German-born American film director, producer and screenwriter (1902-1981)
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This week, the boys grab some beers and head to post-WWII America to watch nobody give AF about our war heroes in William Wyler's “The Best Years of Our Lives”. The highest-grossing movie since “Gone With The Wind”, this moving account follows several soldiers re-acclimating to civilian life in a world that has moved on without them. Thankless bastards. This movie rules. It's long, but it's awesome. John also talks about “Backrooms”. Grab a beer and join us! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 7:15 “Backrooms” mini-review; 16:39 1946 Year in Review; 36:06 “The Best Years of Our Lives”: Films of 1946; 01:24:42 What You Been Watching?; 1:40:49 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Robert E Sherwood, MacKinlay Kantor, Hugo Friedhofer, Dana Andrews, Gregg Toland, Sharaff, Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Rossell, Gladys George, Roman Bohnen, Kan Parsons, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Will Soodik, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Widow's Bay, The Lord of The Flies, The Boroughss, The Cloverfield Paradox, Spider Noir, Everybody Wants Some, Bernie, Last Flags Flying, The Worst Person In The World, Oslo October 31st, Out of the Past, Is This Thing On, Song Sung Blue, John Adams Mini Series, NY Knicks, Casablanca, Additional Tags: Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson, Bradley Cooper, Will Arnett, Jack /black, Joachim Trier, Richard Linklater, The Duffer Brothers, Focus Features, A24, Curry Barker, Robert Duvall, Sports Documentary, Bowling, Bette Davis, SZA, Keke Palmer, Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
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In this episode, I talk about William Wyler's 1949 film, "The Heiress." Olivia de Havilland plays Catherine Sloper, a shy and sheltered woman living with her cold father in Washington Square, New York in the mid-1800s. When she meets an attractive and alluring man played by Montgomery Clift, she falls passionately in love for the first time, but their relationship will force her to confront painful truths about love and desire. I talk about how the film explores heartbreak and transformation, and how it charts a woman's devastating but powerful journey from innocence to experience, from illusion to reality, and toward a deeper understanding of herself. If you'd like to support my work and get access to bonus episodes and exclusive posts, you can join me on Patreon: patreon.com/herheadinfilmspodcast. You can follow me on Letterboxd. My email is herheadinfilms@gmail.com. My Sources: Article about the film, written by Frank Miller for Turner Classic Movies "The Heiress:" A Cruel Inheritance by Pamela Hutchinson for Criterion Collection Toni Morrison quote is from a 2015 documentary, "The Life of Toni Morrison"
Adapted by Preston Sturges from Ferenc Molnár's play and directed by William Wyler, The Good Fairy (1935) is a screwball fairy tale built on mistaken identities, comic misfortune, and the peculiar moral logic of someone who genuinely wants to do good but hasn't quite figured out how the world works. Luisa (Margaret Sullavan) has grown up knowing nothing of the world outside the orphanage walls. When she's finally released into Budapest society, she proves as well-meaning as she is naïve — and as prone to catastrophe as she is to kindness. A chance encounter with the wealthy and lecherous Konrad (Frank Morgan) sets off a chain of complications, chief among them the lie that she's already married. The problem is that she isn't, but she soon will be — to a bookish, bearded lawyer named Dr. Sporum (Herbert Marshall) who has no idea any of this is happening.The film showcases the range of Margaret Sullavan's screen presence — radiant and funny and heartbreaking in equal measure — alongside Frank Morgan's gloriously stammering comic turn.The episode also looks at the 1947 remake I'll Be Yours, starring Deanna Durbin, and the 1951 Broadway musical adaptation Make a Wish, with music by Hugh Martin and a book co-written by Sturges and Abe Burrows.Mike talks with co-hosts Rahne Alexander and Federico Bertolini about Molnár, Wyler, Sturges, and the many lives of a very good fairy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth
Adapted by Preston Sturges from Ferenc Molnár's play and directed by William Wyler, The Good Fairy (1935) is a screwball fairy tale built on mistaken identities, comic misfortune, and the peculiar moral logic of someone who genuinely wants to do good but hasn't quite figured out how the world works. Luisa (Margaret Sullavan) has grown up knowing nothing of the world outside the orphanage walls. When she's finally released into Budapest society, she proves as well-meaning as she is naïve — and as prone to catastrophe as she is to kindness. A chance encounter with the wealthy and lecherous Konrad (Frank Morgan) sets off a chain of complications, chief among them the lie that she's already married. The problem is that she isn't, but she soon will be — to a bookish, bearded lawyer named Dr. Sporum (Herbert Marshall) who has no idea any of this is happening.The film showcases the range of Margaret Sullavan's screen presence — radiant and funny and heartbreaking in equal measure — alongside Frank Morgan's gloriously stammering comic turn.The episode also looks at the 1947 remake I'll Be Yours, starring Deanna Durbin, and the 1951 Broadway musical adaptation Make a Wish, with music by Hugh Martin and a book co-written by Sturges and Abe Burrows.Mike talks with co-hosts Rahne Alexander and Federico Bertolini about Molnár, Wyler, Sturges, and the many lives of a very good fairy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth
Último programa de Cine Continuado. Llegamos al final y nos despedimos con Curtis Hanson, "La mentira infame" de William Wyler en Los revoltosos de antes (la gran sección que creó Mery Linares) y cerramos con tres películas inglesas de robos: "The Lavender Hill Mob", "After the Fox" y "Loophole". Gracias a todxs los que nos siguieron durante estos años.
Dodsworth is the feature attraction in this 728th talk on Have You Ever Seen, but then there was an unexpected 2nd review in this episode. I spent 10 or 12 minutes on the George Arliss 1929 Oscar-winner, Disraeli…the one about the late-1800s British Prime Minister's quest to buy the Suez Canel. As for Dodsworth, we've got another winner from William Wyler, who directs Walter Huston & Ruth Chatterton as a middle-aged couple who just aren't clicking anymore. He retires and they vacation in Europe, but that love just might be gone. So ditch Zenith for exotic European locales (or maybe even for Egypt) as I present monologues about Dodsworth and Disraeli. Well, Actually: just to be clear, an actor CAN get nominated for Oscars in the leading AND supporting categories in the modern era (as Al Pacino, Julianne Moore and Jamie Foxx have), but can't get 2 noms in the same category the way Arliss did back when Disraeli was made. Subscribe to the channel in your app. Rate the show and write a review as well. And search me out on Letterboxd for the occasional written review (RyanHYES). Feedback is appreciated. Hit me with a tweet (@moviefiend51), a comment on Bluesky (ryan-ellis) or an email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com).
