When Movies Were Good

Rachel Jay & Matthew Ducza
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When Movies Were Good

A podcast devoted to discussing classic movies from 1959 and earlier. The show is hosted by Rachal Jay and Matthew Ducza in Melbourne, Australia. We will normally release a new episode every two weeks.

  1. 22/12/2022

    Episode 44: A Christmas Carol (1938)

    Another podcasting year is coming to a close. As always it was a great pleasure picking and choosing different movies to share and converse upon. We thank you all for sharing the journey with us and wish you a happy new year. In this episode we discuss one of many versions of A Christmas Carol that have been made over the years, this one made in 1938 starring Reginald Owen. No doubt we will discuss many other versions of Dickens' classic tale in seasons to come. Please note that we were required to record remotely and this may have some impact on audio quality.

  2. 24/07/2022

    Episode 43: Ben Hur and Spartacus

    This episode is all gladiators, chariots and epic battles in our Ben Hur (1959) and Spartacus (1960) feature. With Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas as the leading men and the directing talents of William Wyler and Stanley Kubrick this is a fantastic Hollywood double feature.

  3. 20/05/2022

    Episode 42: A Star is Born

    It was not long ago that you could not go into any grocery store without hearing on the loudspeaker songs from Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s version of A Star is Born. Many know that this was based partially on a 1970s film starring Barbra Streisand. But even earlier there were two other versions. The first, made in 1937, stars Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. In the first movie the leading lady has her eyes set on conquering Hollywood as an actress rather than a singer. The following version, made in 1954, is well cast with Judy Garland and James Mason in a familiar storyline but in a time when Hollywood is dominated by technicolor musicals, and is also aware of its ratings battle with television. The melancholic story of an underdog just beginning to make it big and reaching their dream life, paired with a star at the peak of their fame but struggling with alcoholism and substance abuse is a story that strikes at the heart and evidently continues to appeal to each generation.

  4. 27/04/2022

    Episode 41: Greer Garson

    Greer Garson is the topic of this episode. She was known for playing strong female parts and we had great joy in seeing her talents in Goodbye Mr Chips (1939) and Mrs Miniver (1942).

  5. 27/04/2022

    Episode 40: James Cagney

    Orson Welles regarded him as perhaps the greatest actor ever to step in front of a camera. He was one of a handful of actors to be awarded the AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award. James (Jimmy) Cagney was a silver screen tough guy who was as good with his dance moves as his gun toting. For Jimmy’s episode of When Movies We’re Good we talked about the early Prohibition era gangster flick The Public Enemy as well as the rhythm loaded musical Yankee Doodle Dandy.

  6. 20/12/2021

    Episode 39: Christmas 2021

    We cannot believe we are already uploading the second Christmas special of When Movies Were Good! Thank you all for listening. We selected two well-known Christmas classics to cap off the year. The first, Meet Me in St Louis (1944), is a Technicolor marvel. Starring Judy Garland, this movie was where the staple Christmas carol 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' was introduced to the public. The second move, Miracle on 34th Street (1947), is a heart-warming tale. It is a film that has stood the test of time not only because of its great cast including a young Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, and Maureen O'Hara, but because of a very well-executed script.

  7. 26/11/2021

    Episode 38: Angela Lansbury

    Dame Angela Lansbury is a screen legend. Most younger audiences would know Angela for playing mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote as well as the witch in Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks. We discuss two of Angela's much earlier roles in this episode of When Movies Were Good. In The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Lansbury plays the love interest of Dorian Gray, a young and wealthy Londoner who makes a wish to stay forever young while his portrait ages for him and takes on the consequences of all his actions. Based on the novel by Oscar Wilde. In the next movie The Court Jester (1955) Lansbury is a Medieval courtier in a satirical play on the Robin Hood genre. Danny Kaye brings all his slapstick skills to good use to foil the plans of an evil usurper king.

  8. 08/11/2021

    Episode 37: Joan Crawford

    Joan Crawford entered into pictures during the silent era and proved very early in the new age of talkies that her presence, both vocally and visually, was a force to be reckoned with. We chose two high quality Film Noirs for discussion that show Crawford at her absolute best. The first one we look at is Mildred Pierce (1945). Crawford had created a film identity for herself as a rags to riches girl throughout her career. This movie earned Crawford an Oscar for her portrayal of a struggling mother whose troubles only increase with success. Sudden Fear (1952) on the other hand, is a well-planned crime story worthy of the best mystery writers. Crawford, playing a successful playwright, does not know she has a target on her back as she lives through her apparently perfect life.

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A podcast devoted to discussing classic movies from 1959 and earlier. The show is hosted by Rachal Jay and Matthew Ducza in Melbourne, Australia. We will normally release a new episode every two weeks.

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  • Création
    Rachel Jay & Matthew Ducza
  • Années d’activité
    2021 - 2022
  • Épisodes
    45
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