Movie Nights and Matinees

14/07/2024

Now playing Episode 33 - Godzilla vs Gojira, in which Jim and I chat with filmfest coordinator Bill Shaffer about the career of Japan's biggest movie star, who now is also an Oscar-winner!

11/06/2024

Guest Dan Van Neste has kindly provided some images for us to enjoy in connection with Episode 32

09/06/2024

Now playing Episode 32 - All About WB (No, the Other One), in which film historian Film historian Dan Van Neste joins me to discuss one of Hollywood's unjustifiably forgotten leading men as chronicled in Dan's latest book, The Accidental Star: The Life and Films of Warner Baxter. Listen in as we chat about Baxter's life, personal struggles, and roles in such pictures as 42nd Street, the Crime Doctor series, and Baxter's first, Oscar-winning outing as the big screen's Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona.

12/05/2024

Now playing Episode 31 - Kids and Classics, in which Jim and I chat with Jennifer Churchill about her book Movies are Magic, which is uniquely and cleverly fashioned as a way of introducing youngsters to the greatness of vintage cinema.

30/04/2024

Episode 30 guest Michael Blake has been kind enough to share these behind-the-scenes photos with us, from the production of Fort Apache (1948)

28/04/2024

Now playing Episode 30 - Here Comes the Cavalry. Author Michael F. Blake returns to chat with me and Jim about his latest book, The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne, and the Making of Three Classic Westerns. Ride along as we talk about the men and the movies; spotlighting Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande, with a few others getting mentions along the way.

16/04/2024

Here are some images that Episode 29 guest Cathy Whitlock was kind enough to share with us:

15/04/2024

Now playing Episode 29 - Weaving Worlds, in which Cathy Whitlock, author of the gorgeous book Designs on Film: A Century of Hollywood Art Direction, joins me to dive into the world of production design. Among the films discussed are Citizen Kane, Top Hat, Things to Come, The Wizard of Oz, Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia and You Only Live Twice, to name but a few.

03/04/2024

Mentioned early in Episode 28, here's a link to information regarding the upcoming Columbus Moving Picture Show

Vintage film festival and convention celebrating the pre-60s era. Come to the Columbus Moving Picture Show!

02/04/2024

Episode 28 guest Gary May has shared some images with us representing the life and career of the subject of his book, his grandfather M.K. Jerome. These are but a few of the photos included in Gary's book The Tunesmith: The Musical Journey of M.K. Jerome.

Also, as Gary indicated in our conversation, should you have any questions for him or wish to comment upon his book or our discussion, you can email him at: [email protected]

01/04/2024

Now playing Episode 28 - Scene Me a Song, in which I'm joined by author Gary May to discuss the career of his grandfather, M.K. Jerome, a composer whose songs enlivened numerous classic Hollywood films, as chronicled in Gary's book The Tunesmith: The Musical Journey of M.K. Jerome. The films in which the compositions and songs of Moe, as he was known to friends and colleagues, appeared include The Single Standard, The Show of Shows, Kid Galahad, numerous Cagney pictures, including Yankee Doodle Dandy, a series of Dick Foran singing cowboy movies, and a film you might have heard of once or twice called Casablanca.

11/03/2024

Hey, we've climbed a couple of spots since debuting on this list last year.

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