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Holiday Inn Part 1: Irving Berlin’s Success, Birth of White Christmas, and Bing Crosby, the First Multimedia Star

Don’t Ask Why. Just go and God Bless America.

Irving Berlin went from being the youngest of eight children to an immediate hit songwriter whose song “Blue Skies” would be one of the first pieces of music on film. But he would end up away from his family a lot and yearned to be back in New York celebrating any holiday.

Learn how his consistent work would inspire him to write White Christmas. Also see how Bing Crosby, who was dominating the radio scene, would be selected to debut White Christmas and set up the negotiation for Holiday Inn. 

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Home Alone Part 2: Daniel Stern Fired, Production Shut Down, Joe Pesci’s Swear Jar and getting John Williams

This is it! Don’t get scared now.

At the start of production in Winnetka, Illinois, Home Alone seemed to have things ready to go with the entire production being done in a gym. But Daniel Stern would be fired early to be replaced by a Matlock actor. Also learn how Warners got mad that Home Alone would end up costing more then the live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. 

Also hear about how Joe Pesci took inspiration from the Looney Tunes, how they got lucky with getting John Williams as a composer and why the film was in theaters all the way till June of the next year. 

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Home Alone Part 2: Daniel Stern Fired, Production Shut Down, Joe Pesci’s Swear Jar and getting John Williams


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Home Alone Part 1: John Hughes, Script, Hiring Chris Columbus, and Casting a Culkin

Peter! We slept in!

John Hughes was in a point in his career where he would exit directing to focus on writing and producing. Though Uncle Buck would provide some help, it was actually a vacation where John got the idea. Learn how he wrote his script…almost as close as the film would come out.

Also learn how Chris Columbus would get the directing job even after a major flop. Oh, and how certain roles almost went to Jon Lovitz, Kelsey Grammar and even Chris Farley. Yep, THAT Chris Farley.

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