A monthly show that reviews a director per episode focusing on two titles. Episodes 123-172 were hosted by Brad & Al. As of 2022, new episodes will be hosted by Jim and/or Bill. As of 2027, a new host will take over!
Dial P For Podcast #9: I Confess, Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, To Catch a Thief
Good evening. Welcome to Dial P for Podcast, Patrick Ripoll's year-long chronological voyage through the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Every month Patrick will be watching four Hitchcock features and talking about them here, from The Pleasure Garden to Family Plot, all across the year of 2026, examining the life and work of England's most famous cinema pervert.
We have now reached the peak of Alfred Hitchcock's career, finding the ambitious auteur angling to ascend to new heights of affluence, adoration and artistic acclaim. With I Confess he chases Catholic consternation across Quebecois contexts, with Dial M for Murder he maps and measures macabre mystery to massive monetary means, in Rear Window we watch the wicked whims of windowshoppers wonder about wifely whacks with an ax, and in To Catch A Thief...who the hell knows what's going on with To Catch a Thief, that's a weird one. Genuinely odd.
The longest episode of Dial P for Podcast yet, so clearly the best?
0:00 - 0:29 - Intro
0:30 - 37:50 - I Confess (1953)
37:51 - 1:42:03 - Dial M for Murder (1954)
1:42:04 - 4:07:46 - Rear Window (1954)
4:07:47 - 4:53:44 - To Catch a Thief (1955):
4:54:45 - 5:02:19 - Outro
22 Sept 2026
Episode 248: Harold Ramis (feat. Collin Souter & Kerry Finegan)
Delighted to welcome back both Kerry and Collin of the Christmas Movies Actually podcast (also available on the Now Playing Network), to talk about a comedy legend that is long overdue. I first saw the great Harold Ramis on SCTV thanks to my dad along with Ghostbusters in the theater which became an early favorite of mine too. But what about the films he has directed? One in particular is beloved (which I knew it would be on first viewing) that has to be discussed at length while the other is more of a personal favorite from one of the guests.
Had a blast talking about one of my favorite movies, Groundhog Day as well as focusing on the 1996 clone comedy Multiplicity. We of course bring up more titles towards the end. Thank you so much to Kerry and Collin for joining me and be sure to check out their terrific show (the latest episode at the time of release features yours truly - linked below). Thanks all and see you in October for Wes Craven Redux featuring another favorite returning guest too!
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Christmas Movies Actually (https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/christmasmoviesactually)
Collin Souter (https://www.collinsouter.com/)
My Latest Guest Appearance
Shocker (1989) (https://chloesnotscared.substack.com/p/27-shocker-1989)
Opening And Closing Song
Never! by Steve Combs (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/16_Never_Remix)
2 Sept 2026
Dial P For Podcast #8: Rope, Under Capricorn, Stage Fright, Strangers on a Train
Good evening. Welcome to Dial P for Podcast, Patrick Ripoll's year-long chronological voyage through the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Every month Patrick will be watching four Hitchcock features and talking about them here, from The Pleasure Garden to Family Plot, all across the year of 2026, examining the life and work of England's most famous cinema pervert.
On this month's installment we see Hitchcock take flight with his own production company, his own projects, his own risks and bold formal gambits that no one else would ever be fool enough to try. In Rope (1948) Hitchcock embraces long takes, treacherous gays and color film, with Under Capricorn (1949) Hitchcock once again tries his hand at period costume drama and once again is humbled, Stage Fright (1950) finds Hitchcock returning to familiar moves and finding unexpected success, and finally Strangers on a Train (1951) sets a new path forward for Hitch, with a new trusted cinematographer and a new embrace of a dark bitter misanthropy that he makes look oh so good.
All that and an impression of Jimmy Stewart as George Carlin! You can't lose!
0:00 - 0:28 - Intro
0:29 - 1:26:24 - Rope (1948)
1:26:25 - 2:15:57 - Under Capricorn (1949)
2:15:58 - 3:22:45 - Stage Fright (1950)
3:22:46 - 4:29:13 - Strangers on a Train (1951)
4:29:14 - 4:32:47 - Addendum
4:32:47 - 4:33:02 - Outro
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