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For fans of classic movies, talking with authors, archivists, filmmakers, musicians and others doing work with our film heritage. From NitrateVille.com, the classic film discussion site.
Episodes
- 129: Christine Leteux on Maurice Tourneur • David Meuel on Pre-Code William Wellman
Vintage Directors! Christine Leteux, author of Maurice Tourneur: Weaver of Dreams • David Meuel, author of Assembly-Line Auteur: The Pre-Code Films of William Wellman (96:51)
- 128: Mike Gebert's The Chicago Way • J.B. Kaufman on Fantasia • Thomas Gladysz on Louise Brooks
Michael Gebert, author of The Chicago Way: An Oral HIstory of Chicago Dining • J.B. Kaufman, author of Worlds to Conquer: The Art and Making of Walt Disney's Fantasia • Thomas Gladysz: Focus on Louise Brooks (92:26)
- 127: Scott Eyman on Joan Crawford • Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers of Deaf Crocodile
Scott Eyman, author of Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face • Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers , founders of the Deaf Crocodile label (110:12)
- 126: Top Ten in Physical Media 2025 • Pre-Code Essentials, with Danny Reid
Top Ten in Physical Media 2025 with Bruce Calvert • Pre-Code Essentials, with Danny Reid (94:26
- Ep. 125: Restoring Beau Geste • 2025 Pordenone Festival Report • Six Degrees of Charlie Chaplin
Restoring Beau Geste (1926), with Robert Harris and James Mockoski • 2025 Pordenone Silent Film Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss and Lea Stans • Six Degrees of Charlie Chaplin, with Steve Massa and Uli Ruedel (93:26)
- 124: Steven C. Smith on Hitchcock and Herrmann • Stephen Rebello on Strangers On a Train
The Hitchcock Episode: Steven C. Smith, author of Hitchcock and Herrmann: The Friendship & Film Scores That Changed Cinem • Stephen Rebello, author of Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece Strangers on a T…
- Ep. 123: Cleveland Silent Film Festival • Lukas Foerster on Weimar Comedies • A Gish Sisters Book
!23: Emily Laurance on The Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium • Lukas Foerster on Champagne and Caviar: Four Weimar Comedies • Ben Urish and Rick Geary on The Movie Girls, by Jan Wahl (87:38)
- 122: Richard Koszarski and Dennis Doros on Made in New Jersey • Lon Davis on Edward Everett Horton
122: Richard Koszarski on Made in New Jersey • Dennis Doros on New Jersey, Queen Kelly and Missing Movies • Lon Davis on Edward Everett Horton (98:24)
- 121: Rob Byrne on San Francisco Film Preserve • Lisa Stein Haven on Early Buster Keaton
Rob Byrne on San Francisco Film Preserve • Lisa Stein Haven, author of Early Buster Keaton: From the Vaudeville Stage to Comique Films, 1899-1920 (84:28)
- 120: Eddie Muller and the Dames of Noir • Ben Model on The Silent Film Universe
Eddie Muller, author of Dark City Dames • Ben Model, author of The Silent Film Universe
- 119: First Women of Hollywood • The Visionary June Mathis
Mary Mallory, author of First Women of Hollywood • Thomas J. Slater, author of June Mathis: The Rise and Fall of a Silent Film Visionary (87:33)
- 118: Nasty Women Return! • Rhea Combs on Oscar Micheaux • Katie Gee Salisbury on Anna May Wong
Nasty Women Return! Karen Pearlman on Breaking Plates and Smashing the Patriarchy • Rhea Combs on Oscar Micheaux: The Complete Collection • Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong (…
- 117: Steve Massa on Roscoe Arbuckle • Noah Isenberg on Edgar Ulmer
Steve Massa on a Roscoe Arbuckle DVD/Blu-ray Kickstarter • Noah Isenberg, author of Edgar G. Ulmer: A Filmmaker at the Margins (92:14)
- 116: Dave Kehr on To Save and Project • Copenhagen Silent Film Festival • Moguls
Dave Kehr on MoMA's To Save and Project preservation festival • Thomas Christensen on the Copenhagen Silent Film Festival • Authors Michael Benson and Craig Singer on Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Sc…
- 115: Top Ten in Physical Media 2024 • South West Silents & Film Noir UK • Burt Kearns on Shemp!
