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Do you love Dolly Parton? Do you know what it means to have a Hard Candy Christmas? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Miller-Boyett (aka the producers of the smash family sit-com Full House) ever produced an R-rated musical comedy? Then The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) is the film for you! Check out this modern classic starring Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, and an Oscar nominated Charles Durning. Host Sara Greenfield and her guests Andrew Johnson and Kyle Serilla chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you love French New Wave feminist classics that prominently feature mirrors, kittens, and cameos? Then Cleo from 5 To 7 (1962) is the movie for you! Check out our tribute to the legendary filmmaker Agnes Varda on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me with host Sara Greenfield, and guest Susannah Mars.
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Do you love stunning films shot in BOTH brilliant technicolor and chic black and white? Do you like to vacation on the French Rivera and have impromptu European dance parties? Would you rate yourself 100 for "Fun" and 53 1/2 for "Chic"? Then Bonjour Tristesse (1958) is the movie for you! Check out this brilliant Otto Preminger directed classic starring the brilliant Jean Seberg, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, and Mylene Demongeot. Brilliant. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Oriana Nudo chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Want to learn even MORE about the iconic author, producer, director, writer, founder of the American Film Institute, creator of the Kennedy Center Honors and all around really nice guy George Stevens, Jr in a sequel interview? Then this is the podcast episode for you! This week, host Sara Greenfield chats with Hollywood and Washington DC legend (and returning guest) George Stevens, Jr whose book My Place in the Sun is now available in audio book format.
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Do you love pre-code movies built on the foundation of sex, drugs, and Ann Dvorak? Then Three on a Match (1932) is the film for you! Check out this superstitious and salacious Mervyn LeRoy directed classic featuring a scene stealing Ann Dvorak, Joan Blondell, Bette Davis, Warren William, Lyle Talbot, and Humphrey Bogart. Sara Greenfield and her guest Christina Rice, author of Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you love movies that feature Miracles AND 34th Street? Then Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is the Holiday film for you! Check out this beloved Oscar winning Christmas classic that puts heart ahead of commercialism. Directed by George Seaton, this festive-yet-sincere blockbuster stars Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn, John Payne, and features an adorably precocious turn from then-child-star Natalie Wood. Host Sara Greenfield and her guest Ashley Blanchet chat about all this and more on this week's season finale episode of Talk Classic To Me. Happy Holidays and we'll see you again in the New Year!
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Do you love really good pizza, strong female friendships, and not monkeying with tradition? Then Mystic Pizza (1988) is the movie for you! Check out this delightfully authentic and autumnally 80's coming of age classic starring a then unknown Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish, Vincent D'Onofrio, Conchata Ferrell, and a blink-and-you'll-miss-it turn from teen-age Matt Damon in his first speaking role on film. It's a slice of heaven! Host, Sara Greenfield, and her guests, Susan-Kate Heaney and Laurel Rankin, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you love stellar ensemble casts, autumnally 80's production design, and perfect motion picture soundtracks? Then The Big Chill (1983) is the movie for you! Check out this Lawrence Kasdan directed classic (that pays homage to his alma mater the University of Michigan -- Go Blue!) and features an all star cast including Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, JoBeth Williams, Tom Berenger, Mary Kay Place, and Meg Tilly. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Daniel Strauss chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you like jack-o-lanterns, the word "totally", and slasher villains that just won't die? Then Halloween (1978) is the movie for you! Celebrate Halloween with this John Carpenter Halloween classic ON Halloween, featuring a young and "totally" bad-ass Jamie Lee Curtis in her first starring role. Host, Sara Greenfield, and her guest Nick Lang chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Would you never be caught DEAD wearing white shoes after Labor Day? Then Serial Mom (1994) is the movie for you! Check out this delightfully campy John Waters classic just in time for Halloween. With KILLER performances from Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Matthew Lillard, Ricki Lake, and Mink Stole. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Drew Burnett Gregory and Tirosh Schneider chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you love 90's sketch comedy AND think reading is fundamental? Then check out Jason Klamm's brand new book We're Not Worthy (2023) and learn all about how 90's sketch TV changed the face of comedy. Host Sara Greenfield and her guest, author Jason Klamm, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you love WWII prison escape stories expertly told "without adornment" by French cinematic auteurs? Then A Man Escaped (1956) is the movie for you! Check out this suspenseful evergreen classic based on Andre Devigny's memoir directed by Robert Bresson, starring Francois Leterrier and Charles Le Clainche. Host Sara Greenfield and her guests Adam Foster and Dan Wagner chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me!
