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Remember Her NameRemember Patrice Tanaka: Talking Finding JoyChristine Merser interviews Patrice Tanaka around all things joy… Finding joy, choosing joy, in this difficult time of COVID and political divisiveness. Christine finds her way to finding joy, something that has eluded her over the past few months. It’s a great conversation about choices, how the Danish find happiness and even some conversation around Harvard’s most popular class (how to be happy) versus Stanford’s most popular class on how to build an APP. Not to be missed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-05-0844 min
Remember Her NameRemember Alexandra Peters: Talking Samplers with Alexandra PetersAlexandra Peters’ collection of samplers from the girls who went before us is riveting. The history behind them. The artistic nature of them. Their relevance to what ’she’ was facing in the 1800s will have your head spinning. Do not miss this interview with the brilliant Alexandra Peters’ collection of samplers from the girls who went before us is riveting. The history behind them. The artistic nature of them. Their relevance to what ’she’ was facing in the 1800s will have your head spinning. Do not miss this interview with the brilliant Alexandra, who teaches us so much in the hour she...2025-05-0859 min
Remember Her NameRemember Maya Baker: Restorative Practices, Trauma Informed Practices, in Education and BeyondMaya Baker, principal of the Bayshore School in California’s Bay Area, speaks with our managing editor, Christine Merser, on groundbreaking educational methods in areas such as “warm demander” teaching, restorative practices in education, relationship-focused education, culturally relevant and responsive teaching practices, and working through trauma in the classroom. We could have spent hours and hours with her, listening to her patient answers to our questions, such as, “What is a child’s personal responsibility for his or her behavior?” Don’t miss this podcast if you care about education and want to understand how to provide each and every child wi...2025-05-0853 min
Remember Her NameRemember Thomas Kerenyi: One of the Groundbreaking OBGYN's on Abortions in the '70s withChristine thought it was apropos to revisit an interview she did a few years ago with Dr. Thomas Kerenyi, former head of obstetrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and one of the few doctors to step up after Roe v. Wade and perform safe adoptions for women. Dr. Kerenyi describes the panel(of all men we might add)that determined if a women was eligible to receive an abortion, the importance of a woman's ability to receive a safe abortion, and an incredibly unique insight into the institution of Roe v. Wade established in 1970. A hero then...2025-05-0841 min
Remember Her NameNavigating Real Estate After the LA Fires: Insights with Mortgage Banker Melissa CohnChristine Merser speaks with Melissa Cohn from William Raveis Mortgage about the fires in Los Angeles and the mortgage issues surrounding this moment in real estate history. Melissa’s insight will help address some of the uncertainty about what this might mean for the future and for those facing the devastating loss of their homes.Reach out to Melissa if you have any questions about your specific situation or any mortgage-related concerns.Melissa.Cohn@raveis.comhttps://melissacohn.raveis.comThank you to Sarah Minardi from Saunders Real Estate in the Ha...2025-05-0820 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsA Real Pain Movie ReviewChristine Merser AKA Hollister has nothing but praise for Jesse Eisenberg from the start of this week's episode, as she dives into his latest film, A Real Pain, which he wrote, directed, and starred in. Starring alongside Eisenberg is Kieran Culkin, as the two portray mismatched Jewish-American cousins traveling to Poland to honor their late grandmother—taking us on a heartfelt, funny, and emotional journey.In a surprising first, Christine places another writer on the same pedestal as Aaron Sorkin. While we won’t give too much away about the title, we absolutely love it—and we think y...2025-04-2310 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsMartha TV Show ReviewChristine Merser aka Hollister has a solo episode for us after watching and being left speechless by Netflix's new documentary, Martha, about Martha Stewart. Christine marvels about Martha being our first real influencer and first female self-made billionaire, her sense of excellence and what that sometimes means for the people around her, and concludes with a heartfelt apology. And, at the end Who should watch this? Any woman in business. Or maybe just any woman. What we took away? Learn something new every day. We start tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...2025-04-2312 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsAdolescence Netflix Series ReviewChristine’s review of Adolescence, Netflix’s #1 series about an eleven-year-old boy who kills his classmate, will have you turning off her video to start watching it—if you haven’t already. Starring Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper, the show addresses, in a new and painfully palatable way, the demise of our tweens and teens and the perils they face growing up in a society that has unwittingly nurtured these outcomes. And for film buffs, the way this series was shot and rolled out is game-changing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice2025-03-2615 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsFresh KillsChristine Merser (AKA Hollister) goes this one alone. Fresh Kills, according to her review, should have been front and center at the Academy Awards. Was it overlooked because it's the first mafia genre film told from a woman's perspective? How could it have been overlooked? According to Hollister, it provides a perfect script, amazing acting, and a plotline that explores not only insight into mafia life but also inner family relationships: a strong father versus a daughter who wants out, a mother who doesn't see her daughter as something other than what she was, even though she knows it i...2024-10-1408 min
The Exit Whisperer#18 - Christine Merser (Blue Shoe Strategy)Carrie Kerpen interviews Christine Merser, an experienced entrepreneur who shares her journey with Blue Shoe Strategy and what it took to sell her business with both triumphant successes and challenging failures.
Christine reflects on her negotiation of a company sale for double the valuation amidst a room of skeptical men, the early days of the internet and managing forums in 1993, and her pivotal role in launching Obama's digital campaign.
