The Gregg Bruza View
Gregg takes an in depth look at the mechanics of filmmaking with discussions on acting, writing, directing, for all those interested in making what Martin Scorcese calls a "well crafted film." Gregg also delves into the art of song writing by sharing how he writes some of his songs on guitar.
Episodes
18 episodes
The Trail Of Dennis Weaver
Dennis Weaver is a little known actor who starred in the second most successful tv series of all time, in my opinion, "Gunsmoke". Which he did for nine seasons. But along the way he left some choice other roles on the tr...
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35:13
The Great Gomez
Not Selena but you never know. She could be a distant relative of this actor. This is the first in a series on the great character actors/actresses of the 40s, 50s, 60s and a little beyond. We start with the actor Thomas Gomez the f...
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21:07
Bob Mitchum and "Thunder Road"
Bob Mitchum is probably one of my top 10 favorite actors. His body of work is killer and speaks for itself. After taking on so many roles and working with so many great directors, he decided to come up with an original story, write ...
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12:00
History of America Through Film
The real history of America through film. Not that crap that was in our school books. I'll present to you 41 films, 21 based on actual true events and 20 based on actual characters, situations and time periods that show the real his...
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3:23:37
"I Can't Wait To Talk About Rocky"
And that's what I'm going to do in this podcast. Share with you what it was like to first see the trailer for "Rocky" in movie theaters, and then what it was like to have the near extinct "movie experience " of seeing it for the first tim...
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48:53
The 10 Best Film Noirs Part 3
Part 3 in my series "The Best Film Noirs of All Time". In Part 1 and Part 2 I talked about the 1st Top 10 List of Film Noirs. Here in Part 3 I'll give you the 2nd Top 10 List of the best film noirs, in my opinion. I'll introdu...
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23:48
Fuller is So Different
Looking at the lesser known and great director Samuel Fuller and five of his films - one as screenwriter, the other four as writer/director. An introduction to his work for all young writer/filmmakers not familiar with his films, and a ke...
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45:58
How I Write 'Em - 3
My third installment on how I wrote one of my early songs on guitar. This song "The Thought of You" I wrote in 1987 after my friends and I were sitting around and decided to have a contest to see who could write the best George Michael so...
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35:31
10 Best Film Noirs Part 2
Part two of the 10 Best Film Noirs, and why the 10 listed in Part One are the best. We'll talk about their knockout spectacular endings, as well as the twists and turns each one takes, and the exceptional camerawork, great acting, a...
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58:39
The 10 Best Film Noirs - Part 1
I'll give you a brief set-up on the 10 best film noirs, but won't tell you the endings, so you can go and watch them. After you experience the "kapow" that each one delivers, join me in Part 2 and I'll talk about what makes ea...
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31:11
Fiction to Film - A Bird's Eye View
Reading of the 30 page short story "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier, then compare and contrast how Alfred Hitchcock lifted it from the page to the movie screen. With audio commentary on the famous "Gas Station Scene" that has more cuts in...
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1:53:19
The Twilight Zone
A run thru the 10 most famous or well known Twilight Zone episodes. Then a look at "The Other 10" most famous Twilight Zone episodes which are just as good and some even creepier.
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1:29:02
How I Write 'Em - 2
How I wrote my second song "Nothing Gonna Stop Me" by using chords from other radio songs, and trying to say something when I had nothing to say.
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33:16
Unsung Supporting Actresses - Madeline Kahn
The first in an ongoing series looking at forgotten supporting actresses. Here we look at clips from 6 films from the actress Madeline Kahn.
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1:10:48
7 Ways To Murder Someone - The Gospel According to Alfred Hitchcock
In depth look at, and audio commentary to, murder scenes from 7 of Alfred Hitchcock's Films - Blackmail, Strangers On A Train, Psycho, Foreign Correspondent, Frenzy, Lifeboat and Torn Curtain
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36:54
Touch Of The Tracking Shot
In depth look at, and audio commentary to , 3 of the longest single Tracking Shots in film history by Orson Welles, from two of his movies "Touch of Evil' and "The Stranger".
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