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Cinema Sounds & Secrets
by Janet Dulin Jones
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
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Episode 41: The Irishman of Irishmen!
Lady Killer (1933), White Heat (1949), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Mr. Roberts (1955). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) spend time with one of the greatest actor-singer-hoofers who ever graced the silver screen! From playing gangsters, killers and rogues to song and dance legends, to a grumpy,...
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Tribute 83: Norman Jewison
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the exceedingly talented filmmaker... Norman Jewison! Born and raised in Toronto, this extraordinary director began his career at CBC Television. He later moved to the USA to work at NBC. This legend made his feature...
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Tribute 82: Tom Stoppard
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the extremely talented playwright and screenwriter... Sir Tom Stoppard! Born in Zlin, Czechoslovakia, this absloute legend was considered on par with both William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. At 17, this...
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Tribute 81: Diane Ladd
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the extremely talented actress, singer, dancer, and comedian... Diane Ladd! Born in Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. this quadruple threat always knew she was destined for stardom! Graduating high school at 16 and going to...
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Episode 38: Apples and Oranges
Blazing Saddles (1974), Trading Places (1983), Stir Crazy (1980).This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three laugh out loud comedies made in the 70s-80s, and yet one can still transport us back to the wild wild west! Experience comedic genius as some windy cowboys and a Black sheriff kick the...
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Encore! - Tribute 30: Julian Sands
Encore! Encore! With Easter on the way, Janet, John (and Pen) thought why not revist the life of an absolutely astounding actor... Julian Sands! Breaking onto the film scene with his screen debut in an episode of BBC's anthology series Play for Today. A year later, he made his cinematic debut in...
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Extra Bits: Greatest 20th Century Film Scores
Extra Extra! Hear all about it! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the the greatest film scores of the 20th century! From Casablanca to Jaws! The variety of scores within this listing is vast and diverse, so tune in to find out what scores define this period of time. To find out more…
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Tribute 80: Robert Redford
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the amazing actor, producer, director, politcal activist and founder of the Sundance Film Festival... Robert Redford! Though born in Santa Monica, California on August 18th, 1936, this future star often spent his…
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Encore! - Saturday Matinee with Mike Newell Live Show
Encore! Encore! In celebration of the current award season, Janet, John, (and Pen) thought what better way to spread some much needed cheer than to hear Mike Newell discuss some of the BAFTA films from 2024!! Live at the Twenty Two Club, Director Mike Newell does the BAFTAS! This week Janet and...
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Encore! - Tribute 49: Bill Kenwright
Encore! Encore! With the utter success of this stars show, Heathers, on Broadway. Janet, John (and Pen) thought what better way to celebrate than to revist the life of this absolute one of a kind creative...Bill Kenwright! With a little light footwork, a bit of song and dance, quite a bit of…
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Encore! - Episode 26: The Story of Love
Encore! Encore! With Valentine's day right around the corner, we thought what better way to bring the love than to revist two films about the story of love, The Apartment (1960) and Terms of Endearment (1983). Join Janet, John (and Pen) as they dive into two films that defined the culture of…
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Encore! - Tribute 32: Tina Turner
Encore! Encore! This February Janet, John, (and Pen) wanted to revist the spectacular life and career of this absolute Queen of Rock and Roll... Tina Turner! Born on November 26. 1939 in Brownsville, Tennessee, this star was the youngest of three daughters. Her childhood characterized as frenetic...
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Episode 36: Suburban Wackos
Gazebo (1959), How to Murder Your Wife (1965), What A Way To Go (1964). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three wacky films that all live within the same thematic "neighborhood" in the world of 1960s suburbia. America's singing darling finds herself burying a body in her garden, a darling...
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Extra Bits: Mostly Marlene
Extra Extra! Listen hear all about it! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the life of the zeitgeist of zeitgeists, the legendary, revolutionary, groundbreaking, funny force of nature who sang like a blue angel, our logo….Marlene Dietrich! Born on December 27, 1901 at Leberstraße 65 in the...
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Tribute 79: Burt Bacharach
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of an extremely talented musical genius who wrote some of the most iconic and enduring songs of the 20th century... Burt Baharach! Born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 12th, 1928, Burt seemed to be destined for greatness....
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Encore! - Tribute 9 Mini-Sode: Angela Lansbury
Encore! Encore! This January Janet, John, (and Pen) wanted to revist the astounding life this actress with her 80-year long career in film, television, and the stage... Angela Lansbury. This English-born, though Irish-bred actress began her career, after escaping the Blitz by moving to United...
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Encore! - Episode 13: Starcrossed
Encore! Encore! After spending a wonderful New Year's with our loved ones we thought what better way to start off this new year of Cinema Sounds and Secrets than revist two films with two takes on love! We'll drop back in time 500 years to the time of Lords and Ladies and sword fights, then leap...
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Encore! - Tribute 10 Mini-Sode: Sidney Poitier
Encore! Encore! This December Janet, John, (and Pen) wanted to revist the astounding life of the director of A Warm December, an extremely talented actor, activist, and diplomat... Sidney Poitier! Born in Miami, Florida on February 20th in 1927, this Bahamian-American actor changed the game for...
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Encore! - Tribute 31 Mini-Sode: Why Marlene?
Encore! Encore! Some may not know her but that's why we're here to remind you of one of the most iconic, legendary goddesses of film, stage, and cabaret who has ever lived. The Blue Angel, The Scarlett Empress, Lola Lola, and The Blonde Venus - in other words…the woman who graces our logo! The...
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Encore! - Episode 3: The Manly McQueen
Encore! Encore! - This winter we wanted to keep things cool and what better way then to revist the "King of Cool," himself, Steve McQueen! The iconic man's man from the 60's and 70's… broke into a bank while wooing the glam faye dunaway, got locked up with Dustin Hoffman and made the great escape...
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Tribute 78: Michael Madsen
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career extremely talented and iconic actor... Michael Madsen! Born in Chicago to a filmmaking and author mother and a veteran/firefighting father, this actor went against the grain during his rather chaotic upbringing and got…
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Episode 35: Dive In – The Water's Fine
Splash (1984), The Shape of Water (2017), Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three amazing films all swimming in the same subject pool— can you fall in love with a sentient being in the water— better yet, can they fall in love with you? This under the…
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Tribute 77: Richard Chamberlain
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the wonderful singer, actor, television heartthrob, and queer icon because of his heart-touching memoir, Shattered Love... Richard Chamberlain! Born in Beverly Hills in 1934, this American heartthrob didn't start off...
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Tribute 76: Diane Keaton
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the actress, director, producer, and fashion icon whose began to rise to stardom during the New Hollywood movement... Diane Keaton! With a 60-year long career in Hollywood, this actress was always destined to one day…
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Episode 34: Cuckoo Crazy in Love
The Sure Thing (1985), Something Wild (1986), Lars and the Real Girl (2007). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three amazing films starring young actors who all got their big break and became movie stars who are to this day still giving astounding performances. Their break through movies…
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Tribute 75: Tony Todd
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of the actor who played one of the most iconic villians in horror film history... Tony Todd! Desperately desiring to be an actor since he was a little boy, this New England native went from working at the Artisits...
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Happy Halloween!
Janet, John, and Pen wish everyone a Happy Halloween! In this special episode, lets look at some spooky reccomendations to celebrate this wonderful holiday!
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Encore! - Episode 14: We Might Never Stop Laughing
Encore! Encore! - This fall we needed a laugh, so we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. What better way to laugh than bask in the hilarity of 3 great 1970's comedies with some of the funniest film moments in film brought to us by; Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974), Arthur Hiller's...
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Encore! - Extra Bits: Wilhelm Scream
Encore! Encore! - This fall we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. This time its a minisode! Lets take another look at one of the most famous sound effects in fim history. The scream originated in 1951 and is often used for scenarios in which someone is shot, falls from a great height or...
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Tribute 74: William Friedkin
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a very culturally edgy producer, screenwriter, and director of film, television, and opera who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s... William Friedkin! Inspired by Citizen Cane as a...
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Episode 33: Love Means
Love Story (1970), Roman Holiday (1953), and Holiday (1938). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore three love stories ranging across the eras of the 70s, the 50s, and depression era New York. One became a surprise hit because of it's "soon-to-be" leading lady's love for the book, another...
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Tribute 73: Vangelis
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a revered Greek musician and composure who found success across many different genres... Vangelis! His career began in rock bands, where with Aphrodite's Child he helped create the album 666, which would become a...
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Tribute 72: Val Kilmer
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a revered American actor who found fame in a leading role across many different genres... Val Kilmer! His career page on the stage, beocming the youngest person at the time to be accepted into Juilliard, and get his...
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Tribute 71: Robert Towne
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a ledgendary American screenwriter and director whose career spanned over four decades... Robert Town! After graduating college he worked many odd jobs, including being a tuna fisherman, until he started taking acting...
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Episode 32: Coming of Age
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) explore something we all share and go through, the growing pains, teen angst, and tween heartache, memorably explored in these two award winning films. One examines what it's like moving to a new town...
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Encore! - Tribute 31 Mini-sode: Why Marlene?
Encore! Encore! - This summer break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. This time its a very special Minisode: Why Marlene?
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Encore! - Extra Bits: Jack Lemmon & the 1963 Oscars
Encore! Encore! - This summer we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Welcome to another minisode! Inspiration for today's minisode comes from... Jack Lemmon! He starred in over sixty films and was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, winning twice, and received many other…
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Encore! - Extra Bits: Edith Head
Encore! Encore! - This summer we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. This time its a minisode! Lets take another look at one of, if not the most ledgendary costume designer in cinema history, Edith Head! By the end of her Golden-Age spanning career, she made her mark on the fabrics of…
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Tribute 71: Ennio Morricone
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute Episode! This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the life and career of an incredible composer who wrote his first compositions when he was just six years old! A five-time Oscar nominee and a two-time winner, its none other then the…
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Encore! - Episode 12: Turning Back Time
Encore! Encore! - This summer we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Contining with some more rootin tootin escapades in the Wild West, lets take another look at two films rich some of the most ledgendary filmmaker's and talent to grace the genre, Stagecoach (1939) and Ragtime (1981)! A...
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Encore! - Episode 4: The Best of The West
Encore! Encore! - This summer we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. What better way to escape the heat than watching cowboy gunfights across desert expanses! Join us for Episode 4: "The Best of the West" Redford and Newman, nowdays those names go together like Damon and Affleck, but…
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Summer Fun!
Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We're playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!
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Encore! - Episode 1: The Singing Sixties & The Super Seventies
Encore! In Honor of James Gunn's newly released Superman (2025), we're revisiting the FIRST episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets! Westside Story (1962) and Superman (1978) Our first film was a groundbreaking musical based on a smash Broadway show, and the other a movie from a very different planet…
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Tribute 70: Robert Morse
Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute Episode! This week, Janet, John, (and Pen) dive into the life and career of an incredible actor that was still singing and dancing at 90! With that gap-tooth grin and nervous bundle of energy, appearing on screen and stage alike, it is none other...
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Tribute 69: Gene Hackman
In our latest tribute, Janet, John, (and Pen) celebrate the life and career of a revered American actor whose career spanned over four decades... Gene Hackman! After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he decided to prove his teachers wrong and move to New York City to become an actor, eventaully...
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Encore! - Tribute 43: Tom Wilkinson
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! To learn more about this episode and…
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Encore! - Saturday Matinee With Brian Cox
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. To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets...
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Encore! - Episode 5: Yellow Brick Roads & Ruby Slippers
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...
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Episode 31: Move It Like You Mean It
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...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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!
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