Talk Classic To Me

Do you love heartfelt artistic silent melodramas with universal appeal? Are you into German Expressionism and incredible production design? Do you love it when scripts name their main characters things like "Man" and "Woman from the City"? Then Sunrise (aka Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans) from 1927 is the film for you! Check out this stunning yet life-affirming Oscar winning masterpiece directed by F.W. Murnau starring Janet Gaynor, George O'Brien, and Margaret Livingston. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Jeremy Guskin and Allen Rueckert chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Have you been working like a dog? Should you be sleeping like a log? Do you want to feel alright? Then A Hard Day's Night (1964) is the movie for you! Succumb to Beatlemania and check out this cheeky rock 'n roll classic, directed by Richard Lester, starring those lovable lads from Liverpool with the unruly mop-tops -- The Beatles (a.k.a musical geniuses John, Paul, George, and Ringo) in their motion picture debut! Host Sara Greenfield and her guests Jason Berk and Sarah Rois talk about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Do you love epic cinematic masterpieces and brilliant filmmaking? Then Malcolm X (1992) is the movie for you! Check out this incomparable Spike Lee directed classic with exquisite performances from Denzel Washington (in what was later dubbed by Spike Lee as "the greatest performance ever on celluloid"), Angela Basset, and Delroy Lindo. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Rukhmani K. Desai chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Do you love a campy cult classic/musical extravaganza? Have you ever wished the Village People had their own fictional biopic? Do you think you can stop the music? (Spoiler alert: NOBODY can stop the music). Then Can't Stop the Music (1980) is the movie for you! Celebrate LGBTQIA + pride month with us as we pay homage to this underrated -and truly bananas- queer coded film starring the Village People, Valerie Perinne, Caitlyn Jenner, and a very young Steve Guttenberg in roller skates. Host Sara Greenfield and her guests, Andrew Johnson, Zoe Palko, and Kyle Serilla, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Do you want to come up and see us sometime? Then She Done Him Wrong (1933) is the movie for you! Join us this May as we pay tribute to another Mae -- the sensual force of nature that was Mae West -- in a bawdy and fun comedy classic, that was originally penned for the stage by the star herself. At age 40, Mae West made her film debut in this smash hit that cemented her iconic sex symbol persona and notably featured a young Cary Grant in an early break out role. Host Sara Greenfield and her guests, Lauren Lopez and Daniel Strauss, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

To Be or Not to Be (1942), that IS the podcast episode. Check out this witty, wonderful, and bold satire from the great Ernst Lubitsch, who took on the horrors of the Nazi invasion of Poland during WW2 and turned them into a relevant comedic masterpiece. This movie stars the incomparable queen of the screwball comedy Carole Lombard, with memorable performances from Jack Benny and Felix Bressart. Host Sara Greenfield and her guest Tirosh Schneider chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Do you love fake mustaches and perfectly choreographed stunts? Are you an old-timey film projectionist? Do you dream about cracking the case with a crime crushing criminologist? Then Sherlock Jr. (1924) is the movie for you! Check out this Buster Keaton silent comedy classic that will have you laughing out loud and repeatedly saying "how did he do that?!". Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Susan-Kate Heaney, creator of the Buster Keaton inspired short-film Buster Baby, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Do you love suspenseful feminist Westerns that are also allegories for how messed up HUAC and the Hollywood blacklist were during the McCarthy era? Then it's high time for you to watch the film High Noon (1952)! Check out this Oscar winning Carl Foreman penned classic starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado, and Lloyd Bridges. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Ashley Blanchet, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Do you love iconic movie musicals starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell? Do you have animal magnetism? Are diamonds your best friend? Then Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) is the movie for you! Check out this delightful musical romp that doubles as one of the best buddy comedies ever made directed by Howard Hawks with musical sequences by Jack Cole. Host Sara Greenfield and her guest Christina Rice, author of  Mean...Moody...Magnificent!: Jane Russell and the Marketing of a Hollywood Legend, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of  Talk Classic To Me.