Showing her love of movies, Izzy from Be Kind Rewind chats with us about her process of creating video essays and connection to researching actresses in the Hollywood system. We discuss how her fannish love of TCM films turned into a passion for making videos and navigating complex topics often overlooked or simplified into gossip. Diving deeper into this, Izzy speaks about her recent video on actress Merle Oberon's race as it relates to William Wyler's Wuthering Heights (1939) and its latest adaption by Emerald Fennell. There we discuss how the construction of stardom and the text of a piece impact readings of race as a racialized work attempts to become de-racailized by directorial choices. Using her Vanessa Redgrave video, Izzy also talks to us about the Oscars,its relationship to politics, and how it impacts actresses. We end this longer epsiode with a hint of the future for Be Kind Rewind and our 2026 Oscar predictions. Afterwards, Samantha and Henry give their Oscar predictions in every category. This episode is filled with fun, fandom, and just a touch of Hollywood magic! We get into what passions drive a video essayist and the interesting topics that can happen about the film industry if we are not strictly going by salacious headlines. It is an episode that not only asks viewers to watch more films but, also challenges them to think about the wider implications of the moving image. Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper: Some Suggested BKR Videos: YouTube [Channel Link] Nebula [Channel Link] Merle Oberon and the Whiteness of Wuthering Heights Why Vanessa Redgrave Gave the Most Controversial Oscar Speech Ever How Carrie Fisher Blurred Fact and Fiction Performing Authenticity: The Cinema of Lady Gaga Sofia Coppola and The Godfather Part III Disaster How Michelle Yeoh Went from Bond Girl to Best Actress Oscar Winner in the American Media The Feud of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford | 1963: Pt. 2 Academic/Educational readings and resources: Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans Hardcover WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations - Full Report Why Analyze Inclusion at the Oscars? Hollywood Diversity Report JSTOR Hollywood Babylon People & Places: Lindsay Ellis Princess Weekes Emerald Fennell Merle Oberon Vanessa Redgrave Lady Gaga Sophia Coppola Diane Keaton Ryan Murphy Betty Davis Joan Crawford Laurence Olivier Nicole Kidman Vivien Leigh Anna May Wong Hattie McDaniel Rock Hudson Cole Escola Michelle Yeoh Teyana Taylor Wunmi Mosaku Jessie Buckley Jamie Lee Curtis Chon A. Noriega Karina Longworth Liza Minnelli Judy Garland Yoko Ono Samuel Goldwyn William Wyler Lana Turner Lupe Velez Media: TCM Oscars The 98th Academy Awards (2026) Wuthering Heights (1939 film) Wuthering Heights (2026 film) What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Did Yoko Break Up The Beatles? Sadly, Wuthering Heights Discourse Is That Deep 1978 Oscars Vanessa Redgrave Win Kanopy Criterion Channel Tubi Little Gold Men podcast Film Comment podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast Funny Girl (1968) Moulin Rouge! (2001) Bad Cinderella Gone With The Wind (1939) It Happened One Night (1934) Sinners (2025) One Battle After Another (2025) Hamnet (2025) The Godfather Part III (1990) Hollywood (TV mini series) Feud (TV series) You might also enjoy our previous Oscar Themed episode and the Oscar Watch series Henry is currently running on his blog. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Send a textWelcome to our 115th episode! All you lit snobs and library weirdos out there, have we got a treat in store! This time on Fabulous Film & Friends we will be discussing not one, not two, not three but up to SEVEN filmed adaptations of Emilie Bronte's classic 1847 tale of love, passion, class struggle, family trauma, REVENGE! And haunted winds ripping through the northern English moors. WUTHERING HEIGHTS! I'm your host, Gino Caputi and I'm joined by my kid sis the English Literature Major and Wuthering Heights MEGA FAN, Roseanne Caputi and we will endeavor to find the truest and best filmed adaptation of the novel, starting from the 1939 William Wyler directed Laurence Olivier Merle Oberon venture all the way up to the current 2026 Emerald Fennel reimagining starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. For the first time on this podcast we're breaking with my iron clad rules and tradition and including a version produced for television. So we have the aforementioned 1939 production directed by William Wyler and starring Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff, Merle Oberon as Catherine and David Niven as Edgar LintonNow I watched this one but Roseanne didn't, big chicken that she is, the 1958 Dupont Show of the Week Presentation starring Richard Burton as Heathcliff, Rosemary Harris as Catherine and Denholm Eliot as Edgar Linton Then we jump ahead 12 years to a earthy yet still mod 1970 adaptation directed by Robert Fuest and starring Anna Calder-Marshall, Timothy Dalton as Heathcliff and Ian Ogilvy as Linton 22 years later we get the somewhat perfunctory production directed by Peter Kominsky and starring Juliet Binoche as Catherine, Ralph Fiennes as Heathcliff and Simon Shepherd as Edgar Linton Then 7 years after that we get the stellar TV version directed by Coky Giedroyc and starring Tom Hardy as Heathcliff, Charlotte Riley as Catherine and Andrew Lincoln as Edgar Linton 2 years after that there's the peculiar movie version directed by Andrea Arnold where the focus is on the younger versions of the characters starring Solomon Glave and James Howson as Heathcliff, Shannon Beer and Kaya Scodelario as Catherine and James Northcote as Edgar Linton And that brings up to 2026's Emerald Fennal version starring Margot Robbie as Catherine, Jacob Elordy as Heathcliff and Shazad Latif as Edgar Linton. Before we dive in, the synopsis: Young brooding Heathcliffe, a gypsy adopted by Thomas Earnshaw-- patriarch of Wuthering Heights, falls in love with his wild-eyed and passionate adoptive sister Catherine. Though Catherine and Heathcliff are soulmates, Catherine in turn marries foppish wealthy Edgar Linton. When Healthcliff leaves the Heights and returns a wealthy man, all hell breaks loose on the Northen English moors. Which filmed version truly captures the essence of Emily Bronte's classic novel?Find out!Watch the podcast on youtube:https://youtu.be/kMrbmMZcejY
