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1964 | Top 10 Films - “Goldfinger” and "The Soft Skin" [Ep. 32] 10/01/2024

1964 | Top 10 Films - “Goldfinger” and "The Soft Skin" [Ep. 32] In this episode, we review our 7th and 6th-ranked films for 1964, “Goldfinger,” the third James Bond film, and “The Soft Skin,” French New Wave director Francois Truffaut's “clinical autopsy of adultery.” on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/33286927

Evening Report | September 7, 1964 09/07/2024

Evening Report | September 7, 1964 Robert F. Kennedy resigns from the Cabinet; President Johnson speaks in Detroit; controversy over a school integration plan in NYC; Hell’s Angels wreak havoc in Monterey; the Beatles invade Toronto; Checkers is dead. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/32954547

Evening Report | August 6, 1964 08/06/2024

Evening Report | August 6, 1964 Violence in the Gulf of Tonkin; a Congressional resolution on Southeast Asia; a grim discovery in Mississippi; Ranger 7 sends pictures of the moon; LBJ speaks out on Vietnam; Giants manager Alvin Dark is on the defensive. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/32461212

Evening Report | July 24, 1964 07/24/2024

Evening Report | July 24, 1964 Rioting in Harlem and Brooklyn; news coverage in Vietnam set to expand; the search for three civil rights workers continues; Malcolm X speaks out on Barry Goldwater; George Wallace withdraws; the Phillies are riding high. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/32282822

1964 | Top 10 Films - “The Pawnbroker” [Ep. 31] 07/17/2024

1964 | Top 10 Films - “The Pawnbroker” [Ep. 31] In this episode, we review our 8th-ranked film for 1964, “The Pawnbroker,” a drama directed by Sidney Lumet about a Holocaust survivor played by Rod Steiger. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/32181257

Evening Report | June 27, 1964 06/28/2024

Evening Report | June 27, 1964 The search for three missing civil rights workers continues; departing Ambassador Lodge sees progress in Vietnam; Sen. Edward Kennedy recovers from a deadly plane crash; new requirements on cigarette packaging; Jim Bunning pitches a perfect game. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/31923392

1964 | Top 10 Films - “The Naked Kiss” & “That Man from Rio” [Ep. 30] 05/31/2024

1964 | Top 10 Films - “The Naked Kiss” & “That Man from Rio” [Ep. 30] In this episode, we review our 10th and 9th-ranked films of 1964, “The Naked Kiss,” a neo-noir directed by Samuel Fuller, and “That Man from Rio,” a French adventure-comedy directed by Philippe De Broca and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Françoise Dorléac. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/31552997

Evening Report | May 29, 1964 05/29/2024

Evening Report | May 29, 1964 LBJ envisions the "Great Society"; Reagan stumps for Goldwater; racial violence in St. Augustine; Malcolm X returns from Mecca; Jews patrol Crown Heights; Mickey Mantle slows down. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/31517092

Evening Report | April 17, 1964 04/17/2024

Evening Report | April 17, 1964 LBJ speaks out against extremism; Communist atrocities in Vietnam; Barry Goldwater wins the Illinois primary; history is made at the Oscars; Shea Stadium opens for business. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/30867008

1963 | Top 10 Films - “Hud” [Ep. 29] 04/02/2024

1963 | Top 10 Films - “Hud” [Ep. 29] In this episode, we review our top-ranked film of 1963, “Hud,” directed by Martin Ritt and featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Paul Newman and Oscar-winning performances by Patricia Neal and Melvyn Douglas. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/30647998

Evening Report | March 20, 1964 03/20/2024

Evening Report | March 20, 1964 Six Americans are killed in Vietnam; Mississippi Freedom Summer is announced; two Senators want U.S. out of Vietnam; Jack Ruby is doomed; Malcolm X speaks out; Cassius Clay has a new name and is rejected by the Army. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/30462578

