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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 Bogdanovich’s career.    In this episode, we discuss Peter’s continued obsession with wearing awful yellow clothing, everyone’s favorite actor & soccer mogul “Rob Mac”, failed television and stage musical adaptations of Paper Moon, the misery of eating 30 pancakes, and Journey continues to rant about how much they hate Love Story. Don’t forget that you still owe me my $200!   Next Episode: Daisy Miller (1974)   Further “Reading” The Kid (1921) By Bogdanovich (2011) Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette Addie Pray (retitled to Paper Moon) by Joe David Brown A Paper Life by Tatum O’Neal Found: A Daughter’s Journey Home by Tatum O’Neal Both of Us: My Life with Farrah by Ryan O’Neal You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 4 - Orson Welles, What’s Up Doc, and Paper Moon” “Three's Company” by Peter Bart for Variety (December 6, 2004) [archived on FilmScoreMonthly forum] “How an Overweight 15-Year-Old Found Happiness on a Movie Set,” by Judy Klemesrud for the New York Times (May 16, 1973) Paper Moon (1974) TV Series [playlist of all accessible episodes] Tatum O’Neal’s Oscar acceptance speech 50th Anniversary of Paper Moon interview with P.J. Johnson Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came to Broadway- Paper Moon (1993) “Someday, Baby” from the Paper Moon musical “Girls Like Us” from the Paper Moon musical Paper Moon Criterion 4K UHD release Paper Moon Eureka Blu-ray release Kinonik in Portland, Maine   Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!    Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest/ Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/

Screwball 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, we’re joined by our friend Erik to discuss insane screwball comedy title choices, difficult to explain Zootopia fan-comics, our pals the Looney Tunes, Jonah’s gay card being taken away, notable Christmas-enjoyer Shane Black being relegated to streaming, and how you’re the upside down! Next Episode: Paper Moon (1973)   Further “Reading” Bringing Up Baby (1938) His Girl Friday (1940) Ball of Fire (1941) What’s Up, Doc? (1950) (the Looney Tune!) The Dove (1968) (Madeline Kahn’s first screen role!) Bullitt (1968) Screwball Comedies… Remember Them? (1972) (BTS promo short) My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand (Barbra’s tome of an autobiography) Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 4 - Orson Welles, What’s Up Doc, and Paper Moon "Peter Bogdanovich on Barbra Streisand: ‘Funny, Cute and Kind of a Wiseass’" by Gregg Kilday for the Hollywood Reporter (April 19, 2013) "This SF-set ’70s comedy permanently damaged a city landmark" by Dan Gentile for SF Gate (February 9, 2022) What’s Up, Doc? trailer What’s Up, Doc? Blu-ray [Warner Archive] Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!    Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest/   Erik Dr. Fang and the Bats Bigg Egg letterboxd.com/esvensso/   Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh   Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/

No 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 Shepherd’s “immediate” attraction to Bogdanovich, Oscar nomination fraud, and Jeff Bridges throwing diabolical fits.   Next Episode: What’s Up Doc (1972)   Further “Reading” By Bogdanovich (2011) The Last Picture Show Criterion 4K America Lost and Found: The BBS Story Blu-ray boxset Columbia Classics 4K Collection Vol. 3 The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule The Seventies: The Decade That Changed American Film Forever by Vincent LoBrutto Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind Cybil Disobedience by Cybill Shepherd with Aimee Lee Ball Hulk: The Junior Novel 'The Last Picture Show: An Oral History’ by Chris Nashawaty for Entertainment Weekly (April 17, 2017) ‘‘Bogdanovich’s ‘Last Picture Show’ as He Intended It’ by Barbara Saltzman for the Los Angeles Times (August 12,1991) You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 3 - Last Picture Show Love Triangle” You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 4 - Orson Welles, What’s Up Doc, and Paper Moon” It Happened in Hollywood - “Peter Bogdanovich: ‘The Last Picture Show’” The Last Picture Show 40th Anniversary Panel Indie Sex: Teens, IFC documentary about teenage sexuality in film Ben Johnson’s Oscar speech Cloris Leachman’s Oscar speech   Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!    Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest/   Brooke letterboxd.com/riverwoods/   Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh   Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/

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?   In this episode we discuss Atlanta tourist attractions, the return of Gore Verbinski, Bogdanovich being messy (shocking), and Steely Dan tattoos. Plus, a preview of our Mad Max double feature, Jonah misremembering the title of MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate multiple times, and consistent (and correct) affirmation on how Boston is the greatest city in the world.   Next Episode: The Last Picture Show (1971)   Further “Reading” Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule  ‘Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ brought screwball back to life’ by Sven Mikulec for Cinephelia Beyond’  November 1973 NY Mag Bogdanovich article about Duck, You Sucker! and Leone ‘Filmmaker Interview with Antonia Bogdanovich’ by William Hemingway for UK Film Review (April 15, 2024) ‘Antonia Bogdanovich on Reviving a Dream with “Sleep No More”’ by Stephen Saito for MoveableFest (July 30, 2024)  ‘Interview: Peter Bogdanovich’ by Noah R. Taylor for That Shelf (April 3, 2012) A Fistful of Dollars prologue Duck, You Sucker! Blu-ray by Kino Lorber Duck, You Sucker! Blu-ray by Eureka Patreon preview for Pod Casty For Me’s episode on Duck, You Sucker! You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 2 - Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur” Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!    Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest/ Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/