This week, Julian, Emilio, and Madeline are joined by comedian Sydney Duncan to discuss two films that launched their leading ladies to superstardom - William Wyler's “Roman Holiday” from 1953 and Garry Marshall's “Pretty Woman” from 1990. The group draws comparisons both salient and subtle, and examines the aspects of Audrey Hepburn and Julia Roberts' performances that solidify these roles as their breakouts. The group also discusses the role that class plays in each of these films and the relationships at their center. Among the many similarities, they also observe that one of the best-known scenes in each film features a kindred improvisatory moment.You can follow Sydney Duncan on Instagram and TikTok @sydneyduncanonem, and catch her on the Maude and Betty house teams at UCB NY.If you enjoy our podcast, please rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice. This really helps us find new listeners and grow!Follow us on IG and TikTok: @sleeplesscinematicpodSend us an email at sleeplesscinematicpod@gmail.comOn Letterboxd? Follow Julian @julian_barthold and Madeline @patronessofcats
In which Kid 1 and I do a compare and contrast of WUTHERING HEIGHT 1939 vs WUTHERING HEIGHTS 2026, both sourced from Emily Brontë's novel. In writer/director Emerald Fennell's stylized and provocative 2026 reimagining of the Brontë classic, the feral bond between the spirited Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie) and the brooding orphan Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) is forged amidst the gothic decay of their childhood home and the windswept Yorkshire moors. Their obsessive connection is violently severed when Catherine chooses the refined comfort of a marriage to the wealthy Edgar Linton, prompting a devastated Heathcliff to vanish into the night only to return years later as a wealthy and vengeful enigma. As the two engage in a destructive and high-fashion "war of hearts," their rekindled passion descends into a surreal fever dream of jealousy and class warfare that threatens to consume everyone in their orbit. The film clocks in at 2 h and 16 m, is rated R and is still playing in theaters. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.In director William Wyler's sweeping 1939 adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic, with screenplay credits to Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht and John Huston (uncredited); an orphaned stable boy named Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier) and the spirited Catherine Earnshaw (Merle Oberon) forge an intense, primal bond on the Yorkshire moors that defies their rigid class differences. Their soul-deep connection is fractured when Catherine, lured by the promise of social prestige and "civilized" comfort, chooses to marry the refined neighbor Edgar Linton, prompting a devastated Heathcliff to vanish into the night. Years later, Heathcliff returns as a wealthy and sophisticated gentleman, launching a calculated campaign of psychological revenge against the families that spurned him while remaining obsessively tethered to his tragic love for Catherine. The film is rated approved and clocks in at 1 h and 44 m - we also watched it on HBO Max but you can also catch it on Prime Video, Plex TV, Tubi but it's available to rent/buy on Amazon. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. #EmilyBronte #WutheringHeights #MerleOberon #Cathy #LaurenceOlivier #Heathcliff #DavidNivens #Edgar #FloraRobson #Ellen #DonaldCrisp #DrKenneth #GeraldineFitzgerald #Isabella #HughWilliams #Hindley #LeoGCarroll #Joseph #MilesMander #Lockwood #SaritaWooton #YoungCathy #RexDowning #YoungHeathcliff #DouglasScott #YoungHindley #EmeraldFennell #MarogtRobbie #Cathy #JacobElordi #Heathcliff #HongChau #Nelly #ShazadLatif #Edgar #AlisonOliver #Isabella #MartinClunes #MrEarnshaw #EwanMitchell #Joseph #AmyMorgan #Zillah #CharlotteMellington #YoungCathy #OwenCooper #YoungHeathcliff #VyNguyen #YoungNelly #Drama #Romance #CostumeDrama #DarkRomance #PeriodDrama #PsychologicalDrama #SteamyRomance #InTheaters @HBOMax @TCM @PrimeVideo @PlexTV @Tubi @Amazon #FridayFamilyFilmNightOpening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
For this Universal 1933 Studios Year by Year episode we commit the sacrilege of trashing a James Whale movie, The Invisible Man, which is also Claude Rains' first major screen role, albeit mainly as a voice. A ranting, irascible voice in a movie with very little evidence (in our irresponsible opinion) of Whale's voice. But then we turn to a movie bearing a strong directorial imprint, William Wyler's Counsellor at Law, which contains probably John Barrymore's best screen performance. We discuss Wyler's contested status among auteurists and the multiple layers of Elmer Rice's adaptation of his play about early 20th century American antisemitism and how to live with the knowledge of one's moral compromises. And in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto, we took in a Valentine's weekend screening of Sternberg's The Devil Is a Woman at the TIFF Lightbox cinematheque, giving us another opportunity to grapple with its ironies and opacities. Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s: 1933 and Universal 0h 03m 51s: THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) [dir. James Whale] 0h 19m 21s: COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW (1933) [dir. William Wyler] 0h 48m 06s: Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto: Josef von Sternberg's The Devil is a Woman (1935) at TIFF Lightbox Studio Film Capsules provided by The Universal Story by Clive Hirschhorn Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler 1933 Information from Forgotten Films to Remember by John Springer +++ * 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!
