You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast

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"The Year's Wildest, Wittiest Whirlwind of a Love Battle... Outrageously Racy... Sparkling... Gay!"

Bella Zaydenberg returns to the show to talk about the beloved Howard Hawks screwball comedy, His G…

In this episode, Dr. Will Dodson joins us to take a look at Eaux d'Artifice, an early inductee in the registry from avant-garde legend Kenneth Anger. We discuss why the seemingly tranquil film has a …

"Dead men tell no tales!"

For this episode, we've recorded a feature length commentary track for the big-budget blockbuster that solidified Douglas Fairbanks' Hollywood immortality, 1926's The Black …

"Time...marches on..."

Josh Shepperd, author of Shadow of the New Deal, joins the show to talk about the powerful propaganda piece Inside Nazi Germany, an installment of the influential newsreel seri…

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"

"A rock? These little bears are nuts"

That's right, folks. It's a Patrick Cotnoir episode. This time, for his fifth appearance, we're talking The God…

"I know something about this dog. She's going somewhere - she's on her way."

Hunter Robinson, the host of the Tumbleweeds and TV Cowboys podcast, joins the show to talk about one of the biggest movie…

This week, our hosts bridge the gap between Cat People and Lassie Come Home with an informal conversation about animal folklore and animal companions in film. 

Plus, Mike sits down with Roye Okupe, th…

“I like the dark. It's friendly.” – Cat People (1942)

This week, we turn the lights low with special guest Rebecca Rozenberg, Publicity Manager at Simon & Schuster, who brings insight honed from work…

“He was the most trigger-happy man I had ever met.” – Badlands (1973)

This week, we hit the open road with guest Tom Augustine to explore Terrence Malick’s stunning debut, Badlands. Based loosely on t…

“If only the wind would stop!” – The Wind (1928)

This week, we return to the silent era with a full-length commentary track for Victor Sjöström’s haunting 1928 drama The Wind. Starring Lillian Gish in…

This week, we saddle up for a conversation about Shane (1953) with screenwriter, producer, and podcast host Kenny Neibart. A formative Western and a film that helped define American masculinity on sc…

“I just had the unpleasant sensation of hearing you referred to as my husband.” – It Happened One Night (1934)

This week, returning guest Andrew Daniels joins us to break down the original screwball s…

“The film you have just seen was an improvisation.” – Shadows (1959)

This week, returning guest Robert Bellissimo joins us for a conversation on John Cassavetes’ Shadows,, a landmark of American indep…

In this special bonus episode, we sit down with Congressman Robert Mrazek, the man whose legislation led to the creation of the National Film Preservation Board. Without his efforts, the National Fil…

“He was some kind of a man. What does it matter what you say about people?” – Touch of Evil (1958)

This week, we’re crossing into the shadowy borderlands of noir with special guest Ryan Luis Rodriguez…

“’S Wonderful! ’S Marvelous!” – An American in Paris (1951)

This week, we step into the dreamlike Technicolor world of An American in Paris with special guest Arlene Hellerman. A Publications Associat…

Boop-Oop-a-Doop! In this special bonus episode, we present A Brief History of Betty Boop: From the Inkwell to the Musical. We begin with the story of Fleischer Studios—the groundbreaking animation ho…

“You are mine—body and soul!” – The Cheat (1915)

This week, we’re traveling back to 1915 with returning guests Amanda Rush and Jae Kim for a deep dive into Cecil B. DeMille’s The Cheat. A landmark of …

“Which one of you nuts has got any guts?” – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

This week, we check into the ward with special guest Ben Hosley, producer of Blank Check with Griffin and David, to t…