Film Reviews Episodes

Sept. 22, 2023

Barbie: The Motion Picture, Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

A cultural phenomenon film that’s earned $1.34billion at the box office globally.
Guest: Shaun Chang
Aug. 4, 2023

Oppenheimer: In conversation with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

The film is adapted from the book American Prometheus and recounts the life of Robert Oppenheimer, who headed up the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb. It was used to end World War II.
Guest: Shaun Chang
July 21, 2023

Shadow of a Doubt: Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller set in small town America - Santa Rosa, California. A serial killer hides with his sister’s family to escape being apprehended. But then his niece suspects his true history.
Guest: Shaun Chang
June 16, 2023

The Birds' 60th Anniversary. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Hitchcock’s classic horror film - one of his best - is as terrifying as it was when first released in March 1963.
Guest: Shaun Chang
May 18, 2023

Airport 1975 : Talking to Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Airport 1975 was a derivative of the disaster movies of the early 1970s as well as influenced by Arthur Hailey’s novel Airport.
Guest: Shaun Chang
April 21, 2023

Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

TCM hosts an annual Classic Film Festival in Hollywood every year. Shaun Chang was on hand last weekend for the extravaganza.
Guest: Shaun Chang
March 14, 2023

Oscars 2023: Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Shaun Chang reviews the Oscar Awards.
Guest: Shaun Chang
Feb. 17, 2023

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

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
Feb. 2, 2023

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

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
Dec. 23, 2022

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

Christmas in Connecticut, Christmas Holiday 1944 and Black Christmas: Shaun Chang’s favorite Christmas movies.
Guest: Shaun Chang
Nov. 28, 2022

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

Season 5 covers 1992 - 97 and is dominated by the Diana Charles marriage collapse.
Guest: Shaun Chang
Nov. 18, 2022

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.

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.
Oct. 21, 2022

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

Marilyn Monroe, as seen through the eyes of director Andrew Dominik and author Joyce Carol Oates, starring Ana de Armas.
Guest: Shaun Chang
Sept. 17, 2022

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

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…