Veronica Lake captivated audiences in the 1940s with her peek-a-boo hairstyle, but she was much more than a decorative presence. On this episode, film historian Geno Cuddy returns to discuss Lake's place in cinema history.

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The Glory of Veronica Lake

For this final episode of our podcast's sixth season, we pay tribute to the Oscar-winning force of energy Susan Hayward. Actor-writer Joe Mannetti returns to offer his insight on Hayward's rise to glory and her big screen triumphs.

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A Susan Hayward Celebration

On this first episode of the podcast's seventh season, actor/writer Joe Mannetti returns to offer insight on the tumultuous life and career of Rita Hayworth.

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Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

On this week's episode, we take a look at the cinematic output of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with Nick Santa Maria, co-author of the new book "The Annotated Abbott and Costello."

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Abbott and Costello and the Movies

Sammy Davis Jr. was a larger-than-life personality who was a welcome presence on Broadway, in Las Vegas and on television for many years. His film work was somewhat spotty, yet he proved himself as both a musical star in "Porgy and Bess" and "Sweet Charity" and in serious dramatic roles in "Anna Lucasta" and "A Man Called Adam." In this episode, social media bon vivant Anthony "Kingfish" Vitamia returns to the podcast to celebrate Sammy's distinctive place on the big screen. 

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Sammy Davis Jr. on the Big Screen

During the 1940s and 1950s, Vera Ralston was the major female star at Republic Pictures. Often maligned by critics who claimed her stardom was due solely to her relationship with studio boss Herbert Yates (whom she married in 1952), Ralston's film output was diverse and intriguing, with a colorful mix of productions co-starring major Hollywood talent. On this episode, film historian Paul Brennan provides a new look at Ralston's place in Hollywood's Golden Age.

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Vera Ralston: Queen of Republic Pictures

Remakes are the trickiest movies to create - especially when it is a classic that is getting a second telling. On this episode, actor/writer Kevin Dolan offers insight on some of the most successful and most painful remakes in movie history.

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The Pros and Cons of Movie Remakes

Film history is rich with stories of great stars who struggled mightily to get to the top of their profession, only to see their late-stage careers spent in an often-disastrous decline.  Actor/writer Kevin Dolan returns to discuss some of the most notorious examples of Hollywood icons whose once-bright careers ended with big-screen ignominy.

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When Movie Stars Go Into a Career Decline

Do great movies really need to have sequels, or is Hollywood's habit of adding Part 2, 3, 4 and more a sign of desperation? Actor and writer Kevin Dolan returns to look at the best and worst sequels in movie history.

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Sequels: Parts 2, 3, 4 and More

1980 was a remarkable year for movies: "Ordinary People" and "Raging Bull" slugged it out for the awards, comedy cult classics "The Blues Brothers," "Caddyshack" and "Airplane!" left audiences in hysterics, "The Empire Strikes Back" rewrote the "Star Wars" saga, "Heaven's Gate" nearly destroyed United Artists and an obscure Soviet film trumped great works by Kurosawa and Truffaut for the Foreign Film Oscar. ArmchairCinema.com's Jerry Roberts returns for a look back at 1980 on the big screen.

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1980 in Film

Call them "escapism," call them "guilty pleasures," call them "anti-classics" - they are the Great Trash movies that don't make the Sight & Sound list but nonetheless win the hearts of moviegoers. In this episode, ArmchairCinema.com's Jerry Dean Roberts shares his insight on the greatest of the Great Trash flicks.

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The Great Trash Movies

Barbara Payton's meteoric rise to movie stardom and her equally rapid descent into a harrowing fate is one of the most tragic stories of 1950s Hollywood. On this episode, film historian John O'Dowd traces Barbara Payton's tumultuous life and her impact on the movie culture.



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Barbara Payton Remembered

It was the Decade That Good Taste Forgot, when X-rated films came out from the shadows and became mainstream pop culture sensations. Today, Phil Hall teams up with the peerless Anthony "Kingfish" Vitamia" to celebrate the X-rated movie classics of the 1970s.

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70s X-Rated Classics

This show celebrates the Oscar-winning DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, the animation studio responsible for such beloved characters as The Pink Panther, The Ant and the Aardvark, Tijuana Toads and The Dogfather. Mark Arnold, author of "Think Pink: The DePatie-Freleng Story," joins us to celebrate the innovative artists behind these beloved animated shorts.

