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Hello dear listeners, and happy (belated) new year! Very sorry once again for the unplanned hiatus, but here we are, back with an all new episode! This time, we're discussing the 2015 Simon Curtis film Woman In Gold, starring Ryan Reynolds, Helen Mirren, and Tatiana Maslany, in which the biopic trifecta of the Holocaust, the Supreme Court, and art/…
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Hello again, dear listeners! Thanks to Michael for suggesting that we cover the 2004 Gavin O'Connor film Miracle, starring Kurt Russell and Patricia Clarkson, which we've done this episode! This was a fun one to cover, so we hope you enjoy it! Sources: https://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/02/22/miracle-onice https://www.nhl.com/news/miracle-players-…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, in honor of American Independence Day, we bring you a cross-over episode with the podcast What Were We Watching? about the 2000 Roland Emmerich film The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson. Spoiler alert: it's not very historically accurate - shocker! We hope you enjoy, and check out What Were We Watching? for mo…
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Hello dear listeners! We're so sorry we've been away for what feels like forever! But we're finally back with an all-new episode about the 2018 Mimi Leder film On The Basis Of Sex, starring Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer! We hope you enjoy! Sources: Cohen, Julie and Betsy West, directors. RBG. CNN Films, Storyville Films, Better Than Fiction Produ…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you a lively discussion of the 2013 Terry McDonough film An Adventure in Space and Time about the creation of the beloved British sci-fi series Doctor Who in 1963, starring David Bradley and Jessica Raine, among others. We hope you enjoy it! Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6400.sht…
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Hello again, dear listeners! We're very sorry for the long wait between our last episode and this one! Life got in the way pretty hard for us at the end of 2018, but you know what they say, "New Year, Renewed Commitment To Your Podcast," so here we are, ready to come at you with some new episodes! This episode, we're discussing the 2017 film The Zo…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you the 2009 French film Coco Before Chanel, directed by Anne Fontaine and starring Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, and Alessandro Nivola. We hope you enjoy! Sources: Extraordinary Women: Coco Chanel. Season 1, episode 2. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nCMFnF1VtQ http://emanuellevy.com/interv…
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Hello there, dear listeners! Apologies once again for another unplanned hiatus! We are back with another new episode, this time all about the 2018 HBO original biopic Paterno, starring Al Pacino and directed by HBO biopic staple, Barry Levinson. This movie and its subsequent research was pretty grim for us, we're not gonna lie, but we're hoping tha…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 1993 Disney sports movie Cool Runnings, directed by John Turteltaub and starring John Candy, Leon, and Doug E. Doug, in which we learn just how close to the truth this movie stays (spoiler alert: not very!). We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://en.espn.co.uk/olympic-sports/spo…
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Hello again, dear listeners! We're back and on schedule, and are excited to bring you a very special episode in celebration of the recent royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, all about the 2018 Lifetime original move, Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance! We hope you enjoy the episode, and we really hope you enjoyed the royal wedding as well…
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Hello again, dear listeners, and sorry about the impromptu hiatus between our last episode and this one! Life just keeps getting in the way in 2018, but we're hoping to get back to regular posting real soon, so thank you for bearing with us! This episode we discuss the 1995 Ron Howard classic Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon,…
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Hello again, dear listeners! We apologize for the delay getting this episode out, 2018 is proving to be a busy year for us here at Lieography! But we are finally back with a discussion of the 1993 film What's Love Got To Do With It, directed by Brian Gibson and starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne! AND we're joined by a special guest, Eri…
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Hello again, dear listeners! In this episode, we discuss our first film released in 2018, the Netflix original A Futile and Stupid Gesture, directed by David Wain and starring Will Forte, Joel McHale, Domhnall Gleeson, and many others! We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/the-story-of-a-futile-and-stupid-gestures-twist-ending.…
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Hello again, dear listeners! Just in time for the Olympics, join us for a discussion of the 2017 Craig Gillespie film I, Tonya, starring Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, and Sebastian Stan! We really enjoyed this movie and hope you did too, and that you also enjoy our discussion of this very enjoyable movie! Enjoy! Sources: "30 for 30: The Price of G…
