Director Archive

Martha Coolidge

Discover the remarkable film directors featured on TruStory FM’s entertainment podcasts. Learn about their creative journeys and lasting contributions to cinema through each of these archive episodes.

The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: John Heard • Rambling Rose, d: Martha Coolidge (1991)
The Next Reel Film Podcast

Rambling Rose

We wrap up our John Heard series with a film he’s hardly in. It’s Martha Coolidge’s 1991 Depression coming of age story ‘Rambling Rose,’ which stars Laura Dern and her mother Diane Ladd! Tune in.

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The Next Reel Film Podcast

Real Genius

The fourth of five in our 80s Comedy with Coolidge and Heckerling series, and the second film directed by Martha Coolidge we’ve discussed on the show. So much to love in this film! It’s a film about smart people that feels genuine. Plus, there’s lots of popcorn too…

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The Next Reel Film Podcast

Valley Girl

What’s the story as to how director Martha Coolidge found Nicolas Cage for his part in this film? And how great is he with Deborah Foreman as the two leads? The Romeo and Juliet story works well in this teen world of the San Fernando Valley vs. the grungier Hollywood/DTLA. How do the actors deliver in creating these two worlds? And how about Coolidge and her music selections? We talk about all of this and more on this week’s show so check it out then tune in!

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Valley Girl (1983)

Its the podcast that is TRULY dazzling as a filmmaker, a comedian and their guests like, totally take a look at the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed with 2020 eyes! This is Valley Girl, a movie selection from 1983. 

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