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Sort By: EarliestMask (1985) w/ Billy ThegenusThis week, we discuss everyone’s favorite ‘80s classic about a boy and his mother, first loves, fighting back against bullies, a close-knit community, and life and death in sunny California. What’s that, Back to the Future? No, this one actually does end up starring Eric Stoltz, it’s Peter Bogdanovich’s 1985 film Mask! We are joined by film programmer and trivia host legend Billy Thegenus to discuss Bog’s last box office success with this Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott, and Laura Dern drama. In Peter’s return to directing after a four-year break, he tackles the real-life stor...
2026-06-052h 06
Sort By: EarliestBONUS: Star 80 (1983) w/ Chris WoodwardThis week, we take a turn from Bogdanovich and check in on his cinematic analogs with Bob Fosse’s final film, Star 80. Fosse takes on Dorothy Stratten’s rise to stardom, meeting and falling in love with Bogdanovich (or, according to the film, “Aram Nicholas”), and the tragic murder at the hands of her husband.
We also discuss the atrocious television movie version starring Jamie Lee Curtis, how to spot a Bogdanovich analog if he isn’t wearing a bandana, Robert Redford’s final film choices, the legacy of the Jackass franchise, and why Peter got really int...
2026-05-221h 59
Sort By: EarliestThey All Laughed (1981) w/ Drusilla AdelineThey all laughed… and so did we! We also cried, just a bit. This week, we finally hit a new decade for Bogdanovich as we explore his 1981 misunderstood masterpiece, They All Laughed. And to do this we’re joined by graphic designer, poster artist, and co-host of the arthouse horror podcast Bloodhaus, Drusilla Adeline! The film stars a stacked cast of both Old and New Hollywood: John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Dorothy Stratten, Audrey Hepburn, and the Saint of Singapore himself Ben Gazarra. Affairs, private detectives, roller skating, and even more Peter self-inserts abound. What can we say? We all real...
2026-05-092h 57
Sort By: EarliestBONUS: Hooper (1978) + A '70s RoundupBefore there was Tom Cruise, before there was Cliff Booth, even before there were just a few small beers, there was HOOPER! For our 1970s Bogdanovich wrapup, we chose a movie starring two-time colleague of Bogdanovich, Burt Reynolds, and directed by legendary stuntman Hal Needham: Hooper. The film also features a Bogdanovich analogue that may or may not be Needham and Reynolds letting out years of anger against Peter. Hooper is not only a guy we would love to grab a drink with (then take an Uber home), but a love letter to stunt work in film and a...
2026-05-021h 33
Sort By: EarliestSaint Jack (1979) w/ Conor BattlesProduced by Hugh Hefner and Roger Corman, lensed by Robby Müller, starring Ben Gazzara as an American pimp abroad in Singapore, and directed by Peter Bogdanovich after a multi-year filmmaking break, we’re closing out the decade with none other than Saint Jack (1979)! We are joined by special guest Conor Battles to discuss a film that is, shockingly, not as sleazy as you would think. Borne of Cybil Shepherd dropping her lawsuit against Playboy as a favor to Orson Welles and made by deceiving the Singaporean government about the plot, it's wild this one even exists! Now if onl...
2026-04-242h 31
Sort By: EarliestNickelodeon (1976) w/ Aine GeraghtyArguably nobody loved classic Hollywood movies more than Peter Bogdanovich, and he tried to channel that love into a film about a ragtag gang of moviemakers in the early age of cinema: Nickelodeon. After back-to-back flops, Bogdanovich ended up back with Burt Reynolds, Tatum O’Neal, Ryan O’Neal; PLUS he introduced John Ritter to the world! It still didn’t work out for Pete at the box office or with critics… but again, this movie is nowhere near as bad as the world would lead you to believe. At least that’s what Jonah, Journey, and special guest The Girls...
2026-04-102h 06
Sort By: EarliestAt Long Last Love (1975)And for a movie absolutely nobody was clamoring for, it’s Peter Bogdanovich’s original Cole Porter-suggested musical, At Long Last Love! In possibly the most 1970s cast of all time, Cybill Shepherd, Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn, and Duilio Del Prete in a menage-a-quatre with supporting performances from John Hillerman, Eileen Brennan, Mildrick Natwick, and M. Emmett Walsh. If you can believe that Bogdanovich could be folly to his cinematic nostalgia, he attempted to make a Lubitsch-esque musical, live singing and all! And not a single soul was a fan- except those crazy Europeans!
It really isn’t as b...
2026-03-272h 11
Sort By: EarliestDaisy Miller (1974)It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… Daisy Miller? This week we talk society (we love society, but there’s not enough of it in Europe), Peter & Cybill, and the Roman fever, all thanks to the 1870s it girl Daisy Miller.
Bogdanovich undertook the first (and only cinematic) adaptation of Daisy Miller at the suggestion of his friend Orson Welles, and boy, was it certainly a decision he made. A period piece made before the rise of Merchant Ivory costumes dramas and with a distinctly American protagonist played by Cybill Shepherd, Daisy Miller was not well r...
2026-03-132h 00
Sort By: EarliestPaper Moon (1973)There are many cinematic masterpieces, but only one in which Randy Quaid and Ryan O’Neal start wrasslin’. This week, we are talking about the 1973 hit film Paper Moon! Following up his love letter to screwball comedies, Bogdanovich takes us to the Midwest in the height of the Great Depression, following Bible scam artist Moze Pray and his (possible) daughter, Addie. Starring real life father and daughter duo Ryan and Tatum O’Neal, and the always fabulous Madeleine Kahn, Paper Moon is a beautifully shot and humorous film that in many ways marks the end of the height of Bogdan...
2026-02-272h 32
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.
In this episode...
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?
I...
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.
In this episode we discu...
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