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Our second Diana Wynyard Acteurist Oeuvre-view episode brought two real oddball pre-Codes to our attention: Men Must Fight (1933), a hardcore pacifist film that predicts the upcoming world war in certain ways, in which Wynyard more or less reprises her Cavalcade role; and Reunion in Vienna (1933), based on a Robert E. Sherwood play, which could have been the first screwball comedy if Wynyard and John Barrymore had been playing Americans (but then, the movie's entire premise—the psychosexual allure of authoritarianism—would be removed). We make the probably indefensible case (more like an irresponsible opinion) that the latter handles a naughty love triangle in a more interesting way than Lubitsch's Design For Living from the same year. And in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto, we watch a 65th anniversary screening of Sleeping Beauty, the most visually radical animated Disney film, and discuss whether it lives up to our childhood memories. Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s: Men Must Fight [dir. Edgar Selwyn] 0h 23m 48s: Reunion in Vienna [dir. Sidney Franklin] 0h 45m 10s: Fear & Moviegoing in Toronto – Sleeping Beauty (1959) by Clyde Geronimi +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project! Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join!
Berkshire Theatre Group's Summer 2024 Season includes Rogers & Hammerstein's “Pipe Dream,” a musical tale of love and hope from John Steinbeck's Cannery Row & Sweet Thursday; “The Weir,” a haunting tale of Irish folklore and revelation; “Abe Lincoln in Illinois,” Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece tells the tale of the remarkable journey of Abraham Lincoln; Mel Brooks' “Young Frankenstein;” and Disney's “Frozen JR,” adapted from the original Oscar Award-winning movie and featuring youth actors from Berkshire County and beyond. BTG presents shows in Stockbridge and Pittsfield, Massachusetts and we are joined by Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire.
All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “Idiot’s Delight”1936 Pulitzer winner “Idiot’s Delight”, by Robert E. Sherwood Robert E. Sherwood Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Sherwood Idiot's Delight Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot%27s_Delight_(play) read more The post All The Drama: “Idiot’s Delight” by Robert E. Sherwood, 1936 Pulitzer Prize Winner appeared first on BroadwayRadio.
William Wyler's intimate epic, from 1946—about three soldiers returning from the Second World War to their families in a small Midwestern city—profoundly and sensitively balances the private demons of scarred veterans and the press of public policies that leave their mark on daily life. Al Stevenson (Fredric March), a prosperous banker and paterfamilias, resumes his warm domestic life with a jaundiced view of country-club presumptions and a hint of a drinking problem. Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), a high-ranking bombardier with recurring nightmares, returns to straitened circumstances and a troubled marriage—and falls in love with Al's grown daughter, Peggy (Teresa Wright). The third veteran, Homer Parrish, is played by a non-actor, Harold Russell, who, like the character, lost his hands in military service. Though adept with his prostheses, Homer, feeling diminished and dependent, breaks his engagement to the girl next door (Cathy O'Donnell). From lending practices to postwar Red-baiting, liberalized education to the fear of nuclear war, Wyler, working with a script by Robert E. Sherwood, captures the sense of history being written on the fly, of momentous shifts in mind-sets and expectations. In the movie's nearly three-hour span, the chrysalis of an old world seems to crack open and a fragile new one begins to emerge; a deep and tender romanticism arises from the exposed vulnerabilities.- Richard Brody
