Episode 41: The Irishman of Irishmen!
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Lady Killer (1933), White Heat (1949), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Mr. Roberts (1955). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) spend time with one of the greatest actor-singer-hoofers who ever graced the silver screen! From playing gangsters, killers and rogues to song and dance legends, to a grumpy, misanthropic Navy Commander, we’ll revel in the films of this multi-talented master. To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official website!
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Tribute 83: Norman Jewison
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the exceedingly talented filmmaker... Norman Jewison! Born and raised in Toronto, this extraordinary director began his career at CBC Television. He later moved to the USA to work at NBC. This legend made his feature film debut in 1962 with 40 Pounds of Trouble and continued his motion picture career for another 40 years. Interested? Come and learn more about this director's journey to stardom in this episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets! To learn more about this episode and others, visit the...
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Tribute 82: Tom Stoppard
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the extremely talented playwright and screenwriter... Sir Tom Stoppard! Born in Zlin, Czechoslovakia, this absloute legend was considered on par with both William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. At 17, this playwright left school to work as a journalist for the Western Daily Press in Bristol. Soon after he was offered a position as a feature writer, humor columnist, and secondary drama critic for Bristol Evening World— this leading him to his life in the theatre. Interested? Come and learn more about this...
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Tribute 81: Diane Ladd
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the extremely talented actress, singer, dancer, and comedian... Diane Ladd! Born in Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. this quadruple threat always knew she was destined for stardom! Graduating high school at 16 and going to finishing school right after for singing, dancing, fencing, modeling, and community theater, Ladd committed fully to her search for the limelight. Even going so far as to turn down an LSU scholarship to move to New York City to be on Broadway! Interested? Come and learn more about this Starlet's journey...
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Episode 38: Apples and Oranges
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Blazing Saddles (1974), Trading Places (1983), Stir Crazy (1980).This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three laugh out loud comedies made in the 70s-80s, and yet one can still transport us back to the wild wild west! Experience comedic genius as some windy cowboys and a Black sheriff kick the hides of some western thugs, or when the same leading man comes out to play in a new setting by pulling a con after con against some evil old guys, and to top it off watch a familar comedy duo inspire nothing but laughter and remind us we're really all the same under the skin! To...
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Encore! - Tribute 30: Julian Sands
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Encore! Encore! With Easter on the way, Janet, John (and Pen) thought why not revist the life of an absolutely astounding actor... Julian Sands! Breaking onto the film scene with his screen debut in an episode of BBC’s anthology series Play for Today. A year later, he made his cinematic debut in the indie comedy Privates on Parade. In 1984, Sands landed his breakthrough role of Gerald in the television miniseries The Sun Also Rises. To learn more about this episode, check out the !
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Extra Bits: Greatest 20th Century Film Scores
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Extra Extra! Hear all about it! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the the greatest film scores of the 20th century! From Casablanca to Jaws! The variety of scores within this listing is vast and diverse, so tune in to find out what scores define this period of time. To find out more about this and past episodes' movies, including trivia and other fun facts, visit the .
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Tribute 80: Robert Redford
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In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the amazing actor, producer, director, politcal activist and founder of the Sundance Film Festival... Robert Redford! Though born in Santa Monica, California on August 18th, 1936, this future star often spent his summers with his grandfather in Austin, Texas. Often contributing his time there to being the catalyst for his environmentalist activism and general love of nature. After many wild and traumatic events during his childhood, Redford went to the University of Colorado Boulder to play baseball. Opting to have...
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Encore! - Saturday Matinee with Mike Newell Live Show
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Encore! Encore! In celebration of the current award season, Janet, John, (and Pen) thought what better way to spread some much needed cheer than to hear Mike Newell discuss some of the BAFTA films from 2024!! Live at the Twenty Two Club, Director Mike Newell does the BAFTAS! This week Janet and John are joined by special guest Mike Newell to compare six of this year's BAFTA-nominated movies with six of the greatest British films. To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official !
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Encore! - Tribute 49: Bill Kenwright
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Encore! Encore! With the utter success of this stars show, Heathers, on Broadway. Janet, John (and Pen) thought what better way to celebrate than to revist the life of this absolute one of a kind creative...Bill Kenwright! With a little light footwork, a bit of song and dance, quite a bit of "quiet on set", decades worth of films, and Premiere league football from a local boy who lived his dream and made life entertaining, come with us to learn more about the one and the only Kenwright! To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official !
info_outlineIn our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of an extremely talented musical genius who wrote some of the most iconic and enduring songs of the 20th century... Burt Baharach! Born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 12th, 1928, Burt seemed to be destined for greatness. Encouraged by his amateur painter and songwriting mother, Burt took up practicing piano, drums, and the cello during his childhood. Using his musical gift, Bacharach continued his education at McGill University in Montreal, Mannes School of Music, and the Musica Academy of the West studying all kinds of music. At the age of 28, he was reccomended to Marlene Dietrich (fun fact: the star our logo is modeled after!) by Peter Matz as she needed an arranger and condutor for her nightclub shows. After becoming her part-time musical director, Baharach and Dietrich toured worldwide together, on and off, until the early 1960s. Eventually this musical genius met Hal David and Dionne Warwick. This trio would make songs that would sell over 12 million copies and have 39 consecutive chart hits. Some of those songs being “Anyone Who Had a Heart” (1963), “Walk On By” (1964), “Message to Michael” (1966), “I Say a Little Prayer” (1967), “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” (1968), “This Girl’s in Love with You” (1969) and “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” (1969). Eventually this composer moved towards creating scores for film such Casino Royale (1967) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), which won them a Academy Award, an Oscar, and a Grammy for best score. In his lifetime, Burt would go onto to creating many wonderful songs, gain many nominations, and win many awards for his absolutely outstanding music.
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