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NitrateVille Radio

For fans of classic movies, talking with authors, archivists, filmmakers, musicians and others doing work with our film heritage. From NitrateVille.com, the classic film discussion site.

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40: Pre-Code Movies with Mark A. Vieira, author of Forbidden Hollywood

40: Pre-Code Movies with Mark A. Vieira, author of Forbidden Hollywood

Pre-Code Movies with Mark A. Vieira, author of Forbidden Hollywood: When Sin Ruled the Movies (71:07)

20 May 2019

1hr 11mins

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22: Douglas Fairbanks, with biographer Tracey Goessel

22: Douglas Fairbanks, with biographer Tracey Goessel

Douglas Fairbanks, with biographer Tracey Goessel, author of The First King of Hollywood

23 Apr 2018

1hr 20mins

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8: Steve Massa, author of Slapstick Divas • Capitolfest

8: Steve Massa, author of Slapstick Divas • Capitolfest

Steve Massa, author of Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy | Art Pierce, director of Capitolfest in Rome, New Yo... Read more

5 Jul 2017

1hr 1min

Ranked #4

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28: Movies of the Teens • Buster Keaton Convention • 60s Drive-In Stars

28: Movies of the Teens • Buster Keaton Convention • 60s Drive-In Stars

Fritzi Kramer of Movies Silently on Kidnapped (1917) • Darren Nemeth on How to Film Moving Pictures in the 1910's • Patr... Read more

23 Aug 2018

1hr 14mins

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31: David J. Skal on Monster Shows • Pordenone 2018

31: David J. Skal on Monster Shows • Pordenone 2018

Lokke Heiss on the 2018 Pordenone Silent Film Festival • Author David J. Skal on horror films on the 25th anniversary of... Read more

26 Oct 2018

1hr 9mins

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23: Dave Kehr on Fox Precodes • TCM Film Festival with Nitrate Diva and Ben Model

23: Dave Kehr on Fox Precodes • TCM Film Festival with Nitrate Diva and Ben Model

NitrateVille Radio Ep. 23 | TCM Film Festival with Nitrate Diva Nora Fiore • Ben Model on Undercranking and Alice Howell... Read more

7 May 2018

1hr 18mins

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33: Author Gwenda Young on Forgotten Master Clarence Brown

33: Author Gwenda Young on Forgotten Master Clarence Brown

Gwenda Young, author of Clarence Brown, Hollywood's Forgotten Master (77:02)

7 Dec 2018

1hr 17mins

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39: 2019 TCM Film Festival • Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving Pictures

39: 2019 TCM Film Festival • Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving Pictures

2019 TCM Film Festival, with Nitrate Diva Nora Fiore • Adina Hoffman, author of Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving Pictur... Read more

29 Apr 2019

1hr 27mins

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17: Jon Mirsalis on Lon Chaney and Finding "The Battle of the Century"

17: Jon Mirsalis on Lon Chaney and Finding "The Battle of the Century"

Collector and silent film accompanist Jon Mirsalis on a new Lon Chaney DVD, and a lost Laurel and Hardy pie fight.

4 Jan 2018

53mins

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14: Pordenone 2017 • Henry "Pathe" Lehrman • Before the Marx Brothers

14: Pordenone 2017 • Henry "Pathe" Lehrman • Before the Marx Brothers

Lokke Heiss on the Pordenone Silent Film Festival 2017 • Thomas Reeder, author of Henry "Pathe" Lehrman and the Birth of... Read more

3 Nov 2017

1hr 9mins

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16: Alan K. Rode on Michael Curtiz

16: Alan K. Rode on Michael Curtiz

Author Alan K. Rode on his book, Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film

11 Dec 2017

1hr 11mins

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48: Physical Media Top Ten of 2019, With Bruce Calvert • The Music Box House Organist Dennis Scott

48: Physical Media Top Ten of 2019, With Bruce Calvert • The Music Box House Organist Dennis Scott

Physical Media Top Ten of 2019, With Bruce Calvert • The Music Box House Organist Dennis Scott (86:31)

25 Nov 2019

1hr 26mins

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6: 70mm Festival • Classic Serial Daredevils of the Red Circle

6: 70mm Festival • Classic Serial Daredevils of the Red Circle

70mm, with The Music Box Theatre's Julian Antos • Classic Serial Daredevils of the Red Circle, with Michael Schlesinger ... Read more

8 Jun 2017

46mins

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3: TCM Classic Film Festival • Lois Weber

3: TCM Classic Film Festival • Lois Weber

Nitrate Diva Nora Fiore on the TCM Classic Film Festival • Dennis Doros of Milestone Films on Lois Weber and Shoes and T... Read more

17 Apr 2017

48mins

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37: Restoring in 4K: Becky Sharp and Detour

37: Restoring in 4K: Becky Sharp and Detour

Restoring in 4K: Jack Theakston on Becky Sharp, from Kino Lorber, and Mike Pogorzelski and Heather Linville on Detour, f... Read more

15 Mar 2019

1hr 20mins

Ranked #16

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19: German Expressionism | Pamela Hutchinson on Pandora's Box • Henry Nicolella on Frank Wisbar

19: German Expressionism | Pamela Hutchinson on Pandora's Box • Henry Nicolella on Frank Wisbar

German Expressionism | Pamela Hutchinson on Pandora's Box • Henry Nicolella on Frank Wisbar, director of Ferryman Maria

Ranked #17

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5: J.B. Kaufman on Pinocchio

5: J.B. Kaufman on Pinocchio

J.B. Kaufman, author of Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic and other books on the films of Walt Disney (57:43)

21 May 2017

57mins

Ranked #18

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15: William Fox's Rise and Fall, with Vanda Krefft

15: William Fox's Rise and Fall, with Vanda Krefft

Vanda Krefft, author of The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox

21 Nov 2017

49mins

Ranked #19

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4: The Festival Episode: Mostly Lost • Cinevent

4: The Festival Episode: Mostly Lost • Cinevent

The Festival Episode: Mostly Lost at the Library of Congress Packard Campus, with Rob Stone and Rachel DelGaudio, and Ci... Read more

2 May 2017

42mins

Ranked #20

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42: Mike Kaplan on Lillian Gish and the BGSU Controversy • Tracey Goessel on The Biograph Project

42: Mike Kaplan on Lillian Gish and the BGSU Controversy • Tracey Goessel on The Biograph Project

Mike Kaplan on Lillian Gish and the Bowling Green State University Controversy • Tracey Goessel on The Biograph Project ... Read more

8 Jul 2019

1hr 10mins

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