Joan Chen
Dìdi actress Joan Chen discusses a few of her favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Last Emperor (1987) – John Landis’ trailer commentary
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) – Charlie Largent and Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray reviews
Didi (2024)
Wild Side (1995)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) – John Landis’ trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
Gone With The Wind (1939)
Chariots Of Fire (1981)
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998)
Cobra (1986)
Body Heat (1981)
Casablanca (1942) – John Landis’ trailer commentary
The Usual Suspects (1995)
LA Confidential (1997)
Chinatown (1974) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Year Of The Dragon (1985)
Tai-Pan (1986)
Brooklyn (2015) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Ladybird (2017)
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (2007)
Before Night Falls (2000)
America America (1963)
Other Notable Items
Twin Peaks TV series (1990-91, 2017)
Miami Vice TV series (1984-89)
Vivien Leigh
Robert Taylor
Clint Eastwood
Sergio Leone
Hamlet play by William Shakespeare (1599-1601)
Laurence Olivier
TCM
Alfred Hitchcock
David O Selznick
Michael Powell
Clark Gable
Bette Davis
Joan Crawford
The 1924 Paris Olympics
The 2024 Paris Olympics
Eric Liddell
Lipton Tea
Vangelis
Sylvester Stallone
Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood
William Hurt
Lawrence Kasdan
Kathleen Turner
Michael Cimino
Joanna Merlin
Faye Dunaway
Robert Towne
Roman Polanski
The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood book by Sam Wasson (2020)
The Uwe Boll podcast episode
Mickey Rourke
Bernardo Bertolucci
Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood
Dino De Laurentiis
James Acheson
John Lone
Saoirse Ronan
Julian Schnabel
Max von Sydow
Elia Kazan
The Sundance Film Festival
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai TV series (2023- )
Izaac Wang
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