States & Kingdoms Podcast

S&K Episode #30 Breakfast at Tiffany's

March 31, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MB

S&K Episode #30 Breakfast at Tiffany's Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! Join us live from LaGuardia. Breakfast at Tiffany's Directed by Blake Edwards Starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney and Martin Basin Studio: Paramount ***** States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @states...

S&K Episode #29 Operation Petticoat

March 19, 2020 22:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

S&K Episode #29 Operation Petticoat Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! Dive deep into Blake Edward's Operation Petticoat with States & Kingdoms! Operation Petticoat Directed by Blake Edwards Starring Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Arthur O'Connell Studio: Universal ***** States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow...

S&K Episode #28 South Pacific

March 11, 2020 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

S&K Episode #28 South Pacific Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! Join us in our infinite praise of Joshua Logan's South Pacific! South Pacific Directed by Joshua Logan Starring Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen and Ray Walston Studio: 20th Century Fox ***** States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow u...

S&K Episode #27 Gigi

March 05, 2020 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB

S&K Episode #27 Gigi Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! Join us in our adulation of Vincente Minnelli's Gigi! Gigi Directed by Vincente Minnelli Starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold, Isabel Jeans Studio: MGM ***** States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdoms Please subsc...

S&K Episode #26 Dark Passage

February 24, 2020 21:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

S&K Episode #26 Dark Passage Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! Join Sean & Jenna in their discussion of Delmer Daves' Dark Passage! Dark Passage Directed by Delmer Daves Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, Agnes Moorehead and Tom D'Andrea Studio: Warner Brothers ***** States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us ...

S&K Episode #25 Fanny

January 24, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

S&K Episode #25 Fanny Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! Join our discussion as we delve into Joshua Logan's Fanny! Fanny Directed by Joshua Logan Starring Leslie Caron, Horst Buchholz, Charles Boyer, Maurice Chevalier and Lionel Jeffries Studio: Warner Bros. ***** States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent Instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdom...

S&K Episode #24 Two for the Road

January 09, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

Episode #24 Two for the Road Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! Jenna has a squeaky chair and Sean has a horse in Detroit and Kentucky but join us anyway in our discussion of that classic Stanley Donen film Two for the Road! Two for the Road Directed by Stanley Donen Starring Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney, Eleanor Bron, William Daniels and Claude Dauphin Studio: 20th Century Fox ***** States & Kingdom...

S&K Episode #23 It's a Wonderful Life

December 30, 2019 23:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MB

Episode #23 It's a Wonderful Life Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! Join us as we ring in the new year with a discussion of It's a Wonderful Life! It's a Wonderful Life Directed by Frank Capra Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi and Anthony Mann Studio: Liberty Films ***** States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check out our nascent ...

S&K Episode #22 A Slight Case of Murder

December 20, 2019 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

Episode #22 A Slight Case of Murder Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! Join us this week, as Sean corners the market on the word wonderful and Jenna swings on a picket fence discussing the wonderful contraction-less comedy A Slight Case of Murder! A Slight Case of Murder Directed by Lloyd Bacon Starring Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Donnelly, Allen Jenkins, Edward Brophy, Harold Huber and Mary Brian Studio: W...

S&K Episode #21 Destry Rides Again

December 04, 2019 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB

Episode #21 Destry Rides Again Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week Sean & Jenna trip over the light fantastic toe and discuss Destry Rides Again. Leave us alone, Mel Brooks! Destry Rides Again Directed by George Marshall Starring Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Mischa Auer and Una Merkel Studio: Universal ***** States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton ...

S&K Episode #20 Camille

November 21, 2019 01:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

Episode #20 Camille Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week please join us as we discuss (in august tones) the great Greta Garbo vehicle Camille! Camille Directed by George Cukor Starring Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Jessie Ralph and Henry Daniell Cinematography by Karl Freund Studio: MGM ***** States & Kingdoms theme music by Sean Newton Be sure to check ou...

S&K Episode #19 A Night at the Opera

November 14, 2019 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MB

Episode #19 A Night at the Opera Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week please join us for a nepenthean meander through A Night at the Opera! We also mention lots of other movies and for good reason! A Night at the Opera Directed by Sam Wood Starring The Marx Brothers, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle, Margaret Dumont and Sig Ruman Screenplay by George Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind Music by Herbert Stoth...

