Talk Classic To Me

Celebrate Pride Month with us as we swoon over the complete joy that is To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar! Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo star as three New York City drag queens on a road trip to Hollywood who get stuck in a small town when their car breaks down. Much to their surprise, they connect with the towns people and revitalize the place for the better. This...

Do you like films made by bad-ass female directors? Do you like cinematic studies in realism? Do you just want to watch Peter Falk in something that isn't Columbo? Then Mikey and Nicky is the movie for you! This uncomfortable and unflinching portrait of toxic masculinity is brought to you by the incomparable Elaine May who wrote and directed this cult classic. Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beat...

Do you love a good swashbuckling adventure? Do you enjoy technicolor stories about mythical folk legends battling injustice? Do you love seeing a ton of people in colorful tights and bad wigs? Then The Adventures of Robin Hood is the movie for you! This quintessential version of the Robin Hood tale was directed by Michael Curtiz (yes...another one...we like him okay!) and William Keighley and was...

Do you love catchy songs about trains? Are you into old-timey railroad franchise restaurants? Do you like seeing Judy Garland in period costumes? Then The Harvey Girls is the movie musical for you! This charming and often overlooked George Sidney directed classic deserves another glance. It features an enchanting performance by Judy Garland and a strong supporting cast that includes the likes of A...

Nothing compares to the comedy of the Marx Brothers. Check out this hilarious gem full of witty one liners, physical gags timed to perfection, and a mirror scene that is so iconic it holds up almost 90 years later. For all things Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo don't miss this fun-filled chat with Host, Sara Greenfield and Guest, Daniel Strauss.

Do you like cinematic suspense from the 1940's?  Are you an entrepreneur building a successful business out of nothing to win over someone's unattainable affection?  Are you the parent of a teenager who may or may not be a psychopath? Then Mildred Pierce is the movie for you!  Check out this Oscar winning performance from Joan Crawford and a STELLAR Oscar Nominated turn from Ann Bly...

Do you ever feel like you coulda had class? Like you coulda been a contender?  Like you coulda been SOMEbody?  Then On The Waterfront is the film for you!  Check out Brando at his Brando-est in this epic Elia Kazan directed classic about a longshoreman fighting corruption and falling in love in New Jersey.  It won a pile of Oscars including best picture, best actor, and best su...

Old Timey Radio shows were the podcasts of the past...so odds are if you're reading this description you are HERE FOR IT---and by "IT" we mean TWO Radio Plays written by the Queen of Radio herself, Lucille Fletcher.  These two episodes were originally featured on CBS's  "outstanding theater of thrills" radio program called Suspense in the 1940's and are pretty incredible time capsules. &...

Have you ever felt the need to watch Cary Grant take a comedic shower with his clothes on?  Do you love it when Audrey Hepburn wears Givenchy and conical shaped hats while walking around Paris?  Is your name Adam, Alex, Peter, or Brian?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Charade is the film for you!  This Comedic-Thriller, often cited as "the best Hitchcock fi...

Feeling a little bit patriotic this President's Day?  Want to watch a charming and shockingly true story about real life WWI hero Alvin C York?  Want an excuse to stare into Gary Cooper's eyes just in general?  Then Sergeant York is the movie for you!  Howard Hawks, "the greatest American director who is not a household name" directs this oddly enjoyable (and let's be real, sli...

Looking for something romantic to watch this Valentine's Day?  Want to see insane chemistry and witty repartee between two grown-ass adult characters?  Want to finally learn how to pronounce legendary actress Deborah Kerr's name?  These are all EXCELLENT reasons to check out our latest podcast episode on the G.O.A.T in the romantic film genre, An Affair To Remember.  Cary Grant...

Want to watch a groundbreaking piece of art and honor an icon who ultimately didn't have the career she deserved?  Then Carmen Jones is the movie/opera/musical for you!  This film, made in 1954, is a contemporary re-telling of Bizet's opera Carmen and features an all black cast.  Besides a star-making performance from Dorothy Dandridge this movie/opera/musical also includes excellen...

