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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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See J.P.'s thirty second version of "The Birds" here:
https://youtu.be/kjiSyts0xnk?si=1KZK5e7fOymLmtLU
EPISODE 98 - “BEHIND THE SCENES: GETTING TO KNOW THE TEAM BEHIND FBTHS” - 7/28/25
As they say, it takes a village. And that is very true here at FROM BENEATH THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN podcast. This week, we decided to pull the curtain back and reveal two unsung heroes of the show who work tirelessly behind the scenes at the podcast. Meet Executive producer and Post Production Supervisor LINDSAY SCHNEBLY and Associate Producer and Researcher JOHN PRICE RICHEY. They are the true backbone behind this show who do an amazing job keeping us technically proficient and as factually accurate as possible. Listen and get to know these two remarkable artists who both have very interesting stories to tell. We would be lost without them!
SHOW NOTES:
Sources:
Wikipedia.com;
TCM.com;
IBDB.com;
IMDBPro.com;
Movies Mentioned:
The Birds (1963), starring Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, & Suzanne Pleshette;
Vertigo (1958), starring James Stewart & Kim Novak;
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), starring James Stewart & Donna Reed;
The African Queen (1951), starring Humphrey Bogart & Katharine Hepburn;
Singin’ in the Rain (1952), starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, & Donald O’Connor;
The Bad and Beautiful (1952), starring Kirk Douglas & Lana Turner;
Sunset Boulevard (1950), starring Gloria Swanson & William Holden;
8 1/2 (1963), starring Marcello Mastroianni & Claudia Cardinale;
My Favorite Year (1982), starring Peter O’Toole;
Mulholland Drive (2001), starring Naomi Watts & Laura Harring;
The Star (1952), starring Bette Davis & Sterling Hayden;
Cinderella (1997), starring Brandy & Whitney Houston;
Ninotchka (1939), starring Greta Garbo & Melvyn Douglas;
The Red Shoes (1948), starring Moira Shearer;
City Lights (1931), starring Charlie Chaplin & Virginia Cherrill;
North By Northwest (1959), starring Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint;
The Sting (1973), starring Paul Newman & Robert Redford;
The Godfather (1972), starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, & James Caan;
The Godfather II (1974), starring Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro & James Caan;
The Shop Around The Corner (1940), starring James Stewart & Margaret Sullivan;
The Merry Widow (1934), starring Jeanette MacDonald & Maurice Chevalier;
The Poseidon Adventure (1972), starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine & Shelley Winters;
Grand Prix (1966), starring James Garner & Eva Marie Saint;
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