Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue
@ballyhoorevue.bsky.social
Podcast dedicated the cinemas past and the laughter and lessons it can bring today. Hosted by Zach and a slew of film loving pals 🎥🎞️☺️
(Operated by Zach)
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(Operated by Zach)
https://linktr.ee/ballyhoorevue
Now Playing: Noir Mondial prep for an upcoming chat with @zinshiraz.bsky.social . Tonight sees the FIRST adaptation of Cain's POSTMAN, the 1943 Luchino Visconti film, OBSESSIONE!
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Now Playing: Noir Mondial prep for an upcoming chat with @zinshiraz.bsky.social . Tonight sees the FIRST adaptation of Cain's POSTMAN, the 1943 Luchino Visconti film, OBSESSIONE!
While their ultimate reaction to full on duress may differ, the underlying connects the two to me quiet vividly
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
While their ultimate reaction to full on duress may differ, the underlying connects the two to me quiet vividly
For what its worth, I love Paul Dano. I feel theres something about portions of his energy in There Will Be Blood where he seems to evoke a quiet simmering like Elisha Cook Jr. could. You arent exactly sure of the threat, but a very quiet menace lurks amid the emotions of embarrasment and insecurity
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
For what its worth, I love Paul Dano. I feel theres something about portions of his energy in There Will Be Blood where he seems to evoke a quiet simmering like Elisha Cook Jr. could. You arent exactly sure of the threat, but a very quiet menace lurks amid the emotions of embarrasment and insecurity
Belated snap of My Holiday Gifts to myself including a lovely new bluray from @criterion.bsky.social , a triple feature courtesy of Edgar G. Ulmer, and @kristenklopez.bsky.social 's book covering an oft negelectrd viewpoint of film. Excited to dig into it all this coming week!
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Belated snap of My Holiday Gifts to myself including a lovely new bluray from @criterion.bsky.social , a triple feature courtesy of Edgar G. Ulmer, and @kristenklopez.bsky.social 's book covering an oft negelectrd viewpoint of film. Excited to dig into it all this coming week!
🦍NEW EPISODE🦍
Join return guest Ken Sowder & I as we trek deep into the jungle & unpack the 1932 classic, TARZAN THE APE MAN
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-165-tarza...
#Tarzan #GoldenAgeOfHollywood #PreCode
Join return guest Ken Sowder & I as we trek deep into the jungle & unpack the 1932 classic, TARZAN THE APE MAN
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-165-tarza...
#Tarzan #GoldenAgeOfHollywood #PreCode
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🦍NEW EPISODE🦍
Join return guest Ken Sowder & I as we trek deep into the jungle & unpack the 1932 classic, TARZAN THE APE MAN
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-165-tarza...
#Tarzan #GoldenAgeOfHollywood #PreCode
Join return guest Ken Sowder & I as we trek deep into the jungle & unpack the 1932 classic, TARZAN THE APE MAN
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-165-tarza...
#Tarzan #GoldenAgeOfHollywood #PreCode
Now Playing: Tis the season for Law & Order: Santa , duh I mean MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET!
Settling in for enjoyment and research for a recording with @robstroude.bsky.social
Settling in for enjoyment and research for a recording with @robstroude.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Now Playing: Tis the season for Law & Order: Santa , duh I mean MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET!
Settling in for enjoyment and research for a recording with @robstroude.bsky.social
Settling in for enjoyment and research for a recording with @robstroude.bsky.social
Coming Up Next on the Podcast: Return contributor Ken Sowder & I meet the king of the jungle as we unpack MGM's 1932 adventure picture, TARZAN THE APE MAN!
Stay tuned for a detailed look at the film, its making, the context surrounding the content, & its influence on cinema #GoldenAgeOfHollywood
Stay tuned for a detailed look at the film, its making, the context surrounding the content, & its influence on cinema #GoldenAgeOfHollywood
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Coming Up Next on the Podcast: Return contributor Ken Sowder & I meet the king of the jungle as we unpack MGM's 1932 adventure picture, TARZAN THE APE MAN!
