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Bob and Mark are regular American guys exploring different countries and cultures through the holiday experience of Christmas. They enjoy festive movies, music, food, and customs. Each episode features the two visiting a new international location. It's like a global Christmas party!
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No Future

David White

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A sophisticated podcast about foreign films for beautiful people (like you). We look at each film and the time and place it was made. We also make people guess how old Jim Broadbent is in all his different movies. Film // History // Comedy
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The Brattle Film Podcast

The Brattle Theater, Ian Brownell, Ivy Moylan, Ned Hinkle, Alissa Darsa

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The official podcast of Boston's unofficial film school: The Brattle Theatre. Since 1953 the Brattle has been a home for film lovers to gather and share great cinema; showing an eclectic mix of classic, cutting-edge, foreign, cult, and art-house movies on 35mm film, digital projection, and now virtually.
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Film Yak

Film Yak

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Film Yak is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth movie discussions. Each week one of our cohosts chooses a film for the three of us to watch, discuss, debate, angrily gripe about, and sometimes even praise. After the discussion, we play a nice round of Letterboxd roulette to see what film two of the cohosts will be saddled with watching and reporting on during the subsequent episode. Follow us on IG: @filmyakpodcast Subscribe to us and rate us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to po ...
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Docs in Orbit

Docs in Orbit

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Docs in Orbit is an artist-led podcast for independent, non-fiction filmmakers. Since launching in April 2020, we have produced over 50 episodes that explore the diverse artistic approaches present in contemporary non-fiction cinema, the challenges filmmakers face as they work with the moving image, and modern approaches to film curation. Docs in Orbit is a top ranking TV & Film Interview podcast in over 30 countries. All episodes are free across several platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, G ...
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One Final Scare

Minki Kim & Tracy Mathews - Horror Lovers

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Once coworkers, always friendly competitors for the spotlight, Minki Kim and Tracy Mathews share their love of horror movies — and talking over each other — by retelling every gory detail of one horror film each week. Join these creatives by day, novice film critics by night, as they walk through one movie from start to finish with the hopes that listeners will come back...for one final scare. Find us on iTunes (click on far left icon above), Google Play, Player FM, Stitcher, Spotify, Tune I ...
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Death By DVD

Death By DVD

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Death By DVD: When watching is never enough. We here at Death By DVD sit painfully through hours and hours of movies so you, the public, can make an informed decision of what you put in your ear holes and eye holes. Some of these films are good, some bad, and some even unmentionable; but ALL have one thing in common : Watching all of these movies will one day melt our brains into a sloppy wet mush. No need to thank us, we were already methodically destroying ourselves with cinema. At least t ...
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Water Over Toilet Paper

Prasanna Karthik & Jathin

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A budget NRI with a foreign accent and an Indian Indian with an Indian accent indulge each other in their love for films and their passionate views on toilet etiquette. The Indian recommends an Indian film and the foreigner recommends a foreign film (vice-versa) every week and talk about it together. The recommendations range from obscure indie films to mainstream hot garbage. We do it cause screw toilet paper.
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Well Good Movies

David Osgar and Craig McDonald

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The podcast with crazy challenges, big questions, and lively discussions all from people who love entertainment. We look back at history to choose what films go in our movie vault, as well as challenge ourselves and our guests to our always fun movie end-game! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Accidental Film Club

The Accidental Film Club (Paul Conway & Eduardo Shima)

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Singing the praises of truly great, but lesser-known, films. All the love, none of the spoilers! Classics, indies, foreign language stuff and movie gems you may have missed. Come join us. Feel the love. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Accidental-Film-Club/939059759493511?fref=ts
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Cesky Filmy pro Cizince, or Czech Films for Foreigners in English, is a podcast where an American and an Australian living in Prague watch Czech films and talk about it from our perspectives as foreigners. This podcast is both for Czech people interested in hearing what a couple of regular film-watching foreigners think of their revered film industry and also for non-Czech people interested in broadening their cinematic horizons.
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Hollywood Gold

Hollywood Gold

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Hollywood Gold is a talk show podcast that pulls back the curtain on the making of some of the industry’s most iconic movies, through interviews with notable producers and filmmakers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sh*t My Pants