S&K Episode #18 Take Me Out to the Ballgame

November 06, 2019 22:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

Episode #18 Take Me Out to the Ballgame Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we would be pleased as punch for you to join us in our discussion of the perfect-as-it-is-not-perfect-as-it-is musical Take Me Out to the Ballgame! Take Me Out to the Ballgame Directed by Busby Berkeley Starring Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garret and Edward Arnold Story by Gene Kelly and Stanley D...

S&K Episode #17 San Francisco

October 30, 2019 19:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

Episode #17 San Francisco Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we are discussing San Francisco with an unwarranted detour through An American in Paris! Spoiler alert: There's an "earthcake" at the end. San Francisco Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Starring Clark Gable, Jeannette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, Jack Holt, Ted Healy and Jessie Ralph and Jack Holt! Written by Robert E. Hopkins and Anita Loos ...

S&K Episode #16 Pillow Talk

October 24, 2019 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MB

Episode #16 Pillow Talk Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we are discussing with wonted erudition the first Day-Hudson pairing, Pillow Talk! Pillow Talk Directed by Michael Gordon Starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Allen Jenkins, Nick Adams and Marcel Dalio Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin Music by Frank De Vol Studio: Universal ***** States & ...

S&K Episode #15 Footlight Parade

October 17, 2019 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MB

Episode # 15 Footlight Parade Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week’s conversation is about a musical with some of the catchiest songs ever… watch out! Enjoy :) Footlight Parade (1933) Directed by Lloyd Bacon Starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert and Ruth Donnelly Screenplay by Manuel Seff & James Seymour Musical num...

S&K Episode #14: The Postman Always Rings Twice

October 10, 2019 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MB

Episode # 14 The Postman Always Rings Twice Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we discuss a very well known film noir classic. Enjoy :) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Directed by Tay Garnett Starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, and Audrey Totter Screenplay by Harry Ruskin & Niven Busch Music by George Bassman & Erich Zeisl Studio:...

S&K Episode #13:The Odd Couple

September 25, 2019 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB

Episode # 13 The Odd Couple Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we watch one of our favorite comedies of ALL TIMES – it should be one of yours as well. Enjoy :) The Odd Couple (1968) Directed by Gene Saks Starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, Larry Haines, David Sheiner, Monica Evans and Carole Shelley Written by Neil Simon Music by Neal Hefti Studio:...

S&K Episode # 12 Kitty Foyle

September 17, 2019 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

Episode # 12 Kitty Foyle Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we watch Ginger Rogers in the movie that won her an Academy Award for Best Actress. Enjoy :) Kitty Foyle (1940) Directed by Sam Wood Starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and Donald Ogden Stewart Based on the novel by Christopher Morley Music by Roy Webb Studio: RKO Radio Pictur...

S&K Episode # 11 The Mark of Zorro

September 11, 2019 16:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MB

Episode # 11 The Mark of Zorro Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week is a very special episode… this is our very first single movie review! We really enjoyed this format, it lets us get into all kinds of juicy details. We hope you like it too- Enjoy :) The Mark of Zorro (1940) Directed by Rouben Mamoulian Starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone. Screenplay by John Tainto...

S&K Episode # 10 Love Affair / An Affair to Remember

September 04, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Episode # 10 Love Affair / An Affair to Remember Hello movie lovers! Welcome to the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we are reviewing a twofer—Love Affair and An Affair to Remember. Both wonderful, both romantic, both so great. Which do we think is the better film though… listen and find out! Enjoy :) Love Affair (1939) Directed by Leo McCarey Starring Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Maria Ouspenskaya Writt...

S&K Episode # 9 Double Wedding / Follow the Fleet

August 27, 2019 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MB

Episode # 8 Double Wedding / Follow the Fleet Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we are reviewing a joyful non-dancing comedy & a joyful dancing comedy. Enjoy :) Double Wedding (1937) Directed by Richard Thorpe Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Florence Rice, John Beal, Jessie Ralph, Edgar Kennedy Written by Jo Swerling Studio: MGM Follow the Fleet (1936) Directed by Mark Sandrich Sta...

