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For this MGM 1947 Studios Year by Year episode, we discuss Cynthia, a gentle family melodrama starring a luminous 15-year-old Elizabeth Taylor as an over-protected teenager, and High Wall, a psychiatric film noir with great roles for Robert Taylor and Herbert Marshall as sweaty noir protagonists at cross purposes. Our Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto segment, meanwhile, features discussion of two radically different films: James Cameron's Terminator 2 and a 4K restoration of Vittorio de Sica's influential early neorealist drama Shoeshine. Realist horrors or horror fantasy, take your pick! Time Codes: 0h 00m 30s: CYNTHIA [dir. Robert Z. Leonard] 0h 38m 15s: HIGH WALL [dir. Curtis Bernhardt] 1h 01m 44s: Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) by James Cameron at TIFF Lightbox and Shoeshine (1946) by Vittorio De Sica at The Revue Cinema Studio Film Capsules provided by The MGM Story by John Douglas Eames Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joe 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!
From MGM, The Great Ziegfeld winner of the 9th Academy Award for Best Picture, stars William Powell and Luise Rainer and was directed by Robert Z. Leonard.
Nick and Dani take the opportunity to discuss the work of Judy Garland.In this episode Nick and Dani record in person. We talk about the career and life of Judy Garland, make reference to Jimmy Stewart, and we try really hard to not be cynical. There is also a few references to 'Goodfellas' (it makes sense, trust us).The films we discuss include: 'Meet Me In St. Louis' (1944), directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Judy Garland, Mary Astor and Leon Ames'In The Good Old Summertime' (1949), directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Judy Garland and Van Johnson'A Star Is Born' (1954), directed by George Cukor, starring Judy Garland and James MasonBe Kind Rewind - Grace Kelly Defeats Judy Garland For Best ActressTwitter: @kinotomicContact Us: kinotomic@gmail.com
Warner Bros George Feltenstein brings a special guest to discuss the June 2022 Blu-ray releases from the Warner Archive. John Fricke is the foremost authority on Judy Garland and he brings his insights and stories into a lively, fun-filled discussion of these three black and white Judy Garland films available now for the first time on Blu-ray. First up is the glamourous 1941 musical "Ziegfeld Girl" starring Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, James Stewart and directed by Robert Z. Leonard with musical numbers directed by Busby Berkeley. Next, we review the 1942 musical "For Me and My Gal" starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy, Martha Eggerth, and directed by Busby Berkeley. A showcase for Judy and her vaudeville roots, this was also Gene Kelly's first film role. And finally, we review the 1945 "The Clock" starring Judy Garland and Robert Walker and directed by Vincente Minnelli. Purchase on Amazon:Ziegfeld Girl Blu-ray For Me and My Gal Blu-rayThe Clock Blu-rayThe Wizard of Oz 4KFor all Warner Archive podcasts: www.theextras.tv/podcastsOtaku 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. www.otakumedia.tv
The Best Picture breakdown by Worthy hosts, Ben Smith and Jon Roberts, head back to the bright lights of Broadway this episode to explore the 9th Academy Awards and 9th Best Picture winner “The Great Ziegfeld”. This Robert Z. Leonard film tells the true life story of the ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant broadway shows. This biopic would also go on to win the Best Dance Direction award most notably for it’s iconic wedding cake set piece. The film’s exuberant production design is surrounded by dancing and singing from a huge cast. William Powell defines this legendary womanizer and producer while Luise Rainer would go on to win Best actress for her role as Anna Held. This episode explores biopics and their history in cinema as well as what makes a great biopic. We also discuss the addition of the Best Supporting Actor & Actress category as the Osars continue to grow in popularity. If you like this episode and the show, please leave a review! It really does help us. Give us a follow on Instagram at WorthyPodcast and on Twitter @WorthyPod. Subscribe on Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you may get your podcasts!
