Les meilleurs podcasts Hollywood History (2024)

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A Shot In The Dark 13:24

14d ago13:24

13:24

Who shot William Desmond Taylor? That's the mystery at the heart of this - the first part of my special, exclusive mini-series - Death On Alvarado Street... To hear the complete series, along with countless more tales of Tinseltown and its secrets, sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/c/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph…

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Cary: Part 4 3:59:37

24d ago3:59:37

3:59:37

Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton's wedded bliss begins with an adventure upon a lake, and a very starstruck pastor, but it isn't long before the shadows of doubt begin to cast across their happiness, made all the worse by the threat of war, and the spiralling effects of Barbara's vices... If you’ve enjoyed this episode, and would like to aid in its cr…

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Unlock Your Map To The Stars 3:51

27d ago3:51

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Unlock a treasure chest of Old Hollywood storytelling! Every series of the Secret History Of Hollywood unlocks when you sign up at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret But that's not all! The Secret History Of Hollywood will now be arriving with you far more frequently! Hear the chapters of these epic stories as they're produced, by becoming a Co-…

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"First Black Filmmaker in Hollywood, Noble Johnson" 8:16

8M ago8:16

8:16

In this episode of "The History of Hollywood with Marc Wanamaker", Marc tells us about the first black filmmaker in Hollywood, Noble Johnson. "The History of Hollywood with Marc Wanamaker" Taped at Hang On to the Dream Theatre, Hollywood, CA Written by Marc Wanamaker Created & Produced by Christopher Ewing For more information about Marc, and his e…

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"The World's First Female Filmmaker: Alice Guy Blaché" 6:48

1y ago6:48

6:48

In this episode of "The History of Hollywood with Marc Wanamaker", Marc tells us about the world's first female filmmaker, Alice Guy Blaché". "The History of Hollywood with Marc Wanamaker" Taped at Hang On to the Dream Theatre, Hollywood, CA Written by Marc Wanamaker Created & Produced by Christopher Ewing For more information about Marc, and his e…

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Cary: Part 3 - Vol II 3:09:14

1+ y ago3:09:14

3:09:14

Cary Grant's relationship with the troubled, self-destructive Barbara Hutton has taken on a disturbing new shape in the wake of her father's death. Will Grant be able to live up to the promise he has made to Lance - Barbara's son? In his professional life, Grant is about to reunite with a co-star who may mean more to him than any other... If you’ve…

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Cary: Part 3 - Vol I 4:13:33

2+ y ago4:13:33

4:13:33

Cary Grant has found love with society heiress, Barbara Hutton. But Barbara comes with her own set of personal demons, and the road to happiness is growing ever more complicated. Meanwhile, his cinematic roles are beginning to more-and-more resemble the characters that he has played in real life; including would-be father, society plaything, and...…

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"The Original Female Action Stars of Film" 13:39

2+ y ago13:39

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Thanks to stunt doubles and special effects, stars today appear on the big screen doing some amazing stunts, but in the early days of Hollywood, stars had to do their own stunts. No greenscreen. No CGI special effects. In this episode of "The History of Hollywood with Marc Wanamaker", Marc introduces us to 4 true pioneers of film; female stars of e…

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"The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations" 40:27

3y ago40:27

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If you are a fan of “The Three Stooges”, then this is a must-hear episode of “The History of Hollywood with Marc Wanamaker”! In this episode, film historian Marc Wanamaker chats with fellow historian Jim Pauley, author of the book, “The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations”, who shares how he found some of the most popular locations seen in th…

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Cary: Part 2 - Vol II 8:35:04

3y ago8:35:04

8:35:04

After a devastating personal tragedy, Cary Grant has begun to focus upon his career as an escape, still in search of the elusive hit that will prove his worth to the world. Fortunately, success and superstardom are on the horizon… Meanwhile, Barbara Hutton has begun a very dangerous romance, one that will involve her with a family renowned for prey…

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Cary: Part 2 - Vol I 7:18:43

3y ago7:18:43

7:18:43

After discovering that the mother he thought was dead is actually alive, Cary Grant must reconcile his own guilt, the effects of the revelation upon his own relationships, and the fact that his star in Hollywood seems to be fading. Elsewhere, a shocking new saga has begun among the heights of privilege. But as the story unfolds, it will soon become…