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Hello dear listeners, and apologies for the extended delay/impromptu mini hiatus! But we're back with an all new episode about the 2017 Steven Spielberg film The Post, starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and a bunch of other recognizable faces! We hope you enjoy! Sources: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Dir…
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Hello there, dear listeners! Your illustrious hosts have unfortunately had a bit of a busy January that led us to have some difficulty getting in the same room to record our latest episode on The Post, but fear not! In the mean time, we're re-releasing our episode on All The President's Men that originally aired August 6, 2017, as it is a great pri…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you a discussion of the recent 2017 film Molly's Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, and many more! We were lucky enough to attend an early screening of this film that included a Q&A with Aaron Sorkin, the film's editor…
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the recent 2017 film The Man Who Invented Christmas, directed by Bharat Nalluri and starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, and many more! It's a fun time for a fun time of year, and we hope you enjoy it! We'll be back in 2018 for plenty…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you a discussion of ridiculous 2017 Lifetime biopic Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer. We're going back to our roots with a crazy Lifetime biopic, but fear not! We will be returning to more serious fare again next episode. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.channel24.co.za/PartnerContent/th…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, we discuss the recently released 2017 film Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, directed by Angela Robinson and starring Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, and Bella Heathcote! It's definitely the kinkiest film we've covered so far! We hope you enjoy! Sources: "William Moulton Marston & the Creation of Wonder Wo…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you a discussion of the recently released film Marshall, directed by Reginald Hudlin and starring Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown, Kate Hudson, and Dan Stevens, who seems to have been in every movie of 2017! We hope you enjoy! Sources: Williams, Juan. Thurgood Marshall: American revo…
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Happy Halloween, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you an extra-spoooooky discussion of the 2013 James Wan-directed horror film, The Conjuring! (It's not actually all that spooky if you, like Joanna, are not a fan of horror movies.) We hope you enjoy and have a SPOOKtacular Halloween! Sources: http://www.blumhouse.com/2016/10/05/meet-the-perro…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you a discussion of the recently-released film Battle of the Sexes, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell, and chronicling the historic 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.historyvshollywoo…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This time we bring you a discussion we hope is enjoyable and interesting about a movie we didn't find to be either of those things, 2009's Mira Nair-directed Amelia. Even if the movie didn't include the most interesting parts of Amelia Earhart's life, our podcast sure did! We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.historyp…
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Hello again, dear listeners! Join us this episode for a discussion of the 1994 Tim Burton biopic Ed Wood! We hope you enjoy! Sources: Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994) Ted Newson directed documentary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Wood_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Wood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_or_Glenda https://en.wikipedia…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a (slightly belated) discussion of the 2016 Garth Davis-directed, Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman-starring film Lion, AKA (as coined by Ace) I Need An Adult: The Movie. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.mamamia.com.au/mantosh-brierley-lion/ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/galloway-film-h…
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Hello again, dear listeners! In this episode, we bring you a discussion of the not-super-fun-to-watch-but-important-anyway 2017 Kathryn Bigelow film, Detroit. Our discussion, on the other hand, is, we hope, pretty super fun to listen to! We hope you enjoy! Sources: CBS Sunday Morning: "Detroit 1967: When A City Went Up In Flames" The Algiers Motel …
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Hello again, dear listeners! Join us again as we discuss the 1976 Alan J. Pakula film All The President's Men, about intrepid journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and their quest to uncover the truth about the Watergate story that eventually took down President Richard Nixon, which definitely has NO relevancy to anything happening in the Uni…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2002 film Frida, directed by Julie Taymor and starring Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina. We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jun/17/frida-reel-history http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2002/10/paint_job.html http://www.pbs.org/weta/frid…
