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José Ferrer : Turmoil and Triumph | Episode 31 Aug 27, 2023

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Adam and Charlotte detail the Communist controversy in Hollywood around José Ferrer's historic Oscar win for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) at the 1951 Academy Awards. They also examine the mystery of his missing Oscar, the Carl Foreman High Noon (1952) communism debacle and discuss the Ferrer lost-gem Anything Can Happen (1952).

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Five Branded Women and the Hollywood Blacklist Pt. 2 | Episode 30 May 17, 2023

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Adam and Charlotte wrap up Five Branded Women, discuss the careers of Paul Jarrico and Michael Wilson and offer up a couple of great double feature ideas. They discuss the first film by Hollywood to tackle the blacklist head-on, The Front. They also bring up a modern masterpiece about the subject, Guilty By Suspicion.

Five Branded Women and the Hollywood Blacklist : Part 1 | Episode 29 May 10, 2023

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Charlotte is back! In this episode Charlotte and Adam look into the film Five Branded Women and discuss blacklisted writers Paul Jarrico and Michael Wilson along with the film's blacklisted director Martin Ritt. They give some background on the HUAC hearings, the significance of the Hollywood Ten and even explore the only blacklisted film Salt of the Earth.

Adam Takeover: Action Movies | Episode 28 May 03, 2023

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Charlotte is still out this week, so Adam invites his longtime friend and Screenwriter Shawn Knox to co-host a discussion about Action movies. Shawn chooses a long-lost gem with a stellar cast Let's Get Harry. While Adam chooses a lesser known Chuck Norris film, Silent Rage, that mixes action and horror. They talk about sifting through films to find gems and how action is such an expansive genre that it encompasses multiple sub-genres.

Adam Takeover : Super Mario Brothers | Episode 27 Apr 27, 2023

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Charlotte is out of town this week, so Adam invites his colleague David to co-host. David is an animator and video game enthusiast, so they tackle both movie adaptations of Super Mario Brothers. They discuss the weird delights and groans of the 1993 live-action version and compare it with everything that they got right in the new animated version from 2023.

Death Becomes Her | Episode 26 Apr 19, 2023

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Adam and Charlotte are joined by a very special guest this week, Charlotte's childhood friend Crissy. They discuss a film that left a lasting impression on both of them, the Robert Zemeckis 1992 classic, Death Becomes Her. The team gets into some of the intricacies of sound restoration, what films they didn't like as kids and even discuss Crissy's early obsession with The New Kids on the Block.

Cursed Films: The Conqueror | Episode 25 Apr 12, 2023

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In this episode, Adam and Charlotte tackle The Conqueror, a film said to be cursed from its very conception. The story of the Conqueror is wrapped up in the story of Howard Hughes, RKO and the United States testing of the atomic bomb. Widely considered one of the worst films ever produced, bad casting, endless reshoots and possibly causing deadly cancer, the Conqueror has left a legacy of what not to do while making a studio film.

Powell -vs- Powell | Episode 24 Apr 04, 2023

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This week Adam and Charlotte go head to head, discussing actors William Powell and Dick Powell. The pair debate which Powell reigns supreme, highlight their careers, love lives, awards and so much more. Which Powell will win in the first ever Perf Damage showdown? Tune in and find out!

Music Documentaries | Episode 23 Mar 20, 2023

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Adam and Charlotte welcome Jeff McCarty back to discuss a topic near to all of their hearts, music documentaries. They ponder the relevance of outsider art in Daniel Johnston, keeping artistic integrity with Sugar Man and the open discourse on Alzheimer’s in Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me. Jeff laments his never realized music doc and regales us with run-ins that he had with the band Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Technicolor Part Two : The Drama | Episode 22 Mar 13, 2023

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In this episode, Adam and Charlotte dive into the drama behind the booming innovation of Technicolor. They examine the rise and fall of Natalie Kalmus, the face of the business. Herbert Kalmus built her into the most powerful female executive in Hollywood, but she would ultimately be undone by her public squabbles over money. This is a story of divorce, public infatuation, ego out of control, exile, lawsuits and theatrics all in pursuit of the art of color film.

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