Enjoy this crossover episode with the hosts of the Dodge Movie Podcast, Mike & Christi Dodge and the hosts of The Long Rewind, Lisa Molinelli & Dustin Morrow chat about BRATS. Andrew McCarthy wanted to further explore the impact of the David Blume article in The New Yorker Magazine in 1985 that labeled a groups of actors as “The Brat Pack”. This is our conversation about the film, the actors and the films of the 80s.
Welcome back, everybody, to the Dodge Movie podcast. This is episode 175 and we are talking about an oldie but goodie 1944 is Arsenic and Old Lace. It is directed by Frank Capra, who also did, It Happened One Night, which we talked about in 1934. And in 1939, he did a little known movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. And then an even lesser known movie, 1946 is It’s a Wonderful Life that Capra never really made himself into.
Moneyball came out in 2011 and told the real life story of the Oakland Athletics’s general manager, Billy Bean and how through the use of Saber Metrics found more affordable players for a team that didn’t have a lot of resources to afford the more expensive players. Through these techniques the A’s were able to build a competitive team that eventually went to the playoffs. Brad Pitt portrays Bean and Jonah Hill rounds out the cast with Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Wright.
Duck Soup is a Marx brothers film. Groucho stars as Rufus T. Firefly as a dictator of a bankrupt (fabricated) country, Freedonia. The country declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale.
Not since SCARFACE, so much action. Not since the Marx Brothers, so much comedy. Not since THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, so much Marilyn. Some Like it Hot Some Like it Hot is the story of two male musicians who witness a mob murder and escape under the guise of being part of an all-female band…
Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning? When Harry Met Sally When Harry Met Sally asks the question can men and women be friends without the relationship being effected by sex. In this 1989 classic film Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal play friends that have a chance meeting and…
Forrest Gump is the story of an Alabama man with a simple view of the world. He navigates life while intersecting some of America’s major moments from the 50s to the 70s, all while trying to re-unite with his childhood sweetheart, Jenny.
Suddenly, Last Summer was Elizabeth Taylor’s first film with Columbia Pictures after her contract with MGM ended. Elizabeth plays Cathy, a young woman whose aunt wants to have her lobotomized in an effort to hide a family secret.
Rocky is Sylvester Stallone’s first writing and starring role. He portrays a struggling boxer from Philadelphia who gets a chance to fight a world heavyweight champion. While struggling to be a champion boxer he is pursuing his love for the corner pet shop girl, Adrienne.
The Rose stars Bette Midler and portrays the tumultuous life of a self-destructive rock star who is ready for a break and dealing with all of the pressures of her rock star life and career. She clashes with her business manager who wants her two fulfill her contract and keep working.
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