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EPISODE 139 - “TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL WRAP UP” - 5/11/2026 In this episode, hosts Steve and Nan take listeners along to the 2026 TCM Classic Film Festival, where Hollywood history comes alive through restored screenings, celebrity panels, and unforgettable fan moments. Based in the heart of Hollywood at the famed TCL Chinese Theatre, the Egyptian Theatre, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the pair share stories from the trenches, discuss classic films shown in historic theaters, and reflect on meeting fellow movie lovers from around the world and the extraordinary guests who introduced the films. The episode captures both the nostalgia and excitement of a festival that continues to celebrate the enduring magic of cinema. SHOW NOTES: Sources: Wikipedia.com TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: Out of the Past (1947), starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Virginia Huston, Steve Brodie, Dickie Moore, & Paul Valentine; The Mouthpiece (1932), starring Warren William, Aline MacMahon, Sidney Fox, John Wray, Ralph Ince, Guy Kibbee, & J. Carrol Naish; Letty Lynton (1932), starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Nils Asther, May Robson, Louise Closser Hale, & Lewis Stone; The Patsy (1928), starring Marion Davies, Marie Dressler, Dell Henderson, Orville Caldwell, Jane Winton & Lawrence Gray; Ace in the Hole (1951), starring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Richard Benedict, Porter Hall, Frank Cady, Geraldine Hall, Ray Teal, Richard Gaines, and Iron Eyes Cody; Next Time We Love (1936), starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Ray Milland, Grant Mitchell, Anna Demetrio, & Hattie McDaniel; Camille (1936), starring Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allen, Jessie Ralph, Laura Hope Crews, Henry Daniell, & Rex O'Malley; Swing Time (1936), starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, George Metaxa & Betty Furness; The Misfits (1951), starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach, Thelma Ritter, Kevin McCarthy & Estelle Winwood; Stranger on the Third Floor (1940),starring Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Charles Waldron, & Elisha Cook Jr; Anastasia (1956), starring Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Jack Hildyard, Martita Hunt, & Akim Tamiroff; The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), starring Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Harold Russell, Cathy O'Donnell, Virginia Mayo, Hoagy Carmichael, Steve Cochran, Gladys George, Roman Bohnen, & Ray Collins; Trouble in Paradise (1932), starring Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Greig, & Luis Alberni; Cabin in the Sky (1943), starring Ethel Waters, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Lena Horne, Rex Ingram, Kenneth Spencer, Butterfly McQueen, Louie Armstrong, Duke Ellington, John W. Bubbles http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Special Collections episode is called Broadway - The Performers. Each episode of Special Collections focuses on a particular common thread that ties together some of my guests. In this episode, that common thread is Broadway. Each of the guests featured here is an accomplished and acclaimed performer in one or more Broadway productions. Broadway is one of the great storytelling traditions in the world — where music, lyrics, story, choreography, and performance come together to create powerful emotional experiences. What connects each of the artists in this collection is not only their Broadway experience, but their love of performing — and their deep connection to the Broadway tradition. Here are the six performers who are profiled in this episode: ⸻ Shoshana Bean - two-time Tony Award–nominated actress. “Hell's Kitchen”, “Mr. Saturday Night”, “Wicked”, “Waitress”, “Hairspray”. Melissa Errico - Tony Award nominee whose Broadway credits include “My Fair Lady” and “Les Miserables”. Sam Harris - Cy Coleman's “The Life”, Tommy Tune's “Grease”, “The Producers”, “Jesus Christ Superstar”. Ann Hampton Callaway - “Swing”. BroadwayWorld's “Celebrity of the Year”. Here's Ann singing “Pick Yourself Up,” another classic song from Swing Time. Darius de Haas - “Kiss Of The Spider Woman”, “Rent”, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”. Lucie Arnaz - “They're Playing Our Song”, “The Jazz Singer”. Follow Your Dream. —-------- Stay tuned for another Special Collections episode soon.
