Latest Episodes

Previewing Woody Woodpecker Golden Age Collection Blu-ray with Jerry Beck

Animation historian Jerry Beck joins the podcast for a preview of the upcoming Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection Blu-ray. Our wide-ranging and entertaining discussion reveals his involvement with the Woody Woodpecker releases f...

January 06, 2026 • Episode 207 • 57:12

Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 2 Cartoons Announcement

George Feltenstein of the Warner Archive and animation historian Jerry Beck join the podcast to announce the 51 cartoons included in the Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault Volume 2 Blu-ray, coming March 24, 2026. We highlight some of the restoratio...

December 25, 2025 • Episode 206 • 28:48

Warner Archive January Announcement: 6 Classic Films, A Hanna Barbera Series, PLUS Two Film Collections

The Warner Archive kicks off 2026 with a diverse lineup of 6 classic films, including a Clark Gable and Jean Harlow erotic pre-Code, a hard-hitting Robinson/Raft/Dietrich drama, a suspenseful Greenstreet-Lorre team up,  a highly anticipate...

December 12, 2025 • Episode 205 • 51:14

UNCUT & UNCENSORED: Celebrating Tom and Jerry The Golden Era Anthology Blu-ray

Animation historians George Feltenstein and Jerry Beck join the podcast to CELEBRATE this landmark release bringing all 114 MGM Golden Era (1940-58) Tom and Jerry shorts to Blu-ray, uncut, uncensored, and restored in HD. We trace the decades-lo...

December 02, 2025 • Episode 204 • 1:06:26

TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz On Baseball, TCM’s Legacy, And The Future Of Classic Film

We sit down with Ben Mankiewicz to trace his path from sports-obsessed kid to TCM host, exploring what makes a film “classic,” why nostalgia hits harder with age, and how storytelling in podcasts and on-air curation keeps cinema alive. Along th...

November 27, 2025 • Episode 203 • 50:11

Fan Mail

Hey Tim, my name is West. Love the Podcast. You and George are often singing the praises of Warner Bros Imaging who do the restoration work. How about bringing some of those folks onto the podcast? I’d love to hear more about film restoration as a niche industry — and in particular I’d love to know how those folks got into it! What was their career path? Just an idea 🙂 Keep being awesome.

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