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Xoe and Rita discuss film, literature, historical figures, interests, and obsessions.
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Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Jaqueline Susann (1918-1974)
Novels:
Yargo (1950’s) - Science Fiction
Every Night, Josephine! (1963) - epistolary novel about her poodle
Valley of the Dolls (1966)
The Love Machine (1969)
Once is Not Enough (1973)
Sex and Single Girl by Helen Gurley Brown
Must watch film: Valley of the Doll (1967), starring Patty Duke, Susan Hayward, Sharon Tate, and Barbara Parkins
Music:
Valley of the Dolls theme sung by Dionne Warwick
"The Love Machine" theme sung by Dionne Warwick
Thank you to David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
We've been on hiatus for some time! Thank you for your patience while I took a vacation - Xoe
Carole Lombard (1908-1942) nee Jane Alice Peters
Must-see movies:
- To Be or Not To Be (1942)
- My Man Godfrey (1936)
- No Man of Her Own (1932)
Marriages:
William Powell (1931-1933)
Clark Gable (1939-1942)
Clip of the Love of Carole’s Life - Russ Columbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-zQWgOKFTg&t=102s
Thank you to David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Carole Lombard (1908-1942) nee Jane Alice Peters
Must-see movies:
- To Be or Not To Be (1942)
- My Man Godfrey (1936)
- No Man of Her Own (1932)
Marriages:
William Powell (1931-1933)
Clark Gable (1939-1942)
Clip of the Love of Carole’s Life - Russ Columbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-zQWgOKFTg&t=102s
Thank you to David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Pt III of III
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Novels
- Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old
- Pride and Prejudice (1813)
- Mansfield Park (1814)
- Emma (1815)
- Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous)
- Persuasion (1818, posthumous)
- Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)
Our favorite adaptations:
BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle
S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband
Enjoyable Austen fan fiction:
These are the very best:
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.
Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!
These are fun too:
Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay
Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy
Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James
Other Music: Excerpts from BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1996).
Thank you to David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
We'll be back in June with the final part of the Jane Austen Series!
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Pt II of III
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Novels
- Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old
- Pride and Prejudice (1813)
- Mansfield Park (1814)
- Emma (1815)
- Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous)
- Persuasion (1818, posthumous)
- Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)
Our favorite adaptations:
BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle
S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband
Enjoyable Austen fan fiction:
These are the very best:
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.
Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!
These are fun too:
Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay
Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy
Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James
Other Music: Excerpts from BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1996).
Thank you to David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Pt I of III
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Novels
- Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old
- Pride and Prejudice (1813)
- Mansfield Park (1814)
- Emma (1815)
- Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous)
- Persuasion (1818, posthumous)
- Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)
Our favorite adaptations:
BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle
S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband
Enjoyable Austen fan fiction:
These are the very best:
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.
Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!
These are fun too:
Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay
Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy
Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James
Other Music: Excerpts from BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1996).
Thank you to David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Thank you for joining us for the fourth and final part of the series on the life and career of Preston Sturges. Unfortunately, he's a jerk in this one and his later films are... simply not good, so you'll find this to be a somewhat downbeat episode. We'll make sure something short and sweet is next, so look forward to that!
Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer
Part IV of IV
Must see movies:
- Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- Christmas in July (1940)
Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942)
Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything." -Preston Sturges
Other Music: Opening credits Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, and Palm Beach Story.
Thank you to Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer
Part III of IV
Must see movies:
- Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- Christmas in July (1940)
Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942)
Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything." -Preston Sturges
Other Music: Opening credits Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, and Palm Beach Story.
Thank you to Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer
Part II of IV
Must see movies:
- Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- Christmas in July (1940)
Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942)
Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything." -Preston Sturges
Other Music: Opening credits Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, and Palm Beach Story.
Thank you to Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!