Evening Report | March 13, 1964 03/13/2024

Evening Report | March 13, 1964 Robert McNamara briefs LBJ on Vietnam; Barry Goldwater speaks out; Robert Kennedy goes on the Jack Paar Show; Malcolm X defects from the Nation of Islam; the Celtics set another record. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/30359988

1963 | Top 10 Films - “The Fire Within” [Ep. 28] 03/03/2024

1963 | Top 10 Films - “The Fire Within” [Ep. 28] In this episode, we review our second-ranked film of 1963, Louis Malle’s haunting drama, "The Fire Within,” starring Maurice Ronet. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/30208108

Evening Report | February 29, 1964 02/29/2024

Evening Report | February 29, 1964 President Johnson speaks out on Vietnam; the Presidential primary campaign heats up; Malcolm X at odds with Elijah Muhammad; the Tax Bill is signed; the Beatles go home; Cassius Clay shocks the world. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/30178723

Evening Report | February 1, 1964 02/01/2024

Evening Report | February 1, 1964 LBJ holds his first televised news conference; MLK visits Milwaukee; another coup d’état in South Vietnam; Sen. Margaret Chase Smith announces a Presidential run; “Louie Louie” is called “pornographic”; Cassius Clay creates chaos. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/29760893

1963 | Top 10 Films - “High and Low” and “Charade” [Ep. 27] 01/30/2024

1963 | Top 10 Films - “High and Low” and “Charade” [Ep. 27] In this episode, we move on to our fourth and third-ranked films of 1963, Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low” and Stanley Donen’s “Charade,” starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/29719638

Evening Report | January 14, 1964 01/14/2024

Evening Report | January 14, 1964 The long-awaited Federal report on smoking is released; RFK sent on troubleshooting mission; Lieut. Gen. Westmoreland will replace Gen. Harkins in South Vietnam; LBJ gives his State of the Union — Goldwater responds; Mrs. Kennedy thanks the public; the NBA All-Stars almost go on strike. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/29480713

Evening Report | December 29, 1963 12/29/2023

Evening Report | December 29, 1963 President Johnson meets with Chancellor Erhard; Harry Truman speaks out; Nikita Khrushchev predicts U.S. defeat in Vietnam; Martin Luther King is Time’s Man of the Year; Roy Campanella brings Christmas cheer to a paralyzed jockey; the Chicago Bears are champions of the NFL. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/29273938

1963 | Top 10 Films - “The Birds” [Ep. 26] 12/21/2023

1963 | Top 10 Films - “The Birds” [Ep. 26] In this episode, we move on to our fifth-ranked film of 1963, Alfred Hitchcock's “The Birds.” At the end, we reveal our ranked list of the Top 10 films of Hitchcock’s entire career. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/29190588

Evening Report | November 29, 1963 11/29/2023

Evening Report | November 29, 1963 President Johnson announces the formation of the Warren Commission; Governor Connally speaks out; Jack Ruby is indicted; Cape Canaveral is renamed; Staubach wins the Heisman Trophy. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/28850473

Special Report | November 24, 1963 — Oswald Murdered 11/24/2023

Special Report | November 24, 1963 — Oswald Murdered This report covers the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald as well as memorial ceremonies for President Kennedy. Included are clips of Lee Harvey Oswald issuing his last public denial of guilt; Ike Pappas of WNEW-AM describing the shooting as it happened; Police Detective Jim Leavelle, who stood next to Oswald when he was shot; Steve Landregan, Parkland Hospital administrator; Dr. Tom Shires, chief of surgery at Parkland; Joy Dale, a dancer at Jack Ruby’s nightclub; Richard Nixon commenting on the murder of Oswald; and Chief Justice Earl Warren eulogizing President Kennedy. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/28782538