The conversation delves into her ventures during the dot-com era, an early luxury goods online marketplace, and lessons learned from its subsequent downfall. Merser also recounts a later venture with a pa...2024-10-1028 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsNobody Wants ThisIs this RomCom dangerous to the future of relationships? Is it pushing the stereotypes that we all try to stop taking in? Or is it just fun? With more than 50 million streams already, it's a game changer. And it's right on the 30th anniversary of When Harry Met Sally. Christine Merser (AKA Hollister) and Wilder are back after a months-long hiatus. Don't miss their fun and thoughtful review of this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-10-0924 min
Begin The Most Unforgettable Full Audiobook Today!Flight of the Starling by Christine MerserPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/5862to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Flight of the Starling
Author: Christine Merser
Narrator: Frances Mercanti-Anthony
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
Release date: 03-14-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Professionals & Academics
Publisher's Summary:
In this powerful trilogy, three women navigate impossible choices in their quest for justice, freedom, and personal potential. From Justine’s courageous mission to save a billionaire friend’s trafficked daughter, to Caroline’s fight to liberate others from the same fate she is still facing, to Ava’s ultimate reckoning with her past. These stories weave together a tale of...2024-03-146h 10
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesHigh schooler Addie Tedrow, a lover of all things Hunger Games, joins Christine Merser to discuss the latest in the series, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, as well as the other stories in the iconic Hunger Games franchise. Don't miss their interesting, intergenerational discussion of this film. Christine's fear of snakes coils around the difficulty of some of the scenes. P.S. we do include some spoilers in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-12-1125 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsThe Morning Show, Season 3Merser and Wilder talk The Morning Show, reviewing this new season and commenting on the past two seasons, all the while discussing women's increasing power in the making of film & television and what an exciting time it is for our ability to showcase women in film and history. Such a great show this week. Part of the strike is still on, but hope springs eternal that the role of women will continue to grow!**This podcast was recorded before the writer's strike had ended. Learn more about your ad choices...2023-09-2828 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsOppenheimerChristine and Wilder speed through their review of the three hour Oppenheimer, singing its praises, its importance and so many behind the scenes extras. Is it about Nolan, the director? The acting acumen of everyone, from Cillian Murphy to Robert Downey? The cinematography tricks? So many things to consider. One of Christine’s recommendations is to watch Fat Man and Little Boy, the 1989 film about the Manhattan Project before you see this. Or read American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the more than 600 page book it’s based on. Oppenheimer makes us want to go to t...2023-07-2328 min
Remember Her NameRemember Nina: Her Story of Immigrating from Bosnia to AmericaIn 1993, almost thirty years ago, families were airlifted out of Bosnia to America, in a situation similar to the one faced by families in Afghanistan now. Host of Remember Her Name Christine Merser, took a 12 year old girl into her home with her daughter, in much the same way American families are being asked to do now. "I have never talked to Nihada (known now as Nina) about what that was like for her way back then, but she said if her experience could help those coming over now, she would be happy to be interviewed. It was a...2023-07-1832 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsTalking the Crowded Room, the Hollywood Writer's Strike, Golda, and MoreChristine (AKA Hollister) and Wilder dissect Apple’s the Crowded Room, and address Christine’s POV around the futility of the writer’s strike, while Wilder defends it. And, Somebody Somewhere, season two on HBO? Christine speaks to the enormity and importance and talent of Bridget Everett’s hit. Golda, Helen Mirren’s portrayal of Golda Meir, comes out in August and Screen Thoughts has tickets for the preview and video of an interview with Mirren, which will be offered to Screen Thoughts' viewers. And, the Morning Show comes out in early September … and, and, and, so many things discussed, s...2023-07-0744 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsTalking The DiplomatOn a very special episode of Screen Thoughts, Christine Merser, Bryan Cohen and Shanette Barth Cohen give a review of Netflix's The Diplomat, kicking the episode off with praise for the show's creator Debora Cahn. They are chock full of admiration and talk about the comparisons to so many past TV shows; The West Wing, Grey’s Anatomy, Homeland, all of whom Debora wrote for. Some say it’s the best series on television. Don’t miss this review. One of the best from Screen Thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic2023-04-2635 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsMovie Review: The Eyes of Tammy FayeMovie Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye by Christine Merser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-03-0318 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsScreen Thoughts: The Gilded AgeJulian Fellowes has left England behind and brought this well-researched, upstairs downstairs drama to HBO (they are nailing new content this month!) in the form of the Gilded Age. Starring the likes of Cynthia Nixon (you might not recognize her) and Christine Baranski, as the old money and some fresh talent as the new, the Gilded Age transports us to New York. Getting mixed reviews by others, Hollister and Wilder walk us through the background and the overall potential of what Hollister is sure will be another success for Fellowes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...2022-02-0212 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsScreen Thoughts: DopesickBased on Beth Macy’s book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America, Hulu dropped the first three episodes of the eight part series, Dopesick. Christine and Wilder were blown away and their review and plea for everyone to watch this series can’t be missed. Some back story is important and those fine performances already playing out make this a podcast to listen to before you watch the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-10-2234 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsScreen Thoughts: No Time To DieJames Bond. Yep, might be the last time we see James as we have known him for sixty years. Christine (Hollister) and her friend from across the pond, Louise Lloyd get us excited about both the history of the franchise and this film in particular. Don’t miss it and do not worry; they do not spoil anything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-10-1222 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsDirector Interview: Hollister interviews Beth Levison from Storm LakeTaking the fall film festival circuit by 'storm,' Storm Lake is the story of a small town newspaper in Iowa (albeit a paper whose Editor is a Pulitzer Prize winner), as it struggles with the political divide of its readership, and a pandemic-driven loss of advertising revenue. "Freedom is not free," and our local papers might be the ticket to keeping this country the republic it was meant to be. Beth Levison gives us insights and thought-provoking questions as she discusses her film. Christine thinks its on its way to the award circuit.
Thanks to Sarah Minardi, from Saunders...2021-10-0423 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsReview: The Queen's GambitMove over Bobby Fischer and Gary Kasparov—there is a new chess prodigy on the scene; Beth Harmon, chess player extraordinaire who redefines the Queen’s Gambit, which for those of you not on the chess circuit is an opening move that has a lot of history. Netflix’s #1 show, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as the fictional Beth Harmon, provides yet another vehicle for a strong woman’s plot. Merser and Bassin walk us through the many moves that make this one of the best series of 2020. And, bringing back The List of Six that was a Hollister O’Toole centerpiece, they give...2020-10-3034 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsThe West Wing ReunionChristine Merser (aka Hollister) invites fellow The West Wing lover, Elizabeth Bassin, herself in the film industry in Los Angeles to review The West Wing Reunion ... Everyone agrees that the much awaited reunion of the finest cast ever assembled for a series, comes together in order to support the 2020 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-10-2630 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEl Susto Documentary ReviewThere are documentaries that need to be seen so you can educate yourself to injustice and this is one such documentary. Shame on Coca Cola. Shame on the United States of America, which is most likely not the first time we have been given reason through film to get angry at our country’s commercialism and what it has done to other countries around the globe. But the other reason to see this is for the beauty of the people, and the culture, and the art of Mexico. The opening five minutes at the death festival will calm your nerves ar...2020-05-0520 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsHomeland Series Finale Review by HollisterHollister bids a fond farewell to Claire Danes and Carrie Mathison after the finale. She recounts her discomfort with the character and the need to have her be flawed kick ass rather than just fabulous kick ass but also recognizes that all things come with time. What an ending. What a series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-2909 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister & Tim Miller Review the 2010s and 2019 in FilmTim Miller, Movie Critic for the Cape Cod Times, joins Hollister on a walk through the last ten years of excellent film. You will hear about some films you never knew were available, as well as some old favorites. Don't miss this year end review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-01-041h 00