Stay tuned for a detailed look at the film, its making, the context surrounding the content, & its influence on cinema #GoldenAgeOfHollywood
Stay tuned for a detailed look at the film, its making, the context surrounding the content, & its influence on cinema #GoldenAgeOfHollywood
Happy Turkey Day to all ya'll folks.
Heres a picture of Charlie McCarthy, about to somehow dig in on a Turkey Dinner!
Heres a picture of Charlie McCarthy, about to somehow dig in on a Turkey Dinner!
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Happy Turkey Day to all ya'll folks.
Heres a picture of Charlie McCarthy, about to somehow dig in on a Turkey Dinner!
Heres a picture of Charlie McCarthy, about to somehow dig in on a Turkey Dinner!
Jon M. Chu did it again, Wicked: For Good retained its own amazing identity while giving visual flourish that evokes the echos of an Oz from 86 years ago.
And as an extra notice: Colman Domingo did Bert Lahr proud as well. #WickedForGood
And as an extra notice: Colman Domingo did Bert Lahr proud as well. #WickedForGood
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Jon M. Chu did it again, Wicked: For Good retained its own amazing identity while giving visual flourish that evokes the echos of an Oz from 86 years ago.
And as an extra notice: Colman Domingo did Bert Lahr proud as well. #WickedForGood
And as an extra notice: Colman Domingo did Bert Lahr proud as well. #WickedForGood
Tonight on the Research Docket: Browning & Chaney are coming back to the podcast courtesy of our old pal Sterling & newcomer Jake . Gonna be fun to chat about The Unknown & The Unholy Three with this spooky lot 😱🎞️
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Tonight on the Research Docket: Browning & Chaney are coming back to the podcast courtesy of our old pal Sterling & newcomer Jake . Gonna be fun to chat about The Unknown & The Unholy Three with this spooky lot 😱🎞️
The Ballyhoo crossed the 5 Year Mark 🥳🥳
5 years of podcasting about Film, Radio, & TV history with the finest group guests & co-hosts that anyone could ask for.
Thanks to all the voices that have been on mic and to all the ears that listened along . Heres to many more fun chats to come ❤️🎞️📻🎧
5 years of podcasting about Film, Radio, & TV history with the finest group guests & co-hosts that anyone could ask for.
Thanks to all the voices that have been on mic and to all the ears that listened along . Heres to many more fun chats to come ❤️🎞️📻🎧
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Ballyhoo crossed the 5 Year Mark 🥳🥳
5 years of podcasting about Film, Radio, & TV history with the finest group guests & co-hosts that anyone could ask for.
Thanks to all the voices that have been on mic and to all the ears that listened along . Heres to many more fun chats to come ❤️🎞️📻🎧
5 years of podcasting about Film, Radio, & TV history with the finest group guests & co-hosts that anyone could ask for.
Thanks to all the voices that have been on mic and to all the ears that listened along . Heres to many more fun chats to come ❤️🎞️📻🎧
Now Playing:
Been a long week of episode prep, video editing, & life period.
Settling in now for a new experience of an old story direct from Mexico in the year 1933, LA LLORONA! #MexicanFilm #LaLlorona
Been a long week of episode prep, video editing, & life period.
Settling in now for a new experience of an old story direct from Mexico in the year 1933, LA LLORONA! #MexicanFilm #LaLlorona
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Now Playing:
Been a long week of episode prep, video editing, & life period.
Settling in now for a new experience of an old story direct from Mexico in the year 1933, LA LLORONA! #MexicanFilm #LaLlorona
Been a long week of episode prep, video editing, & life period.
Settling in now for a new experience of an old story direct from Mexico in the year 1933, LA LLORONA! #MexicanFilm #LaLlorona
🎃NEW EPISODE🎃
Zach welcomes back podcaster & Peanuts fan Ryan Frost (Reel Nerds Podcast) for a look at the making & legacy of 'It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3ZJP...
