In today's episode, I interview John DiLeo, a film writer whose most recent book Not Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances, was published in 2024.
Listen to hear about the process for picking actors and films for this book, some things the Academy might be able to do to revamp the acting categories at the Oscars, and a movie character dinner party for the ages.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies: 200 Quizzes for Golden Age Movies Lovers by John DiLeo
Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery by John DiLeo
There Are No Small Parts: 100 Outstanding Film Performances with Screen Time of 10 Minutes or Less by John DiLeo
Three Days in June by Ann Tyler
How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less Seriously by Hannah Berner
There Are Places I Remember by Michael DiLeo
The works of Pauline Kael
Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:
7th Heaven directed by Frank Borzage
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans directed by F.W. Murnau
Street Angel directed by Frank Borzage
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood directed by Quentin Tarantino
Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
The Bandwagon directed by Vincente Minnelli and Richard Schickel
The African Queen directed by John Huston
Now, Voyager directed by Irving Rapper
The Purple Rose of Cairo directed by Woody Allen
Sullivan's Travels directed by Preston Sturges
Notorious directed by Alfred Hitchcock
All About Eve directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Mildred Pierce directed by Michael Curtiz
A Letter To Three Wives directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Road House directed by Jean Negulesco
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town directed by Frank Capra
Follow John on Instagram @john.dileo.12, check out his website at johndileo.com and buy the book on Amazon and check out all his books on his Amazon author page.
Listen to the full episode on YouTube.
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