
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 • 61 episodes
Going Hollywood - Movies and Television from the Golden Age to Today
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Forever Golden: Happy Birthday “Golden Girls!” (Part One)
Picture it: Hollywood 1985A TV show premieres about about 4 women, well over "thirty-something", sharing their hopes, their dreams, their stories, and lots of cheesecake, in the youth-obsessed TV culture of the 1980s. Does the show survi...
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Episode 23
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1:08:28

The Last Dance: “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” (1969)
Yowza! Yowza! Yowza! In the darkest year of the Great Depression, a group of desperate strangers gather at a seaside dance hall for a grueling marathon contest. The prize: $1,500 – enough money to transform their broken lives. The ...
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Episode 22
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1:27:25

Separated at Mirth: “Big Business” (1988)
Well, hello, Jupiter Hollow! There's something fishy going on up in the big city, and we don't know about you, but we're as mad as a wet wasp!! So, grab your Tuesday panties, your culottes, and your snake bracelets and join us, as w...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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54:59

All-Star Accommodations: “Grand Hotel” (1932)
"Grand Hotel...people come, people go. Nothing ever happens."With all due respect Lewis Stone, the actor who utters these immortal lines in this MGM classic, we couldn't disagree more! “Grand Hotel” (1932), stands as one of the mos...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:01:42

Trauma in a Snow Globe: “St. Elsewhere” (1982-1988)
The fictional St. Eligius Hospital (nicknamed "St. Elsewhere" for being a dumping ground where other hospitals sent unwanted patients) became the setting for television's first truly realistic medical drama. The doctors were flawed and worked i...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:13:53

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