When Emily Brontë published “Wuthering Heights,” in 1847, critics were baffled, alarmed, and mostly unimpressed. James Lorimer, writing in the North British Review, promised that the novel would “never be generally read.” Nearly two centuries later, it's regarded as one of the great works of English literature. In a live taping of Critics at Large at the 92nd Street Y, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss the staying power of the original text and the countless adaptations it's inspired, from the 1939 film featuring Laurence Olivier to Andrea Arnold's 2011 version. The most recent attempt comes from the director Emerald Fennell, whose new “Wuthering Heights,” starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, reads as a romantic fever dream. The movie has been polarizing in part for the way it excises some of the weirder and wilder aspects of its source material. But what's discarded—or emphasized—can also be revealing. “It's an audacious proposition to adapt a great novel … I don't think it needs to be faithful, necessarily,” Fry says. “The adaptation itself becomes a portrait of the time in which it's made.”Read, watch, and listen with the critics:“Wuthering Heights,” by Emily BrontëKate Bush's “Wuthering Heights”Emerald Fennell's “Wuthering Heights” (2026)“Emerald Fennell's ‘Wuthering Heights' Never Plumbs the Depths,” by Justin Chang (The New Yorker)“Barbie” (2023)“Saltburn” (2023)“Promising Young Woman” (2020)“Jane Eyre,” by Charlotte Brontë“The Communist Manifesto,” by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx (1848)Peter Kosminsky's “Wuthering Heights” (1992)William Wyler's “Wuthering Heights” (1939)Andrea Arnold's “Wuthering Heights” (2011)“All the King's Men,” by Robert Penn Warren“I Love L.A.” (2025–)New episodes drop every Thursday. Follow Critics at Large wherever you get your podcasts.Critics at Large is a weekly discussion from The New Yorker which explores the latest trends in books, television, film, and more. Join us every Thursday as we make unexpected connections between classic texts and pop culture. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
William Wyler's sweeping historical epic Ben-Hur is one of the OG blockbusters. It took home Best Picture for the 1959 Academy Awards, along with 12 other statues--making it one of the most awarded and beloved dramas of all time.This week, Earth's Mightiest Critics look at the story of Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), a Jewish prince who is betrayed and forced into slavery. His winding journey of vengeance and redemption lands him front and center with the most significant event in human history.Join us for a spoilerific look at Charlton, chariots, and the changing nature of blockbusters. We also make a case for this being a perfect film, and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Support Kicking the Seat on Patreon, subscribe to us on YouTube, and follow us at:XLetterboxdInstagramFacebookShow LinksWatch the Ben-Hur (1959) trailer.Pick up the new Ben-Hur 4K UHD from Warner Bros.As mentioned in the show, Warner Bros also released a new 4K of All the President's Men! Check the disc out here.And listen to Ian and Don Shanahan's "Reelpolitik" review of the film from few years ago.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot and Pipeline Artists.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Keep up with Annie Banks at The Mary Sue....and We Got This Covered.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.And save your celluloid soul with Dave Canfield's Substack, "Creature Feature Preacher".
Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" mentions "Ben-Hur" for a reason—it was the cinematic event of 1959. In this episode of History Ignited, we explore the massive scale of William Wyler's production, the legendary chariot race that took months to film, and how it became the first movie in history to sweep 11 Academy Awards. Join us as we discuss why this tale of betrayal and redemption resonated so deeply with audiences and why it remains a pillar of Hollywood's Golden Age. Send a text
Enjoy what becomes the Take-Up's most polarized discussion, as our hosts go into whether Guillermo del Toro's new Frankenstein creation has a soul worthy of a few Oscar noms or is a Netflix monstrosity dead on arrival. Debates on the director's camerawork, how much Del Toro's take gels with all the other adaptations that arose from Mary Shelley's novel, and if Elordi is the hottest Creature of all ensue. Next, they have One More Thing, keeping the gothic talk going with Andrea Arnold and William Wyler's adaptations of Wuthering Heights (as well as some thoughts on Emerald Fennel's brat summer take on the classic story) and Abel Ferrara's cyberpunk thriller New Rose Hotel.Next week, Josh and Andrew continue their Oscar talk with one of the most acclaimed films from last year, Ryan Coogler's gangster/musical/horror smash Sinners! Prepare to sink your teeth into a film bursting with genre-bending and commentary fit for a long discussion. Until then, read on at thetake-up.com and follow us @thetakeupstl on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook. Special thanks to Social Media Manager Kayla McCulloch and Contributor Ethan Tarantella. Theme music by AMP.
Oggi insieme a Doriana Bruccoleri (dottoranda in Cultura Visuale) esploriamo il mondo di Wuthering Heights (di Emily Brontë, edito nel 1847): il romanzo, gli adattamenti, da William Wyler a Emerald Fennell passando da Luis Buñuel, Yoshihige Yoshida, Andrea Arnold e Jacques Rivette.Ci scusiamo per l'audio: c'è stato un problema con la traccia del microfono e abbiamo deciso di usare l'audio del computer.Film: Wuthering Heights, William Wyler (1939)Wuthering Heights, Luis Buñuel (1954)Wuthering Heights, Jacques Rivette (1985)Wuthering Heights, Yoshishige Yoshida (1988)Wuthering Heights, Andrea Arnold (2011)Wuthering Heights, Emerald Fennell (2026)Il nostro canale Telegram per rimanere sempre aggiornati e comunicare direttamente con noi: https://t.me/SalottoMonogatariSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QtzE9ur6O1qE3XbuqOix0?si=mAN-0CahRl27M5QyxLg4cwApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/salotto-monogatari/id1503331981Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNmM1ZjZiNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==Logo creato da:Massimo ValentiSigla e post-produzione a cura di:Alessandro Valenti / Simone MalaspinaPer il jingle della sigla si ringraziano:Alessandro Corti e Gianluca NardoPer la gestione dei canali social si ringrazia:Selene Grifò
