Ep. 111: The Thin Man (1934) or ‘Nick & Nora’s Infinite Cocktail List’

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09/24/23 • 118 min

Zach welcomes actress and singer Victoria Gordon (No Soap Radio, Wednesday Night Cabaret) to help him solve a myste.... eh, wait a minute. It's more like she is there with Zach laugh and joke around while HAPPENING to solve a mystery as they unpack and enjoy every moment of W.S. Van Dyke's 1934 comedy classic, THE THIN MAN! Settle in with a highball (or 5 if your trying to catch up to ol' Nicky) and unwind as you listen to the two walk through the origins of the production, learn more about the way Powell and Loy found themselves paired for their most famous roles, admire the conviction of 'One-Take Woody', analyze comedy vs. mystery within the plot, and finally emphasize the MANY ways the antics of Nick and Nora have found themselves permeating the landscape of media to this day. PLUS: Nick Charles, unlike Luke Skywalker, finished Jedi school ---------------------------------------------- Check out Victoria's amazing work on NO SOAP RADIO https://www.youtube.com/@nosoapradiorecreations5320 Check out her wonderful work on WEDNESDAY NIGHT CABARET https://wednesdaycabaret.com/ And check out more about her on her website: https://www.thevictoriagordon.com/ and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thevictoriagordon

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Ep. 110: Baby Face (1933) or ‘Hollywood Catches a Code”

Zach welcomes back podcaster Ryan Frost (Reel Nerds Podcast) for trip through the rollicking sinful drama of Pre-Code Hollywood and one its most notorious titles, the 1933 Alfred E. Green film BABY FACE. After you've ascended the heights of a Warners made model building, stick around as the guys unpack the history of the Production Code, dig deep into the history of Baby Face's two different versions, find very modern themes wrapped around the plot of the picture, and settle into the ways in which Baby Face and the Production Code shaped Hollywood films then and now. ------------------------- Listen to Ryan each and every week on REEL NERDS PODCAST Website: https://reelnerdspodcast.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reel-nerds-podcast/id442184939 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NMZkh3WRDuIgIGuFRraEV and Follow the Reel Nerds on Social Twitter: https://twitter.com/reelnerds Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReelNerdsPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelnerds/?hl=en

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Ep. 112: Roman Holiday (1953) or ‘ Strike 1’

Zach welcomes back Ballyhoo correspondent and 'Fred MacMurray theorist' Adam Jewell to hop on a Vespa and cruise through the city of Rome as they unravel the stories surrounding 1953's ROMAN HOLIDAY. Tune in as the duo deconstruct the simple but effective narrative that has carried on through comedy generations, marvel at the genuine good nature of Gregory Peck, delight in the origin story of Audrey Hepburn, and become impressed by the slick transition made by William Wyler from drama to comedy direction. But through all the fun, the duo will also examine the plight surrounding the films writer Dalton Trumbo, which catapults them into a larger discussion regarding The Hollywood Blacklist, the studio system at large, the history of guild activity at this time in history, and how all too much of it wraps into a struggle being had this very minute in Hollywood. PLUS: Fred MacMurray tries out for the part of Dr. Loomis in Halloween. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To send support for the current SAG/ AFTRA Strike, please visit SAG/ AFTRA for more info on how to help https://members.sagfoundation.org/donate