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 like 60% a clip show at times, in these hosts’ opinion…   In this episode we discuss box office headache of Angel Studios, the upcoming Jimmy Stewart biopic starring Archie from Riverdale, Bogdanovich’s notorious pastel yellow sweater, our good friend Varang, and David Lynch’s knockout performance as Ford in The Fabelmans.   Next Episode: Duck, You Sucker! (1971) (AKA: A Fistful of Dynamite)   Further “Reading” Directed by John Ford (1971) [original AFI release version and Re-Splice Edit] By Bogdanovich (2011) AFI LIfetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (1973) (recorded from Japanese TV) Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette Searching for John Ford by Joseph McBride [Internet Archive] 'The Autumn of John Ford’ by Peter Bogdanovich for Esquire (April 1,1964) ‘AFI honors its roots’ by Pamela McClintock for Variety (August 28, 2006) (Learn more about Bog’s one man show, “Sacred Monsters,” which does not seem to exist in any recorded form) ‘John Ford: Ford focus’ by Geoffrey MacNab for The Independent (July 14, 2006) ‘Bogdanovich Points 'John Ford' In Right Direction’ by Tim Lammers for WESH (November 7, 2006) You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 2 - Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur” Trailer for the new awful-looking Jimmy Stewart movie Orson Welles Wine Commercial ----more---- Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!    Follow Us: Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest/ Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/

Wait, 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!   In this episode we discuss the idea of Dick Miller in space, a defense of Paul Dano, unnecessary Fortnite tie-ins, and our youngest governor: Ella McKay   Next Episode: Directed by John Ford (1971)   Further “Reading” Feature: Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968) [Internet Archive] (this reconstruction is probably the best available version out there) By Bogdanovich (2011) Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors by Fred Olen Ray “Rockets from Russia: great Eastern Bloc science-fiction films” by Alex Cox for The Guardian “Interview with Peter Bogdanovich” by Nathan Rabin for AV Club “Q & A: Peter Bogdanvich” by Digby Diehl for The Los Angeles Times (Sun, Apr 2, 1972 issue) “Mamie Van Doren: ‘50s Blonde Bombshell” by Dan Scapperotti for Femme Fatales Magazine (v05 n08) “Cavewoman” by Sandi Weiss for Femme Fatales Magazine (v08 n15) You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 2 - Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur”   Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) End song: Voyage To The Planet Of Prehistoric Women by ZebragrasS Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!    Follow Us! Our guest: Josephine Allegretti instagram.com/josephineallegretti letterboxd.com/josieallegretti/ twitter.com/70mmGirl   Sort By: Earliest www.instagram.com/sortby_earliest/   Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh   Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/

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 discuss our mutual dislike of dine-in theaters, our mutual love for drive-in theaters, Bogdanovich essentially playing himself, those nasty Baby Ruth candy bars, and pop versions of classic folk songs!   Further “Reading” Targets [Criterion Collection Blu-ray] (commentary, bonus features, and booklet on the Criterion release were invaluable to our research on this movie- I would highly recommend renting the disc, checking it out from your local library, or buying your own copy) Tower (2016) (free on Kanopy with a library card!) By Bogdanovich (2011) Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind “What If Movies Are Part of the Problem?,” by Peter Bogdanovich, Kurt Sutter and others for The Hollywood Reporter (article partially written by Bogdanovich about the relationship between movies and gun violence) "Movie Fan's Movie" by Stanley Kaufman for The New Republic (review of Targets) You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 2 - Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur” You Must Remember This - “Bela & Boris, Episode 6 - Boris & Roger Corman.”   Music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores! Especially now that Netflix is probably going to own Warner Brothers!   Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest/ Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/

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 nobleman killed in the French Revolution?  In our first bonus episode, we discuss the chaotic production of The Terror, what on earth actually happens in the plot, Boris Karloff's fake young mom, what Jesse Eisenberg is up to, and the Corman Poe cycle.  Next Episode: Targets (1968)   Further “Reading” The Terror (1963) (Film Master’s YouTube playlist with the Blu-Ray master, audio commentary, remastered original trailer, and more!) How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime by Roger Corman Roger Corman: Interviews edited by Constantine Nasr "Will Sloan on Roger Corman’s 'The Terror'" for OVID.tv on Letterboxd "The Terror" by Richard Harland Smith for TCM "Jack Hill: Exploitation Genius" by Sean Axmaker for Psychotronic Video (No. 13)   Music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!   Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest www.instagram.com/sortby_earliest/ Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/

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. In this episode, we talk about fascist bedspreads, Tarantino using biker movie music, a scene that involves an absurd amount of cats meowing, and Kelly Reichardt’s 2025 film The Mastermind. Next Episode: The Terror (1963) [Bonus]   Further “Reading”: You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 1 - It wasn't sexism, then.” Blogdanovich Corman’s World (2011) Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime by Roger Corman “Why the Hells Angels Threatened to Kill Roger Corman” by Stephen Galloway for The Hollywood Reporter "Roger Corman on The Wild Angels" for Trailers From Hell "Flag Is Down at Warner for 'Grand Prix': Story of Love and Roar —4 Other Films Bow" by Bosley Crowther for The New York Times (includes review for The Wild Angels)   Music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!   Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest/ Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/

There 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 and Peter Bogdanovich! I don’t know how many more times I can say this but it is true every time! Next Episode: The Wild Angels (1966)   Music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!   Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest www.instagram.com/sortby_earliest/ Jonah www.letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ www.instagram.com/jonahpuskar/ www.twitter.com/jon_ahhhh Journey www.letterboxd.com/journeyb/ www.instagram.com/journey_brad/