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Hosts Jonah and Journey dive into the complete bodies of work for some of New Hollywood’s most unique filmmakers. By contextualizing them with their peers and the industry they worked in and tracking their highs and lows beyond the heyday of the American New Wave, we hope to better frame the influence of these directors and understand the complexities of their careers. Currently exploring the filmography of Peter Bogdanovich.

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152:51

To Sir, With Love II (1996) w/ Collin Brinkmann

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2026/10/09

This week, we are joined by author of Late Style in Film, Collin Brinkmann, to discuss yet another Bogdanovich legacy sequel: To Sir With Love II. Thirty years after Sidney Poitier’s defining role as “Sir” (Mark Thackeray) in the 1967 British smash hit To Sir, With Love, the powers of the television world decided it was time for a TV sequel, and what more obvious choice to helm than Peter Bogdanovich. Moving from London to Chicago, this follow-up has it all: a secret son, students with guns, life

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99:40

Fallen Angels 'A Dime a Dance' (1995)

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2026/09/25

It’s 1995: Peter Bogdanovich is back on Showtime and better than ever! This week, we cover Peter’s first real noir output: an episode of the anthology series Fallen Angels. In his episode “A Dime a Dance,” we follow Jennifer Grey and Eric Stolz as they investigate the murder of a nightclub dancer and evade a killer that also seems to be on the hunt for Jennifer Grey. Peter being Peter, the episode also features L.B. Stratten as the murdered dancer. It’s a genuinely well-constructed episode made to

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82:30

Picture Windows 'Song of Songs' (1995)

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2026/09/11

We were lucky enough to record in-person again, this time to talk about Bogdanovich’s episode of the 1995 Showtime anthology series Picture Windows. You’ve never heard of it? To be fair, most people haven’t. They brought in filmmakers such as John Boorman, Bob Rafelson, Joe Dante, and more to essentially make a short film based on a classic work of art. Peter’s episode, “Song of Songs,” is based on Botticelli’s Primavera and if you could believe it, it features cheating, being a bad husband, L.B

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74:44

'Never Say Goodbye' by Yoko Ono (1995)

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2026/08/28

In a team-up we never expected, this week we are covering “Never Say Goodbye,” a 1982 Yoko Ono song that Peter Bogdanovich directed a music video for… in 1995. Would it shock you to hear that Peter put his regulars of Eric Stoltz and L.B. Stratten in this? This music video also features (as far as we’ve gotten) Peter’s only canonical queer characters, which is certainly something. Plus, it’s a very catchy song!We also discuss if Peter is an ally, if trains and buses can count as hotels, and our

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152:23

The Thing Called Love (1993) w/ Isaac Owens

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2026/08/14

This week we’re joined by special guest Isaac Owens as we follow Peter all the way down to the Deep South and meet our new pals Miranda, James, Kyle, and Linda Lue Linden in The Thing Called Love. A major box office disappointment of its year, we’re here to once again reappraise a misunderstood Bogdanovich picture (trust us)! We put on our dancin’ boots and quite enjoyed this musical dramedy about a young singer-songwriter named Miranda Presley (no relation to Elvis) as she follows her country music

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150:49

Noises Off (1992) w/ Jane Altoids

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2026/07/31

After the box office flop of Texasville, Peter returns to cinema with an adaptation of a British farce. Would you be shocked to hear that while also flopping at the box office, we think this movie is quite good! We are joined this week by podcaster, critic, and Film Twitter™ darling Jane Altoids to discuss Bogdanovich’s 1992 comedy Noises Off!, also stylized as Noises Off… and simply, Noises Off. After establishing Michael Caine’s anxiety over the show’s Broadway Premiere, the film follows a three

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118:06

Texasville (1990) w/ Kyle Amato

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2026/07/17

It’s a new decade for Peter Bogdanovich and for him that means returning to familiar territory. This week we are joined by Boston Hassle film critic and Hawke Cast cohost Kyle Amato to talk about 1990’s Texasville, the sequel to The Last Picture Show that nobody really asked for (but we quite enjoyed anyway). With nearly all the cast returning and some new faces (oh hey Annie Potts!!), Bog tries to make a comeback by following the life of Jeff Bridges’ Duane in Reagan-era Texas. It’s melancholic and

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153:46

BONUS: The City Girl (1984) + An '80s Roundup w/ Alex...

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2026/07/03

After a string of unique releases (and an unexpected relief special we found) this week we’re wrapping up Peter’s 1980s! Much like the 1970s, Peter had a number of unrealized projects in this tumultuous decade (imagine Bog’s Popeye!) and also had his first executive producer credit with Moon Pictures: Martha Coolidge’s 1984 narrative feature debut, The City Girl! The City Girl follows a young Toronto photographer as she breaks up with her shitty boyfriend, has a charmingly awkward threesome, and

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37:21

Friend to Friend (1989)

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2026/06/26

In a 🚨🚨Special Alert 🚨🚨 episode, we are talking about Peter Bogdanovich’s Armenian Earthquake Relief special, Friend to Friend! After months of relentless searching and investigating, Jonah discovered that TWO copies of this Bogdanovich oddity (Bogoddity, some might say) live at the Armenian Museum of America in Watertown, Massachusetts!In this episode, Jonah tells of his odyssey to find Friend to Friend and we discuss our thoughts on the special itself. Made in an effort to fundraise for

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105:29

Illegally Yours (1988)

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2026/06/19

We knew there would be some low points in Bogdanovich’s filmography but.. Whew. Talk about a new low! Wait… maybe a Rob Lowe! That’s right, this week we are talking about absolutely nobody’s favorite Bogdanovich picture: Illegally Yours! A movie we watched and somehow found enough to talk about for 90ish minutes. It’s a film that makes no sense, that nobody had fun making, and flopped so bad in summer test screenings that it got pushed to a January release. Illegally Yours is an attempt at a

