Bob Barth

Noah Segan joins me to talk about The Only Living Pickpocket in New York and directing John Turturro and Steve Buscemi. Hear our conversation on Bob Barth’s One Night Stand, WFMU: wfmu.org/playlists/N1 Support listener-powered WFMU during October: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Trailers can give away too much, and the conversation around a film can shape it before you sit down. Today on Substack: the case for going in with less, and for letting someone you trust point you toward a movie. bobbarthwrites.substack.com/p/the-value-...

The latest One Night Stand is now on demand! Writer-director Noah Segan joins me (The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.) Listen On Demand at wfmu.org or in the free WFMU app: wfmu.org/playlists/sh... It’s Hellraiser Month! Support WFMU: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Writer/director Noah Segan joins me this Saturday to discuss The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. Plus, Wicker, season three of Nobody Wants This, and Brandon Flowers at the Ford. Saturday, 2–6 PM PT / 5–9 PM ET. On WFMU.org. It’s Hellraiser Month: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Doug Jones on the set of Pan’s Labyrinth: “When the camera rolled something magic happened…” Hear Doug and Ivana Baquero revisit the film on the ONS Film Club. Find the archived show in the WFMU app—just look up Bob Barth. Support independent radio: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Ivana Baquero on finding her voice at eleven on Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth. Hear Ivana and Doug Jones on the ONS Film Club—search Bob Barth in the WFMU app. It’s WFMU’s October Hellraiser! Support independent radio: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

A time machine. A repeating day. A man who can fly. I’ll believe all of it if I believe the people inside the story. This week’s essay: “You Have to Meet the Movie Halfway.” bobbarthwrites.substack.com/p/you-have-t...

Giving young actors room to be themselves: Tiny Fugitives co-writer/director Michael Lewen talks craft on Bob Barth’s One Night Stand. Listen on the WFMU app—search my name. Support WFMU’s October Hellraiser: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Willem Dafoe on a director’s passion—and helping bring that vision to life. 🎧 Hear our TENZING conversation on the free WFMU app. Search Bob Barth’s One Night Stand; select October 17. ❤️ Support WFMU’s October Hellraiser: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

I’ll believe in time travel, a repeating day, or a man who can fly. A character making a decision that makes no sense to them? That’s where you lose me. This week’s essay: “You Have to Meet the Movie Halfway.” bobbarthwrites.substack.com

Laura Benanti on comedy, vulnerability, and letting go of shame. Our NOBODY CARES conversation is in the WFMU archive: www.wfmu.org/playlists/sh... 🔥 It’s October HELLRAISER! Support WFMU on behalf of Bob Barth’s One Night Stand: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

What I miss about a busy studio lot is the sense that everywhere you look, somebody is making something. This week’s essay, “Fill Those Stages,” is about Warner Bros., Hollywood’s uncertain future, and wanting to get back to work. bobbarthwrites.substack.com/p/fill-those...

Linda Hamilton needs to hear “Action!” Director Thane Economou talks actors’ processes on TRUST ME, I’M A DOCTOR. Listen: www.wfmu.org/playlists/sh... It’s WFMU Hellraiser Month! Donate for One Night Stand—make me feel like a million dollars: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

How does an actor find the emotional arc in a nonlinear script? Kal Penn talks Trust Me, I’m a Doctor on Bob Barth’s One Night Stand. Find us in the WFMU archive. October is WFMU Hellraiser Month! Support the show: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Linda Hamilton on the emotion beneath the polished exterior in Trust Me, I’m a Doctor. Hear our conversation in the WFMU archive: Bob Barth’s One Night Stand. It’s WFMU Hellraiser Month! Donate on behalf of the show: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Hollywood has people ready to work, stories ready to tell, and soundstages waiting to be filled. “Fill Those Stages,” my latest essay, is a personal look at Warner Bros., consolidation, and getting back to making things. bobbarthwrites.substack.com

Linda Hamilton, Kal Penn, Thane Economou & Laura Benanti on Bob Barth’s One Night Stand—now in the archive. Listen like a podcast! www.wfmu.org/playlists/sh... October Hellraiser: support WFMU & this show! pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N1 @wfmu.bsky.social

Labeled “box office poison,” Joan Crawford had something to prove. Film historian Dr. Olympia Kiriakou discusses her performance in THE WOMEN (1939) on the ONS Film Club. Listen in the WFMU archives. In the free WFMU app, open the archives and search “Bob Barth.” @wfmu.bsky.social

Saturday’s One Night Stand is on demand! 🎬 THE WOMEN (1939) with film historian Dr. Olympia Kiriakou 🎭 A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO at La Jolla Playhouse 🎶 Plenty of music Listen in the FREE WFMU app: Pause, skip, rewind—like a podcast! @wfmu.bsky.social

Tonight: ONS Film Club takes on THE WOMEN (1939) with film historian Dr. Olympia Kiriakou! Plus: La Jolla Playhouse’s funny, heartfelt A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO—and plenty of music. 2–6 PM PT / 5–9 PM ET Sheena’s Jungle Room: wfmu.org or the free WFMU app. @wfmu.bsky.social

What makes a screenwriter read a story and think, “I want this”? Ailbhe Keogan joined me on Bob Barth’s One Night Stand to discuss Trespasses and her desire to bring it to the screen. Listen free on the WFMU app or here: www.wfmu.org/playlists/sh... @wfmu.bsky.social

