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From The Dana Gould Hour by Dana Gould

March 25, 2025 · 2h 40m · Season 14 · Episode 2

About this episode

Dana Gould hosts a discussion with film historians and screenwriters about political cinema and notable films.

Hello and welcome back to The Dana Gould Hour. Your brief audio respite from the world's worst reality show, reality. Samm Deighan is here. She is a film historian and author and has written such books as The Legacy Of World War 2 in European Art House Cinema and a study of Fritz Lang's child murder romp M. Her new book, written with Andrew Nette is entitled Revolution In 35 MM, Political Violence And Resistance In Cinema, From The Art House To The Grindhouse 1960 to 1990. It covers everything from The Battle Of Algiers to Coffin Joe to Zabriskie Point. Harry Medved and Bennet Yellin are here. Harry Medved wrote the book the 50 Worst Movies of All Time when he was in high school! He was 15 when he wrote that book. And that was in the late 70's before VHS tapes. He also wrote, with his brother Michael, the Golden Turkey Awards, which, as you know, is what helped put Ed Wood back on the map in the mid-eighties. He has a series now on PBS called Locationland, where he takes audiences on a tour of famous film locations, this was back when films had locations, as opposed to standing in front of a green screen at a warehouse in Atlanta. I recently had the pleasure of joining Harry on a…

People in this episode

Host: Dana Gould

Guests: Samm Deighan, Harry Medved, Bennet Yellin

Topics covered

  • film history
  • political cinema
  • comedy
  • movie criticism
  • screenwriting

Keywords

  • film
  • politics
  • comedy
  • screenwriting
  • cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Legacy Of World War 2 in European Art House Cinema, Revolution In 35 MM, Political Violence And Resistance In Cinema, From The Art House To The Grindhouse 1960 to 1990, The Battle Of Algiers, Coffin Joe, Zabriskie Point, 50 Worst Movies of All Time, Golden Turkey Awards, Locationland, Plan 9 from Outer Space, There's Something About Mary

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