In today's episode, I interview John DiLeo, a film writer whose most recent book Not Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances, was published in 2024.
Listen to hear about the process for picking actors and films for this book, some things the Academy might be able to do to revamp the acting categories at the Oscars, and a movie character dinner party for the ages.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
- And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies: 200 Quizzes for Golden Age Movies Lovers by John DiLeo
- Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery by John DiLeo
- There Are No Small Parts: 100 Outstanding Film Performances with Screen Time of 10 Minutes or Less by John DiLeo
- Three Days in June by Ann Tyler
- How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less Seriously by Hannah Berner
- There Are Places I Remember by Michael DiLeo
- The works of Pauline Kael
Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:
- 7th Heaven directed by Frank Borzage
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans directed by F.W. Murnau
- Street Angel directed by Frank Borzage
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood directed by Quentin Tarantino
- Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
- The Bandwagon directed by Vincente Minnelli and Richard Schickel
- The African Queen directed by John Huston
- Now, Voyager directed by Irving Rapper
- The Purple Rose of Cairo directed by Woody Allen
- Sullivan's Travels directed by Preston Sturges
- Notorious directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- All About Eve directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Mildred Pierce directed by Michael Curtiz
- A Letter To Three Wives directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Road House directed by Jean Negulesco
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town directed by Frank Capra
Follow John on Instagram @john.dileo.12, check out his website at johndileo.com and buy the book on Amazon and check out all his books on his Amazon author page.
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