Psycho (1960) & Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) w/ Patrick Cotnoir

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Psycho (1960) & Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) w/ Patrick Cotnoir

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Since 1989, the National Film Registry has selected 25 films each year that are deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". Each week, Mike Natale (Yahoo!) and Tom Lorenzo (Men's Journal) bring on a special guest to take a look at one of the films from the registry, to get to the heart of why these films matter.

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The Searchers (1956) w/ Sierra Webb: "He had to find her... he had to find her..." Artist and friend of the show Sierra Webb joins the show to talk about the moral ambiguity of John Ford's pivotal 1956 Western, The Searchers. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
112 min listen
YMO 1.0: Babe Pig In The City w/ Phil Iscove: Happy Thanksgiving to all our listeners! We're taking a week off from new episodes for the holiday, but here's a little aperitif for those indulging today. An episode of Mike and Tom's previous podcast (also called You're Missing Out), from when they first met Sunset Blvd. guest and Podcast Like It's 1999 host Phil Iscove to talk about one of his favorite films, Babe: Pig in the City. Enjoy, stay safe, wear a mask, and have a happy Thanksgiving! by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
116 min listen
The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946) w/ Alec Gillis aka VyceVictus: "Filled with all the love and warmth and joy. . .the human heart can hold!" Critic Alec Gillis (aka VyceVictus) joins the show to discuss William Wyler's 1946 The Best Years Of Our Lives, and how the experiences of the trio of veterans onscreen, and those behind the scenes, resonate with his own experiences coming home from war. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
83 min listen
Dr. Strangelove (1964) w/ Connor Ratliff: "The Red-Hot suspense story that's rocking and shocking the world!" Actor and comedian Connor Ratliff (Search Party, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Dead Eyes podcast) joins us to talk about Stanley Kubrick, Peter Sellers and existential dread with the iconic 1964 Cold War comedy, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
128 min listen
Vertigo (1958) w/ Sean & Carrie McCabe: "Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!" Sean & Carrie McCabe, the hosts of Ain't It Scary with Sean & Carrie, join us to talk about Alfred Hitchcock's most acclaimed piece of paranoia, 1958's Vertigo. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
119 min listen
Singin' In The Rain (1952) w/ Jeremy Swanton & Kyle Reid Hass: "Singin' Swingin' Glorious Feelin' Technicolor Musical!" Musical composers Kyle Reid Hass & Jeremy Swanton join the show to talk about the iconic MGM musical, Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly's 1952 film Singin' In The Rain. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
110 min listen
Sunset Boulevard (1950) w/ Phillip Iscove: "A HOLLYWOOD STORY: Sensational...Daring...Unforgettable...Sunset Blvd." With the National Film Registry's mission to preserve cinematic history, there's no better place to start than a film about the fading glory of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Writer Phil Iscove (Sleepy Hollow, Podcast Like It's 1999) joins the show to talk about Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
76 min listen
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) w/ Mark Russell: "The most discussed book in years - now comes to the screen to become the most discussed picture in ages" Acclaimed comic book writer Mark Russell (Billionaire Island, Second Coming, Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles) joins us to talk about Steinbeck, systemic oppression and the powerful legacy of John Ford's 1940 adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
103 min listen
Modern Times (1936) w/ Riley Soloner: "He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply...the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!" Actor/Clown Riley Soloner (The Chris Gethard Show, Googy Morning) joins the show to talk about the sociopolitical clowning in Charlie Chaplin's 1936 film Modern Times. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
64 min listen
Nanook of the North (1922) w/ Matthew Serrano: "A story of life and love in the actual Arctic!" Documentarian Matthew Serrano joins the show to talk about Robert J. Flaherty's ground-breaking documentary Nanook of the North (1922), and how the film lives on the the DNA of the documentary medium, all the way through to Serrano's own film, Live From The Space Stage: A Halyx Story. Watch Nanook of the North here: https://youtu.be/OGMJg4TQlSg by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
96 min listen
The Wizard of Oz (1939) w/ Caroline Daley: "9200 living actors in the notable star-studded cast! 68 incredibly magnificent sets! Augmented orchestra of 130 pieces! Chorus of 300 rousing voices! 100 minutes of unforgettable entertainment!" Pod Clubhouse's Caroline Daley joins us to discuss the immortal childhood classic, The Wizard of Oz (1939). by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
93 min listen
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) w/ Amanda Rush: "Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak...created out of the very heart and soil of America...by a great director and cast!" Advocate Amanda Rush joins the show to talk about how her own experiences working in D.C., and the more recent pop culture works that inspired it, are reflected in Frank Capra's 1939 political drama Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
78 min listen
High Noon (1952) w/ Kenny Neibart: "The story of a man who was too proud to run." Writer Kenny Neibart (Step Up, Podcast Like It's 1999) joins the show to talk about Fred Zinneman's 1952 film High Noon. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
107 min listen
Trailer: A quick rundown of the upcoming series featuring Mike Natale (Comic Book Resources) and Tom Lorenzo (Men's Journal). Produced by Kyle Lampar. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
