3.84-The Love Parade with Enrico Banson

3.84-The Love Parade with Enrico Banson

Author: Jonathan Ytreberg October 19, 2025 Duration: 44:33
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film The Love Parade. I'm joined by Enrico Banson from the Director's Notes newsletter and we talk about some uses of editing we haven't seen much in early sound films, how gender roles and class differences are portrayed in the film, and what people mean when they talk about "Lubitsch Land" in the director's films. You can watch The Love Parade on YouTube and be sure to check out Enrico's newsletter. Other films menti...

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3.82-Condemned with Luis Mendez [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:06
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film Condemned. I'm joined by Luis Mendez from The Mendez Movie Report and we talk about whether or not it is smart for a prison warden to bring in a pri…
3.81-Filmmaker Interview with Sam Davis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:12
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I interview Sam Davis, director of the new short film "The Singers," a beautiful exploration of untapped talent and raw emotion. Listen to hear about the Russian short story that serv…
3.80-The Trespasser with Kevin Pettit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:03
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film The Trespasser. I'm joined by Kevin Pettit from the See You at the Movies newsletter and we talk about comparisons between relationships of the 1920…
3.78-Disraeli with Jeff Kramer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:53
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film Disraeli. I'm joined by Jeff Kramer from The Death Star Human Resources Department Newsletter and we talk about British politics in the late 1800s,…
3.76-Hallelujah with Jonathan Hammond [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:27
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film Hallelujah. I'm joined by Jonathan Hammond, film director who has multiple shorts on the festival circuit this fall. We talk about many of the probl…
3.74-Bulldog Drummond with Gareth Bradwick [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:00
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is the first film discussion episode of the 3rd Academy Awards and my conversation about the 1929 film Bulldog Drummond. I'm joined by Gareth Bradwick from the "Popped" newsletter and we…