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister & Sabrina Korber Review BombshellHollister interviews Sabrina Korber, who was at Fox News, around all things Bombshell, which they saw together. Long before the Me Too movement. A film for women to be sure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-12-2408 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister & Tim Miller Review Little WomenHollister meets up with Tim Miller, Film Critic of the Cape Cod Times to dish on all things around Little Women. They back stories are as interesting as the review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-12-2228 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister & Friends Review Ford V. FerrariHollister, who grew up with a father who was likely one of the actors in the room at Ford Headquarters in the movie, brings in her high school girlfriends, whose fathers also worked at Ford, to review the movie and to shre anecdotes about being a teenage girl during that time of male dominance at Ford. And, do you know whether the FordGT40, the car in the movie, was a replica or the real thing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-12-1322 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister & Lalu Review The Morning Show on Apple TV+Hollister & Lalu discuss The Morning Show, Apple T.V.'s cornerstone series for their new programming, Apple TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-11-2828 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister & Lalu Review Unbelievable, Harriet, & AMC’s The Preppy Murder DocumentaryHollister introduces Lalu to podcasting as they both gush over the Netflix sensation, Unbelievable. Hollister has some comments about Harriet as well, including how twenty-five years ago, the suits in Hollywood wanted Julia Roberts to play Harriet. You won’t believe that story. And, lastly, Hollister walks us through the Preppy Murder from 1986 and how the press made the victim out to be in question, rather than the John Kennedy Jr. look alike. You can’t make it up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-11-2341 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister & Lalu Review "The Morning Show" on AppleTVHollister and Lalu do not agree on The Morning Show review. Listen to learn why and information about Apple's commitment to their new programming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-11-1424 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister and Pearson Review BooksmartJoin Hollister and Frances Pearson for a rousing review of Booksmart, the much talked about film about not so cool girls graduating from high school. But really it’s about friendship and no one does friendship on the screen, we decided, like our fabulous gender. Anyone agree with Hollister that Kaitlyn Dever, who plays Amy, is a mini me version of Jodi Coming from Killing Eve? In addition, Hollister saw a early viewing of Late Night, with Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson. She reviews it on this podcast as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...2019-06-0517 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsKilling Eve TV Series ReviewHollister invites Shanette and Bryan to share their thoughts on what she considers the best series of 2017, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-08-1332 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEpisode 176 - Love Simon & RiseHollister, Shanette and Bryan sing the praises of the new Juno, Love Simon, and introduce that The Americans’ final season has dropped. Then Hollister tries Roseanne for the first time ever. The stats alone around Roseanne will blow your mind. Then we close with the new NBC series, Rise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-04-0131 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 174 - Doctor Foster; Love, Lies and Records (TV Reviews)From across The Pond: two more quality series from the BBC:
First up: Voted Best New Drama of 2016, Doctor Foster. Written and created by the Olivier-winning playwright Mike Bartlett. Starring Suranne Jones (who won a BAFTA for her portrayal) as the doctor who suspects her husband of having an affair. Co-starring Bertie Carvel (as the husband), Tom Taylor (as the son), Thusitha Jayasundera (as the frenemy) and Jodie Comer from Thirteen (as the potential other woman). Available on Netflix.
At 15:17: Love, Lies and Records. Starring Ashley Jensen as the overseer of the Leeds Register Office - and the people who spend thei...2017-12-1427 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 173 - Mudbound; Dark (Netflix) - Movie ReviewsTitanic turns 20; Edward Norton on streaming models in conversation with Goldman Sachs; Woody Allen celebrates his 82nd birthday with the release of Wonder Wheel; what would happen if Aaron Sorkin were to reboot The West Wing; Season 2 of The Crown drops December 8 on Netflix.
It's then on to two of Netflix' latest offerings:
At 12:55: A movie carried by Carey? Hollister reviews Mudbound (starring Carey Mulligan & Mary J. Blige).
18:22: O'Toole binges on the 10-episode offering of Dark, Netflix' first original German series - an atmospheric-supernatural-time-travelly-family drama-psycho thriller. Jawohl!
27:38: In honor of Dark, this week's #ListofSix: Our 6 Favorite Movies About Germany. Learn more about y...2017-12-0733 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 172 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Movie ReviewAn American classic (with a majority non-American cast) turns 75; Hollister revisits Pride and Prejudice (2006); O'Toole reveals which Downton Abbey star performs the audiobook version of Murder on the Orient Express.
At 7:35: Leaving last week's meditation on kindness (Wonder) far behind, this week it's all about Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Written and directed by Martin McDonagh; starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson (LBJ; The Glass Castle), Lucas Hedges (Lady Bird, Manchester by the Sea) and Sam Rockwell. One of us thought it was a stark but beautiful tale of forgiveness; the other says it left a stain on her soul.
36:23: This week...2017-11-3042 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 171 - Wonder Movie Review; Happy ThanksgivingWill there be another season for Last Tango in Halifax? Liar? Hollister celebrates two anniversaries - and revisits Lady Bird.
At 9:36: Just in time for Thanksgiving, a meditation on kindness: Wonder, written and directed by Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower; Beauty and the Beast). Based on the bestselling novel by R.J. Palacio, founder of the #ChooseKind movement. Starring Jacob Tremblay (Room); Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Daveed Diggs, and Mandy Patinkin (Homeland).
28:43: In honor of Thanksgiving, this week's #ListofSix: Gratitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-11-2335 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 170 - LBJ; Lady Bird; Alias Grace - Movie & TV ReviewsO'Toole bumps into her favorite celebrity; the 300th episode of Grey's Anatomy; Julianna Margulies returns to the small screen; Hollister weighs in on Kevin Spacey.
At 12:48: Oh Canada! Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale) is back with Alias Grace. Adapted by Sarah Polley; starring Sarah Gadon (A Royal Night Out; Indignation), Edward Holcroft (London Spy), and Anna Paquin (the first millennial to win an Oscar).
23:23: Glee meets Juno? O'Toole on Lady Bird, written and directed by Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women; Mistress America; Maggie's Plan). Starring Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn), Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts (Indignation; The Lovers), and Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the...2017-11-1643 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 169 - Books to Screen: Warren AdlerPrepare for a very special podcast: Hollister shares her one-on-one interview with the legendary, literary Warren Adler - the man who named the Watergate complex in DC.
Though he didn't publish his first book until he was 46, Warren Adler has gone on to pen over 50 novels, 12 of which have been optioned by Hollywood (including The War of the Roses, starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito; and Random Hearts - starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas; directed by Sydney Pollack).
Highlights include:
- what books can accomplish that no other art form can
- why Sydney Pollack and Ha...2017-11-0951 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 168 - Spielberg (HBO) - Movie & TV ReviewsSaving Private Ryan. Schindler's List. Raiders of the Lost Ark. Phone home: this week it's all about Spielberg.
HBO turns its lens on the iconic director in Spielberg; documentary directed by 14x-Emmy winner Susan Lacy.
At 16:55: This week's #ListofSix: 6 Fun Facts About (who else?) Steven Spielberg (and his movies). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-11-0221 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 167 - Goodbye Christopher Robin; Marshall - Movie ReviewsCreative differences on #bringmcleodsback2018; Our Gal Fry Day; The Other Einstein; the Louisville-Hollywood connection.
At 6:40: Hollister’s verdict on Marshall, starring Chadwick Boseman as future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Co-starring Josh Gad (Beauty and the Beast), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Kate Hudson, and Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey).
12:32: It’s back to the Hamptons International Film Festival for our review of Goodbye Christopher Robin, with guest podcaster Diane Barrett. Directed by Simon Curtis (Woman in Gold); starring Domhnall Gleeson (Brooklyn), Margot Robbie (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot), and Kelly Macdonald. Click here for footage of Margot Robbie from the #HIFF25 Gree...2017-10-2637 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 166 - Breathe - Movie & TV ReviewsCher returns to the Big Screen; a truly triumphant story for spec script writers everywhere; a big reveal in episode 3 of Liar?