Kieran O'Brien & Liam O'Brien

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Two complete wimps who love horror movies (but are easily scared by them) talk about the movies they're watching. Each week we will discuss one big-budget/classic/well-known film, and one lesser-known/ foreign language film and discuss how much we shit our pants while watching them.
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Welcome to the Ray Taylor Show: Movie and TV Show Reviews, where we bring you reviews of the latest movies and TV shows as well as classic and foreign films. Hosted by Ray Taylor, this podcast features honest and engaging discussions on all things film and television. If you're looking for a new show to binge or want to know if that blockbuster is worth the trip to the theater, or just want to hear some thoughts on a classic or foreign film, the Ray Taylor Show has you covered. New episodes ...
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The Hesh Files

Slayvy Jones

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The Hesh Files is an exploration into all of the strange and unusual happenings out on the road. This Hesher interviews musicians from all over to hear their strangest tales from tour.
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You don't have to love Christmas to love this podcast. Film critic Collin Souter and renowned sheep expert Kerry Finegan delve into every type of Christmas movie they can find. Classics, non-classics, horror, Hallmark, obscurities, foreign, shorts, TV specials, unnecessary sequels and remakes. Even films that you might not think of as traditional Christmas movies. The great, the awful and the unusual, all year round.
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Recluse Horror

The Recluse

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Recluse Horror reviews all types of horror films from the silent film era on, occasionally sharing some insights into cinema history and film-making techniques, often expositing about the base fears evoked by great horror films, proper storytelling techniques, symbolism in films, and any number of other related topics. The hosts also go off on unrelated tangents and make bad jokes. While once a daily podcast, it currently releases approximately every two weeks.
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Awesome Movie Year

Awesome Movie Year

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Awesome Movie Year is a podcast co-hosted by film critic Josh Bell and filmmaker and comedian Jason Harris. Each season looks at why a certain year was an awesome movie year. Each episode focuses on a different film from the year being investigated. Produced by David Rosen of the Piecing It Together Podcast for the All Points West Podcast Network
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Tales From Hollywoodland

Steve, Julian, Arthur, & Mike

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TALES FROM HOLLYWOODLAND is a fast-paced weekly show business podcast, with an emphasis on all genres of movies; classic to current, as well as Broadway, TV, Cable, and Streaming. Hollywood vets Arthur Friedman, Steve Rubin, and Julian Schlossberg will be interviewing Hollywood luminaries, treating the listeners to decades worth of stories, anecdotes, insider viewpoints, candid opinions, as well as vivid and often hysterically funny celebrity encounters. From Sinatra to Cruise, Redford to Di ...
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WREVIEW.

PIPE Network

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Pinoy screen-junkie [not a film major] reviews both Pinoy and Foreign TV series and movies. A proud member of Pilipinas Indie Podcast and Entertainment Network. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wreviewpodcast/support
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The FilmSeekers podcast covers film news, festival coverage and reviews films, documentaries - whether they are art house, vintage or the latest releases.We feature the UK Box Office Top 10 and have our very own quiz for guests.We aim to take you to films outside of your comfort zone from across the world.We're fun and informative, with a side of good humour.Join us.We Seek Films.FilmSeekers.com
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Cinema Scene

CinemaScene.org

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Film reviews with Morton Marcus and Richard von Busack. Each half hour episode our hosts talk about 4 current films and discuss aspects of film it's history and it's influences on society. The show contains a unique segment called Video Corner where the hosts provide suggestions for movie rentals relating to that episodes theme. Finally before saying goodbye you are provided with a quick summary of that weeks review ratings; "I'll recommend it."
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The Filmlings

The Filmlings

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The Filmlings is a podcast dedicated to analyzing film in context. Each episode features a discussion of several movies that are all related in some way – usually by director, thematic content, source material, sequels, or cast/crew. Currently having covered over 500 films ranging from popular Hollywood films to obscure foreign arthouse, search the archive for your favorite film, we've probably talked about it. Hosted by Alex Geringer and Jonathan Satchell. Find more info at TheFilmlings.com
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LSE: Public lectures and events

