Podcasts about Wyler

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

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Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America and all ships at sea, and welcome to Episode 57 of Vintage Sand, our first of 2025. In this episode and the next one we return, for the penultimate time, to the source of some of our most popular episodes: Danny Peary's hard-to-find 1993 classic "Alternative Oscars". In the past, we have used Peary's model to approach every full decade in which the Academy has handed out Oscars except two: the 2010's, and the topic for this two-part episode, Alternate Oscars: The 1940's Edition. It's interesting that the 40's are considered to be the peak of Hollywood's Golden Age, yet many films that were beloved and honored back then have not well withstood the passage of time. The early part of the decade's most important development was the rise of the writer/director in Hollywood. Preston Sturges was the first, with his incredible run of films from 1940-1945, and he was followed quickly by the Billy Wilder/Charles Brackett team and, of course, that clever young fellow from the Mercury Theater. The 40's also marked the arrival of Hitchcock to these shores, and the rise to prominence of new directorial voices like Huston, Preminger, Zinnemann and Nicholas Ray. There were also many high points in the decade for well-established directors like Ford, Capra, Hawks, Lubitsch and Wyler. We have the incredible run of films between 1942 and 1946 made by Val Lewton's brilliant B-movie unit at RKO, and, of course, the birth of film noir, overseen predominantly by expats like Wilder, Lang, Preminger, Ulmer, Lewis and Siodmak. The latter half of the decade, which we will cover in Episode 58 in February, saw two major developments. The end of the war saw the return to strength of many European film industries as well as studio filmmaking in Japan. In France, in the wake of 1945's miraculous "Les Enfants du Paradis", directors as different as Cocteau, Clouzot and Bresson began or restarted their careers. This explosion of creativity was matched in the UK, with the arrival of Lean, Reed, and especially with the flowering of the Powell-Pressburger Archers team. Clearly, though, the most important such event was the rise of what today is called Italian Neo-Realism, as directors like Rossellini, De Sica, and to a lesser extent Visconti, created a brand new way to tell stories on film that is still influencing directors today. The second big change of the late 40's was really two changes in one: the landmark Paramount court case in 1948 that ended the vertical monopoly the studios had long held as owners of theater chains as well, and the mass arrival of television. Between 1948 and 1952, Hollywood lost nearly half of its audience, bringing down the curtain on that so-called “Golden Age” of Hollywood. In terms of the Oscars, the Academy made solid choices for Best Picture--they certainly picked better films than they did in the 1930's! These included enduring works like "The Best Years of Our Lives", "All the King's Men" and especially, "Casablanca". Who could argue with that? (Hint: us.) But there were plenty of head scratchers as well. Prestige choices like "How Green Was My Valley", "Mrs. Miniver" and Olivier's "Hamlet" look a little creaky these days. Hell, we might argue that "Rebecca" was not even Hitchcock's best film of 1940! And the less said about "Going My Way" and "Gentlemen's Agreement", the better. So kick back, round up the usual suspects, and help us make this podcast more important than the gas in that light…

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Send us a text4X4X3: WILLIAM WYLER CONCLUSION: THE COLLECTORTGTPTU wraps its third director of Season 13's 4x4 with a discussion of a fourth and final William Wyler film THE COLLECTOR (1965). Like The Big Country, its paired film from last week, The Collector began as a book, this one penned by John Fowles, author whose adapted novel The French Lieutenant's Woman was covered by TGTPTU during our Meryl Streep season. The Collector was Fowles' first published book, and Wyler took liberties with its epistolary structure to refocus the movie as, mentioned later below, a “love story.” And like last week's western picture, The Collector is shot in glorious color, interestingly unlike Wyler's preceding The Children's Hour (problematic treatment of lesbianism? who knows? not your hosts, not in time for this ep, but maybe TGTPTU's loquacious critic Annabel with offer their opinion on a future ep?) whose black-and-white film stock marked a departure from Wyler's two preceding films The Big Country and Ben-Hur where in the latter someone may have died filming the chariot race and was also a book adaptation.  But as for The Collector, which was very provisional cohost Ryan's ringer of a movie, that is, the one he pitched when he was sandboxing his 4x4 choice of directors because he was sure it would score, our final Wyler film under discussion misses the post leaving the hosts wonder whether it's close enough to count as Wyler-essential (horseshoe puns aren't part of The Collector, just your show note writer's indulgence).  While a dark tale of sexual abduction and obsession, Terrence Stamp--the titular collector of butterflies but also of at least one woman in his dungeon--was told by Wyler that they were secretly shooting a love story and while Wyler utilized his old-Hollywood directing style by shutting out on set the relative novice actress Samantha Eggar in the role of abducted in this two-hander movie (a cast of seemingly four credited actors) so that she would feel the isolation her character locked away lost in the British countryside, the direction and acting can't seem to overcome a rather flat script.  But stay tuned to the end to hear the boys rank their Willies, including from the first movie pairing how they prefer their dicks and for all four flicks hear them consider their manhood as Willy exposes it. Throughout the ep, listen for the tension in Ken's voice as the other three hosts conspire to stretch the recording session into kickoff time with Ryan sharing stories from the streets and country clubs and Thomas striving for an episode parental advisory warning. And laugh alone as the hosts skip right past Ken's allusion to The Sound of Music. Next episode: A very special Clint-mas Ep for the wintertime, then back in the new year with the fourth of our four directors, the Danish Darling also known as Lars von Trier. THEME SONG BY: WEIRD A.I.Email: thegoodthepodandtheugly@gmail.comFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/TGTPTUInstagram: https://instagram.com/thegoodthepodandtheugly?igshid=um92md09kjg0Bluesky: @mrkoral.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mI2plrgJu-TB95bbJCW-gBuzzsprout: https://thegoodthepodandtheugly.buzzsprout.com/Letterboxd (follow us!):Ken: Ken KoralRyan: Ryan Tobias

Send us a text4X4: WILLIAM WYLER. #3: THE BIG COUNTRY(Note: Don't skip the theme song this week)TGTPTU Host Ryan's Willie gets a glow-up with THE BIG COUNTRY (1958), the third in our cultivated William Wyler collection.Shot in glorious Technicolor on large-format Technorama to set it apart from the glut of midcentury black-and-white television Westerns, the big-budget film was not a financial success despite winning one, after being nominated for two, Academy Awards and starring at the time four-time Oscar nominee Gregory Peck in the lead role of James McKay, a stranger who comes into town (thanks, Ken! 50-50 odds on this plot by your own estimation), who reunites with his fiancée out on the American frontier only to be hazed by her father's foreman Steve Leech played by Charlton Heston (no Oscar noms at the time but a big win the next year on Wyler's next film Ben-Hur, which, btw, did you hear someone died filming the chariot race?) and later to fall in love/respect/mutual ownership of property with school teacher and Big Muddy landowner Julie Maragon played by Oscar-nominated Jean Simmons (not that one, it's spelled differently, Thomas). The voice and the eyebrows, the legendary singer and thanks to this film an Oscar-winner, Burl Ives plays Rufus Hannassey, the patriarch of a rival company of cowpunchers who also uses the Big Muddy and gets into a scuffle with Peck character's father-in-law-to-be. This spat spirals out of control, Peck's character presents the view with a confident pacificist, and there's a good plot summary on Wikipedia and elsewhere. What you can't get elsewhere is Ryan's special intro with lyrics and deep cuts even more deeply researched for you cineasts, Thomas's pun on seamen, re-ranking the Major, a Hal Ashby connection, and a surprise new ghost guest added to the pod's lore and collection when Charlton Heston's noncorporeal agent visits the studio. The four hosts on this 4x4 do their best to discuss performative masculinity and the connection to war while ensuring they get their f*cking auto-assigned EXPLICIT CONTENT WARNING from their AI censors.  “Now tell me, you: what did we prove?"  THEME SONG BY: WEIRD A.I.Email: thegoodthepodandtheugly@gmail.comFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/TGTPTUInstagram: https://instagram.com/thegoodthepodandtheugly?igshid=um92md09kjg0Bluesky: @mrkoral.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mI2plrgJu-TB95bbJCW-gBuzzsprout: https://thegoodthepodandtheugly.buzzsprout.com/Letterboxd (follow us!):Ken: Ken KoralRyan: Ryan Tobias