Want to celebrate Valentine's Day with a gorgeous looking film that features epic romance, time travel, and pocket watch paradoxes? Then Somewhere In Time (1980) is the movie for you! Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour will charm you with their chemistry for days in this Jeannot Szwarc directed cult classic with fabulous supporting turns from Christopher Plummer and Teresa Wright. Host Sara Greenfield and her guest Sarah Rois chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

The hills are alive with the sound of podcast and we have just holiday movie for you! Check out our The Sound of Music (1965) themed season finale episode where we solve problems like Maria and the Baroness, and gush over the mega talented Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and Eleanor Parker in this Robert Wise directed, Academy Award winning paragon of a movie musical. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Zoe Palko and Jessica Rice chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. Happy Holidays and so long, farewell, we'll see you in 2023!

Do you like endearingly bumbling detectives? Are you into animated opening credit sequences with iconic theme music? Do you appreciate it when Peter Sellers plays his Stradivarius? Then the Pink Panther (1963) is the movie for you! Check out this stylish and wintry comedy caper directed by Blake Edwards, starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine, Robert Wagner, and Claudia Cardinale. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Nick Lang chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Yo, Adrian! Do you like athletic training montages, underdog love stories, and continual references to the U.S. Bicentennial? Then Rocky (1976) is the film for you! Check out this Academy Award winning classic written by/starring Sylvester Stallone (in a star-making turn) and co-starring Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burt Young, and Burgess Meredith. Host, Sara Greenfield and guests, Stephanie Anderson and Andre Fonseca, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love epic car chase scenes? Do you love vaudevillian-style physical comedy? Do you love it when people show off their cigarette smoking skills to impress small children? Then The Bank Dick (1940) is the movie for you! Check out this zany W.C. Field's comedy classic with a stellar supporting cast that includes Una Merkel, Cora Witherspoon, Shemp Howard, and Grady Sutton. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Jeremy Guskin, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

This week we have the prettiest podcast, we have the nicest podcast, and that's what we tell everybody (insert creepy face touch here). Join us for the spooky Halloween treat The Bad Seed (1956) about a precocious eight-year-old who may or may not be a serial killer. This stage to screen adaptation was directed by the legendary Mervyn LeRoy and retained most of the original Broadway cast including Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, and Eileen Heckart. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests, Lauren Lopez and Daniel Strauss chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love movies featuring strong female protagonists AND malevolent mail? Then A Letter to Three Wives (1949) is the film for you! Check out this brilliantly structured Oscar winning classic written AND directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, and Kirk Douglas. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Ashley Blanchet chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a movie podcast episode about the film adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof (1971)! Toast L'chaim to this Oscar winning box office smash with host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Tal Fox and Simone Garland.

Want to learn more about Paramount Studios a.k.a. the place that brought you Rear Window, Sunset Blvd., and The Godfather? Then this is the podcast for you! This week, host Sara Greenfield chats with Paramount Studios expert and co-author of the Images of America Paramount Studios book series Michael Christaldi. 

Don't you forget about listening to this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me where we chat about the Hughes-ian classic The Breakfast Club (1985) and so much more with host Sara Greenfield and guest Jeffrey Paul King. Suitable for brains, athletes, basket cases, princesses, and criminals. Special shout out to the theater kids who were definitely not present at this particular detention.

