Screening Room with Chet and Dee

Just in time for Veterans Day, we're discussing the film that asked Americans to consider what war veterans go through—after their service ends. William Wyler's masterpiece tells the stories of three men who struggle to resume relationships and careers while coping with physical disabilities, memories of trauma and new perspectives. More than 70 years later, the film is as touching and thought-provoking as ever. Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link

By the way, it's "Lockwood and LaMont." That's right. It took us more than 39 steps, but somehow we got from Alfred Hitchcock to "Singin' in the Rain." Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link

If you find an alien monster frozen in a block of ice, don't let him thaw! These and other important life lessons await you in this science fiction classic. Chet and Dee explain how master filmmaker Howard Hawks used an ensemble of character actors to create a frightening realistic story and a movie so fun you'll want to watch it over and over, even if you're not stranded at an Arctic research station. Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link

Chet and Dee talk about some of the artistic and technical marvels that James Whale and company pull off to create this iconic work, and they also dive deeply into questions about what it means to be created and then rejected by both your creator and by the society into which you're born. Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link

A small-town doctor confronts an apparent case of mass hysteria: People think their neighbors and family members have been replaced by imposters. Chet and Dee talk about why this low-budget Sci-Fi film deserves to be ranked among the all-time greats. They discuss why this film was considered an allegory about communism or McCarthyism in the 1950s and what it might tell us today about humanity, conformity and polarization. Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link

Look, "The Shape of Water" is a wonderful film, but to more fully appreciate that story, you need to learn about the inspiration for Guillermo Del Toro's gill man. This SciFi/Horror classic from Universal Studios is still worth a look today, and we're here to help you enjoy it. Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link

For Dee's birthday, we take on the formidable task of commenting on her favorite movie and her favorite star of all time, Barbra Streisand. We discuss the fact and fiction in this biopic about the legendary Fanny Brice, and why both Fanny and Barbra serve as heroes to so many of us who don't quite look the part and don't want to follow the herd. Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link

With COVID-19 forcing  us all to practice social distancing, we're in the mood to watch films about other people who are even more miserable than we are. Chet and Dee start with a list of recommendations before getting to the main feature: the story of the only man to survive a global plague that turns its victims into zombie vampires. Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link

The Younger family members work low-wage jobs and are stuck in a tiny apartment, but they all dream of a better life. A life insurance settlement offers them a chance to improve their standing, but they can’t agree on the wisest way to use the money. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is still several years in the future, which means they face all sorts of barriers that white Americans wouldn’t have to consider. Chet talks about how his family was staking its claim to the American Dream just as this movie was being made. Dee tells us why she’s now a Lorraine Hansberry stan. Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link

For Presidents Day, Chet and Dee make the executive decision to take on “All the President’s Men,” the 1976 thriller about how Washington Post reporters cracked open the criminal conspiracy behind the Watergate break-in. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star in the film, directed by Alan Pakula and based on the book by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Follow us and contact us on Twitter: @screeningroomCD Instagram: @screeningroomwithchetanddee Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210852346666226/?ref=share_group_link