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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Woody Wise, “Brotherhood of the Popcorn” 

About Harvey's guest: 

If you’re a fan of our show, you’ll know that I’m obsessed with the golden age of Hollywood.  And I love getting together with fellow movie buffs and watching the great classic films.   

Today’s guest, Woody Wise, has taken that favourite pastime to a whole new level.  He and his friends are the subject of a wonderful, inspiring, nostalgic and heartwarming documentary entitled, “BROTHERHOOD OF THE POPCORN”, now available on Amazon Prime and Flixhouse.  The movie is about a group of very dear friends who call themselves, 'The Cliffhangers.'  For over 35 years, they’ve been meeting at the home of our guest several times a month, to have a meal, talk about everything under the sun – especially old movies - and then watch a classic Hollywood movie and an old-time serial, better known as a “cliffhanger” – hence the name of the group.   

Told through the lens of the unique personalities of each of these men, it becomes apparent that their individual life stories and struggles are just as interesting as the movies they watch! This documentary demonstrates how each of their lives was shaped by the 'Saturday Matinees' of yester-year, the era they grew up in, and the history of Hollywood and its movies.   

Our guest started out at the age of 14 as a projectionist at his local movie theatre.  At 15, he was an usher, and over the next 20 years, he worked his way up to general manager of the entire chain of movie theatres.  In the late 60’s, he met silent screen star Harold Lloyd, and when Mr. Lloyd passed away, our guest became General Manager of the Harold Lloyd Estate Museum in Beverly Hills.  He then opened the Hollywood Poster and Book Shop in Los Angeles, and in the early 80’s, he opened the first video store in Burbank, California, specializing in old movies, which he continued to do as a mail order service until he retired in 2004.   

For almost 20 years he’s been involved in the Lone Pine Film Festival and the Museum of Western Film History in Lone Pine, California, where over 400 films were made in Lone Pine’s world-famous Alabama Hills.   

He’s the executive producer and star of the film, “Brotherhood of the Popcorn”, and the President of the Cliffhangers Club. 

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Mark Sendroff, Superstar Entertainment “Lawyer to the Stars” 

About Harvey's guest: 

It’s often said that show business is 10% “show” and 90% “business”.  So lawyers play a HUGE role in the entertainment industry.   

Today’s guest is Mark Sendroff, one of the most respected and accomplished entertainment lawyers in America.   

He's commonly referred to as “the lawyer to the stars”, because his client list is a veritable who’s who in the world of theatre, film, television and music, including Linda Lavin, Frank Langella, Lucie Arnaz, Bob Mackie, Marc Shaiman, AND some of the giants in the business who are no longer with us, including Bette Davis, Rosemary Clooney, Rex Harrison, Barbara Cook and so many more.   He represents writers, directors, musicians and choreographers of such Broadway shows as “Kinky Boots”, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”, “Hairspray”, “Rock of Ages”, “The Full Monty”, “Legally Blonde”, and dozens more, including the upcoming Broadway musicals, “Some Like it Hot” and “Smash”.    

He’s represented the stars of TV shows like “The Nanny”, “Two and a Half Men”, and “Black-ish”.  He’s a much sought-after speaker and lecturer at law schools, and he was named “Broadway’s Top Legal Eagle” by Broadway World.com.  And he’s been on the New York Times prestigious list of Super Lawyers every year since 2010. 

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/sendroff-&-baruch-llp 

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Jerry London, Legendary Director/Producer, Author “From I Love Lucy to Shogun…and Beyond: Tales from the Other Side of the Camera”

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest is an internationally renowned director and producer whose prolific body of work connected him to some of the most highly acclaimed TV shows and mini-series of all time.  

He worked on iconic shows like “I Love Lucy”, “Hogan’s Heroes”, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, “The Bob Newhart Show”, “Kojak”, “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”, and many more.  He directed ground breaking mini-series including “Shogun”, “Wheels”, “The Scarlet and the Black”, “Ellis Island” and “Chiefs”, to name only a few.  He’s worked with legendary stars including Bette Davis, Gregory Peck, Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Richard Burton, Christopher Plummer, Sir John Gielgud, and even Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson.  He’s directed over 30 Oscar winners in 11 Mini-Series, 40 made-for-TV movies, and over 350 hours of television series.  He’s received 3 Emmy nominations and won a Directors Guild of America Award for outstanding directorial achievement.  

And he's written a fascinating and thoroughly engaging memoir entitled, “From I Love Lucy to Shogun, and Beyond: Tales From the Other Side of the Camera”.

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Julia Stern, Professor and Author of “Bette Davis Black and White”

About Harvey’s Guest:

Professor Julia Stern is an academic and a scholar who is an expert on the film career of the greatest movie star of them all: Bette Davis. Although Miss Davis received every accolade an actor can get, our guest asserts that Bette Davis has not been adequately recognized for her on-and-off-screen collaborative efforts to combat racism and support the African American community. 

In her latest book, entitled “Bette Davis Black and White”, she provides an illuminating exposé of Miss Davis’ little known behind the scenes work, such as supporting and mentoring black actors, desegregating the dance floor of the legendary Hollywood Canteen, collaborating with Hattie McDaniel during the war to entertain black servicemen, and joining several black labour organizations. 

Julia is the Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of English and American Studies, and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of English at Northwestern University. She’s received numerous awards for her teaching and her writing. 

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an Interview with Hollywood Golden Age Author Allan Ellenberger
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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Award-winning Director Waris Hussein about his life and career, including Doctor Who, and working with Bette Davis, Anthony Hopkins, Barry Manilow, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Sybil Thorndyke
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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Ernest Harden Jr., star of The Jeffersons, 3 Days of the Condor, White Mama, White Men Can't Jump and so much more.  Ernest provides an amazing inside look at his pioneering journey as a Black American and the realities of being a Black actor in Hollywood.
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