Do you love zany screwball comedies that incorporate the wackiness of old school cartoons, contain epic car chases in San Francisco, and star THE Barbra Streisand? Then What's Up, Doc? is the movie for you! Check out this timeless Peter Bogdanovich directed classic with spot on comedic turns from the aforementioned Babs, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, and Austin Pendleton. Host, Sara Greenfield and guest, Susannah Mars, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Are you into epic Japanese works of cinematic art that are the blueprint for just about every adventure, western, and heist film that came after including the implementation of the "recruit and assemble" film trope? Then Seven Samurai (1954) is the movie for you! Check out our Season 5 Finale episode where we chat about this magnificent and influential Akira Kurosawa directed masterpiece starring the legendary international film actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Liam White talk about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love classic horror films that also contain positive representation of black leading men? Do you prefer the word ghoul over zombie? Are they coming to get you Barbra? Then Night of the Living Dead (1968) is the movie for you! Check out this shockingly relevant classic directed on a shoestring budget by George A. Romero. This visceral B-Movie that made it big changed the horror game and invented the modern zombie genre as we know it. Starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea, this is one ghoul-fest you don't want to miss! Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Nick Lang, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love Liza? Do you love jazz hands? When you go, do you want to go like Elsie? Then Cabaret (1972) is the film for you! Celebrate pride month with us by checking out this meticulously crafted Oscar winning musical directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse and starring the one and only Liza Minnelli in the role that made her an icon. Also featuring Michael York and Joel Grey, this is one episode you don't want to miss old chum. Host, Sara Greenfield and guests Andrew Johnson and Kyle Serilla chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love movies featuring Elvis music, problematic story lines, and landscape cinematography so gorgeous it could have been sponsored by the tourism board of Hawaii? Then Blue Hawaii (1961) is the film for you! Join a post-Army Elvis Presley as he sings and dances his way across the beaches of Hawaii, where he can't help falling in love with Joan Blackman. Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters, and Howard McNear co-star in this hit-filled classic that will have you Slicing Sand and craving Mai Tais. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests, Stephanie Anderson and Andre Fonseca chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Looking for a film that has one of the most epic car chase sequences ever put on celluloid AND a fantastic assortment of turtleneck sweaters? Then Bullitt (1968) is the movie for you! Check out this detailed and positively dreamy looking thriller directed by Peter Yates, starring the "King of Cool" Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, and up-and-comer Robert Duvall. Host, Sara Greenfield and guest David Greenfield chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you like authentic vintage footage of New York City? Do you like it when character actors get top billing? Do you like harmonica-playing acrobatic wrestlers who make terrible choices? Then The Naked City (1948) is the film for you! Check out this quirky slice-of-life film noir classic that was shot almost entirely on location in NYC by visionary director Jules Dassin starring Barry Fitzgerald, Don Taylor, Howard Duff, and Dorothy Hart. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Lauren Lopez and Daniel Strauss chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you ever secretly wish the 1997 action film Face/Off was made in 1947 and was also who-dunnit with a love story starring Bogart and Bacall set in San Francisco? Then Dark Passage is the movie for you! Check out this fun and quirky film noir featuring unique storytelling techniques via POV shots and crackling chemistry between it's leads, real life married couple Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Agnes Moorehead and Clifton Young also star in this San Francisco treat directed by Delmer Daves. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Ashley Blanchet chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

In the mood for witty dialogue, insane chemistry, and a mostly female cast of up and coming all stars? Then Stage Door (1937) is the film for you! You can meet US at the Stage Door (1937) this week as we confab about this smartly crafted comedy that isn't afraid to show the underbelly of the entertainment industry from the actresses point of view. Gregory La Cava directs a superstar ensemble that includes Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Andrea Leeds, Adolphe Menjou, and Ann Miller. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Cat Day, Zoe Palko, and Brianne Wilson chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

In the mood for a gorgeous generational drama about rich white people in Texas acknowledging overt racism exists? Then Giant (1956) is the film for you! Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean (in his final on-screen role) star in this beautifully shot George Stevens directed classic, based on the best-selling novel by Edna Ferber. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Susannah Mars chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Want to learn more about the iconic author, producer, director, writer, founder of the American Film Institute, creator of the Kennedy Center Honors and all around really nice guy George Stevens, Jr? Then this is the podcast episode for you! This week, host Sara Greenfield chats with Hollywood and Washington DC legend George Stevens, Jr whose new book My Place in the Sun is out May 17, 2022. 

Are you craving a Christmas movie that's also an action film and is secretly feminist? Then Die Hard is the motion picture for you! Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, and Reginald VelJohnson star in this modern holiday classic that will have you saying "Yippee ki-yay Mother F**ker", but like, in a festive way. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Sarah Rois chat about all this and more on this week's holiday themed season finale of Talk Classic To Me. 