Gilda Radner was a heroine of Jane Mendelsohn’s. Learning she dated Martin Short during Godspell sparked a question: “What was that like?” Jane & Nick Davis discuss You Had to Be There on Bob Barth’s One Night Stand. Listen: free WFMU app → September 26 archive. @wfmu.bsky.social

Why did Toronto’s Godspell attract so much comedic talent? Nick Davis found a clue in the script. Nick Davis & Jane Mendelsohn discuss their documentary You Had to Be There on Bob Barth’s One Night Stand. Listen: free WFMU app → September 26 archive. @wfmu.bsky.social

The ONS Film Club returns Saturday! Film historian Dr. Olympia Kiriakou joins me for THE WOMEN (1939). Watch ahead on Hulu, rent on major digital platforms, or check your local public library! 2pm PT / 5pm ET WFMU’s Sheena’s Jungle Room wfmu.org / free WFMU app @wfmu.bsky.social

Saturday’s show is in the free WFMU app: Nick Davis & Jane Mendelsohn on You Had to Be There, plus Ailbhe Keogan on Trespasses. Jump to either conversation, skip around, rewind—listen like a podcast. No subscription. wfmu.org/playlists/sh... @wfmu.bsky.social

Thirty years after I left my high-school theater, I walked back into its dressing room. It was still a mess. The visit got me thinking about the people and places that help us find a path—and how much that path can change once we’re on it. bobbarthwrites.substack.com/p/thirty-yea...

Today on One Night Stand: Nick Davis and Jane Mendelsohn on You Had to Be There, the documentary about the Toronto Godspell production that helped launch a comedy generation. Plus, screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan on Trespasses, now airing on PBS. 2–6 PT / 5–9 ET on WFMU’s SJR. @wfmu.bsky.social

Director Pádraic McKinley wanted The Weight to feel modern without abandoning the visual intentionality of classic cinema. Hear our conversation about his Depression-era thriller, starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, in the archives of Bob Barth’s One Night Stand at WFMU.org. @wfmu.bsky.social

Saturday’s One Night Stand is now in the WFMU archives! Director Padraic McKinley joins me to discuss The Weight, starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe. Plus, we take a look at Season 4 of Reacher. Listen anytime, just like a podcast: wfmu.org/playlists/sh... @wfmu.bsky.social

Los Angeles can still be the destination. It no longer has to be the starting line. Make the work. Find your people. Build your little Hollywood wherever you are—and move when you have a concrete reason to come. “Don’t Move to Los Angeles… Yet” bobbarthwrites.substack.com/p/dont-move-...

Today on Bob Barth’s One Night Stand: 🎬 Director Padraic McKinley joins me to talk about The Weight, his new Depression-era thriller starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe. 📺 Plus: Alan Ritchson is back for Season 4 of Reacher. 2–6 PM PT / 5–9 PM ET WFMU’s Sheena’s Jungle Room @wfmu.bsky.social

I love Los Angeles. I’m just no longer sure it’s where a young filmmaker needs to begin. Find your people. Buy the pizza. Make the five minutes. Today’s essay is about building a film community where you are—and why I may need to follow my own advice. bobbarthwrites.substack.com/p/dont-move-...

What struck me seeing Violent Femmes live wasn’t nostalgia—it was how immediate the relationship between the band and the audience still feels. Gordon Gano and I talked about what he sees when he looks out from the stage & why that connection still matters after all these years. @wfmu.bsky.social

Last Saturday’s show is now in the WFMU archive! Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes joins me, along with looks at Practical Magic 2 and the national tour of Water for Elephants. Listen online or through the WFMU app—just like a podcast—and savor it all week long. @wfmu.bsky.social

Critics dismissed Practical Magic in 1998. Nearly three decades later, audiences were still waiting for its sequel. A work of art doesn’t fail because someone declares it dead. Sometimes it simply hasn’t found its moment yet. bobbarthwrites.substack.com/p/nobody-get...

Today on Bob Barth’s One Night Stand: Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes joins me, plus we take a look at the new motion picture Practical Magic 2 and the national tour of Water for Elephants at the Hollywood Pantages. 2–6 p.m. PT / 5–9 p.m. ET WFMU’s Sheena’s Jungle Room @wfmu.bsky.social

At a packed screening of Practical Magic 2, fans arrived dressed up and cheering. The original wasn’t a hit in 1998. It simply hadn’t found all of its people yet. This week: Who gets to decide when a work of art has failed? bobbarthwrites.substack.com/p/nobody-get...

Virginia Woolf’s humor isn’t a modern embellishment—it’s right there in the novel. Screenwriter/producer Justine Waddell joined me to discuss letting that wit guide her adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day. Our conversation is now in the WFMU archive. @wfmu.bsky.social

I’m back for another fill-in tomorrow on WFMU’s Sheena’s Jungle Room—playing some fun things I’ve stumbled into and spending the morning with all you fantastic listeners. Thursday at 9 a.m. Pacific / noon Eastern on WFMU. @wfmu.bsky.social

Adults lets its characters be selfish, impulsive and spectacularly messy without treating them with contempt. That affection is what gives the chaos its emotional weight. My conversation with co-showrunners Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold is in the WFMU archives. @wfmu.bsky.social

Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw met at 17. Today, they’re married and co-showrunners of FX’s Adults—still doing what brought them together in the first place: making each other laugh. Hear our full conversation anytime in the WFMU archive. @wfmu.bsky.social