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Sort By: EarliestWhat's Up, Doc? (1972) w/ Erik SvenssonScrewball comedies, remember them? We hope so, because it's sort of integral to our discussion of Bogdanovich’s hit 1972 screwball comedy What’s Up, Doc? After the black and white cinematography and heavy mood of The Last Picture Show, Pete wanted to make a very bright and light comedy in the style of Howard Hawks. Starring Ryan O’Neal as the straight man and Barbra Streisand as the daffy dame, What’s Up, Doc? is nothing but 94 minutes of zany fun, confusing suitcases, two very hot leads, and Madeline Kahn stealing the show.
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2026-02-142h 26
Sort By: EarliestThe Last Picture Show (1971) w/ Brooke ForrestNo pressure at all for this one! We start Bogdanovich’s 1970s with one of the most important films in New Hollywood (and cinema at large): The Last Picture Show! Not only a seminal film for its frank sexuality, black and white cinematography, and breakout performances, but also its incredibly messy behind-the-scenes affairs. Talk about 4DX cinema… Plus, we’re joined by friend and film aficionado Brooke Forrest!
In this episode we discuss the novelization of Ang Lee’s Hulk, Orson Welles’ love of French champagne and what that might sound like, our disbelief in Cybill Shep...
2026-01-302h 16
Sort By: EarliestBONUS: Duck, You Sucker! (1971)An episode that functions as both an exploration of unrealized Bogdanovich directorial efforts and an excuse to record our very first in person episode! We dive into Sergio Leone’s underrated movie, also known as A Fistful of Dynamite, which Bogdanovich was originally slated to direct. Bogdanovich left the film for a number of reasons (who knew that he wasn’t a fan of Leone’s close-ups?) and we were left with a fascinating and firmly Leone helmed James Coburn and Rod Steiger spaghetti Western. Is this the only Western that opens with a Mao Zedong quote?
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2026-01-162h 17
Sort By: EarliestDirected by John Ford (1971)A documentary that required mandatory blindspot watches and made us into unexpected John Ford guys. What can we say, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance gets to us all! In the first Bogdanodoc, he used his journalistic know-how and nerdy love for film scholarship to convince the AFI to make a John Ford documentary (deal with it Frank Capra). Featuring interviews from Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and even the grumpy and honestly fitted out John Ford himself, Bogdanovich crafts a love letter to the directorial work and authorship of ol’ Jack. Even if the doc perhaps feels li...
2026-01-031h 30
Sort By: EarliestVoyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968) w/ Josephine AllegrettiWait, this is a Peter Bogdanovich movie? Kinda! Another assignment by Roger Corman, this time Peter Bogdanovich was tasked with putting 10 minutes of beautiful blonde mermaids into a dubbed Russian sci-fi film, and that's how we ended up with director “Derek Thomas” and his film(?) Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women! And even if ol’ Bog himself didn’t really care to put his name on this one, we know it's his and we had to dive right in. Here to help with this episode is our friend, filmmaker and resident Soviet cinema expert: Josephine Allegretti!
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2025-12-191h 41
Sort By: EarliestTargets (1968)Finally, a real Peter Bogdanovich picture! This episode covers Bogdanovich’s directorial debut, Targets. Roger Corman gave his former assistant about $120k, along with directions to use 20 minutes of footage from The Terror, make 20 new minutes with Boris Karloff, and make 40 new minutes without Karloff. Taking inspiration from a variety of sources, such as the 1966 UT Austin tower shooting, the Vietnam war, the changing horror landscape, and his own love of classic Hollywood cinema, Peter Bogdanovich’s 1968 debut is an unparalleled piece of art born of the most ramshackle of circumstances.
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2025-12-051h 42
Sort By: EarliestBONUS: The Terror (1963)The Terror is a 1963 Roger Corman film. And a Francis Ford Coppola film. And a Monte Hellman film. And a Dennis Jakob film. And a Jack Hill film. And maybe a Jack Nicholson film. There’s a lot going on in this one.
Why are we discussing The Terror? Well this grab-bag Poe riff is important to Bogdanovich because it directly leads to his directorial debut, Targets, in 1968- more on that in the next episode. It also features a very early-career Jack Nicholson! Who knew Jack was born to play the French soldier son of a nob...
2025-11-2853 min
Sort By: EarliestThe Wild Angels (1966)In our first full episode, we discuss a totally normal film: The Wild Angels, a 1966 Roger Corman motorcycle exploitation flick starring Henry Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, and Diane Ladd. The Wild Angels follows a fictionalized version of the Hell’s Angels biker gang in Southern California as they grapple with loss, external and internal conflict, and all sorts of resulting chaos.
While not directed by Bogdanovich, The Wild Angels is important to his career because it marks his first big chance behind the camera: working as Corman’s assistant, uncredited screenwriter, and directing second unit.
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2025-11-211h 35
Sort By: EarliestWelcome to Sort By: EarliestThere are plenty of movie podcasts, but a stunning lack of movie podcasts hosted by two people with J names, we’re assuming. Either way, Jonah and Journey have answered the call.
In this introduction to our show, we discuss what this podcast is all about – diving into the complete bodies of work for some of New Hollywood’s most unique filmmakers. We also talk about How I Met Your Mother, statement bandanas, and what drew us to New Hollywood and our current subject Peter Bogdanovich.
We are so excited to be discussing New Hollywood cinema...
2025-11-0822 min