Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 5)
Vincente Minnelli was the ultimate creature of the studio system, spending twenty years working for MGM and perfecting a distinct brand of big-budget, beautifully designed, often musical entertainment...
11 Feb 20251h 11min
Flashback: Lana Turner
This episode was originally released on December 1, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive.Lana Turner, the legendary "Sweater Girl" was one of MG...
7 Feb 202545min
Howard Hawks 1955-1977 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 4)
In the 1960s, many American directors saw their fortunes turn after they notched massive hits. In the case of Howard Hawks – a director who had thrived in virtually every Hollywood genre since the lat...
4 Feb 20251h 14min
Flashback: Bogey, Before Bacall
This episode was originally released on September 9, 2014. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive.Humphrey Bogart is perhaps the most enduring icon of g...
31 Jan 202535min
John Ford 1962-1972 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 3)
Born in the 19th century, his career forged in the silent era, John Ford helped to invent the genre of the Western and still holds the record for the most Best Director Oscar wins of all time. Though ...
28 Jan 20251h 14min
Flashback: Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur
This episode was originally released on June 3, 2020. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive.After the death of her first husband and creative partner, ...
24 Jan 20251h 6min
Fritz Lang 1959-1970 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 2)
In the mid-1930s, Fritz Lang fled Hitler and left a successful film career in Germany behind to come to America. After a 20 year career in Hollywood, Lang went back to a much-changed Germany to make t...
21 Jan 20251h 16min
Frank Capra 1959-1971 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 1)
The director of It’s a Wonderful Life, who won five Oscars in the 1930s for films that embodied the pre-World War II notion of American exceptionalism, was pushed into semi-retirement by the early 50s...
14 Jan 20251h 16min
