May 04, 2020

Episode 85 - Cat People with Special Guest: Adam Roche

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“Cat People" starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph and Tom Conway. Simon stars as a young woman who believes she will transform into a deadly panther if she becomes intimate.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Costume Designer: Renié
Studio: RKO
Year: 1942

We are joined by Adam Roche, podcaster extraordinaire, famous for, “Secret History of Hollywood: Shadows.” You can follow all his works and support his podcast at his website Attaboy Clarence.

April 06, 2020

Episode 83 - Rear Window with Special Guest: Vince and Rosemarie Keenan

April 06, 2020/ philip estrada

"Rear Window" starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. James Stewart stars as a wheelchair bound photographer who believes he’s witness to a murder out of his back window.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Costume Designer: Edith Head
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Year: 1954

December 09, 2019

Episode 75 - 3 Year Anniversary with Special Guest: Bob Mackie

December 09, 2019/ philip estrada

Old Hollywood REALNESS is turning 3 Year Old! In order to mark the occasion we are joined by legendary costume and fashion designer Bob Mackie. Mr. Mackie shares with us, stories from his early career working with other costume legends like Jean Louis and Edith Head. Through his career he was nominated 3 times for an Oscar, won multiple Emmys and recently won the Tony for The Cher Show.

December 03, 2018

Episode 52 - Gone With The Wind - 2 Year Anniversary with Special Guest: Leighton Bowers

December 03, 2018/ philip estrada

"Gone With The Wind" starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Hattie McDaniel, Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard. Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable star in this Hollywood Epic as a tumultuous pair of lovers who must survive the horrors during and after the Civil War.
Director: Victor Fleming
Costume Designer: Walter Plunkett
Studio: MGM & Selznick Intl. Pictures
Year: 1939

November 05, 2018

Episode 50 - Phantom Lady - Noir-vember #1 with Special Guest: Renee Patrick

November 05, 2018/ philip estrada

"Phantom Lady" starring Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, Thomas Gomez, Aurora Miranda and Franchot Tone. Ella Raines stars as the plucky assistant to Alan Curtis who is wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife. She’s on the hunt to find a woman who can prove his innocence with the only lead being her unique hat.
Director: Robert Siodmak
Costume Designer: Vera West
Hat Designer: Keneth Hopkins
Studio: Universal Picture
Year: 1944

October 22, 2018

Episode 49 - Plan 9 From Outer Space with Special Guest Dana Gould - Ooky Spooky Dooky Series #3

October 22, 2018/ philip estrada

"Plan 9 From Outer Space" starring Gregory Walcott, Duke Moore, Tor Johnson, Dudley Manlove, John Breckinridge, Maila Nurmi (Vampira) and bela Lugosi. A race of aliens reanimate the dead in order to take over the world. Join us as we discuss this film with Comedian and Ed Wood Expert, Dana Gould.
Director: Edward D. Wood Jr.
Wardrobe: Dick (Richard) Chaney
Studio: Reynolds Picture
Year: 1959

November 27, 2017

Bonus Episode - Discussing Showgirls with Pete Menefee

November 27, 2017/ philip estrada

It's our One Year Anniversary and as a special treat we are joined by a Special Guest, Pete Menefee. Pete Menefee has had a long career as a costume designer of Movies, TV Specials, and Showgirl Cabaret Shows. He started his career as a dancer in theater and movies and even danced as one of the Chimney Sweeps in "Mary Poppins." After discussing the film Pete stayed behind to discuss his history designing showgirls for Las Vegas.

November 20, 2017

One Year Anniversary Extravaganza! Episode 26 - Mary Poppins With Special Guest: Pete Mennefee

November 20, 2017/ philip estrada

It's our One Year Anniversary and we are joined by our Special Guest: Pete Menefee. Pete Menefee has had a long career as a costume designer of Movies, TV Specials, and Cabaret Shows. He started his career as a dancer in theater and movies and even danced as one of the Chimney Sweeps in "Mary Poppins." We were beyond excited to have him share his experience working on this classic film with us.

"Mary Poppins" starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns. Andrews plays the titular character, a fantastical nanny who joins the Banks family to help bring them back together.
Director: Robert Stevenson
Costumes: Tony Walton
Studio: Walt Disney Productions
Year: 1964

September 11, 2017

Episode 21 - The Women With Special Guest: Jamie Loftus

September 11, 2017/ philip estrada

"The Women" starring Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard and Joan Fontaine. Film based on the hit Broadway play about New York Society Women and their battles over their various husbands.
Director: George Cukor
Costumes: Adrian
Studio: MGM
Year: 1939

May 22, 2017

Episode 13 - This Gun For Hire with Special Guest: Renee Patrick

May 22, 2017/ philip estrada

"This Gun For Hire" starring Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, Laird Cregar and Robert Preston. Alan Ladd stars as Raven, a hit man for hire who gets double crossed by one of his clients. This get complicated when Veronica Lake get mixed up in his run from the law while working her own angle.
Director: Frank Tuttle
Costumes: Edith Head
Studio: Paramount
Released: 1942

April 10, 2017

Episode 10 - Gypsy - with Special Guest: Tansy

April 10, 2017/ philip estrada

"Gypsy" starring Natalie Wood, Rosalind Russell, Karl Malden and Ann Jillian. Natalie Wood stars as the legendary star of burlesque, Gypsy Rose Lee and Rosalind Russell portrays her overbearing stage mother, Rose Hovic. This musical, based on Gypsy's memoir, tracks the Hovic family, from their early days in vaudeville through to Gypsy's rise to fame as the world's most famous burlesque dancer.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Costumes: Orry-Kelly
Studio: Warner Bros.
Released: 1962