Encore! Encore! - This summer break, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the last year. First on the roster, a very special Minisode: Why Marlene?

Janet, John, and Pendleton are on summer break! We’re playing some of our favorite episodes, tributes, and extra bits (because we love those extra bits), for your enjoyment. Encore! Encore!

Welcome to another Cinema Sounds and Secrets tribute episode! Today's tribute is for iconic singer and entertainer Tony Bennett. Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto in 1926, he was surrounded by music from an early age. His talent was clear early on, performing for his family and making art in his neighborhood. He would later take singing lessons to develop his sound and technique before serving in the army. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, even starring as himself in films.

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This week’s tribute episode is dedicated to director and producer Ivan Reitman. Reitman was born in Czechoslovakia and arrived in Canada with his family as refugees, where he would get a job at a local television station, earn a Bachelor of Music, and begin directing short films. Some of his legendary directing and producing work includes National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), and Twins (1988). Ivan and Jason Reitman later became one of only two father/son producing teams nominated for a Best Picture Oscar for the film Up in the Air in 2010.

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This week’s tribute is for Ryan O’Neal. Son of a screenwriter and actress, O’Neal first trained to be an amateur boxer before discovering his passion for acting. Starting out as an extra and stuntman, he moved from Germany to the United States and made his first television appearance as a guest star on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. After his role in the soap opera Peyton Place, he began finding success in films like Love Story (1970), What’s Up, Doc? (1972), and many more!

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This week’s episode focuses on Ned Beatty, known for his reputation as “the busiest actor in Hollywood.” With a career that spanned five decades and 160 films, Janet and John discuss his amazing work as an actor. Known for roles in Deliverance (1972), White Lighting (1973), All the President’s Men (1976), Superman (1978), and many more, Beatty had an incredible career, despite never studying acting. He did ten years of regional theatre before getting an opportunity that changed his life at age 37.

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Working Girl (1988), Something’s Gotta Give (2003), and Moonstruck (1987). This week Janet and John hang with sisters taking care of business in three truly fabulous beloved romantic comedy-dramas starring 3 great comic actresses whose careers now span over 40 years, all set in New York!

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“Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything.”

Today’s tribute episode is for Norman Lear– a truly incredible screenwriter and producer who created or developed over 100 shows including All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.

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