Bienvenidos a Podcastwood. El hogar de las estrellas, el podcast sobre los pilares del cine y donde solo las películas consideradas como obras maestras del séptimo arte son analizadas e invitadas a esta selecta hora de la podcastfera cinéfila española. 2️⃣✖0️⃣5️⃣ | REBECA Dirigida por Alfred Hitchcock y protagonizada por Laurence Olivier y Joan Fontaine, con un papel secundario y estelar de Judith Anderson, cuenta la historia de Maxim De Winter, un aristócrata inglés que al poco tiempo de perder a su esposa Rebeca conoce en Montecarlo a una joven humilde, dama de compañía de una señora americana. De Winter y la joven se casan y se van a vivir a Inglaterra, a la mansión de Manderley, residencia habitual de Maxim. La nueva señora De Winter se da cuenta muy pronto de que todo allí está impregnado del recuerdo de Rebeca. Guión de Robert E. Sherwood y Joan Harrison sobre la novela de Daphne Du Maurier, producida por Selznick International Pictures dan vida a la primera película de la dupla Hitchcock-Selznick. ¿Conoces cómo se consiguió adaptar la novela?. ¿Sabes cómo trabajó la fotografía George Barnes?. ¿Cuál es la profundidad psicológica de la película?. ¿Está infravalorada? Camina junto a Fran Maestra y Gonzalo Cuélliga por El Paseo de la Fama escuchando este podcast de cine clásico que homenajea a Rebeca. SECCIONES ▪️ Contexto ▪️ La adaptación de la novela ▪️ La fotografía de George Barnes ▪️ La profundidad psicológica de la película ▪️ ¿Está infravalorada? ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ LISTA DE PELÍCULAS CITADAS EN EL PROGRAMA: https://letterboxd.com/podcastwood/list/2x04-rebeca/ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ⭐ ÚNETE AL PASEO DE LA FAMA DE PODCASTWOOD Si te gusta Podcastwood y quieres ayudarnos a seguir progresando con este proyecto convertirte en fan y parte de nuestra comunidad activando el botón "APOYAR" en ivoox. Con ello recibirás las siguientes ventajas: ▪️ Acceso al grupo privado de Telegram de Podcastwood ▪️ Acceso en ivoox a los programas exclusivos para fans ▪️ Capacidad para elegir contenidos para los programas exclusivos para fans ▪️ Enlaces privados para asistir a las grabaciones de los programas para fans ▪️ Críticas semanales de los estrenos de la semana en salas y/o servicios de streaming Comparte día a día tu pasión por el cine junto a nosotros y otros amigos cinéfilos enamorados del séptimo arte. Acomódate, ¡te estábamos esperando! ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ SÍGUENOS EN TWITTER: @podcastwood @fran_maestra @gcuelliga INSTAGRAM: podcastwood BLOGGER: podcastwood.blogspot.com ✉ CONTACTANOS EN podcastwoodmail@gmail.com ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ DISFRUTA DE LA BSO DE PODCASTWOOD EN SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2FYBsPmqMxvs9gtgrUtQ62 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ CREW ▪️Producción: Fran Maestra y Gonzalo Cuélliga ▪️ Redacción: Fran Maestra y Gonzalo Cuélliga ▪️ Sonido y grafismo: Fran Maestra ▪️ Entorno digital: Gonzalo Cuélliga ▪️ Conducción: Fran Maestra y Gonzalo Cuélliga ▪️ Locución: Marta Navas Podcastwood | 2023
NBC BEST PLAYS: The Petrified Forest, originally aired 9-20-1953; remade for Sonic Summerstock Playhouse 2023 by the Narada Radio Company In the midst of the Great Depression, Alan Squier, a failed writer, now a disillusioned, penniless drifter, wanders into a somewhat frowzy roadside diner in the remote town of Black Mesa, Arizona, at the edge of the Petrified Forest. Here he meets owner Jason Maple, his daughter Gabrielle, and Gramp, Jason's father, who regales anyone who will listen with stories of his adventures in the Old West with such characters as Billy the Kid. Eventually the diner is overrun by gangsters, headed up by Duke Mantee, who has escaped prison and is being chased down by the law. The Petrified Forest was a 1935 stage play by Robert E. Sherwood, made into a 1936 film that starred the principal actors of the stage play, Leslie Howard (Squier) and Humphrey Bogart (Mantee). CAST: Darren Rockhold as ANNOUNCER Les Marsden as GRAMP MAPLE Gino C. Vianelli as BOZE HERTZLINGER Bobby Vela as the TELEGRAPH LINEMAN Paul Arbisi as JASON MAPLE Carole Krohn as GABBY MAPLE Ebony Rose as PAULA Chuck Wilson as MR. CHISHOLM Stephanie Stearns Dulli as MRS. CHISHOLM Carl Thomas as JOSEPH David Ian as JACKIE and the RADIO VOICE Dana Gonsalves as DUKE MANTEE Duane Noch as RUBY Tre' Minor as SLIM Frank Guglielmelli as the LEGION COMMANDER Pete Lutz as ALAN SQUIER Music was sourced from the public domain. Recorded over Zoom in July 2023, with actors from Texas, California, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Originally released 8/13/23 on the Mutual Audio Network as a feature of the 2023 Sonic Summerstock Playhouse festival.
