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Mar 28, 2026

Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson.

Praised by critics, Lilies of the Field earned five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Skala. Poitier won the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Black actor to win...


Jan 18, 2026

It's book review week, Melanie and Ed discuss Prodigal Summer (2000) by author Barbara Kingsolver.

Also, Melanie explains why it has been her best sports weekend EVER.

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Dec 24, 2025

Our hosts seem to have hit the eggnog early as they discuss The Shop Around the Corner, a 1940 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, and Joseph Schildkraut.

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Nov 12, 2025

Robert Mitchum’s preacher in The Night of the Hunter was inspired by real murders that also shaped Jayne Anne Phillips’s novel Quiet Dell.

Ed and Melanie trace the link between book and film, exploring how truth becomes myth and how art transforms tragedy.
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Sep 24, 2025

Robert Mitchum's sinister preacher, Charles Laughton’s only directorial effort, and one of cinema’s most haunting thrillers — The Night of the Hunter (1955) went unappreciated in its day. Ed and Melanie explore its striking imagery, Shelley Winters’ fate, and Lillian Gish’s quiet strength.

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