Welcome to a new podcast series! Marc Edward Heuck and B Peterson are doing a spin-off series of DANCE, DOROTHY, DANCE, where they go through the films of Dorothy Arzner, called FRIENDS OF DOROTHY, where they go through the films of her frequent collaborators. Now, this will be a Patreon-exclusive podcast series, however, we've decided to put out the first episode for free, for everyone! And on this first episode, Marc and B talk about the surprisingly queer story that runs throughout Robert Z. Leonard's OUTCAST LADY (1934), which stars Constance Bennett and was written by Arzner acolyte Zoe Akins! We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScreensMargins Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScreensMargins
Welcome to the episode where Dave says the fateful line, 'I outright refuse to ever watch (this) again'. Yep, it's Robert Z. Leonard's Best Picture winner, The Great Ziegfeld, where the charismatic William Powell misplaces his charm in a bloated epic as follies producer Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., paired with the Best Actress winner Luise Rainer, and an extended cameo by Myrna Loy. This is a rather swear-laden episode as co-hosts Dave and Andrew vent their frustrations about this long film. Make sure to check out Dave's new podcast, Off Screen Death with co-host Michael Denniston. Subscribe via RSS Feed, Anchor.fm, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Follow the hosts on social media at the links below: Andrew F Peirce – @TheCurbAU David Giannini – @Darnthatdave Awards Don't Matter - @AwardsDontPod https://anchor.fm/awards-dont-matter/episodes/1932-1933-Best-Picture-Nominee---42nd-Street-Lloyd-Bacon---Awards-Dont-Matter-epqidhSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to the episode where Dave says the fateful line, 'I outright refuse to ever watch (this) again'. Yep, it's Robert Z. Leonard's Best Picture winner, The Great Ziegfeld, where the charismatic William Powell misplaces his charm in a bloated epic as follies producer Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., paired with the Best Actress winner Luise Rainer, and an extended cameo by Myrna Loy. This is a rather swear-laden episode as co-hosts Dave and Andrew vent their frustrations about this long film. Make sure to check out Dave's new podcast, Off Screen Death with co-host Michael Denniston. Subscribe via RSS Feed, Anchor.fm, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Follow the hosts on social media at the links below: Andrew F Peirce – @TheCurbAU David Giannini – @Darnthatdave Awards Don't Matter - @AwardsDontPod https://anchor.fm/awards-dont-matter/episodes/1932-1933-Best-Picture-Nominee---42nd-Street-Lloyd-Bacon---Awards-Dont-Matter-epqidh
Welcome to the episode where Dave says the fateful line, 'I outright refuse to ever watch (this) again'. Yep, it's Robert Z. Leonard's Best Picture winner, The Great Ziegfeld, where the charismatic William Powell misplaces his charm in a bloated epic as follies producer Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., paired with the Best Actress winner Luise Rainer, and an extended cameo by Myrna Loy. This is a rather swear-laden episode as co-hosts Dave and Andrew vent their frustrations about this long film. Make sure to check out Dave's new podcast, Off Screen Death with co-host Michael Denniston. Subscribe via RSS Feed, Anchor.fm, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Follow the hosts on social media at the links below: Andrew F Peirce – @TheCurbAU David Giannini – @Darnthatdave Awards Don't Matter - @AwardsDontPod https://anchor.fm/awards-dont-matter/episodes/1932-1933-Best-Picture-Nominee---42nd-Street-Lloyd-Bacon---Awards-Dont-Matter-epqidh
It's been a while, but we're happy to be back! This week see the legendary Norma Shearer in one of her greatest performances of all time. A huge look at taboo subjects in pre-code Hollywood, enjoy The Divorcee directed by Robert Z. Leonard! Up Next: The Love Parade (1929) directed by Ernst Lubitsch You can find more info on the show as well as the full film list and watch order on our website: www.outaopodcast.com Or use our Letterboxd list! Support for Once Upon a Time at the Oscars is provided by our Patreon backers. For as little as $2 a month you can help support our show as well as receive fun benefits, including the chance to vote for what film you think deserves to win Best Picture every year! Subscribe to the show – Apple, Google, Spotify, Feed (Copy the url into the podcast app of your choice) If you like the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on iTunes or your podcast player of choice! Help us reach more listeners! You can stay up to date with the show by following us at: facebook.com/outaopodcast twitter.com/outaopodcast instagram.com/onceuponatimeattheoscars Once Upon a Time at the Oscars is the weekly podcast where we take on the gauntlet of watching every single film that was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards! Starting with the films of 1927, Kyle and Marilee break down these movies every week. Each episode is part review, part trivia, and part critique. This podcast is intended for anybody that loves movies. We have zero background in the film industry, we’re just a film-loving couple that thought it’d be fun to go on this odyssey together, with all of you! Let us know what you thought of the film! You can send your thoughts and we’ll read them on an upcoming ceremony episode: outaopodcast@gmail.com Thanks for tuning in! See you at the movies, Kyle and Marilee
It's been almost three years since the first time we looked at Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and this time we're doing it right! We're revisiting the classic romance with a three-part look at the classic filmed adaptations, and the some of the more out-there adaptations, too! In this episode—Part One of Three—we discuss: Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. Pride and Prejudice (MGM, 1940), directed by Robert Z. Leonard, written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, and starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. Pride and Prejudice (BBC, 1980), directed by Cyril Coke, written by Fay Weldon, and starring Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul. Footnotes: Pride and Prejudice (BBC, 1967), available only in-person from the BFI Fay Weldon and The Bulgari Connection 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. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com or tweet using #adaptcast.
