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Xoe and Rita discuss film, literature, historical figures, interests, and obsessions.

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Foibles Episode 32: Barbara Stanwyck- The...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/01/01

Barbara Stanwyck nee Ruby Stephens (1907 - 1990) She had a 64 year show business career! Must-see Stanwyck in chronological order: Night Nurse (1931) - Starred with newcomer Clark Gable who became a lifelong friend The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932) - There are some elements that did not age well but it is still a touching romance that defied the laws of anti-miscegenation. Baby Face (1933) - Pre-code, gritty depiction of a woman who claws her way to the top using the only asset that the

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Foibles Episode 31: Narcissists, Assassins, and Pale...

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2021/12/04

Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977) Recommended: Pale Fire (1962) - Parallel stories told through an epic poem and the annotation to the poem. Brilliant layering of clues, leaving the reader to decide how unreliable the narrator is - and who he is Pnin (1957) - Pnin is a professor at the same college where John Shade and Charles Kinbote for Pale Fire teach. Pnin is mentioned in Pale Fire. Lolita (1958) - The novel that made Nabokov wealthy and famous. The Stanley Kubrick movie adaptation is

01:04:35

Foibles Episode 30: All That Heaven Allows/ Far From...

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2021/11/06

Douglas Sirk (1897 - 1987) - All That Heaven Allows (1955) Sirk was a Dane born in Germany and became very successful in Germany as a theater director. His 1st wife joined the Nazi Party. He left Germany primarily because of the danger the rise of the Nazi Party created for his 2nd wife who was a Jew. The core and substance of Sirk’s oeuvre was created in Hollywood in the 1950’s in so-called women’s films. Sirk’s greatest works depicted social constraints from the woman’s point of view and offered

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Foibles Episode 29: ”That Demmed Elusive Pimpernel”...

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2021/10/09

Book: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy, published 1905. 11 sequels plus numerous short stories Movie adaptations: Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon- The BEST adaptation Pimpernel Smith (1941), Leslie Howard- Meh. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950), David Niven and Margaret Leighton- Rita hated, Xoe loved the surreal sets. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), Anthony Andrews and Jane Seymour- Solid adaptation. TV: Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)- Not very good.

01:00:15

Foibles Episode 28: The Prior Brothers, Genre Film‘s...

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2021/09/11

Experiences the child-like joy of gleaming muscles, flashing teeth, ill-timed explosions, and mayhem by the best of the worst. Link to Ted's IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697961/ Xoe and Rita's Top 7 Ted Prior Movies: Sledgehammer (1983) KILLZONE (1985) Born Killer (1989) Future Zone (1990) Raw Nerve (1991) Possessed by the Night (1994)** Day of the Warrior (1996)* Honorable Mentions: Hardcase and Fist (1989) Raw Justice (1994) The Last House (2015) *Xoe's unique pick **Rita's

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Foibles Episode 27: Archy and Mehitable- Toujours Gai

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2021/08/14

archy and mehitabel by don marquis is a collection of newspaper columns in verse without kapitalization or punctuation except occasionally published between 1916 and 1936 filled with social and politikal commentary along with a very wry perspective on human foibles and the vagaries of life for all life forms wonderful stylized illustrations by george herriman who wuz also the author of the krazy kat comics first half of the full collection is highly recommended interest peters out in the

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Foibles Episode 26: The Murderbot Diaries

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2021/07/18

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells All Systems Red - 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella; 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella; & 2018 American Library Association’s Alex Award; nominated for 2017 Philip K Dick Award Artificial Condition - 2019 Hugo Award Rogue Protocol Exit Strategy Network Effect Fugitive Telemetry - Published in 2021. We have not read it yet Read these in order! The 1st three following novellas had enough votes for the 2019 Hugo Award final ballot but Wells declined

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Foibles Episode 24: The Silver Prose of Mary Mapes Dodge

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2021/06/19

Thanks for listening to the long saga of visionary film producer Val Lewton! This episode is a one-off, and the author only wrote two novels. Mary Mapes Dodge (1831-1905) Writer, editor, widow, single mother She was instrumental in encouraging Rudyard Kipling to write The Jungle Book. She also published books of sketches and poems. Novels: Donald and Dorothy (1883) Hans Brinker; or the Silver Skates (1865) Special thanks to David Plell and Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind"!

01:22:08

Foibles Episode 23 Pt. IV: Val Lewton- Fadeout

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2021/05/22

Special Thanks to Adam Roche for his excellently researched podcast The Secret History of Hollywood - Shadows. This is a multi-hour epic documentary about Val Lewton's life and work. https://www.attaboyclarence.com/the-secret-history-of-hollywood Val Lewton (1904-1951) (nee Vladimir Ivanovich Hofschneider in Imperial Russia; mother's maiden name was Leventon) Top Four Must-See Val Lewton movies: 1) I Walked with Zombie 2) Cat People 3) Rita: The Ghost Ship; Xoe: The 7th Victim Universal Studios

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Foibles Episode 23 Pt. III: Val Lewton- The End of...

