Old Movie Time Machine

Hitchcocktober keeps a-rolling, this time in a wheelchair; oh yeah, we're talking about Hitchcock's most famous peeping-thriller, 1954's Rear Window! Listen, we've all wondered which of our neighbors is a cold-blooded killer, and this movie simply validates all of those concerns through the eagle-eyed vessel of Jimmy Stewart. Also, somehow Grace Kelly is hella thirsty here - someone please help th...

We're back and we're strangling you with the good stuff - 1954's Dial M for Murder! The struggles of a retired athlete adjusting to civilian life are brought to the big screen, along with a healthy dose of stalking, blackmail, and manipulative scrapbook projects. We're briefly haunted by the ghost of lagging Google meets in this ep, but hang in there, we do get it sorted! Featuring Shrishma Naik,...

The inevitable Barbenheimer episode has arrived - sorry, the podcasting bylaws demand that we talk about it. Are we qualified to do this? No! Do we care? NO! So enjoy! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.  Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe length episodes:  patreon.com/oldmovietimemachine ...

Just because we're on vacation doesn't mean the movies stop! Here's a spoiler-fueled rundown of what's happening in theaters during the summer of 2023, including: Indiana Jones and Dial of Destiny, Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I, The Flash, Asteroid City, and... uh, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Well, we'll never be over it, I guess. Take some notes, Steve and Wesley! Featuring Shrishma...

We're wrapping our season with the biggest, loudest spectacle put to film during the era, 1963's It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World! Drive your car into some people and fly your plane into a restaurant as we celebrate mid-century greed and drink Old Fashioneds, just like dear old Dad used to make. And after? See you all at Moonshadows, whoop! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock,...

Ah yes, more melodrama messaging this week with 1954's Magnificent Obsession! Why didn't these rich people just buy a second resuscitator? How does a car accident leave someone perfectly intact other than total blindness? And why do some women wear little white gloves while others do not? All of this and more will be asked and sometimes answered. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine...

Rejoice, fellow time travelers, for it's a very Beatles day - yes, we're watching John, Paul, George, and Ringo in 1965's Help! and you're gonna sit there and hear all about it. The short review? "Help! is a great record. Oh, you meant the movie? Uhhhhhh... Help! is a great record." Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.  Help! was directed by Richard Lester...

Let's journey back to an economy that values racecar engines and houseboat prices as financial equals (maybe they are?) and then blow some cash on the old strip. Elvis is here, and he's bringing his hair, so strap in for the musical romance that is 1964's Viva Las Vegas! Featuring Carolyn Naoroz and Justin Zeppa.  Viva Las Vegas was directed by George Sidney and stars Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret...

Who could talk midcentury showbiz without mentioning the trending soundtrack to juvenile delinquency known as rock'n'roll? No one, that's who! Save your energy now for the sighing you will be doing later because we're talking about 1956's The Girl Can't Help It! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. The Girl Can't Help It was directed by Frank Tashlin and stars Jayne Mansfield...

She's trading her garters for grades?? That's what the university in 1952's She's Working Her Way Through College would have you believe, even as they adopt her burlesque ways and chorus girl lifestyle! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. She's Working Her Way Through College was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and stars Ronald Reagan and Virginia Mayo....

Hooray for Hollywood, that tempting purveyor of all things showbiz! Get a look at what the post-war hayseeds were sold about moving out to California for fame and fortune - it's 1949's It's a Great Feeling! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. It's a Great Feeling was directed by David Butler and stars Doris Day and Dennis Morgan. Join us on Patreon at the...

We finally rid ourselves of the Noirs of Moirch with the help of some arsenic and a little push down the stairs. That's right, it's time to be wildly uncomfortable with the sister-dating, fake marriage-promising, suicide-faking A Kiss Before Dying from 1956! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. A Kiss Before Dying was directed by Gerd Oswald and stars Robert Wagner and Vi...

It's all cops, robbers, and copper in this special sibling-cast edition of the Moirch Noirs. Get ready for joints to be cased, Amish to be corrupted, and nurses to be ogled in 1955's Violent Saturday! Featuring Carolyn Naoroz and Justin Zeppa. Violent Saturday was directed by Richard Fleischer and stars Victor Mature and Richard Egan. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonu...

Our Moirch Noirs moirch on with 1954's Black Widow! Gather the clues and see if you can solve the mystery of how one crunchy-haired woman gets her way in the big, bad city - until she doesn't! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa.  Black Widow was directed by Nunnally Johnson and stars Van Heflin and Ginger Rogers.  Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bo...

It's Noirs of Moirch month, so be on the lookout for femme fatales - especially those who would have you thrown off a belltower next to a popular water feature. Apply your bedtime lipstick and put on your slicker, we're getting soaked by 1953's Niagara! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Niagara was directed by Henry Hathaway and stars Marilyn Monroe and...

Not only is it Shrishma's choice this week, but it's also a CROSSOVER EPISODE! Join us as we do our old Booray For Bollywood routine on this breezy 3-hour epic of love and yard swings - it's 1991's Lamhe! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Lamhe was directed by Yash Chopra and stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor. If you liked this episode, check out Booray For...

Americans Abroad, Romancing Themselves and Others Month concludes with the fussiest Rock Hudson vehicle yet! Pack up your fake hotel accoutrements and any hope of getting laid - it's 1961's Come September! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Come September was directed by Robert Mulligan and stars Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida. Join us on Patreon at t...

American Romance Abroad Month (is this what we should call this?) rolls on with a swing through the eternal city. Prepare for typing, answering phones, severed brake lines, and a charming Venitian kidnapping - it's 1954's Three Coins in the Fountain! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Three Coins in the Fountain was directed by Jean Negulesco and stars C...

Our continental month of romance continues with a rare US-UK co-production: 1963's In the Cool of the Day! It's a movie in which all the characters actively try to or succeed at leaving the film, so don't miss it. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa.  In the Cool of the Day was directed by Robert Stevens and stars Peter Finch and Jane Fonda.  Join us on Patreon at the Boom Ro...

Happy 2023, listeners! The wait is finally over, and we're kicking off the new year with some peak Audrey and a lot of themed dancing in 1957's Funny Face! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. Funny Face was directed by Stanley Donen and stars Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe...

Excitement abounds when a man sleeps through the first half of the movie he is hosting a podcast about - it's a thrilling, fumbling conversation about 1957's An Affair to Remember! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. An Affair to Remember was directed by Leo McCarey and stars Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. NEW EPISODES START FEBRUARY 1, 2023! SEE YOU THERE!...

The holiday season reaches new heights of useless crooning and dancing in 1954's White Christmas! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. White Christmas was directed by Michael Curtiz and stars Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe length episodes: patreon.com/oldmovietimemachine We appre...

Get ready to make room in your holiday rotations for the low-key, witchy Christmas classic, Bell Book and Candle from 1958! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Bell Book and Candle was directed by Richard Quine and stars Kim Novak and James Stewart. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe length...

Bust out your buffalo plaids and all the trimmings your Christmas tree requires as we slip from autumn into winter with the fretful midcentury romance of 1955's All That Heaven Allows! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. All That Heaven Allows was directed by Douglas Sirk and stars Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclus...

It's time for a glass of pulpy adventure, Peruvian-style, with the fake plastic jungles and stock footage canisters of 1954's Secret of the Incas! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Secret of the Incas was directed by Jerry Hopper and stars Charlton Heston and Robert Young. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the f...