In our first MGM 1931 episode, we look at two very different fallen woman movies, POSSESSED (dir. Clarence Brown), starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, and SUSAN LENOX (HER FALL AND RISE) (dir. Robert Z. Leonard), with Gable supporting (in the technical sense only) Greta Garbo. POSSESSED, taking cognizance of the Depression, leans as far left as MGM will ever get, while SUSAN LENOX shows us how patriarchy can be worse for men than it is for women—and sister, is it ever bad for women. Then we talk Scorsese, historical accuracy, and why Jordan Belfort did nothing wrong, covering BRINGING OUT THE DEAD, GANGS OF NEW YORK, THE AVIATOR, and THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s: Possessed (dir. Clarence Brown) 0h 52m 59s: Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise (dir. Robert Z. Leonard) 1h 26m 55s: Holiday Cinemagoing – Scorsese and History +++ * Check out our Complete Upcoming Episode Schedule * Find Elise’s latest published film piece – “Elaine May’s Male Gaze” – in the Elaine May issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room* *And Read 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 Theme Music: “What’s Yr Take on Cassavetes?” – Le Tigre
This week's film is the unofficial sequel to last time's movie, RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1943). After some not-entirely favourable reviews, we talk about the creation of a cinematic trope or stereotype, developments in film technology, and the idea of vampirism as infection — or lycanthropy as mental illness. Next Time Our next film takes our vampire genre in a Mexican direction, with EL VAMPIRO (1957). Recent Media THE CHEF SHOW (2019): Jon Favreau, Roy Choi, Annie Johnson JESSICA JONES S3 (2019): Stephen Surjik, Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor Recommendations PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1940): Robert Z. Leonard, Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985): Dan O'Bannon, Clu Gulager, James Karen FANTASIA (1940): Walt Disney, Joe Grant, Samuel Armstrong DOG SOLDIERS (2002): Neil Marshall, Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd Footnotes Here's the promised information on Hammer horror: www.hammerfilms.com. There's more on ethics in cinema here: www.books.google.co.uk/books?id=QdP_xLImIugC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false. This is an article on blocking/movement in cinema: www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/the-5-stages-of-blocking-a-scene, which came to mind when seeing the Andreas/Bruckner (or Tesla) or scenes. Finally, here's that article on DOG SOLDIERS: https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/290637/gender-bashing-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-in-dog-soldiers/
On this episode, we are discussing the ninth Best Picture Winner: “The Great Ziegfeld.” "The Great Ziegfeld" is a biopic that follows the rise of Florenz Ziegfeld, a theater producer who became renowned during the 1920s for his lavish stage productions. Starting out by promoting individual performers, Ziegfeld established revues featuring dozens of women, shows that developed into his famous Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. His appreciation of women is also apparent off-stage, leading to a love triangle involving actresses Anna Held and Billie Burke. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, the film stars William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Myrna Loy as Billie Burke, Luise Rainer as Anna Held, and Frank Morgan as Jack Billings. Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. We are a Cinema Squad Production, presented on the Cinema Squad Podcast Channel. You can reach anyone here at TheCinemaSquad.com – Just go there to email us, check our bios, and keep up with the latest episode.
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky. Episode 27: The Great Ziegfeld Released 30 January 2019 For this episode, we watched The Great Ziegfeld, written by William Anthony Maguire, directed by Robert Z Leonard and starring William Powell, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan and – eventually – Myrna Loy. As well as Best Picture, it was one of only three films to win Best Dance Direction (Seymour Felix), and Luise Rainer won the first of her two consecutive Best Actress awards. Next time we will be discussing Casablanca at our second live recording. 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). 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 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
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