Well, here's a film that won the Best Picture Oscar that was actually a remake. The was the epic silent version in 1925, but it's the 1959 Biblical classic that everyone remembers.  Ben-Hur ended up winning 11 Academy Awards that year, which is still a record that stands until this very day. There is so much to love about this film ... the acting, the direction, the incredible score ... and of course the brilliant sets.  But this movie is always remembered for the chariot race. It still holds up. But does the rest of Ben Hur? In hindsight, should it still be regarded as the best of 1959?Listen to film critic Jack Ferdman's take on it as he analyzes everything about Ben-Hur, as well as many other films from that year, and hear which film he gives his Rewatch Oscar of 1959.Download, listen, and share ALL Rewatching  Oscar episodes.SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW Rewatching Oscar:Website: https://rewatchingoscar.buzzsprout.comApple Podcasts/iTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsiHear RadioPodchaserPodcast AddictTuneInAlexaAmazon Overcasts Podcast Addict Player FMRSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1815964.rssWebsite: https://rewatchingoscar.buzzsprout.comSocial Media Links: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, BlueSkyShare your thoughts and suggestions with us through:Facebook Messanger or email us atjack@rewatchingoscar.comMusic by TurpacShow Producer: Jack FerdmanPodcast Logo Design: Jack FerdmanMovie (audio) trailer courtesy of MovieClips Classic TrailersMovie (audio) clips courtesy of YouTubeSupport us by downloading, sharing, and giving us a 5-star Rating.  It helps our podcast continue to reach many people and make it available to share more episodes with everyone.

Send us a textWILLIAM WYLER: PART 2 OF 4: THE DESPERATE HOURSPaired with last week's Detective Story, TGTPTU's Big Willie Winter continues with THE DESPERATE HOURS (1955), another black-and-white film adaptation by William Wyler and a rare feature from the director to not earn a single Academy Award nomination. Perhaps first home invasion picture, The Desperate Hours was adapted from a book that itself was inspired by tragic, real events (bonus fact: Richard Nixon would become involved in a lawsuit defending Time Magazine against the real-life victims who hadn't agreed to a photo shoot in questionable taste at their former family home). Playing the lead heavy, Humphrey Bogart who with his character's younger brother (played by Dewey Martin who, fun fact, was first married to a woman from Portland, Oregon and subsequently singer Peggy Lee) and a lug with more muscle than smarts on the lam take over a suburban home (bonus fact: the fictional house where the story takes place would later be used for the television show Leave It to Beaver) and soon butt heads with head-of-the household Daniel Hilliard, played by Fredric March, after seeing a bicycle left outside, a key indicator of a family with kids or, as those on the run know, prime hostage material. Wyler shows his mastery as a director getting an amazing performance from a child actor playing March's son and providing depth and gravitas to all the characters. Oddly cast from the script and the book, Bogart at age 56 was significantly older than the original story would have his Glenn Griffin (Paul Newman, who would play the role on stage before the film was released, was only 30 years old). But the performance is nuanced, perhaps measured by Bogart's at the time being diagnosed with the cancer that would soon kill him. During the course of The Desperate Hours (bonus snark: perhaps more accurately entitled The Desperate Afternoon Leading into that Night and on into Late the Next Day), Wyler ties in his recurring themes of pacifism, masculinity as performance, and the dangers of the police state in this film that, while feeling set-bound, it should be recalled that the play was written and performed after. All the same, a truck flips, a person is run over, and March has to pretend he's drunk to disgust a visiting schoolteacher and save his family. Good stuff.  So give up sixtyish minutes for respite, ours will discuss it: flowers for Wyler, service ages for WWII vets, the elusive reality that started the Boomer Generation, and perhaps try a Bogart impersonation or two.  THEME SONG BY: WEIRD A.I.Email: thegoodthepodandtheugly@gmail.comFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/TGTPTUInstagram: https://instagram.com/thegoodthepodandtheugly?igshid=um92md09kjg0Bluesky: @mrkoral.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mI2plrgJu-TB95bbJCW-gBuzzsprout: https://thegoodthepodandtheugly.buzzsprout.com/Letterboxd (follow us!):Ken: Ken KoralRyan: Ryan Tobias

Send us a textDETECTIVE STORYSeason 13's 4x4 has reached its 1/2way point with our 9th of 16 movies and a new director, provisional co-host Ryan's pick of the 15-time Academy Award-nominated, 3-time Oscar-winning director William Wyler. This week, we cover the first of Ryan's four curated Wyler flicks DETECTIVE STORY (1951).  Up for four Academy Awards, including Best Director, but winning none, Detective Story was Wyler's 22nd talkie and his earliest we're covering the for the pod (the directorial powerhouse also shot about thirty silent films prior the talkies and two documentaries during WWII when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces). Like many of Wyler's works, the picture was adapted from a successful contemporary play and stars Kirk Douglas (Spartacus nine years later) in the main role of Detective Jim McLeod with stage roles reprised both by Joseph Wiseman (Dr. No eleven years later) as a booked burglar who goes (SPOILER) for a gun and by Lee Grant (featured on TGTPTU seventy-two years later and amazing always) as a flighty shoplifter in a performance that would win her Best Actress at Cannes.   As a play adaptation, Detective Story is staged almost as a bottle movie, escaping its second-floor New York City precinct set only to introduce main characters in the opening minutes and for an aborted car ride. Speaking of abortion, the film's creative team couldn't under the Hays Code. This silencing through censorship changed a major component of the play when adapted, namely when Detective McLeod who sees in black-and-white (morally, not just because of the film stock) confronts the messiness of the gray world in his pursuit of a doctor's medical malpractice manslaughter during a birth gone bad and, subsequently, upon learning of his wife's secret life prior to knowing him when she'd used the same doctor's services for... So join the boys as they kick off Big Willy Winter with Ryan parodying the Fresh Prince lyrics; Ken maps Inspector Harold Francis Callahan (a.k.a. “Dirty Harry”) onto Det. McLeod; Tom gets thirsty for Lee Grant; and Jack stays awake. And keep subscribing and following for next week's pairing with The Desperate Hours. THEME SONG BY: WEIRD A.I.Email: thegoodthepodandtheugly@gmail.comFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/TGTPTUInstagram: https://instagram.com/thegoodthepodandtheugly?igshid=um92md09kjg0Bluesky: @mrkoral.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mI2plrgJu-TB95bbJCW-gBuzzsprout: https://thegoodthepodandtheugly.buzzsprout.com/Letterboxd (follow us!):Ken: Ken KoralRyan: Ryan Tobias

