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On this podcast, Seth Abramovitch, senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, takes you behind the scenes of the indelible pop culture moments that shaped Hollywood history — with special guests who were actually there. In a town where everything old is eventually new again, Seth gives listeners a front-row seat to the way things were. Welcome to IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD!
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- Yesterday51 min
Richard Linklater: ‘Boyhood’
The season 9 finale sees the director tell Seth how he pulled off one of the most audacious feats in movie history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago29 min
Nicolas Winding Refn: 'Drive'
The enigmatic director reflects on the breakthrough that turned a getaway driver into a pop culture icon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 weeks ago45 min
Guy Maddin: 'My Winnipeg'
The acclaimed filmmaker about memory, mythmaking, hometowns and turning personal history into cinematic gold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 9, 202633 min
Mary Harron: ‘I Shot Andy Warhol’
The director on her extraordinary docudrama about the near-assassination of an art world superstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- May 26, 202641 min
John Badham: 'Saturday Night Fever'
The director remembers how a TV heartthrob, a light-up dance floor and a white suit ignited the disco era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- May 19, 202635 min
Tom Courtenay: 'The Dresser’
The legendary British actor looks back on the film that earned him an Oscar nomination and a front-row seat to Albert Finney at his most ferocious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- May 12, 202642 min
Jonathan Lynn: ‘Clue’
Seth sits down with the writer-director who turned a board game into one of Hollywood's greatest cult comedies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 22, 202646 min
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer: ‘Splash’
The Imagine duo relay the David-vs.-Goliath tale of Hollywood’s dueling mermaid movies — minting a superstar out of Tom Hanks in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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About It Happened In Hollywood
On this podcast, Seth Abramovitch, senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, takes you behind the scenes of the indelible pop culture moments that shaped Hollywood history — with special guests who were actually there. In a town where everything old is eventually new again, Seth gives listeners a front-row seat to the way things were. Welcome to IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD!
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