NBC BEST PLAYS: The Petrified Forest, originally aired 9-20-1953; remade for Sonic Summerstock Playhouse 2023 by the Narada Radio Company In the midst of the Great Depression, Alan Squier, a failed writer, now a disillusioned, penniless drifter, wanders into a somewhat frowzy roadside diner in the remote town of Black Mesa, Arizona, at the edge of the Petrified Forest. Here he meets owner Jason Maple, his daughter Gabrielle, and Gramp, Jason's father, who regales anyone who will listen with stories of his adventures in the Old West with such characters as Billy the Kid. Eventually the diner is overrun by gangsters, headed up by Duke Mantee, who has escaped prison and is being chased down by the law. The Petrified Forest was a 1935 stage play by Robert E. Sherwood, made into a 1936 film that starred the principal actors of the stage play, Leslie Howard (Squier) and Humphrey Bogart (Mantee). CAST: Darren Rockhold as ANNOUNCER Les Marsden as GRAMP MAPLE Gino C. Vianelli as BOZE HERTZLINGER Bobby Vela as the TELEGRAPH LINEMAN Paul Arbisi as JASON MAPLE Carole Krohn as GABBY MAPLE Ebony Rose as PAULA Chuck Wilson as MR. CHISHOLM Stephanie Stearns Dulli as MRS. CHISHOLM Carl Thomas as JOSEPH David Ian as JACKIE and the RADIO VOICE Dana Gonsalves as DUKE MANTEE Duane Noch as RUBY Tre' Minor as SLIM Frank Guglielmelli as the LEGION COMMANDER Pete Lutz as ALAN SQUIER Music was sourced from the public domain. Recorded over Zoom in July 2023, with actors from Texas, California, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Originally released 8/13/23 on the Mutual Audio Network as a feature of the 2023 Sonic Summerstock Playhouse festival.
The Bishop's Wife, also known as Cary and the Bishop's Wife,[3] and also known by the distribution title Honni soit qui mal y pense, is a 1947 romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his problems. The film was adapted by Leonardo Bercovici and Robert E. Sherwood from the 1928 novel of the same name by Robert Nathan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drzeusfilmpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drzeusfilmpodcast/support
This week's studio is RKO, 1940, and we have two great movies: Vigil in the Night, starring Carole Lombard as a saintly nurse and Anne Shirley as her flawed sister in George Stevens' noirish medical drama; and Abe Lincoln in Illinois, based on Robert E. Sherwood's play, with Raymond Massey reprising his stage role of Abraham Lincoln. We discuss the latter as an anti-fascist film and argue for both films as examples of RKO's particular brand of progressivism, which continues even after the departure of Pandro S. Berman. Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s: VIGIL IN THE NIGHT [dir. George Stevens] 0h 47m 01s: ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS [dir. John Cromwell] Studio Film Capsules provided by The RKO Story by Richard B. Jewell & Vernon Harbin Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project! Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join!
For anyone who's been following the news in 2022, a play about an Eastern European country's heroic resistance in the face of Russian invasion might sound timely. But as Dr. Thomas F. Connolly shows in this week's discussion of Robert E. Sherwood's "There Shall Be No Night," timeliness can be a tricky subject, perhaps especially in the context of live theatre.
In this weeks enthralling installment Jason talks about the trappings of getting old and Carly recounts her London tour - oh and we talk about the classic noir Rebecca! Rebecca is a 1940 American romantic psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was Hitchcock's first American project, and his first film under contract with producer David O. Selznick. The screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison, and adaptation by Philip MacDonald and Michael Hogan, were based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The film stars Laurence Olivier as the brooding, aristocratic widower Maxim de Winter and Joan Fontaine as the young woman who becomes his second wife, with Judith Anderson, George Sanders and Gladys Cooper in supporting roles. The film is a gothic tale shot in black-and-white. Maxim de Winter's first wife Rebecca, who died before the events of the film, is never seen. Her reputation and recollections of her, however, are a constant presence in the lives of Maxim, his new wife and the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers. Rebecca was theatrically released on April 12, 1940 to critical and commercial success. It received eleven nominations at the 13th Academy Awards, more than any other film that year. It won two awards; Best Picture, and Best Cinematography, becoming the only film directed by Hitchcock to win the former award. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/speakeasy-noircast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/speakeasy-noircast/support
We're finally getting to one of our most requested episodes: Daphne du Maurier's romantic thriller Rebecca! This episode is truly putting the perish in Adapt or Perish. In this episode we discuss: Daphne du Maurier's original 1938 novel The 1940 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison, Philip MacDonald, and Michael Hogan, and starring Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, and Judith Anderson The 1979 miniseries directed by Simon Langton, written by Hugh Whitemore, and starring Joanna David, Jeremy Brett, and Anna Massey The 1997 miniseries directed by Jim O'Brien, written by Arthur Hopcraft, and starring Emilia Fox, Charles Dance, and Diana Rigg The 2020 movie directed by Ben Wheatley, written by Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, and Anna Waterhouse, and starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Scott Thomas Footnotes: Episode 23: Dial M for (A Perfect) Murder on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Overcast Episode 30: Sherlock Holmes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Overcast Episode 43: Jane Eyre, Part 1 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Overcast Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1965) Psycho (1960) and Psycho (1998) Gosford Park (2001) You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.