Top Ten in Physical Media 2024, with Bruce Calvert • James Harrison on South West Silents & Film Noir UK • Burt Kearns on Shemp! (96:58)
- 114: Silents Synced • Pordenone Festival Report 2024 • Thomas Walsh on Art Director Ben Carré
Josh Frank, creator of Silents Synced • Pordenone Festival Report 2024, with Lokke Heiss • Thomas Waksh on pioneering art director Ben Carré (93:32)
- 113: John Ford and the Cavalry • Francis Ford • The Brothers of the Bs
Michael F. Blake, author of The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne, and the Making of Three Classic Westerns • Kathy Fuller Seeley on Francis Ford • Thomas Reeder, author of Poverty Row Royalty: The Films of Producer Sigmund Neufeld an…
- 112: Seeing Napoleon • Rouben Mamoulian • Helen Morgan
Bruce Calvert on the new restoration of Napoleon (1927) • Kurt Jensen, author of Peerless: Rouben Mamoulian, Hollywood and Broadway • Christopher S. Connelly, author of Helen Morgan: The Original Torch Singer and Ziegfeld's Last Star (91:1…
- 111: Dave Glass on Monty Banks • Jeffrey L. Carrier on Patsy Ruth Miller
Dave Glass on silent comedian Monty Banks • Jeffrey L. Carrier on silent star Patsy Ruth Miller (78:25)
- 110: Vitagraph Comedies • Film Is Dead. Long Live Film! • Lon Davis Meets The Old Stars
Vitagraph Comedies, with Rob Stone, George Willeman and Lynanne Schweighofer • Peter Flynn, director of Film is Dead. Long Live Film! • Lon Davis, author of Stumbling Into Film History (99:54)
- 109: Billy! Brackett and Wilder • Double Indemnity and the Rise of Noir
Donald Brackett, author of Double Solitaire: The Films of Brackett and Wilder • Alain Silver and James Ursini, authors of From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (99:22)
- 108: Bryony Dixon on Victorian Film • Death by Laughter • Tod Slaughter
Bryony Dixon on Victorian Film • Maggie Hennefeld on Women and Death by Laughter • Sam Dunn on the Deadly Doings of Tod Slaughter (87:20)
- 107: Dan Streible on Orphan Films • Mike Mashon on the Changing Preservation Scene
Dan Streible on Orphan Films • Mike Mashon on the Changing Preservation Scene (85:52)
- 106: Donald Bogle on Lena Horne • Restoring William S. Hart • Pamela Hutchinson on The Red Shoes
Donald Bogle, author of Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed • Tracey Goessel on restoring William S. Hart • Pamela Hutchinson, author of BFI Film Classics: The Red Shoes (96:44)
- 105: Top Ten in Physical Media 2023, with Bruce Calvert • Foster Hirsch on Movies in the 50s
Top Ten in Physical Media 2023, with Bruce Calvert and Michael Gebert • Foster Hirsch, author of Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties, on Movie Culture in the 50s (97:11)
- 104: Pordenone 2023 Festival Report • The "Only" Woman Animator • Scott Eyman on Chaplin vs. America
NitrateVille Radio Ep. 104: Pordenone 2023 Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Mindy Johnson on Bessie Mae Kelley, The "Only" Woman Animator • Scott Eyman, author of Charlie Chaplin vs. America (108:27)
- 103: Northern Silents • Lisa Stein Haven on Chaplin at First National • Sarah Royal on Lucy
Jonny Best on the Northern Silent Film Festival • Lisa Stein Haven, author of The Early Years of Charlie Chaplin: Final Shorts and First Features • Sarah Royal, author of AKA Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball (96:04)
- 102: Rob Byrne on Foolish Wives • Eddie Muller on Kid and Cocktail Noir • Becoming Nick and Nora
Rob Byrne on Restoring Foolish Wives • Eddie Muller on Kid Noir and Cocktail Noir Books • Rob Kozlowski, author of Becoming Nick and Nora (100:27)
- 101: Serge Bromberg on Laurel & Hardy Year One • Josh Mills on Ernie in Kovacsland
Serge Bromberg on Laurel & Hardy Year One • Josh Mills on Ernie in Kovacsland (80:36)
- 100: 100th Episode! with Michael Gebert and Ben Model • Susan Delson on Soundies
The 100th Episode: David Hammond Interviews Michael Gebert • Most Frequent Guest Ben Model on Tom Mix and More • Susan Delson on Soundies and African-American Performers (103:04)
- 99: The Warner Bros. Episode, with Mark A. Vieira and Chris Yogerst
The Warner Bros. Episode, with Mark A. Vieira, author of Warner Bros.: 100 Years of Storytelling, and Chris Yogerst, author of The Warner Brothers (89:46)
- 98: Robert Harris and James Mockoski on The Johnstown Flood • The Stoogeum's Gary Lassin
Robert Harris and James Mockoski on The Johnstown Flood, Napoleon, Lawrence of Arabia and other restorations • The Stoogeum's Gary Lassin, author of A Tour De Farce (89:08)