Casting All Your Care Upon Him • 10-20-24 • Evan. Doug Wyler

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Leaving behind a life deeply rooted in the FLDS church was not an easy decision for Chris Wyler and his wife. Have you ever wondered what it takes to break free from a controlling environment and find happiness in the real world? Join us as Chris shares his heartfelt journey, starting with the emotional conversation that spurred their departure and the pursuit of a fulfilling life beyond the church's constraints. We'll also take a detour into the lighter moments, like their recent family trip to Thailand, exploring the stunning locales of Krabi, Koh Phi Phi, and Bangkok.From teenage love that defied the odds to the inception of the Pecan Valley Resort, Chris's story is one of resilience and determination. Get ready to be captivated by tales of secret meetings, rebellious romance, and the challenges they faced after being cut off from their community. Transitioning from these personal anecdotes, Chris dives into his professional journey, sharing insights on how his upbringing and extreme experiences under Warren Jeffs' leadership have influenced his vision and success as a developer.Together, we'll tackle the economic challenges faced during the 2008 downturn, the highs and lows of real estate ventures, and the innovative perspectives that come from a unique upbringing. Chris recounts his tough times selling a spec house amidst a crashing market and the relentless work that kept him afloat. Finally, hear about the exciting developments at Pecan Valley Resort, from the thrilling water park attractions to the unique architectural designs, and the enthusiastic buyer interest that's generating buzz. Don't miss this compelling narrative of love, faith, resilience, and ultimate triumph.Find Pecan Valley Resort here:https://pecanvalleyresort.com/Below are our wonderful sponsors! Find Wealth 435 here:https://realestate435.kw.com/Find FS Coffee here:https://fscoffeecompany.com/Find Tuacahn here:https://www.tuacahn.org/Find Blue Form Media here:https://www.blueformmedia.com/#podcast  #inspiration #realestate  #FLDS #breakingfree #warrenjeffs #hurricane #southernutah #utah [00:00:00] Intro clip.[00:09:02] A Young Love Story.[00:19:04] Building Pecan Valley Resort.[00:25:37] Belief and Real Estate Changes.[00:28:09] Recession Survival and Family Adventures.[00:39:35] United Order Covenant and Relocating Homes.[00:50:30] Challenges of Leaving the FLDS Church.[00:56:24] Life in a FLDS Family.[01:06:48] Real Estate Adventure and Resort Vision.[01:18:37] Water Park Resort Development Discussion.[01:26:46] Real Estate Development Discussion.

Beat Wyler from Innflow dives into the world of modern ERP systems and their importance in today's business landscape. Wyler defines a "Modern ERP system" as a comprehensive and integrated software solution that streamlines business processes, improves efficiency, and enhances decision-making capabilities. The conversation then shifts to the role of intelligent technologies like AI in helping small and medium-sized companies to grow. He highlights how AI can empower businesses to make informed decisions by analyzing data from various sources such as business processes, smart assets and products, social media, third-party providers, and even external factors like traffic and weather. He explains how AI enables companies to stay competitive in their industries by unlocking new opportunities, discovering trends, and adapting to changing market conditions. Wyler explores the concept of introducing new business models, such as "as-a-service," and discusses how a modern ERP system can facilitate the adoption of these innovative approaches.

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After earning raves at Sundance and SXSW, Jane Schoenbrun's haunting and insightful new film has made it to theaters. Adam and Josh have a review and hand out their William Wyler Marathon Awards.  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Review: “I Saw the TV Glow” (00:02:19-00:26:29) Next Week, Notes (00:26:30-00:31:24) Massacre Theatre (00:31:25-00:39:20) Wyler Marathon Awards (00:39:21-01:16:16) Notes/Links: Mitchell Beaupre on “I Saw the TV Glow” https://letterboxd.com/mitchell/film/i-saw-the-tv-glow/ William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you get when you team 3 STARS - COOPER, HEPBURN, & TAYLOR with 3 all-time great DIRECTORS in WYLER, ZINNEMANN, & MANN?  Three amazing films, of course, in "The Nun's Story," "Friendly Persuasion," & "Devil's Doorway."  George Feltenstein of the Warner Archive joins the podcast to review these three classics from the 1950s that now look better than ever in high-definition Blu-ray.  We go through the superb performances in each film, the keen-eyed direction from these film masters, and the fantastic restoration and package of extras that the Warner Archive has created for each release.Purchase links:THE NUN'S STORY (1959)FRIENDLY PERSUASION (1956)DEVIL'S DOORWAY (1950)  Past Present FeatureA filmmaker appreciation podcast hosted by Emmy-winning director...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyThe Extras Facebook pageThe Extras Twitter Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalog GroupOtaku Media produces podcasts, behind-the-scenes extras, and media that connect creatives with their fans and businesses with their consumers. Contact us today to see how we can work together to achieve your goals. www.otakumedia.tv

The latest “Planet of the Apes” entry isn't without fresh ideas, but Adam and Josh still miss Andy Serkis's Caesar. They've got praise, though, for Ethan Hawke's inventive Flannery O'Connor biopic, "Wildcat," and they're joined by Michael Phillips for a post-screening conversation about 1953's “Roman Holiday.”    (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:01:57) Review: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (00:01:58-00:24:54) Review: “Wildcat” (00:24:55-00:37:24) Chi Critics Film Fest Notes (00:37:25-00:41:24) Next Week, Notes, Polls (00:41:25-00:54:04) Wyler #6: “Roman Holiday” w/Michael Phillips (00:54:05-01:38:47) Notes/Links: William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting @filmspotting on Threads https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm @larsenonfilm on Threads https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Back in '99, Josh was a fan of “The Mummy.” Film snob Adam skipped it. With the movie back in theaters for its 25th anniversary, they give it a fresh look. Plus, Barbra Streisand in her film debut “Funny Girl” and a Golden Brick nod for the Chicago-set “We Grown Now.” (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:02:25) Review: “The Mummy” at 25 (00:02:26-00:34:44) Preview: Chicago Critics Film Fest (00:34:45-00:45:04) Brickspotting: “We Grown Now” (00:45:05-00:48:44) Notes, Massacre Theatre (00:48:45-00:57:40) Wyler #5: “Funny Girl” (00:57:41-01:35:29) Close, New Releases (01:35:30-01:38:16) Notes/Links: Chicago Critics Film Fest https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/ William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Filmspotting Presents Mother's Day with “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/roman-holiday Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting @filmspotting on Threads https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm @larsenonfilm on Threads https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Alex Garland's new film a warning or mere provocation? Adam and Josh discuss. Plus, the William Wyler Marathon continues with the 1959 biblical epic “Ben-Hur” and we crown a ‘50s Madness Champ.  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:02:19) Review: “Civil War” (00:01:58-00:34:16) Next Week / Notes (00:34:17-00:42:28) ‘50s Madness Champ (00:42:29-01:01:51) Wyler #4: “Ben-Hur” (01:01:52-01:27:06) Close, New Releases (01:27:07-01:31:40) Notes/Links: Filmspotting Madness https://www.filmspotting.net/madness William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Filmspotting Presents Mother's Day with “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/roman-holiday Chicago Critics Film Fest https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/ Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting @filmspotting on Threads https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm @larsenonfilm on Threads https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Alex Garland's “Civil War” on the horizon, Adam and Josh take another look at the writer/director's prescient AI thriller “Ex Machina.” Plus, a spirited debate over 1942's “Mrs. Miniver” and a finals matchup in Filmspotting Madness—Best of the ‘50s.  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:02:19) Review: “Ex Machina” (00:02:20-00:51:47) R.I.P. Louis Gossett Jr, M. Emmett Walsh / Dune 2 Feedback (00:51:48-01:03:36) ‘50s Madness Finals (01:03:37-01:13:30) Wyler #3: “Mrs. Miniver” (01:13:31-01:54:55) Close, New Releases (01:54:55-01:57:48) Notes/Links: Filmspotting Madness https://www.filmspotting.net/madness William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Josh at Ebert Interruptus 2024 https://www.colorado.edu/cwa/ Boulder Meetup w/Josh https://www.filmspotting.net/events Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting @filmspotting on Threads https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm @larsenonfilm on Threads https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam and Josh praise Rose Glass's nasty new noir “Love Lies Bleeding” and are knocked out by 1946's “The Best Years of Our Lives,” William Wyler's incisive and moving Best Picture winner. Plus, the Elite 8 of ‘50s Filmspotting Madness. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:04:01) Review: “Love Lies Bleeding” (00:04:02-00:28:20) Next Week / Notes (00:28:21-00:33:20) ‘50s Madness - Elite 8 (00:33:21-00:48:28) Wyler #2: “The Best Years of Our Lives” (00:48:29-01:35:33) Close, New Releases (01:35:34-01:39:27) Notes/Links: Filmspotting Madness https://www.filmspotting.net/madness William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Josh at Ebert Interruptus 2024 https://www.colorado.edu/cwa/ Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting @filmspotting on Threads https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm @larsenonfilm on Threads https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am so excited to announce that today is the first-ever episode of my new monthly show: The Car Dealership Guy Market Update—Brought to you by Edmunds. A panel-style, monthly discussion with automotive industry experts and dealers about where our car market is today—and where it may be headed. Think of this as a forum for auto insiders to share everything from macroeconomic trends to ground-level dealership insights, all with a simple goal: To make you smarter and more informed about the car market and economy, in under an hour. Let's get into it! Today, im speaking with Jessica Caldwell, Head of Insights at Edmunds, and Kevin Frye, eCommerce Director of Jeff Wyler Automotive Group. This episode is brought to you by: Edmunds - Premier by Edmunds connects dealers with in-market shoppers when, where, and how they want to connect. New dealers — Get 50% off for 90 days when you sign up at edmunds.com/CDG Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. Find your next role—or start hiring today—at CDGJobs.com. Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:11) - Introducing Kevin and Jessica (00:03:33) - The state of the market (00:05:07) - Price trends (00:09:22) - Auto financing (00:11:09) - Leasing (00:18:31) - Acquiring inventory (00:20:43) - The affordability issue in new cars (00:27:55) - Shopper behavior (00:29:20) - Sales volumes (00:33:49) - Brand performances (00:39:40) - Evs (00:41:07) - Dealer growth strategies (00:42:26) - Outlook for the next 90 days Check out Edmunds and get 50% off your first 90 days here! Check out the website for more (https://dealershipguy.com) and follow me on X @GuyDealership! (https://x.com/guydealership) This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.

