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Send us Fan Mail Hollywood has a rich legacy of memorable picture cars.  And one of the most beloved on television in the last decade is “Baby,” the midnight black 1967 Chevy Impala made famous by the Winchester Brothers - Sam and Dean, in the hit TV show "Supernatural." For 15 seasons, Jeff Budnick was the Picture Car Coordinator for "Supernatural," and his job was to ensure “...

Send us Fan Mail Warner Bros executive George Feltenstein and Hong Kong Cinema expert and Warner Bros archivist Jeff Briggs join the podcast to discuss Hong Kong Cinema and the Golden Harvest library of films owned by Warner Bros.   Jeff Briggs provides a brief history of Hong Kong Cinema, starting with the Shaw Brothers and then the development of Golden Harvest in the 1970s and 1980s.  George Fe...

Send us Fan Mail On January 6th, 2022 the film community lost two titans of cinema, director/film historian Peter Bogdanovich and actor/director Sidney Poitier.  Recently film historian Constantine Nasr interviewed Peter Bogdanovich for a special feature for the Blu-ray release of Preston Sturges's film, “The Great Moment,” along with Tom Sturges, the son of the director.  It may have been on...

Send us Fan Mail Warner Bros executive George Feltenstein takes us through the February 2022 releases from the Warner Archive.   The month kicks off with the February 8th Blu-ray release of “Gold Diggers of 1933” starring Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Aline Macmahon, Ruby Keeler, Warren Williams, and directed by Mervyn Leroy.   On February 15th, the immensely popular 1948 Technicolor version of “The...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is one of a series looking back at some highlights from the 2021 Blu-ray releases from the Warner Archive. Warner Bros executive George Feltenstein takes us through the July 2021 Blu-ray releases of three films and one TV series, providing information on the preservation and restoration of the films and insights into the storylines and production.  First is the contro...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is one of a series looking back at some highlights from the 2021 Blu-ray releases from the Warner Archive. Warner Bros executive George Feltenstein takes us through the May 2021 Blu-ray releases of four films, providing information on the preservation and restoration of the films and insights into the storylines and production.  First is the 1939 classic film, "T...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 2 of 2 with Warner Bros executive and film historian George Feltenstein and Alan K. Rode, author of “Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film.”  In this episode, George and Alan broaden their discussion of the 1938 classic gangster film “Angels With Dirty Faces” with an entertaining look at the Warner Bros studio during the 1930’s and 40’s, including the Warner Club, the unique...

Send us Fan Mail Warner Archive executive George Feltenstein takes us through the first releases of 2022.  On January the 18th, the Blu-ray release of “Song of the Thin Man” starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, completes the last installment of the “Thin Man” series.  Also releasing that day are the DVDs of the popular television series, “Riverdale” Season 5 and “Animal Kingdom” Season 5.  On Ja...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is one of a series looking back at some highlights from the 2021 Blu-ray releases from the Warner Archive. Warner Bros executive George Feltenstein takes us through the June 2021 Blu-ray release of the 1946 classic film, "Zeigfeld Follies."  Starring an ensemble cast of Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Esther Williams, Lucille Bremer, Fa...

Send us Fan Mail Warner Bros executive George Feltenstein reviews the last Warner Archive release of 2021, the 1952 historical epic “Ivanhoe.”  Starring Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, and George Sanders, this beloved romantic saga has been restored to all of its original technicolor glory. In addition, George describes the technicolor process and the work that the Warner Archive h...

Send us Fan Mail Former Warner Bros Entertainment Senior Vice President of Creative Content Paul Hemstreet joins the podcast to talk about the 1999 film, The Matrix, and its historic DVD release and the impact that release had on the Home Entertainment market and the development of DVD extras.   One of the first Warner Home Video employees tasked with producing DVD extras, Paul has great insight i...

Send us Fan Mail Warner Bros executive George Feltenstein and animation historian Jerry Beck take us on a nostalgic walk down memory lane as they talk about early theatrical Christmas animation and the development of the first Christmas holiday television specials.   The discussion begins with Jerry providing a brief review of early animated Christmas films.  Then they start the discussion of tele...

Send us Fan Mail In part 1 of 2, Warner Bros executive and film historian George Feltenstein joins with Alan K. Rode, author of “Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film,” for a lively discussion of the 1938 classic gangster film ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES.  George gives background on the restoration process to bring the film to Blu-ray and explains why he was so adamant about releasing the film before the end...