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Think Pink: DePatie-Freleng Animation

"Look, there's this dough, see? There's all this dough. 350 G's! Do ya hear what I'm sayin'? 350 G's! In the park, in Rosita... Rosita Beach State Park..." And if you know where that line comes from, you are in for a real treat! Film historian Paul Scrabo offers insight on the creation and restoration of Stanley Kramer's slapstick epic "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" -- it will be the most fun this side of that Big W!

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A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Podcast!

In the 1970s, Jan-Michael Vincent was a young and handsome actor that seemed on the verge of movie superstardom. But personal demons and professional disappointments derailed his life. On this episode, film historian David Grove, author of "Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness," details the meteoric rise and painful fall of this remarkable personality.

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Jan-Michael Vincent:  Hollywood Tragedy

This episode celebrates the continuing appeal of short films and the importance they play in launching new filmmaking talent. Our guest is Kim Adelman, author of "Making it Big in Shorts: The Ultimate Filmmaker's Guide to Short Films," which was recently republished in its third edition. She also reports on short films for Indiewire, co-programs the American Cinematheque's annual Focus on Female Directors short film screening series, and is the co-founder of FFC Female Filmmaking Collective.

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Short Films Still Matter

100 years ago, Francis X. Bushman was one of the top stars of the movie industry. Today, he is either mostly forgotten or only remembered for his least characteristic role as the villainous Messala in the 1925 version of "Ben-Hur." On this episode, film historian Lon Davis recalls Bushman's turbulent film career - which was full of amazing scandals - and his late-life comeback on TV, including appearances on "You Bet Your Life" and "Batman."

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Francis X. Bushman: King of the Movies

Once upon a time, Hollywood was very, very naughty - violence, drugs, and sex were offered the audiences with a sinful flair! And we are celebrating the halcyon days of that raucous, ribald period with Lou Sabini, author of the upcoming book "Sex in the Cinema: The 'Pre-Code' Years (1929-1934)." 

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Pre-Code Hollywood: The Naughty Years

During the 1960s and 1970s, Paul Lynde was one of the funniest men in films and television. On this show, we learn about the comic actor's off-screen world from Cathy Rudolph, a trusted friend of Lynde who recalled his life in the biography "Paul Lynde: A Biography - His Life, His Love(s) and His Laughter," published by BearManor Media.

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The Paul Lynde Story

In this episode, we visit with David Cornelius, the highly regarded online film critic who made the transition from reviewing movies to creating them with his new sci-fi comedy feature "Inhumanwich!"

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David Cornelius: From Film Critic to Filmmaker

From the artistic peaks of "Citizen Kane" and "The Magnificent Ambersons" to that infamous recording of a frozen peas commercial, Orson Welles ran the full spectrum from the sublime to the ridiculous. Often treated with scorn and ridicule by the critics during his peak years, today he is beloved for his wild and tumultuous career output.  Facebook's funniest guy, Anthony "The Kingfish" Vitamia, returns to our show to talk about Orson's amazing life. This is THE ultimate Orson Welles show that you need to hear!

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Orson Welles: The Wackiest Genius

In this very special episode, we offer a new appreciation of the much-maligned actress Marion Davies, who is now receiving a long overdue reconsideration thanks to the re-release of three of her long-unseen silent features on DVD and Blu-ray. Film historian and composer Ben Model joins us to celebrate the beauty and talent that Marion Davies brought to the silver screen.

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Marion Davies:  A Second Look

Jean Seberg was one of the most enchanting yet elusive figures in 1960s cinema. On this episode, filmmaker and biographer Garry McGee recalls Seberg's life and career, from her unsteady overnight stardom via Otto Preminger's "Saint Joan" to her crowning glory in the French New Wave to the harassment from J. Edgar Hoover's FBI and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death.

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Jean Seberg Leaves Us Breathless

What a difference a half-century makes: dismissed by critics and ignored by audiences when first released in 1968, the Monkees’ sole feature film “Head” is now considered a cult classic rich with innovative psychedelic effects, razor-edged satire and a wonderful score. On this episode, we reconsider this last hurrah of Monkee-mania with Peter Mills, author of “The Monkees, Head, and the 60s.”