London School of Economics and Political Science

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The London School of Economics and Political Science public events podcast series is a platform for thought, ideas and lively debate where you can hear from some of the world's leading thinkers. Listen to more than 200 new episodes every year.
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Join Me and My Friend Orengo go through Classic Foreign Films and go the Cinema History and as well give you guys an analysis of the film and discuss them. Plus enjoy how our Two Different backgrounds merge into a great film discussion.
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The Classic Film Club

Richard Kuipers & Friends

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We love the classic films. And the classic film stars. But which ones hold up and which ones should be avoided? We revisit and re-rate the classics and invite you to join our community in Facebook....join our group and take part in the conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-classic-film-club--4614300/support.
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The club for lovers and makers of Film. From shots and dialogue to casting and score, we unpack little-known indies, box office smashes, documentaries, foreign language and everything in between. Hosted by Actor Maisie Williams, Casting Director Hannah Marie Williams, and Filmmaker Lowri Roberts, come and join us as we navigate the mad world of film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) Better late than never. We missed our episode drop date by 10 days. That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown. It’s so much fun packed into a few short weeks. Plus, the way the Festive Fans pine away for this holiday all year, we have to squeeze the most out of our season. We’ve barely had time to mak…
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Alright everyone, I don't know about you but I'm heading home for the holidays and hanging out with an old friend and neighbor! Join me and fellow bassist Adrien Contreras of the legendary Sacramento sludge metal band Will Haven as we look back on 30 years of touring the world- the most excellent tours to the most "bummer" tours, and to Burning Man…
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The ninth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1971 features our foreign film pick, Bruce Lee in The Big Boss. Written and directed by Lo Wei and starring Bruce Lee, James Tien, Maria Yi and Han Ying-chieh, The Big Boss marked Lee’s return to Hong Kong cinema after launching his career in the United States. The contemporary reviews qu…
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fWotD Episode 3163: Al-Muti' Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Thursday, 1 January 2026, is Al-Muti'. Abū ʾl-Qāsim al-Faḍl ibn al-Muqtadir (913/14 – September/October 974), better known by his regnal name of al-Mutīʿ li-ʾllāh (lit. 'Obedient to God'), was the…
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Welcome back to another season of Hollywood Gold! Writer/director/producer Nancy Meyers joins us to discuss her cozy holiday classic, The Holiday. Masterfully shifting between sunny LA and the charming countryside of England, she discusses how the dual storylines made the crew feel like they were creating two different movies. With a focus on craft…
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To wrap up 2025 with the 70th episode of the year (and the 706th show in the history of Have You Ever Seen), it was high time to yap about Tony Scott. Crimson Tide is one of the underrated director's best flicks. His mutiny-on-a-submarine movie stars Gene Hackman as a crass, demanding captain battling his thoughtful, by-the-book executive officer p…
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The twelfth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1971 features the Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear winner, Vittorio De Sica’s The Garden of the Finzi-Continis. Directed by Vittorio De Sica, based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani, and starring Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda, Helmut Berger and Fabio Testi, The Garden of the Finzi-Con…
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fWotD Episode 3162: Tarrare Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Wednesday, 31 December 2025, is Tarrare. Tarrare (French: [taʁaʁ]; c. 1772 – 1798), sometimes spelt Tarar, was a French showman, soldier, and spy noted for his unusual appetite and eating habits. A…
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Do film festival laurels actually help sell a movie? In this episode, filmmaker and distributor Tom Malloy breaks down how official selections impact audiences versus sales agents, why major festivals like Sundance, Cannes, and Toronto still matter, and when lesser-known festival laurels carry little industry weight. A practical, real-world look at…
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fWotD Episode 3161: William Anderson (RAAF officer) Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Tuesday, 30 December 2025, is William Anderson (RAAF officer). Air Vice-Marshal William Hopton Anderson (30 December 1891 – 30 December 1975) was a senior commander in the R…
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Killer's Kiss was the maestro Stanley Kubrick's second film and it IS amateurish, especially by his incredibly high standards. The technical genius' cast is just okay in this...and they aren't as big and memorable as most of his casts would be in later works. Where's the lowered-brow glare?! Still, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane and Frank Silvera are rock…
