EPISODE # 65: This beloved historical drama is on just about everyone’s top-ten list of favorite films. Based on the 1926 autobiography The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by British officer TE Lawrence, many people call it “the greatest film ever made”! In this episode, …
Tag: 60s
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
EPISODE #63: Bonnie and Clyde is a groundbreaking film that pushed the limits on sex and violence in cinema. Warren Beatty produced the film and also stars as Clyde Barrow, an ex-con who falls in love with a bored waitress played by Faye Dunaway. …
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
EPISODE # 54: Elia Kazan’s SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS features two of Hollywood’s most beautiful stars: Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty. Lara and James are joined by Dennis Hensley to unravel the many themes explored in this 1961 classic based on William Inge’s novel …
The Apartment (1960)
EPISODE # 45: The great Billy Wilder wrote and directed THE APARTMENT (1960), gifting the world an instant classic. Film fanatic (and longtime Hollywood agent) Bob Bookman is our guest for this episode. Join us as we hear about his personal encounter with Wilder, …
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
EPISODE #26: THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962) is directed by John Ford, and stars John Wayne as a gunslingin’ cowboy good guy, who instead of being at odds with a typical Western outlaw, finds himself going up against do gooder Jimmy Stewart, …
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
EPISODE # 15: The film takes place in Alabama in the 1930s, and is told through the eyes of two kids, a young brother and sister whose father is a small town lawyer named Atticus Finch. The first part of the film is a …
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
EPISODE # 08: New York City “it girl” Holly Golightly (played by Audrey Hepburn) laughs and parties her way through Manhattan as she searches for a suitable (aka filthy rich) man to marry. Along the way, she meets a not-rich but gorgeous neighbor man …