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The History of Hollywood with Marc Wanamaker (Premier Episode) 14:24

3+ y ago14:24

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Welcome to the premier episode of the podcast “The History of Hollywood with Marc Wanamaker”. Marc Wanamaker is recognized around the world as one of the leading historians of Los Angeles, Hollywood, and the Motion Picture and Television Industries. Marc has been a foremost authority in the areas of film production, exhibition, and research for sev…

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Episode 84: Just Mercy 1:24:13

3+ y ago1:24:13

1:24:13

Episode 84: Just Mercy. This powerful but very entertaining movie depicts the efforts of lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his Equal Justice Initiative to force a retrial of Walter “Johnny D” McMillian in 1990s Alabama. Michael B Jordan and Jamie Foxx lead a strong cast in this quest for justice in the face of deep-rooted bigotry and bias. We examine the …

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Episode 83 Thoughts & Themes 3: Things We Think We Know 41:26

4y ago41:26

41:26

In this, the final episode of 2020, Martin flies solo as he embarks on T&T 3, looking at common misconceptions through the medium of lemmings and trying to approach some complex societal issues from a fresh perspective. With a review and listener feedback at the end of the show along with festive greetings from the HbH crew, it’s a short farewell t…

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Episode 82: Gorillas in the Mist 1:43:26

4y ago1:43:26

1:43:26

This week sees Martin joined by Sean Munger and Cody Climer from the Green Screen podcast as they join forces to examine this 1988 movie about primatologist Dian Fossey and her efforts to study and protect mountain gorillas in Rwanda. It’s a wide-ranging show and with due apologies for the length of time you’ve all had to wait for this episode, we …

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Episode 81: Battle of the Sexes 1:28:54

4y ago1:28:54

1:28:54

Episode 81 Battle of the Sexes. 11th October 2020. In 1973, former men’s tennis No1 Bobby Riggs challenged women’s champion Billy Jean King to a $100k exhibition match. Riggs, an unapologetic chauvinist, gambler and hustler was 55 years old but still confident he could beat the best of the current female players. This week’s movie looks at the depi…

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Episode 80: Midway 2:24:10

4y ago2:24:10

2:24:10

This week sees the welcome return of Ray Harris Jr from the long-running History of WWII Podcast as he joins Martin to examine 2019’s Midway, derided by critics yet loved by audiences. Not for the first time, we side very much with the audience and find ourselves surprised by director Roland Emmerich and writer Wes Tooke’s efforts to be as accurate…

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Episode 79: Thoughts & Themes 2 Race Through Time 1:01:55

4y ago1:01:55

1:01:55

This week sees the second outing of the T&T supplementary. Join Martin as he examines the multiple issues involving the African American community in the US and how this has been depicted in a number of movies already covered by HbH including Glory, Selma and Hidden Figures, attempting to interpret the meanings, both obvious and subtle that these m…

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Cary: Part 1 12:41:29

4+ y ago12:41:29

12:41:29

Please see content warning below Once upon a time, from the midst of normality, an extraordinary story began... In a time when the world was being shaped on the fields of war, a boy named Archie dared to find his own path by looking to the stars. In Part One of Cary, hear the incredible journey of Archie Leach; one that stretched from broken beginn…

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Episode 78: Sully: Miracle on the Hudson 1:40:15

4+ y ago1:40:15

1:40:15

This week we are joined by Des Latham, regular guest host, this time in his capacity as the host of Plane Crash Diaries, Des being a keen aviator and student of aviation safety. We look at 2016’s Sully, detailing the incredible landing on the Hudson River in mid-New York by Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger in January 2009 after his Airbus A320 …

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Episode 77. Thoughts & Themes 1: Hidden Meanings 43:51

4+ y ago43:51

43:51

Episode 77 Thoughts & Themes 1: Hidden Meanings. Sunday 26th July 2020. Welcome to the first episode of Thoughts & Themes in which Martin will look for the themes and deeper meanings within Braveheart and Gladiator plus references to Kingdom of Heaven and 300. We look beyond the factual errors which all of the featured movies contain and ask whethe…

