Will you agree with the esteemed film historian or the regular guy who simply has a passion for movies? Conversations between a man who knows Hollywood, historian, Tony Maietta, and enthusiastic film buff, Brad Shreve, about cinema and television from Hollywood's Golden Age to contemporary hits. They discuss—and sometimes disagree on—their favorite films and TV shows. Listen for insightful discussions that blend expertise with passion, and they'll take you behind the scenes of Hollywood as they explore storytelling, casting, characters, and more.
Recent Episodes
Navigating "Fellow Travelers": A Conversation with Ron Nyswaner, the Creator of the Showtime Series
RED Headed Woman: The real story of Lucille Ball and the Hollywood Red Scare
Howard Bannister’s Rocks: Celebrating “What's Up, Doc?" and "Bringing Up Baby
One More Look: Analyzing the legacy of “A Star Is Born”
When Hepburn Met Capote: The Enduring Appeal of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
Introducing Going Hollywood
About the Hosts
Brad Shreve
At far too young an age, Brad Shreve loved political satire and became an avid fan of the Doonesbury comic strip. After years of art study and designing his own strips, he found he enjoyed writing stories more than visual art. His thoughts turned to being a writer someday.
He has two published novels as part of his Mitch O’Reilly Mystery series, featuring a gay private eye in Los Angeles. A third in the series will be released in 2024. A new series is expected before the end of the year.
In 2019, Brad launched the Queer Writers of Crime podcast, where he interviewed LGBTQ+ authors of mystery, thriller, and suspense novels. It was named by Buzzfeed as one of the top twenty queer podcasts in 2022 and is still available on your favorite app.
In addition to Going Hollywood, he currently hosts Queer We Are, a podcast featuring positive stories by LGBTQ people. He believes too many who identify as LGBTQ+ aren't aware of good things happening.
Brad lives in the California High Desert with his husband and best friend, Maurice.
Tony Maietta
Tony Maietta is the on-camera host for a number of original productions celebrating classic film and television, including CBS Home Video’s award-winning presentations of Lucille Ball’s renowned television series, The Lucy Show, (in which he interviews key players from the series such as Jimmy Garrett, Carole Cooke and Lucie Arnaz) and Here’s Hollywood, an original program produced by here! media in which he discusses classic Hollywood films in the context of gay and lesbian cinema history.
In addition to participating in lectures, hosting film events (2005’s Greta Garbo Film Festival in Hollywood, 2009’s Douglas Fairbanks Film Festival at MOMA in New York City), he has written and recorded DVD commentaries for Warner Home Video and appeared as an on-camera expert in over two dozen documentaries on classic films. For Turner Classic Movies, he has been an advisor and participated in on-camera interviews for numerous film documentaries including the presentations Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2007), Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008), and Moguls & Movie Stars (2010), the acclaimed six-part Emmy-nominated documentary. Rediscovering John Gilbert, an original documentary which he co-wrote and produced, had its TCM premiere in January of 2010.
His latest project is The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens, a book that he co-wrote with Jerry Torre, the infamous "Marble Faun" from the celebrated 1975 documentary, Grey Gardens.