Are you fit as a fiddle and ready for love? Are aggressively technicolor dream ballets your jam? Do you have a glorious feeling and are you happy again? Then Singin' in the Rain is the film for you! Check out this superb movie musical about making movie magic and delight in some of the greatest dance sequences ever put on celluloid. Gene Kelly co-directs (with Stanley Donen) and stars in this exceptional classic featuring Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, and Jean Hagen. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Zoe Palko chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you like watching epic real-life romances develop on set between fantastic actors whilst movie-making? Then Woman of the Year (1942) is the film for you! Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy star in this surprisingly feminist romp, the first of their nine pictures together (and the film that sparked a 26 year relationship), directed by George Stevens. Host, Sara Greenfield and guest, Lauren Lopez chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you like the color green? Do you have an unhealthy obsession with Kim Novak? Do you have complicated feelings about bell towers? Then Vertigo is the film for you! Check out this gorgeously detailed masterpiece directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, and an exceptionally haunting score by Bernard Herrmann. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Ashley Blanchet and Allen Rueckert chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love misty watercolor memories, the name Hubbell, and nail acting? Then The Way We Were is the film for you! Check out this GORGEOUS Sydney Pollack directed classic starring the one and only Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll challenge McCarthyism. This movie is lovely, Hubbell. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Andrew Johnson and Kyle Serilla chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Want to feel some good-old-fashioned Halloween movie vibes AND appreciate enormous Schwanzstuckers at the same time? Then Young Frankenstein is the film for you! Check out this gorgeous Mel Brooks directed homage to the great Universal Frankenstein movies of the 1930's and 1940's and plotz over the hilarious cast featuring Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman, and Kenneth Mars. 

Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Susannah Mars (daughter of Kenneth Mars who plays Inspector Kemp in the picture) chat about all this and more on this week's Halloween themed episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Looking for a Halloween classic filled with nostalgic fun that isn't too scary? Love the song "I Put a Spell on You" and want a Tony award winning legend to movie-musical-ify it? Wish more movies said the word "virgin" every five seconds? Then Hocus Pocus is the film for you! Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy star in this sheer delight of a film (directed by Kenny Ortega) as the Sanderson Sisters, a trio of witches who have one Halloween night only to "find the book, brew the potion, and suck the lives out of the children of Salem before sunrise...otherwise it's CURTAINS!". 

Host Sara Greenfield and her guest, Jaime Lyn Beatty chat about all this an more on this week's Halloween themed episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Are you so frickin excited that we finally get a new Bond-James-Bond movie in theaters? Then Dr. No is the film for you! Celebrate Bond with us by going back to where it all began on screen for 007. Revel in the Bond franchise tropes happening for the very first time and be surprised by how quaint and low-budget this first outing is. Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, John Kitzmiller, Jack Lord, and Joseph Wiseman star in this occasionally cringe-worthy but still relevant movie directed with style by Terrence Young. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Stephanie Anderson and Andre Fonseca chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love watching Peter O'Toole? Do you love the expression "he has a twinkle in his eye"? Do you love watching Peter O'Toole turn what could have been a smarmy movie star trope of a role into a fully flushed out character that you actually root for who has a twinkle in his eye? Then My Favorite Year is the film for you! Check out this nostalgic and sweet-hearted classic about a larger than life movie star and the comedy writer who has to keep him on the straight and narrow during his week-long stint on a live New York variety show. Based on the real life writer's room for Sid Caeser's Your Show of Shows, this movie was produced by Mel Brooks and co-stars Mark Linn-Baker, Lainie Kazan, and Joseph Bologna. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Andrew Appel chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love zany antics and ridiculous characters? Do you love it when hilarious women steal the show (cough*Mary Astor*cough)? Do you love it when a joke set up in the opening credits takes an entire movie to pay off? Then The Palm Beach Story is the film for you! Check out this perfect introduction to the work of Preston Sturges (writer and director extraordinaire) and revel in it's sublime marriage of slapstick comedy and wry wit. Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, and Rudy Vallee star in this complete charmer of a film that will leave you saying "Joel McCrea your invention is a terrible idea but I still like you". Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Daniel Strauss chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

