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In this installment of The Screening Room, Zeth is talking about the 1997 film ‘L.A. Confidential,’ Curtis Hanson’s adaptation of the James Ellroy novel that made stars out of Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce. He gets into the challenges of filming an Ellroy book, as well as the real-life “Bloody Christmas” debacle in 1951 that led to the first ever criminal convictions for excessive force against the...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is breaking down the recent news that a codebreaker has allegedly discovered the identity of the Black Dahlia’s killer, who also just so happens to be…the Zodiac?!?! Plus, your emails, calls, and DMs all about Hollywood’s most compelling unsolved mysteries. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com . To learn more about listener data and our...

In January 1947, the mutilated body of 22-year old Elizabeth Short was found, literally cut in half, in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. Even though hundreds of suspects were investigated and dozens of confessions were made, her murder remains unsolved to this day. In the years since, the case has gotten warm and cold again. Speculation into motive and method has been endless. And the deeper you look,...

Rebellion, the sins of the past, the uncertainty of the future, speaking in code, fire and rain – and what happens when you can no longer carry the burden of someone else’s life. This week in the Screening Room, Zeth is on the lam talking about Sidney Lumet’s 1988 film ‘Running on Empty’ starring River Phoenix. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyin...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the 100-year history of 8852 Sunset Boulevard, the spot where The Viper Room has hosted music and mayhem since the 1990s. Plus, your emails, calls, and DMs all about the actors' deaths that have hit you the hardest over the years. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pra...

River Phoenix was a once-in-a-generation talent. In the 1980s, a decade known for artifice and excess, he brought raw acting chops to performances in Stand by Me, Running on Empty, and My Own Private Idaho. His career was only just getting started when he died tragically at the age of 23 outside a notorious nightclub in Hollywood. The story of his short life is as complicated and dramatic as one o...

In this inaugural episode of "The Screening Room," a new weekly feature in Hollywoodland, Zeth dives deep into Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 film ‘Phantom Thread,’ a movie about hidden messages, muses, ghosts, the five senses, and poison. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcast...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the PCP-laced seafood chowder that the cast and crew of ‘Titanic’ unknowingly consumed, and with your help, we make a list of the best films about poison. Plus, your emails, calls, and DMs! Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/p...

The only thing more shocking than Brittany Murphy’s untimely death at the age of 32 was what happened next: more unexpected deaths, rumors of poisoning, and even murder. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

In this special holiday bonus episode, Zeth and Jake talk about some of their favorite New Year’s Eve movies, from ‘Boogie Nights’ and ‘The Godfather Pt. II’ to ‘Four Rooms’ and ‘200 Cigarettes.’ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the joy and melancholy of the holiday season, and how that relates to the comedy of Chris Farley. Plus, we hear from all of you on the funniest movie performances of all time. Call or text (617) 906-6638, email disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or reach out on socials @disgracelandpod. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: http...

Everything about Chris Farley was larger than life. His comedy, his laughs, the risks he took in front of a live studio audience – they were all bigger than anyone else's. So were his appetites. Not just for performance, but for life. He plowed through a plate glass window, 15 stories above downtown Chicago. He was kicked out of college for burning down a girl's house. He disappeared with two Play...

In the second of three special bonus episodes for the holiday season, Zeth and Double Elvis' Head of Production Matt Beaudoin do a deep dive into the 1984 classic movie 'Gremlins.' They talk about the incredible special effects, the weird mind of director Joe Dante, and the surprising ways in which it connects with the grandaddy of Christmas movies, 'It's a Wonderful Life.' To learn more about lis...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth remembers Rob Reiner, and gets into the genius of what Sidney Lumet would call “unseen style.” We also hear all of your takes on the weirdest movies you’ve ever seen. Call or text (617) 906-6638, email disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or reach out on socials @disgracelandpod. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/priv...

In 1908, a girl was brutally murdered in a small town in upstate New York. The town was seemingly idyllic, but beneath the surface, it was crawling with prostitution, orgies, deceit, and corruption. It was fueled by a political machine so powerful it could cover up not just one but multiple murders. The truth behind the murder of Hazel Drew was meant to remain unsolvable. Just like the television...

Why is it that some of the most compelling “Christmas movies” aren’t traditional Christmas movies at all, but instead use the holiday spirit as a contrast for crime, grime, and transgressive behavior? Zeth Lundy and Jake Brennan get into the Christmas spirit by talking about ‘Die Hard,’ ‘Lethal Weapon,’ ‘Eyes Wide Shut,’ ‘Goodfellas,’ and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pra...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about subjectivity in film, trash vs. treasure, and Quentin Tarantino talking trash about Paul Dano. Call or text (617) 906-6638, email disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or reach out on socials @disgracelandpod. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit http...

The films of John Waters were so nasty, so shocking ,and so subversive that shock author William Burroughs called him "The Pope of Trash." But from his beginnings in X-rated art films to cult classics like Hairspray and Crybaby , John Waters created and cultivated his own peculiar niche in film while nurturing the unique company of players who became a family of outcasts. This episode was original...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is joined by Double Elvis’ Head of Production, Matt Beaudoin, to break down the first season of Tim Robinson’s hilarious and absurd show ‘The Chair Company.’ Plus, we hear from you about your favorite holiday movies, and we want to know: what’s the best kidnapping film? Call or text (617) 906-6638, email disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or reach out on socials @disgracela...

Long before he played a world-famous detective, a comic book superhero, or one of literature’s most famous dragons, Benedict Cumberbatch was robbed by a group of thieves in South Africa, who bound him up and threw him in the trunk of a car...and then drove him to what he thought would be an early death. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/pr...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is diving into the apparent lack of classic Thanksgiving movies, and offering up what he’s calling the Holy Trinity of Thanksgiving Cinema. Plus, ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox,’ ‘The Running Man,’ and your voicemails, texts, DMs, and more. Call or text (617) 906-6638, email disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or reach out on socials @disgracelandpod. To learn more about listener data a...

Hugh Grant infamously almost tanked his budding movie career when he was caught with a sex worker on the Sunset Strip. He was arrested a second time when he assaulted paparazzi outside his house…with a Tupperware container full of baked beans. But perhaps most shocking of all, he wore a wire to interview a tabloid reporter and wound up cracking open a phone-hacking case that implicated both the Lo...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth digs into Taxi Driver – and what happens when a film about alienation, obsession, and twisted vigilante justice is mirrored in the real world. Call or text (617) 906-6638, email disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or reach out on socials @disgracelandpod. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more ab...

After being nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a child prostitute in the 1976 film  Taxi Driver , Jodi Foster gave up acting to go to college. It was there that her Oscar-nominated performance made her the target of a deranged stalker. That stalker, John Hinckley Jr., was obsessed with Jodie Foster. He wrote her letters and called her on the phone. He was convinced she needed to be sav...

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the ways in which crime, criminals, corruption, and redemption always have and always will be at the core of the moviegoing experience. What crime film do you think holds a mirror up to a specific moment in history? Call or text (617) 906-6638, email disgracelandpod@gmail.com, or reach out on socials @disgracelandpod. To learn more about listener da...