Adam and Josh return to Danny Boyle’s drug-addled Edinburgh for TRAINSPOTTING’s 30th anniversary, then bring Producer Sam on to unveil the 2026 nominees for the Filmspotting Pantheon. Plus, Massacre Theatre. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes/chapters may not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:01:49) Trainspotting at 30 (00:01:50-00:47:32) Filmspotting Family (00:47:33-00:52:41) Next Week / Notes (00:52:42-00:56:34) Massacre Theatre (00:56:35-01:04:43) Pantheon Nominees (01:04:44-01:48:04) Credits / New Releases (01:48:05-01:53:10) Notes/Links: -Filmspotting Pantheon https://www.filmspotting.net/pantheon Feedback: -Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net -Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access.https://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop.https://www.filmspotting.net/shop Follow: https://youtube.com/filmspotting https://instagram.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://instagram.com/larsenonfilm https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm https://bsky.app/profile/larsenonfilm.bsky.socialSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On Sunday afternoon—just hours before the Super Bowl and Bad Bunny's electrifying performance— Vogue's book club members gathered at the SVA Theatre in Chelsea for a special preview of Wuthering Heights. The screening was followed by an insightful conversation for The Run-Through between director Emerald Fennell and Chloe, in which they compared Emily Brontë's gothic novel with Fennell's film adaptation.Drawing on literary scholarship and her own childhood memories of the book, Fennell explained why she chose to lean into its sadomasochistic undercurrents. “There's a quote from Daphne du Maurier in which she describes Wuthering Heights as a kind of sexless book. But I've never experienced it that way. That's part of the novel's magic—everyone who reads it takes away something slightly different. For me, the sexual power dynamics are extremely explicit.”Fennell's version makes several notable departures from the classic text. Isabella Linton emerges as a more dynamic character (Fennell joked that she's “more of an Isabella than a Cathy”), and the adaptation omits both Nelly's first-person narration and the novel's second half (William Wyler did it first!). Perhaps the most memorable addition, however, is the inclusion of crushed eggs beneath bed sheets – an “inside joke” between lovers Heathcliff and Cathy. Fennell revealed that she volunteered to sit on them herself during filming. “Somebody has to do it, and I don't want my crew to have to sit on a bunch of eggs, so I'm like, I'll do it,” she said.Earlier in the episode, Chloe and Chioma catch up on their two iconic covers released this week: powerhouse pop star Rosalía (Chloe's first print issue for Vogue) and Bhavitha Mandava, the newest model taking over the fashion industry. Chloe also previews the NYFW schedule, highlighting Rachel Scott's Proenza Schouler show as one to watch, while Chioma recounts her morning, which included breakfast with Jill Biden. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Pocas veces nuestro crítico de 'Vida y Cine' califica a una película como ha hecho con la adaptación de "Cumbres Borrascosas" de Emerald Fennell. Una pelicula "abominable, infame y tremendamente hortera" que según Ocaña solo se puede ver si te interesa "Jacob Elordi sacando la lengua todo el rato cuando besa". Además de repasar las otras Cumbres Borrascosas que si hacen justicia a la novela de Emily Brontë (La de William Wyler, andrea Arnold y el 'Abismo de pasiones' de Luis Buñuel), Ocaña nos ha hablado de "No hay otra opción", del director coreano Park Chan Wook, una película que también nace de un libro - "El hacha", de Donald E. Westlake - que consigue una adaptación desde el cine de género. "Se acerca al drama del paro con el bisturí que analiza la depresión personal, con la gracia cruel de la comedia negra, con la ampulosidad del melodrama y con la garra del thriller", señala Ocaña.
Lʹunique roman dʹEmily Brontë, publié en 1847, " Les hauts de Hurlevent " a déjà été porté sur grand écran par William Wyler, Luis Bunuel, Jacques Rivette, Andrea Arnold notamment. Cʹest au tour de la cinéaste des sulfureux " Promising Young Woman " et de " Saltburn " de proposer une relecture moderne de cette histoire située sur les landes du Yorkshire, au XIXè siècle. Catherine Earnshaw sʹest entichée de Heathcliff, orphelin que son père a adopté. Devenus adultes, ils étouffent leur relation encore platonique qui défie les conventions sociales. Pour assurer son avenir financier, Catherine décide dʹépouser Edgar Linton, son voisin, provoquant le départ de Heathcliff, humilié par cette union. Des années plus tard, Heathcliff revient, riche et habité par un désir de vengeance qui dévore tout sur son passage. Par Rafael Wolf et Noémie Desarzens.
Pete and Hannah continue their AFI Redux series this week with a deep dive into William Wyler's Wuthering Heights (1939), the moody literary adaptation that helped define classic Hollywood romance. Expect passion, obsession, and sweeping black-and-white drama as they revisit one of the most enduring love stories ever put on screen.
This week the boys head to 1936 to discuss “Dodsworth”, the film that may very well have catapulted William Wyler to the upper echelon of great directors of the time, and actors flocked to him- he'd be working with Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, and Lawrence Olivier within three years! Starring an incredible Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton as a three-dimensional villainess of sorts, the scene work, art direction, and adult subject matters give us lots to discuss… while drinking. Crack open a tinny and give us a listen! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 9:56 1936 Year in Review; 28:33 Films of 1936: “Dodsworth”; 1:13:35 What You Been Watching?; 1:20:05 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Sidney Howard, Sinclair Lewis, Alfred Newman, Robert Wyler, Paul Lukas, David Niven, Mary Astor, Gregory Gaye, Maria Ouspenskaya, Odette Myrtil, Spring Byington, Harlan Briggs, Samuel Goldwyn. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Welcome to Derry, Stranger Things, Sisu 2, The Abandons, Knives Out, The Abandons, I Like Me: John Candy, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Additional Tags: Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, The Phillippines, Vietnam, America, The US, Academy Awards, WGA Strike, SAG-AFTRA, SAG Strike, Peter Weir, Jidaigeki, chambara movies, sword fight, samurai, ronin, Meiji Restoration, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
In this episode, Austin and Tim travel back in time to 1952 to watch 7 movies: William Wyler's Carrie, Bob Hope in My Favorite Spy, Native Son, Cecil B. Demille's The Greatest Show on Earth, The Miracle, She's Working Her Way Through College, and Howard Hawks' The Big Sky.