At 7:00: more original programming from Netflix: Hollister binges on Mindhunter.
10:50: It's back to the 25th annual Hamptons International Film Festival, where we reviewed Breathe with special guest Diane Barrett. Marking the directorial debut of motion capture genius Andy Serkis (who was on hand at the festival). Starring Claire Foy (The Crown) and Andrew Garfield as real-life couple Diana and Robin Cavendish; co-starring Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) (a/k/a Earl of Grantham) as their amazingly inventive friend.
24:17: Inspired by C...2017-10-1935 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 165 - Victoria and Abdul; Honoring Julie Andrews; #HIFF25 - Movie ReviewsScreen Thoughts broadcasts from the 25th annual Hamptons International Film Festival, with special guest Diane Barrett. On red carpets; Itzhak Perlman; The Divine Order (“Die göttliche Ordnung”); and women's suffrage.
At 7:45: Line judges: listeners did not love-love Hollister’s comments about Emma Stone playing Billie Jean King?
11:50: Hollister and Diane review Earth: One Amazing Day (narrated by Robert Redford), and at 16:02: Fry Day, a short by Laura Moss.
22:16: Mrs. Brown returns as Victoria and Abdul? Directed by Stephen Frears; starring Dame Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, and Adeel Akhtar (The Big Sick); based on the book by Shrabani Basu.
36:03: This week's...2017-10-1244 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 164 - Our Souls at Night; Liar; Battle of the Sexes - Movie & TV ReviewsOn the power of distribution; Hugh Hefner; Apple; and Sam Shepard's mother. One of Hollister's favorite movies to be a Broadway musical; This Is Us returns to NBC.
At 8:30: A 6-part psychological thriller from across the pond: Liar - starring Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) and Ioan Gruffudd in a he-said-she-said.
15:10: An Indecent "Decent" Proposal? Oscar winners Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie) and Robert Redford (A Walk in the Woods) reteam for a fourth time in Netflix' Our Souls at Night. Directed by Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox); based on the novel by Kent Haruf. Co-starring Iain Armitage (Big Little Lies) and Matt...2017-10-0553 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 163 - Brad's Status - Movie ReviewsHollister takes Baby Driver for a spin; why JLaw dropped out of The Rosie Project; some very active Downton Abbey alumni; and... is Stephen King putting clowns out of work?
More from our literary Hollywood dealmaker: click here for Big Little Lies and 20 More Books on Reese Witherspoon's Must-Read List.
At 7:44: A nuanced, soulful, cringe-worthy comedy, or a paean to privilege? Hollister and O'Toole debate Brad's Status, written and directed by Mike White (Beatriz at Dinner); starring Ben Stiller and Austin Abrams as a college-campus-touring father-son duo.
30:48: Inspired by a Screen Thoughts listener, this week's #ListOfSix: 6 Movies People Would Be Surpri...2017-09-2736 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 162 - Mother! Movie ReviewA big night at the Emmys - and comments from our amazing listeners: click here for Apartment Therapy's take on Nancy Meyers' best kitchens. And... the WSJ commissions touchdown dances? Click here to see what La La Land choreographer Mandy Moore came up with - a Charleston for the end zone.
At 9:00: Joy meets Misery? Darren Aronofsky teams with JLaw (Joy) to bring us his environmentally-inspired Fever Dream: Mother! Co-starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Harris, and Javier Bardem; with cameos by real-life brothers Domhnall Gleeson (Brooklyn) and Brian Gleeson and a late-stage appearance by Kristen Wiig (The Martian). Hollister & O'Toole weigh in...2017-09-2138 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 161 - Home Again - Movie ReviewWishing all our listeners safe havens; from cancellations to Emmy noms - is it the end of networks? One optimistic trend in 2017’s YTD box office tally.
9:32: Like Mother, like Daughter? Hollister & O'Toole debate Home Again, written & directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer; produced by romcom powerhouse Nancy Meyers. Starring Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies), Candice Bergen, Lake Bell, Pico Alexander (Indignation), Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky, and Michael Sheen.
26:02: This week's #ListOfSix - 6 things we love about Nancy Meyers. Cheesecake, anyone? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-09-1432 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 160 - Marjorie Prime; Tulip Fever - Movie ReviewsOn the dangers of bingeing; a plethora of trailers inspired by real-life stories; a Homeland brouhaha; Wonder Woman objectified?
At 8:38: Love-love? Hollister on how best to train for Battle of the Sexes, starring Emma Stone as tennis - and equal-rights legend - Billie Jean King.
10:34: Back to the future? O'Toole on the stage-to-screen adaptation of Marjorie Prime, a Sundance winner - starring Lois Smith, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins - and Jon Hamm as a hologram (a Holohamm). Play by Jordan Harrison; adapted for the screen by director Michael Almereyda (Experimenter).
20:05: Flowery praise? Hollister on Tulip Fever. Written by Deborah Moggach (who...2017-09-0734 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 159 - The Midwife; Icarus - Movie ReviewsComments from our listeners; and, New York City, one story at a time: Brandon Stanton's blog sensation and inspiration behind 2 bestselling books, Humans of New York, to air as a video series on Facebook's new Watch platform.
At 6:52: Calling all Francophiles: O'Toole on The Midwife (Sage femme), a tale about forgiveness, starring the iconic Catherine Deneuve (Persepolis) & Catherine Frot (Marguerite - a French take on Florence Foster Jenkins). Vive le cinéma!
14:50: Hollister flies too close to the sun: Icarus, a doping doco - and winner of a Special Jury Prize at Sundance (after a historic sale, now available on Net...2017-08-3030 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 158 - Wind River; Whitney: Can I Be Me - Movie ReviewsShaken, not stirred - on 007 and Hollister's not-quite-undercover in-theater experience.
At 5:57: Grim statistics: murder on a Native American reservation: Taylor Sheridan (Sicario) writes and directs Wind River. Starring Jeremy Renner (Arrival), fellow Oscar-nominee Graham Greene, Julia Jones, and Elizabeth Olsen.
24:20: Hollister reports on her sneak preview of Whitney: Can I Be Me, a new documentary by Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal.
33:48: Divide and conquer: This week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Biopics. O'Toole looks at docos; Hollister at narrative films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-08-2338 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 157 - The Glass Castle; What the Health - Movie ReviewsWhat's coming and going on the big and small screens - and which role made Dustin Hoffman cry (you might be surprised).
At 8:24: "I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster." So begins Jeannette Walls' bestselling memoir-turned-movie: The Glass Castle. Starring Oscar-winner Brie Larson (Room), Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts (Gypsy).
25:33: Bad habits as our birthright? The link between diet and disease examined by the team who brought us Cowspiracy: What the Health, a new documentary on Netflix.
