Greatest Movie Of All-Time

Dana and Tom revisit the 1970's thriller Taxi Driver: directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, score by Bernard Herman, starring Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, and Albert Brooks. Plot Summary: "Taxi Driver" is a gritty and haunting exploration of urban alienation and the descent into madness. In the dark underbelly of 1970s New York City, we follow Travi...

Dana and Tom welcome back returning guest, Adam Hitchcock ( The Streaming Circuit podcast) to discuss the financial thriller, The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Terrence Winter, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, and Matthew McConaughey. Plot Summary: In Martin Scorsese's riveting and audacious exploration of greed and excess, "The Wolf of W...

Dana and Tom discuss the 1963 caper comedy, The Pink Panther: written and directed by Blake Edwards, co-wrritten by Maurice Richlin, music by Henry Mancini, starring David Niven, Robert Wagner, and Peter Sellers. Plot Summary: "The Pink Panther" is a delightful comedy caper directed by Blake Edwards, which weaves together a tale of stolen diamonds, mistaken identities, and the comically inept Insp...

Dana and Tom are joined again by Kieran B (Host of the Best Picture Cast ) to discuss the romantic drama, Lost in Translation (2003): written and directed by Sofia Coppola, starring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johannson, Giovanni Ribisi, and Anna Faris. Plot Summary: "Lost in Translation" (2003), directed by Sofia Coppola, is a bittersweet tale of isolation and connection set amidst the bustling streets...

Dana and Tom discuss the mystery thriller, Vertigo (1958): directed by Alfred Hitchcock, screenplay by Alec Coppel and Samuel Taylor, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. Plot Summary: In Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo," the maestro of suspense takes us on a dizzying journey into the recesses of the human mind. James Stewart stars as Scottie Ferguson, a former detective burdened by his fear of heigh...

Dana and Tom welcome back Christine Duncan to re-discuss the courtroom drama, A Few Good Men (1992): directed by Rob Reiner, written by Aaron Sorkin, starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Pollack, Keifer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, and Jack Nicholson. Plot Summary: "A Few Good Men" is a riveting legal thriller that delves into the depths of military justice and the clash between honor and truth. Lie...

Dana and Tom welcome Terry Bartley ( Most Writers are Fans podcast) to discuss the 1993 thriller, The Fugitive: directed by Andrew Davis, written by Jeb Stuart and David Twohy, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. Plot Summary: "The Fugitive" is a gripping thriller that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Directed by Andrew Davis and starring Harrison Ford as...

Dana and Tom welcome back Keith Techmeier to discuss the western classic, Red River (1948): directed by Howard Hawks, screenplay by Borden Chase and Charles Schnee, starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Walter Brennan. Plot Summary: "Red River" (1948) is a thrilling Western epic directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift. The film tells the story of Tom Dunson (Wayn...

Dana and Tom welcome back Christine Duncan to discuss the screwball comedy, Bringing Up Baby (1938): directed by Howard Hawks, written by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde, starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Plot Summary: "Bring Up Baby" is a delightful screwball comedy about David Huxley (Cary Grant) a paleontologist who is about to marry his prudish fiancee Alice Swallow (Virginia Walker) a...

Dana and Tom discuss the 2000 comedy, Meet the Parents: directed by Jay Roach, Written by Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke, starring Robert DeNiro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner. Plot Summary: Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) wants to propose to his girlfriend Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo), but, before he can, Pam finds out that her sister is engaged and her husband to be asked her father's permiss...

Dana and Tom welcome back Allyson Techmeier to discuss the 2013 Best Picture winner, 12 Years a Slave: directed by Steve McQueen, written by John Ridley, music by Hans Zimmer, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Paul Giamatti. Plot Summary: "12 Years a Slave" is a harrowing and powerful film that transports the viewer b...

Dana and Tom discuss the 1948 classic, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: written and directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt. Plot Summary: In "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," director John Huston takes us on a journey into the heart of greed and paranoia. Set in Mexico during the 1920s, the film follows three down-on-their-luck Americans as they embark on...

Dana and Tom revisit Martin Scorsese's gangster classic, Goodfellas (1990): written and directed by Martin Scorsese, co-written by Nicholas Pileggi, starring Robert DeNiro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, and Paul Sorvino. Plot Summary: "Goodfellas is a gritty and gripping crime drama that follows the rise and fall of Henry Hill, a young man seduced by the allure of the mob life. Set in the bustling and da...

