Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
Hollywood’s 1960s began with Billy Wilder winning three Oscars for The Apartment. But Wilder’s biggest success would also prove to be his last film to be afforded such respectability, as Wilder largel...
11 Mars 20251h 3min
Flashback: Sammy and Dino — Generation Gap
This episode was originally released on December 14, 2021. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive.In the mid-1960s, 47 year-old Dean Martin proves he's ...
7 Mars 20251h 20min
George Stevens 1958-1970 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 8)
As a cameraman during World War II, George Stevens shot footage of the liberation of Dachau that showed the world the horrors of the Holocaust – and scarred Stevens himself for life. Pre-war, he had b...
4 Mars 20251h 8min
Flashback: LIZ <3 MONTY
This episode was originally released on October 28, 2014. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive.Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift were best friends...
28 Feb 202538min
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
Long an antagonist to Hollywood’s norms (not to mention its actresses), Preminger began the 1960s by directing a massive blockbuster (Exodus) and earning his second Oscar nomination (for directing The...
25 Feb 20251h 6min
Flashback: Jean Seberg and Otto Preminger
This episode was originally released on July 4, 2017. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive.Jean Seberg made her first two films, Saint Joan and Bonjou...
21 Feb 202556min
Alfred Hitchcock 1966-1980 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 6)
Hitch’s most iconic decade – a decade of Technicolor grandeur and peril inflicted on famous blondes – came to an end in 1964 with Marnie, a critical and box office flop which wounded Hitchcock’s ego a...
18 Feb 20251h 5min
Flashback: Grace Kelly
This episode was originally released on April 11, 2017. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive.The quintessential “Hitchcock blonde,” Grace Kelly had an...
14 Feb 202551min