For its 20th anniversary, Adam and Josh take a deep dive into the intricate world of 2004's “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Plus the first film in the William Wyler Marathon and the Sweet 16 round of ‘50s Filmspotting Madness.     (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open / Oscars (00:00:00-00:06:47) Sacred Cow: “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” at 20 (00:06:48-00:59:28) Golden Brickspotting: “Frida” (00:59:29-01:02:36) Next Week/Notes (01:02:37-01:07:11) ‘50s Madness - Sweet 16 (01:07:12-01:30:53) Wyler #1: “Dodsworth” (01:30:54-02:10:55) Close, New Releases (02:10:55-02:15:07) Notes/Links: Filmspotting Madness Josh at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Josh at Make Believe Seattle (“Devil's Backbone”) Josh at Ebert Interruptus 2024 Vulture's Movies Fantasy League Golden Bricks Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting @filmspotting on Threads https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm @larsenonfilm on Threads https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There were a lot of films that were released after WWII from all different perspectives of what went on during that time.  However, during the early 1940s, many films did the same DURING wartime.  There were several that were extraordinary.  Mrs. Miniver (1942) was one of those special films.  Although very much a propaganda-like film released not only to entertain movie fans everywhere, it also pushed the idea of strength and determination to defeat the Nazis no matter how difficult the task.  Mrs. Miniver was a huge hit back over 80 years ago, However, does it still resonate now, both with its message and with its quality?  This to Jack's take on this William Wyler classic and find out if he thinks it deserves his Rewatch Oscar of 1942.SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW Rewatching Oscar:Website: https://rewatchingoscar.buzzsprout.comApple Podcasts/iTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsiHear RadioPodchaserPodcast AddictTuneInAlexaAmazon Overcasts Podcast Addict Player FMRSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1815964.rssWebsite: https://rewatchingoscar.buzzsprout.comSocial Media Links: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramShare your thoughts and suggestions with us through:Facebook Messanger or email us atjack@rewatchingoscar.comMusic by TurpacShow Producer: Jack FerdmanPodcast Logo Design: Jack FerdmanMovie (audio) trailer courtesy of MovieClips Classic TrailersMovie (audio) clip courtesy of YouTubeSupport us by downloading, sharing, and giving us a 5-Star Rating.  It helps our podcast continue to reach many people and make it available to share more episodes with everyone.Tags: OscarsAcademy AwardsBest PicturewinnermoviesfilmreviewRewatching Oscarpodcast

William Wyler's intimate epic, from 1946—about three soldiers returning from the Second World War to their families in a small Midwestern city—profoundly and sensitively balances the private demons of scarred veterans and the press of public policies that leave their mark on daily life. Al Stevenson (Fredric March), a prosperous banker and paterfamilias, resumes his warm domestic life with a jaundiced view of country-club presumptions and a hint of a drinking problem. Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), a high-ranking bombardier with recurring nightmares, returns to straitened circumstances and a troubled marriage—and falls in love with Al's grown daughter, Peggy (Teresa Wright). The third veteran, Homer Parrish, is played by a non-actor, Harold Russell, who, like the character, lost his hands in military service. Though adept with his prostheses, Homer, feeling diminished and dependent, breaks his engagement to the girl next door (Cathy O'Donnell). From lending practices to postwar Red-baiting, liberalized education to the fear of nuclear war, Wyler, working with a script by Robert E. Sherwood, captures the sense of history being written on the fly, of momentous shifts in mind-sets and expectations. In the movie's nearly three-hour span, the chrysalis of an old world seems to crack open and a fragile new one begins to emerge; a deep and tender romanticism arises from the exposed vulnerabilities.- Richard  Brody

This week “Castle Rock A.M.” continues their Patreon Selection Series with Anthony Natarelli's pick, “The Regulators”. For this episode we're reading through Chapter 8. Join in as we discuss the aftermath of the first assault on Poplar Street, the contrast between Johnny from each novel, Tom's strange collection, Alan Smithee, and Audrey's journals reveal the horrors of the Wyler household. We just got home from work so this can't be happening, it can't be Episode 148, “Speaking of Tips”. Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/ZNJvTgShkk For more Derry Public Radio, head over to www.patreon.com/derrypublicradio for exclusive episodes, early releases, and more bonus content! For everything else: https://linktr.ee/derrypublicradio

Summary Uzi Arad (Wikipedia) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss intelligence and policy at the highest level. Uzi was also a former foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Director of Intelligence for the Mossad.  What You'll Learn Intelligence National security in Israel Israel's position within the Middle East  State leaders as consumers of intelligence Uzi's relationship with PM Netanyahu Reflections Handling intense pressure  Power, proximity, and influence And much, much more … Resources  SURFACE SKIM *SpyCasts* Irregular Warfare & Intelligence with IWC Director Dennis Walters (2023) Israeli Military Intelligence with IDF Brig. General (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser (2023) Keeping Secrets/Disclosing Secrets with Spy Chief turned DG of Australia's National Archives David Fricker (2022) Intelligence & the World's Largest Democracy with Former Indian Intelligence Director Vikram Sood (2021) *Beginner Resources* National Security Definition and Examples, R. Longley, ThoughtCo (2021) [Short article] What Was the Iran-Contra Affair?, HISTORY, YouTube (2018) [5 min. video] A 60-Second Guide To The Arab Spring, G. Wyler, Insider (2011) [Short article] DEEPER DIVE Books Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East, U. Kaufman (St. Martin's Press, 2023)  Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu, A. Pfeffer (Basic Books, 2018) Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad, G. Thomas (St. Martin's Griffin, 2015)  Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East, M. B. Oren (Presidio Press, 2006) Primary Sources  Trilateral Statement on the Middle East Summit at David Peace, The Avalon Project (2000)  The Wye River Memorandum (1998)  The Washington Declaration, Jewish Virtual Library (1994) Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran-Contra Affair, CIA FOIA (1987)  Israel's “Peace for the Galilee” Operation in Lebanon – Some Initial Perspectives, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (1982) Sitting 145 of the Ninth Knesset (1978)

