
Tales From Hollywoodland
TALES FROM HOLLYWOODLAND is a fast-paced weekly show business podcast, with an emphasis on all genres of movies; classic to current, as well as Broadway, TV, Cable, and Streaming. Hollywood vets Arthur Friedman, Steve Rubin, and Julian Schlossberg will be interviewing Hollywood luminaries, treating the listeners to decades worth of stories, anecdotes, insider viewpoints, candid opinions, as well as vivid and often hysterically funny celebrity encounters. From Sinatra to Cruise, Redford to DiCaprio, Hitchcock, and Coppola to Spielberg and Tarantino, Uncle Miltie to Eddie Murphy, Hackett and Rickles, and on and on. It’s all here with a capital E for Entertainment. Come join us for TALES FROM HOLLYWOODLAND.
Latest episodes

Nov 20, 2023 • 1h 1min
Hollywood Sex Scandals
This week the Tales from Hollywoodland gang interview author and film historian Lionel Friedberg, about his book Full Service co-written with the legendary Scotty Bowers, who, working out of a gas station on Hollywood Blvd, provided sexual services to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Walter Pidgeon, Rock Hudson, and so many more. Join us for the first of many episodes on Hollywood’s sex scandals. We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and why not subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found. Links Tales From Hollywoodland on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/talesfromhollywoodland Tales From Hollywoodland on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/talesfromhollywoodland/ #HollywoodScandals #CelebGossip #HollywoodSexStories #ScandalousAffairs #TinseltownSecrets #CelebSexScandals #HollywoodRumors #TabloidTales #HollywoodExpose #MovieStarAffairs #RedCarpetScandals #SilverScreenSecrets #AListScandals #HollywoodConfessions #CelebrityInfidelity #HollywoodsDarkSide #HollywoodBetrayals #StarStuddedScandals #HollywoodInsiders #ForbiddenHollywood #HollywoodLoveAffairs #talesfromhollywoodland

Nov 13, 2023 • 1h 1min
Interview With NY Post TV Editor & Author Michael Starr
This week, the Tales from Hollywoodland team interviews Michael Starr, television critic for the New York Post, but also the author of biographies on such celebrity notables as Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Art Carney, Don Rickles, William Shatner and more. We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and why not subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found. #HollywoodlandTales #MichaelStarrInterview #HollywoodAuthorChat #ShowbizStories #TinseltownTalks #TalesFromHollywoodlandPodcast #StarStruckInterview #CelebrityBiographer #MichaelStarrPodcast #BehindTheFame #ClassicHollywoodChat #AuthorSpotlightSeries #SilverScreenScribes #PodcastExclusive #HollywoodLegends #EntertainmentInsider #TalesFromHollywoodland

Nov 6, 2023 • 59min
Steve Guttenberg Unscripted
Actor Steve Guttenberg joins the hosts to discuss his journey to Hollywood, sneaking onto the Paramount lot, auditioning for a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial, and the disparity between extras and actors. They also talk about his father's dual careers as an NYPD cop and electrical engineer, Bill Clinton's love for Police Academy, Steve's encounter with Johnny Carson, a unique solution for dialysis treatment, and raising star children and underachievers.

Oct 31, 2023 • 53min
Movies to Scare the &%$# Out of You
This week, befitting the onset of Halloween, the Tales from Hollywoodland gang reviews the scariest movies of all time, from James Whale's original Frankenstein to Robert Wise's The Haunting to seminal works from Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist), William Friedkin (The Exorcist), Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho), and much more. We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

Oct 24, 2023 • 58min
Ride'em, Rope'em, Shoot-em up - Hollywood's Love Affair with Westerns
This week, the Tales from Hollywoodland guys don their stetsons and chaps to discuss the greatest westerns ever produced by Hollywood. From "Red River" to "High Noon," to "The Professionals" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," they cover the whole trail, even including such comedy classics as "Blazing Saddles" and "The Frisco Kid." We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

Oct 16, 2023 • 59min
Sports Themed Movies
This week, the Tales from Hollywoodland crew goes deep with the greatest sports movies ever made - from "Rocky", "Rudy" and "Hoosiers" to "Bull Durham," "North Dallas 40" and much much more. Put on your glove, lace up your sneakers and join us for a fun hour! We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

Oct 9, 2023 • 60min
Pop Stars That Became Movie Stars
This week the Tales From Hollywoodland gang delves into the colorful group of pop singers who over the years became major attractions in the movies. Arthur, Julian and Steve cover everyone from Streisand to Elvis, Sinatra to Cher, the Beatles, and beyond. We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

Oct 3, 2023 • 60min
Renee Taylor: Comedy Force
This week the Tales from Hollywoodland guys land their first guest - and what a guest that is! The hysterically funny Renee Taylor talks about her long marriage and creative collaboration with her husband, Joseph Bologna, their breakout screenplay, "Lovers and Other Strangers" and her many Hollywood stories and experiences, with artists as varied as Marilyn Monroe and Jerry Lewis. We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

Sep 26, 2023 • 54min
Billy Wilder: Director Par Excellence
This week, Arthur, Julian and Steve discuss the amazing film career of writer/director Billy Wilder who specialized in comedy (The Apartment, One, Two, Three, Some Like it Hot, Stalag 17), but also dove into drama (Witness for the Prosecution, Sunset Blvd), war (Five Graves to Cairo) film noir (Double Indemnity), historical adventure (The Spirit of St. Louis), and thriller (The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes). We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.

Sep 19, 2023 • 60min
Greatest Comedy Movies
This week Arthur, Julian and I dive into a spirited and funny discussion about the greatest comedy films of all time. Prepare yourself for 60 minutes of fond comedy memories and some great guffaws as we discuss “Airplane,” “Tootsie,” “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “The Producers,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Love and Death,” “Lost in America,” “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” “Some Like It Hot,” “Animal House” and much, much more. We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at talesfromhollywoodland@gmail.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and wherever fine podcasts are found.