Zach welcomes back podcaster & Peanuts fan Ryan Frost (Reel Nerds Podcast) for a look at the making & legacy of 'It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3ZJP...
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🎃NEW EPISODE🎃
Zach welcomes back podcaster & Peanuts fan Ryan Frost (Reel Nerds Podcast) for a look at the making & legacy of 'It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3ZJP...
Zach welcomes back podcaster & Peanuts fan Ryan Frost (Reel Nerds Podcast) for a look at the making & legacy of 'It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3ZJP...
Enjoyed Frankenstein & would recommend. Without getting too in-depth I'll say two things
1) del Toro crafted the film Laemmle Jr. wished he would have had the money to produce w/ content the code would have forbade.
2) Elordi carried Boris' and Lee's spirit w/out neglecting his own unique stamp.
1) del Toro crafted the film Laemmle Jr. wished he would have had the money to produce w/ content the code would have forbade.
2) Elordi carried Boris' and Lee's spirit w/out neglecting his own unique stamp.
November 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Enjoyed Frankenstein & would recommend. Without getting too in-depth I'll say two things
1) del Toro crafted the film Laemmle Jr. wished he would have had the money to produce w/ content the code would have forbade.
2) Elordi carried Boris' and Lee's spirit w/out neglecting his own unique stamp.
1) del Toro crafted the film Laemmle Jr. wished he would have had the money to produce w/ content the code would have forbade.
2) Elordi carried Boris' and Lee's spirit w/out neglecting his own unique stamp.
Day 31 of BallyBOO goes for another double bill, this time tracing the origins of a sub-genre: Slashers & Scream Queens.
Its also an excuse to watch 2 of my favorite movies back to back ❤️🎃
Settling in for PSYCHO (1960) & HALLOWEEN (1978)
#Psycho #Halloween
Its also an excuse to watch 2 of my favorite movies back to back ❤️🎃
Settling in for PSYCHO (1960) & HALLOWEEN (1978)
#Psycho #Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Day 31 of BallyBOO goes for another double bill, this time tracing the origins of a sub-genre: Slashers & Scream Queens.
Its also an excuse to watch 2 of my favorite movies back to back ❤️🎃
Settling in for PSYCHO (1960) & HALLOWEEN (1978)
#Psycho #Halloween
Its also an excuse to watch 2 of my favorite movies back to back ❤️🎃
Settling in for PSYCHO (1960) & HALLOWEEN (1978)
#Psycho #Halloween
Day 30 of BallyBOO consisted of an afternoon of pod pal Matt Willocks & I kicking back to some spooky flicks together!
Loved getting to introduce him to 1939's THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG & absolutely floored by our mutual first time watch of the 1962 shocker 'BURN, WITCH,BURN'
#FilmsWithFriends
Loved getting to introduce him to 1939's THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG & absolutely floored by our mutual first time watch of the 1962 shocker 'BURN, WITCH,BURN'
#FilmsWithFriends
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Day 30 of BallyBOO consisted of an afternoon of pod pal Matt Willocks & I kicking back to some spooky flicks together!
Loved getting to introduce him to 1939's THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG & absolutely floored by our mutual first time watch of the 1962 shocker 'BURN, WITCH,BURN'
#FilmsWithFriends
Loved getting to introduce him to 1939's THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG & absolutely floored by our mutual first time watch of the 1962 shocker 'BURN, WITCH,BURN'
#FilmsWithFriends
Now Playing:
Day 29 of BallyBOO pays tribute to the grand year of 1931, where Universal unleashed two titans of terror that cemented a genre & changed the course of film history.
It's DRACULA followed by FRANKENSTEIN for this evening!
#BelaLugosi #BorisKarloff #UniversalMonsters
Day 29 of BallyBOO pays tribute to the grand year of 1931, where Universal unleashed two titans of terror that cemented a genre & changed the course of film history.
