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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T08:00:04.000Z",
  "site": "https://maximumfun.org",
  "tags": [
    "women directors",
    "LGBTQ Filmmakers",
    "Old Hollywood",
    "Sinners",
    "Female Directors",
    "Actor Awards",
    "Harrison Ford",
    "Melies",
    "Los Angeles Plays Itself",
    "Gugusse and the Automaton",
    "Film Noir",
    "film restoration",
    "Joan Fontaine",
    "Ida Lupino",
    "SAG Awards",
    "Edmond O'Brien",
    "movie quiz",
    "Edmund Gwenn",
    "Classic film",
    "the blankist",
    "black and white",
    "Necessary Foundation",
    "Catherine O'Hara",
    "Hadley Hall Meares",
    "_Hitchcockian Thrillers_",
    "_My Life So Far_",
    "Old Hollywood Book Club",
    "**Lost Melies Film Found in the Library of Congress**",
    "**Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang, Lena Waithe, Adam Goldman Head New LGBTQ Film Initiative**",
    "**SAG’s Renamed** ‘**Actor Awards’ Air Live on Netflix**",
    "**Movie Quiz Letterboxd List: “The [Blank}ist”**",
    "Blank}ist”** **Staff Picks** Drea - [_André is an Idiot_",
    "_André is an Idiot_ Alonso - [_Micki & Maude_",
    "_Micki & Maude_ Hadley - [_My Favorite Wife_",
    "_My Favorite Wife_ Kevin - [_Bottoms_",
    "_Bottoms_ Follow us on [BlueSky",
    "BlueSky, [Facebook",
    "Facebook, [Instagram",
    "Instagram, or [Letterboxd",
    "Letterboxd With [Kevin Avery",
    "Kevin Avery [Drea Clark",
    "Drea Clark [Alonso Duralde",
    "Alonso Duralde Produced by [Marissa Flaxbart",
    "Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer [Laura Swisher"
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  "textContent": "March is Women’s History month, and all the movies we cover this month will be directed by women! To kick things off, we’re leaning into the “history” part, and going back to 1953 to cover the most popular film from a truly pioneering director (and prolific actor), the one and only Ida Lupino. It’s The Bigamist, with our special guest, a journalist covering culture and history, Hadley Hall Meares! **What’s Good** Alonso - Stephen Rebello’s new book _Hitchcockian Thrillers_ Drea - Canada Dry Strawberry Fruit Splash Ginger Ale Zero Sugar Hadley - Jane Fonda’s _My Life So Far_ (for _Vanity Fair_ ’s Old Hollywood Book Club) Kevin - Brand new cast iron skillet ITIDIC\n\n  1. **Lost Melies Film Found in the Library of Congress**\n  2. **Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang, Lena Waithe, Adam Goldman Head New LGBTQ Film Initiative**\n  3. **SAG’s Renamed** ‘**Actor Awards’ Air Live on Netflix**\n\n**Movie Quiz Letterboxd List: “The Blank}ist”** **Staff Picks** Drea - _André is an Idiot_ Alonso - _Micki & Maude_ Hadley - _My Favorite Wife_ Kevin - _Bottoms_ Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd With Kevin Avery Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer [Laura Swisher",
  "title": "Episode #444: Ida Lupino’s ‘The Bigamist’ with Hadley Meares"
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