Dana and Tom welcome Mark W. Travis (Founder of the Travis International Film Institute ) to discuss Steve Jobs (2015): directed by Danny Boyle, written by Aaron Sorkin, starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels, and Seth Rogen. Plot Summary: Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) is a driven, uncompromising, and difficult man at the head of Apple Computer, which he co-founded. At the same...

Dana and Tom welcome first-time guest, Kieran B (Host of the Best Picture Cast ) to the show to discuss the Tennessee Williams adaptation, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: written and directed by Richard Brooks, co-written by James Poe, starring Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Burl Ives. Plot Summary: After Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman) injures himself drunkenly revisiting his high school sports-star days,...

Dana and Tom welcome new guest Dennis Sy to discuss the global anime hit, Your Name. (2016) by writer and director Makoto Shinkai. Plot Summary: Mitsuha and Taki are two teens living vastly different lives. Mitsuha lives a rather dull life, rife with cultural tradition in the small countryside town of Itomori while Taki lives in the fast-paced city of Tokyo. Fed up with her cyclic life, Mitsuha lo...

Dana and Tom welcome back Shane Rogers (Stand-Up Comedian ( shanerogers.net ) and Host of Midnight Facts for Insomniacs ) to discuss the cult-comedy, The Big Lebowski (1998): written and directed by Joel Coen, co-written by Ethan Coen, starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Julianne Moore, and Sam Elliott. Plot Summary: Jeff Lebowski “the Dude” (Jeff Brides) lives a car...

Dana and Tom discuss the upcoming Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, rank the Best Picture nominees, make their annual Oscars bet, and predict every award being handed out this year. You can now follow us on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok (@gmoatpodcast) or find our Facebook page at Greatest Movie of All-Time Podcast . For more on the episode, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/2023-annu...

Dana and Tom welcome guest Bo Roberts (director, The Great Awakening (2021) ) to discuss Bronson (2009): written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, co-written by Brock Norman Brock, starring Tom Hardy. Plot Summary: Michael Gordon Peterson comes from a stable, middle-class family in Britain. Yet, he starts his adult married life by committing a crime leading to a sentence of seven years in pris...

Dana and Tom with guest, Adam M. Rosen (author of You're Tearing Me Apart, Lisa!: The Year's Work on The Room, The Worst Movie Ever Made ) ironically discuss The Room (2003): written, directed by, and starring Tommy Wiseau with Greg Sestero. Plot Summary: Johnny is a successful banker who lives happily in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. Johnny seems to have it all, a bunch of fri...

Dana and Tom welcome back Robb Conlon ( Westport Studios ) for his 5th time to discuss his favorite film, John Wick (2014): directed by Chad Stahelski, written by Derek Kolstad, starring Keanu Reeves, Adrianne Palicki, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, and John Leguizamo. Plot Summary: One of the world’s top assassins, John Wick (Keanu Reeves), retires after marrying the love of his life. However, her s...

Dana and Tom celebrate their 150th episode by discussing the most widely considered Greatest Movie of All-Time, Citizen Kane (1941): written and directed by and starring Orson Welles with Joseph Cotten. Plot Summary: When the newspaper baron Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles), one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in America, if not the world, dies, a journalist starts to dig into his past s...

Dana and Tom welcome back Walter Gainer II (Boss Locks Media) to the show to discuss the breakout horror thriller of 2017, Get Out: written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, Catherine Keener, and Bradley Whitford. Plot Summary: Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) is a black photographer traveling with his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams) to u...

Dana and Tom are joined again by VP Morris (award-winning author of Shadowcast and Dead Ringer, vpmorris.com ) to discuss the seminal horror film, The Shining (1980): written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Scatman Crothers. Plot Summary: Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) takes a winter caretaker position at the remote Overlook Hotel in the Rocky Mountain...

Dana and Tom revisit one of the best movies of 2009, Inglourious Basterds: written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent, Diane Kruger, and Michael Fassbender. You can now follow us on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok (@gmoatpodcast) or find our Facebook page at Greatest Movie of All-Time Podcast . For more on the episode, go to: https://www.ronnydunc...