The Variety Attic with Nick & Glenn
by Nick & Glenn
Bringing you a cinematic and musical feast… Laced with perspectives on style, technique, history & popularity-via conversation, banter, interviews, audio clips & social commentary.From Film horror, to deranged cinematic youth, Italian Mysteries, The legend of Faust, film adaptations of Broadway, World Wars, Neo Realism, & so much more!
Episodes
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"The Devil Made Me Do It" ... the 1970's obsession, with Demonic Possession
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we take an in depth look at the many films and books that appeared throughout the 1970's about demonic possession. We explore the notion that this was due to - first the novel, The Exorcist (by William Peter Blatty) – and then a few years later, William Friedken's iconic...
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The Werewolf...in legend, and film
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we delve into the fascinating and terrifying enigma of the Werewolf - in both legend and film. We spend time on the many fantastic aspects of the werewolf legend - talk about lycanthropy in stories & novels - and review what are considered the best of classic werewolf...
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"Tomorrow Is Forever" - A Variety Attic One-Off
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we present for this Fall - the magnificent, classic film "Tomorrow Is Forever" - as a Variety Attic One-Off (where we discuss only ONE film). This beautiful Golden Age film, is a serious and compelling love story - about the sacrifices & decisions people make when faced...
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"Can't Help Falling In Love" - & Other Pop Hits Borrowed From Classical Greats
Join us, Nick & Glenn, on this special podcast where we look at - and listen to - songs from popular twentieth century music - which were taken or borrowed from great classical works, dating as far back as the eighteenth century. As we delve into various twentieth century songwriters, and their...
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"Miracle in the Rain" - A Variety Attic One-Off
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we showcase for this June - the wonderful, classic film "Miracle in the Rain" – as a Variety Attic One-Off (where we discuss only ONE film). This beautiful film from the Golden Age of Hollywood, is an intelligent, realistic yet sentimental tale of loneliness, love, loss,...
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The Master of Italian Film Horror - Mario Bava
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we pay tribute to the master of Italian Horror Films – the wonderful Italian Writer, Cinematographer & Legendary Director – Mario Bava. Mario Bava, also referred to as the "Master of the Macabre", was responsible for many films that were known for their distinctive…
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Martha Raye & Kate Smith: 2 Great Singers - not Forgotten, but Untapped
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we pay tribute to two great women, Martha Raye & Kate Smith - their unbelievable careers of 5 decades plus, and their contributions to three US War efforts. As we delve into what these two performers brought to the table artistically, vocally, and as humanitarians - we...
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"Diagnosis Mystery" - The Fine elements of a Great Mystery
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we delve extensively - into what elements make a great mystery - for books, film, and television. As we probe the fact that the world loves a great mystery - we cover Sherlock Holmes & Agatha Christie, Charlie Chan, Edgar Wallace, Ellery Queen, and the Hardy Boys, up to...
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The Original Scream Queens - Barbara Steele & Barbara Shelley
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we pay tribute to two veterans of classic film horror from the 1950's through the 1970's - Barbara Steele & Barbara Shelley. Long before Jamie Lee Curtis (of "Halloween" fame) hit the scene, two of cinema's original scream queens, Barbara Steele & Barbara Shelley left an...
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WEREWOLF IN A GIRL'S DORMITORY - A Variety Attic One-Off
Join us, Nick & Glenn - as we offer you what we call a Variety Attic "One-Off" (where we discuss only one film) - our first film being, "Werewolf In a Girl's Dormitory" - a wonderful Euro-Horror classic from the 1960's. This somewhat obscure Italian/German horror film, which over the years has...
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George Seaton - Master Film Maker: A Retrospective of the Brilliant Golden Age Writer/Director
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we pay tribute to one of the most talented, diverse, and brilliant film directors and writer of all time - George Seaton. As we probe into the achievements of Seaton, we discuss the superb "Golden Age" writer/director who crafted many of Hollywood's greatest and Academy...
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The Vintage "TV Movie of the Week" Thrillers - of the 1970's
Join Us, Nick & Glenn as we delve into the phenomenon of the historic "ABC TV Movie of the Week " – which exploded on television audiences in the early 1970s'. We discuss the origins of the first TV anthology show called the "Tuesday Night Movie of the Week." – which dedicated ninety minutes of...
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THE BRITISH INVASION - 6 Forgotten Hits from the 1960's
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we take a look at 6 "Forgotten" hits from the "BRITISH INVASION" of the Pop/Rock world during the 1960's. The history of British Rock in the early 1960's was both massive and unique. We explore the influence and style of the iconic sound of British Rock - as it made its...
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Hitchcock - 3 Misunderstood Films, & their Un-praised Heroines...Revisited
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we dispel the "Myth" that three misunderstood Hitchcock films - "Stage Fright," "Marnie," & "Torn Curtain," - are "not" good Hitchcock films, because they ARE - and, that the casting of the actresses: Jane Wyman, Tippi Hedrin, & Julie Andrews - WAS a great choice - NOT a...
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Nick & Glenn's four "Top 100" Picks of the 1970's
Join us , Nick & Glenn - as we discuss four terrific "Top 100" pop hits from the 1970's. All four hits reached the top 10 of Billboard's "Hot 100" - and have gone on to achieve iconic status. Of the countless super hits of the 1970's, these four hold a unique place in pop/rock history; Eres Tu,...
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Hammer Horror, the Vintage Years - a retrospective of their Classic Horror Films
Join us, Nick & Glenn, on this spooky podcast - where we take a look at the wonderful films from the great "Hammer Studios" - which we appropriately call "Hammer Horror - The Vintage Years". As we delve into several of the early great Hammer hits, such as The Brides of Dracula & Curse of the...
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The Women & Clare Booth Luce
Join us, Nick & Glenn, in this Variety Attic short, as we pay tribute to the 1939 Classic - "The Women," based on the famous play by Clare Booth Luce. We listen to audio clips from this classic celluloid of feminine proportions, featuring Norma Shearer, Lucille Watson, & Mary Boland. We also take…
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Mary Roberts Rinehart's -THE BAT-A Variety Attic MYSTERY Short
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we pay tribute to one of the most enduring and classic mystery thrillers ever put to pen: The Bat - and the woman who wrote it, Mary Roberts Rinehart. On this Variety Attic short, we'll take a look at the evolution of The Bat - as famous play, novelization, and various...
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Nick & Glenn's Stay-At-Home-Pics
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we do a review of what we've been watching during this "Global Stay At Home Lockdown." From the "Airport" film franchise to Golden Era Classics, Noir, Foreign Films (from Truffaut & Antonioni, to vintage Giallos), 60's UK films, and even Brit TV - we run the gamut. In...
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A Christmas Carol & The Christmas Story - a pair of Yuletide Essentials
Two Definitive Christmas Movies: "A Christmas Carol" & "The Christmas Story" - join us, Nick & Glenn, as we focus on the sentiment and the connection between these two Holiday film classics. Along with yuletide clips of Scrooge (Alastair Sim) & Ralphie (Peter Billingsly), we will explore...
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Five Masterpieces of 1970's Film Fright...
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we delve into 5 truly outstanding and truly frightening films - all made in the 1970's. In many people's opinion (including ours), these films are prime examples of the best movies dealing with suspense & terror. In this episode we look at and discuss the great minds...
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Haunted Houses, Scary Songs, & Who NOT to go as, at this years costume party...
Spend a "ghostly" time with us, Nick & Glenn - as we explore 6 of the scariest Haunted House Movies, listen to some of the most fun Halloween songs, and give you our list of "who NOT to go as, at this year's costume party." Movies clips include: The Haunting, The Changeling, The House that would...
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Mystery Movie Thrillers of the 1960's - Part 2 ( The Decade of Deception)
Join us, Nick & Glenn, in this follow up podcast as we delve into even more Mystery Movie Thrillers of the 1960's - (The Decade of Deception). If you didn't catch Part 1 back in June, you might want to take a listen. In both podcasts combined we cover over 25 suspense films! We love this decade…
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THREE GROUNDBREAKING Women of Song...Kay Thompson, Jane Froman & Connee Boswell
On this Variety Attic podcast, we resurrect three great American ladies of Song who spearheaded their way through show business, and overcame the odds - professionally, physically, and otherwise. Kay Thompson - Singer & author of "Eloise" children book fame, who was the first female music…
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Charlie Chan...A Legacy in Film-a Variety Attic Short
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we discuss the great Charlie Chan and the character's legacy in film - a Variety Attic Short. Although we mostly focus on the films, we also discuss the origin of Charlie Chan - the character's first appearance in the books by creator & novelist, Earl Biggers. We have…
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Mystery Movie Thrillers of the 1960's...The Decade of Deception
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we explore the great mystery/thriller films of the 1960's from the U.S. and the U.K. - and the great artists who contributed to them. We'll listen to audio clips from these excellent mysteries, such as: Experiment in Terror, Ten Little Indians, Bunny Lake is Missing,...
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Families gone WRONG in Cinema
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we continue with a third episode in our "Gone Wrong in Cinema" series, this time with Families! Since the amount of downloads for "Kids" and "Siblings" Gone Wrong in cinema proved to be so popular, we decided this time to take a look at entire families. From the Midwest...
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It's a Wonderful Life - From Rocky Post - War beginning to Glorious Legacy
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we share the Christmas spirit with you by paying tribute to the IMMORTAL - It's a Wonderful life, directed by the GREAT Frank Capra! Along with sharing our love and reverence to what we feel is the pinnacle of all Christmas films and dare we say ALL films - we discuss…
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Siblings gone Wrong in Cinema
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we do a follow up to our 3rd episode in 2017 - "Kids gone Wrong in Cinema." This time, we're taking a look at the siblings who have gone wrong! From the 1940's to the 1970's we'll take a look at Hollywood's sibling rivalry such as show-bizz sisters: Bette Davis & Joan...
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3 Songs from the 70's and their UNBELIEVABLE, & UNDESERVED success on the pop charts!
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we rip through 3 pop tunes from the 70's that in our estimation did not deserve the success and acclaim they received on the pop charts in this Variety Attic short. We won't tell you what they are...it's a secret, and we don't want to ruin the surprise...but...one has...
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1 Wizard, 1 Good Witch, 1 Bad Witch- The Wizard of Oz-Before & After/A Variety Attic Short
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we take a look at 3 of the most iconic film characters, played by 3 of the most memorable character actors of the Golden Era - in one of the greatest film fantasies of all time in this Variety Attic Short: The Wizard of Oz...Before & After We talk about the career's and...
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The Connection from Verismo Opera to the Neo-Realism of Italian Cinema
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we journey through two artistic styles from the close of 19th century Italy...and post WW2 Italy: Verismo Opera & Italian Cinema's Neo-Realism. As we provide discussions and perspectives on the origin of the Verismo operatic genre, through the explosion of the…
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2 Definitive Film Musicals-1 Legendary Director-West Side Story & The Sound of Music & Robert Wise
Join us, Nick and Glenn, as we talk about 2 Classic Film Musicals: West Side Story, & The Sound of Music, both directed by the versatile, Robert Wise, in this Variety Attic Short! We'll discuss how director, Robert Wise, (The Haunting, The Hindenburg, Two for the Seesaw) who had never directed a...
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The Forgotten Man-A retrospective of WWI through history, song & film
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we pay homage to The Forgotten Men of World War I, marking it's Centennial, this very year. Listen in as we play its iconic music during and after the war, such as: Enrico Caruso's " Over There," & Bing Crosby's "Brother, can you spare a dime?" Also, a discussion of…
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Celluloid Christmas-the true meaning of the holiday in film-a Variety Attic short
Join us, Nick and Glenn as we discuss three movie gems to usher in the holiday spirit: "The Bells of St. Mary," (1945) "The Bishop's Wife,"(1947) and the lesser known, but must-see,"Come to the Stable" (1949). All three films depicting a moral decision that has to be made involving property, and...
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Americans in London
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we take a look and listen to recordings of American and British performers who entertained and recorded in London in the 1930's, 40's and 50's. Straight from Nick's former record label, Encore Productions, we play selections from "Oklahoma!" "Annie get your gun," plus 2...
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The Carousel Controversy
Join us, Nick and Glenn as we embark on a new thing, a Variety Attic short. That's right folks, a podcast made for the day and age we're living in-a short attention span... On our first of these we explore the conspiracy theories over why Frank Sinatra walked off the film set of Rodgers and...
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The Italian & German Mystery Thrillers of the 1960's & 1970's - Giallo's & Krimi's
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we explore the Italian Giallo's and German Krimi's of the 60's & 70's from the films of Dario Argento to the film adaptaion's of Edgar Wallaces' stories. (Including films such as "Deep Red," The Dead Eyes of London," and much more.) Along with the usual discussion of…
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Kids gone WRONG in Cinema
Join us, Nick & Glenn, as we explore Kids gone WRONG in Cinema from the 1930's to current day. Opening with Veda from "Mildred Pierce," we move through time visiting a host of other disturbed youths such as: Rhoda Penmark in "The Bad Seed," Mary in "The Children's Hour," Norman in "Psycho," Gage…
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The Legend of Faust in Film, Opera and Story
Nick and Glenn discuss the legend of Faust in Classic Film and Opera along with audio clips. Films include: "The Devil and Daniel Webster,"(19th century-America) "Bedazzled," ( the mod 1960's of London) "Damn Yankees," (based on the Broadway Musical Comedy) and "Rosemary's Baby." (New York City...
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Scary Films, Scary Singers, & Unrecommended Trick or Treats
In our first episode we (Nick and Glenn) begin with a segment on varying angles of the vampire in film, focusing on 6 unique movies that span the globe and decades, such as: The Fearless Vampire Killers, Daughters of Darkness and Let the Right One In. Samples of music and soundbites included. We...
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Bringing you a cinematic and musical feast… Laced with perspectives on style, technique, history & popularity-via conversation, banter, interviews, audio clips & social commentary.From Film horror, to deranged cinematic youth, Italian Mysteries, The legend of Faust, film adaptations of Broadway, World Wars, Neo Realism, & so much more!
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