Jewish gangster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel is frequently credited with corrupting Hollywood’s unions and “inventing” Las Vegas. Siegel did have movie star friends, but the true story of his involvement with the Flamingo casino is also the story of a much bigger movieland player: Hollywood Reporter founder/publisher/columnist Billy Wilkerson.
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Jan 2019
143: The Trials of Confidential Magazine: Dorothy Dandridge (Fake News: Fact Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 17)
Over two episodes, we will explore Hollywood Babylon’s coverage of Confidential Magazine and the two celebrities who testified against the scandal rag in the 1957 trial that helped end what Anger rightfully refers to as its “reign of terror.” We’ll begin with Dorothy Dandridge, t ... Show More
49m 47s
Oct 2020
Brad Pitt's Alleged Girlfriend Has an Open Marriage, LeAnn Rimes Talks Coyote Ugly 20 Years Later - Daily Pop 10/26/20
The Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood star's GF has a husband, Hello singer Adele slays as Saturday Night Live host and Josh Hartnett claims he was set up to fail in Hollywood. Clare Crawley hints at being forced off The Bachelorette early, Wendy Williams responds to show critics a ... Show More
41m 13s
Apr 2021
Janet Jackson Getting Framing Britney Spears Doc Treatment, Top Moments at the 2021 Oscars - Daily Pop 04/26/21
After the nipplegate debacle at Super Bowl 38, the singer will reportedly be the subject of a new documentary, Anthony Hopkins pays tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman in belated Best Actor acceptance speech, Michael B. Jordan reveals why he did his own stunts in new action fl ... Show More
42m 1s
Apr 2022
Florentine Films: Ken Burns
<p>As a boy, Ken Burns was captivated by the power of film and dreamed of being the next Alfred Hitchcock or John Ford. But in college, he discovered that stories about American history could be just as dramatic as any he could make up. Eventually, he set out to make a new kind o ... Show More
1h 17m
Jan 2022
‘Casino’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
That’s the truth about The Rewatchables. We’re the only winners. The listeners don’t stand a chance. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey revisit Martin Scorsese’s 1995 film ‘Casino,’ starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone.
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2h 4m