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2021/04/24

01:03:06

Foibles Episode 23 Pt. II: Val Lewton- Women in the...

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2021/03/27

Link to "Shame & Scandal (In the Family): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJyVB_sqh3E Special Thanks to Adam Roche for his excellently researched podcast The Secret History of Hollywood - Shadows. This is a multi-hour epic documentary about Val Lewton's life and work. https://www.attaboyclarence.com/the-secret-history-of-hollywood Val Lewton (1904-1951) (nee Vladimir Ivanovich Hofschneider in Imperial Russia; mother's maiden name was Leventon) Top Four Must-See Val Lewton movies: 1) I Walked with

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Foibles Episode 23 Pt. I: Val Lewton and The Dark...

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2021/02/27

Val Lewton (1904-1951) (nee Vladimir Ivanovich Hofschneider in Imperial Russia; mother's maiden name was Leventon) Top Four Must-See Val Lewton movies: 1) I Walked with Zombie 2) Cat People 3) Rita: The Ghost Ship; Xoe: The 7th Victim Universal Studios horror classics: Frankenstein (1931) - starring Boris Karloff Dracula (1931) - starring Bela Lugosi The Black Cat (1941) - exemplar of Universal formula mixing equal parts of suspense/horror and comedy; directed by Albert Rogell, brother of Sid

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Foibles Episode 22: Mildred Pierce: Good Mother or...

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2021/01/30

MILDRED PIERCE Novel: Mildred Pierce by James M Cain, 1941. Still entertaining Film: Mildred Pierce (1947) - starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blythe, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden - The classic holds up Miniseries: Mildred Pierce (2011) 5 episodes - starring Kate Winslet, Evan Rachel Wood, Guy Pearce - Atmospheric, well-acted and directed, a little too slow because there is not enough material from the novel to fill 5 episodes. Reccomended movies mentioned: The Bad Seed (1956) The Babadook (2014) Whatever

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Foibles Episode 21 Pt. III: Jane Eyre- Screen...

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2021/01/03

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Stay tuned for the discussion on how much we hate St. John Rivers, the significance of Rochester's mad wife Bertha, Jane Eyre erotica, and more! Books: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), 1847. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, 2001. (Alternate universe in which the criminal enters great novels and changes the plot. The protagonist, Thursday Next, is a detective in the literary police.) The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Adaptations: Jane Eyre (1934) -

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Foibles PSA Regarding COVID-19

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2020/12/06

We made a newsflash about COVID to tell you we will not be talking much about COVID, but we hope each and every one of you are as well as possible! Take care everyone

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Foibles Episode 21 Pt. II: Jane Eyre- Jane's Men

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2020/11/29

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Stay tuned for the discussion on how much we hate St. John Rivers, the significance of Rochester's mad wife Bertha, Jane Eyre erotica, and more! Books: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), 1847. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, 2001. (Alternate universe in which the criminal enters great novels and changes the plot. The protagonist, Thursday Next, is a detective in the literary police.) Adaptations: Jane Eyre (1934) - starring Virginia Bruce and Colin

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Foibles Episode 21 Pt I: Jane Eyre "I am no bird;...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2020/10/24

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Stay tuned for the discussion on how much we hate St. John Rivers, the significance of Rochester's mad wife Bertha, Jane Eyre erotica, and more! Books: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), 1847. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, 2001. (Alternate universe in which the criminal enters great novels and changes the plot. The protagonist, Thursday Next, is a detective in the literary police.) Adaptations: Jane Eyre (1934) - starring Virginia Bruce and Colin Clive. I

01:13:07

Foibles Episode 20: A Star Is Born pt. II

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2020/09/26

Xoe and Rita do a deep dive into the many iterations of the classic story of A Star is Born and the themes of true love, addiction, artistry, and feminism each explores in its own way. Stay tuned for part II to learn who is the handsomest Mr. Maine. What Price Hollywood? (1932)- dir. George Cuckor and starring Constance Bennett, Lowell Sherman, Neil Hamilton. A Star is Born (1937)- starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March A Star is Born (1954)-starring Judy Garland and James Mason A Star is Born

01:09:45

Foibles Episode 20: A Star Is Born pt. I

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2020/09/05

A Star is Born(s) - 4 films and a prototype Xoe and Rita do a deep dive into the many iterations of the classic story of A Star is Born and the themes of true love, addiction, artistry, and feminism each explores in its own way. Stay tuned for part II to learn who is the handsomest Mr. Maine. What Price Hollywood? (1932)- dir. George Cuckor and starring Constance Bennett, Lowell Sherman, Neil Hamilton. A Star is Born (1937)- starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March A Star is Born (1954)-starring

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Foibles Episode 20: Babe! Weee Waaant Baaaaabe!

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2020/08/08

We discuss the iterations of Babe, pig extraordinaire, and the deep themes that can be found in the excellent film adaptation of the book, Babe (1995). We also discuss: Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith (book) Babe: Pig in the city (1998) Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1993) Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (book) Theme music is "Future Mind" by David Plell of Powerbleeder https://powerbleeder.bandcamp.com/album/l-i-m-b-o

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