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Ben Mankiewicz speaks to Aaron Sorkin, the writer-director of Being the Ricardos, about what drew him to Lucy&rsquo;s story, Lucy and Desi&rsquo;s intense relationship, and the danger they faced when HUAC thought Lucy was a communist.&nbsp;See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus Episode: Aaron Sorkin

In a small town in New York, young Lucille Ball becomes enamored with showbiz after watching vaudeville acts and silent movies at the amusement park near her home. As a teenager, she falls for a handsome 21-year-old bootlegger, and is promptly shipped off to drama school in New York City. But Lucy soon returns home as a life-altering tragedy threatens to tear apart her family.&nbsp;See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamestown

Lucy sinks into a depression after the failure of her newest show and becomes a reclusive, fiercely competitive backgammon player. Yet she's still revered, and following a memorable final appearance at the Academy Awards, her heart gives out. As the memorials pour in, the public clamors to learn everything about her life, while those closest to her wonder if they ever really knew her at all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twilight

With a TV deal from CBS, Desi assembles a ragtag team of collaborators to make a new kind of program, one that would rewrite the rules of television. And they do it while hiding Lucy&rsquo;s newest surprise: after ten years of trying, she&rsquo;s about to have a baby. The result is the biggest hit in TV history, one that showcases Lucy's fearlessness and comic timing, and she becomes beloved by millions of fans from coast to coast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Love Lucy

Lucy and Desi's studio expands as they buy the RKO lot and produce new shows under the Desilu banner. The strain of running an empire takes its toll, and Desi falls further into gambling, drinking and philandering as a refuge from work. Lucy doubles down on her career, but after shooting a tearful final episode of her signature TV show, her marriage reaches its breaking point.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The End of Desilu

From the start, Lucy and Desi fight as fiercely as they love. After a spur-of-the-moment elopement, the newlyweds buy a small ranch north of Hollywood and call it &ldquo;Desilu.&rdquo; They suffer miscarriages and career setbacks, which causes Desi to take his band on the road &ndash; where he frequently cheats on his wife. Lucy considers divorce, but when a TV offer comes in, she uses her stardom to keep Desi by her side.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Desilu

Lucy heads back to Broadway where she meets her first girlboss: fashion baroness Hattie Carnegie, who hires Lucy to model coats and dresses for New York high society. But a mysterious ailment sends Lucy home to Jamestown, followed by a bizarre medical treatment. Still determined to make it in the big city, Lucy returns to Manhattan one more and is discovered on the streets, landing the role that would kickstart her career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York City

Escaping Hollywood after her split, Lucy heads east for a chance to star on Broadway. There she meets a new man, a Borscht Belt comedian with a bad toupee and even worse business sense. The new couple returns to Hollywood when Lucy takes on a surprising new role: as the first female head of a major studio. But she still prefers acting, and makes plans to return to the big screen &ndash; with disastrous results.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boss Lady

Forced from his native Cuba by violent revolution, 17-year-old Desi Arnaz is a stranger in a strange land. Armed with an appetite for girls and gambling, Desi sparks a dance craze in the nightclubs of Miami and sweet-talks his way into New York society. After a syphilis scare threatens his Broadway debut, his ambition leads him to Hollywood, where his head is turned by an older actress named Lucy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Desi

For her first movie role, Lucy wears a flesh-toned bodysuit and waist-length blonde wig while chained to a rock. But her clowning on set gets her noticed, and she begins to land larger and larger parts. Soon she signs with RKO Pictures where she's mentored by Ginger Rogers&rsquo; demanding and powerful mother, Lela. She also meets a young Cuban musician, the man who would become her closest partner both on and off the screen.&nbsp;See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hollywood

At the height of Lucy&rsquo;s popularity, the government kicks off a political investigation that threatens to ruin her career. Why had Lucy registered as a communist 20 years earlier? On the verge of her being blacklisted, Desi goes on the offensive to save his wife and their livelihood. &nbsp;But his infidelities soon become tabloid fodder, and their love affair begins to crumble in full view of the public.&nbsp;See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Red Scare