When we think of swing music, visions of Big Bands from the 1930s and 1940s usually come to mind. Although most of the Big Bands are gone, the musical style is still very much in vogue. This week we'll listen to swing music (and its relative, boogie woogie) in many settings, old and new.We'll include Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, The Boswell Sisters, Ry Cooder, The Boulder Acoustic Society, and of course, the David Grisman Sextet. We'll swing into Spring … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJoe Venuti / “Raggin' The Scale” / Violin Jazz 1927-1934 / YazooThe David Grisman Sextet / “Horn Pipe Dream” / The David Grisman Sextet / Acoustic DiscHotcha! / “Fois Dras (Dance of the Fatted Ducks)” / Dust Bowl Roots / Self-producedCafe Accordion Orchestra / “Crazy Rhythm” / On Holiday / Self-producedBob Wills and his Texas Playboys / “Beaumont Rag” / Take Me Back to Beaumont / RounderThe Delmore Brothers / “Freight Train Boogie” / Freight Train Boogie / AceThe Boswell Sisters / “Shuffle Off to Buffalo” / That's How Rhythm was Born / ColumbiaMeade “Lux” Lewis / “Honky Tonk Train Blues” / The Anthology of Boogie Woogie Piano / PrimoJoe Venuti / “Wild Cat” / Violin Jazz 1927-1934 / YazooBoulder Acoustic Society / “Does It Really Matter” / Now / Self-producedRy Cooder / “Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now” / Jazz / Warner BrothersSultans of String / “Kitchen Party” / Luna / Self-producedHank Snow / “The Golden Rocket” / The Very Best of Hank Snow / BMGAsleep at the Wheel / “House of Blue Lights” / Swing Time / SonyMerle Haggard / “Right or Wrong” / The Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or, My Salute to Bob Wills / CapitolThe Western Flyers / “I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” / Wild Blue Yonder / Versa-TonePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Wait, my 697th podcast about a 90-year-old, B&W musical is just destined to set download records, isn't it?! Well, maybe there's no chance of that, but an Astaire/Rogers love story with an idiot plot IS fodder for a sarcastic monologue. You're bound to have at least 1/4 of as much fun with this episode as I had preparing it. Top Hat is similar to Fred & Ginger's reviled Swing Time (reviled around HERE anyway), yet it's certainly better…and it's probably F&G's most-famous film though. Mark Sandrich directs his stars through several terrific dance numbers, including the classic "Cheek To Cheek". There are some great things here. So put on your fancy clothes and prepare to fall in love at first sight with a woman who thinks you're a small, skinny liar as I guide you through the doin's in Top Hat. Note: Astaire dancing in sync with silhouettes of himself (and, unfortunately, while also in blackface) was done in Swing Time. Subscribe to the show, but also take some time to offer up some feedback. Write an email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com) or fire off something on social media ("ryan-ellis" on Bluesky and "@moviefiend51" on Twi-X). Rate and review Have You Ever Seen in your app as well. Letterboxd. The Ryan lib'ary is slowing building up. Very slowly.
This week's book guest is Swing Time by Zadie Smith.Sara and Cariad are joined for the last episode of this series by the one and only Sophie Ellis-Bextor.In this episode they discuss motherhood, celebrity, white saviour complex and sexy dancing for your dad.Thank you for reading with us this series. We like reading with you! And we'll be back in October with more Weird and wonderful reads!Swing Time by Zadie Smith is available here.Follow Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubTickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OBLIVION by Héctor Abad, chosen by Colm Tóibín FLESH by David Szalay, chosen by Zadie Smith CALL ME BY YOUR NAME by André Aciman, chosen by Harriett GilbertAuthors and good friends Zadie Smith and Colm Tóibín join Harriett Gilbert to share books they love. For a longer edition of this episode, check out the A Good Read podcast. Colm Tóibín chooses Oblivion, a memoir by Colombian writer Héctor Abad. It's a deeply moving tribute to Abad's father – a warm, generous, and witty man who was a doctor, university professor, and tireless human rights campaigner. His life was tragically cut short when he was murdered by paramilitaries in Medellín in 1987. What do the others make of this powerful portrait of love and loss?Next, Zadie Smith recommends Flesh, a taut and compelling novel by Hungarian-British author David Szalay. The story follows István, a Hungarian man whose life takes a picaresque turn – from the army to prison, and eventually to London, where he works as a security guard for a wealthy family. As he becomes entangled in their world in unexpected ways, do the others find the novel as gripping as she does?Finally, Harriett Gilbert brings Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman, the novel that inspired the acclaimed film starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer. Set during a languid summer on the Italian Riviera, it captures the intense infatuation between Elio and Oliver. But how does the novel compare to the much-loved film?Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, The Magician, Brooklyn, and Long Island, the latter now out in paperback. And Zadie Smith has written six novels, among them White Teeth, Swing Time, and her most recent, The Fraud.Producer: Eliza Lomas
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Zadie Smith reads her story “The Silence,” from the July 7 & 14, 2025, issue of the magazine. Smith, a winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, among others, is the author of two short-story collections and six novels, including “NW,” “Swing Time,” and “The Fraud,” which was published in 2023. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
En 1940, artistas como Artie Shaw tenían sus singles en cerca de cuatrocientas mil rockolas en todo el país. Durante un par de años, la Federación Norteamericana de Sindicatos de Músicos había observado con recelo el auge de la "música enlatada" y consideraba el avance de las máquinas de discos, las gramolas, las rockolas, una seria amenaza para la música en vivo. Con José Manuel Corrales.
La revista Down Beat fue la primera en señalar un descenso gradual. En una reseña de un concierto de noviembre de 1942 en el Teatro Regal de Chicago, decía: "Los arreglos son el punto débil de la nueva formación. Comparen temas como los muy productivos Blues In The Night y Outskirts Of Town con los clásicos como Battle Axe, Annie Laurie, Cheatin' On Me, I'm Nuts About Screwy Music, etc. Los nuevos arreglos carecen de ese ritmo, de esas voces elegantes, de ritmo ligero y pasajes de saxo rápidos, de esas dinámicas rápidas y maravillosas. Sí, la banda es maravillosa, pero, ¡caramba!, echamos de menos ese buen Lunceford de siempre que solía encabezar nuestra lista." Con José Manuel Corrales.
A partir de 1942, los músicos empezaron a entrar y salir de la banda de Lunceford. El primero en abandonar fue el arreglista Roger Segure, que tenía dos razones para dejar la banda: no le gustaba la idea de que Stan Kenton, Woody Herman y todo tipo de bandas se aprovecharan del estilo de Lunceford y también pensaba que Jimmie Lunceford y Harold Oxley le habían estafado. Con José Manuel Corrales.
