Union boss Jimmy Hoffa left his Michigan home for what was supposed to be a peace summit with mobsters Anthony Provenzano and Anthony Giacalone on 30th July, 1975. He never returned home.But Hoffa was much more than just a Mafia stooge. He’d been involved in labour unions from the age of fourteen, rapidly rising through the ranks to become president of the powerful Teamsters Union by 1957. Under his leadership, the union ballooned to over 2 million members. And with great power came great

Send us a text In today's episode, I interview Hannah Rose Ammon, director of the new short film "We Do Our Best," a tender, true-to-life portrait of motherhood, girlhood and growing up in New York. Listen to hear about the real life event that inspired the film, what it was like filming in a small bar environment in New York City, and the importance of music in telling a story like this. Books mentioned in this episode include: Just Kids by Patti SmithFilms and TV shows mentioned in this ep...

Robert Paden-Powell took twenty boys to Brownsea Island, Poole on 29th July, 1907, to embark on a ten-day camp. The trip was, essentially, a laboratory for his subsequent books - and, therefore, the global Boy Scout movement. Each day started with cocoa and exercises, and ended with campfire yarns. In between, there was a lot of knot-tying, parading and praying. By the time of the Second World War, 3.3 million British children were enrolled as Boy Scouts. In this episode, Olly, Rebecca and Arion

Petite Princess furniture and Princess Patty spotlightMaximal Minis is the aspiration of artist and interior designer Amy Kay, who became enthralled with designing interiors using a metal dollhouse with furnishings she was gifted as a young girl. After rediscovering a dollhouse like hers in 2023, her love was rekindled, and her passion for decorating evolved into a passion for storytelling. Maximal Minis showcases the beauty and nostalgia of 20th-century miniatures, infusing them with light, life,

Paging Rick Deckard, the return (sort of) of Frank Drebin, Liam in love, the legacy of Leslie Nielsen, the one of a kind Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the pleasures of Retribution, my cat is missing, and an ending featuring Danny Aiello, Jack Nicholson, and John Wayne. Stuff mentioned: Blade Runner (1982), The Naked Gun (2025), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Baywatch (1989-2001), Leslie Nielsen Fart Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGuHDdSImFQ), Cloud (2025), Pulse (2001), Cure

In this episode Joe offers a master class in filmmaking (and for free)! Have you ever heard "critical assumptions"? No? You want to make a film but don't know where to begin? You start right here! Whatcha now 'bout that!? Soon you will! Let's get going! Send us a text This episode claims Fair Use under United States Copyright Law for those items in which we do not own the copyright. Also many podcast players now use AI to create episode transcripts. These have not been reviewed or approved by...

Captain William Smith, a decorated World War II pilot, was flying a B-25 Mitchell bomber on a routine mission on 28th July, 1945. In heavy fog over New York, he got disoriented and tragically turned the wrong way, narrowly missing the Chrysler Building - before crashing into the Empire State Building.Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver, was thrown from her lift, but miraculously survived. First responders, unaware of the damaged cables in the shaft, placed her in another elevator to transport her

Picture this: You're expecting a high-octane superhero adventure with the Fantastic Four. Instead, you get a robot. Not just any robot, but Herbie – a mechanical sidekick so bizarre, so utterly out of place, that he would become a legendary cautionary tale of superhero adaptation gone wrong. Standing barely waist-high, with all the combat effectiveness of a malfunctioning kitchen appliance, Herbie represents the absolute nadir of superhero television creativity.Welcome to Monsters, Sharks, and

Guest Host and JLJ Media CEO James Lott Jr talks about Hollywood that is forgotten and why this show exists. Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook.

Send us a text Things have been a tad chaotic this summer! Here's a bonus episode Gwen and Gretchen recorded on an iPhone after seeing Megan 2.0 in the theater (while being distracted by Gretchen's new kittens, Jordy and Clovis!). It's a hoot, so if you haven't seen it, what the hell are you waiting for?! Gwen and Gretchen Watch Movies is written and directed by Gwen Callahan and Gretchen Brooks. Recorded and edited by Martin Vavra at Galaxy Sailor Productions. Find us everywhere you listen t...