34:23: Before Hollister & O'Toole run of...2017-08-1739 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 156 - The Sinner; Blind; Marie Curie - Movie & TV ReviewsGuess who's in and what's out on This Is Us; adaptations are no longer a novel-ty for Reese Witherspoon; Will & Grace borrow the sunglasses from Men in Black to make their series finale disappear.
At 4:58: The Path meets Orange is the New Black? Jessica Biel stars in The Sinner, an 8-part "Whydunit" on USA. Co-starring Bill Pullman as a tortured detective.
10:35: Jessica Biel inspires this week's #BlastFromThePastFilm: Noël Coward's Easy Virtue (2008).
11:50: Michael Mailer makes his directorial debut with Blind, starring Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore, and Dylan McDermott.
23:26: O'Toole radiates affection for Nobel Prizes: Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge.
29:20: It's ba...2017-08-1039 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 155 - The Last Tycoon; Remembering Sam Shepard - TV & Movie ReviewsWill Anne Hathaway be Queen? A posthumous close to Garry Marshall's Princess Diaries trilogy?
At 2:16: Screen Thoughts pays homage with this week's #ListOfSix: 6 Amazing Things about the late, great, Pulitzer-winning Sam Shepard, who really seemed made of The Right Stuff.
8:50: Amazon calls on the Mad Men team to turn F. Scott Fitzgerald's last (and unfinished) novel into a 9-part series: The Last Tycoon. Written & created by Billy Ray; cinematography by Danny Moder. Starring Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lily Collins, Dominique McElligott, and Jennifer Beals.
9:24: Amazon's adaptation inspires this week's #BlastFromThePastFilm: Elia Kazan's prior iteration The Last Tycoon (1976); written by...2017-08-0334 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 154 - Ozark; Dunkirk - Movie & TV ReviewsMoovision? Julia Roberts' first forays into television; Annette Bening (20th Century Women) to head the world's oldest film festival; Robert Redford (A Walk in the Woods) and Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie) to star in their 4th joint feature.
At 5:08: An anti-morality tale travelogue? Hollister & O'Toole weigh in on Netflix' new series Ozark. Starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney (The Dinner); written by Bill Dubuque (The Accountant).
19:02: A gender divide? Christopher Nolan's visual tale of WW2 communal heroism: Dunkirk. Cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema; score by Hans Zimmer. Starring Oscar-winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Kenneth Branagh, and marking the acti...2017-07-2750 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 153 - The Bold Type; Friends from College - Movie & TV ReviewsTwo new series take a look at friendship: is one "The Big Chill" of the social media generation?
Hollister opens with a Burning Question.
At 5:58: The Bold Type (Freeform). 3 millennials finding their way at a women's magazine called "Scarlet". Created by Sarah Watson; inspired by (and Executive Produced by) former Cosmo editor Joanna Coles. Starring Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy and Melora Hardin as their positive role model boss.
19:38: From Scarlet to Crimson: Friends from College (Netflix). 6 Harvard friends regroup 20 years later. Created by Harvard alumni (and husband and wife) Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller. Starring Keegan-Michael Key (Don't Think...2017-07-2052 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 152 - The Big Sick; Personal Shopper - Movie ReviewsOver-the-top news from Down Under: a potential reboot of McLeod's Daughters?
Then it's on to God, ghosts, comas, and villains.
At 3:04: Oprah's SuperSoul Sunday leads Hollister on a spiritual quest to The Shack, where Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures) plays God.
5:56: Ghostly boos or critics' boos? Kristen Stewart and Olivier Assayas (Clouds of Sils Maria) reteam in Personal Shopper.
11:18: Truth stranger than fiction? Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) and Emily V. Gordon script their real-life meet cute in The Big Sick. Also starring Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, and Bollywood legend Anupam Kher. Directed by Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris...2017-07-1337 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 151 - The Beguiled; Gypsy - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister was right: this guy can sing, dance, and, apparently, drive a car. Baby Driver's Ansel Elgort.
At 2:44: The new season 3 of Broadchurch looks crime-filled and promising; how Reese Witherspoon was cast in Home Again; why O'Toole wants to be cast as the next Aunt May in the Spider-Man franchise.
5:40: Cold Mountain meets The Others? Sofia Coppola remakes The Beguiled, based on the book by Thomas Cullinan. A Gothic tale starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst (Hidden Figures), Elle Fanning (20th Century Women), and Colin Farrell (The Lobster).
22:40: Has any other monarch inspired so much screen time? Our #BlastFromThePastFilm: The Young Victor...2017-07-0650 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 150 - The Wedding Plan; Glow - Movie & TV Reviews150 episodes - and Hollister & O'Toole are still speaking!
At 0:57: Hollister revisits National Geographic's Genius, starring Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein.
4:24: Will Oscar-record-holder Daniel Day-Lewis' newest retirement really stick?
7:47: Downward Dog (it's not about yoga).
10:16: It's my wedding; I'll go alone if I want to: O'Toole on The Wedding Plan, written and directed by Rama Burshtein.
16:40: Hollister on The Perfect Family (2011) - does it conjure up The Real O'Neals? Starring Kathleen Turner, who inspires this week's #BlastFromThePastFilm - Body Heat (1981).
19:48: More original programming from Netflix: Glow. Starring Alison Brie (How To Be Single), and Hair That Is High. Does Hollister give it a G...2017-06-2937 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 149 - The Book of Henry; Beatriz at Dinner; Catfight - Movie ReviewsShe.T.? Hollister hits the Spielberg vs. Banks punching bag.
At 6:45: Thelma & Louise with a life insurance premium? O'Toole on Wild Oats, starring Shirley MacLaine and Jessica Lange (Feud: Bette and Joan).
8:08: Score: A Film Music Documentary is released. Our bonus podcast here.
9:00: In honor of Wonder Woman's personal trainer, and House of Cards' Resident-in-Chief, this week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Things about Robin Wright.
14:03: Pay it Forward with a crime? Hollister on The Book of Henry.
18:20: Healers embracing their Inner Killers? O'Toole on Beatriz at Dinner, starring Salma Hayek, Connie Britton (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), and John Li...2017-06-2233 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 148 - Megan Leavey - Movie & TV ReviewsHollister & O'Toole strike a power pose, while our listeners weigh in on Wonder Woman.
At 4:26: Our discussion of the renewal of Luther for a 5th season (BBC), inspires this week's #BlastFromThePastFilm - which is actually another British TV series: Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect.
7:56: In honor of Father's Day, this week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Screen Dads.
Then our podcast goes to the dogs?
13:31: Kate Mara (House of Cards) stars as real-life Marine corporal Megan Leavey, who shares a special bond with her military combat dog. Co-starring Oscar-winner Common (Selma), Bradley Whitford (Get Out) and Edie Falco. 2017-06-1529 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 147 - Wonder Woman; The Hero; House of Cards - Movie & TV ReviewsThis week it's all about heroes (and a few anti-heroes).
Hollister on House of Cards Season 5 (click here for Hollister's written review of Season 4), fake documentaries, and Shakespeare's gender.
