Cinema Chat With David Heath

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we go back to analyze the 5th Academy Awards major category winners. Grand Hotel won Best Picture. Was that award deserved? We also talk about the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. Have a listen! 🎬🎬🎥🎥 Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, we talk with filmmaker Glenn Andreiev about the 1930 film The Blue Angel. We talk about how the film shot Marlene Dietrich into stardom. We also talk about the six other films Dietrich made with director Josef von Sternberg. We also chat with Glenn about Emil Jannings, the lead character. There were multiple remakes, that were inferior.  Glenn and I also di...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode we attempt to predict the winners of this year’s major Oscars.  This is all conjecture and just the thoughts of your podcast host. They could all be wrong…. or….they could all be right. Have a listen and hear the predictions and compare it when the winners are. Let’s see how good your host is.  This is a first for the podcast. 🎥🎥🎬🎬 Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we remember Norman Jewison, who recently passed . We discuss the top 10 films directed by Jewison.  Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s podcast episode, we talk with biographer/silent film enthusiast about Max Linder. Lisa has written a biography about the brilliant silent film comedian that so many haven’t heard of or seen. We talk about his films. We also talk about his huge influences on legends such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd. We also talk about his personal life, which...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss four very different foreign noirs from the sixties.  1. Payroll is a British hidden gem heist film where men successfully rob an armored truck but an unraveling happens.  2. Breathless, a French film directed by Jean-Luc Goddard features a man that kills a cop on the run.  3. Cash on Demand stars Peter Cushing as a bank branch manager terrified by a qui...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk with film expert Andy Wolverton about the 1955 psychological thriller, Diablique. We discuss the production, the cast, characters, and impact of the film.  We also talk about the director l, Henri-Georges Clouzot and his career. Listen for a bit at the end of small discussion about the remake in 1996 that starred Sharon Stone. Click and listen! 🎬🎬🎥🎥 Cl...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk with classic film enthusiast, April Clemmer. We discuss the 1949 psychological drama, The Heiress.  The film stars Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, and Miriam Hopkins. We break down the performances and complex characters of the film. We also talk about the actors, director William Wyler, and the eight Academy Awards it was nominate...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk about the 4th Academy Awards held in 1931. Cimarron won for Best Picture. 93 years later do we still think that was the best production?  Lionel Barrymore won for Best Actor for A Free Soul while Marie Dressler won for Best Actress. We talk about those categories as well.  We just have a little fun talking about what other productions or performers got ove...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we go back to the 3rd Academy Awards in 1930. We discuss the winners of the three major awards and explore 94 years later if others would have been more deserving.  All Quiet On the Western Front won the Outstanding Production Award. Was it the best? George Arliss and Norma Shearer won in the acting categories. Were they the best? Click and listen! 🎬🎬🎥🎥 Thanks...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of this week’s college football playoff and the upcoming NFL postseason, we put together a list of top 10 football films. It’s a diverse list of comedy and drama, but these are the best ones in the opinion of your humble podcast host.  Click and listen!! 🎥🎥🎬🎬 Don’t forget to leave a good review to help the show grow listeners.  Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we take some time to reflect on the most popular episodes of 2023. We also  recommend some reading,  watching, and listening.   We will go on a brief hiatus and have some fresh episodes in 2024.  Thanks so much for listening this year!  Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we revisit our recurring study of Disney. This time we talk about what went on in Disney in 1999. It was a very bad year for most Disney releases but for two pretty big ones including Tarzan and Toy Story 2. We go over each of the Disney releases of 1999 including the subsidiary studios.  Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk about some bad movies from the 1980s that some of us love. Bad movies with some value. Click and listen! 🎥🎥🎬🎬 Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk about the 1955 black comedy The Ladykillers. We talk about the brilliant script, wonderful comedic performance, and the production.  We also touch on the 2004 remake by the Cohen Brothers starring Tom Hanks. Click and listen! Thanks for listening! 🎥🎥🎬🎬 Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk with director Glenn Andreiev about Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. We talk in detail about the gags, cast, and troubled production. Obviously we talk about the great Bela Lugosi back in the Dracula costume. We talk about the ensuing monster films that Abbott and Costello made after this. We also talk about other Universal monster films and other clas...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss the 1932 pre-code thriller, Thirteen Women. Mary Mallory (film historian) is our guest. We talk about the themes, plot, and actors in the film.  The film stars a young Myrna Loy in a role most film fans are not accustomed to seeing her. Loy plays the role of a serial killer wanting revenge on ex-classmates that were rude to her.  The film also has Peg En...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we begin a recurring series where we explore each year’s Academy Awards. We will talk about three of the big awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress.  We will either affirm the winners or pick the one we thought should have won. This time we try to decide if William Wellman’s Wings with Clara Bow was worthy.  We also look at The Broadway Melody was good...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk with TCM film presenter Alicia Malone. We asked Alicia to list five films from five eras with strong female personalities. You’ll be a little surprised on a couple of them.  We also talk about how she got into the classics and how she got started on TCM It’s a compelling conversation with one of the true champions of classic films. Click and listen! 🎬🎬🎥...

Send us Fan Mail In the episode, we talk about the two big films of the summer, Barbie and Oppenheimer.  Are these films going to bring the cinema to a different place?  Jennifer Lawrence stars in No Hard Feelings, a comedy in 2023. Can comedies come back? We also talk about films that are upcoming in the future. A new entry to the Planet of the Apes cannon, a remake of Nosferatu, and a new epic f...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the 1992 thriller Unlawful Entry. The film stars Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, and Madeline Stowe. It’s all about a dirty cop that develops an obsession. We talk about the themes, plot, characters and actors of the film. We also talk about other movies like it such as Breakdown also with Kurt Russell. By the way, what happened to Madeleine Stowe?  Click and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we t talk with Jeannie Von Jazz about the 1980 love story drama (sci-fi?) film Sometimes in Time. We talk about the plot, production, characters, and success of the film.  We also talk about the stars of the film, Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer. Click and listen! 🎥🎥🎬🎬 Thanks for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we explore four Charlton Heston films that deal with a dystopian society or apocalyptic society. Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, The Omega Man, and Soylent Green all deal with dystopia or post-apocalypse. We talk about the plot, the success, and legacy of each film. Click and enjoy! 🎬🎬🎥🎥 Don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast! ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk about 1962 John Ford classic The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Glenn and I talk about John Wayne, James Stewart, and the rest of the cast. We talk about John Ford and his legacy. We also talk about how difficult Ford was during this shoot. We discuss the themes, characters, and the success of the film. Be sure to check out Glenn’s work including his upcomi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about the 1959 comedy No Time for Sergeants starring Andy Griffith. We talk about the plot, the actors, and many of the tv shows the film inspired.  Click on the pic and listen! 🎥🎥🎬🎬 Thanks for listening!