Episode 38 - "GoodFellas"
When Martin Scorsese first read the 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy, he immediately called author Nicholas Pileggi and told him “I’ve been waiting for this book my entire life.” To which Pileggi replied,...
29 Kesä 20241h 32min
Episode 37 - "Red Dawn"
John Milius' "Red Dawn" was released in 1984 against the backdrop of the Cold War, when tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were at an all-time high. A premise only Hollywood could...
22 Touko 20241h 36min
Episode 36 - "Major League"
As a suffering, lifelong Cleveland fan, filmmaker David S. Ward figured the only way the Indians would ever win the World Series is if he wrote a movie allowing them to do so. And it would need to be ...
26 Huhti 20241h 31min
Episode 35 - "Lethal Weapon 2"
When Richard Donner’s “Lethal Weapon 2” was released in 1989 it not only conquered the box office, it quickly and assuredly climbed the ranks of movie sequels which surpassed their predecessors…a rare...
15 Maalis 20241h 28min
Episode 34 - "Swingers"
It’s hard to imagine a film as treasured as 1996’s “Swingers” actually failing at the box office. But it happened. Only a shrewd marketing push by Buena Vista Home Video gave the movie a second life, ...
23 Helmi 20241h 27min
Episode 33 - "Pulp Fiction"
Media heavyweight and first time guest Jason Wagenheim didn’t bat an eye when asked which movie he wanted to discuss: Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction.” What can we say, Wagenheim doesn't screw aroun...
2 Helmi 20241h 32min
Episode 32 - "A Christmas Story"
Jean Shepherd's razor sharp wit and keen eye for period detail provide the perfect holiday cheer in 1983's "A Christmas Story." Scot Safon and Jim Camlek return to the show and join Dennis to discuss ...
22 Joulu 20231h 31min
Episode 31 - "L.A. Confidential"
Jason Thompson is our resident expert on crime author James Ellroy. So it surprises no one when he leapt at the chance to join Dennis to discuss Curtis Hanson’s critically-acclaimed “L.A. Confidential...
18 Joulu 20231h 36min