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126:37

Mask (1985) w/ Billy Thegenus

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2026/06/05

This week, we discuss everyone’s favorite ‘80s classic about a boy and his mother, first loves, fighting back against bullies, a close-knit community, and life and death in sunny California. What’s that, Back to the Future? No, this one actually does end up starring Eric Stoltz, it’s Peter Bogdanovich’s 1985 film Mask! We are joined by film programmer and trivia host legend Billy Thegenus to discuss Bog’s last box office success with this Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott, and Laura Dern drama. In

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119:08

BONUS: Star 80 (1983) w/ Chris Woodward

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2026/05/22

This week, we take a turn from Bogdanovich and check in on his cinematic analogs with Bob Fosse’s final film, Star 80. Fosse takes on Dorothy Stratten’s rise to stardom, meeting and falling in love with Bogdanovich (or, according to the film, “Aram Nicholas”), and the tragic murder at the hands of her husband. We also discuss the atrocious television movie version starring Jamie Lee Curtis, how to spot a Bogdanovich analog if he isn’t wearing a bandana, Robert Redford’s final film choices, the

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177:21

They All Laughed (1981) w/ Drusilla Adeline

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2026/05/08

They all laughed… and so did we! We also cried, just a bit. This week, we finally hit a new decade for Bogdanovich as we explore his 1981 misunderstood masterpiece, They All Laughed. And to do this we’re joined by graphic designer, poster artist, and co-host of the arthouse horror podcast Bloodhaus, Drusilla Adeline! The film stars a stacked cast of both Old and New Hollywood: John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Dorothy Stratten, Audrey Hepburn, and the Saint of Singapore himself Ben Gazarra. Affairs,

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93:22

BONUS: Hooper (1978) + A '70s Roundup

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2026/05/02

Before there was Tom Cruise, before there was Cliff Booth, even before there were just a few small beers, there was HOOPER! For our 1970s Bogdanovich wrapup, we chose a movie starring two-time colleague of Bogdanovich, Burt Reynolds, and directed by legendary stuntman Hal Needham: Hooper. The film also features a Bogdanovich analogue that may or may not be Needham and Reynolds letting out years of anger against Peter. Hooper is not only a guy we would love to grab a drink with (then take an Uber

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151:51

Saint Jack (1979) w/ Conor Battles

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2026/04/24

Produced by Hugh Hefner and Roger Corman, lensed by Robby Müller, starring Ben Gazzara as an American pimp abroad in Singapore, and directed by Peter Bogdanovich after a multi-year filmmaking break, we’re closing out the decade with none other than Saint Jack (1979)! We are joined by special guest Conor Battles to discuss a film that is, shockingly, not as sleazy as you would think. Borne of Cybil Shepherd dropping her lawsuit against Playboy as a favor to Orson Welles and made by deceiving the

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126:24

Nickelodeon (1976) w/ Aine Geraghty

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2026/04/10

Arguably nobody loved classic Hollywood movies more than Peter Bogdanovich, and he tried to channel that love into a film about a ragtag gang of moviemakers in the early age of cinema: Nickelodeon. After back-to-back flops, Bogdanovich ended up back with Burt Reynolds, Tatum O’Neal, Ryan O’Neal; PLUS he introduced John Ritter to the world! It still didn’t work out for Pete at the box office or with critics… but again, this movie is nowhere near as bad as the world would lead you to believe. At least

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131:29

At Long Last Love (1975)

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2026/03/27

And for a movie absolutely nobody was clamoring for, it’s Peter Bogdanovich’s original Cole Porter-suggested musical, At Long Last Love! In possibly the most 1970s cast of all time, Cybill Shepherd, Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn, and Duilio Del Prete in a menage-a-quatre with supporting performances from John Hillerman, Eileen Brennan, Mildrick Natwick, and M. Emmett Walsh. If you can believe that Bogdanovich could be folly to his cinematic nostalgia, he attempted to make a Lubitsch-esque musical,

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120:51

Daisy Miller (1974)

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2026/03/13

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… Daisy Miller? This week we talk society (we love society, but there’s not enough of it in Europe), Peter & Cybill, and the Roman fever, all thanks to the 1870s it girl Daisy Miller.Bogdanovich undertook the first (and only cinematic) adaptation of Daisy Miller at the suggestion of his friend Orson Welles, and boy, was it certainly a decision he made. A period piece made before the rise of Merchant Ivory costumes dramas and with a distinctly American protagonist

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152:06

Paper Moon (1973)

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2026/02/27

There are many cinematic masterpieces, but only one in which Randy Quaid and Ryan O’Neal start wrasslin’. This week, we are talking about the 1973 hit film Paper Moon! Following up his love letter to screwball comedies, Bogdanovich takes us to the Midwest in the height of the Great Depression, following Bible scam artist Moze Pray and his (possible) daughter, Addie. Starring real life father and daughter duo Ryan and Tatum O’Neal, and the always fabulous Madeleine Kahn, Paper Moon is a beautifully

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146:30

What's Up, Doc? (1972) w/ Erik Svensson

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2026/02/13

Screwball comedies, remember them? We hope so, because it's sort of integral to our discussion of Bogdanovich’s hit 1972 screwball comedy What’s Up, Doc? After the black and white cinematography and heavy mood of The Last Picture Show, Pete wanted to make a very bright and light comedy in the style of Howard Hawks. Starring Ryan O’Neal as the straight man and Barbra Streisand as the daffy dame, What’s Up, Doc? is nothing but 94 minutes of zany fun, confusing suitcases, two very hot leads, and

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