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Now think about it. Every one of us gets top billing in our own movie, but no great story happens alone. Life comes with an ensemble cast. On this show, we're gonna explore that connection between life and the movies we love. Now, often I'll be joined by people who have amazing stories and we'll talk about the films that shaped who they are. Other times we're gonna go on deep dive, maybe the best movies for the holidays, unforgettable performances too. Paying tribute to the great actors of our time. We also wanna hear from you. What's the movie of your life? The one film that you'd watch again, if you could only watch one movie one last time. It's the Movie of Your Life podcast.
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- 6 days ago30 min
Holly Brown
Richard Roeper interviews stand-up comedian and podcaster Holly Brown about her dark comedy podcast "Everybody Knows But Me", inspired by her father’s deathbed confession that he had twin sons everyone else in the family knew about. Brown, a Valley girl raised in Los Angeles whose dad worked on ’90s sitcoms including Frasier, explains how she uses sitcom structure, actors, and sound design to process grief, family dysfunction, and healing through humor, and teases whether she eventually meets her half-brothers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago28 min
Steve Sarowitz
Richard Roeper interviews Steve Sarowitz, Paylocity founder and chairman/financial backer of Wayfarer Studios and Wayfarer Theaters. Sarowitz addresses recent legal controversy involving Justin Baldoni, saying accusations were false and his Baha’i faith and loyalty to Baldoni helped him endure the ordeal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago29 min
Beth Lane
Richard Roeper talks with filmmaker and actor Beth Lane about her Netflix documentary Unbroken, which chronicles the true story of seven Jewish siblings hidden for two years outside Berlin during World War II, the only known family of seven to survive the Holocaust together before being separated in foster care after arriving in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 25, 202634 min
Gary Cole
Actor Gary Cole discusses returning to the Chicago stage for the first time in 25 years to star in Mia Chung’s Catch as Catch Can at Steppenwolf Theatre during its 50th anniversary season (running through July 12). Cole also shares favorite films, his first impactful theater movie, a surprising in-room Entourage casting, and his choice of a dream set to observe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 18, 202637 min
Ketch Secor & David Greene
Richard Roeper welcomes journalist-filmmaker David Greene and Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor to discuss their documentary Louder Than Guns, created after the Covenant School tragedy in Nashville to explore whether music, conversation, and community can help bridge America’s gun divides. Join Greene and filmmaker Doug Pray June 24th at Wayfarer Theaters Highland Park for a screening of the film and Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 11, 202629 min
Corey Hendrix
Richard Roeper welcomes Corey Hendrix, a West Side Chicago actor known for The Chi, Fargo, and The Bear, discussing how Chicago’s theater and improv communities shaped his craft and his commitment to authenticity in Chicago-set stories. He shares advice for aspiring actors, details preparing for Sweeps’ sommelier arc in The Bear through tastings and experts, and names the films that were influential to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 5, 202643 min
Jeremy Piven
Actor and longtime comic Jeremy Piven, known for his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning work as Ari Gold on Entourage, discusses his storied film and television career. Piven is currently on the road and Chicago area folks can see his stand-up June 12–14 at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg. Tickets at improv.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- May 8, 202624 min
Filmmaker Olivia Newman & author Shelby Van Pelt
Richard Roeper hosts Olivia Newman and Shelby Van Pelt to discuss the Netflix film adaptation of Van Pelt’s "Remarkably Bright Creatures", starring Sally Field. Newman describes the key adaptation challenges and casting Alfred Molina as Marcellus’s voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
About The Movie of Your Life with Richard Roeper
Now think about it. Every one of us gets top billing in our own movie, but no great story happens alone. Life comes with an ensemble cast. On this show, we're gonna explore that connection between life and the movies we love. Now, often I'll be joined by people who have amazing stories and we'll talk about the films that shaped who they are. Other times we're gonna go on deep dive, maybe the best movies for the holidays, unforgettable performances too. Paying tribute to the great actors of our time. We also wanna hear from you. What's the movie of your life? The one film that you'd watch again, if you could only watch one movie one last time. It's the Movie of Your Life podcast.
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