For our Season 3 Finale we get super creative over here at Talk Classic To Me and invite a real life couple from the present to watch a movie about a real life couple from the past. The only difference is that one of these couples famously robbed banks in the 1930's and were notoriously killed by a ton of machine guns. The Arthur Penn directed film was unprecedented in it's day, due to the level of graphic violence depicted in re-creating that legendary death scene. Check out the stylish Bonnie and Clyde (1967) starring Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty, and Gene Hackman with an Oscar winning turn by Estelle Parsons. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Lauren Lopez and Joey Richter chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Have you ever had the thought "I just wish there was a movie from the 1930's that was written by women, featured only women, displayed excellent physical comedy performed by women, but was entirely about men and was kind of misogynistic"? Then the film The Women (1939) is for you! Check out the duality of Clare Boothe Luce's hit that manages to be both feminist and sexist at the same time (just like the real life playwright herself) and revel in the spot-on comedic performances from Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Paulette Goddard. If it doesn't make you want to "sharpen your claws" and paint them "jungle red"...we're all okay with that. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests, Zoe Palko and Brianne Wilson chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Feeling festive this 4th of July? Then The Best Years of Our Lives is the movie for you! William Wyler directed this truly terrific epic with a whole lot of heart which won eight Oscars (one honorary) including Best Picture. The first-rate ensemble cast includes Frederic March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Myrna Loy, Virginia Mayo, Hoagy Carmichael, and unforgettably stars real-life WW2 veteran, Harold Russell, who made such a positive impact in his film debut that he became the only actor ever to win two Academy Awards for the same performance. The movie follows the lives of three servicemen returning home from war and was notably one of the first films to depict PTSD onscreen before it even had a clinical name. Host, Sara Greenfield and guest, David Greenfield chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Want to watch an icon portraying an icon? Then What's Love Got To Do With It is the movie for you! Check out the sheer perfection of Angela Bassett's Oscar nominated performance as she transforms herself into the legendary Queen of Rock and Roll Tina Turner. Laurence Fishburne (also Oscar nominated and terrific as the unsettling and abusive Ike Turner), Jenifer Lewis, and Vanessa Bell Calloway round out the talented cast of this entertaining and harrowing biopic that's simply the best. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Rukhmani K. Desai chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Have you ever felt like there weren't enough movies out there about sensitive butchers finding love in the Bronx in the 1950's? Then Marty (1955) is the film for you! Check out this underdog winner of the Best Picture Oscar that will give you all the feels, starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair with a smart and tender script by Paddy Chayefsky. Try not to get a toothache from the sweetness. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Nick Lang chat about all this and more on Talk Classic to Me.

Celebrate Pride Month with us as we swoon over the complete joy that is To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar! Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo star as three New York City drag queens on a road trip to Hollywood who get stuck in a small town when their car breaks down. Much to their surprise, they connect with the towns people and revitalize the place for the better. This movie, directed by Beeban Kidron and written by Douglas Carter Beane, is tonally unique and plays with elements of fairy-tale and fantasy, giving us a refreshing take on our protagonists stories and endings. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Ashley Blanchet chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Do you like films made by bad-ass female directors? Do you like cinematic studies in realism? Do you just want to watch Peter Falk in something that isn't Columbo? Then Mikey and Nicky is the movie for you! This uncomfortable and unflinching portrait of toxic masculinity is brought to you by the incomparable Elaine May who wrote and directed this cult classic. Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty, Carol Grace, and Sanford Meisner round out the cast of this subtle and unique film experience. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Jeremy Hersh chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic to Me.

Do you love a good swashbuckling adventure? Do you enjoy technicolor stories about mythical folk legends battling injustice? Do you love seeing a ton of people in colorful tights and bad wigs? Then The Adventures of Robin Hood is the movie for you! This quintessential version of the Robin Hood tale was directed by Michael Curtiz (yes...another one...we like him okay!) and William Keighley and was the most expensive film Warner Brothers had ever made up until that point. Catch some exceptional action sequences, take in the visual feast of first rate scenery and costumes, and revel in the zenith of Errol Flynn's film career during this dashing blockbuster which also stars Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, and Una O'Connor. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Sarah Rois chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me.