In this episode, dive into the world of William Wyler, one of the iconic figures of classic Hollywood. Bob and Brad take a unique approach, evaluating this master director using a special 5-point metric: performances, cinematography, editing, cohesion, and uniqueness. And what's a Film & Whiskey episode without some tasting? Join as they sample a private release rye from Barrell Craft Spirits, savoring each note and pairing it with insights from Wyler's filmography. Timestamps: (0:00) - Introduction - Introduction to the episode and the 5-point metric (6:55) - William Wyler's Directorial Techniques - An in-depth discussion on Wyler's impact on cinema, his directorial techniques, and his top-ranked films (18:55) - Barrell Craft Spirits Rye Tasting - Dive into the flavors, tasting notes, and the unique experience of this private release rye. Film & Whiskey Podcast. New episodes every Tuesday. Theme music: "New Shoes" by Blue Wednesday Film & Whiskey ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Film & Whiskey ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Film & Whiskey ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Discord server!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more episodes and engaging content, visit Film & Whiskey's website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmwhiskey.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filmwhiskey/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filmwhiskey/support

Visit our WATCH PAGE to rent or purchase movies we've talked about on the show. By doing so, you get to watch the movie and help us out in the process as a portion comes back our way. All of the movies from our current season are in there, and we're continuing to add more from our back catalog. Enjoy!Want to upgrade your Letterboxd account? Use our promo code to get a discount and help us out in the process!“Nobody's job is safe with all these servicemen crowding in.”Struggles of All Types for Post-War VeteransThe end of World War II brought a wave of veterans back to American society and an array of challenges as they tried to reintegrate and reconnect with family, friends, jobs and a society that struggled to fully understand their war experience. William Wyler's 1946 multiple Oscar winner “The Best Years of Our Lives” tackles this subject with grace, nuance and warmth through the stories of three veterans returning to the fictional town of Boone City. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – for an in-depth conversation about this magnificent film that details the post-war life of a trio of servicemen - each a different rank and from varied socioeconomic backgrounds - as they try to reestablish their lives and rediscover purpose with loved ones as we continue our 1947 Academy Award Best Writing Screenplay nominee series with a look at Wyler's 1946 classic The Best Years of Our Lives.Here's a hint at what we talk about:The film begins with our three protagonists – Fred, Al and Homer – meeting by chance on a flight home, immediately establishing the camaraderie and connection that comes from shared experience. However, their stories quickly diverge as each tries to reintegrate into society and reconnect with jobs, family and partners with varying degrees of success.Fred was a captain and bomber pilot but now finds himself unable to get a job despite his officer status. Al is a married sergeant and banker struggling with alcoholism and a family dynamic that shifted in his absence. Homer, who lost his hands in combat, worries that his girl won't still love him with prosthetic hooks.The performances are extraordinary, led by Best Actor winner Fredric March along with Dana Andrews and real veteran and double Oscar winner Harold Russell in his film debut. The women – Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Cathy O'Donnell, and Virginia Mayo – each play their roles with nuance, rounding out the principal cast.Beyond the acting, William Wyler's direction is exquisite, with cinematographer Gregg Toland delivering long, deep focus shots that enhance storytelling and emotion. It's a searing, humanistic look at the complexities of war's aftermath and the resilience of the human spirit.We unpack this layered, resonant story and Wyler's masterful direction. It remains painfully relevant today and delivers a complex, poignant punch. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in. The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesLearn more about supporting The Next Reel Film Podcast through your own membership. Watch this on Apple or Amazon, or find other places at JustWatch Watch Diary of a Sergeant featuring Harold Russell Script Options Theatrical trailer Poster artwork Flickchart Letterboxd (00:00) - Welcome to The Next Reel • The Best Years of Our Lives (01:55) - Initial Thoughts (04:59) - Harold Russell (10:09) - Homer's Story (18:16) - Al's Story (32:11) - Fred's Story (37:48) - Hoagy Carmichael (38:28) - The Women (46:30) - Gregg Toland's Cinematography (51:53) - Airplane Graveyard (55:03) - The Title (58:40) - William Wyler (59:30) - Getting It Made (01:02:23) - Credits (01:04:09) - Other Adaptations (01:05:16) - Awards (01:08:23) - The Box Office (01:10:05) - Last Thoughts (01:10:32) - Coming Next Week • Brief Encounter (01:12:51) - Letterboxd (01:14:35) - Wrap Up Learn more about the WGA strike here. Learn more about the SAG-AFTRA strike here.

Visit our WATCH PAGE to rent or purchase movies we've talked about on the show. By doing so, you get to watch the movie and help us out in the process as a portion comes back our way. All of the movies from our current season are in there, and we're continuing to add more from our back catalog. Enjoy!Want to upgrade your Letterboxd account? Use our promo code to get a discount and help us out in the process!“Nobody's job is safe with all these servicemen crowding in.”Struggles of All Types for Post-War VeteransThe end of World War II brought a wave of veterans back to American society and an array of challenges as they tried to reintegrate and reconnect with family, friends, jobs and a society that struggled to fully understand their war experience. William Wyler's 1946 multiple Oscar winner “The Best Years of Our Lives” tackles this subject with grace, nuance and warmth through the stories of three veterans returning to the fictional town of Boone City. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – for an in-depth conversation about this magnificent film that details the post-war life of a trio of servicemen - each a different rank and from varied socioeconomic backgrounds - as they try to reestablish their lives and rediscover purpose with loved ones as we continue our 1947 Academy Award Best Writing Screenplay nominee series with a look at Wyler's 1946 classic The Best Years of Our Lives.Here's a hint at what we talk about:The film begins with our three protagonists – Fred, Al and Homer – meeting by chance on a flight home, immediately establishing the camaraderie and connection that comes from shared experience. However, their stories quickly diverge as each tries to reintegrate into society and reconnect with jobs, family and partners with varying degrees of success.Fred was a captain and bomber pilot but now finds himself unable to get a job despite his officer status. Al is a married sergeant and banker struggling with alcoholism and a family dynamic that shifted in his absence. Homer, who lost his hands in combat, worries that his girl won't still love him with prosthetic hooks.The performances are extraordinary, led by Best Actor winner Fredric March along with Dana Andrews and real veteran and double Oscar winner Harold Russell in his film debut. The women – Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Cathy O'Donnell, and Virginia Mayo – each play their roles with nuance, rounding out the principal cast.Beyond the acting, William Wyler's direction is exquisite, with cinematographer Gregg Toland delivering long, deep focus shots that enhance storytelling and emotion. It's a searing, humanistic look at the complexities of war's aftermath and the resilience of the human spirit.We unpack this layered, resonant story and Wyler's masterful direction. It remains painfully relevant today and delivers a complex, poignant punch. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in. The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesLearn more about supporting The Next Reel Film Podcast through your own membership. Watch this on Apple or Amazon, or find other places at JustWatch Watch Diary of a Sergeant featuring Harold Russell Script Options Theatrical trailer Poster artwork Flickchart Letterboxd (00:00) - Welcome to The Next Reel • The Best Years of Our Lives (01:55) - Initial Thoughts (04:59) - Harold Russell (10:09) - Homer's Story (18:16) - Al's Story (32:11) - Fred's Story (37:48) - Hoagy Carmichael (38:28) - The Women (46:30) - Gregg Toland's Cinematography (51:53) - Airplane Graveyard (55:03) - The Title (58:40) - William Wyler (59:30) - Getting It Made (01:02:23) - Credits (01:04:09) - Other Adaptations (01:05:16) - Awards (01:08:23) - The Box Office (01:10:05) - Last Thoughts (01:10:32) - Coming Next Week • Brief Encounter (01:12:51) - Letterboxd (01:14:35) - Wrap Up Learn more about the WGA strike here. Learn more about the SAG-AFTRA strike here.