Los músicos de Lunceford ensayaban a diario. Sus habilidades de lectura a primera vista se pusieron a prueba cuando actuaron en los musicales Jubilee en California. Los Jubilees eran programas de radio en vivo. Los Jubileos fueron concebidos como la “respuesta” negra a programas populares como Command Performance y Mail Call, dirigidos a los militares blancos. Con José Manuel Corrales.
La orquesta de Jimmie Lunceford había ido a los estudios de la Warner para rodar una cinta de cine negro titulada, por aquel entonces, New Orleans Blues, dirigida por un clásico como Anatole Litvak y producida por Hal Wallis. Robert Rossen escribió el guión, basado en la obra Hot Nocturne de Edwin Gilbert, y el reparto incluía a Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf, Jack Carson y Elia Kazan. Con José Manuel Corrales.
Todo fue bien hasta el 9 de septiembre de 1941. Lunceford, que se dirigía de Pittsburgh a Columbus (Ohio), donde tenía que cumplir un compromiso, estrelló su nuevo avión en el campo de emergencias Cherry Ford, cerca de Winchester, en el condado de Adams (Ohio). El piloto, que todavía no tenía experiencia, se había salido de la ruta y se había quedado sin gasolina. Con José Manuel Corrales.
Milt Larkin y Jimmie Lunceford “lucharon” en batallas de banda al menos dos veces, en Houston en 1936 y en Chicago, cuatro años después. "Por muy buenos que fueran”, dijo Gerald Wilson sobre la banda de Milt Larkin, “no habrían podido vencer a la banda de Jimmie Lunceford en ese momento. ¡De ninguna manera! ¡De ninguna manera! Es una cuestión de opinión, pero simplemente no es posible. Éramos una banda inteligente y también teníamos grandes arreglos. Así que no había manera de que pudieran superar a la banda de Jimmie Lunceford”. Con José Manuel Corrales.
Cuando los músicos bajaron del tren en la Union Station de Los Ángeles, los recibió un gran desfile, un indicio de la popularidad de la orquesta en la ciudad de Los Ángeles. La banda marchó desde la estación de tren hasta el elegante Hotel Dunbar en Central Avenue. Con José Manuel Corrales.
Cuando Jimmie Lunceford le envió un telegrama a Gerald Wilson, entonces de veinte años de edad, pidiéndole que sustituyera a Sy Oliver, el joven trompetista tuvo que pensárselo dos veces. Le gustaba su trabajo en la banda de Chick Carter, pero cuando se enteró de que esta banda estaba a punto de disolverse, volvió a llamar y aceptó el trabajo. Con José Manuel Corrales.
Sy Oliver dejó la orquesta de Lunceford dos meses después de la grabación de Ain't She Sweet. La noche en que presentó su renuncia, en Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, el road manager de Tommy Dorsey estaba allí. "Lo que Lunceford te haya dado el año pasado por tocar y hacer arreglos, lo superaré en 5.000 dólares", dijo Dorsey. "Hecho", respondió Oliver. Con José Manuel Corrales.
"Escuché a Fletcher Henderson, a Duke Ellington y a Jimmie Lunceford. ¡Nunca había oído algo así! ¡Qué presentación escénica! Todo era perfecto. Vestidos impecablemente, la música era perfecta. Por supuesto, Duke era único en su clase... ¡hasta que Jimmie Lunceford apareció en escena! Lunceford apareció y de alguna manera sacudió a Duke. A veces eran tan geniales que simplemente hacían lo que querían. Cuando llegó Jimmie Lunceford, molestó a todo el mundo". Bobby Plater. Con José Manuel Corrales.
El crítico neoyorquino elogió a la banda por su combinación de vigor, alegría y destreza en el swing. "Nunca había presenciado una gran banda que tocara tan fuerte y con tanto desenfreno como la de Lunceford". Con José Manuel Corrales.
Serbische Sagen, swingende Stepptänze, die Story von Sunny & Suzie und schwerverliebte Stuntmänner sehen sie auf der stets sensationell stilsicheren Sammlungscollage. Sie sind söllig sichtig sier sei sen Sewegtsildsanausen. Sielen Sank sür sihre Saufmerksamkeit, Servus!
