NARRATOR: If you've been nonstop binging
but still want more of the movies and TV you love,
these podcasts will be like music to your ears.
I'm a podcaster.
What on earth is that?
NARRATOR: On this IMDbrief, we run down 6 podcasts
to deepen your knowledge, your passion, and your fandom,
especially when you need a binge break.
Since you probably already rewatched
all nine parts of the Star Wars Skywalker saga--
That's impossible!
NARRATOR: Well, no.
They all just hit Disney+.
Now check out the podcast Block Buster, an audio history
of the rocky road that upstart filmmaker pals George
Lucas and Steven Spielberg traversed
to get their first films made.
Told with storybook narration, voice actors playing the cinema
legends, and an original score inspired by John
Williams' Oscar-winning music.
[MUSIC - JOHN WILLIAMS & LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
STAR WARS (MAIN TITLE)]
One of the many podcast highlights
is the long and dogged auditions that George Lucas
held to find his Han Solo.
SYLVESTER STALLONE: Hey, guys.
I'm Sylvester Stallone reading for the part of Han Solo.
TOMMY LEE JONES: Hey, there.
Tommy Lee Jones reading for the part of Han Solo.
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN: I'm Christopher Walken.
I'm reading for Hans Solo.
NARRATOR: If you're into classic films and celebrity
impressions, then Turner Classic Movies' ultra-deep dive
into the life and legend of Paper
Moon and The Last Picture Show director
Peter Bogdanovich is the podcast for you.
Our friend here-- he just purely hate being interviewed.
NARRATOR: On The Plot Thickens, TCM's Ben Mankiewicz
hosts and connects the dots between Bogdanovich,
his mentor, Orson Welles, and a little film
that Ben's grandfather Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote for Orson--
Citizen Kane.
ORSON WELLES: This is Orson Welles.
I can't tell you how long I've wanted to meet you.
[APPLAUSE]
NARRATOR: If you're searching for more of the greatest films
ever to add to your Watchlist, then the first podcast
from IMDb has got you covered.
Movies That Changed My Life is a weekly interview series
that gives our favorite actors and filmmakers
the chance to chat about what got them into showbiz
in the first place.
Have you been at the controls?
What are you talking about?
The thermostats. What have you done to them?
MAN: I haven't touched them.
Then why has my head gone numb?
NARRATOR: That's from Withnail & I, a British cult comedy
from 1987 and one of guest Joel McHale's favorites,
especially for Richard E. Grant's
incredible punch-drunk performance.
JOEL MCHALE: There's so many Oscar-winning performances
that are missed.
And this is one of them in the biggest way,
'cause if it was a big-time A-list studio actor who
pulled that performance off, they
would have gotten nine Oscars.
NARRATOR: Since HBO recently offered
a wealth of classic series to stream for free,
this might finally be the time to binge The Sopranos.
Well, you're not scared of me now, are you?
No.
NARRATOR: Good, because you can dive in head
first with Tony's Emmy-winning costar
Drea de Matteo, as she revisits all 86 episodes on Made Women.
DREA DE MATTEO: When I auditioned for David Chase--
and-- WOMAN: Wow.
DREA DE MATTEO: --he had me read for, like,
four different parts in the pilot,
and I wasn't right for anything.
And I didn't know anything about it.
I did think it was about opera singers.
NARRATOR: Or you can watch two of Tony's other costars
on Steve Schirripa and Michael Imperioli's Talking Sopranos.
Clearly, there's plenty of Tony talk to go around.
Those three guys were auditioning for-- they were
the finalists for Tony Soprano.
So Michael Rispoli, Jim Gandolfini, Stevie Van Zandt
could have been Tony Soprano.
NARRATOR: Lastly in the TV lane is Office Ladies,
from two literal ladies of NBC's The Office,
Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer.
Look, it's little pregs and big pregs.
Wait, when did we start calling ourselves--
Isn't it amazing, the difference in our sizes?
NARRATOR: Kinsey and Fischer are only 27 episodes
into the original 201, so their behind-the-scenes stories
with Office costars, writers, and directors,
like Creed Bratton, Paul Feig, and Greg Daniels
will be filling out trivia pages on IMDb for months to come.
JENNA FISCHER: Here it is.
It's The Office bringing us back together again.
ANGELA KINSEY: Yes! JENNA FISCHER: It's so special.
ANGELA KINSEY: It's so special. So--
JENNA FISCHER: OK, we're geeking out.
ANGELA KINSEY: So--
NARRATOR: For more preeminent pods and trending stories, stay
glued to IMDb.com/IMDbrief.