It's DRACULA followed by FRANKENSTEIN for this evening!
#BelaLugosi #BorisKarloff #UniversalMonsters
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Now Playing:
Day 29 of BallyBOO pays tribute to the grand year of 1931, where Universal unleashed two titans of terror that cemented a genre & changed the course of film history.
It's DRACULA followed by FRANKENSTEIN for this evening!
#BelaLugosi #BorisKarloff #UniversalMonsters
Day 29 of BallyBOO pays tribute to the grand year of 1931, where Universal unleashed two titans of terror that cemented a genre & changed the course of film history.
It's DRACULA followed by FRANKENSTEIN for this evening!
#BelaLugosi #BorisKarloff #UniversalMonsters
Now Playing:
Day 28 of the BallyBOO see's the cinematic conclusion of Prof. Quatermass at Hammer Studio's. With Andrew Kier now with the credentials, its Sci-Fi terror that probes the questions of our origins as a spiecies.
From 1967, it's QUATERMASS & THE PIT!
#Quatermass #HammerFilms
Day 28 of the BallyBOO see's the cinematic conclusion of Prof. Quatermass at Hammer Studio's. With Andrew Kier now with the credentials, its Sci-Fi terror that probes the questions of our origins as a spiecies.
From 1967, it's QUATERMASS & THE PIT!
#Quatermass #HammerFilms
October 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Now Playing:
Day 28 of the BallyBOO see's the cinematic conclusion of Prof. Quatermass at Hammer Studio's. With Andrew Kier now with the credentials, its Sci-Fi terror that probes the questions of our origins as a spiecies.
From 1967, it's QUATERMASS & THE PIT!
#Quatermass #HammerFilms
Day 28 of the BallyBOO see's the cinematic conclusion of Prof. Quatermass at Hammer Studio's. With Andrew Kier now with the credentials, its Sci-Fi terror that probes the questions of our origins as a spiecies.
From 1967, it's QUATERMASS & THE PIT!
#Quatermass #HammerFilms
I hate gay Halloween, What do you mean you're going as the center clock from the zeppelin in Madam Satan?
October 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I hate gay Halloween, What do you mean you're going as the center clock from the zeppelin in Madam Satan?
A solid idea. I dont think I coulda pulled off Joans get Up any way 😂
October 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A solid idea. I dont think I coulda pulled off Joans get Up any way 😂
Day 27 of the BallyBOO seeks to resume what was started yesterday as I fell asleep on the second half of my double bill 20 minutes in. You could say I was pretty DEAD TIRED.... No , I dont like that either.
Anywho, settling in for NOSFERATU : A SYMPHONY OF HORROR
#Nosferatu #MaxSchreck #FWMurnau
Anywho, settling in for NOSFERATU : A SYMPHONY OF HORROR
#Nosferatu #MaxSchreck #FWMurnau
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Day 27 of the BallyBOO seeks to resume what was started yesterday as I fell asleep on the second half of my double bill 20 minutes in. You could say I was pretty DEAD TIRED.... No , I dont like that either.