- 97: LOC Festival of Film & Sound • Two New Silent Film Kickstarters • William M. Drew on Pearl White
David Pierce on the Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound • Two New Silent Film Kickstarters by Ed Lorusso and Joe Harvat • William M. Drew on Pearl White (92:58)
- 96: Academics and Vintage Film: Domitor • The Media Ecology Project • Victor Moore in Silent Comedy
Rob Stone on Victor Moore and His Klever Komedies • Domitor, with Tami Williams and Ian Christie • Mark Williams on the Media Ecology Project (89:07)
- 95: Slapstick Festival in Bristol • A Norwegian Silent Comedian • John Stangeland on Aline MacMahon
Slapstick Festival in Bristol, with director Chris Daniels • Norwegian Silent Comedian August Schøneman, with Snorre Smari Mathiesen • Author John Stangeland on Aline MacMahon (95:57)
- 94: The Lives of Beau Geste • The King of the Kongo • A Studio in Occupied France
Frank Thompson, author of The Compleat Beau Geste • Eric Grayson on Restoring The King of the Kongo, with Boris Karloff • Author Christine Leteux on a Studio in Occupied France (95:01)
- 93: Top Ten in Physical Media 2022 • Steve Massa with More Lame Brains and Lunatics
Top Ten in Physical Media 2022, with Bruce Calvert • Steve Massa, author of Lame Brains and Lunatics 2 (99:40)
- 92: Margaret Dumont • Hispanics: Viva Hollywood! • Lawrence Tierney
Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian, authors of Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, the Fifth Marx Brother • Viva Hollywood author Luis I. Reyes • Burt Kearns, author of Lawrence Tierney, Hollywood's Real Life Tough Guy (97:1…
- 91: Pordenone 2022 Festival Report • The Unknown Unknown • Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies
Pordenone 2022 Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Restoring the Unknown The Unknown, with George Eastman Museum's Peter Bagrov, Anthony L'Abbate and Gordon Nelson • Biographer Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies (103:54)
- 90: How Elinor Glyn Changed Sex • How Hollywood Changed Going to the Movies
How Elinor Glyn Changed Sex, with biographer Hilary A. Hallett • How Hollywood Changed Going to the Movies, with author Ross Melnick (100:58)
- 89: Cinema's First Nasty Women
Cinema's First Nasty Women, with Co-Curators Maggie Hennefeld, Laura Horak, and Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi • Scoring Cinema's First Nasty Women, with Dana Reason (82:02)
- 88: Film Preservation with Richard Simonton • Jon Mirsalis on Rare Lon Chaney
The Hidden History of Film Preservation with Richard Simonton • Jon Mirsalis on Rare Lon Chaney (119:24)
- 87: Jeffrey Spivak on Busby Berkeley • Jack Theakston on New Abbott & Costello and 3-D Restorations
Biographer Jeffrey Spivak, author of Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley • Jack Theakston on New Abbott & Costello and 3-D Restorations Coming Soon (88:33)
- 86: Scott McGee on Hollywood's Greatest Stunts • Ed Lorusso on a Wallace Reid DVD Kickstarter
86: Scott McGee on Hollywood's Greatest Stunts • Ed Lorusso on a Wallace Reid DVD Kickstarter by Michael Gebert
- 85: TCM Film Festival Returns, with Nora Fiore • Movies as Art: Poster Collector Dwight Cleveland
TCM Film Festival Returns, with Nora Fiore • Movies as Art: Poster Collector Dwight Cleveland (96:08)
- 84: Columbus Moving Picture Show • Comique Magazine • Julian David Stone, Author of "It's Alive!"
Samantha Glasser on the Columbus Moving Picture Show • David B, Pearson on Comique Magazine • Julian David Stone, Author of "It's Alive!" (77:01)
- 83: Ben Model on Raymond Griffith via Kickstarter • Eric Hoyt on Hollywood Trade Papers
Ben Model on Raymond Griffith, Marion Davies and More Silent Stars via Kickstarter • Eric Hoyt on the Golden Age of Hollywood Trade Papers (90:40)
- 82: Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Scotland • David Crump on Fred Karno
Director Alison Strauss on the 12th Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Bo'ness, Scotland • Author David Crump on Fred Karno's Influence on Silent Comedy (82:23)
- 81: Dana Stevens on Buster Keaton's Century • Farrah Nehme on Dames at MoMA • Found Emulsion
Dana Stevens, author of Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century • Farran Smith Nehme on 30s Dames at MoMA • Glenn Andreiev on Lost and Found Emulsion (88:11)
- 80: The Real Charlie Chaplin • Serge Bromberg on Julien Duvivier
James Spinney, co-director of The Real Charlie Chaplin • Serge Bromberg on rediscovering Julien Duvivier in the 1920s (96:36)