This week we travel back to the 1930s: a time when people solved all their troubles withs singing a dancing, a time when iconic songs were created, and a time when blackface was used with no thought about the repercussions. We are talking about the Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers led “Swing Time”. Join the 1001 by 1 crew as they discuss the technical aspects of dance, the catchy tunes, and just how pathetic the “Pop” character is. Also, this week Adam recommends “Drop Dead Gorgeous”, Britt recommends “The Happiness of the Katakuris” (currently on Midnight Pulp), and Joey recommends “Dirty Dancing” (available for rent on most major platforms). You can listen to us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, & Google Play. You can find us on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/1001by1/ You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook at facebook.com/1001by1. You can send us an email at 1001by1@gmail.com. Intro/Outro music is “Bouncy Gypsy Beats” by John Bartmann. Chapters (AI generated) 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Film Recommendations 09:31 Discussion of Swing Time: Overview and Context 24:11 Exploring the Characters and Their Dynamics 40:35 The Dance Numbers: A Closer Look 53:54 The Controversial Bojangles Scene 01:10:20 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
Welcome to It's A Wonderful Podcast!! A series of singing, dancing, and showmanship begins on this week's show as throughout August, Morgan and Jeannine take a look at FIVE DECADES OF MUSICALS starting in the 1930s with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers in SWING TIME (1936)! Our YouTube Channel for Monday Madness on video, Morgan Hasn't Seen TV, Retro Trailer Reactions & More https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvACMX8jX1qQ5ClrGW53vow The It's A Wonderful Podcast Theme by David B. Music. Donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ItsAWonderful1 Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItsAWonderful1 IT'S A WONDERFUL PODCAST STORE: https://its-a-wonderful-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Sub to the feed and download now on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Amazon Music & more and be sure to rate, review and SHARE AROUND!! Keep up with us on Twitter: Podcast: https://twitter.com/ItsAWonderful1 Morgan: https://twitter.com/Th3PurpleDon Jeannine: https://twitter.com/JeannineDaBean_ Keep being wonderful!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/itsawonderfulpodcast/support
Zadie Smith grew up in north west London and studied English at Cambridge University. After a publisher's bidding war when she was just 21, her debut novel White Teeth became a huge critical and commercial hit on publication in 2000 and won several awards including the Orange Prize, now known as the Women's Prize for Fiction, and the Whitbread first novel award. Since then, with books including On Beauty, NW and Swing Time, Zadie Smith has established herself as one of the world's most successful and popular living novelists, renowned for her witty dialogue and explorations of cultural identity, class and sexuality. Her most recent book The Fraud is her first historical novel. Zadie Smith talks to John Wilson about her upbringing in Willesden, North West London, with her Jamaican born mother and white English father. She chooses C S Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe as an early formative influence and remembers how its themes of danger, power and betrayal were intoxicating to her as a young reader. Zadie talks about the creative influence of her husband, the poet Nick Laird, and of the cultural impact of a trip she made to west Africa in 2007 which inspired much of her 2016 novel Swing Time. She also reflects on her role as an essayist who in recent years, has increasingly written about global political and social issues.Producer: Edwina Pitman
5x15 and The Writers' Prize present a powerhouse line-up of international writing talent to speak with host, literary critic, and journalist Alex Clark about their recent works, all in contention for this year's Prize. Paul Murray, The Bee Sting Paul Murray, born in Dublin in 1975, authored An Evening of Long Goodbyes, Skippy Dies, The Mark and the Void, and The Bee Sting. An Evening of Long Goodbyes was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award. Skippy Dies was shortlisted for the Costa Novel award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and longlisted for the Booker Prize. The Mark and the Void won the Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2016. The Bee Sting was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023. Paul Murray lives in Dublin. Zadie Smith, The Fraud Zadie Smith, born in northwest London, authored White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, NW, Swing Time, The Embassy of Cambodia, and collections of essays and short stories. The Fraud is her first historical novel. Laura Cumming, Thunderclap Laura Cumming has been the art critic of the Observer since 1999. The Vanishing Man was longlisted for the Baillie-Gifford Prize, shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, and won the 2017 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography. On Chapel Sands was shortlisted for several prizes. Naomi Klein, Doppelganger Naomi Klein authored international bestsellers including This Changes Everything, The Shock Doctrine, No Logo, No Is Not Enough, and On Fire. She is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and has launched a regular column for The Guardian. Liz Berry, The Home Child Liz Berry, an award-winning poet, authored collections including Black Country, The Republic of Motherhood, The Dereliction, and The Home Child, a novel in verse. Liz has received the Somerset Maugham Award and Forward Prizes. Mark O'Connell, A Thread of Violence Mark O'Connell authored A Thread of Violence, Notes from an Apocalypse, and To Be a Machine, awarded the Wellcome Book Prize and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. His work appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Slate, and The Guardian. Jason Allen-Paisant, Self-Portrait as Othello Jason Allen-Paisant is a Jamaican writer and academic at the University of Manchester. He's the author of Thinking with Trees, winner of the OCM Bocas Prize, and Self-Portrait as Othello. His non-fiction book, Scanning the Bush, will be published in 2024. Our Host Alex Clark, a seasoned critic and broadcaster, chairs the discussion. Winners will be announced on March 13th, 2024.
Ep. 105 Black N' Blue's - Without Love - Review & Reaction! Black 'N Blue's "Without Love" is a hard rock gem that encapsulates the essence of the genre during the mid-1980s. Released in 1985, this album marked a pivotal moment in the band's career, showcasing their ability to blend melodic hooks with gritty, anthemic rock. The album kicks off with the energetic "Rockin' on Heaven's Door" & the title track, "Without Love," a powerful anthem that sets the tone for what's to come. Tommy Thayer's guitar work is a standout throughout the album, delivering memorable riffs and blistering solos. Vocalist Jaime St. James commands attention with his charismatic and raspy delivery, adding a distinctive touch to the band's sound. One of the highlights of the album is the infectious "Miss Mystery," a song that perfectly captures the spirit of 80s glam metal with its catchy chorus and upbeat tempo. The chemistry among the band members is evident, creating a synergy that propels the album forward. The ballad "Stop the Lightning" showcases a softer side of Black 'N Blue, displaying their versatility in crafting emotional and heartfelt compositions. The production quality of "Without Love" is commendable, with a polished sound that complements the band's polished yet edgy style. The album's overall mix strikes a balance between the raw energy of hard rock and the polished sheen of mainstream metal from that era. Tracks like "Swing Time" and "Nature of the Beach" continue to demonstrate Black 'N Blue's prowess in crafting catchy, radio-friendly rock tunes. The album maintains a consistent level of energy and enthusiasm from start to finish, making it an enjoyable listen for fans of 80s hard rock. While "Without Love" may not have achieved the same commercial success as some of its contemporaries, it remains a hidden gem in the hard rock landscape. The album's nostalgia-inducing qualities make it a must-listen for fans of the genre and a testament to Black 'N Blue's contribution to the vibrant musical scene of the mid-1980s. If you're a fan of anthemic choruses, impressive guitar work, and the overall spirit of 80s hard rock, "Without Love" deserves a place in your music collection.
