on the 5: The Criterion Channel recently added a new collection titled "November Noir" to their lineup, which immediately caught my interest. I picked one from 1947 called Nightmare Alley, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I didn't realize until right after finishing it that a new version of the story was made in 2021, so this is the first of a set of reviews for movies I watched pretty much back to back.

On this episode, I spoke to hair department head for Priscilla, Cliona Furey. Furey is an Emmy and Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award nominee.  You can listen to our previous episode with Cliona and Jo-Ann MacNeil where we chatted about Nightmare Alley back in the archives.  Priscilla stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi. 

We talk about programming horror films with Steven Landry (Toronto International Film Festival, Fantastic Film Festival, Nightmare Alley), including discussions on When Evil Lurks and Terrifier, and what feels like a new age of Extreeeeme Horror. Plus, thoughts on the Fast and the Furious franchise, and a mini argument on Suspiria that Mark regrets not fighting for harder. 

Bradley Cooper pulls a Thundergun Express and drops, well you know, if you need another reason to see this it has one of the best ending monologues I've heard in a film in at least a decade. Oh yeah, and Guillermo del Toro directed it, he's kinda talented. Rounded out by an all star cast including Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and Willem Dafoe, and Toni Collette, check out our review for Nightmare Alley!

Take 64: Donnie Darko, Nightmare On Elm Street, & Nightmare Alley.

Apologies for audio technical difficulties. *spoilers for all things discussed* Hey everyone this week Veronica from 2 out of 5 joins us to drink wine and ciders while talking the movie news of the week, reviews for Nightmare Alley, Spiderman: No Way Home and more!, we cap off the episode with a "fun" box office game. Cheers! For more fun stuff visit: reelmedianetwork.com

He's produced movies such as Nightmare Alley, Monster Hunter, Carrie and The Vow, but when Shape of Water Producer J Miles Dale isn't producing your next movie night pick, he's listening to Steely Dan. That's right J Miles Dale love Steely Dan. He tells host Clare Kramer and guest co-host Jake Marin all about how his love for the music first began, the lengths he's gone to see them live, and the NSFW origin of the name "Steely Dan." Only on Fanaddicts! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cinematographer Anastas Michos ASC, GSC humbly calls himself a journeyman cinematographer. However, after 25 years and multiple awards, Anastas possesses expert skill and versatility that can be seen across all genres. Most recently, Anastas was nominated for an Emmy for “The Autopsy,” an episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities anthology TV series on Netflix. Del Toro selected the directors for each episode of Cabinet of Curiosities, and he chose idiosyncratic directors who brought their own sensibilities to each piece. Anastas had worked with “The Autopsy” director David Prior before on a horror film called The Empty Man, and they enjoyed collaborating together again. Anastas enjoyed working on Cabinet of Curiosities because it felt like making a short film rather than a TV show, with each piece a crafted short story rather than a serialization. For a consistent look, each episode used the same production designer, Tamara Deverell,  who also did the production design for del Toro's Nightmare Alley. While shooting the episode, Anastas was always conscious that “The Autopsy” should fall under the look of del Toro's brand. Anastas has always enjoyed shooting horror films because they explore the human condition in a very specific way. The cinematographer can creatively stretch the imagination and the image in a way that can't be done as much in dramas, comedies or romances, since they're usually based in our day to day reality. But Anastas likes to switch around among genres- after working on an intense horror film such as Texas Chainsaw 3D, a light rom com might sound really good. He's interested in any project that has a great story, script, director and crew. Before finding his way behind a camera, Anastas thought he'd go into the music business since he grew up in a musical family. Instead, he became a news cameraperson, learning visual storytelling on the job. He's found that his music background has actually served him well as a cinematographer- he feels musicality is very much a part of camera movement. One memorable time early in his career, Anastas was working Steadicam for Born on the Fourth of July. Director Oliver Stone pulled him aside and had Anastas put on a walkman so that he could move the camera to the pace of the music Stone wanted. After working as a camera and Steadicam operator for several years, Anastas got to shoot his first feature as a DP for Man on the Moon. Anastas found director Milos Forman to be simultaneously generous and demanding, with the capability of recognizing someone's potential and holding them to it. Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities anthology TV series is on Netflix. Find Anastas Michos: http://anastasmichos.com/ Instagram: @anastasmichos_asc_gsc IT'S A BOOK GIVEAWAY! WIN an autographed copy of Junk Film: Why Bad Movies Matter by Katharine Coldiron. Follow us on Instagram @thecinepod, Threads @thecinepod Facebook @cinepod or Twitter @ShortEndz and comment on our post about the book giveaway! Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: www.hotrodcameras.com The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