”No matter what I ever do or say, Heathcliff, this is me – now – standing on this hill with you. This is me, forever.”My, My, My... Those Heights, They Are A-Wuthering...Adapting Emily Brontë's novel for the big screen isn't an easy task, but it's one that many people have taken on as “Wuthering Heights” has been adapted for the big or small screen over 30 times. And that doesn't even take into account the operas, plays, musicals, radio adaptations, and more. As popular as the novel is, it's a challenging one, and that's certainly on display with William Wyler's 1939 adaptation. It used less than half the chapters and hence modified many elements for the ending. Still, it works. In fact, we might even feel it works better than the novel. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we wrap up our 1940 Academy Award Best Picture Nominee series with a conversation about Wyler's 1939 film Wuthering Heights.Here's a hint at what we talk about.There's a lot left out, but the book is a challenging read and we feel that this adaptation captures the essence of the tragic romance, leaving out a lot of the more complex elements that work well on the page but not so much on the big screen. It's still not our favorite, but with director Wyler helming it, we find plenty to connect to.The performers are all delivering big but portrayals that work well with this big romance. Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon may not have gotten along on set but they work well as Heathcliff and Cathy. We also love David Niven and Geraldine Fitzgerald. In the scope of adaptation, the film leaves in some of the framing device that's quite important for the novel. Here, we're not so sure it's needed. In fact, it largely feels like an unnecessary appendage. The cinematography by Gregg Toland paired with Wyler's effective direction bring life to the film. The black-and-white cinematography is full of darks and lights. It certainly deserved its Oscar win. And Alfred Newman's beautiful score brings the tragic romance elements to the story right to the forefront. These elements all buoy the film for us, which otherwise may not be our cup of tea as much as some of the other Best Picture nominees. Speaking of, we do walk through the 10 nominees and debate which we'd pick to win. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in. The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesLearn more about supporting The Next Reel Film Podcast through your own membership.Watch this on Apple or Amazon, or find other places at JustWatchTranscriptTheatrical trailerPoster artworkFlickchartLetterboxd(00:00) - Welcome to The Next Reel • Wuthering Heights(01:34) - Wuthering(02:38) - The Book(04:09) - Brontë Sisters(05:00) - Initial Thoughts(09:11) - Adapting It(11:56) - Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff(15:44) - Cathy and Isabella(18:21) - Framing Device(22:22) - William Wyler(28:52) - Scripting(32:45) - Who's Our Protagonist?(33:51) - Merle Oberon(35:11) - Geraldine Fitzgerald(36:11) - Flora Robson(36:48) - David Niven(39:24) - Gregg Toland(45:36) - Alfred Newman's Score(47:15) - 1940 Academy Awards(58:17) - Credits(59:13) - Other Adaptations(01:01:49) - Awards(01:03:33) - The Box Office(01:04:16) - Last Thoughts(01:04:38) - Coming Next Week • Anna and the King of Siam(01:07:38) - Letterboxd(01:09:09) - Wrap UpThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5640170/advertisement

”No matter what I ever do or say, Heathcliff, this is me – now – standing on this hill with you. This is me, forever.”My, My, My... Those Heights, They Are A-Wuthering...Adapting Emily Brontë's novel for the big screen isn't an easy task, but it's one that many people have taken on as “Wuthering Heights” has been adapted for the big or small screen over 30 times. And that doesn't even take into account the operas, plays, musicals, radio adaptations, and more. As popular as the novel is, it's a challenging one, and that's certainly on display with William Wyler's 1939 adaptation. It used less than half the chapters and hence modified many elements for the ending. Still, it works. In fact, we might even feel it works better than the novel. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we wrap up our 1940 Academy Award Best Picture Nominee series with a conversation about Wyler's 1939 film Wuthering Heights.Here's a hint at what we talk about.There's a lot left out, but the book is a challenging read and we feel that this adaptation captures the essence of the tragic romance, leaving out a lot of the more complex elements that work well on the page but not so much on the big screen. It's still not our favorite, but with director Wyler helming it, we find plenty to connect to.The performers are all delivering big but portrayals that work well with this big romance. Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon may not have gotten along on set but they work well as Heathcliff and Cathy. We also love David Niven and Geraldine Fitzgerald. In the scope of adaptation, the film leaves in some of the framing device that's quite important for the novel. Here, we're not so sure it's needed. In fact, it largely feels like an unnecessary appendage. The cinematography by Gregg Toland paired with Wyler's effective direction bring life to the film. The black-and-white cinematography is full of darks and lights. It certainly deserved its Oscar win. And Alfred Newman's beautiful score brings the tragic romance elements to the story right to the forefront. These elements all buoy the film for us, which otherwise may not be our cup of tea as much as some of the other Best Picture nominees. Speaking of, we do walk through the 10 nominees and debate which we'd pick to win. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in. The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins!Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Film SundriesLearn more about supporting The Next Reel Film Podcast through your own membership.Watch this on Apple or Amazon, or find other places at JustWatchTranscriptTheatrical trailerPoster artworkFlickchartLetterboxd(00:00) - Welcome to The Next Reel • Wuthering Heights(01:34) - Wuthering(02:38) - The Book(04:09) - Brontë Sisters(05:00) - Initial Thoughts(09:11) - Adapting It(11:56) - Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff(15:44) - Cathy and Isabella(18:21) - Framing Device(22:22) - William Wyler(28:52) - Scripting(32:45) - Who's Our Protagonist?(33:51) - Merle Oberon(35:11) - Geraldine Fitzgerald(36:11) - Flora Robson(36:48) - David Niven(39:24) - Gregg Toland(45:36) - Alfred Newman's Score(47:15) - 1940 Academy Awards(58:17) - Credits(59:13) - Other Adaptations(01:01:49) - Awards(01:03:33) - The Box Office(01:04:16) - Last Thoughts(01:04:38) - Coming Next Week • Anna and the King of Siam(01:07:38) - Letterboxd(01:09:09) - Wrap UpThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5640170/advertisement

Episode 35: BEN-HUR We are back with another William Wyler picture. This is our second of the three Best Picture winners directed by Wyler. Perhaps his most famous production, the 1959 Biblical epic Ben-Hur features Charleton Heston as the title character. Based on Lew Wallace's 1880 novel, Ben-Hur cleaned up with 11 Oscars (TM) including Best Picture. How well does it hold up? Listen along as Bonnie and Dennis discuss. Perhaps surprisingly, it ranks at number 35 on our Best Picture Countdown.* Spoiler Alert: We talk about the movie in its entirety, so if you haven't yet seen it, check it out. Or not. That ball is in your court. *What is this list? We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and its Description, but as a high-level answer: we aggregated several different lists that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not intended to be rigorous or definitive. It's just a framework to guide our journey through cinema history.

