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| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 891 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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The #MeToo revelations put a twenty-first-century stamp on the age-old story of women’s mistreatment in Hollywood. In Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory: Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance (U Illinois Press, 2026) Karen McNally edits a coll... more
It’s the Pop Culture Professors, and in this show we start a series on the films of Michael Mann. Structured as a knock-out tournament, we set his eight most highly regarded movies single-elimination competition, starting with Thief (1981) Vs. The In... more
A Star Is Born has been filmed four times, but the first version is the best: a combination of Singin’ in the Rain and Death of a Salesman, David O. Selznick’s production drips with “movie” and artificiality, yet still delivers an ending that seems ... more
China is a multicultural country home to fifty-five ethnic minority groups, yet due to linguistic and cultural barriers many of these groups remain understudied or unknown in the West. The Qiang, one of modern China’s officially recognized ethnic min... more
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Marshall Poe seems to need to seem more intelligent than the author. Rather than ask the author more questions, he finds it necessary to interject his know-it-all-ism attitude and pedantic tone. He comes across as somewhat snobbish. I wanted to hear the author, not Poe's ego. Great book, though. I highly recommend it....the book, not this show.
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This show features scholarly conversations with authors and researchers who write about film, media, and related arts. Episodes cover a broad spectrum—from classic Hollywood and auteur theory to contemporary cinema, architectural cinema, postcolonial and gender analyses, and the intersection of film with culture and society. Guests are typically professors, researchers, or authors presenting new books or theories, and the hosts guide deeply informed discussions that illuminate historical context, production practices, and critical perspectives. A notable strength is the blend of rigorous, academic inquiry with accessible storytelling, making complex ideas tangible for both scholars and curious general listeners. The program often centers on... more
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