Front Row Classics: A Hollywood Golden Age Podcast

Front Row Classics is pleased to welcome back our friend John Malahy. Brandon and John are taking a look at the year 1951. It was a banner year of films that reflected both the Hollywood studio era and the new Actors Studio style of acting that have migrated over from the New York stage. The two discuss the five best picture nominees from that year as well as other popular films ranging from musicals to film noir to animation.

Front Row Classics is celebrating the 55th anniversary of one of the most beloved family films ever made. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory remains an genuine work of "pure imagination". Brandon and Emmett Stanton chat about all of the most memorable moments that have pushed Wonka into the zeitgeist for the last half century. They also pay tribute to the performance of the incomparable Gene Wilder.

Front Row Classics welcomes back author Kristen Lopez to chat about her newest volume of "But Have You Read the Book?". Kristen recently penned "But Have You Read the Book? Romance Edition: 40 Love Stories That Inspired Our Favorite Films". The book chronicles forty great romantic literary works and how they adapted to the big screen. From the Golden Age through Modern Day, Brandon and Kristen celebrate how romance has defined the movie going experience
But Have You Read the Book? Romance Edition: 40 Love Stories That Inspired Our Favorite Films is available from TCM and Running Press wherever books are sold.
Kristen Lopez is a pop culture essayist, critic, and editor whose articles have appeared at Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, MTV, TCM, and Roger Ebert. She was previously the Film Editor for TheWrap and the TV Editor for IndieWire. She is a two-time National Arts and Entertainment winner and was nominated for a SoCal Journalism Award by the LA Press Club.

Front Row Classics is taking a look at one of the most popular films in the catalog of Rita Hayworth. Brandon is, once again, joined by author John Di Leo to discuss 1944's Cover Girl. The film showcases Hayworth at the height of her star power. The film also mark the first important display of the talents of Gene Kelly. Brandon and John discuss the highlights of this escapist musical fantasy.

Front Row Classics is taking a look at Ingrid Bergman's dramatic return to Hollywood after a seven -ear exile. Brandon is joined by film historian Sloan De Forest to chat about Anastasia from 1956. With a screenplay by Arthur Laurents, the film is a romantic look at the mystery surrounding Anna Anderson (the best known of the Grand Duchess Anastasia impersonators). The sparking cast also includes Yul Brynner and Helen Hayes.