Classic Movies-Topper Returns

Ron and guest Mike Jarmus discuss the ghost movie genre. The featured classic movie is “Topper Returns”. The 1941 film stars Joan Blondell and Carole Landis.

Classic Movies-DickTracy Part2

Part Two of a two part series featuring Dick Tracy. Ron and his guest Michael Wright discuss the classic sleuth genre.

Classic Movies-Women In Cinema

Kirk Douglas’s first film and strong women in cinema are discussed by Ron and his guest Gina Rodriguez, founder and director of the Rahway Intl Film Festival.The festival is now […]

Classic Movies – Dick Tracy

Part One of a two part series featuring Dick Tracy. Ron and his guest Michael Wright discuss the classic sleuth genre.

Nation Magazine’s 150th Anniversary

2015 marks the 150th birthday of The Nation magazine. To commemorate this historic anniversary, The Commonwealth Club is proud to present a conversation about our country’s inequality crisis – a […]

Classic Movies – Africa Screams

Africa Screams is an Abbott & Costello comedy. Host Ron MacCloskey interviews Abbott & Costello impersonators and the duo perform an excellent “Who’s On First?” in the Edison TV studio.

Something To Sing About

Ron MacCloskey and his guest, Pat Barton, discuss music in classic movies, including James Cagney in our featured film “Something to Sing About.”

Classic Movies – Charade

“Charade” starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Guest host Michael Townsend Wright and Ron MacCloskey talk classic movies.

Classic Movies – Sabotage

Ron and his guest, an independent filmmaker, discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s films – including our film this time “Sabotage”.