On Today's Special, Vince will be rating and reviewing the essential films of Fred Astaire. If you want to watch the best from Fred or see why he's considered the best dancer to begin with... then stop on by and give a listen to this Fred Astaire Special. The films Vince will be reviewing are: Top Hat (1935), Roberta (1935), Swing Time (1936), Blue Skies (honorable mention) (1946), Royal Wedding (1951), The Band Wagon (1953) If you'd like to become a Producer or see more reviews and ratings, check out thedailyratings.com TimeCodes: Intro into Fred: 00:00 Blue Skies: 16:57 The Band Wagon: 19:54 Roberta: 31:05 Top Hat: 41:58 Royal Wedding: 54:19 Swing Time: 1:13:05
The results of yesterday's by-elections are in, Kingswood and Wellingborough - both previously Conservative seats - have turned red in a historic loss for the Tories.Anoosh Chakelian, Britain editor, is joined by the New Statesman's associate political editor Rachel Cunliffe, and senior data journalist Ben Walker to discuss what these results mean for Labour, the Conservatives, and Reform UK.Join like minded readers that support our journalism. Enjoy unlimited access to our writing and subscriber-only benefits from just £2 for 2 months. Visit www.newstatesman.com/subscribe-2-for-2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're wrapping up 1936 and covering the winners from our 14 movie tournament this week (10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!)) The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco. The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 2:35 - After the Thin Man7:35 - Three Smart Girls14:25 - Libeled Lady22:50 - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town32:40 - A Tale of Two Cities45:55 - The Story of Louis Pasteur56:20 - Modern Times1:07:45 - Conclusions1:07:50 - Did the Oscars Get it Wrong?1:10:00 - Top 5 Films1:12:00 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner (+ important Ronald Colman moustache information)1:16:10 - Patterns1:25:05 - Next Time
We're back in the 30's with 10 nominees, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!) and deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1. We'll discuss the films that were eliminated. The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco. The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.Timestamps are approximate: 7:25 - BracketLosers Discussion19:40 - Anthony Adverse vs. After the Thin Man Loser Discussion30:50 - Modern Times vs. Romeo and Juliet Loser Discussion34:10 - My Man Godfrey vs. Three Smart Girls Loser Discussion42:00 - Swing Time vs. Libeled Lady Loser Discussion49:50 - A Tale of Two Cities vs. Dodsworth Loser Discussion59:40 - San Francisco vs. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Loser Discussion 1:12:45 - The Story of Louis Pasteur vs. The Great Ziegfeld Loser Discussion1:25:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst1:27:20 - Next Time
“It's an interactive Nutcracker in swing time.” In REPOD season 6, episode 6, we go behind the scenes with the creators of Club Drosselmeyer, Kellian and Brian Pletcher. Club Drosselmeyer is a World War II-themed mass-puzzling, swing-dancing, and immersive performance event, and it's one of Room Escape Artist's favorite holiday events. Kellian talks to us about what to expect from Club Drosselmeyer, the format of the show, and how the puzzles work. She talks about drawing inspiration from history as well as current events and tells us why it's important to throw in a dash of whimsy and weirdness (like robots in 1940.) We also chat about how to approach large-scale, open-world immersive events without getting overwhelmed. If you're looking for a fabulous holiday event with mysteries to unravel, puzzles to solve, gorgeous outfits, raucous performances, and a lively dance floor, look no further than Club Drosselmeyer. David and Lisa love it so much that they created Operation Nutcracker, a Room Escape Artist event built around this show. Timestamps & Full Show Notes Episode Sponsors Thank you to our sponsors Morty, Buzzshot, and COGS: Morty Morty is a free app for discovering, planning, tracking, and reviewing your escape rooms and other immersive social outings. Morty News: Morty now features haunt attractions Morty for Android is here Special Badge for REPOD listeners: You can learn more at morty.app/REPOD to sign up and get a special badge for our listeners (works for existing users also). Buzzshot Buzzshot is Escape Room Software, Powering Business Growth, Player Marketing, and improving the Customer Experience. They offer an assortment of pre and post game features including robust waiver management, branded team photos, and streamlined review management for Yelp, TripAdvisor, Google Reviews, and Morty. Buzzshot now has integration with the other REPOD sponsors: Morty and COGS. Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get an extended 21-day free trial plus 20% off your first 3 months, with no set-up fees or hidden charges. Visit buzzshot.com/repod to learn more about this exclusive offer. COGS COGS by Clockwork Dog is an easy to use software/ hardware platform for running interactive events, including escape rooms, and other immersive experiences. They have plug & play hardware that seamlessly integrates with their software so you can create a show with lighting and sound cues without having to write a single line of code. Map all kinds of inputs to outputs by building up simple logic steps which determine what you want to happen and when. Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners can get the COGS Starter Set for only $130 + free shipping to the USA. This bundle is usually valued at $257. You can learn more and purchase your Starter Set at cogs.show. Use code REPOD at checkout. Production Credits Hosted by David Spira & Peih-Gee Law Produced by Theresa Piazza Supported by Lisa Spira & Richard Burns Edited by Steve Ewing of Stand Inside Media Music by Ryan Elder Logo by Janine Pracht
This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Grammy award winning musician and composer Branford Marsalis, whose latest project is the score for the Netflix biopic Rustin. Next, Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon joins to talk about his new audiobook Swingtime for Hitler about the Nazis' use of jazz music as propaganda. And on The Treat, Totally Killer director Nahnatchka Khan talks about the scary movies she wasn't allowed to see as a kid (but did anyway).
