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The stories behind and in front of the camera from your favorite films and streaming series of the 60's, 70's, 80's and today. Featuring the Columbo Cinematic Universe, notable guests, and never a commercial.  

Dec 23, 2021

Longtime journalist and author Mark Seal has a fantastic new book out that's positively overstuffed with brilliant and hilarious and mind-blowing anecdotes about the story of 'The Godfather', from Mario Puzo's unlikely beginnings to the movie's famously tortuous path to and through production.

Mark and I chat about some...


Dec 16, 2021

I'm joined this week by Frazer Rice, a James Bond freak whose familiarity with the films, the books, the comic strips, and the business of Bond makes him the idea guest to chat and speculate with on The Future Of Bond.

With 'No Time To Die' closing out the Daniel Craig era, Bond now enters what likely is a 2-4 year...


Dec 9, 2021

Still in a music kind of mind after last week's episode all about the fantastic Beatles Get Back doc series. I'm still in a Legends kind of mood so I'm recounting Bob Dylan's fantastic run of recent concerts at the Beacon Theater in New York City, which I was fortunate enough to catch a couple of.

Some of the funny...


Dec 2, 2021

Some thoughts and musings after watching the Peter Jackson-directed 6-hour recut of the Beatles legendary/infamous 'Let It Be' sessions and Apple rooftop concert performance.   

 

Topics covered:

Behind-the-scenes of the documentary series.

Why The Beatles continue to fascinate and resonate.

Yoko: A Revisionist...


Nov 22, 2021

For your Thanksgiving commuting or family-avoidance pleasure, friend of the pod and frequent guest Richard Brown and I dive deep into the making of Star Trek; the who, the what, the why.  We also make stops at iconic 1970's Star Wars toys and books and assorted tie-ins.  We wander through the movies and come up with...