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Casablanca (1942) w/ Brian DiLorenzo: "As big and timely a picture as ever you've seen! You can tell by the cast it's important! gripping! big!" Filmmaker Brian DiLorenzo (Myth) joins us to talk about Michael Curtiz's immortal story of love in wartime, 1942's Casablanca. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
99 min listen
Some Like It Hot (1959 w/ Zainab Akande: "Not since SCARFACE, so much action. Not since the Marx Brothers, so much comedy. Not since THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, so much Marilyn." Journalist Zainab Akande joins us to talk about Billy Wilder's iconic screwball comedy, 1959's Some Like It Hot! by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
99 min listen
On The Waterfront (1954) w/ Jae Kim: "A story as warm and moving as GOING MY WAY...but with brass knuckles!" Actor Jae Kim joins us to talk Marlon Brando, Elia Kazan, Eva Marie Saint and those immortal words "I coulda been a contender" as we talk 1954's On The Waterfront. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
104 min listen
Star Wars (1977) w/ Patrick Cotnoir: "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." The George Lucas Talk Show's Patrick Cotnoir joins the show to talk about the *real* George Lucas' landmark 1977 film Star Wars. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
119 min listen
April Fool's 2021: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989): "The biggest city in the world is about to be scared down to size..." We kick off the month of April by looking at the National Film Registry's most celebrated inaugural inductee, 1989's Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
63 min listen
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) w/ Jordan Beck: "See for yourself what the genius of Walt Disney has created in his first full-length feature production" Filmmaker Jordan Beck (Sgt. Stubby) joins the show to bring his perspective on making an animated feature to analyzing Walt Disney's landmark first animated feature, 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
132 min listen
Primary (1960) w/ Amanda Rush: "The landmark film that took us on the road to the Kennedy White House" Friend of the show, and You're Missing Out's political correspondent, Amanda Rush returns to talk about Robert Drew's landmark work of cinema verite documentary, Primary. We'll talk Kennedy, primaries, and...Muncher from Ghostbusters: Afterlife? by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
90 min listen
YMO 1.0: Midnight Run (1988) & The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975): Happy Holidays to all our listeners! We're taking a week off from new episodes for the day, but for those who need it, we've still got a little something for your stocking; it's an episode of Mike & Tom's previous podcast, wherein they'd pick films for each other to watch and discuss them. After a little present-day retrospective chat, we'll head back to 2018 to look at two cult hits, Midnight Run and the longest midnight run n movie history, The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Enjoy, stay safe, wear a mask, and have a happy holidays! by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
94 min listen
Sullivan's Travels (1941) w/ Maynard Bangs: "A Happy-Go Lucky Hitch-Hiker on the Highway to happiness! He wanted to see the world . . . but wound up in Lover's Lane!" Reels of Justice co-host Maynard Bangs decides to slum it here on You're Missing Out to see how the other half lives. Along the way, there's conversations about Preston Sturges, Veronica Lake, and Bruce Wayne's second alter-ego, Matchstick Malone! by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
94 min listen
The Learning Tree (1969) w/ LJ Strong: "It's the place where you come to learn what life is all about." Filmmaker LJ Strong (Serial, Cigarette Soup) joins us to talk about coming of age films, nostalgia without rose colored glasses and the remarkable life of Gordon Parks with 1969's The Learning Tree. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
104 min listen
The General (1927) w/ John Koshel: "LAUGHS to the right of you- LAUGHS to the left of you- they volley and thunder. Join the LAUGH Brigade. Enlist for Fun with the Commander-in-Chief of LAUGHTER. See him and shriek!" Mike & Tom's former film professor, John Koshel, joins the show to talk about trains, pains and awesome ordeals as we look at Buster Keaton's iconic silent action-comedy The General (1927)! by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
110 min listen
The Freshman (1925) w/ Clay Keller: "The Screamingly Funny Story of the College "Boob," Who Was Always the "Goat" but Did not Know It, but Who Finally Realized His Predicament and Came Through a Real hero!" Screen Drafts host Clay Keller joins the show to talk about the "third genius" Harold Lloyd, the once-king of silent comedy now in the shadow of Keaton and Chaplin, in his most popular film of his day, The Freshman. We'll talk the 1920s "collegiate craze", football, pratfalls, and...silent movie tie-in songs? by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
105 min listen
The Crowd (1928) w/ David Sims: "Here is the true story of the millions of average men and women, told as only the director of "The Big Parade" could tell it." David Sims (The Atlantic, Blank Check with Griffin and David) joins the show to talk about King Vidor's remarkably timeless 1928 drama The Crowd. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
96 min listen
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) w/ Chrissy Sire: "It's here! The most human picturization of the art of husband-stealing ever filmed" Chrissy Sire joins us to break down F.W. Murnau's Oscar-winning masterpiece, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), however radical the theory! by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
83 min listen
Gone With The Wind (1939) w/ Justin Jones & Lupita Mendez-Jones: "Now in 70mm. wide screen and full stereophonic sound!" Lupita Mendez-Jones and Justin Jones join the show to talk about Victor Fleming's (and George Cukor's and Sam Wood's) titanic epic, 1939's Gone With The Wind. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
135 min listen
The Maltese Falcon (1941) w/ David Bluvband: "It's thrilling...it's chilling...it's the most baffling mystery story in years!" Actor and comedian David Bluvband (The Chris Gethard Show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) joins the show to talk John Huston's directorial debut, the 1941 film noir The Maltese Falcon. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
85 min listen

