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Who The Hell Are We?

Release Date: 02/04/2024

Laughing Gas show art Laughing Gas

Who The Hell Are We?

Itโ€™s Book Club week as Ed and Melanie take on Laughing Gas (1936) by P. G. Wodehouse. A book with aristocrats colliding with Hollywood child stars in a screwball farce of body-swapping and mischief.  ๐Ÿ“ง ๐Ÿ“– melanieanded.substack.com

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Who The Hell Are We?

Melanie and Ed discuss Maurice (1987), the Merchant Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forsterโ€™s novel of forbidden love. They explore the filmโ€™s emotional tone, literary legacy, and what it meant to tell this story in 1987. ๐Ÿ“ง ๐Ÿ”— melanieanded.substack.com ๐ŸŒ€ Originally released: July 8th, 2023

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The Champ show art The Champ

Who The Hell Are We?

A 1931 film about a washed-up boxer and his son turns into one of the most emotional episodes Ed and Melanie have ever recorded. They walk through The Champ scene by scene, with reflections on Frances Marion, child actors, and a performance by Jackie Cooper that still stuns. ๐Ÿ“ฌ ๐Ÿ“ฐ melanieanded.substack.com

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Sexy Rexy show art Sexy Rexy

Who The Hell Are We?

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), a ghost story with real romantic power. Gene Tierney is luminous, Rex Harrison is โ€œSexy Rexy,โ€ and the ending still breaks our hearts.  ๐Ÿ“ฌ Email us: ๐Ÿ“ฐ Substack: ๐ŸŒ€ Originally released: July 4, 2022

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Rules of Civility - Amor Towles show art Rules of Civility - Amor Towles

Who The Hell Are We?

Melanie and Ed begin a new movie-book rhythm with their first book episode: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles โ€” a novel of restraint, elegance, and quiet ambition in 1930s New York. ๐Ÿ“ง ๐Ÿ”— melanieanded.substack.com

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Klaatu Barada Nicto show art Klaatu Barada Nicto

Who The Hell Are We?

Melanie and Ed discuss the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still and explore why Klaatuโ€™s quiet alien warning still resonates. ๐Ÿ“ง ๐Ÿ”— melanieanded.substack.com ๐ŸŒ€ Originally released: November 24, 2024

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Nuns and Roses show art Nuns and Roses

Who The Hell Are We?

A Technicolor convent clings to a cliff in Black Narcissus (1947), where desire, memory, and madness simmer. Ed and Melanie unpack Kathleen Byronโ€™s unforgettable performance, Deborah Kerrโ€™s quiet power, and colonialist shadows. ๐Ÿ“ง ๐Ÿ”— melanieanded.substack.com ๐ŸŒ€ Originally released: October 15, 2023

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Best thing in a mediocre movie - the story of her career show art Best thing in a mediocre movie - the story of her career

Who The Hell Are We?

Lena Horne leads a dazzling cast in Stormy Weather (1943), but the film holds back from giving her a real role. Melanie and Ed revisit this musical landmark with admiration and frustration. ๐Ÿ“ฌ Email us: ๐Ÿ“ฐ Subscribe:

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Strong women put in their place show art Strong women put in their place

Who The Hell Are We?

Hepburn dazzles, Grant simmers, and Stewart steals a kiss โ€” but weโ€™re asking what the movie does to its strongest character. Wit, weddings, and one quietly devastating rewatch. ๐Ÿ“ฌ Email us: ๐Ÿ“ฐ Subscribe:

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Iโ€™m Divorcing My Husband Over This Movie show art Iโ€™m Divorcing My Husband Over This Movie

Who The Hell Are We?

The team watches Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)โ€”Melanie immediately wants a divorce. Monkey chaos, Cold War weirdness, and a survival story that forgets to care. ๐Ÿ“ฌ Email us: ๐Ÿ“ฐ Read and subscribe: whothehellarewe.substack.com ๐Ÿ” This episode originally aired on September 9, 2020.

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Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them.

This week's movie is STORMY WEATHER (1943), starring Lena Horne, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Cab Calloway.

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