Are you ready for your close up?  Do you think that you ARE BIG and it's the pictures that got small?  Are you a 51 year old silent film star who couldn't effectively transition into the talkies and lives in a dilapidated mansion?  Then Sunset Boulevard is the movie for you!  This genre bending Billy Wilder noir/comedy/thriller is pure excellence in cinema and deserves your att...

Like Top Hats, ballroom dancing, and mistaken identity?  Then you will LOVE this 1935 musicale where the dances are gorgeous, the character actors are perfection, and the plot doesn't matter!  Cheek to CHECK out Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in this glamorous and silly RKO hit with original music by the great Irving Berlin.  Sara Greenfield and her guests Ashley Thomas and Deb Kalt...

Ring in the New Year with Nick and Nora Charles!  The wittiest, most delightful, and definitely the highest-functioning alcoholic couple in cinema are on the case along with their pup Asta in this charming murder-mystery.  Who-dunnit?  Sara Greenfield and her guest Nick Lang chat about all this and more on Talk Classic To Me.

We're capping off Season One and the end of 2020 with the ULTIMATE Christmas Classic Movie Musical Extravaganza that is Irving Berlin's White Christmas.  Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye and THE movie stealing Vera-Ellen star in this jolly tale of love, show-business, and honoring your former down on his luck WW2 General who just happens to own the Ski Lodge in Vermont you are stayin...

Are you TIRED of the typical holiday fare and want a charming new tradition?  Christmas In Connecticut is the holiday movie for you!  It's the festive tale of a big city gal (the superb Barbara Stanwyck) who writes a popular Martha Stewart-esque column and has to be the perfect Martha Stewart-esque hostess for the holidays when her demanding boss (Sydney Greenstreet) and a very handsome...

Want an uplifting film that in no way sounds like it will be an uplifting film based on the description, but somehow still totally is?  Bette Davis gives a beautiful performance in this "Three-Hanky Drama" about a woman with a "prognosis negative" medical diagnosis who must choose how she wants to live out her final days.   Her chemistry with co-star George Brent is truly something...

In the mood for a nail-biting thriller that stays close to home?  James Stewart, Grace Kelly, and Thelma Ritter star in this suspenseful Hitchcock classic whose thrills are made even more impressive by the fact we follow a protagonist who cannot leave his apartment (Stars...they're just like us).   A photographer recovering in his apartment from an accident thinks he witnesses his n...

"Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death, LIVE!" is the motto of the enigmatic Auntie Mame, iconically portrayed by the bold and brilliant Rosalind Russell.  A joyful and celebratory movie with excellent physical comedy, rapier wit, and a whole lot of heart.  It's really TOP DRAWER. 

Want to watch a groundbreaking film that still influences movies as we know them today?  This Fritz Lang directed German film bridged the gap between two different film styles and turned Peter Lorre into a star as one of the most complicated and sympathetic villains on screen.   Come for the creepy whistling and stay for the stunning imagery.   Host, Sara Greenfield, and h...

Clang Clang Clang went the Podcast!  Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien star in this nostalgic and optimistic Vincente Minnelli directed musical that reminds us happiness is in our own backyard and that there's no place like...St. Louis?  Enjoy the charms of  "The Trolley Song", "The Boy Next Door" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in this Norman Rockwell-like hit.  &...

Need a little hopey changey feeling this Election Day?  We've got you covered with this 1939 Frank Capra optimism fest.  James Stewart stars as a naive senator who boldly faces powerful forces of corruption when he tries to pass a bill in Washington DC.  With the help of the brainy and brilliant Jean Arthur, he just might win!  Sara Greenfield and her guest David Greenfield cha...

Want another spooky and silly classic this Halloween season?  The Invisible Man, which boasted unparalleled special effects for it's time, is a Universal treat that begs this question of every viewer...what would YOU do if you were invisible?  Sara Greenfield and her guest Nick Lang chat about all that and more on this week's episode of Talk Classic To Me.

Need a Halloween film that is the perfect combination of spooky and silly?  This self-aware and clever screwball comedy gives you a little bit of everything and is a sheer delight!  Cary Grant was in peak physical comedy form when he turned in this performance as Mortimer Brewster, a newlywed who just discovered his sweet- little -old -aunts might be...MURDERERS?  Join Sara Greenfie...