More from Ben Mankiewicz's fascinating interview with Lucie Arnaz, who speaks about working with her mom, growing up on the RKO studio lot, and what made I Love Lucy special.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus Episode: Lucie Arnaz

On the January 10, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news writer Ryan Scott to discuss the 10 year anniversary of Darth Plagueis.
In Our Feature Presentation: Star Wars And James Luceno's Tragedy Of Darth Plagueis The Wise, 10 Years Later
Star Wars For Dummies: Who was Darth Plagueis in Revenge of the Sith
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What did Plagueis mean to Ryan
The behind the scenes of writing a piece like this.
How did the book come about?
Cheating DeathMidi-chlorians being so important - "Midi-chlorians provided me with a means of grounding Plagueis' search to obtain mastery over life and death – as those terms apply to both the light and dark sides of the Force. I didn't want to rely on magic or psychic ability, so opted for an approach closer to 'Frankenstein' than, say, 'Doctor Strange.'"

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The 10 Year Anniversary of One Of Star Wars’ Most Interesting Stories From Legends

A question is rolling inside Adam McKay’s brain: If danger comes, will people respond? He writes a comet disaster comedy, and sets off to make it. Then, a pandemic hits.  A new question haunts McKay: Am I out of my mind?

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1. The Titanic Band

This week Unspooled is rereleasing our Season 1 episode on the Billy Wilder classic The Apartment. Stay tuned for a new episode (and new series) next week!

Amy & Paul check in to 1960's Billy Wilder-helmed romantic comedy The Apartment! They learn about the real life murder that inspired this story, ask if there's an actor like Jack Lemmon working today, and discover what Nikita Khruschev thought of the film. Plus: Revisiting your thoughts on The Wild Bunch!

The Apartment (Re-Release)

One decision could make or break The Bonfire of the Vanities: who will play the female lead? &nbsp;It comes down to two actresses &ndash; established, expensive Melanie Griffith or an unknown, alluring 19 year-old named Uma Thurman. Suddenly the producer, Peter Guber, vanishes from the scene, departing both the movie and the studio in a whirl of bad publicity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lighting the Fire

As Tom Hanks researches his role, nobody recognizes how wrong he is for the part. There's more immediate pushback against the casting of Bruce Willis, since his part was written as British. &nbsp;But the hardest decision comes when the director insists that a Jewish judge be played by a Black actor, to soften the film&rsquo;s racial tensions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reaching for the Stars – and Paying the Price

The Talking Simpsons Network is taking a week off for the holiday season, so to fill the content gap, we've decided to post an episode of our Patreon-exclusive TalKing of the Hill podcast miniseries! If you like this episode and want to hear the other 23 (with more to come every month), head over to Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and sign up at the $5 level. Once you do, you'll have immediate access to all of our limited miniseries, covering animated shows like Futurama, Mission Hill, The Critic, and Batman: The Animated Series. So visit Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and sign up today!

Bonus New Year's Episode - TalKing of the Hill "Meet the Manger Babies"

Mike is listing the movies he is most interesting in for 2022. Whether because of the hype building around them or because of what impact they will have on building the landscape of movies in 2022. The top movies you can see in expect theaters…hoping that movie delays don’t effect the release of these films. Mike reviews “Licorice Pizza” which is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman (The son of late actor Phillip Seymor Hoffman ). And in the trailer park, Mike talks about a new disaster movie called Moonfall. New Episodes Every Monday!Email: MovieMikeD@gmail.comFollow Mike on TikTok: @mikedeestroFollow Mike on Instagram: @mikedeestroFollow Mike on Twitter: @mikedeestro  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2022 + Movie Review: Licorice Pizza + Trailer Park: Moonfall

Shooting hasn't even started and the movie is already under attack. &nbsp;Detailed leaks and star outbursts are reported daily by a hungry press.&nbsp; Bit parts, courtroom locations, snippets of dialogue, even a single shot of a plane landing at JFK &ndash; every little decision becomes a battle as the crew preps for filming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.