To celebrate Independence Day, Bergenstages Radio Theatre presents a section from Robert E. Sherwood's magnificent play, "Abe Lincoln in Illinois.
For Warner Bros., 1936, we take a look at two stage-to-film adaptations: Three Men on a Horse, a Warners-style farce about gangsters, discontented suburbanites, and the power of greeting card poetry, and The Petrified Forest, a drama by Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert E. Sherwood about gangsters, disillusioned novelists, and the allure of French poetry. We discuss the studio's handling of suburban satire and Leslie Howard's handling of the role of thematic spokesman. It's an all-star episode, with the other players including Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart (in his first important film role), stage star Sam Levene, Warners comedy stalwarts Frank McHugh, Joan Blondell, and Guy Kibbee, Eddie Anderson in a pre-fame appearance, and Lorenz brother Teddy Hart in a well-deserved Screen Actors Guild award-winning performance. And it doesn't end there. As Bette Davis would say in The Petrified Forest, "It's a little bit crazy!" Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s: Three Men on Horse [dir. Mervyn Leroy] 0h 29m 13s: The Petrified Forest [dir. Archie Mayo] Studio Film Capsules provided by The Warner Brothers Story by Clive Hirschhorn +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s *Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Find Elise's latest film piece on Billy Wilder and 1930s Romantic Comedy *And Read lots of Elise's Writing at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cléo, and Bright Lights.* Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com
País Estados Unidos Dirección Alfred Hitchcock Guion Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison (Novela: Daphne Du Maurier) Música Franz Waxman Fotografía George Barnes (B&W) Reparto Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Cooper Sinopsis Al poco tiempo de perder a su esposa Rebeca, el aristócrata inglés Maxim De Winter conoce en Montecarlo a una joven humilde, dama de compañía de una señora americana. De Winter y la joven se casan y se van a vivir a Inglaterra, a la mansión de Manderley, residencia habitual de Maxim. La nueva señora De Winter se da cuenta muy pronto de que todo allí está impregnado del recuerdo de Rebeca.
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky. Episode 45: Rebecca (1940) Released 9 October 2019 For this episode, we watched Rebecca, written by Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison, Philip MacDonald and Michael Hogan, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock (nominated) with music from Franz Waxman (nominated) and cinematography by George Barnes (won). The stars were Joan Fontaine (nominated), Laurence Olivier (nominated), Judith Anderson (nominated) and George Sanders. It was nominated for a further four awards. Vivien Leigh’s “rubbish” screen test https://youtu.be/2qU_JnSp7qw Next time we will be discussing Ordinary People. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA). It is not currently available to purchase on Blu-Ray. To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky. You should also visit our new website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.
In this episode we welcome our special guest KC Ryan! Rebecca by Dame Daphne du Maurier Published in 1938 Rebecca Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison Staring Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier and Judith Anderson Recommendations: My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Crimson Peak directed by Guillermo del Toro Notorious directed by Alfred Hitchcock New Adaption of […]
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky. Episode 43: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Released 11 September 2019 For this episode, we watched The Best Years of Our Lives, written by Robert E Sherwood (won) based on the novella Glory for Me by MacKinlay Kantor. It was directed by William Wyler (won) and starred Myrna Loy, Frederic March (won), Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright and Harold Russell (won). It also won for its Editing, Music and was nominated for its Sound Recording. The Oracle of Bacon https://oracleofbacon.org Puttin' on the Ritz https://vimeo.com/6971656 Put the Blame on Mame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBmbsDan5s Dana Andrews in Zero Hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWI3JZvvbI4 Next time we will be discussing Midnight Cowboy. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA). Our third-ever live show is on 15 September at King's Place at 12:00pm. We'll be watching, assessing and taking your questions and comments on Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca. Tickets are on sale now. To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky. You should also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky. Episode 45: Rebecca (1940) Released 9 October 2019 For this episode, we watched Rebecca, written by Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison, Philip MacDonald and Michael Hogan, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock (nominated) with music from Franz Waxman (nominated) and cinematography by George Barnes (won). The stars were Joan Fontaine (nominated), Laurence Olivier (nominated), Judith Anderson (nominated) and George Sanders. It was nominated for a further four awards. Vivien Leigh's “rubbish” screen test https://youtu.be/2qU_JnSp7qw Next time we will be discussing Ordinary People. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode you can buy the DVD on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA). It is not currently available to purchase on Blu-Ray. To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky. You should also visit our new website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.