Do you love catchy songs about trains? Are you into old-timey railroad franchise restaurants? Do you like seeing Judy Garland in period costumes? Then The Harvey Girls is the movie musical for you! This charming and often overlooked George Sidney directed classic deserves another glance. It features an enchanting performance by Judy Garland and a strong supporting cast that includes the likes of Angela Lansbury, Cyd Charisse, Virginia O'Brien, John Hodiak, and Ray Bolger. Join Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests, Zoe Palko and Kyle Serilla as they chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me.

Nothing compares to the comedy of the Marx Brothers. Check out this hilarious gem full of witty one liners, physical gags timed to perfection, and a mirror scene that is so iconic it holds up almost 90 years later. For all things Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo don't miss this fun-filled chat with Host, Sara Greenfield and Guest, Daniel Strauss.

Do you like cinematic suspense from the 1940's?  Are you an entrepreneur building a successful business out of nothing to win over someone's unattainable affection?  Are you the parent of a teenager who may or may not be a psychopath? Then Mildred Pierce is the movie for you!  Check out this Oscar winning performance from Joan Crawford and a STELLAR Oscar Nominated turn from Ann Blyth who was only 17 at the time of filming.  Eve Arden, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott round out the cast in this entertaining and well-adapted noir/thriller directed by Michael Curtiz.  Join Host, Sara Greenfield, and Special Guest, Cat Day, the Great-Niece of film legend Ann Blyth, as they get a sneak peak into the Golden Age of Hollywood and insider insight into the making of this film.  

Do you ever feel like you coulda had class? Like you coulda been a contender?  Like you coulda been SOMEbody?  Then On The Waterfront is the film for you!  Check out Brando at his Brando-est in this epic Elia Kazan directed classic about a longshoreman fighting corruption and falling in love in New Jersey.  It won a pile of Oscars including best picture, best actor, and best supporting actress for Eva Marie Saint in her feature film debut.  It also includes terrific performances from Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger, and Bogart-look-alike Pat Henning.  Host Sara Greenfield and her guest Andre Fonseca really HOOK you in this week on Talk Classic To Me.

Old Timey Radio shows were the podcasts of the past...so odds are if you're reading this description you are HERE FOR IT---and by "IT" we mean TWO Radio Plays written by the Queen of Radio herself, Lucille Fletcher.  These two episodes were originally featured on CBS's  "outstanding theater of thrills" radio program called Suspense in the 1940's and are pretty incredible time capsules.  Sorry Wrong Number is considered to be the best radio play script of all time and features the superb Agnes Moorehead, while The Hitchhiker story line (starring the great Orson Welles) became so popular that it was remade in several different mediums, most notably on television in The Twilight Zone.  Sara Greenfield and her guest Nick Lang chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Have you ever felt the need to watch Cary Grant take a comedic shower with his clothes on?  Do you love it when Audrey Hepburn wears Givenchy and conical shaped hats while walking around Paris?  Is your name Adam, Alex, Peter, or Brian?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Charade is the film for you!  This Comedic-Thriller, often cited as "the best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made", was actually directed by Stanley Donen and features an all-star cast including Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, and George Kennedy. You can't take a wrong turn with Charade.  Host, Sara Greenfield, and her guest, Zoe Palko, chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me. 

Feeling a little bit patriotic this President's Day?  Want to watch a charming and shockingly true story about real life WWI hero Alvin C York?  Want an excuse to stare into Gary Cooper's eyes just in general?  Then Sergeant York is the movie for you!  Howard Hawks, "the greatest American director who is not a household name" directs this oddly enjoyable (and let's be real, slightly propagandic) piece of Americana about a small-town pacifist who ends up winning the Congressional Medal of Honor.  Gary Cooper won an Oscar for his performance in this film which costars Joan Leslie and Walter Brennan.  Host, Sara Greenfield, and her Guest, Sarah Rois chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me. 

