It Happened In Hollywood
The Hollywood Reporter
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On this podcast, Seth Abramovitch, senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, takes you behind the scenes of the indelible pop culture moments that shaped Hollywood history — with special guests who were actually there. In a town where everything old is eventually new again, Seth gives listeners a front-row seat to the way things were. Welcome to IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD!
Theme music composed by: Paul Masvidal and Sean Malone
Theme music composed by: Paul Masvidal and Sean Malone
Richard Linklater: ‘Boyhood’
28 jul · 52 min
The season 9 finale sees the director tell Seth how he pulled off one of the most audacious feats in movie history.
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Nicolas Winding Refn: 'Drive'
21 jul · 30 min
The enigmatic director reflects on the breakthrough that turned a getaway driver into a pop culture icon.
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Guy Maddin: 'My Winnipeg'
01 jul · 45 min
The acclaimed filmmaker about memory, mythmaking, hometowns and turning personal history into cinematic gold.
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Mary Harron: ‘I Shot Andy Warhol’
09 jun · 34 min
The director on her extraordinary docudrama about the near-assassination of an art world superstar.
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John Badham: 'Saturday Night Fever'
26 mei · 41 min
The director remembers how a TV heartthrob, a light-up dance floor and a white suit ignited the disco era.
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Tom Courtenay: 'The Dresser’
19 mei · 35 min
The legendary British actor looks back on the film that earned him an Oscar nomination and a front-row seat to Albert Finney at his most ferocious.
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Jonathan Lynn: ‘Clue’
12 mei · 43 min
Seth sits down with the writer-director who turned a board game into one of Hollywood's greatest cult comedies.
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Ron Howard and Brian Grazer: ‘Splash’
22 apr · 47 min
The Imagine duo relay the David-vs.-Goliath tale of Hollywood’s dueling mermaid movies — minting a superstar out of Tom Hanks in the process.
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Eric Roberts: ‘Star 80’
14 apr · 38 min
The star of Bob Fosse’s final film unpacks the obsession, ambition and moral rot behind one of Hollywood’s darkest true crimes.
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Amy Heckerling: ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
07 apr · 48 min
The director reveals how she transformed Cameron Crowe’s undercover reporting into a defining portrait of messy, horny, sun-bleached youth.
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Andrew McCarthy: ‘Pretty in Pink’
31 mrt · 45 min
The reluctant heartthrob from John Hughes’ 1986 teen classic revisits Brat Pack mania and the last-minute ending that changed everything.
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Henry Thomas: ’E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’
24 mrt · 44 min
The star of the beloved sci-fi film from 1982 looks back on how a tearful, instinctive audition won him screen immortality and childhood superstardom.
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Jane Alexander and Lynne Littman: ‘Testament’
17 mrt · 41 min
The Oscar-nominated star and director of the 1983 nuclear war drama join Seth as the podcast kicks off a new season.
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Mira Nair: 'Salaam Bombay!'
19 dec 2025 · 36 min
The writer-director joins Seth to share tales of the making of this gritty and entrancing tale of life in the slums of India.
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Larry Smith: 'Eyes Wide Shut'
24 nov 2025 · 52 min
Cinematographer Larry Smith describes executing Stanley Kubrick’s exacting vision on what would be his final film.
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William Petersen: 'Manhunter'
24 nov 2025 · 41 min
The star of Hollywood’s first take on Hannibal Lecter reveals the obsessive lengths gone to by Michael Mann to craft a procedural masterpiece.
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Adrian Lyne: ‘Jacob’s Ladder’
01 okt 2025 · 27 min
The director revisits the making of his nightmarish 1990 vision of life after the battlefield starring Tim Robbins.
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Patty McCormack: ‘The Bad Seed’
26 sep 2025 · 57 min
The star of the 1956 thriller that introduced the “evil child” genre joins Seth to retell the making of a horror classic.
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Philippe Rousselot: ‘Diva’
17 sep 2025 · 41 min
The Oscar-winning cinematographer walks Seth through the making of the gorgeous cult French film from 1981.
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Rob Reiner: ‘This is Spinal Tap’
10 sep 2025 · 44 min
The director of the landmark 1984 mockumentary joins Seth for an unforgettable conversation about the making of a comedy classic.
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Charlie Kaufman: 'Synecdoche, New York'
04 sep 2025 · 1 u
The Oscar-winner breaks down the making of his 2008 postmodern mindbender starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Kenneth Lonergan: 'You Can Count on Me'
23 jul 2025 · 1 u 11 min
The Oscar-winning writer-director revisits his landmark
first film about the bond between two orphaned siblings.
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first film about the bond between two orphaned siblings.
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Sean Baker and Darren Dean: 'Prince of Broadway'
12 mei 2025 · 51 min
The Oscar-winning Anora director shares memories of creating
his first festival film.
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his first festival film.
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The enigmatic ‘Sopranos’ creator and his documentarian join
Seth for a chat about making history-changing TV.
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Seth for a chat about making history-changing TV.
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Charles Burnett: 'Killer of Sheep'
22 apr 2025 · 37 min
Indie pioneer Charles Burnett recollects the making of his 1978
masterpiece.
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masterpiece.
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Pam Grier: 'Jackie Brown'
03 apr 2025 · 1 u 15 min
Join the first female action star as she retells the
making of Quentin Tarantino’s third film
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making of Quentin Tarantino’s third film
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Amy Irving: 'Crossing Delancey'
14 mrt 2025 · 43 min
The star of the ultimate
“Jewish romcom” joins us to reminisce about making the 1988 charmer and shares
memories of her marriage to Steven Spielberg.
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“Jewish romcom” joins us to reminisce about making the 1988 charmer and shares
memories of her marriage to Steven Spielberg.
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Patrick Wilson: 'Little Children'
26 feb 2025 · 41 min
Join “Prom King” Patrick Wilson for an episode all about
laundry room trysts and suburban ennui.
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laundry room trysts and suburban ennui.
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Nancy Olson: ‘Sunset Boulevard’
06 feb 2025 · 51 min
The star of Billy Wilder’s Hollywood-skewering noir from 1950 regales with
tales of the making of the classic film.
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tales of the making of the classic film.
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