Special Report | November 22, 1963 — JFK Assassination 11/22/2023

Special Report | November 22, 1963 — JFK Assassination This report covers the assassination of President Kennedy from all angles. Included are clips of the President at various events just prior to his death; Walter Cronkite of CBS News; Acting White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff; UPI Reporter Bill Hampton; Lyndon Johnson as he takes the oath and then delivers remarks at Andrews Air Force Base; Lee Harvey Oswald; Ted Callaway, who witnessed the shooting of Officer J.D. Tippit and picked Oswald out of a police lineup; two Dallas police officers who helped arrest Oswald; Dallas Police Sergeant Gerald Hill, who describes what was found on the 6th floor of the Texas Schoolbook Depository; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Martin Luther King; everyday citizens in Chicago and New York, including a policeman in Times Square; Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry; and Dallas Judge David Johnston. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/28763413

Evening Report | November 14, 1963 11/14/2023

Evening Report | November 14, 1963 President Kennedy defends his foreign aid program; a changing of the guard in South Vietnam; the pushbutton telephone arrives; the nation honors its war veterans; George C. Scott solicits feedback; Cassius Clay hears from the military draft board. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/28640548

Evening Report | October 31, 1963 10/31/2023

Evening Report | October 31, 1963 In Indianapolis, an explosion kills at least 62 people; in Philadelphia, President Kennedy is met by protestors; in South Vietnam, three Americans are captured; demonstrators assault Chief Justice Warren; Madame Nhu is snubbed in Los Angeles; Sandy Koufax wins another big award. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/28477019

1963 | Top 10 Films - "The Organizer" [Ep. 25] 10/12/2023

1963 | Top 10 Films - "The Organizer" [Ep. 25] In this episode, we move on to our sixth-ranked film of 1963, "The Organizer," an Italian strike drama directed by Mario Monicelli and starring the great Marcello Mastroianni (“8½”). on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/28304186

Evening Report | October 9, 1963 10/09/2023

Evening Report | October 9, 1963 The South Vietnamese crisis deepens; state troopers go on the attack at a voter registration drive in Alabama; President Kennedy talks 1964; the nuclear test ban treaty is signed; the Valachi Hearings are criticized; the Dodgers are set for a big payday. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/28269971

Evening Report | September 13, 1963 09/13/2023

Evening Report | September 13, 1963 Twenty-two U.S. Senators speak out on Vietnam; in the Deep South, schools in four states are integrated; a serial strangler terrorizes Boston; Robert Kennedy speaks to American Indians; Frank Sinatra is linked to a mobster; the Yankees clinch their 28th pennant. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/28023198

1963 | Top 10 Films - "The Great Escape" [Ep. 24] 09/11/2023

1963 | Top 10 Films - "The Great Escape" [Ep. 24] In this episode, we move on to our seventh-ranked film of 1963, "The Great Escape," which marked career turning points for Steve McQueen, James Garner, and James Coburn. In this episode: - Background on director John Sturges [2:07] - Difficulties with Steve McQueen [5:58] - How Sturges helped viewers remember so many characters [8:31] - Where the filmmakers deviated from the facts of the 1944 escape [11:44] - Placing the film in the context of 1963 [15:15] - Scenes deleted from the final cut [18:38] - Facts on casting, storytelling structure, musical soundtrack [22:30] For an additional podcast on McQueen's role in this film and in two others, . on Patreon. /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/28003410

Evening Report | September 2, 1963 09/02/2023

Evening Report | September 2, 1963 President Kennedy speaks out on Vietnam; Governor Wallace blocks integration of Alabama public schools; two young women are brutally murdered in New York City; the Beatles take Britain by storm; Whitey Ford joins an elite group; a blast from the past at the Polo Grounds. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. on Patreon! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/27924651

Evening Report | August 21, 1963 08/21/2023

Evening Report | August 21, 1963 The South Vietnamese Buddhist crisis worsens dramatically; a Birmingham civil rights leader's home is bombed; security measures are announced for next week's March on Washington; the Castro regime is charged with kidnapping; General Eisenhower signals support for the test ban treaty; a massive brawl breaks out at Yankee Stadium. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please to this podcast, and thanks for your support! /episode/index/show/gothamvariety/id/27812328

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