From Out of the Past

Episode 7 of our Season on the Life & Career of William Goldman gets into the bulk of his script doctoring work (including a phonecall about 'The Silence Of The Lambs' and his time on a personal favorite: ‘Chaplin’).  And perhaps you’ve heard of his work on ‘Good Will Hunting?’  Then it’s HIS screenplays including – in his words – his Biggest Flop and – in my words – his Biggest Missed...

Episode 6 of our Season on the Life & Career of William Goldman begins our 2nd Half “back in Hollywood” with ‘Memoirs Of An Invisible Man.’  Then it’s (FINALLY some’ll say) the Movie ‘The Princess Bride.’  Then his Love Letter to Sports, ‘Wait Till Next Year,’ and his wistfulling his Divorce AND Cannes AND The Miss America Pageant:  ‘Hype And Glory.’  And we close with what many still consider...

Episode 5 of our Season on the Life & Career of William Goldman – we’re halfway through! – gets into what Goldman himself called his Leper Period.  That is, Hollywood stopped calling.  But, while there were NO screenplays (one teleplay), he produced SIX novels ... including his last.  Oh, and in Non Fiction?  We’ve arrived at his legendary, ‘Adventures In The Screen Trade.’  Now, when we say t...

Episode 4 of our Season on the Life & Career of William Goldman – “It Killed Me To Write That” – gets into some Hard Writing with Goldman continuing Adaptations (Others and His Own, and Adapting One’s Own is ALWAYS Hardest) PLUS he’s embroiled in bringing to screen the famous Woodward-Bernstein Book ‘All ThePresident’s Men.’  If that wasn’t enough, we’ll chat his only Children’s Book, ‘Maratho...

Episode 3 of our Season on the Life & Career of William Goldman – “Truths” – digs past the Dates & Facts into some of his First Real Hits with ‘Harper,’ ‘Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid,’ and the Novel ‘The Princess Bride.’  On top of those?  There’s his first Non Fiction, the Broadway Touchstone ‘The Season,’ the underrated Heist Movie ‘The Hot Rock,’ AND two more Novels!  Oh and on a...

Episode 2 of our Season on the Life & Career of William Goldman – “Looming Fates” – sees the Storyteller writing for Broadway, getting married, having his two daughters, releasing his – deep breath – second, third, fourth and fifth novels; the fourth of which – ‘Boys And Girls Together’ – being quite the Sea Change including birthing his totally unplanned Movie Career.  But will he ever be abl...

Season 1 -- the Podcast itself -- Premieres with Episode 1 "Stupid Courage," introducing your Host, Michael Holland, and beginning the Story of the Life & Career of Storyteller William Goldman. We’ll travel from Lone Pine, California to Highland Park, Illinois to New York City; learning about the 1939 Classic ‘Gunga Din,' Goldman's growing up and his time in the Army, becomin...

Welcome to 'From Out Of The Past,' a new Podcast from Holland Imaginarium. This is Season 1: William Goldman, coming this Fall. Remember 'Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid,' 'Marathon Man,' 'All The President's Men,' 'The Princess Bride,' and 'Misery?' Over the season's ten weeks we'll be looking at William Goldman's Life & Caree...