When two American evaders kidnap Kessler and hold him aboard Hans Von Broecken's barge Lifeline's agents inevitably become involved and tragedy ensues. This episode, written and directed by Paul Annett, weaves together: Nazi art theft - with both Albert and Monique, and Kessler on the trail of a priceless Rubens painting; the return of our favourite bargee and his wife - Hans and Lena; and the rash actions of two scared Americans, in a complex but enjoyable episode of Secret Army. As well as exploring Weekend's key themes AJ and Andy ponder Monique's family background, Madame Desmartes's metaphor, that 'difficult period' between Jesus's crucifixion and entombment, and the whereabouts of waitress Genevieve. They also discuss the passing of the golden era of chocolate boxes, the impact of 'Allo! 'Allo! on Secret Army, and who actually wrote the 'Evening at Le Candide' theatre evening - was it Andy or Angela? The Czech film adaptation of the Lidice story is available on DVD: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lidice-DVD/dp/B009V1W9OE. There are also many books published about the incident including 'A Little Village Called Lidice' by Zdena Trinka (1947), available on Kindle: If you want to view William Wyler's 'Memphis Belle' documentary, which is about the Flying Fortresses featured in this episode, it has been made available by the American Library of Congress on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW4F_ZMrS3A On a lighter note, if you want to reacquaint yourself with Weekend chocolates then go here: https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2022/11/weekend-by-mackintosh.html If you would like to contact us then please email us on, or send a voicenote to: secretarmypod@gmail.com or send us a message on Bluesky: AJ is on secretarmypod.bsky.social while Andy can be found at andypodding.bsky.social. AJ is also still on Twitter at @secretarmypod. We'd love to hear from you, especially your takes on the Series 2 episodes Little Old Lady and Guests at God's Table which are in preparation. Thank you, as ever, for listening and for coming down the line with us. Next Time: AJ interviews Paul Wagar (who played evader Peter Harris in this episode)
In Jezebel, Bette Davis plays a sassy Southern belle who pushes prudish fiancé Henry Fonda away. And it's all over a red dress. Jezebel is a movie about manners, propriety and stubbornness in the Antebellum South (courteous though they are, they DO have plenty of slaves) with the looming threat of Yellow Fever. William Wyler's romance in and around New Orleans isn't an all-time classic, but Bette and Fay Bainter both won Oscars for their good, if not quite fantastic work. So coyly pull the back of your extra-long dress up with a riding crop and then spend a year or two being a semi-villain before you make a hard about-face into the land of self-sacrifice. The 688th episode of Have You Ever Seen politely awaits. Before you engage in a stupid duel, make a point of subscribing. Rate and review the show in your app. Let others know about this podcast too. Contact options: email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com) and the socials: ryan-ellis on Bluesky and @moviefiend51 on Twi-X. Also, look for me on Letterboxd (RyanHYES). I just started posting reviews on September 28th, although don't be fooled. I didn't actually watch any of those movies on the 28th. My angle with Letterboxd write-ups is to try to come up with something out of left field to make you giggle or go “oh yeah, I never thought of that!”
We analyze one of the pioneers of movie directing, William Wyler, by discussing one of his classic movies, The Heiress, through MovieWise of course. Also, we go over what it means to truly be witty, and check in on the NFL Week 3. Engage!
Front Row Classics takes a deep dive into one of Bette Davis's most iconic performances. Brandon is joined by Scott Gardner to explore the 1941 film The Little Foxes, a masterful adaptation of Lillian Hellman's celebrated play. Together, they highlight the impeccable direction of William Wyler and shine a spotlight on the stellar supporting cast, including Teresa Wright, Herbert Marshall, Dan Duryea, and Patricia Collinge.
Little Foxes Front Row Classics takes a deep dive into one of Bette Davis's most iconic performances. Brandon is joined by Scott Gardner to explore the 1941 film The Little Foxes, a masterful adaptation of Lillian Hellman's celebrated play. Together, they highlight the impeccable direction of William Wyler and shine a spotlight on the stellar supporting cast, … Continue reading Ep. 351- The Little Foxes →
Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! ¡Abajo gafapastismos, esnobismos y lechuguinismos! Hoy por fin vamos a poner todas esas películas supuestamente insuperables, en teoría obras maestras del cine, pero que nadie soporta, en su sitio. ¿Cuántas veces has oído hablar maravillas de un film que nunca has logrado ver entero? Pues hoy, en La Órbita de Endor vamos a bajar del pedestal a Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, William Wyler, Francis Ford Coppola, Darren Aronofsky, Lars Von Trier, David Lynch o Clint Eastwood, entre otros muchos, por algunos peñazos que jamás hemos soportado, aunque los expertos de pacotilla nos vendan la cabra asegurando que su mierda es oro en paño. En LODE la caca es caca, y la caca es mala. Lo que hoy vas a escuchar aquí sobre estas películas, no lo vas a oír nunca en ningún sitio. Principalmente porque nadie se atreve a decirlo, incluso aunque lo piense. Con nosotros estará el Coronel Kurtz, Asier Huarte del programa amigo La Guarida del Sith y Abraham Hithorso del también programa amigo Podcinema. Además, conoceremos las películas más sobrevaloradas de la industria del cine según muchos de vosotros, oyentes activos, por vuestros propios comentarios en las redes sociales. Si bien es cierto que luego vendrán Vatman y Rovin a haceros perder vuestro tiempo escuchando sus memeces, pero para ser un simple espacio entre secciones, tampoco podéis quejaros mucho. Finalizaremos con nuestra sección Episodio Piloto, donde junto a Raúl Martin y un amigo de la web especializada en cómics Zona Negativa, David Fernández, analizaremos en profundidad la serie de culto Breaking Bad. ¿Cocinamos metanfetamina junto a Heisenberg? Pues venga. Esto es lo que os ofrecemos en un programa donde os hemos regalado una hora más de duración, porque vosotros lo valéis. La mejor manera de compensarnos por el detalle es escuchándolo. Por supuesto, conduce, edita, destruye y cocina: Antonio Runa. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
durée : 01:24:35 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda - En 1996, un an après sa disparition, un portrait de Miklos Rozsa, un des plus grands compositeurs de musique de cinéma. Trois Oscars : en 1945 pour "La Maison du docteur Edwardes" d'Alfred Hitchcock, en 1947 pour "Othello" de George Cukor, et pour "Ben-Hur" de William Wyler en 1959. - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé - invités : Miklos Rosza
In the first segment, a returning Michael Koresky ("Films of Endearment"), the Museum of the Moving Image's editorial director, with his latest book "Sick and Dirty: Hollywood's Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness" (Bloomsbury, 2025). The book is an original history celebrating the persistence of queerness onscreen, behind the camera, and between the lines during the dark days of the Hollywood Production Code. From the 1930s to the 1960s, the Motion Picture Production Code severely restricted what Hollywood cinema could depict. This included 'any inference' of the lives of homosexuals. Gay activist Vito Russo famously condemned Hollywood's censorship regime, lambasting many midcentury films as the bigoted products of his titular “Celluloid Closet.” Koresky reexamines these scorned films to tell the story of how filmmakers, straight and queer, in-the-closet and out-in-the-open, smuggled queer themes and ideas into their work, incrementally paving the way for recognition and representation. There is more to the movies during this period of popular filmmaking than meets the eye: The Golden Age set in motion many of the ways we still talk about queerness in the twenty-first century. In this insightful, wildly entertaining book, cinema historian Michael Koresky finds new meaning in 'problematic”' classics of the Code era like Hitchcock's "Rope," Minnelli's "Tea and Sympathy", and—bookending the period and anchoring Koresky's narrative—William Wyler's two adaptations of "The Children's Hour," Lillian Hellman's provocative hit play about a pair of schoolteachers accused of lesbianism. Lifting up the under-appreciated queer filmmakers, writers, and actors of the era, Koresky finds artists who are long overdue for reevaluation. Through his brilliant analysis, "Sick and Dirty" reveals the 'bad seeds' of queer cinema to be surprisingly, even gleefully subversive, reminding us, in an age of book bans and gag laws, that nothing makes queerness speak louder than its opponents' bids to silence it. In the second segment, Filmwax friend Josh Karp returns once again to discuss his latest article for the online magazine, Air Mail: "The Miracle at the Truck Stop", about the long shuttered Burt Reynolds Theater in Jupiter, Florida. At the height of his fame, Burt Reynolds had a dream: to open a dinner theater in the middle of nowhere! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szjlaU00vKw
