SPOILERS AHEAD: Throughout this episode, Christina and I discuss numerous topics (some in... descriptive... medical detail), any and all of which should be considered SPOILERS for THE GODFATHER trilogy and Puzo's original novel and, as such, I recommend/request/demand that you bookmark this page, go watch and read one of the – if not the – greatest crime sagas ever made, devour them, and then come back here to listen to Christina and I chat about it. You may consider yourself duly warned and advised.

Presenting: a return conversation with author and archivist Christina Rice – writer of history, Hollywood, and horses (the little ones) – on our mutual obsession with THE GODFATHER.

In which: we discuss all things surrounding Coppola's masterwork adaptation of Puzo's original novel, including the start of our obsessions, the overrated, the underrated, the greatest retail sick day of all time ever, James Caan, Carlo's pasta sauces, my crush on Andy Garcia and non-dislike of PART III (probably not related to my crush on Andy Garcia), Grogu shrines, Ferengi underground railroads, Puzo's original novel and all the... descriptive aspects contained therein, the lines that made us break, and more.

CHRISTINA'S BIO:

Christina Rice is a writer, librarian, and archivist. She began collecting memorabilia relating to actress Ann Dvorak in the late 1990s which eventually lead her to document Dvorak's life and launch www.anndvorak.com. While working on ANN DVORAK: HOLLYWOOD’S FORGOTTEN REBEL (University Press of Kentucky), she obtained an MLIS from San Jose State University and now oversees the photo collection at the Los Angeles Public Library. She has also written numerous issues of the MY LITTLE PONY comic book (IDW Publishing). She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, writer Joshua Hale Fialkov, their daughter, and two adorable dogs.

Chapters

NOTE: Everything is a spoiler here. Go watch the movie and read the book first.

00:00 - Introduction & SPOILERS
02:05 - CR: "This was the first time I'd watched it as a parent..."
05:03 - A public service announcement re: Puzo's penchant for medical detail.
08:38 - CR: "There's so many subtle things that they leave in... "
10:12 - THE GODFATHER SAGA and the greatest sick day of all time ever.
12:13 - Our respective introductions to clan Corleone and resultant obsessions + Grogu shrine.
15:08 - TWW: "It's easy to fall for Andy Garcia... / ...George Hamilton still sucks..."
19:00 - CR: "I shouldn't love Santino that much, but... these characters resonate as strongly for me as when I was in my twenties..."
25:52 - TWW: "This may just be me having a pissing match at the screen... I felt he had more to work with in the second half."
28:45 - CR: "I hope people appreciated Duval... every peformance is just so mesmerizing" / TWW: "In order for someone to bring the Corleones to their knees... they have to be real bastards..."
34:53: "He is just so goddamn charming": CR on the brilliance of James Caan.
40:25: LITTLE MISS MOVIES + THE SIMPSONS + "Heck yeah she has to watch PART TWO!"
42:08: CR: "The guy who played Carlo started a line of pasta sauces..."
43:17: CR on her upcoming STAR TREK comic with Andy Price; three words: Ferengi Underground Railroad.
45:18: Conclusion

Linkage

You can connect with Christina via christinaricewrites.com and on Twitter, @christinarice – and be sure to check out her treasure troves of Ann Dvorak and Jane Russell material at anndvorak.com and janerussellbiography.com.
Christina and Josh’s LITTLE MISS MOVIES podcast on THE GODFATHER; you can subscribe to their show via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred podcast app.
Feast your eyes upon Andy Price's stellar cover to Christina's upcoming issue of STAR TREK.
Part one of our chat, on her JANE and ANN books and MY LITTLE PONY, lives here.

Keep up with my conversations (with others) via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred podcast delivery system; earlier episodes live here.