Synopsis
Little Gold Men is the inside story of Hollywood, from awards shows and red-carpet premieres to the hard work and whisper campaigns that get people there. Weekly episodes feature obsessive, expert conversations about the best of television and film, with special guest appearances from stars, creators, and critics. LGM also dives deep into Oscar history, and offers insight into all the other awards that make up Hollywoods continual dash toward glitz and glory.
Episodes
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How The Flight Attendant Broke Big
17/12/2020 Duration: 01h12minA conversation with the star of the HBO Max thriller Kaley Cuoco, plus a look at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival lineup, new releases The Father and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and the massive list of upcoming titles announced by Disney. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Best TV of 2020, the NBA Included
11/12/2020 Duration: 54minA look at our TV critic's year-end top 10, plus discussion of the potential of an in-person Oscars, the drama at HBO Max, and new releases Let Them All Talk and Wolfwalkers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Old Hollywood Stories That Mank Gets Right—And What It Misses
03/12/2020 Duration: 01h08minA wide-ranging discussion of David Fincher's new film, plus a look at The Prom, Sound of Metal, Nomadland, and Richard's top 10 list. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Why The Personal History of David Copperfield Is Unlike Any Other Period Piece You've Seen
26/11/2020 Duration: 01h07minDirector and co-writer Armando Iannucci talks about adapting the Dickens classic to reflect the modern Britain he loves. Plus a look at the trouble within Star Wars fandom, and a holiday weekend spent with Happiest Season and other movies worth catching up with. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Special Presentation of In VOGUE: The 1990s -- It Bags and It Girls
24/11/2020 Duration: 36minWe’re excited to bring you a new series from Vogue -- In Vogue: The 1990s. If you miss the 90s for all its nostalgia, fashion, and culture, you're going to love this episode on the fusion of fashion and celebrity culture.By the mid 90’s, fashion had ceased to be an insular, self-sustaining industry. The fashion ecosystem expanded rapidly to include celebrities as aspirational symbols of fashion and status in popular culture. We chronicle the era when pop culture became the vehicle for a mass education in high fashion.Voices featured, in order of appearance: Kristin Davis, Fran Drescher and Brenda Cooper for the Nanny, Donatella Versace, Vera Wang, Andie MacDowell, Melissa Joan Hart, Jennie Garth, Debra Messing, Melissa Rivers, Victoria Beckham, Meg Ryan, Angela Bassett, Claire Danes, Sharon Stone and stylist Paris Libby, Sofia Coppola, Elizabeth Hurley, Kristen Johnston, Raven Symone, Julia Stiles, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana Ali, Tamera Mowry, Nia Long, Tonne Goodman, Plum Sykes, Mark Holgate, Laird, Darnell-Jama
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Let the Carrie Coon Best Actress Hype Begin Now
19/11/2020 Duration: 01h19minThe star of The Nest talks about the not-quite-haunted-house thriller. Plus conversations about The Personal History of David Copperfield, I Hate Suzie, The Crown, and the upcoming Small Axe series. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Congratulations America: The Crown Is Back
12/11/2020 Duration: 54minHere, in our moment of post-election deep breathing, arrives the fourth season of Netflix's royal soap opera, and not a moment too soon. Plus discussion of new releases Mank, Dating Amber, and Ammonite, Richard's review of Hillbilly Elegy, and our own election week experiences. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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2000 Oscars Flashback: Gladiator, Steven Soderbergh, Julia Roberts, and Everything Else We Were Thrilled to Remember
04/11/2020 Duration: 01h24minThis Had Oscar Buzz co-hosts Joe Reid and Chris Feil join for a special flashback episode about the 2000 Oscar race, and everything that's changed about the awards since then. Note: this episode was pre-recorded before Election Day, and contains exactly zero discussion of 2020 politics. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Borat 2 Brings a Surprise Oscar Contender Into the Race
29/10/2020 Duration: 01h06minMeet Maria Bakalova, who might have the season's wildest best supporting actress campaign. Plus a look at The Craft: Legacy and Kindred, and a conversation with On the Rocks director Sofia Coppola. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Little Gold Men Book Club: Rebecca
21/10/2020 Duration: 54minA look at Netflix's new movie, the 1940 Hitchcock classic, and the Daphne du Maurier novel that started it all. Plus discussions of new releases The Witches and On the Rocks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Netflix Movie That Could Get Every Supporting Actor Nomination
15/10/2020 Duration: 01h09minA look at Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 and a slew of other new titles, plus a conversation with Film Fest 919 founders Carol Marshall and Randi Emmerman. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Does The Social Network Deserve an Anniversary Celebration?
08/10/2020 Duration: 01h02minVanity Fair TV critic Sonia Saraiya joins this week's show to argue that David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's Facebook movie got more wrong about social media than we even realized. Plus discussion of Emily in Paris, The Good Lord Bird, The Haunting of Bly Manor, the New York Film Festival, and the recent rash of cancellations at Netflix. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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It's the Autumn of Jessie Buckley
01/10/2020 Duration: 57minJoanna talks to the star of Fargo and I'm Thinking of Ending Things. The episode also includes discussion of the many release date changes that have shaken up the Oscar race, the trailer for Minari, and the movies Enola Holmes and The Boys in the Band. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Surprising Success of the Pandemic Emmys
21/09/2020 Duration: 39minIt felt more or less like a real awards show, which considering the circumstances was a little bit of a miracle. A look at the big winners Succession, Watchmen, and Schitt's Creek, and what every awards show might be able to learn from this one. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The Oscars Are Seven Months Away, But The Buzz Has Already Begun
17/09/2020 Duration: 01h15minA look at the Toronto International Film Festival and the winners from Venice, plus a look ahead at Sunday's Emmy awards and a conversation with Academy governor DeVon Franklin about the organization's new inclusivity standards. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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What the Oscar Inclusivity Rules Actually Mean
10/09/2020 Duration: 01h15minA closer look at a new set of standards for best picture contenders, plus discussion of the Venice and Toronto film festivals and a conversation with Unpregnant star Haley Lu Richardson. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Your Guide to Charlie Kaufman's Latest Mind-Bender
03/09/2020 Duration: 54minA discussion of both the new film I'm Thinking of Ending Things and the book it's based on. Plus a look at new releases Bill and Ted Face the Music, Mulan, and Tenet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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So, What's It Like to Actually See Tenet?
27/08/2020 Duration: 01h15minBen Croll dials in from Paris to talk about the release of the summer's only blockbuster. Plus, an interview with Giancarlo Esposito and a conversation between Emmy nominees and longtime friends Amy Sherman-Palladino and Lesli Linka Glatter. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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BONUS: Little Gold Women: Shira Haas and Anna Winger Take Us Behind the Scenes of Unorthodox
24/08/2020 Duration: 44minAng Ferragauto and LaToya Ferguson discuss what made the limited series such a major hit, and then the show's co-creator and star discuss the steps they took to tell an authentic story about an Orthodox Jewish woman from Brooklyn starting a brand-new life in Berlin. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Can the Emmys Break Out of Their Rut Again?
20/08/2020 Duration: 01h15minA year after Fleabag's surprise sweep, two other newcomers are favored to win the top prize. Can the Emmys continue embracing change? Plus, conversations with Emmy nominees Linda Cardellini and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices