Frankly, My Dears
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Frankly my dears, we miss the Golden Age of Hollywood! Our podcast covers films from the silent era to 1969 - westerns, noir, romance, musicals - we'll cover it. Nikki, Suzanne, and Aimee chat about what they love and don't love about these films. Listen in and reminisce about your favorite old movies, or get introduced to some new ones! Share with us your thoughts and any movies you'd like us to cover.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Frankly my dears, we miss the Golden Age of Hollywood! Our podcast covers films from the silent era to 1969 - westerns, noir, romance, musicals - we'll cover it. Nikki, Suzanne, and Aimee chat about what they love and don't love about these films. Listen in and reminisce about your favorite old movies, or get introduced to some new ones! Share with us your thoughts and any movies you'd like us to cover.
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 73: The Producers
9/16/2021
It's our final episode! What better way to end, than with some laughs? We talk about Mel Brooks' The Producers (1967)!
Duration:00:50:16
Episode 72: The Thin Man
9/2/2021
The original power couple: Nick and Nora. They're on the case! The case of the eponymous thin man, who isn't as scary as he sounds. In fact, it's barely about him. William Powell and Myrna Loy star in The Thin Man (1934).
Duration:00:39:52
Episode 71: My Man Godfrey
8/31/2021
William Powell and Carole Lombard star in this screwball comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936). Meet the Bullock family - they are rather crazy. Bless Godfrey for putting up with them.
Duration:00:34:41
Episode 70: The Philadelphia Story
8/16/2021
This is the story of Tracy Lord and the three men vying for her affections. It's also the story of Katherine Hepburn's glorious comeback from being labelled "Hollywood Poison." It's the Philadelphia Story (1940).
Duration:01:00:50
Episode 69: Rio Bravo
8/16/2021
Rio Bravo (1959), starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and Angie Dickenson, is the hangout movie you've been waiting for!
Duration:00:54:57
Episode 68: On The Town
8/4/2021
Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin go on the town in... On the Town (1949)! They're in New York City for 24 hours and they're out to find dates!
Duration:00:31:53
Episode 67: Desk Set
7/29/2021
Watch out, Katherine Hepburn! A computer might steal your job! And Spencer Tracy just might steal your heart! It's Desk Set (1957)!
Duration:00:44:24
Episode 66: Cool Hand Luke
7/20/2021
He's cool. He's Luke. He's got cool hands and an indominatable will. He's also got a failure to communicate. Cool Hand Luke (1967) is a prison movie classic!
Duration:00:47:35
Episode 65: Charade
7/7/2021
The first and only time Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn shared the big screen together! It's the ultimate date night movie, Charade (1963). Full of laughs, thrills, twists, turns, a Texan, and a hook-handed man, it's sure to please.
Duration:00:30:45
Episode 64: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
6/29/2021
A beautiful haunted house by the English sea, a gothic mood, a widow who has never been in love, and the dashing, yet cantankerous, ghost who haunts her. You couldn't really make a more appealing movie for Aimee. It's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison.
Duration:01:03:03
Episode 63: Singin' in the Rain
6/22/2021
Good Morning! Gotta dance, sing in the rain, and make 'em laugh! We chat about Singin' in the Rain (1952) and its lasting legacy. It is AFI's #1 musical for good reason.
Duration:00:49:33
Episode 62: Casablanca
6/17/2021
It's perhaps the most oft-quoted film of all time. It's also AFI's #1 Passions film. It's Casablanca (1942) starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Duration:00:40:48
Episode 61: Some Like It Hot
6/9/2021
Some Like It Hot (1959) is AFI's #1 Laughs film. Billy Wilder's masterpiece of comedy still makes us laugh today.
Duration:00:54:25
Episode 60: Psycho
6/6/2021
Visit the Bates Motel. Meet Norman Bates. He's a pretty nice guy. I hear his mother is just the best. Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) is AFI's #1 Thrills film.
Duration:01:15:45
Episode 59: The Wizard of Oz
5/26/2021
The Wizard of Oz (1939) is AFI's #1 Fantasy film. Ruby slippers, witches, a horse of a different color, lions, tigers, bears, oh my!
Duration:00:53:30
Episode 58: Vertigo
5/19/2021
AFI chose Hitchock's Vertigo (1958) as its #1 Mystery. It is truly a mystery to as to why.
Duration:00:59:48
Episode 57: 2001: A Space Odyssey
5/13/2021
AFI's #1 Sci-fi film is 2001: A Space Odyssey. We try to explain it. Try.
Duration:00:58:56
Episode 56: The Searchers
5/6/2021
John Wayne and John Ford team up again for this odyssey of the West: The Searchers (1956). It's AFI's #1 Western. Could it ever be replaced? That'll be the day.
Duration:00:56:27
Episode 55: Lawrence of Arabia
4/28/2021
The masterpiece that is Lawrence of Arabia (1962). What is true and what is myth? Is it deserving of AFI's #1 Epic status? Short answer: YES.
Duration:00:53:59
Episode 54: City Lights
4/22/2021
AFI's #1 Romantic Comedy, City Lights (1931) is a masterpiece in silent filmmaking, a representation of the Roaring Twenties, and full of Charlie Chaplin.
Duration:00:32:33