Looking for something romantic to watch this Valentine's Day?  Want to see insane chemistry and witty repartee between two grown-ass adult characters?  Want to finally learn how to pronounce legendary actress Deborah Kerr's name?  These are all EXCELLENT reasons to check out our latest podcast episode on the G.O.A.T in the romantic film genre, An Affair To Remember.  Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr sizzle in this epic love story featuring Ocean liners, pink champagne, and the top of the Empire State Building.  Grab the tissues, this one will give you ALL the feels.  Host, Sara Greenfield, and her Guest, Kristina Rueckert, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Want to watch a groundbreaking piece of art and honor an icon who ultimately didn't have the career she deserved?  Then Carmen Jones is the movie/opera/musical for you!  This film, made in 1954, is a contemporary re-telling of Bizet's opera Carmen and features an all black cast.  Besides a star-making performance from Dorothy Dandridge this movie/opera/musical also includes excellent performances from Harry Belafonte and Pearl Bailey.  Otto Preminger directs and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II set to Bizet's music.  Sara Greenfield and her guest Ashley Blanchet chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.  

Are you ready for your close up?  Do you think that you ARE BIG and it's the pictures that got small?  Are you a 51 year old silent film star who couldn't effectively transition into the talkies and lives in a dilapidated mansion?  Then Sunset Boulevard is the movie for you!  This genre bending Billy Wilder noir/comedy/thriller is pure excellence in cinema and deserves your attention STAT.  Gloria Swanson and William Holden star in this beautifully crafted love/hate letter to Hollywood...that 100% includes a monkey funeral.  Join Sara Greenfield and her guest Daniel Strauss as they chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me.

Like Top Hats, ballroom dancing, and mistaken identity?  Then you will LOVE this 1935 musicale where the dances are gorgeous, the character actors are perfection, and the plot doesn't matter!  Cheek to CHECK out Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in this glamorous and silly RKO hit with original music by the great Irving Berlin.  Sara Greenfield and her guests Ashley Thomas and Deb Kaltman chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me. 

Ring in the New Year with Nick and Nora Charles!  The wittiest, most delightful, and definitely the highest-functioning alcoholic couple in cinema are on the case along with their pup Asta in this charming murder-mystery.  Who-dunnit?  Sara Greenfield and her guest Nick Lang chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me.

We're capping off Season One and the end of 2020 with the ULTIMATE Christmas Classic Movie Musical Extravaganza that is Irving Berlin's White Christmas.  Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye and THE movie stealing Vera-Ellen star in this jolly tale of love, show-business, and honoring your former down on his luck WW2 General who just happens to own the Ski Lodge in Vermont you are staying in for Christmas.  Michael Curtiz, director of the little known gem CASABLANCA, directs this effervescent holiday hit that will surely make your holiday season merry and bright.  Host, Sara Greenfield, and her guests, Zoe Palko and Jessica Rice, chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me. 

Are you TIRED of the typical holiday fare and want a charming new tradition?  Christmas In Connecticut is the holiday movie for you!  It's the festive tale of a big city gal (the superb Barbara Stanwyck) who writes a popular Martha Stewart-esque column and has to be the perfect Martha Stewart-esque hostess for the holidays when her demanding boss (Sydney Greenstreet) and a very handsome war hero (Dennis Morgan) decide they want to spend Christmas in Connecticut with her on her farm.  The only problem?  The farm and her persona are pure fiction.  Chaos, comedy, and romance ensue.  Come for the cozy Christmas vibes and stay for the feminist undertones and the murder's row of supporting character actors in this delightful and underrated holiday classic.  Sara Greenfield and her guest Ashley Blanchet chat about all this and more on this episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Want an uplifting film that in no way sounds like it will be an uplifting film based on the description, but somehow still totally is?  Bette Davis gives a beautiful performance in this "Three-Hanky Drama" about a woman with a "prognosis negative" medical diagnosis who must choose how she wants to live out her final days.   Her chemistry with co-star George Brent is truly something special and Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Ronald Reagan round out the cast in supporting roles.  Sara Greenfield and her guest Ashley Blanchet chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

In the mood for a nail-biting thriller that stays close to home?  James Stewart, Grace Kelly, and Thelma Ritter star in this suspenseful Hitchcock classic whose thrills are made even more impressive by the fact we follow a protagonist who cannot leave his apartment (Stars...they're just like us).   A photographer recovering in his apartment from an accident thinks he witnesses his neighbor (Raymond Burr) commit a murder...or did he?  Find out with Sara Greenfield and her guest Allen Rueckert on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

"Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death, LIVE!" is the motto of the enigmatic Auntie Mame, iconically portrayed by the bold and brilliant Rosalind Russell.  A joyful and celebratory movie with excellent physical comedy, rapier wit, and a whole lot of heart.  It's really TOP DRAWER. 