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fWotD Episode 3160: Hearst Tower (Manhattan) Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Monday, 29 December 2025, is Hearst Tower (Manhattan). The Hearst Tower is a building at the southwest corner of 57th Street and Eighth Avenue, near Columbus Circle, in the Midtown…
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fWotD Episode 3159: Moltke-class battlecruiser Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Sunday, 28 December 2025, is Moltke-class battlecruiser. The Moltke class was a class of two "all-big-gun" battlecruisers of the German Imperial Navy built between 1909–1911. Nam…
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fWotD Episode 3158: Trichogenes claviger Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Saturday, 27 December 2025, is Trichogenes claviger. Trichogenes claviger, the Caetés catfish, is a critically endangered species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family …
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fWotD Episode 3157: 1937–38 Gillingham F.C. season Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Friday, 26 December 2025, is 1937–38 Gillingham F.C. season. During the 1937–38 English football season, Gillingham F. C. competed in the Football League Third Division South…
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Alex and Nick discuss alcoholism, depression, losing parents, Ben Affleck’s best work, and Gavin O’Connor’s “The Way Back”. This episode is as real as What Are You Watching gets. Watch Alex and Nick's film, "I Am Alive," for free online. Follow @WAYW_Podcast on Instagram / Letterboxd / X Send mailbag questions to [email protected]
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fWotD Episode 3156: A Christmas Carol Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Thursday, 25 December 2025, is A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, firs…
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It's our 2025 Christmas Special! In this edition, Dave and Craig are joined by Stefanos and Aaron to discuss the forgotten Die Hard sequel, Die Hard 2 (Die Harder). We discuss the successes and failures of the franchise, the craziness of this sequel, and the best and worst action of the film. Will Die Hard 2 make it into the Movie Vault? And who wi…
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I can pick 'em because what better way to celebrate Christmas Eve than to talk about an island-bound whodunnit based on an Agatha Christie book?! Director Rene Clair gathered an ensemble cast of acclaimed character actors (including Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston and Judith Anderson) as a stealthy killer exacts sick justice on people accused of mu…
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Send us a text 18 months ago, we released our episode #99 examining how AI was being used in films, documentaries, and advertising. At the time, most of the more compelling AI-driven work was confined to short-form content. But Chinese content creator and storyteller are doing leapfrog on that area. As AI tools advance rapidly, they are increasingl…
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This special Christmas preview of our upcoming 1985 season features holiday favorite Santa Claus: The Movie. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc from a screenplay by David Newman and starring David Huddleston, Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, Judy Cornwell, Christian L. Fitzpatrick and Carrie Kei Heim, Santa Claus: The Movie was the final major release from Supe…
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fWotD Episode 3155: Tufted jay Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Wednesday, 24 December 2025, is Tufted jay. The tufted jay (Cyanocorax dickeyi), also known as the painted jay and Dickey's jay, is a species of bird in the crow family Corvidae. It is endemic t…
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Should filmmakers hire an entertainment lawyer to review a distribution or sales agent agreement? In this episode, Tom explains when legal review helps, when it hurts, and how over-redlining contracts can kill a film deal. Learn a smarter way to work with attorneys, agree on key bullet points, and protect your movie without blowing up the deal.…
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The Long Kiss Goodnight, I'll be Seeing You, Big Business and Bamboozlement: "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" https://itunes.apple.com/jp/podcast/accidental-film-club-lives/id1039607967?l=en&m The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Harlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydlyMF1JUEE I'll be Seeing You (1944) Dieterle, Cukor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
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fWotD Episode 3154: Melaka Fray Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Tuesday, 23 December 2025, is Melaka Fray. Melaka Fray is a fictional character in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics published by Dark Horse Comics. She debuts in the first issue of Fray (200…
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With just a few days to go until Christmas, it's time for another movie set on the big day. Not-so-jolly ol' (not a saint) Nic Cage plays an ordinary and restrained regular guy in The Family Man while Tea Leoni is at her most likable and charming as his wife. After splitting up in college, Mister Successful gets a glimpse of what their life COULD h…
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fWotD Episode 3153: Algemeyne Entsiklopedye Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Monday, 22 December 2025, is Algemeyne Entsiklopedye. The Algemeyne Entsiklopedye (Yiddish: אלגעמיינע ענציקלאפעדיע, lit. 'General Encyclopedia') is a Yiddish-language encyclopedia p…
