EPISODE # 71: Lara and James welcome classic film commentator and author Jeremy Arnold to chat about one of the most popular MGM musicals of the 1940s, starring the one and only Judy Garland. Based on a series of short stories from New …
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)
EPISODE # 56: THE WIZARD OF OZ is a 1939 classic film beloved by children everywhere, but how does it hold up when you watch it as a grownup? For starters, the Wicked Witch of the West seems even MORE terrifying! James and Lara …
Dinner at Eight (1933)
EPISODE # 49: James and Lara recorded this episode (there is an audio and a video version) at the historic King Vidor/John Barrymore/Tony Scott estate in Beverly Hills. John was actually living there while he made DINNER AT EIGHT (1933), which was filmed …
North by Northwest (1959)
EPISODE # 38: NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) is a classic Alfred Hitchcock suspense thriller about a case of mistaken identity. In this episode of Classic Movie Recall, Lara admits that she was confused by the plot, but it turns out she’s not the only …
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
EPISODE # 30: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN is the epitome of classic Hollywood MGM movie magic, and is a musical about the birth of the Hollywood musical. The film is set in the 1920s, when silent films were being pushed aside by “talkies.” Gene …
Adam’s Rib (1949)
EPISODE # 14: There were nine films starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, but ADAM’S RIB is arguably the best. Writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, friends of the famous couple, wrote the film specifically for them, and Hepburn insisted on her favorite director, …
Grand Hotel (1932)
EPISODE # 13: In this Best Picture Oscar winner from 1932, a drunk doctor, an eccentric ballerina, a jewel thief, a businessman, his mistress and a dying bookkeeper all cross paths in the finest (fictional) hotel in Europe, the Grand Hotel.
James and Lara …