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    Tales From Hollywoodland

    TALES FROM HOLLYWOODLAND is a fast-paced weekly show business podcast, with an emphasis on all genres of movies; classic to current, as well as Broadway, TV, Cable, and Streaming. Hollywood vets Arthur Friedman, Steve Rubin, and Julian Schlossberg will be interviewing Hollywood luminaries, treating the listeners to decades worth of stories, anecdotes, insider viewpoints, candid opinions, as well as vivid and often hysterically funny celebrity encounters. From Sinatra to Cruise, Redford to DiCaprio, Hitchcock, and Coppola to Spielberg and Tarantino, Uncle Miltie to Eddie Murphy, Hackett and Rickles, and on and on. It’s all here with a capital E for Entertainment. Come join us for TALES FROM HOLLYWOODLAND.
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    Episodes (32)

    Ride'em, Rope'em, Shoot-em up - Hollywood's Love Affair with Westerns

    Ride'em, Rope'em, Shoot-em up - Hollywood's Love Affair with Westerns

    This week, the Tales from Hollywoodland guys don their stetsons and chaps to discuss the greatest westerns ever produced by Hollywood.  From "Red River" to "High Noon," to "The Professionals" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," they cover the whole trail, even including such comedy classics as "Blazing Saddles" and "The Frisco Kid." 

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at  talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

    Sports Themed Movies

    Sports Themed Movies

    This week, the Tales from Hollywoodland crew goes deep with the greatest sports movies ever made - from "Rocky", "Rudy" and "Hoosiers" to "Bull Durham," "North Dallas 40" and much much more. Put on your glove, lace up your sneakers and join us for a fun hour!

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at  talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

    Pop Stars That Became Movie Stars

    Pop Stars That Became Movie Stars

    This week the Tales From Hollywoodland gang delves into the colorful group of pop singers who over the years became major attractions in the movies. Arthur, Julian and Steve cover everyone from Streisand to Elvis, Sinatra to Cher, the Beatles, and beyond.  

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at  talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

     

    Renee Taylor: Comedy Force

    Renee Taylor: Comedy Force

    This week the Tales from Hollywoodland guys land their first guest - and what a guest that is! The hysterically funny Renee Taylor talks about her long marriage and creative collaboration with her husband, Joseph Bologna, their breakout screenplay, "Lovers and Other Strangers" and her many Hollywood stories and experiences, with artists as varied as Marilyn Monroe and Jerry Lewis.

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at  talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

    Billy Wilder: Director Par Excellence

    Billy Wilder: Director Par Excellence

    This week, Arthur, Julian and Steve discuss the amazing film career of writer/director Billy Wilder who specialized in comedy (The Apartment,  One, Two, Three, Some Like it Hot, Stalag 17), but also dove into drama (Witness for the Prosecution, Sunset Blvd), war (Five Graves to Cairo) film noir (Double Indemnity), historical adventure (The Spirit of St. Louis), and thriller (The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes).

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at  talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

    Greatest Comedy Movies

    Greatest Comedy Movies

    This week Arthur, Julian and I dive into a spirited and funny discussion about the greatest comedy films of all time. Prepare yourself for 60 minutes of fond comedy memories and some great guffaws as we discuss “Airplane,” “Tootsie,” “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “The Producers,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Love and Death,” “Lost in America,” “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” “Some Like It Hot,” “Animal House” and much, much more.

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at  talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

    Broadway to Movies and Back Again

    Broadway to Movies and Back Again

    Start snapping your fingers, because this week the Tales from Hollywood team touts the classic Broadway musicals that became movies, and conversely, the classic movies that became Broadway musicals.


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    Sex in the Cinema

    Sex in the Cinema

    This week the Tales From Hollywoodland team dives into the multi-faceted, and fascinating world of Sex and the Cinema, and how Hollywood has adjusted its approach over the years from extreme censorship to deregulation. 

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at  talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

    Owning and Operating a Movie Theater

    Owning and Operating a Movie Theater

    With considerable experience in the field, the Hollywoodland team explores how they came to the exhibition business and the range of skills they needed to own and operate a modern movie theater, also in this episode the guys start the show with a remembrance of Hollywood great Billy Friedkin.  

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at  talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and also, please subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

     
     

    What Do Producers Really Do?

    What Do Producers Really Do?

    The Tales from Hollywoodland crew - producers all - take a deep dive into defining the world of motion picture producing - its responsibilities, pitfalls and joys.  

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and please subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

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    The Best of Alfred Hitchcock

    The Best of Alfred Hitchcock
    The Tales from Hollywoodland team explores the classic film output of the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, focusing on such films as Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho, and North by Northwest.

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and please subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Amazon Music, Audiable, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

    Oppenheimer and the Bomb

    Oppenheimer and the Bomb

    The Tales from Hollywoodland team talks about the sensation of the Barbie phenomenon and its impact on the movie industry. Then the crew does a deep dive into director Christopher Nolan's latest epic, Oppenheimer, and the cataclysmic history behind it. 

    We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and soon you will be able to subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, and wherever fine podcasts are found.