In this episode, Phil Hall interviews Richard Barrios, author of the new book “On Bette Davis: An Opinionated Guide,” published by Oxford University Press. The episode can be heard here.
Episode 405: On Bette Davis, Part 1
Episode 390: The Glory of It’s a Wonderful Life
In this episode, Phil Hall interviews Jimmy Hawkins, who played the young Tommy Bailey in the 1946 film classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” and who recently authored the new book “The Heart […]
Episode 369: The Edward Everett Horton Experience
In this episode, Phil Hall interviews film historian Lon Davis, co-author of the new book “The Unfractured Fairy Tale Life of Edward Everett Horton,” published by BearManor Media. The episode can be […]
Episode 355: Film Preservationist Edward Lorusso
In this episode, Phil Hall interviews Edward Lorusso, the film historian and preservationist who has digitally restored long-forgotten classic films and who has recovered a wealth of long-lost titles. The episode can […]
Episode 351: The Mystery of Zeppo Marx
In this episode, Phil Hall interviews Robert S. Bader, author of “Zeppo: The Reluctant Marx Brother.” The episode can be heard here.
Episode 334: A Celebration of Maligned Musicals, Part 1
In this episode, Phil Hall is joined by film historian Paul Brennan for a lively discussion of the big budget musicals of the 1960s and 1970s that failed to win over critics […]
Episode 321: The Films of Warner Baxter
In this episode, Phil Hall interviews film historian Dan Van Neste, author of the new book “The Accidental Star – The Life and Films of Warner Baxter,” published by BearManor Media. The […]
Episode 306: A New Look at Vintage Films
In this episode, Phil Hall interviews Philip Elliott Hopkins, founder of the new home entertainment label Film Masters, which presents digitally restored DVD and Blu-ray releases of classic and cult movies. The […]
Episode 297: Revisting ‘The Towering Inferno’
On this episode, Phil Hall recalls the glory days of the 1970s disaster films via an interview with Nat Segaloff, author of “More Fire! The Building of The Towering Inferno: A 50th […]
Episode 214: The Mae West Experience
On this episode, Phil Hall is joined by actor/writer Joe Mannetti in a celebration of the “Come Up and See Me Sometime” gal, the indefatigable Mae West. The episode can be heard […]
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