William Wyler's "The Best Years of Our Lives" is one of the best movies ever made, and features one of the only performances by the amazing actor (who had hooks for hands) Harold Russel. We also look at Powell and Pressburger's afterlife romcom "A Matter of Life and Death", starring David Niven.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
This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we begin with the peanuts as Pope Leo has a message for White Sox fans, we'll discuss the Tigers and Cubs and who merit selection as All-stars, then we pivot to the popcorn for a lively discussion on two movies, the 1946 William Wyler classic, The Best Years of Our Lives, and the Mike Nichols "La Cage aux Folles" remake, Birdcage. Next Show's Films:Leo's Pick: Fitzcarraldo (1982)Tom's Pick: After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
“She found the lie with the ounce of truth.” The Children's Hour (1961) directed by William Wyler and starring Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine and James Garner Next Time: Memento (2000)
Front Row Classics welcomes back our friends from Sweet Tea and TV to take a look at another movie with a southern flavor. Brandon welcomes back Nikki and Salina to take a look at 1938's Jezebel. The three discuss the Oscar-winning performance from Bette Davis and why it remains one of the standouts of her career. We also discuss the direction of William Wyler as well as the portrayal of the South throughout the movie.
This is a free sample from our conversation on William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959), the epic that helped shape George Lucas's cinematic imagination and paved the way for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. We talk about Ben-Hur's blend of myth, spectacle, and spirituality, how its structure mirrors the Skywalker saga, and why Judah Ben-Hur walks so Anakin Skywalker can...get his legs cut off. For the full episode, including our complete deep dive on Ben-Hur and how it spiritually (and structurally) leads into The Phantom Menace, head to our Patreon in the link below.The Extra Credits YouTube ChannelBecome a member of The Extra Credits+ on Patreon hereHow to link Patreon to Spotify and AppleLetterboxd: The Extra CreditsTikTok: The Extra CreditsReddit: r/TheExtraCreditsInstagram: @theextracreditsTwitter: @theextracreditsSend requests, questions, and thoughts to our email: extracreditspod@gmail.com
The fourteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features our audience choice poll winner, William Wyler's The Little Foxes. Directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by Lillian Hellman (based on her play) and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright, Charles Dingle, Dan Duryea and Carl Benton Reid, The Little Foxes defeated two other Davis films in our 1941 audience choice poll.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Bosley Crowther in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1941/08/22/archives/the-little-foxes-full-of-evil-reaches-the-screen-of-the-music-hall.html) and Variety (https://variety.com/1940/film/reviews/the-little-foxes-2-1200413463/).Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/, on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/If you're a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the movies we talk about on the show, tag your review “Awesome Movie Year” to share your thoughts.You can find our producer David Rosen and his Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod, on Bluesky at piecingpod.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/bydavidrosen/ Join the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod for more movie discussion and our...
Ep. 328: Michael Koresky on his new book Sick and Dirty: Hollywood's Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness - The Children's Hour, These Three, Tea and Sympathy, Dance Girl Dance, and more Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. I was a huge fan of Michael Koresky's last book, Films of Endearment, and so I leapt into action when I heard about his latest, Sick and Dirty: Hollywood's Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness. Koresky is now Senior Curator of Film at Museum of the Moving Image, and, as he points out, his book has roots in his column I had the privilege of editing at Film Comment, Queer and Now and Then. I spoke with him about some pivotal titles in his deeply researched chronicle of under-the-radar queer cinema from the 1930s to the 1960s, and the fascinating work that could emerge under Hollywood's censorship regime: These Three and The Children's Hour, two adaptations of Lillian Hellman's play, both directed by William Wyler; Dorothy Arzner's Dance, Girl, Dance; Vincente Minnelli's oft-maligned Tea & Sympathy; and more. “Sick and Dirty: Hollywood's Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness” by Michael Koresky is available now, published by Bloomsbury. On June 22, Tea & Sympathy will screen with Koresky in conversation at the Museum of the Moving Image as part of a special book event. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass
Send us a textThis Memorial Day episode revisits a conversation with Alison Maker about her book "Making the Best Years of Our Lives," exploring the classic 1946 film that portrayed veterans returning home from World War II.• William Wyler, the film's director, was a Jewish immigrant who served as a major in the Army Signal Corps during WWII• Wyler flew actual combat missions while filming documentaries and lost his hearing in one ear during service• Harold Russell, who played Homer Parrish, was a real veteran who lost both hands in a training accident• The film portrays three different couples: a long-established marriage, a troubled wartime marriage, and a new relationship forming• "The Best Years of Our Lives" won seven Academy Awards and was more successful than "It's a Wonderful Life," which was released weeks later• The movie realistically shows the challenges of veterans reintegrating into civilian society while maintaining a message of hope• Producer Samuel Goldwyn and director William Wyler had creative tensions throughout production that extended into lawsuits lasting decades• The film remains relevant today as we continue to understand and support veterans returning from conflictAs you celebrate Memorial Day, remember to honor those who sacrificed their lives or part of their lives for our nation.
Fue una de las actrices más famosas de los años 80 del siglo XX. Sin embargo, a mediados de la década de los 90 dio un portazo a Hollywood y abandonó el cine. Bastantes años después regresaría a él pero desde entonces su presencia en las pantallas ha resultado mucho más discreta. Nos referimos a Debra Winger. La actriz cumple 70 años y nosotros repasamos su carrera en este episodio. El próximo jueves día 15 se celebra San Isidro, la fiesta patronal de Madrid y por tal motivo hemos buscado en nuestra “Enciclopedia curiosa” películas del cine americano rodadas en parte o en su totalidad en la capital de España. Charlamos con las directoras Jone Ibarretxe y Nerea Fálagan, responsables del documental “Esto no es Hollywood” y en la sección dedicada al cine del Oeste tenemos esta semana “El forastero” de William Wyler, con Gary Cooper y Walter Brennan de protagonistas.