Want to watch a groundbreaking film that still influences movies as we know them today?  This Fritz Lang directed German film bridged the gap between two different film styles and turned Peter Lorre into a star as one of the most complicated and sympathetic villains on screen.   Come for the creepy whistling and stay for the stunning imagery.   Host, Sara Greenfield, and her guest Liam White discuss all this and more on Talk Classic To Me. 

Clang Clang Clang went the Podcast!  Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien star in this nostalgic and optimistic Vincente Minnelli directed musical that reminds us happiness is in our own backyard and that there's no place like...St. Louis?  Enjoy the charms of  "The Trolley Song", "The Boy Next Door" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in this Norman Rockwell-like hit.   Hosted by Sara Greenfield with her Guest Zoe Palko.

Need a little hopey changey feeling this Election Day?  We've got you covered with this 1939 Frank Capra optimism fest.  James Stewart stars as a naive senator who boldly faces powerful forces of corruption when he tries to pass a bill in Washington DC.  With the help of the brainy and brilliant Jean Arthur, he just might win!  Sara Greenfield and her guest David Greenfield chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Want another spooky and silly classic this Halloween season?  The Invisible Man, which boasted unparalleled special effects for it's time, is a Universal treat that begs this question of every viewer...what would YOU do if you were invisible?  Sara Greenfield and her guest Nick Lang chat about all that and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Need a Halloween film that is the perfect combination of spooky and silly?  This self-aware and clever screwball comedy gives you a little bit of everything and is a sheer delight!  Cary Grant was in peak physical comedy form when he turned in this performance as Mortimer Brewster, a newlywed who just discovered his sweet- little -old -aunts might be...MURDERERS?  Join Sara Greenfield and her guest Kristina Rueckert for their delightful discussion on this Halloween classic. 

What we have here is NOT a failure to communicate.  Paul Newman and George Kennedy (in an Oscar-winning performance) star in Cool Hand Luke, originally billed as "The man and the motion picture that simply do not conform".  

Join Sara Greenfield and her guest Mitch Yapko as they discuss this iconic and heart-wrenching film...as well as the wonder of a human that was Paul Newman.  

One of Martin Scorsese's favorite films, Gone Girl...I mean Leave Her to Heaven, is a deliciously frothy and gorgeously shot piece of cinema that will make you, like the protagonist, fall in love with Gene Tierney, and then regret it shortly after.  Suspenseful, fun, visually beautiful, and slightly campy, this film is great for a Friday night in.   

Sara Greenfield hosts this fabulous discussion with her guest Sarah Rois.

Are you having one of those days?  This gorgeously shot Douglas Sirk film is sure to lift your spirits.  Treat yourself to this autumnal, cozy treasure that contrasts the teachings of Henry David Thoreau with the Connecticut country club set in the 1950's.   Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson are terrific in a film that showcases both the beauty of forging your own unique path as well as the beauty of technicolor mid-century modern sets that will give you all the "Nancy Meyers Kitchen" feels. 

Did you like Knives Out?  Then The Last Of Sheila is the perfect classic film for you!  Sara Greenfield and her guest Nick Lang explore this gem of a murder mystery whodunnit written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins.  

Sara Greenfield and her guest David Greenfield discuss the film In the Heat of the Night and the racial injustice displayed in the film that is clearly paralleled in our world today.  

Sara Greenfield and her guest Zoe Palko have a conversation all about the spectacular--and occasionally problematic-- movie musical Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

Join Sara Greenfield and Jaime Lyn Beatty as they chat about their viewing experience of The Devil and Miss Jones (aka Undercover Boss in the 1940's).  

For our very first episode of Talk Classic To Me (recorded back in May of 2019), Jaime Lyn Beatty and I discuss the film How To Marry a Millionaire from 1953 starring Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe.