Film Reviews Episodes

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JFK: the Oliver Stone Film. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Feb. 17, 2023

New Orleans DA Jim Garrison launched an assassination investigation which he believed was hatched by a cabal of plotters in the Big Easy.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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The Andrea Riseborough Oscar Controversy: A Post Mortem. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Feb. 2, 2023

Surprise nomination for Best Actress of Andrea Riseborough, coming on the heels of Hollywood star’s lobbying has caused a major controversy amidst charges of white privilege.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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Three Christmas films you may have missed. Shaun Chang talks about his favorite Christmas themed movies.

Dec. 23, 2022

Christmas in Connecticut, Christmas Holiday 1944 and Black Christmas: Shaun Chang’s favorite Christmas movies.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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The Crown: Season Five. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Nov. 28, 2022

Season 5 covers 1992 - 97 and is dominated by the Diana Charles marriage collapse.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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James Bond 007 as portrayed by Pierce Brosnan: Behind the scenes. Talking with Michael Nathanson former President and COO of MGM and Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV blog.

Nov. 18, 2022

Michael Nathanson the former President of MGM talks about overseeing the Pierce Brosnan 007 movies, the Daniel Craig replacement and the Broccoli family that owns the James Bond franchise.

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Blonde: The Film. In conversation with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV blog.

Oct. 21, 2022

Marilyn Monroe, as seen through the eyes of director Andrew Dominik and author Joyce Carol Oates, starring Ana de Armas.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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LA Confidential, 25th anniversary. Film Producer and Former Studio Head Michael Nathanson speaks with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Sept. 17, 2022

This award winning 1997 film portrays Los Angeles in 1953, where Hollywood celebrity collides with police corruption. Michael Nathanson produced LA Confidential which won two Oscars, and Shaun Chang interviews him. --- Sen…

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Bullitt starring Steve McQueen. In conversation with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Aug. 19, 2022

Police drama set in San Francisco. Frank Bullitt a SFPD detective is working to protect a mobster who is to appear before a Senate panel. The action culminates with a 10 minute car chase that still enthralls audiences.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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The Towering Inferno : Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Aug. 4, 2022

1970s disaster genre film with an ensemble cast including Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway and William Holden among others.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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Downton Abbey, A New Era. The Movie. In conversation with Shaun Chang, of the Hill Place, Movie and TV Blog.

July 22, 2022

Shaun Chang returns to the podcast to share his film insights, opinions and analysis of Downton Abbey, A New Era.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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Family Plot: Alfred Hitchcock's last film. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

June 30, 2022

A light hearted thriller set in San Francisco in the mid-1970s.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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Top Gun Maverick, starring Tom Cruise. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog

June 2, 2022

Sequel to the 1986 Top Gun film also starring Tom Cruise. Ensemble cast of well rounded characters. Suspenseful.

Guest: Shaun Chang
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Day for Night: a film by Francois Truffaut, Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

May 20, 2022

François Truffaut’s comedy classic movie about making a movie. It won the 1974 Oscar for best foreign film. He was one of the great filmmakers of the second half of the 20th Century.

Guest: Shaun Chang