On this episode of Movies Are Magic, host Jennifer looks toward the upcoming Cinecon Classic Film Festival event in Hollywood taking place over the Labor Day weekend, and chats with film historian and author Paul Castiglia about the science-themed Kids' Comic Con happening in September and his upcoming book "Scared Silly" about vintage horror-comedies such as "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein." Jennifer highlights Noir City Chicago 2022, TCM's Big Screen Classics, Roger Rhoten's 30th anniversary celebration happening in September at the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma, Charles Boyer's birthday and offers a mini-review of "Love Affair" from 1939. Originally aired on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 7 p.m. PST, on the dial at 91.3 in Sonoma, California, and streaming live at ksvy.org (https://ksvy.org/movies_are_magic/).
SPECIAL GUEST: Paul Castiglia
Movies Are Magic with Jennifer host Jennifer Churchill also hosts Classic Films For Kids on The Film Detective. Check out her children's book Movies Are Magic: The Director’s Cut.