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Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) w/ Robert Bellissimo: "This is the love every woman lives for...the love every man would die for!" Robert Bellissimo returns to the show, this time to discuss the woefully under-discussed Ophuls masterwork, Letter from an Unknown Woman. There's Fontaine, Jourdan, and much more Return of Swamp Thing talk than you might imagine. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
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The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ David Bluvband: "The wedding night, the anticipation, the kiss, the knife, BUT ABOVE ALL... THE SUSPENSE!" David Bluvband (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Chris Gethard Show) joins the show once more, this time to tackle the one and only film directed by the legendary Charles Laughton, 1955's The Night of the Hunter. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
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Nashville (1975) w/ Andrew Daniels: "We must be doing something right to last 200 years!" Editor Andrew Daniels turns this duo act into a trio as we take a look at Robert Altman's 1975 satirical American epic Nashville. Get ready for Bicentennial talk, favorite character conversations, and a lot more references to R.E.M. than you'd expect. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
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What's Opera, Doc? (1957) w/ Sierra Webb: "You-ho-to-ho!" We love talking animation on the show (Mike and Kyle do, at least). Sierra Webb makes her return to You're Missing Out for the 1957 Merrie Melodies short, What's Opera Doc? by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
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Double Indemnity (1944) w/ Phil Iscove: "You never fooled me with your song and dance, not for a second." It's our Season 4 premiere! As we do to kick off every season, we are joined by Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's...) to discuss the 1944 crime noir that landed Billy Wilder his first Oscar nomination for Best Director. Don't forget to stick around at the end to find out what films Mike and Tom are selecting for their 2024 Registry Picks. by You're Missing Out: A National Film Registry Podcast
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Psycho (1960) & Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) w/ Patrick Cotnoir

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