Talk Classic To Me

Are you into epic Japanese works of cinematic art that are the blueprint for just about every adventure, western, and heist film that came after including the implementation of the "recruit and assemble" film trope? Then Seven Samurai (1954) is the movie for you! Check out our Season 5 Finale episode where we chat about this magnificent and influential Akira Kurosawa directed masterpiece starring the legendary international film actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Liam White talk about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love classic horror films that also contain positive representation of black leading men? Do you prefer the word ghoul over zombie? Are they coming to get you Barbra? Then Night of the Living Dead (1968) is the movie for you! Check out this shockingly relevant classic directed on a shoestring budget by George A. Romero. This visceral B-Movie that made it big changed the horror game and invented the modern zombie genre as we know it. Starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea, this is one ghoul-fest you don't want to miss! Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest, Nick Lang, chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love Liza? Do you love jazz hands? When you go, do you want to go like Elsie? Then Cabaret (1972) is the film for you! Celebrate pride month with us by checking out this meticulously crafted Oscar winning musical directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse and starring the one and only Liza Minnelli in the role that made her an icon. Also featuring Michael York and Joel Grey, this is one episode you don't want to miss old chum. Host, Sara Greenfield and guests Andrew Johnson and Kyle Serilla chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you love movies featuring Elvis music, problematic story lines, and landscape cinematography so gorgeous it could have been sponsored by the tourism board of Hawaii? Then Blue Hawaii (1961) is the film for you! Join a post-Army Elvis Presley as he sings and dances his way across the beaches of Hawaii, where he can't help falling in love with Joan Blackman. Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters, and Howard McNear co-star in this hit-filled classic that will have you Slicing Sand and craving Mai Tais. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests, Stephanie Anderson and Andre Fonseca chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Looking for a film that has one of the most epic car chase sequences ever put on celluloid AND a fantastic assortment of turtleneck sweaters? Then Bullitt (1968) is the movie for you! Check out this detailed and positively dreamy looking thriller directed by Peter Yates, starring the "King of Cool" Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, and up-and-comer Robert Duvall. Host, Sara Greenfield and guest David Greenfield chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you like authentic vintage footage of New York City? Do you like it when character actors get top billing? Do you like harmonica-playing acrobatic wrestlers who make terrible choices? Then The Naked City (1948) is the film for you! Check out this quirky slice-of-life film noir classic that was shot almost entirely on location in NYC by visionary director Jules Dassin starring Barry Fitzgerald, Don Taylor, Howard Duff, and Dorothy Hart. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Lauren Lopez and Daniel Strauss chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Do you ever secretly wish the 1997 action film Face/Off was made in 1947 and was also who-dunnit with a love story starring Bogart and Bacall set in San Francisco? Then Dark Passage is the movie for you! Check out this fun and quirky film noir featuring unique storytelling techniques via POV shots and crackling chemistry between it's leads, real life married couple Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Agnes Moorehead and Clifton Young also star in this San Francisco treat directed by Delmer Daves. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Ashley Blanchet chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

In the mood for witty dialogue, insane chemistry, and a mostly female cast of up and coming all stars? Then Stage Door (1937) is the film for you! You can meet US at the Stage Door (1937) this week as we confab about this smartly crafted comedy that isn't afraid to show the underbelly of the entertainment industry from the actresses point of view. Gregory La Cava directs a superstar ensemble that includes Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Andrea Leeds, Adolphe Menjou, and Ann Miller. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guests Cat Day, Zoe Palko, and Brianne Wilson chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

In the mood for a gorgeous generational drama about rich white people in Texas acknowledging overt racism exists? Then Giant (1956) is the film for you! Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean (in his final on-screen role) star in this beautifully shot George Stevens directed classic, based on the best-selling novel by Edna Ferber. Host, Sara Greenfield and her guest Susannah Mars chat about all this and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me. 

Want to learn more about the iconic author, producer, director, writer, founder of the American Film Institute, creator of the Kennedy Center Honors and all around really nice guy George Stevens, Jr? Then this is the podcast episode for you! This week, host Sara Greenfield chats with Hollywood and Washington DC legend George Stevens, Jr whose new book My Place in the Sun is out May 17, 2022.