Send us Fan Mail Legendary animation historian Jerry Beck is back for part three of a multi-episode discussion on Looney Tunes.   In this episode, we dive into a fun-filled discussion on our favorite wise-cracking rabbit, Bugs Bunny.  Who turned 80!  Jerry provides a brief background on Bugs Bunny and his early cartoons and where he got that New York attitude.  And then we discuss the curation cho...

Send us Fan Mail Executive Producer and Director Bob Singer joins the podcast to take a look back at his career in this two-part podcast series.   In part two we discuss with Bob Singer the classic rock music that was used in the series Supernatural.  We explore the process of choosing the music for the episodes, working with music supervisor Alex Patsavas to secure the rights, and how Bob worked...

Send us Fan Mail Executive Producer and Director Bob Singer joins the podcast to take a look back at his career in this two-part podcast series.   We begin part 1 with a review of how Bob first broke into Hollywood on the horror films “The Night Strangler” starring Darren McGavin, and Stephen King’s “Cujo,” starring Dee Wallace. Then we discuss one of Bob’s all-time favorites, the 1990’s hit TV se...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 2 of "The Origins of Warner Archive" with film historian and Warner Bros executive George Feltenstein.   If you haven’t yet listened to part one,  I highly recommend that you first listen to episode 15, "The Origins of Warner Archive."   We pick up from the end of that first year and the challenges that lay ahead once the initial batch of good film...

Send us Fan Mail Film Historian and Warner Bros executive George Feltenstein reviews and provides background on the Warner Archive November releases.  Titles include, Fury (1936) Blu-ray, The Last of Sheila (1973) Blu-ray, Ladies They Talk About (1933) Blu-ray, Some Came Running (1958) Blu-ray, National Velvet (1945) Blu-ray, Lullaby of Broadway (1951) Blu-ray, The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) Blu-ra...

Send us Fan Mail Filmmaker Constantine Nasr of Rivendell Films joins the podcast to discuss the extras for several classic Horror films. In December of 2020, the Warner Archive released “The Curse of Frankenstein,” so we review the extras Constantine Nasr created for the special 2-disc release.  This Hammer horror classic revitalized the horror genre and led to an explosion of creativity in genre...

Send us Fan Mail We celebrate the 25th Anniversary release of "Superman: The Animated Series" for the first time on Blu-ray with a discussion with filmmaker Alex Gray about his exclusive special feature extra created for the release.   Alex details for us the challenges posed by the pandemic, and how he re-worked his original creative concepts to accommodate the remote interview restrict...

Send us Fan Mail BTS Producer Michael Brosnan joins the podcast to discuss the exclusive extras he produced for the “Walker” season 1 DVD, which releases on October 26, 2021.  In “Tragic Hero,” the extra explores the origin and development of the show and how it makes a distinct break from the previous Walker TV series. In “The Edge of the Coin,” the extra explores the moral code that Walker embod...

Send us Fan Mail For the very first time, we have Warner Bros. executive George Feltenstein and animation historian Jerry Beck join the podcast at the same time to talk about the Tex Avery Vol. 3 release from the Warner Archive.  Jerry provides a brief history on the legendary animator Tex Avery's career, while George details the challenges in the preservation work behind the cartoons.   And...

Send us Fan Mail Part three of a multi-part series with filmmaker and DC expert Alex Gray and former Warner Bros Vice President of Special Features Bonnie Spence remembering their work with Adam West on the “Batman: The Complete Television Series” box set release.  In “Bats of the Round Table”, we revisit working with Ralph Garman, actor Phil Morris, DC legend Jim Lee and director and actor Kevin...

Send us Fan Mail “Free Guy” releases October 12th, 2021 on DVD/Blu-ray/4K and we have filmmaker Alan Griswold on the podcast for a fun-filled discussion about the extras he produced for this movie. Alan also provides background on his career in Hollywood, which started as a producer's assistant to comedian and actor Ben Stiller.  That led to working with Warner Home Video on the DVD release o...

Send us Fan Mail “Here’s what I do.” Legendary animation historian Jerry Beck is back for part two of a multi-episode discussion on Looney Tunes.   In this episode, we dive into a fun-filled review of Jerry’s fascinating career curating Looney Tunes titles.  He explains the genius he has in hunting and finding and cataloging old cartoons (like all genius, it is actually unexplainable).  We try and...