Book Vs. Movie: The Children's HourThe 1934 Play Vs. the 1936 ("These Three") & 1961 AdaptationLillian Hellman's first play, The Children's Hour, caused a sensation in 1934 when it debuted on Broadway with the tale of two schoolteachers accused of being lesbians when homosexuality was illegal in much of the U.S. The show was so scandalous that a Chicago run was canceled. Hellman always stated that the play's moral was about the power of lies and how they can affect an entire community. In 1936, Hellman wrote the screenplay for its first adaptation, These Three, starring Merle Oberon, Miriam Hopkins, and Joel McRea, jettisoning the lesbian subplot. It was directed by William Wyler, who reluctantly allowed the changes due to the Hays Code but was eager to take on the material again one day. In this episode, the Margos talk about the 1936 & 1961 adaptations with most of the original script intact, both directed by Wyler. The story takes place in New England with two friends who run an all-girls boarding school and have a student who gossips about their relationship. While the parents are upset about having lesbians around their children, Karen and Martha fight for their careers and reputation. What are the other differences between the original play and the film? Which version did the Margos like better? Have a listen!In this ep the Margos discuss:Playwright Lillian Hellman and her politicsThe censoring of the original work to filmThe cast of the 1961 film: Audrey Hepburn (Karen,) Shiley MacLaine (Martha,) James Garner (Joe,) Miriam Hopkins (Lily,) Fay Bainter (Amelia,) Karen Balkin (Mary,) Veronica Cartwright (Rosalie,) and Mimi Gibson as Evelyn.Clips used:Aunt Lily confronts MarthaThese Three trailer (1936)The Children's Hour (1961 trailer)BBC 1971 playMary and Cousin Joe talkThe coming-out sceneKaren announces her wedding dayMusic: Alex NorthBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page “Book Vs. Movie podcast”You can find us on Facebook at Book Vs. Movie Podcast GroupFollow us on Twitter @bookversusmovieInstagram: Book Versus Movie https://www.instagram.com/bookversusmovie/Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. Twitter @BrooklynMargo Margo D's Blog www.brooklynfitchick.com Margo D's Instagram “Brooklyn Fit Chick”Margo D's TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@margodonohuebrooklynfitchick@gmail.comYou can buy your copy of Filmed in Brooklyn here! Margo P. Twitter @ShesNachoMamaMargo P's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shesnachomama/Margo P's Blog https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406542/advertisement

Book Vs. Movie: The Children's HourThe 1934 Play Vs. the 1936 ("These Three") & 1961 AdaptationLillian Hellman's first play, The Children's Hour, caused a sensation in 1934 when it debuted on Broadway with the tale of two schoolteachers accused of being lesbians when homosexuality was illegal in much of the U.S. The show was so scandalous that a Chicago run was canceled. Hellman always stated that the play's moral was about the power of lies and how they can affect an entire community. In 1936, Hellman wrote the screenplay for its first adaptation, These Three, starring Merle Oberon, Miriam Hopkins, and Joel McRea, jettisoning the lesbian subplot. It was directed by William Wyler, who reluctantly allowed the changes due to the Hays Code but was eager to take on the material again one day. In this episode, the Margos talk about the 1936 & 1961 adaptations with most of the original script intact, both directed by Wyler. The story takes place in New England with two friends who run an all-girls boarding school and have a student who gossips about their relationship. While the parents are upset about having lesbians around their children, Karen and Martha fight for their careers and reputation. What are the other differences between the original play and the film? Which version did the Margos like better? Have a listen!In this ep the Margos discuss:Playwright Lillian Hellman and her politicsThe censoring of the original work to filmThe cast of the 1961 film: Audrey Hepburn (Karen,) Shiley MacLaine (Martha,) James Garner (Joe,) Miriam Hopkins (Lily,) Fay Bainter (Amelia,) Karen Balkin (Mary,) Veronica Cartwright (Rosalie,) and Mimi Gibson as Evelyn.Clips used:Aunt Lily confronts MarthaThese Three trailer (1936)The Children's Hour (1961 trailer)BBC 1971 playMary and Cousin Joe talkThe coming-out sceneKaren announces her wedding dayMusic: Alex NorthBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page “Book Vs. Movie podcast”You can find us on Facebook at Book Vs. Movie Podcast GroupFollow us on Twitter @bookversusmovieInstagram: Book Versus Movie https://www.instagram.com/bookversusmovie/Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. Twitter @BrooklynMargo Margo D's Blog www.brooklynfitchick.com Margo D's Instagram “Brooklyn Fit Chick”Margo D's TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@margodonohuebrooklynfitchick@gmail.comYou can buy your copy of Filmed in Brooklyn here! Margo P. Twitter @ShesNachoMamaMargo P's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shesnachomama/Margo P's Blog https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine

Scott Wyler is in high demand as a headline performer on luxury cruise ships such as Princess, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines. Scott has been performing on them steady since 1997. In this podcast Scoot breaks down how to get to the punchline. It's a very funny an insightful podcast on the science of writing jokes.

In this episode, we pay tribute to the thousands of Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice during World War Two while fighting for freedom.We do so by visiting Cambridge American Cemetery in eastern England, which commemorates almost 9,000 American personnel.We tell the stories of some of those men and women who are buried here – and those listed on the Wall of the Missing.We also tell the story of the cemetery itself.Are the headstones really laid out in the shape of a baseball field, with the 72ft flagpole flying the Stars & Stripes representing the home plate?People featured in this episode include Thomas “Tommy” Hitchcock Jr, Peter G Lehman, Emily Harper Rea, Leon R Vance Jr, Catharine Price, and Porter M. Pile.Planes featured in this episode include the B-17 Flying Fortress; B-24 Liberator; P-47 Thunderbolt; P-51 Mustang and Douglas C-54 Skymaster.Places featured include Omaha Beach, Brookwood American Cemetery, Duxford airfield, Boscombe Down and Madingley Hall.Bomb Groups and Fighter Groups include the 398th BG (Nuthampstead); the 4th FG (Debden); the 489th BG (Halesworth); and the 445th BG (Tibenham).With our thanks and gratitude to our very special guests: 'Mighty Eighth” historian Malcolm Osborn and ABMC cemetery associate Tracey Haylock.Co-hosted, researched and written by Johann Tasker and military historian Mike Peters. Recorded and produced by Johann Tasker.To contact Johann and Mike, please email johann@ruralcity.co.uk.Instagram: instagram.com/mighty8thpodTwitter: @Mighty8thPodWebsite: mighty8thpodcast.comRecorded with the kind permission of the American Battle Monuments Commission on location at Cambridge American Cemetery, Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK.The introduction to this episode includes audio from:United States Army Eighth Air Force, Wyler, W., Paramount Pictures, I. & Kern, E. (1944) The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.Excerpt from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chat Following the Declaration of War on Japan (December 9, 1941). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks for listening to today's episode and being a valued member here in our Kolbstrong Community, if you're interested in more content or information, check out the info linked below.   Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JimmyKolb Click “Join” on the channel page to become a member of our Kolbstrong Community            I record and share every single workout I do from start to finish on Patreon and here on Youtube Members with voiceover explanations for just $10/month. Use this link if you'd like to join our Kolbstrong Power Community over on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/kolbstrong              How to follow and support us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kolbstrong Website: https://www.kolbstrong.com Scholarship for Young Powerlifters: https://www.kolbstrongscholarship.com Kolbstrong Scholarship Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/kolbstrongscholarship Our Small Business: https://www.melontops.etsy.com  https://www.instagram.com/melontops              Sponsors: Anderson Powerlifting : https://www.andersonpowerlifting.com  https://www.instagram.com/andersonpowerlifting Discount Code: KOLBSTRONG saves you 10%  Unleash'd Strength Gym: https://www.instagram.com/unleashdstrength  Alive By Design Chiropractic: https://www.alivebydesignchiropractic.com  Wyler's Dari Hut – West Lafayette, Ohio --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kolbstrong/support

Thanks for listening to today's episode and being a valued member here in our Kolbstrong Community. You may have noticed that Episode 40 is missing from podcasts, we had some technical issues and can't move it over here, but it is available on youtube! If you're interested in more content or information, check out the info linked below.  Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JimmyKolb Click “Join” on the channel page to become a member of our Kolbstrong Community            I record and share every single workout I do from start to finish on Patreon and here on Youtube Members with voiceover explanations for just $10/month. Use this link if you'd like to join our Kolbstrong Power Community over on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/kolbstrong              How to follow and support us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kolbstrong Website: https://www.kolbstrong.com Scholarship for Young Powerlifters: https://www.kolbstrongscholarship.com Kolbstrong Scholarship Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/kolbstrongscholarship Our Small Business: https://www.melontops.etsy.com  https://www.instagram.com/melontops              Sponsors: Anderson Powerlifting : https://www.andersonpowerlifting.com  https://www.instagram.com/andersonpowerlifting Discount Code: KOLBSTRONG saves you 10%  Unleash'd Strength Gym: https://www.instagram.com/unleashdstrength  Alive By Design Chiropractic: https://www.alivebydesignchiropractic.com  Wyler's Dari Hut – West Lafayette, Ohio --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kolbstrong/support