A bike accident and a cracked bone delayed Clifton Collins Jr.'s appearance in the garage, but now he's all healed up and ready to go. Clifton talks with Marc about his extensive career, including films like Traffic, Capote and Nightmare Alley, and his family's cultural legacy stemming from the Mexican carpa scene to Vaudeville to the Hollywood studio system. Clifton also explains why the film Jockey is so personal to him and how Samuel L. Jackson became a friend and mentor. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason interviews producer/director J Miles Dale. They discuss his work on Friday the 13th: The Series, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Carrie (2013), The Thing (2011), Nightmare Alley, The Shape of Water, and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. Mile also reveals that Guillermo del Toro is working on an adaptation of Frankenstein! Follow Dads From the Crypt!  Twitter: @cryptdads  Instagram: @dadsfromthecrypt  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DadsFromTheCrypt  Our theme was created by HY-FY

We open on a gentler time.  Discussions of therapy and athleticism, we have neither.  Boy, we really don't have a handle on therapy and how it works.  Embarrassing.  Uncouth.  A brief, unauthorized, and unabridged history of Scientology.  True Grit? Fake sand, that's what I say.  The boys talk shit about just about everything they can today.  The Whale? Not safe! Nightmare Alley? Get. Out. Of. My. Face.  Satiristas and southern bullshit.  The best part of waking up.  You won't believe this, but Michael P. Rowland got another traffic ticket.  Mark it down, dude- that's the first noted usage of italics in these episode descriptions.  Didn't know we could do that! The more you learn the more you know. Nice."Groundhog teeth and snake throat"Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intheminivanFollow us on instagram: @intheminivanpodFollow us on twitter: @intheminivanFollow us on TikTok: @intheminivanpodcastWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTxCtwpkBssIljyG6tdJbWQGet in the Discord: https://discord.gg/YWgaD6xFN3Episode Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Jggg9yjwh4iI5KdxfxIHE?si=b26810fe523a4990THE MASTER PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2saxemA3MOXcjIWdwHGwCZ?si=ee3444c085714c46Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worldsSupport the show

This week, Danielle and Millie are joined by the magnificent Peter Frechette to talk about GREASE 2 and how he discovered his lost shirt being worn by Michael Keaton in a different movie. Danielle and Millie also discuss THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980) and NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947), the face of Tyrone Power, and the work of David Lynch.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.

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Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth,The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley) on the darkness within Pinocchio, why he included facism in his retelling of the classic story and the time he may have encountered a ghost. Plus, composer Jeremy Dutcher (35:24) and his mother Lisa Perley-Dutcher on the importance of language preservation and why they want to create the first-ever Wolastoqey immersion school (which is now up and running since they last spoke!!).

This episode hopes to inspire you to dream it, make your dream a reality, then follow your dream. Patrick P.T. Murphy was doing well in Chicago and performed regularly with David Parr in the Chicago Magic Cabaret. But ten years ago the stars aligned which took him three hours away to a tourist destination to Northeastern Illinois where he began performing in a small theater with his own one-man show. Sometimes it's best to “buck the norm” and become a big fish in a small pond. If you are more of a visual person, then you will enjoy this video of our conversation recorded via Zoom.This is the original 1947 black and white version of “Nightmare Alley” which differs a bit from the 2021 and well worth your attention to view. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize P.T. shares some personal stories about his magical life and his brushes with magic celebrities like Bill Malone, Tony Andruzzi, Paul Harris, David Roth, Ricky Jay, Eugene Burger and others. Plus he talks about the magic dealer scene in Chicago. We also talk about making a dramatic change in his life by picking up and moving his family and belongings three hours northeast of Chicago where he has become recognized by Trip Advisor as the top attraction in the small pond of Galena, Illinois. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here Nightmare Alley was discussed in this week's episode. To order your copy of the book and also help The Magic Word Podcast with your purchase, please follow this link.

Tim Blake Nelson always impresses Marc with his acting and, since the last time he was on the show, he's made more stuff Marc loved, like Old Henry and Nightmare Alley. But now Tim has also impressed Marc as a novelist. His first novel, City of Blows, is in the tradition of classic Hollywood fiction. Tim tells Marc how his own experiences as an actor fed the book's morality tale and how he found inspiration in the old stories of Hollywood past.Click here to Ask Marc Anything and Marc might answer your question in WTF+ bonus content. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We continue #Noirvember 2022 with a look at Edmund Goulding's Nightmare Alley. Released in 1947 the film stars Tyrone Power as Stanton Carlisle, a smooth operator at the carnival. He works his way through a trio of women and a string of jobs always looking for that next big score but always haunted by the howl of the geek.Samm Deighan and Andrew Nette join Mike to discuss the original and 2021 Guillermo del Toro adaptation.

Bradley Cooper (Nightmare Alley, A Star is Born, The Hangover) is an actor and filmmaker. Bradley joins the Armchair Expert to discuss their long-standing friendship that started at the beginning of their sobriety, exploring the mysteries of the human experiences through storytelling, and how he almost didn't get his breakthrough role in The Hangover. Bradley and Dax talk about how their careers took drastically different paths, how they were both once involved in an FBI investigation, and how beautiful Bradley's new movie Nightmare Alley is. Bradley explains that he was very surprised when he was voted Sexiest Man Alive, how he used to be obsessed with reading the comments about his character in Alias, and being held at knifepoint on a New York subway. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.