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There's Sometimes a Buggy

Elise Moore and Dave
Gloria Grahame
Hollywood
MGM
Diana Wynyard
Feminism
Paul Robeson
Hollywood Studios
RKO
Gender Roles
Great Depression
Fox Film Corporation
Film Noir
Warner Brothers
Ingmar Bergman
World War I
Paramount Studios
Woody Allen
Fanny & Alexander
Hollywood Studio Era
Universal Studios

Join Dave and Elise every week for a buggy-ride of cinematic exploration. A bilingual Montreal native and a Prairies hayseed gravitate to Toronto for the film culture, meet on OK Cupid, and spur on each other's movie-love, culminating in this podcast. Expect in-depth discussion of their old favourites (mostly studio-era Hollywood) and their latest frontiers (courtesy of the TIFF Cinematheque and v... more

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For our second Isabelle Huppert Acteurist Spotlight we have another first encounter with an auteur, Claude Chabrol, with the unfortunately translated Story of Women (1988), and take on Huppert's iconic performance in the also inaccurately translated... more

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For this round of Fox Studios 1934 we watched Change of Heart (directed by John G. Blystone), Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell's final pairing, co-starring with James Dunn and a brink-of-stardom Ginger Rogers as college friends in unrequited love con... more

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For our first Isabelle Huppert Acteurist Spotlight episode, we watched Maurice Pialat's Loulou (1980), in which Huppert stars with Gérard Depardieu, and Bertrand Tervanier's Coup de Torchon (1981), in which she supports Philippe Noiret in a transposi... more

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On this week's Warner Bros. 1934 Studios Year by Year episode, we look at some of the studio's mid-30s B-output: the jazzy, Modernist, montage-ist, telephonic I've Got Your Number, starring Pat O'Brien as an insouciant and sometimes insolent Everyman... more

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Dave
Host of the podcast and co-host; brings broad film knowledge and a collaborative dynamic.
Elise
Co-host with Dave; brings scholarly heft, curatorial instincts, and a lively critical voice.

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 59 ratings
  • Thank you…

    …for doing this. It’s just such a joy to listen to you two talk about movies. Why? Because I’ve found someone who’s seen more than me, and because you are informed, well read, with - I’m guessing here - a strong cultural theory background. Most importantly, you just dig movies, which means I dig you too.

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    Baby Fritz
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Astaire and Rogers

    Love that this duo is being covered. Look, it was the 1930s; do you want to chastise something that happened 90 years ago? Astaire never meant to insult Robinson. Are you both ok with Shirley Temple dancing with Robinson, or is she just a child racist? So ridiculous.

    Elise just tears apart these films unless they follow her narrative.

    Now I see an older episode where you refer to Tyrone Power as nominal.

    Go back to calling everything and everyone racist.

    Unfollowing this show for its narro... more

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    Movie degree
    United States2 years ago
  • Astaire and Rogers

    Love that this duo is being covered. Look, it was the 1930s; do you want to chastise something that happened 90 years ago? Astaire never meant to insult Robinson.

    Are you both ok with Shirley Temple dancing with Robinson, or is she just a child racist? So ridiculous.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Movie degree
    United States2 years ago
  • Intelligent & Informative

    Elise and Dave deep dive old movies with the aplomb of decades-long film critics. You WILL learn something new every episode, and they’ll make you want to see the films they shine a light on. A must-listen for film buffs!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    The Besotted Geek
    United States5 years ago
  • Adventures through meaning and time!

    Witty and engaging as David and Elise are, they’re not shy about getting into it on any given topic.

    Whether they’re exploring the personae of undervalued actors or trying to work out what could possibly constitute a satisfying ending to a long-running serial narrative, it’s this seriousness of purpose and deep literary knowledge that really sets this duo apart.

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    5
    Illogical Volume
    United Kingdom6 years ago

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Fans appreciate the hosts' chemistry and broad range of topics, from studio-era Hollywood to international cinema.

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The central themes revolve around womanhood, midlife crises, wealth, and relationships, as well as the complexities of societal pressures faced by women.

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A thoughtful, film-obsessed duo guides listeners through deep dives of classic Hollywood and world cinema, with a strong emphasis on studio-era analysis, performance contours, and historical context. Episodes often hinge on exhaustive thematic explorations, production trivia, and cross-film comparisons, blending sharp critical instincts with lively banter. The show stands out for its bilingual hosts' strong cinema literacy, willingness to tackle genre boundaries, and a distinctive focus on studio history, actor oeuvre studies, and provocative “special subjects” that thread through several decades of film culture. Potential sponsors and guests may find a receptive audience of serious cinephiles who enjoy rigorous analysis balanced with enter... more

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