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About Joel Tscherne
Master in Library Science, Kent State University; Master of Arts in History, Cleveland State UniversityNBN Episodes hosted by Joel:
March 10, 2026
Screen Captures
Movies open a window into our collective soul. In Screen Captures: Film in the Age of Emergency (Lever Press, 2026), Stephen Lee Naish guides us throu…
December 28, 2025
How Documentaries Work
Previous guest Jacob Bricca (Documentary Editing: Principles and Practice) is a professional film editor and director, specializing in documentaries. …
November 28, 2025
The Warner Brothers
One of the oldest and most recognizable studios in Hollywood, Warner Bros. is considered a juggernaut of the entertainment industry. Since its formati…
August 9, 2025
Unwhite
If you mention Appalachia to many people, they may immediately respond with the "Deliverance" dueling banjos theme. Unfortunately, this is an example …
July 27, 2025
The Art of Pure Cinema
The Art of Pure Cinema: Hitchcock and His Imitators (Oxford University Press) is the first book-length study to examine the historical foundations and…
October 8, 2024
Comics and Pop Culture
It is hard to discuss the current film industry without acknowledging the impact of comic book adaptations, especially considering the blockbuster suc…
August 12, 2024
What's Next
Twenty-five years ago, The West Wing premiered to great acclaim. This book is a behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of the series, as …
May 5, 2024
The Brothers Mankiewicz
Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screen…
January 3, 2024
The Wild Bunch
On June 18, 1969, "The Wild Bunch" premiered to critical success. Over the past 50 years it has been rightly recognized as one of the landmark films f…
January 20, 2023
After Midnight
Alan Moore’s and Dave Gibbons’s Watchmen fundamentally altered the perception of American comic books and remains one of the medium’s greatest hits. L…
November 23, 2022
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Beacon Press, 2015) is the definitive political biography of Rosa Parks and the basis for a 2022 documentary, …
November 8, 2022
The Academy and the Award
Written by the former executive director of the Academy, this is the first behind-the-scenes history of the organization behind the Academy Awards. …
October 25, 2022
The Oxford Handbook of Film Theory
Despite changes in the media landscape, film remains a vital force in contemporary culture, as do our ideas of what "a movie" or "the cinematic" are. …
October 21, 2022
Black Panther
Black Panther was the first Black superhero in mainstream American comics. Black Panther was a cultural phenomenon that broke box office records. Yet …
October 18, 2022
Shadow of a Doubt
Today I talked to Diane Negra about Shadow of a Doubt (Auteur, 2021). Shadow of a Doubt (1943) was British-born Alfred Hitchcock's fifth American fil…
October 17, 2022
Runaway
From Erin Keane, editor in chief at Salon, comes Runaway: Notes in the Myths that Made Me (Belt Publishing, 2022), a touching memoir about the search …
September 22, 2022
Corrections in Ink
Corrections in Ink (St. Martin's Press, 2022) is an electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman's journey-from the ice rink, to addiction an…
August 26, 2022
The Empire of Effects
Just about every major film now comes to us with an assist from digital effects. The results are obvious in superhero fantasies, yet dramas like Roma …
August 12, 2022
History by HBO
The television industry is changing, and with it, the small screen's potential to engage in debate and present valuable representations of American hi…
July 18, 2022
From Hollywood with Love
An in-depth celebration of the romantic comedy's modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the '80s and the…
July 8, 2022
Making The Best Years of Our Lives
Released in 1946, The Best Years of Our Lives became an immediate success. Life magazine called it “the first big, good movie of the post-war era” to …
June 15, 2022
Cimino
Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate, and the Price of a Vision (Abrams Press, 2022) is the first biography of critically acclaimed then critically …
May 30, 2022
The Films of James Woods
James Woods is one of the most versatile and captivating actors in American film history. From his breakthrough performance as Greg Powell in The Onio…
May 5, 2022
Rethinking Fandom
Sports fandom isn't what it used to be. Owners and executives increasingly count on the blind loyalty of their fans and too often act against the team…