NitrateVille Radio
112 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 119 ratingsFor 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.
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Episodes
108: Bryony Dixon on Victorian Film • Death by Laughter • Tod Slaughter
March 04, 2024 13:50 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBBryony 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
February 01, 2024 14:20 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBDan 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
January 04, 2024 15:51 - 1 hour - 111 MBDonald 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
December 06, 2023 14:32 - 1 hour - 180 MBTop 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
November 03, 2023 12:57 - 1 hour - 124 MBNitrateVille 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
October 02, 2023 13:32 - 1 hour - 110 MBJonny 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
September 05, 2023 13:31 - 1 hour - 115 MBRob 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
August 03, 2023 13:31 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBSerge 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
July 05, 2023 14:10 - 1 hour - 118 MBThe 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
June 05, 2023 13:04 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe 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
May 02, 2023 13:08 - 1 hour - 102 MBRobert 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
April 04, 2023 13:11 - 1 hour - 107 MBDavid 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
March 03, 2023 13:59 - 1 hour - 102 MBRob 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
February 06, 2023 14:53 - 1 hour - 110 MBSlapstick 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
January 13, 2023 14:38 - 1 hour - 109 MBFrank 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
December 09, 2022 14:42 - 1 hour - 114 MBTop 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
November 14, 2022 13:45 - 1 hour - 112 MBChris 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 (97:19)
91: Pordenone 2022 Festival Report • The Unknown Unknown • Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies
October 19, 2022 13:24 - 1 hour - 119 MBPordenone 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
September 21, 2022 13:04 - 1 hour - 116 MBHow 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
August 19, 2022 13:25 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBCinema'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
July 27, 2022 14:19 - 1 hour - 137 MBThe 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
July 05, 2022 12:33 - 1 hour - 102 MBBiographer 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
June 09, 2022 13:12 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB86: 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
May 12, 2022 12:46 - 1 hour - 110 MBTCM 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!"
April 21, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBSamantha 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
March 25, 2022 13:09 - 1 hour - 104 MBBen 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
February 25, 2022 14:46 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBDirector 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
January 28, 2022 12:49 - 1 hour - 101 MBDana 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
January 06, 2022 14:07 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBJames Spinney, co-director of The Real Charlie Chaplin • Serge Bromberg on rediscovering Julien Duvivier in the 1920s (96:36)
79: Physical Media Top Ten of 2021 • Jaime Weinman on Looney Tunes
December 06, 2021 14:26 - 1 hour - 106 MBPhysical Media Top Ten of 2021, with Bruce Calvert • Jaime Weinman on the History of Looney Tunes (92:24)
78: Scott Eyman on 20th Century Fox and Darryl F. Zanuck • Thomas Reeder on Century Comedies
November 16, 2021 13:54 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBScott Eyman, author of 20th Century-Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Film Studio • Thomas Reeder, author of Time is Money! The Century, Rainbow, and Stern Brothers Comedies of Julius and Abe Stern (77:08)
77: 2021 Pordenone Festival Report • Rediscovering Ellen Richter • Media History Digital Library
October 27, 2021 12:08 - 1 hour - 118 MBNitrateVille Radio Ep. 77: 2021 Pordenone Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Rediscovering Ellen Richter, with Philipp Stiasny and Oliver Hanley • Eric Hoyt on Media History Digital Library (103:07)
76: Vim Kickstarter • Becoming Carole Lombard • The Magnificent Jane Russell
September 27, 2021 12:37 - 1 hour - 102 MBRob Stone on Vim Comedies • Olympia Kiriakou on Becoming Carole Lombard • Christina Rice on the Magnificent Jane Russell (89:04)
75: Eddie Muller on Film Noir's Dark City • Silent Movie Day is September 29
September 01, 2021 13:13 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBSilent Movie Day, with Brandee Cox and Steven K. HIll • Eddie Muller on Film Noir's Dark City (86:58)
74: Edward Everett Horton Comedies • Andrew Erish on Vitagraph • Stephen Horne on Silent Sirens
August 11, 2021 13:59 - 1 hour - 113 MBBen Model on Edward Everett Horton comedies on DVD • Andrew A. Erish on Vitagraph: America's First Great Movie Studio • Stephen Horne on music for Silent Sirens (98:10)
73: Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, and Online • Kit Parker's 50 Years in Film
July 16, 2021 12:54 - 1 hour - 166 MBIl Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, and Online, with Marianne Lewinsky • Kit Parker's 50 Years in Film (90:30)
72: Silent Film Showings Are Back! • Lisa Stein Haven on Max Linder
June 23, 2021 12:44 - 1 hour - 92.8 MB72: Silent Film Showings Are Back! • Lisa Stein Haven on Max Linder by Michael Gebert
71: Preserving Paramount with Andrea Kalas • Kat Ellinger on Mae West
May 27, 2021 12:22 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBParamount SVP of Asset Management Andrea Kalas on Preservation in 2021 • Kat Ellinger on Mae West (86:32)
70: Searching for Shoulder Arms • Lois Weber's Sensation Seekers • Billy Wilder, Newspaperman
May 04, 2021 13:13 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBBrigitte Paulowitz on Searching for Chaplin's Shoulder Arms • Shelley Stamp on Lois Weber's Sensation Seekers • Noah Isenberg on Billy Wilder, Newspaperman (76:57)
69: Tyrone Power • Mary Astor • The Classic Film Collective
April 07, 2021 13:46 - 1 hour - 103 MB69: Introducing The Classic Film Collective, with Kate Gabrielle and Jill Blake • Gillian Kelly on Tyrone Power • Kathleen Spaltro on Mary Astor (89:50)
68: A Year of The Silent Comedy Watch Party • William Wellman Jr. on His Father Wild Bill
March 12, 2021 01:46 - 1 hour - 108 MB68: A Year of The Silent Comedy Watch Party • William Wellman Jr. on His Father Wild Bill by Michael Gebert
67: Legendary Jungle Hoax Film Ingagi • Stars Under the Nazis
February 23, 2021 16:29 - 1 hour - 100 MBKelly Robinson on Legendary Jungle Hoax Film Ingagi • Stars Under the Nazis: Dr. Eddy von Mueller on Luis Trenker's The Kaiser of California • Olaf Möller on Hans Albers in Port of Freedom (87:23)
Ep. 67: Legendary Jungle Hoax Film Ingagi • Stars Under the Nazis
February 23, 2021 16:29 - 1 hour - 100 MBKelly Robinson on Legendary Jungle Hoax Film Ingagi • Stars Under the Nazis: Dr. Eddy von Mueller on Luis Trenker's The Kaiser of California • Olaf Möller on Hans Albers in Port of Freedom (87:23)
66: The Woman Behind MGM's Throne • Film Noir Fashion
January 27, 2021 14:38 - 1 hour - 105 MBJacqueline Braitman on Ida Koverman, the Woman Behind MGM's Throne • Kimberly Truhler on Film Noir Fashion (91:56)
Ep. 66: The Woman Behind MGM's Throne • Film Noir Fashion
January 27, 2021 14:38 - 1 hour - 105 MBJacqueline Braitman on Ida Koverman, the Woman Behind MGM's Throne • Kimberly Truhler on Film Noir Fashion (91:56)
65: Bruce Goldstein on The Naked City • Tommy Jose Stathes • Arnold Leibovit on George Pal
January 07, 2021 14:43 - 1 hour - 100 MBBruce Goldstein on The Naked City • Tommy Jose Stathes' Silent Cartoon Kickstarter • Arnold Leibovit on George Pal's Puppetoons (87:12)
64: Physical Media Top Ten of 2020 • Philippe Garnier on Scoundrels, Spitballers and Screenwriters
December 03, 2020 15:26 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBPhysical Media Top Ten of 2020, with Bruce Calvert • Philippe Garnier on Scoundrels, Spitballers and Screenwriters of the 1930s (86:00)
63: Allen Lewis Rickman on Yiddish Cinema • Ned Thanhouser on the Thanhouser Studio
November 12, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBYiddish actor-translator Allen Lewis Rickman on The Jewish Soul: Ten Classics of Yiddish Cinema • Ned Thanhouser on his family's silent film studio (90:56)
Ep. 63: Allen Lewis Rickman on Yiddish Cinema • Ned Thanhouser on the Thanhouser Studio
November 12, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBYiddish actor-translator Allen Lewis Rickman on The Jewish Soul: Ten Classics of Yiddish Cinema • Ned Thanhouser on his family's silent film studio (90:56)
62: Scott Eyman on Cary Grant • Fright Favorites Author David J. Skal
October 19, 2020 13:43 - 1 hour - 101 MBScott Eyman, author of Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise • David J. Skal, author of Fright Favorites, 31 Movies To Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond (89:11)