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The Monkees in "Head"

I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse: an episode devoted to the Corleone family and their impact on movie history. Our guest on this episode is film critic Jerry Roberts, who cites "The Godfather" as his all-time fave. But is it the all-time best film? Let's talk!

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The Godfather: The Greatest Film Ever Made?

85-year-old Mae West marries 32-year-old Timothy Dalton while swatting away the carnal pangs of Tony Curtis, George Hamilton, Ringo Starr and a gym full of musclemen in this seriously warped musical comedy, which is widely regarded as one of the strangest flicks of the 1970s. On this episode, Facebook funnyman Anthony "The Kingfish" Vitamia offers his distinctive insight on this bizarre celebration of geriatric eroticism. 

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Mae West in Sextette

Margaret Dumont is one of the most recognized women in the history of film comedy. But, incredibly, there has never been a biography on the life of the queen of the Marx Brothers movies. In this episode, writer/actor/podcaster Steven Krage offers a preview of his work-in-progress biography on the life of the great Margaret Dumont. Hail Freedonia!

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Margaret Dumont: The Marx Sister

Once hailed as England's funniest man, Benny Hill has fallen victim to political correctness and his comedy is rarely revived. But are his critics wrong to dismiss him as sexist and racist? On this episode, Facebook's funniest man Anthony "The Kingfish" Vitamia returns to discuss Benny Hill's importance in the comedy world, along with a focus on his often-overlooked movie performances. 

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Is Benny Hill Funny?

For the first episode of our fourth season, we celebrate the life and career of Elizabeth Taylor, tracking her from precocious child star to glamourous screen icon to humanitarian work that saved thousands of lives. Our guest is actor-comic-writer-raconteur Kevin Dolan.

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Elizabeth Taylor Forever!

Barbra Streisand does not inspire indifference - either you love her with a passion that knows no limits or you have the exact opposite emotions regarding her work. On this episode, actor-comic-writer-raconteur Kevin Dolan returns to discuss the career highs and lows of the award-winning icon and her impact on audiences.

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The Streisand Effect

Elvis Presley was the king of rock 'n' roll, but he was also one of the most popular film stars from the mid-1950s through the late 1960s. In this episode, film historian James L. Neibaur, author of "The Elvis Movies," considers Elvis' cinema output and place in film history.

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The Elvis Movies

From the late 1920s to the mid-1930s, Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough turned out a series of wild, bawdy and often surreal short comedies. Today, the team is mostly unknown to the average movie lover because many of their films are lost and the surviving films are rarely revived. Film historian and podcaster Geno Cuddy considers the Clark & McCullough legacy and advocates for a new appreciation of their surviving work.

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Clark & McCullough: The Forgotten Kings of Comedy

No one ever truly sliced the ham like Marlon Brando, and this episode celebrates the movie icon when he plumbed his most extreme eccentricities. Our guest is Facebook's funniest man, Anthony "Kingfish" Vitamia.

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When Brando Goes Bonkers

Few comics took full advantage of the loose standards of Pre-Code Hollywood with more gusto than the team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. In this episode, film historian and podcaster Geno Cuddy offers insight on the duo's saucy on-screen antics and classic routines.

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Wheeler and Woolsey: The Pre-Code Funnymen

The 1961 version of "West Side Story" is considered by many to be among the greatest movie musicals of all time. On this episode, we discuss the making of this classic (and dispel some longstanding rumors on its casting) with Richard Barrios, author of "West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic."

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West Side Story: Behind the Scenes

The 1968 Julie Andrews musical "Star!" was a critical and commercial failure when it was released, but over time it has gained a growing cult following. On this week's episode, film historian Richard Barrios discusses the unique appeal of this musical extravaganza.

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Julie Andrews in 'Star!'

On this episode, film historian Geno Cuddy joins us for a critical re-evaluation of Laurel and Hardy's much-maligned 1941-1951 cinematic output, with new insight on whether the duo's last works were deserving of the critical scorn they've received.

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Laurel and Hardy: The Last 10 Years on Film

Join film journalist/historian Phil Hall as he explores the wild and wonderful world of cinema with the most talented and provocative personalities from both sides of the camera.

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