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Front Row Classics is thrilled to welcome Karie Bible to the podcast this week. Karie is a film historian, author and in-house tour guide for Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Brandon and Karie discuss her background and love for classic film. We discuss her experience as tour guide for Hollywood Forever Cemetery as well as some of it's most famous residents.

Hi Barbie! Hi Barbie! Join us in Barbieland as Jacqueline and Meghan finally get to tell you all about the Barbie movie. It's PINK, it's hilarious, it's wonderful and we are just Ken and that is enough.

The ladies of Like This Pod tackle the hit of the summer!

We're taking a look at another great film from 1939 this week on Front Row Classics. Dark Victory is one the great triumphs in the career of Bette Davis. Brandon is joined, once again, by author and film historian Sloan De Forest to discuss this classic tear jerker from Warner Bros. The hosts discuss Davis' Oscar nominated performance of a reckless woman who has to confront her own mortality. Davis is surrounded by an impressive supporting cast including the off-beat casting of both Humphrey Bogart and Ronald Reagan.

Before you head out to watch Barbenheimer, Front Row Flashbacks Host, Ryan Lootens gets all spoilery with one of the best movies of the summer. He is joined by Bryan Dressel from the After the Hype Network to discuss the most exhilarating entry in the Mission franchise to date.

Hello all you Lasso fans! Today we take a little timeout to discuss a matter of great importance to Hollywood and all of us that love entertainment. The WGA strike has been going on for over 70 days, and last week the writers were joined by SAG-AFTRA representing many of the actors in Hollywood on the picket line. We sat down with Marc Bernardin (Batman Beyond, Picard, Caste Rock) to discuss the issues that lead to the strike, and the conditions on the ground. It is an insightful conversation, and we hope you get a lot out of it.

We're celebrating the 70th anniversary of one Brandon's favorite films this week on Front Row Classics. The Band Wagon is one of the crown jewels of the Arthur Freed unit at MGM. Author and film historian, John DiLeo also counts the musical comedy as one of his favorites. Brandon and John recount all of their favorite moments and musical numbers from Vincente Minnelli's love letter to show business. From the romance of 'Dancing in the Dark' to the hilarity of the "Girl Hunt Ballet', The Band Wagon is a film that still charms seven decades later.

We recently sat down with super producers and writers Chris Miller, Phil Lord and Anthony King to talk about the 2nd Season of the hit Apple TV+ mystery-comedy "The Afterparty". This season returns stars Sam Richardson, Tiffany Haddish & Zoe Chao as a new murder at Zoe's sister's wedding brings a new cast of characters and suspects with their own unique stories to tell. We ask them how they keep the concept fresh, working with such a talented cast and what their go-to party drink is! Check out the new season NOW on Apple TV+.

Front Row Classics celebrates one of the most acclaimed films of the 1940's, The Grapes of Wrath. Brandon and Emmett Stanton take a look John Ford's celebrated adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel. The hosts pay tribute to the legendary performance of Henry Fonda as Tom Joad. We also discuss Gregg Toland's cinematography, Nunnally Johnson's screenplay and the impressive supporting cast. Emmett also brings to light the differences between the novel and film.

Brandon recently had a chance to sit down for the fourth time with ,author and historian, Jeremy Arnold. On this special bonus episode, they'll be previewing Jeremy's latest stint on Turner Classic Movies. Jeremy, along with Ben Mankiewicz, will be presenting twenty B Movies every Thursday evening in July. Jeremy hand picked the twenty films which represent nine different studios. 8 of these films will also be making their TCM debut this month.

You can find the schedule and learn more by going to TCM.com

It's July 4th and Front Row Classics is taking a not-so-nice look at American government & politics. 1962's The Manchurian Candidate was an oddity when it was released. Yet, the ensuing decades have proven it to be eerily relevant and timeless. Ryan Lootens and Steve Sykes join Brandon to break down the political thriller. The hosts cover the unforgettable performances of Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Angela Lansbury. Lansbury's performance remains of the most menacing and diabolical portrayals in film history. We also cover topics such as the film's expert direction by John Frankenheimer, the many theories regarding Janet Leigh's character and the 2004 remake.