Episodes

  • 007 Screenwriter Richard Maibaum is Back

    007 Screenwriter Richard Maibaum is Back
    Jul 7 2025
    This week we continue with our 1977 archival interview with the late, great James Bond screenwriter, Richard Maibaum. Having revealed his origins as a playwright and studio scriptwriter, as well as the birth of the Bond films in last week's episode, this time we get into a lengthy discussion of the making of the Bond movies, focusing on "From Russia with Love," "Goldfinger," "Thunderball," "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "The Spy Who Loved Me."
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Who Will Be the Next James Bond?

    Who Will Be the Next James Bond?
    Jun 25 2025

    Steve is joined by 007 Magazine founder and editor Graham Rye as they debate the choices for the next cinema 007.

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    45 mins
  • Desi Arnaz: TV Titan

    Desi Arnaz: TV Titan
    Jun 17 2025
    Steve interviews author and former journalist Todd S. Purdum all about his concise and fascinating biography Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television.
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    42 mins
  • Teen Movies: From Andy Hardy to Katniss Everdeen

    Teen Movies: From Andy Hardy to Katniss Everdeen
    Jun 9 2025

    Steve interviews author, journalist and film historian Bruce Handy who discusses his new book, Hollywood High, covering the history of teen movies, from Andy Hardy to The Hunger Games.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • The Battle for Hollywood

    The Battle for Hollywood
    Jun 2 2025
    In 1950, as Hollywood was roiled by the investigations of the House Committee on Un-American Activities and the Hollywood 10 were fresh in memory, a war broke out between legendary director Cecil B. DeMille and relative director newcomer Joseph L. Mankiewicz, whom DeMille had practically appointed as president of the Screen Directors Guild. The object of that war was DeMille's demand that SDG adopt a compulsory loyalty oath. Mankiewicz refused and subsequently DeMille organized a recall campaign that led to one of the most celebrated union hall meetings in history at the Beverly Hills Hotel. This week, Steve is joined by former Showtime President of Programming Jerry Offsay, screenwriter/author Steve Molton and film historian Avie Hern as they talk about their film project, currently in development, which details this dramatic "Battle for Hollywood."
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    1 hr
  • Indie Maverick

    Indie Maverick
    May 26 2025

    Steve interviews producer, director, and actor Jack Lucarelli whose most recent film is the atmospheric horror western "Silent Thunder," and who explains the route he took to become an indie filmmaker in Southern California.

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    1 hr
  • The Mexican Revolution on Film

    The Mexican Revolution on Film
    May 20 2025
    This week Steve interviews author Bob Herzberg about his book Revolutionary Mexico on Film: A Critical History 1914-2014, covering such memorable titles as “The Wild Bunch,” “The Professionals,” “Juarez,” “Viva Zapata,” “Bandido,” Villa Rides” and more.
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    1 hr and 5 mins