The conversation continues with artist Amy Kay!Maximal Minis is the aspiration of artist and interior designer Amy Kay, who became enthralled with designing interiors using a metal dollhouse with furnishings she was gifted as a young girl. After rediscovering a dollhouse like hers in 2023, her love was rekindled, and her passion for decorating evolved into a passion for storytelling. Maximal Minis showcases the beauty and nostalgia of 20th-century miniatures, infusing them with light, life, and a

This has been added to my Letterboxd list of The Best Movies Ever.I have a DVD of this, but the quality isn’t great. I watched it a second time on YouTube, linked below, and honestly, it looks at least as good on YouTube as it does on the janky DVD I have. I wish this, and all of Hart’s films, were restored. Maybe someday.Next I’m watching The Bandit’s Wager [1916], directed by Francis Ford. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus

في هذه الحلقة الثالثة من سلسلة "كرتون نيتورك: الحكاية الكاملة"، نكشف الوجه الآخر للقناة…Adult Swim، القسم الليلي من كرتون نيتورك، كان موجّه للكبار فقط.برامج ساخرة، رسوم مجنونة، مواضيع حساسة، ونكات لا تناسب الأطفال.تعرّف على قصة Adult Swim… كيف بدأت؟ليه كانت صادمة؟وليه صارت ملهمة لصنّاع الرسوم حول العالم؟👇 شاهد الحلقة الآن وقل لنا: هل تابعت Adult Swim في صغرك… بدون ما تدري؟🟢 لا تنسى الاشتراك، وتفعيل الجرس، لأن القادم… أقوى!

Matt looks at a packed week of new films, led by the new Naked Gun and the horror film Together.

The Hovercraft SR-N1, piloted by Captain Peter Lamb, sailed from Calais to Dover on 25th July 1959, fifty years to the day after Louis Blériot made the first crossing of the English Channel. It took 2 hours, 3 minutes. The brainchild of British engineer and inventor Christopher Cockerell, Hovercraft was described as a cross between an aircraft, a boat and a land vehicle, hovering just above the water on a cushion of air. Ultimately over 80 million people and 12 million cars crossed the Channel

The ‘Quietly Confident Quartet’ of Mark Tonelli (backstroke), Peter Evans (breaststroke), Mark Kerry (butterfly), and Neil Brooks (freestyle) won Gold in the 4 × 100 metres medley relay at the Summer Olympics in Moscow on 24th July, 1980: the only time the United States had not won the event.It was Australia’s first Gold medal for eight years, but reaction back home to the swimmers’ astonishing victory was mixed, because some of their countrymen - including the Australian government - believed the

Send us a text 2014AC The Chaos Of Existence Films:- Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas; Lambert & Stamp; Er Ist Wieder Da Music: - Hansel & Gretel Overture (Engelbert Humperdinck); Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mendelssohn); Symphony No. 10 (Mendelssohn) Episode Archive: - www.buzzsprout.com/MovieChonicles Patreon:- patreon.com/BrettDillon Patreon Gift Page: patreon.com/BrettDillon/gift Buy all the Movie Chronicles series of e-books …You know you want to. Support the show

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Margaret "Mother" Clap stood before a London court on 23rd July, 1726, accused of running a “Molly house” - a social club for gay men that was part-brothel, part-safe haven. She argued, perhaps naively, that as a woman she couldn’t possibly be involved in such "unnatural" practices, but the jury was unconvinced: she was fined, sentenced to two years in prison, and subjected to public humiliation on the pillory, where the crowd’s abuse was so severe she reportedly fainted multiple times. In the

Send us a text In today's episode, I interview Aizzah Fatima, writer, producer, and star of the feature film Americanish, a look at several young Pakistani-American women living in Queens as they chase their American dreams. Listen to hear about the roots of the story in Aizzah's one woman show she was performing in New York, the importance of portraying young Muslim women with agency and abilities on screen, and what went into building an ensemble cast for the film. Books mentioned in this ...