At 6:18: Paradise Island? Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins (The Killing), breaks all kinds of records. Starring Gal Gadot, Robin Wright, Chris Pine (as Lois Lane?), Connie Nielsen, and Lucy Davis.
22:25: Lie detector tests and bondage? What O'Toole learned about the creator of Wonder Woman from The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore.
And click here for Amy Cuddy's TED Talk on the real-life benefits of doing Wonder Woman's "...2017-06-0845 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 146 - War Machine; Catastrophe 3; The Keepers; The Lovers; Year by the Sea - Movie & TV ReviewsNotes from our listeners - which war films we missed in last week's #ListOfSix.
At 3:35: Hollister takes aim at Brad Pitt in Netflix' War Machine.
6:42: O'Toole on Season 3 of Amazon Prime's Catastrophe, and saying goodbye to Carrie Fisher all over again.
8:42: A search for the truth: Hollister on The Keepers, a 7-part docuseries on Netflix.
15:38: O'Toole on The Lovers, starring 3x-Oscar nominee Debra Winger and Pulitzer winner Tracy Letts (Indignation).
25:04: Hollister on Year by the Sea, based on the book by Joan Anderson; starring Karen Allen and S. Epatha Merkerson.
28:00: This week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Summer Blockbusters. Learn more...2017-06-0134 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 145 - Paris Can Wait; Anne with an E; The Wizard of Lies - Movie & TV ReviewsThe latest from La Croisette: which Oscar winner has four movies screening at the Cannes Film Festival this week; and which film was the first to be booed (and why).
At 5:28: In honor of Memorial Day, this week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite War/Soldier/Veteran Movies.
11:27: Eleanor Coppola makes her narrative feature debut at the age of 80. O'Toole on Paris Can Wait (starring Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, and Arnaud Viard).
Paris Can Wait inspires this week's #BlastFromThePastFilms: Cairo Time (2009), Unfaithful (2002) and A Walk on the Moon (1999).
17:39: Then it's on to Anne with an E, Netflix' adaptation of the beloved children's book...2017-05-2538 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 144 - Snatched; Genius; Becoming Warren Buffett; Relocation, Arkansas - Movie & TV ReviewsGuess which Oscar winner will be fêted at the Hamptons International Film Festival this year. (Hint: she might arrive via umbrella.)
At 4:44: Either Hollister was kidnapped, or she snuck out and saw Snatched. Is the Amy Schumer-Goldie Hawn vehicle a Trainwreck?
9:34: O'Toole picks Cactus Flower (1969) - and Goldie Hawn's Oscar-winning turn - as this week's #BlastFromThePastFilm. Don't miss this clip - a dance scene with Goldie Hawn and Ingrid Bergman (yes, that Ingrid Bergman).
Then it's on to pure genius (the non-dancing variety).
10:06: This week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Math/Science Movies.
20:45: National Geographic's first foray into dramatic programming: Genius, a...2017-05-1849 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 143 - Goliath; The Dinner; Their Finest; This Beautiful Fantastic - Movie & TV ReviewsScreen Thoughts (almost) hits a milestone; Emma Watson (Beauty and the Beast) on her gender-free MTV Award.
At 4:11: This week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Screen Moms.
15:16: No objections here: David E. Kelley strikes again with Goliath (Amazon), a legal thriller starring Billy Bob Thornton, William Hurt, Nina Arianda, and Maria Bello.
22:18: Herman Koch's bestselling novel The Dinner adapted for the third time. Starring Richard Gere (Norman), Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall (Christine). Did Mr. Koch himself stay through all the courses? Richard Gere and Laura Linney inspire this week's #BlastFromThePastFilms: Primal Fear (1996) and The Mothman Prophecies (2002).
30:21: The Secret Garden meets...2017-05-1146 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 142 - The Handmaid's Tale; The Circle; Norman; Remembering Jonathan DemmeThis week's focus: dystopian views of the future.
Tribeca Film Festival spotlights VR (Virtual Reality). Will it be the end of "flatties"?
At 4:40: Silence of the Lambs: This week's #ListofSix remembers the late, great Jonathan Demme.
10:53: Richard Gere as Willy Loman? Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.
17:47: The Circle. Starring Emma Watson (Beauty and the Beast) and Tom Hanks. Written and directed by James Ponsoldt (The End of the Tour). Based on the novel by Dave Eggers (A Hologram for the King).
30:08: Hulu brings Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale to the small screen...2017-05-0454 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 141 - 13 Reasons Why; Girlboss; Cynthia Nixon; Oprah - Movie & TV ReviewsThis week: we're feeling pretty literary.
At 0:22: Find out who Hollister would choose as her Baby Daddy - clue: The Tonys (finally) chose him, too.
2:01: The X-Files will be re-opened (again).
4:30: Fashionably late? Netflix' Girlboss - Britt Robertson (A Dog's Purpose) stars as the real-life Nasty Gal entrepreneur Sophia Amoruso.
10:35: It's a wrap(per): Cynthia Nixon stars as Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies' A Quiet Passion. Co-starring Jennifer Ehle (Little Men) as the poet's sister. Discover why Cynthia Nixon thinks Emily Dickinson would have been big on Twitter had she lived today.
18:52: Margaret Atwood's novel, The Handmaid's Tale, is back an...2017-04-2746 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 140 - Girls; Ingobernable; Gifted; A Place to Call Home; The Last Word - Movie & TV ReviewsAfter 6 years on HBO, Lena Dunham brings Girls to a close.
At 7:47: Original Spanish-language programming from Netflix: Ingobernable, starring Kate del Castillo as the indomitable on-the-run First Lady of Mexico.
12:35: Gifted, starring Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan (Le Week-End), and Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures). Directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer).
18:21: Oprah Winfrey to star this coming week in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on HBO.
19:10: "The Down Under Downton": A Place to Call Home. O'Toole says this show is going to turn her acorn.tv subscription into an oak. Marta Dusseldorp and Noni Hazlehurst (Truth) star (and spar...2017-04-2039 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 139 - The Beach Boys; Going in Style; Jane Alexander - Movie & TV ReviewsAmazon gives Amy Sherman-Palladino's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel a two-season run.
At 1:25: The 50th anniversary of The Graduate - here's to you, Mrs. Robinson. #BlastFromThePastFilm.
4:50: A Quiet Passion: Cynthia Nixon takes on the role of Emily Dickinson.
6:12: TV cancellations?
8:00: Can TV characters leave their core environment without losing their audience?
10:12: Hollister on Showtime's The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds.
16:13: This week's #ListofSix: Our 6 Favorite Bank Robbery/Heist Movies.
22:31: Going in Style? Did Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin pull off their film heist?
25:53: The RiverRun International Film Festival honors Jane Alexander as their 2017 Master of Cinema. On The Great White Ho...2017-04-1335 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 138 - RRIFF; Big Little Lies; The Zookeeper's Wife - Movie & TV ReviewsNothing could be finer: we're recording live from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, home for many years to one of O'Toole's heroes: Maya Angelou.
