Episode 06 - It's a Christmas movie. So why do we care?
If you're going to talk Die Hard, you cannot avoid the meme/debate over whether or not it's a Christmas movie. We discuss why it is (and okay, a few r...
Die Hard With a Podcast
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Die Hard With a Podcast is a 9-part series examining the best American action film of all time: Die Hard. This podcast may center around Die Hard, but it also explores more than just what happened inside Nakatomi Tower that fateful Christmas Eve. This is a podcast for anyone out there with interest in the film – or even just action films, films from the 1980s, the evolution of the American movie hero, film production… Die Hard is at once a product of its time, and the start of a new kind of moviegoing experience.
Episode 05 - Roderick Thorp's Nothing Lasts Forever
Almost a decade before there was Die Hard, there was Nothing Lasts Forever. While it sounds like a lost James Bond film, it's actually the book that D...
Episode 04 - Holly Gennaro (and Holly McClane)
Holly Gennaro McClane: portrayed in Die Hard by Bonnie Bedelia, John McClane's estranged wife reflects the conflicts and contradictions facing women a...
Episode 03 - John McClane: Analyzing a Barefoot Hero
The high-quality talent of the team that brought Die Hard to the screen is well-recognized. But to many, the secret ingredient to the movie's success ...
Episode 02 - Breaking the 80s action movie mold
Every film is both a product of its environment, and a rebellion against it. Artists (and audiences) search for something new and fresh, but cannot es...
Episode 01 - The Making of Die Hard
There's no better place to start than at the beginning – so, for the first episode of Die Hard With a Podcast, we're taking a look at the making of Di...