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Episode 76: The Highwaymen 1:22:44

4+ y ago1:22:44

1:22:44

We dive into the 2019 Netflix movie starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as the two ex-Texas Rangers who led the pursuit of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, seeking to bring to an end their murderous crime spree. The movie takes a very different perspective to the 1967 Bonnie & Clyde film and we will attempt to both fact-check this recent rele…

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Summer 2020 update and introductions 14:55

4+ y ago14:55

14:55

News of the amended planned episodes plus a new addition to the HbH library; Thoughts and Themes will launch towards the end of July 2020, complete with a new variation of our theme music. https://historybyhollywood.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/99-the-tt-update-snippet.mp3Par History by Hollywood

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Episode 75: Young Guns 1:57:46

4+ y ago1:57:46

1:57:46

This week sees Martin joined by Chris Wimmer, host of both Infamous America and Legends of the Old West podcast series’ who brings an expert eye to the examination of 1988’s Young Guns, the story of Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War, starring many of the so-called Brat Pack in the forms of Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Lou Diamond Phillips …

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Episode 74: The Coal Miner’s Daughter 1:16:50

4+ y ago1:16:50

1:16:50

Episode 74 The Coal Miner’s Daughter. Sunday 7th June 2020. This episode examines the 1980 movie The Coal Miner’s Daughter, telling the story of the early life and subsequent early career of Loretta Lynn, one of the matriarchs of Country music, from her tough Kentucky childhood to becoming a Country legend, singing about the real life ups and downs…

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Episode 73: Zulu Dawn 2:17:41

4+ y ago2:17:41

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Episode 73 Zulu Dawn. Sunday 17th May 2020. This week we focus on 1979’s Zulu Dawn, a much-underrated and little-known prequel to 1964’s Zulu, concentrating on Lord Chelmsford’s advance into Zulu territory and the disastrous battle of Isandhlwana which took place the day before the action at Rorke’s Drift. For this episode we are delighted to welco…

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Episode 72: The People vs Larry Flynt 1:57:14

4+ y ago1:57:14

1:57:14

Whatever people think about Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt, he fought a number of legal battles for the right to publish, battles which effectively became a universal fight for the right to free speech. This 1996 movie resonates today as we will look at the historical accuracy of the movie and some of the points for debate that it generates. …

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Episode 71 Denial 1:37:57

4+ y ago1:37:57

1:37:57

Episode 71 Denial, 22nd March 2020. In our latest outing we examine 2016’s movie telling the story of Professor Deborah Lipstadt, an American historian and author who wrote a book about Holocaust deniers in which she named David Irving, a British amateur historian as a case in point. He sued her in 2000 in the UK’s civil courts and this movie tells…

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Episode 70.4 The Social Network Part 4 41:56

4+ y ago41:56

41:56

Spoiler-free preview: Martin and Jules arrive at the conclusion of the movie, examine both its accuracy and entertainment but stress that despite the very high entertainment value, as far as provoking thought and discussion about wider topics, this movie is far greater than the sum of its parts. It’s been a lengthy journey, the total coverage actua…

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Episode 70.3 The Social Network Part 3 44:36

4+ y ago44:36

44:36

Join Martin and guest-host Jules with the continuing story as the Winklevoss brothers turn up the heat on their efforts to stop Mark Zuckerberg developing his Facebook concept, still complaining that he had stolen their idea and we meet Sean Parker, portrayed by the annoyingly talented Justin Timberlake who leaps aboard the Facebook bandwagon, much…

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Episode 70.2 The Social Network Part 2 50:51

4+ y ago50:51

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Episode 70.2. The Social Network Part 2. This week sees us dive into the main body of the show for which we are joined by software engineer and HbH’s theme music composer Jules Cisek who has some fascinating insights into the world of IT and Silicone Valley, primed to hit us all with large dollops of factainment. Fabulously watchable though The Soc…

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Episode 70.1 The Social Network Part 1 39:24

5y ago39:24

39:24

This week’s episode is 2010’s portrayal of the genesis of Facebook with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg played by Jesse Eisenberg. Directed by Fight Club’s David Fincher and written by the West Wing screen writer Aaron Sorkin the movie has been praised for bravely stark portrayals of such recent events and active protagonists and equally c…

