Star Wars at the Movies

Oct 28 2024 25 ep. 63 mins 47
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It has often been said that Star Wars changed the way movies were made, but it also fundamentally changed the way they were seen. Featuring interviews with a diverse ensemble of first generation fans and collectors from around the world, the Star Wars at the Movies Podcast logs personal, first-hand accounts that define a game-changing era of theatrical exhibition and created a popular culture that is still thriving. The show presents an international oral history which delves into the lasting impact of seeing the movies for the first (or 100th) time, focusing on various theater localities and the circumstantial peculiarities fans encountered along the way. In addition to the whos, wheres, whens, and hows discussed in the "Feature Presentation" interviews, the podcast offers analysis of vintage trailers and radio spots, as well as commentary on other movie-going topics from a long time ago at theaters in our own galaxy.

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Ep 24: The Eastwood and Beyond

Oct 28 2024 87 mins  
Three guests share Star Wars moviegoing stories from the Hoosier State of Indiana. Roberto-Juan Gonzalez and Keith Roysdon fondly remember pilgrimages from Muncie to the Eastwood Theatre in Indianapolis, one of the “Original 32” opening day venues where the first film ran for an impressive 55 weeks. Steinunn Danley then recounts a cross-country move to Ft. Wayne and a fateful n

Ep 23: Indy at the Movies

Jun 30 2023 78 mins  
With the Man in the Hat returning to the big screen for the first time in 15 years for one “last” adventure, enjoy this one-time-only special presentation dedicated to Henry Jones, Jr. Mark Newbold closes a pub with Robert Watts, Jason Gibner stealthily skips school to see The Last Crusade on opening day, Ryan Beise ponders Indy’s immortality and Imagineer Tony Baxter looks b

Ep 22: Flashes of Alderaanian Oblivion with Amy Richau

Nov 11 2022 37 mins  
Writer, researcher and all around Star Wars enthusiast Amy Richau shares memories of seeing the Original Trilogy during her youth in Billings, Montana and traces her career path in film preservation that led to a stint in the vault of the Lucasfilm Archives at Skywalker Ranch. Amy also reflects on the inspiration for and development of the 365 Star Wars Women project and finding a

Ep 21: Cinemark-ing Across the Galaxy with Brandon Wainerdi

Aug 31 2022 68 mins  
Talking Bay 94's Brandon Wainerdi recalls formative movie-going moments growing up in Plano, TX in the late 90s and early 2000s. Traversing the entire modern and postmodern Star Wars theatrical experience, Brandon shares how it's inspired his behind-the-scenes passions and creative fandom. Plus, an observance the Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition's 25th Anniversary.

Ep 20: Clonal Recall

May 16 2022 121 mins  
The 20th installment of the podcast commemorates 20 years of Attack of the Clones with a battalion of fans and friends sharing their Episode II recollections and reflections. From online spoiler forums and Celebration II to red carpet encounters and the hunt for the elusive “digi-proj,” 2002 springs back to life like an incredibly old frog dueling an evil retired Jedi in this r

Ep 19: Stormtroopers in Paradise

Dec 16 2021 33 mins  
To cap off Season 5, host Stephen Danley descends alone into the Erso homestead cave bunker to take a retrospective look at Rogue One on the 5th Anniversary of its theatrical release in 2016. The film’s advertising buildup and onscreen follow-through as a “war picture” sets the stage for Stephen’s personal Rogue One movie-going “Star Wars Story” in cinemas around Los An

Ep 18: En el centro with Carlos Perrone

Nov 23 2021 42 mins  
Genre geek podcaster and fan Carlos Perrone shares memories of his introduction to Star Wars (or La Guerra de las Galaxias) in Uruguay’s capital of Montevideo before moving with his family to New York ahead of the release of The Empire Strikes Back. Carlos then recalls an opening day double viewing of Return of the Jedi in his Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights and making a s

Ep 17: Down at the Uptown with Erik Janniche

Aug 12 2021 45 mins  
Washington DC local and lifelong fan Erik Janniche shares stories of seeing the Original Trilogy while growing up in the nearby Maryland suburbs of Greenbelt and New Carrollton. Erik then discusses collecting ephemera documenting the area’s theatrical Star Wars history and recounts the spark of seeing Star Wars: Special Edition at DC’s legendary Uptown Theater that led to him t

Ep 16: The Rancho Cucamonga Trio

May 26 2021 72 mins  
A trio of key contributors to the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library’s “Star Wars Day” lead off Season 5 of the podcast. Event co-founders Allen Callaci and Adam Tuckerman along with Master of Ceremonies Shawn “Obi-Shawn” Crosby recall seeing the classic films in several cherished Southern California theaters (and one unidentified cinema in Illinois), then share memories of

Ep 15: The Power of the UA 150 with Hal Bryan

Dec 28 2020 60 mins  
Aviation enthusiast and first generation fan Hal Bryan recalls seeing the Star Wars Trilogy in some of the Seattle area’s classic movie theaters, including the UA 150 where The Empire Strikes Back’s record-setting 61 week run took place. Bryan also sheds light on the origin and development of The Rocketeer Minute podcast. Plus, a behind-the-scenes look at Empire’s Fall 1979 t