
Going Hollywood - Movies and Television from the Golden Age to Today
Will you side with the expert or the enthusiast? Film historian Tony Maietta and movie lover Brad Shreve dive into the best of cinema and TV, from Hollywood’s Golden Age to today’s biggest hits. They share insights, debate favorites, and occasionally clash—but always keep it entertaining. They’ll take you behind the scenes and in front of the camera, bringing back your favorite memories along the way.
Podcasting since 2024 • 50 episodes
Going Hollywood - Movies and Television from the Golden Age to Today
Latest Episodes
Coffee, Tea or Cheese? "Airport" (1970)
Now boarding TGA Flight #2 non-stop to Rome! We've got elderly stow-aways (and Oscar-winners), surly mechanics, a French New-wave muse, and oh yes, a former movie star with a briefcase full of dynamite. Would you like an aisle...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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40:28

Life Derailed: “Midnight Express” (1978)
In "Midnight Express" (Columbia, 1978) Brad Davis delivers a gut-wrenching performance as a young man whose brief moment of stupidity in a foreign country derails his entire life and inexorably alters his future. Based on the true story of Amer...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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49:58

“The Judy Garland Show” Part Two: Rainbow’s End
Three producers. Four formats. One television season. “The Judy Garland Show” stands as a fascinating television tragedy that should have been a triumph. In the second part of our special tribute to Judy Garland, we discuss the sad...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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47:44

“The Judy Garland Show”, Part One: Rainbow High
In the fall of 1963, television audiences witnessed something extraordinary – the legendary Judy Garland starring in her very own weekly variety show on CBS. What should have been a triumphant venture and crowning achievement to an alread...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:11:31

Every Inch a Stephen King: "Misery" (1990)
Listen, mister man! We don’t want to get all “oogly” about it, but Kathy Bates went from a relatively unknown, but respected, stage actress to an Academy Award winner when she portrayed one of cinema's most unforgettable villains in 1990's "Mis...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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50:47

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