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fWotD Episode 3152: Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Sunday, 21 December 2025, is Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces. The Rhodesian government actively recruited white personnel from other …
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Though beloved in England, the 1985 Salkind Production "Santa Claus: The Movie" never met its high expectations, either critically or at the box office. Film critic Peter Sobczynski returns to the show to break down why the movie doesn't really work, even though it's well cast and the production design is (mostly) quiet good. What went wrong? Just …
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fWotD Episode 3151: Battle of Bronkhorstspruit Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Saturday, 20 December 2025, is Battle of Bronkhorstspruit. The battle of Bronkhorstspruit was the first major engagement of the First Boer War. It took place by the Bronkhorstspr…
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Animated dogs share a plate of spaghetti, furry love is in the air and a classic romance was born 70 years ago in Disney's Lady And The Tramp. The Cocker Spaniel with the great floppy ears charmed her rascally Tramp so much that he even settled down with his "pidge". And while this isn't at the level of Snow White or Pinocchio, it's a lighthearted,…
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fWotD Episode 3150: The Getaway (1972 film) Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Friday, 19 December 2025, is The Getaway (1972 film). The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller film based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson. The film was directed by Sam Pecki…
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YouTube and AVOD platforms like Tubi are changing how independent filmmakers make money. In this episode, filmmaker Tom Malloy explains why strong openings, smart pacing, and understanding ad-based audiences are now essential—and how filmmakers can reverse-engineer successful YouTube movies to build a sustainable filmmaking career.…
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fWotD Episode 3149: Caesar cipher Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Thursday, 18 December 2025, is Caesar cipher. In cryptography, a Caesar cipher is one of the simplest and most widely known encryption techniques. It is a type of substitution cipher in which…
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We bid a fond farewell to the legendary actor, director, producer, humanitarian, activist, and cultivator of emerging talent with a program of films from the period in which Robert Redford came into his fullest self. Starting with the pivitol year of 1969, when he made Downhill Racer and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, through the early '80s wh…
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The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1971 features Jason’s personal pick, Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude. Directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay by Colin Higgins and starring Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Vivian Pickles and Charles Tyner, Harold and Maude was a critical and commercial failure that has since become an enduring cla…
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fWotD Episode 3148: Poisoning of Abbot Greenwell Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Wednesday, 17 December 2025, is Poisoning of Abbot Greenwell. Around June 1447, the abbot of Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire, Northern England, John Greenwell, was poisoned by a …
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Dust off your letterman jacket and grab a mixtape, because Tales From Hollywoodland is heading back to the ultimate era of teen movies—the world of John Hughes and the Brat Pack. This week, we celebrate the films that defined the 1980s, shaped pop culture, and perfectly captured the highs, lows, and awkward brilliance of growing up. From detention …
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In this episode, I share a true story about losing my iPad—and how what felt like a major setback turned into an unexpected win. We talk about emotional detachment, persistence, and why you should never assume something falling apart is the end of the story. A mindset lesson for filmmakers, creatives, and anyone dealing with uncertainty.…
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fWotD Episode 3147: Littlehampton libels Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Tuesday, 16 December 2025, is Littlehampton libels. The Littlehampton libels were a series of letters sent to numerous residents of Littlehampton, in southern England, over a three-yea…
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We're halfway through the month and only 10 days away from Christmas, so it was time to start featuring red, white and green movies on Have You Ever Seen. And for the 701st episode, I'm prattling on about Jim Carrey playing The Grinch. And does he! The rubber-faced Canadian was about as perfect as anybody could have been playing Dr. Seuss' iconic m…
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In this week's episode, Craig and Dave are joined by Niall Glynn and Mat Troy to discuss the famous sequel to Gremlins - Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Does this film stand up to the original? Which characters did we want more of? Which were our favourite Gremlins? And is Gizmo a bad Mogwai? All this, plus we decide what our Christmas movie will be in …
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