This week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Things About the 19th Annual RiverRun International Film Festival - can we limit ourselves to just six?
At 7:18: Hollister on Amazon v. Netflix at your local cineplex.
And then it's Books to Screen:
10:10: The much buzzed-about conclusion of the 7-part HBO series Big Little Lies (based on Liane Moriarty's bestselling novel).
And at 28:24: The Zookeeper's Wife - based on the book by conservationist Diane Ackerman - which itself was based on the diary of A...2017-04-0644 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsBONUS EPISODE - 4-1-17 - RRIFF - Score: a Film Music DocumentaryIt has been said that music is the emotional language of a film. This bonus Screen Thoughts podcast discusses Matt Schrader's Score: A Film Music Documentary, screened at the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Rob Davis, the festival's new executive director, shares a Bette Davis anecdote - and Hollister & O'Toole agree: Rob deserves his own theme song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-04-0216 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 136 - Striking Out; Grace and Frankie; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - TV ReviewsHollister hangs her head in shame over last week's #ListOfSix; Netflix' "shock and awe" spending.
At 3:36: It just doesn't get Bette-r than this: O'Toole on the Divine Miss M back where she belongs: on Broadway.
5:55: This week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Movies Based on Broadway Musicals.
9:40: Halt and Catch Fire on Netflix.
11:20: Grace and Frankie Season 3.
17:23: Ireland's new #1 drama: Striking Out (on acorn.tv).
24:28: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) captains a new pilot - hopefully Amazon will give this stand-up series lift-off.
33:18: A Red Nose Day special: Love Actually 2. Learn more about your ad choices...2017-03-3035 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 135 - Beauty and the Beast - Movie ReviewAt 2:02: Does The Eagle Huntress soar?
4:08: In honor of Beauty and the Beast, this week’s #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Remakes.
6:04: O’Toole caps off her Sabrina dispute with Hollister (see www.screenthoughts.net/beauty-and-the-beast for the Harrison Ford visual).
11:59: A Tale as Old as Time: the Disney marketing machine strikes again. Find out who Emma Watson took to the premiere; how her star power caused a UN website to crash; and why Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) had to read 148 novels in 8 months.
Hollister brings a feminist critique: does Belle’s love for the Beast romanticize the Stockholm syndrome? O’Toole’s response...2017-03-2347 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 134 - Paterson; Offspring - Movie & TV ReviewsCatching up on TV: This is Us; The Good Fight; Big Little Lies; a revival of the Gilmore Girls revival?
At 7:58: Hollister shares a matter of grave concern.
16:12: This week's #ListOfSix: Best Performances by Actors under the Age of 10.
22:48: A celebrity sighting As Good As it Gets.
25:12: Talk about method: Adam Driver (Girls) became a licensed bus driver to prep for his role in Paterson (written & directed by Jim Jarmusch).
31:33: the hit Australian TV series Offspring (now available on Netflix), starring 7x-Logie-winner Asher Keddie as obstetrician Nina Proudman. We can't help ourselves: the show "delivers"! Learn more...2017-03-1644 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 133 - Table 19; Get Out; I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore - Movie ReviewsHollister claims to have the attention span of a flea, but she breezed through this year's Oscar-winning doco: OJ: Made in America (runtime: 7hrs 47 mins), the longest film ever nominated.
At 4:04: Lena Dunham's Girls: exhibitionism or feminism?
6:24: This week's #ListOfSix honors Women's History Month - some of our choices might surprise you.
17:20: A governor's pardon: Hollister warns O'Toole not to get in to Get Out.
21:58: Two Peter Jackson alums: Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood team up for some vigilante action in I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, now available on Netflix. Podcast extra: Melanie Lynskey in her own word...2017-03-0938 min
Publish Me!Chapter 24 - Book Marketing Strategy<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/02/09/3a/pub57192/3000x3000_11534571.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Here we are again with the great and powerful Publish Me! podcast, now with extra host as designer Rana Gainer joins us as a new cohost. Keith, Paul, and Rana welcome Marketing specialist Christine Merser of Blue Shoe Strategy as she helps Paul decipher a launch campaign for his young adult post-medieval fantasy epic fiction book, The Will of the Magi. We also get an update from Rana about the cover design process and some notes from...2017-03-0852 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 132 - Feud: Bette and Joan; Oscars Redux; Hacksaw Ridge; Toni Erdmann - TV & Movie ReviewsAnd the Oscar goes to...
At 5:48: Hollister shares her thoughts on 6x-Oscar-nominee Hacksaw Ridge - directed by Mel Gibson; starring Andrew Garfield. Congrats to Kevin O'Connell, who finally won his Oscar for Best Sound Mixing - after a record-breaking 21 nominations.
11:09: O'Toole finally sees the German film Toni Erdmann - and thinks it has one of the best cinematic hugs in screen history. Guess who'll be starring in the Hollywood remake?
21:40: Ryan Murphy's latest TV venture: Feud: Bette and Joan - with Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange as screen legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford collaborating on the horror film What Ever...2017-03-0233 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 131 - The Good Fight; Big Little Lies; A United Kingdom - Movie & TV ReviewsIt's the Big Screen vs. the Little Screen.
At 1:54: This week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Spin-offs.
7:44: Hollister makes a Supreme case for Loving, a narrative film highlighting the 1967 landmark civil rights decision Loving v. Virginia. Starring Joel Edgerton (Jane Got a Gun) and Oscar nominee Ruth Negga as the couple (and plaintiffs), whose marriage (and case) invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
11:44: An epic love? A United Kingdom. Starring David Oyelowo (Selma; Queen of Katwe) and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) as Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana and his wife, Englishwoman Ruth Williams (parents of Botswana's current President). Directed by Amma Asante (Belle...2017-02-2338 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 130 - The Founder; A Dog's Purpose; Fifty Shades Darker - Movie ReviewsWhoopi Goldberg has 159 credits to her name - but there's one scene she's never played.
At 4:24: Two Roberts give a press conference: Robert De Niro and RFK, Jr.
5:21: Our #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Movies with Animals in Them. Will PETA be coming after Hollister & O'Toole?
11:58: Hollister reminisces about her first hamburger - and reviews The Founder, starring Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the man behind McDonald's.
18:21: O'Toole talks A Dog's Purpose. Directed by Lasse Hallström (The 100-Foot Journey); written by Maya Forbes (Infinitely Polar Bear), et al; starring Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, and at least 4 canine pros.
26:53: Hollister sneaks in Fifty S...2017-02-1636 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 128 - Remembering Mary Tyler Moore; This is Us; Homeland; Grey's Anatomy; The Path; The AffairRemembering a TV giant: hats off to Mary Tyler Moore.
This week, it's all about TV. Our updated takes on: This Is Us (NBC)(14:03); Homeland (SHO)(17:00); Grey's Anatomy (ABC)(23:08); The Path (hulu)(28:42); and The Affair (SHO)(32:42).
OK, so, it's not ALL about TV. At 5:52: #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Movies Directed by Women.