Anywho, settling in for NOSFERATU : A SYMPHONY OF HORROR
#Nosferatu #MaxSchreck #FWMurnau
Anywho, settling in for NOSFERATU : A SYMPHONY OF HORROR
#Nosferatu #MaxSchreck #FWMurnau
Now Playing:
Day 26 of BallyBOO calls for complete silence, ingenious make up, striking performance, and ghastly intent from a duo of Horror Legends
Settling in for the thrills of NOSFERATU & THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! #SilentFilm #LonChanry #FWMurnau #Nosferatu #MaxSchreck #ThePhantomOfTheOpera
Day 26 of BallyBOO calls for complete silence, ingenious make up, striking performance, and ghastly intent from a duo of Horror Legends
Settling in for the thrills of NOSFERATU & THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! #SilentFilm #LonChanry #FWMurnau #Nosferatu #MaxSchreck #ThePhantomOfTheOpera
October 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Now Playing:
Day 26 of BallyBOO calls for complete silence, ingenious make up, striking performance, and ghastly intent from a duo of Horror Legends
Settling in for the thrills of NOSFERATU & THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! #SilentFilm #LonChanry #FWMurnau #Nosferatu #MaxSchreck #ThePhantomOfTheOpera
Day 26 of BallyBOO calls for complete silence, ingenious make up, striking performance, and ghastly intent from a duo of Horror Legends
Settling in for the thrills of NOSFERATU & THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! #SilentFilm #LonChanry #FWMurnau #Nosferatu #MaxSchreck #ThePhantomOfTheOpera
Now Playing:
Day 25 of BallyBOO finds a pause in life to sit back and enjoy the fascinatibg return to London After Midnight that Tod Browning took in 1935.
With Bela Lugosi & Lionel Barrymore aboard, it's time for...MARK OF THE VAMPIRE!
#MarkOfTheVampire #TodBrowning #BelaLugosi #LionelBarrymore
Day 25 of BallyBOO finds a pause in life to sit back and enjoy the fascinatibg return to London After Midnight that Tod Browning took in 1935.
With Bela Lugosi & Lionel Barrymore aboard, it's time for...MARK OF THE VAMPIRE!
#MarkOfTheVampire #TodBrowning #BelaLugosi #LionelBarrymore
October 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Now Playing:
Day 25 of BallyBOO finds a pause in life to sit back and enjoy the fascinatibg return to London After Midnight that Tod Browning took in 1935.
With Bela Lugosi & Lionel Barrymore aboard, it's time for...MARK OF THE VAMPIRE!
#MarkOfTheVampire #TodBrowning #BelaLugosi #LionelBarrymore
Day 25 of BallyBOO finds a pause in life to sit back and enjoy the fascinatibg return to London After Midnight that Tod Browning took in 1935.
With Bela Lugosi & Lionel Barrymore aboard, it's time for...MARK OF THE VAMPIRE!
#MarkOfTheVampire #TodBrowning #BelaLugosi #LionelBarrymore
Now Playing: Day 24 of BallyBOO finds me dead tired after a long shift and in need of something new to spark the imagination. Who better to do that than Karloff under the direction of Roy William Neil at Columbia with 1935's THE BLACK ROOM!
#BorisKarloff #ColumbiaPictures
#BorisKarloff #ColumbiaPictures
October 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Now Playing: Day 24 of BallyBOO finds me dead tired after a long shift and in need of something new to spark the imagination. Who better to do that than Karloff under the direction of Roy William Neil at Columbia with 1935's THE BLACK ROOM!
#BorisKarloff #ColumbiaPictures
#BorisKarloff #ColumbiaPictures
😱NEW EPISODE 😱
The BallyBOO returns as @smokeyjustsmokey.bsky.social & @aysquared.bsky.social come to chat about Ealing Studios rare venture into horror, the 1945 portmanteau 'DEAD OF NIGHT'!
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-161-dead-...
#DeadOfNight
The BallyBOO returns as @smokeyjustsmokey.bsky.social & @aysquared.bsky.social come to chat about Ealing Studios rare venture into horror, the 1945 portmanteau 'DEAD OF NIGHT'!
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-161-dead-...
#DeadOfNight
October 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
😱NEW EPISODE 😱
The BallyBOO returns as @smokeyjustsmokey.bsky.social & @aysquared.bsky.social come to chat about Ealing Studios rare venture into horror, the 1945 portmanteau 'DEAD OF NIGHT'!
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-161-dead-...
#DeadOfNight
The BallyBOO returns as @smokeyjustsmokey.bsky.social & @aysquared.bsky.social come to chat about Ealing Studios rare venture into horror, the 1945 portmanteau 'DEAD OF NIGHT'!
Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-161-dead-...
#DeadOfNight