It doesn't feel so long ago that Zadie Smith exploded onto the literary scene with her stunning debut novel, “White Teeth.” Twenty-three years later, she has cemented her reputation as one of the most important voices of her generation, whether in the form of fiction, criticism, or cultural observation. Her many novels include “Swing Time” and “On Beauty” - and her new book - “The Fraud. ” It's a work of historical fiction set in Victorian England. On September 22th, 2023, Smith came to The Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk with Cathy Park Hong, poet and author of “Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning.”
Casting director Allison Jones is considered one of the greatest comedy casting directors of our time. Her credits include films and TV shows like Freaks and Geeks, The Office, Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Bridesmaids, and now Barbie. She spoke with Terry Gross about some of these projects. Maureen Corrigan reviews Lauren Groff's new novel, The Vaster Wilds. Also, NPR's Scott Simon gives the history of why jazz was banned in Hitler's Germany, and how it was repurposed as propaganda on shortwave radio. His new audiobook is Swingtime for Hitler.
Hitler's Germany banned jazz because it was deemed degenerate music made by Jews and Black people. But NPR host Scott Simon says the Nazis used it abroad to weaken British and American resolve. His new audiobook about this history is Swingtime for Hitler.
A Two Episode Special! First, NPR's Scott Simon come on to discuss his audiobook/book Swingtime for Hitler: From Goebbels's Jazzmen to Tokyo Rose to AI, the Eternal Allure of Propaganda. And then we continue with Operation Jubilee: Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat. To hear Swingtime for Hitler on Scribd, go to try.scribd.com/scottsimon for a 60 day free trial, use code SIMON60. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We are starting series 10 with a bang. Described as the “voice of the 21st Century” by the Sunday Times, the multi award winning author Zadie Smith is back with a brand new novel, ‘The Fraud'. Zadie's first historical novel, the book is inspired by a legal trial dividing Victorian Britain looking at truth and fiction, Jamaica and Britain. It's a great excuse to get Zadie back on Changes to talk about her biggest life changes and the changes she'd like to see. Zadie Smith became famous and hugely praised aged 24 for her debut novel ‘White Teeth'. She is also the author of ‘The Autograph Man', ‘On Beauty', ‘NW' and ‘Swing Time', among others. Two years ago, Zadie appeared on Changes in lockdown, around the release of her collection of short stories ‘Intimations'. Then, she talked about the major changes from the pandemic and moving from New York to London during that time. In this episode, we go back to the start as she shares personal stories from her time at school and University, talks openly about her childhood and family, what freedom means and looks at the reasoning and history behind her incredible new novel ‘The Fraud'.As with her writing, Zadie has an encapsulating and wise way of speaking that you can't help feeling reassured by. She is a voice of reason and makes you look at life in a whole new way. ‘The Fraud' is out on Thursday 7th September. You can pre order / buy the book here:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/308246/the-fraud-by-smith-zadie/9780241336991Changes is a deaf friendly podcast, transcripts can be accessed here: https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changesVOTE FOR CHANGES!If you love the podcast, please vote for Changes in the British Podcast Awards here:https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ello girlies, final Patreon-oldie but goodie coming up for you before the girls are back next week (with a merch announcement!). Chose this one because although there are a few old bits (a brief chat about Khloe Kardashian having another baby with Tristan Thompson, for example,) we speak a lot about the inner workings of how Love Island manages to capture the nation/world each season (plus, its relationship to fast fashion, the mental health aspect and the influencer pipeline), then how books became a hot girl accessory and, in honour of that, our hot girl book recommendations.Book recs in order:Bluets by Maggie NelsonMike Nichols: A LifeAnything by David Sedaris - like Me Talk Pretty One Day, Let's Explore Diabetes with OwlsMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtWhat Artists Wear by Charlie PorterElena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartetDevotion by Patti SmithWhat I Loved by Siri HustvedtSwing Time by Zadie SmithThe Seven Lives of Evelyn HugoSorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Songs from the movies: Show Boat, Swingtime, Rose Marie, Follow the Fleet, Pennies From Heaven and Gold Diggers of 1937 Performers include: Paul Robeson, Bing Crosby, Helen Forest, Fats Waller, Jeannette McDonald and Fred Astaire.
In the sixth episode of Season 9 (Keep It Musical!) Kyle is joined by fellow cinephile/filmmaker Mario Ruiz and musician Ben Childs to discuss the charming art deco immersion of dance and class enhanced by George Stevens' exquisite craftsmanship capturing the iconic force duo that was Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the screwball musical Swing Time (1936).
