About this podcast
Merry Monday and Welcome to Behind the Bells! Come join Robert Nicholas, your expert film scholar, as he takes you on a one horse open sleigh ride into the world of Christmas movies. We’ll go into a deep dive into your favorite holiday classics and what impact they had on the season.
- Doug: Doug’s Christmas Story (Nickelodeon) & Doug’s Secret Christmas (Disney)by e_xander on November 30, 2021
“This is supposed to be a happy time. This isn’t happy” In our first editorial episode, rather then doing a... read more Doug: Doug’s Christmas Story […]
- Robert’s Christmas Interviews: Ed Dalyby e_xander on November 22, 2021
Merry Monday everyone! We’ve got something special for today! We have our first interview with Ed Daly, the author of... read more Robert’s Christmas […]
- Krampus Part 1: Christmas Monsters, Shadow of St. Nicholas, Orgins of Krampus and Rise on the Internetby e_xander on October 31, 2021
“It’s Christmas. Nothing Bad is going to happen on Christmas!” Happy Halloween!! Before we go into the movie, learn of... read more Krampus Part 1: […]
- Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Part 2: Beginning of Rankin Bass, Expanding the Song, Japanese Puppeteering, and TV Airingby e_xander on September 20, 2021
“Rudolph, with your nose so bright, will you guide my sleigh tonight?” We get to the point where Arthur Rankin... read more Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer […]
- Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Part 1: Stop Motion Animation, From a Department Store to the North Pole, Nazi-Hunting Songwriter and a Singing Cowboyby e_xander on August 23, 2021
“Whats the matter with misfits, thats where we fit in!” Time to dive into the stop motion world of Rankin/Bass!... read more Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer […]
- The Ref Part 2: Jerry Bruckhiemer, From an A$$H0!E to Actor, Alternate Ending and Almost Cult Statusby e_xander on July 27, 2021
“Hey! The only one who yells is me!” Film Producer Jerry Bruckhiemer was about to come on because of…NASCAR. Denis... read more The Ref Part 2: Jerry […]
- The Ref Part 1: Christmas…in March, Richard Lagravenese, The Fisher King, and a 20 Minute Pitchby e_xander on July 13, 2021
“You know what this family needs? A mute” Writer Richard Lagravenense, who was raised in New York, wanted to be... read more The Ref Part 1: Christmas…in […]
- Mickey’s Christmas Carol Part 2: Team of Animators, Getting Donald Back, Beating the Smurfs and TV Airingsby e_xander on June 28, 2021
“One hundred gold pieces, and not a penny more!” Burny not only gathered his best crew, he assigned people to... read more Mickey’s Christmas Carol Part […]
- Mickey’s Christmas Carol Part 1: Decline of Animation, Burny Mattinson’s Rise and the Return of Mickeyby e_xander on June 15, 2021
“If I give money to the poor, then they won’t be poor anymore” At a point when Disney was putting... read more Mickey’s Christmas Carol Part 1: Decline […]
- Holiday Inn Part 2: Bing and Fred Together, Pearl Harbor, Fireworks and Controversial Lincolnby e_xander on May 25, 2021
Open Holidays Only! Irving Berlin was now ready to work with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire to bring his story... read more Holiday Inn Part 2: Bing and Fred […]