Thanks for listening to today's episode and being a valued member here in our Kolbstrong Community, if you're interested in more content or information, check out the info linked below.  Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JimmyKolb Click “Join” on the channel page to become a member of our Kolbstrong Community            I record and share every single workout I do from start to finish on Patreon and here on Youtube Members with voiceover explanations for just $10/month. Use this link if you'd like to join our Kolbstrong Power Community over on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/kolbstrong              How to follow and support us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kolbstrong Website: https://www.kolbstrong.com Scholarship for Young Powerlifters: https://www.kolbstrongscholarship.com Kolbstrong Scholarship Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/kolbstrongscholarship Our Small Business: https://www.melontops.etsy.com  https://www.instagram.com/melontops              Sponsors: Anderson Powerlifting : https://www.andersonpowerlifting.com  https://www.instagram.com/andersonpowerlifting Discount Code: KOLBSTRONG saves you 10%  Unleash'd Strength Gym: https://www.instagram.com/unleashdstrength  Alive By Design Chiropractic: https://www.alivebydesignchiropractic.com  Wyler's Dari Hut – West Lafayette, Ohio --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kolbstrong/support

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Thanks for listening to today's episode and being a valued member here in our Kolbstrong Community, if you're interested in more content or information, check out the info linked below.  Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JimmyKolb Click “Join” on the channel page to become a member of our Kolbstrong Community            I record and share every single workout I do from start to finish on Patreon and here on Youtube Members with voiceover explanations for just $10/month. Use this link if you'd like to join our Kolbstrong Power Community over on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/kolbstrong              How to follow and support us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kolbstrong Website: https://www.kolbstrong.com Scholarship for Young Powerlifters: https://www.kolbstrongscholarship.com Kolbstrong Scholarship Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/kolbstrongscholarship Our Small Business: https://www.melontops.etsy.com  https://www.instagram.com/melontops              Sponsors: Anderson Powerlifting : https://www.andersonpowerlifting.com  https://www.instagram.com/andersonpowerlifting Discount Code: KOLBSTRONG saves you 10%  Unleash'd Strength Gym: https://www.instagram.com/unleashdstrength  Alive By Design Chiropractic: https://www.alivebydesignchiropractic.com  Wyler's Dari Hut – West Lafayette, Ohio --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kolbstrong/support

Book Vs. Movie: The Best Years of Our Lives The MacKinlay Kantor Novel Vs. the 1946 Classic FilmThe Margos continue their journey through post-WW2 America with one of the most celebrated movies of the 20th Century--The Best Years of Our Lives. The film was based on the novel Glory for Me by MacKinlay Kantor, who wrote the story of wounded GIs dealing with trauma in blank verse form. He started as a war correspondent in London and flew in some bombing missions. Glory for Me was an unglamorous look at what war makes people do to survive the experience and struggle to live a “normal” life afterward. He based his characters on real soldiers he had met while on his assignments and was passionate about telling the truth. Kantor eventually won the Pulitzer Prize in 1956 for Andersonville, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp. He was unhappy with director William Wyler's take on his work which he felt was sanitized and disrespected actual war veterans. Wyler had flown in combat missions over Europe on the Memphis Belle and had his ideas on how to tell the story he set in fictional Boone City. He hired top actors Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, and WW2 veteran Harold Russell, who suffered a debilitating injury while serving in WW2. The movie would go on to win a slew of Academy Awards (including two for Russell!) and is considered a classic. So between the book and movie--which did the Margos like better? In this ep the Margos discuss:The backstory of MacKinlay KantorLiterature surrounding WW2The legacy of the movieThe cast of the 1946 film: Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson,) Frederic March (Al Stephenson,) Dana Andrews (Fred Derry,) Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson,) Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry,) Hoagy Carmichael (Butch Engle,) Harold Russell (Homer Parrish,) Cathy O'Donnell (Wilma Cameron,) Roman Bohne (Pat Derry) Marlene Aames (Luella Parrish,) and Gladys George as Hortense Derry.Clips used:Fred leaves (opening clip)The Best Years of Our Lives original trailerHomer comes homeVirginia Mayo as Marie DerryHoagy Carmichael as Uncle Butch“And for what?”The BIG wedding sceneMusic: Hugo FriedhoferBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comPlease email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynMargo www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine

Book Vs. Movie:The Little FoxesThe Lillian Hellman 1939 Play Vs. the 1941 Bette Davis FilmPlaywright Lillian Hellman is one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th Century who had a complicated life filled with love affairs and massive success and was the toast of Broadway for works such as The Little Foxes, The Children's Hour and Watch on the Rhine. She was also a House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) pariah and was called a liar by author Mary McCarthy on The Dick Cavett Show in 1979. Between controversies and celebrations, she had a 30-year relationship with fellow writer Dashiell Hammett and had many of her works adapted into film. The New Orleans native lived HARD in her 79 years before passing in 1984. The Little Foxes is a semi-autobiographical tale of a 1900 Southern family scheming to gain wealth by any means possible. Regina Hubbard Giddens (played by the legendary Talulah Bankhead on Broadway) is a woman who is married to a man she despises (Horace) and has two brothers (Benjamin and Oscar) who have family money that she wants to get her hands on. His many health problems interfere with her good time. The title comes from the Song of Solomon of the King James Bible: “Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.” William Wyler directed the 1941 movie and followed closely with the original material (save for a few fewer racial slurs!) Wyler and MGM head Samuel Goldwyn loved the original production but felt that Bankhead would not draw in an audience like Bette Davis (who was extremely reluctant to take the part.) Much of the original Broadway cast did make it to the film, including Dan Duryea and Patricia Collinge. Wyler and Davis (former lovers) fought throughout the production, with Davis insisting on her changes to the story and wearing heavy makeup to look older. Forty years later, she put up with having a difficult reputation with widely known easygoing journalist Mike Wallace in 1980 for 60 Minutes. The film would go on to be a hit and would earn 9 Academy Award nominations. So between the play and movie--which did the Margos like better? In this ep the Margos discuss:The life of Lillian Hellman and her cantankerous spiritThe story of The Little Foxes and the changes between the play and filmHow the HUAC changed Hollywood and BroadwayGreer Garson in The Little Foxes 1956 Hallmark Hall of FameThe cast of the 1941 film: Bette Davis (Regina Giddens,) Herbert Marshall (Horace Giddens,) Teresa Wright (Alenadra “Zannie” Giddens,) Richard Carlson (David Hewitt,) Dan Duryea (Leo Hubbard,) Patricia Collinge (Birdie Hubbard,) Charles Dingle (Ben Hubbard,) Jessica “Jessie” Grayson (Addie,) and John Marriott as Cal.Clips used:“I hope you die”Cynthia Nixon as Birdie (2017)Laura Linney as Birdie (2017)Bette Davis talks about meeting with Tallulah BankheadThe Little Foxes (1941) trailerRichard Carlson teases Teresa Wright“When we're very rich.”Regina watches Horace keel overMusic: Bette Davis Eyes by Kim CarnesBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network.Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/bookversusmovie Book Vs. Movie podcast https://www.facebook.com/bookversusmovie/Twitter @bookversusmovie www.bookversusmovie.comEmail us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. @BrooklynMargo www.brooklynfitchick.com brooklynfitchick@gmail.comMargo P. @ShesNachoMama https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine