Talk Classic To Me

Do you like baseball games, parades, and art museums? Do you have a soft spot for Chicago and righteous dudes? Will you let my Cameron go? Then Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) is the movie for you! Check out this delightful John Hughes directed romp featuring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, and Mia Sara. Host, Sara Greenfield, and her guest Jason Klamm chat about all this and more on the latest...

Do you believe in signs? Do you think Cary Grant used swatches to pick up Dyan Cannon? Is the problem with you that you don't want to be in love...you want to be in love in a movie? Then Sleepless in Seattle (1993) is the film for you! Check out this Nora Ephron directed classic, truly one of the greatest romantic comedies ever made, and revel in the "magic" aka the performances of T...

Do you love fragile leg lamps, triple dog dares, and NOT shooting your eye out with a Red Ryder carbine action BB gun? Then A Christmas Story (1983) is the movie for you! Based on the short stories of Jean Shepherd, this nostalgic and delightful staple of a holiday classic was directed by Bob Clark and stars Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, and Darren McGavin. Host Sara Greenfield and her guests...

Do you pair bright yellow shirts with red neckerchiefs? Do you have a secret lair hidden behind a waterfall? Do you love campy, colorful, queer-coded, feminist, HUAC protestin' westerns? Then Johnny Guitar (1954) is the movie for you! Check out this operatic and unconventional Scorsese approved classic directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, and Mercedes McCambridge....

Do you love Vincent Price, vats of acid, and skeletons? Then House on Haunted Hill (1959) is the movie for you! Check out this campy and delightful Halloween classic directed by the King of B-Movie horror gimmicks William Castle, starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Elisha Cook, Jr., and Skeleton. Host Sara Greenfield and her guest Nick Lang chat about all this and more on this week's episode...

Do you like melodramatic musical remakes in technicolor? Do you wish Judy Garland won a competitive Oscar? Are you the man that got away? Then A Star is Born (1954) is the movie for you! Check out this lavish epic then join us for our belated Pride month celebration as we honor LGBTQIA+ legend George Cukor and gay icon Judy Garland featuring James Mason, Jack Carson, and Charles Bickford. Host Sar...

Do you love romantic dramedies that deal with prescient topics? Do you love watching movie stars who have undeniable chemistry? Do you like movies that take place in pet stores and feature a whole bunch of fish? Then Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) is the movie for you! Check out this unique and timely classic directed by Robert Mulligan starring Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Edie Adams, and T...

Are you a musical genius? Are you OBSESSED with a musical genius? Do you like pink wigs? Then AMADEUS (1984) is the movie for you! Check out this sumptuous Milos Forman directed classic with an Oscar winning turn from F. Murray Abraham and equally wonderful performances from Tom Hulce and Elizabeth Berridge. Host Sara Greenfield and her guests Stephanie Anderson and Andre Fonseca chat about all th...

Are you the King of New York? Do you think dreams come true in Santa Fe? Do you never fear because Brooklyn is here? Then Newsies (1992) is the movie for you! Celebrate our 100th episode by checking out this underrated musical gem directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega with music by Alan Menken. Starring Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall, and Ann-Margaret. Host Sara Greenfield and he...

Do you love playing in the snow? Do you identify as preppy? Do you think love means never having to say you're sorry? Then Love Story (1970) is the movie for you! Just in time for Valentine's day, check out this romantic and heartbreaking Arthur Hiller directed classic (that saved Paramount from financial ruin) and revel in the chemistry of Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. Sara Greenfield...

Are you a sassy shoplifter who fell in love with their straight-laced prosecutor over a Christmas road trip to Indiana? Then Remember the Night (1940) is the holiday movie for you! Check out this madcap Preston Sturges penned Yule-Tide classic directed by Mitchell Leisen; starring the fabulous Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray with a supporting cast that includes Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterso...

Do you love excessively complicated mystery plots that are still somehow entertaining and fun? Do you love it when real-life couples co-star in movies and have insane chemistry? Do you know who killed Owen Taylor? Then The Big Sleep (1946) is the movie for you! Check out this quick-witted Howard Hawks directed noir and watch the sparks fly between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; featuring a str...

Do you like to follow the money? Have you ever had late-night top-secret meetings with government officials in a parking lot? Are you a hard hitting journalist from the 1970's? Then All the President's Men (1976) is the movie for you! Check out this skillfully written and sharply intelligent thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Robards in an Oscar...

What's your favorite scary movie? Ours is Scream (1996) so this Halloween we're giving you a trick AND treat by celebrating our favorite scary movie on our favorite spooky day!!! We think you'll love this essential horror classic that expertly revitalized the genre directed by Wes Craven starring 1990's up-and-comers Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan, David Arquette, Skeet...

Did you ever know that you're our hero? This time around, YOU are the wind beneath our wings when you listen to our latest podcast episode about the fabulous tear-jerker of a classic Beaches (1988). Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey steal the show as long-term best friends in this endearing Garry Marshall directed feature with delightful supporting turns from John Heard, Lainie Kazan, and Mayim Bia...

Do you like the stuff that dreams are made of? Then The Maltese Falcon (1941) is the movie for you! Check out this detailed and fantastic film noir that served as John Huston's directorial debut with a career defining turn by Humphrey Bogart, featuring Mary Astor and the Warner Bros. roster of sublime character actors including Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Lee Patrick, and Elisha Cook Jr....

Do you have a head for business and a bod for sin? Do you think Joan Cusack is a national treasure? Do you just want a regular job with an office and a decent boyfriend and don't understand why it's so hard to get either of those things? Then Working Girl (1988) is the movie for you! Check out this Mike Nichols directed classic starring Melanie Griffith (in a career defining role), Harriso...

Do you love Dolly Parton? Do you know what it means to have a Hard Candy Christmas? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Miller-Boyett (aka the producers of the smash family sit-com Full House) ever produced an R-rated musical comedy? Then The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) is the film for you! Check out this modern classic starring Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, and...

Do you love French New Wave feminist classics that prominently feature mirrors, kittens, and cameos? Then Cleo from 5 To 7 (1962) is the movie for you! Check out our tribute to the legendary filmmaker Agnes Varda on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me with host Sara Greenfield, and guest Susannah Mars. -------------- This episode is sponsored by Magic Mind. Use the code TALKCLASSIC20 to...

Do you love stunning films shot in BOTH brilliant technicolor and chic black and white? Do you like to vacation on the French Rivera and have impromptu European dance parties? Would you rate yourself 100 for "Fun" and 53 1/2 for "Chic"? Then Bonjour Tristesse (1958) is the movie for you! Check out this brilliant Otto Preminger directed classic starring the brilliant Jean Seberg...

Want to learn even MORE about the iconic author, producer, director, writer, founder of the American Film Institute, creator of the Kennedy Center Honors and all around really nice guy George Stevens, Jr in a sequel interview? Then this is the podcast episode for you! This week, host Sara Greenfield chats with Hollywood and Washington DC legend (and returning guest) George Stevens, Jr whose book M...

Do you love pre-code movies built on the foundation of sex, drugs, and Ann Dvorak? Then Three on a Match (1932) is the film for you! Check out this superstitious and salacious Mervyn LeRoy directed classic featuring a scene stealing Ann Dvorak, Joan Blondell, Bette Davis, Warren William, Lyle Talbot, and Humphrey Bogart. Sara Greenfield and her guest Christina Rice, author of Ann Dvorak: Hollywood...

Do you love movies that feature Miracles AND 34th Street? Then Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is the Holiday film for you! Check out this beloved Oscar winning Christmas classic that puts heart ahead of commercialism. Directed by George Seaton, this festive-yet-sincere blockbuster stars Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn, John Payne, and features an adorably precocious turn from then-child-star Natal...

Do you love really good pizza, strong female friendships, and not monkeying with tradition? Then Mystic Pizza (1988) is the movie for you! Check out this delightfully authentic and autumnally 80's coming of age classic starring a then unknown Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish, Vincent D'Onofrio, Conchata Ferrell, and a blink-and-you'll-miss-it turn from teen-age Matt Damon in h...

Do you love stellar ensemble casts, autumnally 80's production design, and perfect motion picture soundtracks? Then The Big Chill (1983) is the movie for you! Check out this Lawrence Kasdan directed classic (that pays homage to his alma mater the University of Michigan -- Go Blue!) and features an all star cast including Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, JoBeth Williams, T...