Big White Elephants
Director and Choreographer Rob Marshall once said, ”The thing about movie musicals is that there have been some brilliant ones, but when they’re bad, they’re really bad - big white elephants.” On this podcast, Grace and Scott discuss a range of Movie Musicals, from classics to DCOMs and everything in between to analyze what makes them work or why they’re Big White Elephants!
Episodes

9 hours ago
9 hours ago
Emerald City Month continues with Grace and Scott easing on down the road and bringing no bad news to talk about Sydney Lumet's adaptation of The Wiz (1978)
Tune in next week for our discussion of Wicked (2024)
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Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Welcome to Big Emerald Elephants, a month-long journey to the land of Oz! Grace and Scott put on their ruby red slippers and follow the yellow brick road to talk about MGM classic The Wizard Of Oz (1937)
Tune in next week for our discussion of The Wiz (1978)
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Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
On Episode 16, Grace and Scott are joined by Austin Danger Podcast's Kev to celebrate Halloween. We go down to Skid Row, dream of somewhere that's green, and heed the warning: Don't Feed The Plants! by discussing Frank Oz's Little Shop Of Horrors (1986)
Follow Kev on Letterboxd and check out new episodes of Austin Danger Podcast every Monday
Suddenly Seymour - Starring Trisha Paytas as All The Parts
Carpool Karaoke - Ariana Grande & Seth MacFarlane
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Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
On Episode 15, Grace and Scott go back to 1943 to discuss 20th Century Fox's showcase of incredible African American talent, Stormy Weather, starring Bill Robinson, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Ada Brown, the Nicholas Brothers, and more!
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Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
On Episode 14, Grace and Scott discuss escapism, fascism, and whether it's ok to see soiled underwear on screen for Bill Condon's Kiss Of The Spider Woman (2025) in theaters now!
Read Eric Langberg's review of the film mentioned in the discussion: An Electrifying Ode To The Power Of Diva Worship
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Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
On Episode 13, Grace and Scott lace up their corsets, practice their audience call-outs, and do the Time Warp again for the 50th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
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Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
On episode 12, Grace and Scott put on their choir robes, check their high blood pressure, and pray to beat children in competition while they discuss Joyful Noise (2012).
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Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
On Episode 11, Grace and Scott put on their blonde wigs, lift up their hands, and tear down the Berlin Wall to talk about John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001).
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Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
On Episode 10, Grace and Scott are joined by Marcie of the Movie Mixtape podcast to look after too many children, run away from Nazis, and hear that the hills are alive with The Sound Of Music (1965), celebrating its 60th anniversary.
Follow The Movie Mixtape wherever you get your podcasts and on instagram @the_moviemixtape
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Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
In Xanadu did Kubla Kahn/A stately pleasure-dome decree/Where Alph, the sacred river, ran/Through caverns measureless to man/Down to a sunless sea
We don't know what that means but we did watch Robert Greenwald's Xanadu (1980) and on this episode we talk all about it: Kenny Ortega, Clarinet-playing Gene Kelly, Roller Skates, Olivia Newton John. This film has it all, but is it a Big White Elephant?
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