Happy Saturday, book clubbers! This month, we tucked into Swing Time by Zadie Smith, a novel that tells the story of two girls growing up on the wrong side of London. They meet at a community dance class and dream of being dancers, but only one of them has the talent. The blurb told us it was a tale of “friendships that anchor us, define us and change us forever”, but do we feel that line adequately explained what the book was about? As with any Zadie Smith novel, this one came with hype: her clever observations, the depth of her characters, the nuance in her words. There is simply so. Much. To. Unpack. Today on the show, Mich, Zara, and Annabelle discuss Swing Time's structure, the standout characters, and the bits in the book that didn't quite land. Join us in the all the book chat over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub, and our TikTok, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you're after some variety, here's a link to record a voice message via our website, too. You can browse the eBook and audiobook versions of past book club picks in our room on Apple Books! Have a look-see right here. (You might spot our little baby, The Space Between, in the mix there, too.) Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe' on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow' on Spotify. Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else. Click here to subscribe to ShameMore: http://apple.co/shamelesspod Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS' newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLT Join our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/ Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/ Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.
Yikes! This movie has turn tables, and boy do the tables turn... listen to your hosts gasp in horror as a lil' dance flick reveals itself to be unabashedly racist in a big way. The person most confused by the film this week was: idk...anyone living in America in 2023?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Because Nebraska has been the birthplace of a relatively small number of Hollywood legends, you end up hearing the same names over and over again. And one name anyone listening to this has likely heard of, whether or not they've watched the movies, is Fred Astaire. Astaire was born in Omaha in 1899 and went on to star on stage and screen in a number of highly acclaimed musicals and Hollywood's Golden Age, such as Top Hat and Swing Time. What you may not know is that Fred Astaire had a sister, Adele Astaire, who was also a successful dancer. On today's show, Tom Knoblauch is in conversation with Eliza Knight, whose new novel is Starring Adele Astaire, delving into the life and career of this often overlooked historical figure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support
Como luces esta noche, tema del gran Jerome Kern con letra de Dorothy Fields es del 1936 para el film Swing Time de Fred Astaire. Billie nos la regala junto a Ella, Tony, Goodman, Parker, Mulligan, Brubeck y otros, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PICK YOURSELF UP by Mel Torme (DCC Jazz, 1998)Life is a series of ups and downs - a continuous challenge to renew and reinvent yourself. You can be rolling along, on top of the world, then the next day become lost in a fog of turmoil. I have experienced this several times in my life, most bitterly in recent years. But, I am not alone in this - I believe it is a universally shared phenomenon - and, in this song Mel Torme offers, if not an antidote to disaster, a prescription for practical optimism.Pick Yourself Up was originally written in 1936, by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern, to be performed by the inimitable Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the movie Swing Time. In the number Fred, breezily attempting to seduce dance teacher Ginger, begs for her instruction. This charade of awkwardness, of course, quickly develops into the most delicious demonstration of tandem terpsichore ever filmed. Mel's equally breezy, live, vocal gymnastics, abetted by wizard bassist Jay Leonhart, transforms the song, imbuing it with a deeper meaning. In their hands it becomes a brisk, bracing splash of cold water in the face, saying “Buck up, Boyo - You're not defeated! Try, try again!
Pat Irwin is a renowned film and television composer; some of his scores include Dexter: New Blood, Rocko's Modern Life, Pepper Ann, and Nurse Jackie. He's also a multi-instrumentalist who was a member of the B52s for 18 years; he founded The Raybeats and 8 Eyed Spy, and more recently the band SUSS of which I'm a fan. Pat also teaches film composition at NYU, and Brooklyn College at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, and this conversation wove it's way into important topics for all of us: a life well-lived, grief, the importance of creativity and of having a good hang. As always, I've included detailed timestamps, so if you want to jump to his days with the B52s or Dexter, go ahead, but I hope you'll take the time to listen to this whole episode which is rich with music and stories. Pat is as articulate as he is creative. You may be surprised that the episode begins with his time in Paris interviewing jazz musicians and learning from John Cage. Please buy me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman Like all my episodes in this series, this is also a video, and the transcript is linked here as well: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/pat-irwin Pat Irwin: https://patirwinmusic.com/ Rocko's Modern Life soundtrack album link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4cxM57oL5yL3wIDlagQyOG Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:51) Paris meeting Dexter Gordon, Bill Coleman, Mal Waldron, Steve Lacey, Nadia Boulanger, John Cage (09:54) intro to clip from Rocko's Modern Life (10:21) clip from Rocko's Modern Life the Pogo Stick Scenario (10:52) Nadia Boulanger, love of jazz (13:25) intro to Lost and Found albums (14:02) Swing Time from Volume 3 of New Sounds From the Lost and Found (15:51) Open Window from Volume 4 of Lost and Found (17:06) intro to Rocko's Modern Life (18:11) Rocko Versus Food Boy from Rocko's Modern Life soundtrack (20:11) Rocko's Modern Life, Kevin Norton, Art Barron (22:12) Walter Hawkes, Long Island City, Ernie Brooks, Don Cherry, The Talking Heads (26:07) In Another Time from Wide open Sky with J. Walter Hawkes (30:36) NYC 8 Eyed Spy, The Raybeats, the B-52s, deaths of Ricky Wilson and George Scott (37:24) touring life and joining the B-52s (44:03) writing music for film and television, collecting instruments (47:12) Early Morning Song from volume 5 The Lost and Found (52:56) Dexter: New Blood (57:21) music from Dexter: New Blood Suite part 1 (59:12) SUSS, Gary Leib (01:06:06) Winter Was Hard SUSS (01:07:59) pedal steel, lap steel, Jonathan Gregg (01:09:00) teaching film composition at NYU, advice to young composers, the importance of the arts (01:17:30) SUSS (01:24:54) SUSS Across the Horizon (01:30:46) Pat's start composing for film, changes in film composition industry (01:35:27) reflections on the importance of music --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leah-roseman/message
Tucker Carlson Shows Jan 6 Realities. Gascon Successfully Sued. Rubbing One Out Is Good For You. Swing Time. Join Nick for bonus content at Patreon! www.patreon.com/thenickdipaoloshow Go see Nick on the road! www.nickdip.com/tour for tickets!
