Vintage Century Idle Hour
Hi, there. Jennifer here. This show is about old movies and stuff. It's the cure insomniacs have been begging for, and the virtual companion for those who are really bored at work. Take it from my mom: "This is incontrovertibly the best podcast the world has ever known."
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Episodes
9 episodes
All About All About Eve
Reviews of classic movies from Hollywood's Golden Age: All About EveIn the wee small hours of the morning, have you ever had thoughts like this running through your mind: You’re in a comfortable position at work. Maybe you...
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Episode 9
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1:04:48
Stories from the Naked City or Tales of Manhattan
Reviews of classic movies from Hollywood's Golden Age: Tales of Manhattan. You know what’s great about anthology films? Variety. If you don’t love one story–hang on, you might love the next one. In our last episode we explored...
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Episode 8
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1:04:33
Oh, La La Flesh and Fantasy
This week we’re deviating a bit from our original flight plan. When Jennifer set out on this series her intent was—well, and still is—to study the great movies of Hollywood’s Golden Era to see if she thinks they’re great, and to ...
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Episode 7
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52:47
Separate Tables, Please
Jennifer's working her way through a growing list of classic movies to see what makes them great–or not. One thing she's learning is that not all classic movies are great. Who knew? Anyway, this time around, her interest in
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Episode 6
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1:02:20
The Opry and the Ox-Bow Incident
What does the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee and the 1943 film The Ox-Bow Incident set in Bridger’s Wells, Nevada have in common? Some people would say they have nothing whatsoever in common. But others might say th...
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Episode 5
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1:06:09
Psychobabble
Jennifer just watched Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic thriller, Psycho, for probably the fifth time in her life. At this point, is there a person alive who hasn’t seen Psycho at least five times? People like this movie. It’s always ...
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Episode 4
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47:06
Is 'Tomorrow is Forever' a Christmas Movie?
Jennifer's working her way through a list of classic films–watching and studying them to see what makes them great. Well, our feature film in today’s episode was NOT on that list. It just landed in Jennifer's Youtube feed, it was fr...
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Episode 3
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52:37