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Episode 69.2 Frost/Nixon Part 2 50:38

5y ago50:38

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Episode 69.2 Frost/Nixon Part 2. We rejoin the action as the interviews begin, the wily veteran politician determined to retain control of the narrative and to try and rehabilitate himself in the eyes of the American people. Frost’s research team, serious journalists, are desperate for their man to pin the ex-President down, ask some tough question…

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Episode 69.1 Frost/Nixon Part 1 50:47

5y ago50:47

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Episode 69.1 Frost/Nixon Part 1. Adapted from the play of the same name and starring the same two actors in the title roles, Michael Sheen and Frank Langella, this movie attempts to tell the story of a series of interviews between disgraced former US President Richard Nixon and a most unlikely interrogator in the form of British variety show host D…

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Episode 68 Shakespeare at the Cinema Part 2: Richard III (1955) 1:46:32

5y ago1:46:32

1:46:32

Episode 68 Shakespeare at the Cinema Part 2: Richard III (1955). Laurence Olivier’s Richard III is renowned for portraying King Richard as a Machiavellian conspirator, reveling in his villainy and driven by personal ambition. To take as objective a view as possible, HbH is joined by a proper expert; author of historical fiction and host of The Wars…

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Episode 68 Shakespeare at the Cinema Part 1: Henry V (1989) 1:37:33

5y ago1:37:33

1:37:33

Episode 68 Shakespeare at the Cinema Part 1: Henry V (1989). In this week’s part of the Shakespearean episode we examine Kenneth Branagh’s 1989 adaption of Henry V. Martin flies solo though his monologue is supplemented by multiple clips from the movie, featuring a decent who’s-who of British stage and cinema. Culminating in the battle of Agincourt…

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Episode 67: The Insider Part 3 of 3 35:37

5y ago35:37

35:37

Episode 67: The Insider Part 3 of 3. As we hurtle toward the end of another year and HbH’s third birthday, we conclude our look at The Insider, wrap up the reality and let you know what became of the various protagonists. https://historybyhollywood.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/67-the-insider-part-3-of-3.mp3…

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Episode 67: The Insider Part 2 of 3 39:29

5y ago39:29

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Episode 67: The Insider Part 2 of 3. We continue our focus on this powerful movie about Jeffrey Wigand, tobacco industry whistleblower and, aware of the time of year, take the opportunity to wish all of you a happy HbH holiday season. https://historybyhollywood.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/67-the-insider-part-2-of-3.mp3…

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Episode 67: The Insider Part 1 of 3 45:13

5y ago45:13

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Episode 67: The Insider Part 1 of 3. We embark on an examination of this 1999 film about a tobacco industry whistle-blower trying to get his story out on national television. Starring Russell Crowe, Al Pacino and Christopher Plummer, the protagonists face legal challenges by the huge tobacco corporations and for the journalists, resistance from the…

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Episode 66: The Untouchables Part 3 of 3 41:07

5y ago41:07

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Episode 66 The Untouchables Part 3 of 3. This week we conclude our examination of The Untouchables, wrapping up the movie but also looking at how the legends of Eliot Ness and Al Capone have grown in popular culture. Much of what is said about these two towering figures of early twentieth century crime-fighting is drawn from artistic sources such a…

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Episode 66: The Untouchables Part 2 of 3 40:21

5y ago40:21

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Episode 66 The Untouchables Part 2 of 3. We continue our examination of The Untouchables. With the team complete, Eliot Ness and his Untouchables can get to work taking apart Al Capone’s illicit booze trade. But at what cost? Join us to find out and how much of the movie’s drama is borne out by the real events of the period. https://historybyhollyw…

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Episode 66: The Untouchables Part 1 of 3 45:04

5y ago45:04

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Episode 66 The Untouchables Part 1 of 3. Welcome to our first three-part episode under our new format. This week we start our examination of The Untouchables, the 1987 star-studded story of Eliot Ness and his team, taking on Al Capone and the Mob in Prohibition-era Chicago. Starring Kevin Costner and Robert de Niro as the two antagonists, ably supp…

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