Air Week: January 23-29, 2023 Swing Time Records In the fall of 1949, Down Beat Records owner Jack Lauderdale had a problem. DownBeat Magazine was threatening to sue him over the use of the name. Unsure of a new name, Lauderdale decide to use Swing as a placeholder along with Swing Beat Records before finally […]
Welcome back to Book Chat, a new monthly books podcast brought to you by novelist Bobby Palmer and journalist Pandora Sykes, which does what it says on the tin: we each bring one book, and we chat. Our one rule? The books have to be more than 2 years old. NB: this is a meaty book chat, not a book review show, so if you have not yet read the books, there will be spoilers.For our second episode, Pandora brings White Teeth by Zadie Smith (2000) and Bobby, Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (2016, trans. 2019). Both books were huge bestsellers and launched each woman as a "literary sensation". We discuss this tag as well as the books themselves: our favourite bits, how they've aged, and what we'd change.Other books/ articles mentioned:Vesper Flights by Helen MacdonaldDarling by India KnightOn Beauty, NW, Intimations, Swing Time and Grand Union by Zadie SmithLife Ceremony and Earthlings by Sayaka MurataThe Interestings by Meg WolitzerWhite Teeth seemed fresh and optimistic in 2000 - how does it read now? by Sam Jordison for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/jul/14/white-teeth-2000-how-does-it-read-now-zadie-smithGeneration Why? by Zadie Smith for The New York Review of Books https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2010/11/25/generation-why/In Defence of Fiction, by Zadie Smith for The New York Review of Books https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/10/24/zadie-smith-in-defense-of-fiction/Zadie Smith interview: On Shame, Rage and Writing, for the Louisiana channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LREBOwjrrwFor Japanese novelist Sayaka Murata, odd is the new normal, by Motoko Rich for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/books/japanese-novelist-sayaka-murata-convenience-store-woman.htmlThe future of sex lives in us all, by Sayaka Murata for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/opinion/future-sex-society.htmlA Home at the End of the World by Michael CunninghamDarling by India KnightVesper Flights by Helen MacdonaldThe Interestings by Meg WolitzerThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenCollected Works by Lydia SandgrenOpen Water by Caleb Azumah NelsonWhite Noise by Don DeLilloMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghLuster by Raven LeilaniThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenOn Beauty, NW, Intimations, Swing Time and Grand Union by Zadie SmithEarthlings and Life Ceremony by Sayaka MurataYou can get in touch bookchatpod@gmail.com.Sound by Joel Grove and production by Pandora Sykes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bill speaks to author and film historian Imogen Sara Smith about her various endeavors, from writing books like BUSTER KEATON: THE PERSISTENCE OF COMEDY and IN LONELY PLACES: FILM NOIR BEYOND THE CITY to contributing audio commentaries, booklet essays and on-camera interviews to home video releases from The Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, Eureka!, Imprint, Flicker Alley, Arrow and Indicator. Topics include: John Bengtson's SILENT ECHOES, Eddie Muller, writing techniques, The Criterion Channel, Courtney Stephens' TERRA FEMME, her Phantom Light column for Film Comment, THE WELL, film lists/ranking and stumbling upon old W.C. Fields locations. Read Sinners' Holiday: An Ode to Pre-Code”https://brightlightsfilm.com/sinners-holiday-an-ode-to-pre-code/#.Ylfx8i2ZOqA Read Imogen Sara Smith on SWING TIME:https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6424-swing-time-heaven-can-t-wait Read Ghost Town: Nights on Bunker Hill:https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7734-ghost-town-nights-on-bunker-hill Buy the Kino Lorber 4K UHD for KILLER'S KISS:https://www.kinolorber.com/product/killers-kiss-4kuhd-blu-ray Read Imogen Sara Smith on the Criterion Current site:https://www.criterion.com/current/author/572-imogen-sara-smith Register for Imogen Sara Smith's online course, French Cinema: The Language of Light 1895-1960 https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/french-film-history-online/ Register for Imogen Sara Smith's online course, French Cinema: Breaking Rules & Boundaries 1960-2022 https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/french-cinema-breaking-rules-boundaries-1960-2022-online/ Pre-order El vampiro negro (The Black Vampire):https://www.flickeralley.com/classic-movies-2/#!/El-vampiro-negro-The-Black-Vampire/p/478619443/category=0 Buy The Guilty / High Tide from Flicker Alley:https://www.flickeralley.com/classic-movies-2/#!/The-Guilty-High-Tide/p/442246038 Visit the Film Noir Foundation site: http://www.filmnoirfoundation.org