Fue una de las actrices más famosas de los años 80 del siglo XX. Sin embargo, a mediados de la década de los 90 dio un portazo a Hollywood y abandonó el cine. Bastantes años después regresaría a él pero desde entonces su presencia en las pantallas ha resultado mucho más discreta. Nos referimos a Debra Winger. La actriz cumple 70 años y nosotros repasamos su carrera en este episodio. El próximo jueves día 15 se celebra San Isidro, la fiesta patronal de Madrid y por tal motivo hemos buscado en nuestra “Enciclopedia curiosa” películas del cine americano rodadas en parte o en su totalidad en la capital de España. Charlamos con las directoras Jone Ibarretxe y Nerea Fálagan, responsables del documental “Esto no es Hollywood” y en la sección dedicada al cine del Oeste tenemos esta semana “El forastero” de William Wyler, con Gary Cooper y Walter Brennan de protagonistas.
In this episode, hosts Cam & Dylan take a deep dive into the cinematic colossus that is Ben-Hur (1959) — the epic historical drama that defined an era of filmmaking. From chariot races to betrayal, vengeance to redemption, the guys break down what made this film a monumental achievement in Hollywood history. Directed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston, Ben-Hur swept the Oscars with a record-setting 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. Based on the 1880 novel by Lew Wallace, the film tells the powerful story of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince betrayed by his Roman friend and forced into slavery, only to seek revenge and find spiritual awakening in the time of Christ. Cam & Dylan go beyond the surface with their signature mix of hot takes, humor, and behind-the-scenes trivia. Whether you're a fan of old-school epics or just love hearing passionate movie talk, this one's got xtra butta all over it.
durée : 00:24:26 - "Funny Girl" avec Barbra Streisand (1964) - Funny Girl est une comédie musicale de Isobel Lennart, Bob Merrill et Jule Styne créée le 26 mars 1964 au Winter Garden Theatre de Broadway, avec Barbra Streisand dans le rôle principal. Elle fut adaptée au cinéma en 68 par William Wyler avec Barbra Streisand et Omar Sharif dans les rôles principaux
First, Katey talks to fellow long-time podcaster Karina Longworth about the latest season of her show You Must Remember This, which looks back at how iconic directors like John Huston and William Wyler adapted to the changes in Hollywood in the 1960s — and what we can learn from their struggles. Then, The Wedding Banquet director Andrew Ahn and his co-writer James Schamus talk about their unusual collaboration, working together to remake a film Schamus co-wrote in 1993 with Ang Lee, and update it for a modern audience while maintaining the original's scrappy indie film spirit. Subscribe to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on Letterboxd. Follow The Ankler.
Ep. 308: Karina Longworth on You Must Remember This: The Old Man Is Still Alive – Capra, Ford, Donen, Wyler, and Co. Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. Karina Longworth's You Must Remember This podcast needs no introduction for her erudite, wildly popular considerations of Hollywood film history, and in her latest season of episodes, she looks at the late-career work of major directors through a variety of lenses. I was delighted to welcome Longworth to the latest episode of The Last Thing I Saw to discuss her selection of filmmakers and their often idiosyncratic later works, including Frank Capra, Stanley Donen, John Ford, Otto Preminger, and William Wyler. She also makes a pick or two of contemporary directors we might consider in their twilight today... Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass
For over 40 years, William Wyler was one of Hollywood's most dependable classicists, culminating in 1968 with the ultimate New Hollywood-era throwback to Old Hollywood, Funny Girl. Then, for his final film in 1970, Wyler uncharacteristically directed a searing indictment of contemporary race relations, called The Liberation of LB Jones. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Send us a textIn this episode, we talk with John Dileo about the 1946 Oscar winner The Best Years of Our Lives. We talk about all the award the film received. We talk about the plot, characters, casting and director William Wyler. Be sure to check out John's great book!https://www.amazon.com/Not-Even-Nominated-Oscar-Winning-Performances/dp/1943876541Thanks for listening!
In this Scene N Nerd Presents Blerd Trek episode, host Will Polk welcomes the fantastic Subrina Wood from the SyfySistas and CinnCine Goes SyFy podcast. Dive deep into the world of Star Trek as they reminisce about their favorite series, from the original to Deep Space Nine. Subrina shares her love for classic films and the birth of her alter ego, the Cinnamon Cinephile. Explore the nuances of sci-fi storytelling, the impact of social commentary in the genre, and the importance of consistent narrative in film and TV. The conversation spans across directors like William Wyler and Christopher Nolan, and movies that have shaped the landscape of sci-fi, including a fascinating discussion on the allegorical depth of Godzilla. As they gear up for the second season of Subrina's podcast, expect a global perspective on sci-fi films, featuring titles like "The Wandering Earth 2" and "Train to Busan." They also tease a potential Charlton Heston trilogy episode, exploring his iconic roles in dystopian classics. Join the @syfysistas in supporting the Hollywood Food Coalition through Trek Talks, and look forward to more exciting content as they return to the Trek Geek Network. Don't miss out on the vibrant discussions and insightful reviews that make Scene N Nerd a must-listen for every sci-fi enthusiast. Hollywood Food Coalition: https://www.trektalks.net/ *Note this was recorded before the devasting wildfires in Los Angeles, California. Follow the Trek Talks link to support relief efforts in the area.*
Film critic and podcast host Alonso Duralde previously joined us for a discussion about 1950s Hollywood, and it was such a treat to have him return to the show. He recently published the film history compendium Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film, so what better film for us to watch together than William Wyler's 1961 opus of lesbian shame, The Children's Hour, starring Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine.Discussed in this episode:The Celluloid Closet (1995)Our podcast episode about the film SecondsFind Alonso:instagram.com/alonso.duraldeThe Film Library, a Kanopy podcastFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaletterboxd.com/katexmachinaFind AC:instagram.com/aclambertyletterboxd.com/aclambertyFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramNEW: Letterboxd