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Do you love top notch tap dancing? Do you love a young Judy Garland? Do you love over the top 1930's nostalgia musicals where horse racing and show business converge to hold a shoe-string plot together? Then Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) is the movie for you! Check out tap-dancing sensation Eleanor Powell and a dreamy Robert Taylor in this quirky depression-era romp that includes a talented ensemble cast led by Judy Garland (in one of her first feature film roles), Sophie Tucker, George Murphy, and Buddy Ebsen. Host Sara Greenfield and her guests Zoe Palko and Kyle Serilla chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you love heartfelt artistic silent melodramas with universal appeal? Are you into German Expressionism and incredible production design? Do you love it when scripts name their main characters things like "Man" and "Woman from the City"? Then Sunrise (aka Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans) from 1927 is the film for you! Check out this stunning yet life-affirming Oscar winning masterpiece directed by F.W. Murnau starring Janet Gaynor, George O'Brien, and Margaret Livingston. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Jeremy Guskin and Allen Rueckert chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Have you been working like a dog? Should you be sleeping like a log? Do you want to feel alright? Then A Hard Day's Night (1964) is the movie for you! Succumb to Beatlemania and check out this cheeky rock 'n roll classic, directed by Richard Lester, starring those lovable lads from Liverpool with the unruly mop-tops -- The Beatles (a.k.a musical geniuses John, Paul, George, and Ringo) in their motion picture debut! Host Sara Greenfield and her guests Jason Berk and Sarah Rois talk about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you love epic cinematic masterpieces and brilliant filmmaking? Then Malcolm X (1992) is the movie for you! Check out this incomparable Spike Lee directed classic with exquisite performances from Denzel Washington (in what was later dubbed by Spike Lee as "the greatest performance ever on celluloid"), Angela Basset, and Delroy Lindo. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Rukhmani K. Desai chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you love a campy cult classic/musical extravaganza? Have you ever wished the Village People had their own fictional biopic? Do you think you can stop the music? (Spoiler alert: NOBODY can stop the music). Then Can't Stop the Music (1980) is the movie for you! Celebrate LGBTQIA + pride month with us as we pay homage to this underrated -and truly bananas- queer coded film starring the Village People, Valerie Perinne, Caitlyn Jenner, and a very young Steve Guttenberg in roller skates. Host Sara Greenfield and her guests, Andrew Johnson, Zoe Palko, and Kyle Serilla, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you want to come up and see us sometime? Then She Done Him Wrong (1933) is the movie for you! Join us this May as we pay tribute to another Mae -- the sensual force of nature that was Mae West -- in a bawdy and fun comedy classic, that was originally penned for the stage by the star herself. At age 40, Mae West made her film debut in this smash hit that cemented her iconic sex symbol persona and notably featured a young Cary Grant in an early break out role. Host Sara Greenfield and her guests, Lauren Lopez and Daniel Strauss, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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To Be or Not to Be (1942), that IS the podcast episode. Check out this witty, wonderful, and bold satire from the great Ernst Lubitsch, who took on the horrors of the Nazi invasion of Poland during WW2 and turned them into a relevant comedic masterpiece. This movie stars the incomparable queen of the screwball comedy Carole Lombard, with memorable performances from Jack Benny and Felix Bressart. Host Sara Greenfield and her guest Tirosh Schneider chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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Do you love fake mustaches and perfectly choreographed stunts? Are you an old-timey film projectionist? Do you dream about cracking the case with a crime crushing criminologist? Then Sherlock Jr. (1924) is the movie for you! Check out this Buster Keaton silent comedy classic that will have you laughing out loud and repeatedly saying "how did he do that?!". Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Susan-Kate Heaney, creator of the Buster Keaton inspired short-film Buster Baby, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.
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