Cinema Sounds & Secrets
Hosted by screenwriter Janet Dulin Jones and actor John Schwab, this podcast takes you on an exciting & revealing journey through the great films of over 118 years of cinema with stories, fun facts, celebrity interviews, memorable film scenes, quotes, and classic songs. We’ll pull back the curtain to reveal behind-the-scenes secrets and stories on how the best movies came to be – comedies, dramas, thrillers, mysteries, action movies, silent movies, animation, musicals, romances, bromances, grimances – you name it – we’ll talk about it. You’ll hear fantastic trivia about your favorite movies and learn about great films from the 20th and 21st centuries you’ve never seen – but will see after hearing our podcast. Subscribe to Cinema Sounds & Secrets and learn everything you ever wanted to know about movies but had no one to ask!
Episodes
Encore! To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Batman Begins, today we're revisiting a tribute for the incredibly versatile actor who could play a bad baddie to Christian Bale's first Batman and do the Full Monty with Robert Carlyle... it's Tom Wilkinson!
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Encore! Today we're revisiting an episode with cinephile and massively brilliant actor Brian Cox, who joins Janet, John, (and Pen) for a deep dive into the most iconic gangster films that created the genre.
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Encore! Today we're revisiting a beloved and iconic film that took three directors and an army of screenwriters (18!) to get Dorothy to Oz. You’ll even find out how many pairs of ruby slippers still exist… To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website!
Damn Yankees (1958), Oklahoma (1955), and Chicago (2002). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three groundbreaking Broadway musicals to movies with a song in their hearts; One gave birth to the modern musical, another launched the greatest choreographer ever into the stratosphere and the other is the longest running musical ever on Broadway!
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Encore! Today we're revisiting our tribute episode for Norman Lear– a truly incredible screenwriter and producer who created or developed over 100 shows including All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.
He's always singin' and dancing... in the rain!
Welcome to another Saturday Matinee With Friends episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) sit down for a discussion with American media executive David Madden! After graduating from Harvard, Madden took part in theater before exploring the film industry and eventually becoming president of Fox Television Studios and executive at Paramount Pictures. A few of his legendary production credits include ...
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) discuss the life and career of an incredible American film director, producer, and actor. Once called “The Pope of Pop Cinema” and “The King of Cult” this massive talent also assisted in jumpstarting many careers of the actors and directors we know and love… It's Roger Corman! While he was an innovator and p...
In this week's tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a truly legendary artist, director, and filmmaker. He turned suburbia, teen angst, and small town life into objects of horror, admiration, and pity. Genius, artist, and madman… It’s David Lynch! While Lynch had little interest in schoolwork growing up, a love for painting brought him to the School of the Museum of Fine A...
The Outsiders (1983), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), and Say Anything (1989). This week, Janet, John (and Pen) take a look at three films that explore the lives of teenagers and angst in the 80s with very different tones and intentions. Whether the story explores a teen in the perfect urban home with mom, dad, and kid sister, a real loner with a dream, or only finding solace with a gang of other misfit kids, everyon...
In this week's tribute episode, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore the life of one of Britain's most acclaimed stage and screen stars. The second of only four actresses to have won two Golden Globes in the same year and made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004… it’s Joan Plowright. With a career spanning over six decades, she received accolades including an Olivier Award, a Tony Award and nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Aw...
In this week's tribute episode, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of an American actress with “Hollywood in her DNA,” known for her comedic roles in film and television in the 1970s and 1980s. A true courageous and magical talent.. Teri Garr! Born in Los Angeles to a theatrical multi-hyphenate father and Radio City Rockette mother, Garr was trained in ballet and would go on to appear as a dancer in five Elvis Pre...
In this week's tribute episode, Janet, John, (and Pen) discuss the life and career of a wonderful American comedian and actor who came to prominence in 1960 and is known for his deadpan delivery style... Bob Newhart. Starting out by engaging in humorous telephone conversations with a friend in which he improvised characters to alleviate boredom at his office job, the actor would go on to receive thr...
Bonnie & Clyde (1967) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). This week, Janet, John (and Pen) discuss two masterpieces from a legendarily great actor/director/producer. Warren Beatty’s groundbreaking movies rocked the film industry in 1967 with unflinching violence and amazing folk scores that would later become Oscar-winning favorites.
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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) highlight one of the most honored American screenwriters in motion picture history… Bo Goldman! Called the “the screenwriter’s screenwriter” Goldman received two Academy Awards for his screenplays of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Melvin and Howard (1980), two Golden Globe Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards...
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) delve into the life and career of American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader… the incomparable Quincy Jones. Born Quincy Delight Jones Jr. on March 14, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois, this gifted musician discovered a love for the piano at age 11 and would go on to win 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy, ...
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) delve into the amazing career of an actor whose film, stage, and television career spanned nearly seven decades… Gena Rowlands! From growing up in Madison, Wisconsin to attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, Rowlands was a true star from the Golden Age of Hollywood and a pioneer of...
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