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Hello again, dear listeners! We bring you a very special episode this time in celebration of Independence Day, discussing the 1972 musical film 1776, with guest co-host Irina! We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix https://theshoutheardroundtheworld.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/the-musical-1776-and…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2017 Barry Levinson-directed HBO film The Wizard of Lies, about the infamous Wall Street Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff. It's a doozy of a story, complete with a Greek/Shakespearean tragedy! We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.biography.com/news/wizard-of-lies-bernie-madoff…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2016 Mira Nair Disney film Queen of Katwe, about the young Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?page=Mag15gameofherlife https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-true-story-behind-queen-of-katwe-b5a51d9607b7/ http://www…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we discuss the recently-released 2017 James Gray film The Lost City of Z, about English explorer Percival Fawcett's many expeditions to try to find a hidden city in the Amazon Rainforest. We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/lost-city-of-z-alters-history-for-the-sake-of…
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Hello again, dear listeners! In this episode, we talk all about the 2017 HBO original film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/henrietta-lacks-immortal-cells-6421299/ http://www.hlacks.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/opinion/your-cells-their-research-your-permission.…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, we discuss the very very very loosely based on a true story 2000 Disney sports movie Remember the Titans. We hope you enjoy us debunking all of its lies! Sources: http://deadspin.com/remember-the-titans-is-a-lie-and-this-man-wants-you-to-1609473834 http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/movies/r…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2014 Tim Burton film Big Eyes. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2014/11/robert-moses-rejected-this-terrifying.html http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/big-eyes/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Keane http://people.com/archive/margare…
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Hello again, dear listeners! Sorry for the slight delay in getting you this episode, but we hope it will be worth the wait to hear us discuss the Oscar-winning 1984 Milos Forman film Amadeus! We enjoyed talking about it, so we hope you enjoy listening to us talk about it! Sources: Joanna's Dad (official source) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus…
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Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we present to you the 1992 Richard Attenborough classic film Chaplin, about the life and times of the legendary Charlie Chaplin. We hope you enjoy! Sources: "Charlie Chaplin." Biography. A&E. 10 May 1998. Television. Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email …
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Hello again, dear listeners! This week we're covering the 2016 Clint Eastwood film Sully, and talk about that...and a bunch of other things too! We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.outsideonline.com/2122686/i-witnessed-goose-killing-campaign-after-miracle-hudson http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/sully/ http://www.cntraveler.com/story/…
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Hello again, dear listeners! The Oscars are coming up, so we decided to cover another of this year's contenders, Hidden Figures. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-story-of-nasas…
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Join us for a new episode in which we discuss the recently released historical drama Loving. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-loving-story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia https://thefilmstage.com/features/the-making-of-jeff-nichols-loving-and-depicting-the-original-sin-of-america/ http://www.coverage…
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In light of the recent depressing inauguration, we decided to focus on an unfortunately timely political film, the 2016 HBO movie All The Way. We hope you enjoy! Source: American Experience: LBJ. Dir. David Grubin. PBS, 1991. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/lbj/ Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Fac…
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Just in time for the release of Sherlock season 4, join us for a new episode in which we discuss the 2014 film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as "gay computer Sherlock" (in the words of one of your illustrious co-hosts). Sources: http://time.com/3609585/the-true-story-of-the-imitation-game/ http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2014/12/19…
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Happy Holidays, dear listeners! In honor of the various holidays currently occurring, we decided to dig in to the classic 2008 Hallmark movie The Christmas Choir (Inspired by a True Story)! Enjoy! Sources: http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/accueil-bonneau-choir/ http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/montreal-homeless-choir-disbands-1.405022 http://www.…
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In our inaugural episode, we discuss the unauthorized Lifetime biopic Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowling Story. Ever wondered if goblins really work in welfare or if JK Rowling actually called someone "a Weasley guy"? Tune in to find out the answers to these burning questions and more! Music: www.bensound.com…
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