S&K Episode # 8 Moon Over Miami / Saboteur

August 20, 2019 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Episode # 8 Moon Over Miami / Saboteur Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we are reviewing a Robert Cummings double feature – the delightful musical Moon Over Miami and the non-stop thriller Saboteur… Enjoy :) Moon Over Miami (1941) Directed by Walter Lang Starring Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings, Carole Landis, Jack Haley, and Charlotte Greenwood Music by Leo Robin and Ralph ...

S&K Episode # 7: Ninotchka / Silk Stockings

August 13, 2019 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

Episode # 7 Ninotchka / Silk Stockings Hello movie lovers! - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Home of the classic-est movies ever !!! This week we revisit the theme of a non-musical picture being remade into a musical. Specifically, we are talking about two movies we love - Ninotchka, and Silk Stockings. Ninotchka(1939) Directed by Ernst Lubitsch Starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Bela Lugosi Written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Walter Reisch...

S&K Episode #6 Gidget & Picnic

August 06, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MB

Episode # 6 Gidget & Picnic Coming to you from the warm comfort of a Forest Hills, NY apartment - the latest episode of the States & Kingdoms Podcast! Classic Classic Classic Movie Movies Movies !!! This week Sean and Jenna look at two movies featuring Cliff Robertson and Arthur O'Connell - mostly by chance, but totally on purpose. Oh how we love a movie with a good Lou Al... Gidget (1959) Directed by Paul Wendkos Starring Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Conn...

S&K Episode #5 Sabrina & Love in the Afternoon

July 30, 2019 21:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Episode # 5 Sabrina & Love in the Afternoon This week we discuss two Billy Wilder & Audrey Hepburn pairings. We talk about why we think one works better than the other, and stuff… Sabrina (1954) Directed by Billy Wilder Starring Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Humphrey Bogart, Martha Hyer, John Williams II Written by Samuel Taylor, Billy Wilder, Ernest Lehman Studio: Paramount Love in the Afternoon (1957) Directed by Billy Wilder Starring Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper,...

S&K Episode #4 A Letter to Three Wives & Guys and Dolls

July 23, 2019 22:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

Welcome to Episode #4!! Our first review today is Joseph Mankiewicz' A Letter To Three Wives. Released on February 3, 1949 Directed by the aforementioned Joseph Mankiewicz Starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas and Jeffrey Lynn (and Thelma Ritter). Our second review is Joe Mank's Guys and Dolls. Released on December 23, 1955 Directed by Joseph Mankiewicz Starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons and Vivian Blaine. Music by Frank Loes...

S&K Episode #3:The Phantom of the Opera & The Freshman

July 16, 2019 19:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

Welcome to episode #3 !! First review today is of classic silent horror film The Phantom of the Opera. •Released on November 25, 1925 •Based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra. •Directed by Rupert Julian. •Starring Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gibson Gowland, John St. Polis and Snitz Edwards. Second review is The Freshman, a Harold Lloyd comedy classic. •Released 1925 •Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor. •Starring Harold Lloyd,...

S&K Episode #2:The Philadelphia Story & High Society

July 08, 2019 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB

The first episode of its kind- where we review one movie and then it's musical counterpart. In this case, The Philadelphia Story (1940) starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, and Ruth Hussey. And High Society (1956) starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, and Louis Armstrong. Thanks for listening! Be sure to check out our nascent instagram presence and follow us there- @statesandkingdoms Please leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you hea...

Epi. 1 Classic Movie Review Palm Beach Story/Laura

June 29, 2019 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

Sean and Jenna revel in the chaotic comedy world of Preston Sturges in their review of 1942's Palm Beach Story. Then, when satiated beyond repair with chuckling they turn their incisive attention-spans toward 1944's Laura. A moody, romantic mystery of a noir, it inspires them to reach heights of profundity. Thanks for listening! Be sure to check out our nascent instagram presence and follow us at- @statesandkingdoms Please leave us a 5 star review if you liked what you heard. xx Sean &...