Shaun Chang
July 5, 2025
My Mom Jayne. A film by Mariska Hargitay. Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Jayne Mansfield was a movie star in the late 2950s and early 60s. But as her film career began to decline she made a series of choices in her personal life that added chaos to her professional life.
May 9, 2025
The Stahl House - a Case Study House. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Mid Century Modern residential design in Los Angeles is exemplified by the Stahl House Case House Study #22. The optimism, exuberance and prosperity of the 1950s and 60s is evident in the design and still attractive in 2025.
April 28, 2025
TCM Classic Film Festival 2025. Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place TV and Movie Blog.
The annual TCM film festival took place in Los Angeles April 24 - 27. A celebration of classic films and their fans.
March 11, 2025
The Zodiac Killings: Still Unsolved. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
The Zodiac killings took place in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s and 70s. But they were never solved. In this episode we discuss two films about this True Crime Story.
Jan. 16, 2025
The Los Angeles Wildfires: What we know so far. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Movie and TV Blog, Hill Place.
The LA wildfires continue to rage and the dry, easterly Santa Ana winds show little sign of abating. The political consequences for the LA Mayor and California Governor may prove to be dire.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
March 17, 2023
Irene Tsu, star of stage, film and TV. In conversation with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Irene Tsu has over 80 credits to her name and has been active in the entertainment world since the 1960s.
March 14, 2023
Oscars 2023: Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Shaun Chang reviews the Oscar Awards.
Feb. 20, 2023
Raquel Welch and Stella Stevens: We bid farewell to two Hollywood stars. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
The legacy of Raquel Welch and Stella Stevens.
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.
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.
Jan. 19, 2023
Spare: Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV blog.
Prince Harry’s memoir.
Attacks the Royal Family.
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.
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.
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.
Aug. 19, 2022
Bullitt starring Steve McQueen. In conversation with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
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.
Aug. 4, 2022
The Towering Inferno : Talking with Shaun Chang of The Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
1970s disaster genre film with an ensemble cast including Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway and William Holden among others.
July 22, 2022
Downton Abbey, A New Era. The Movie. In conversation with Shaun Chang, of the Hill Place, Movie and TV Blog.
Shaun Chang returns to the podcast to share his film insights, opinions and analysis of Downton Abbey, A New Era.
June 30, 2022
Family Plot: Alfred Hitchcock's last film. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
A light hearted thriller set in San Francisco in the mid-1970s.
June 2, 2022
Top Gun Maverick, starring Tom Cruise. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog
Sequel to the 1986 Top Gun film also starring Tom Cruise. Ensemble cast of well rounded characters. Suspenseful.
May 20, 2022
Day for Night: a film by Francois Truffaut, Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
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.
May 17, 2022
Nashville, The Film. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV blog.
Robert Altman’s 1975 drama about the intersecting lives of people in Nashville, Tennessee. Country music, the entertainment industry and politics are some of the major themes.
March 29, 2022
Mayhem and Drama at the Academy Awards. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
The 94th Academy Awards was one for the history books to paraphrase Chris Rock, one of the presenters. The best actor award went to Will Smith for his starring role in King Richard. But the Motion Picture Academy is weighing ...
March 6, 2022
Welcoming back Falcon Crest: With Shaun Chang of the TV and Movie Blog Hill Place.
1980s TV soap Falcon Crest is back on Amazon Prime IMDB-TV.
Feb. 18, 2022
Does Anyone Still Care About the Oscars ? Talking with Shaun Chang from the Movie and TV Blog Hill Place.
Oscar Night used to be all glitz and glamour. But now its’ preachy virtue signaling is boring TV viewers. Will this year be better ?
Jan. 21, 2022
The Wife starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Price: Talking with Shaun Chang from the Movie and TV Blog Hill Place.
A literary collaboration of husband and wife comes under scrutiny when the husband wins the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Dec. 16, 2021
Being the Ricardos: In conversation with Shaun Chang, Blogger at the TV and Movie Blog Hill Place
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem star in this Aaron Sorkin written and directed film about the creative genius of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz who created the I love Lucy sitcom. Three crises dominate one week in 1952, Lucy's p...
Nov. 24, 2021
No Time to Die: The 25th James Bond Film. In conversation with Shaun Chang of the Movie and TV Blog Hill Place.
In today's episode film critic Shaun Chang reviews the most recent Bond film and Daniel Craig's fifth and last one, No Way to Die. We also discuss the development of the franchise over the last 60 years. --- Send in a voice m...