We're going to make it after all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-02-0240 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 127 - Oscar noms; 20th Century Women; Victoria (PBS) - Movie & TV ReviewsAre parents ever knowable to their children - and vice versa? Writer/director Mike Mills explores his relationship with his real-life mother in 20th Century Women (24:05). Starring Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig (Mistress America; Maggie's Plan), Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup (Jackie), and Lucas Jade Zumann.
From across the pond, a 19th Century Woman: Victoria (43:32), starring Jenna Coleman (Me Before You) as the titular monarch. How does this Masterpiece/PBS production compare to The Crown, A Royal Night Out, and Downton Abbey?
Also: Our thoughts on the Oscar nominations (00:00); guess which movie is turning 30 (10:10); Jude Law and Diane Keaton in HBO's "not...2017-01-2657 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 126 - Patriots Day Movie ReviewTerror at the world's oldest marathon: Patriots Day (10:56) - writer/director Peter Berg's take on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings - starring (and produced by) Boston native Mark Wahlberg. With Michelle Monaghan, Rachel Brosnahan, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Kevin Bacon, and Khandi Alexander.
At 3:00: this week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Saddest Movies.
And the box office has spoken, astronomically: congrats to last week's film: #HiddenFigures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-01-1933 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 125 - Hidden Figures - Book & Movie Review (LitLovers Selection)Meet the truly inspiring women you don't know behind the mission you do: Hidden Figures (11:42). Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe - as real-life aeronautical superheroes Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.
Based on the 2016 New York Times bestselling book by Margot Lee Shetterly (whose mantra is Research. Write. Repeat): Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.
Hidden Figures inspires this week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Movies Based on Real Events (4:04).
Also, Hollister welcomes the return of Homeland (0:38); and, having already been a...2017-01-1237 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 124 - Jackie Movie ReviewNatalie Portman takes on an icon in Pablo Larraín's Jackie (9:45); Hollister shares some personal recollections. Podcast extras include an excerpt from the real Jackie's Emmy-winning White House Tour.
This week's #ListOfSix: 6 Strong Female TV Characters (2:06).
O'Toole pays homage to Fred & Ginger (1:10); Hollister discusses The Jinx (7:26).
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-01-0534 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 123 - Remembering Carrie Fisher; La La Land Movie ReviewRemembering Carrie Fisher. At 3:14: #ListOfSix: 6 Movies We're Looking Forward to in 2017. At 9:12: Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling star in Damien Chazelle's La La Land. Guess which one of us was impressed by the making-of stories, and which one of us was not exactly in Camp Rah-Rah Land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-12-2931 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 122 - Elle; Things to Come; Fences - Movie ReviewsAt 12:26: An Isabelle Huppert double-header: Elle, directed by Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct) and L'avenir (Things to Come), written and directed by Mia Hansen-Løve - the film is an homage to her mother, a philosophy teacher.
At 25:51: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis reprise their 2010 Tony-winning roles in August Wilson's Pulitzer-Prize-winning Fences.
Also: 7:35: What half of all Brits dream about (The Crown, anyone?); 8:50: Hollister makes a confession (Survivor fans, listen in!); and #ListOfSix: 6 Golden Globe snubs. Let the awards season begin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-12-2241 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 121 - Manchester by the Sea; Miss Sloane - Movie ReviewsAt 8:20: The buzz around Manchester by the Sea. Discover which of us thought it was pure genius; and which of us thought it was a cinematic slow-swinging sledgehammer. Written & directed by Ken Lonergan; starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, and Gretchen Mol.
At 29:31: Miss Sloane, reteaming director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) and Jessica Chastain (The Martian). With John Lithgow (The Crown); Sam Waterston (Grace & Frankie); Christine Baranski (The Good Wife), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Easy), and Jake Lacy (How to Be Single).
Also: kicking off the podcast, this week's #ListOfSix: Book to Screen Adaptations; and at 6:58: Congrats to...2016-12-1545 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 120 - Allied; This Is Us (NBC) - Movie & TV ReviewsWW2 and contemplating a world without villains.
At 3:01: #ListOfSix: 6 Movies That Surprised Us.
10:10: Allied, starring Brad Pitt & Marion Cotillard. O'Toole thinks it's Mr. & Mrs. Smith as a period piece. Written by Steven Knight (Burnt; The Hundred-Foot Journey); directed by Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump; Back to the Future).
20:26: Hollister welcomes Season 14 of Top Chef.
20:48: NBC's hit This Is Us. Starring Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, and Sterling K. Brown. Created by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love); executive produced by Ken Olin (Thirtysomething). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-12-0833 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 119 - Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life - Gilmore Girls podcastBuskers & Burning Questions. Trivia & Tributes. 9 years after the original Gilmore Girls series (2000-2007) wrapped, Netflix sponsors a trip back to Stars Hollow. Hollister & O'Toole review this 4-part series - to quote Carole King: Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-12-0148 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 118 - Amy Adams Week: Arrival; Nocturnal Animals - Movie ReviewsIt's Amy Adams week - we take a look at two features headlining the 5x-Oscar nominee:
At 10:12: Arrival - or, a hover-side chat with heptapods. Co-starring Jeremy Renner and Oscar winner Forest Whitaker. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario).
At 23:21: Nocturnal Animals - written & directed by fashion icon Tom Ford. Co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon (Elvis & Nixon).
Also featured: #ListOfSix: in time for Thanksgiving*, our 6 favorite holiday movies.
At 6:40: guess which hit movie has inspired a new Broadway show. At 7:35: Hollister reviews Coming Through the Rye.
*We are grateful to all our listeners - and to all the artists who br...2016-11-2433 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 117 - Good Behavior - TV & Film ReviewsAnna Kendrick on her first book tour: #ScrappyLittleNobody. At 2:58: #ListofSix 6 Favorite Songs from Movies. 9:50: O'Toole finally experiences Hannibal the Cannibal in Hollister's favorite film: The Silence of the Lambs. 17:24: Hollister revisits her custody arrangement with the HBO/Sarah Jessica Parker vehicle Divorce. 18:36: Anna will never find her: Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery goes down, down, downstairs in TNT's new series Good Behavior. 25:33: SHO releases Season 3, Ep. 1 of The Affair on YouTube. 28:23: Spielberg's collaboration with China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-11-1731 min
Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV ReviewsEp. 114 - Orphan Black; Christine; Denial; Aquarius - TV & Movie ReviewsOur first #ListofSix: 6 Books That Should Be Made Into Movies. At 6:22: in honor of Tatiana Maslany's well-deserved Emmy win, Screen Thoughts finally takes a look at Orphan Black. Hollister & O'Toole then split their realities, taking independent looks at 2 movies based on true stories: at 10:05, Christine (starring Rebecca Hall as troubled 1970s TV reporter Christine Chubbuck) and at 15:38, Denial (Rachel Weisz as historian Deborah Lipstadt - doing battle with a Holocaust denier). At 21:58, a film that ignited a firestorm: a look at the Brazilian film Aquarius, starring Sonia Braga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...2016-10-2724 min
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