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The Essentials (2001– )
Episode List
Season:
6
7
8
12
Unknown
OR
Year:
2006
2007
2008
2009
2012
Unknown
Season 12
S12, Ep1
Mar. 3, 2012
Some Like It Hot
Robert Osborne
and new cohost
Drew Barrymore
introduce and discuss
Billy Wilder
's comedy
Some Like It Hot
.
S12, Ep2
Mar. 3, 2012
This Is Spinal Tap
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
discuss and introduce
This Is Spinal Tap
,
Rob Reiner
's comedy mockumentary about a rock band on tour.
S12, Ep3
Mar. 10, 2012
The Razor's Edge
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
discuss and introduce the first film version of
W. Somerset Maugham
's novel
The Razor's Edge
, the story of a man's lifelong search for meaning in his life.
S12, Ep4
Mar. 17, 2012
Alice Adams
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
introduce and discuss the 1935 version of
Booth Tarkington
's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
Alice Adams
.
S12, Ep5
Mar. 24, 2012
The Goodbye Girl
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
discuss and introduce the
Neil Simon
comedy
The Goodbye Girl
, for which
Richard Dreyfuss
received the Best Actor Oscar.
S12, Ep6
Mar. 31, 2012
Sunrise
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
discuss and introduce the silent drama
Sunrise
, starring
Janet Gaynor
.
S12, Ep7
Apr. 7, 2012
Gilda
Drew Barrymore
and
Robert Osborne
discuss and introduce the drama
Gilda
, starring
Glenn Ford
and, in one of her most famous roles,
Rita Hayworth
.
S12, Ep8
Apr. 14, 2012
The Fallen Idol
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
introduce and discuss the British drama
The Fallen Idol
, starring
Ralph Richardson
.
S12, Ep9
Apr. 21, 2012
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Drew Barrymore
and
Robert Osborne
discuss and introduce
Steven Spielberg
's sci-fi blockbuster
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
.
S12, Ep10
Apr. 28, 2012
The Third Man
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
discuss and introduce the mystery
The Third Man
, starring
Joseph Cotten
and
Orson Welles
in post-World War II Vienna.
S12, Ep11
May 5, 2012
Camille
Drew Barrymore
and
Robert Osborne
introduce and discuss the drama
Camille
, starring
Greta Garbo
and
Robert Taylor
.
S12, Ep12
May 12, 2012
Diabolique
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
introduce and discus the French film-noir thriller
Diabolique
, starring
Simone Signoret
.
S12, Ep13
May 19, 2012
Wuthering Heights
Drew Barrymore
and
Robert Osborne
discuss and introduce the romantic drama
Wuthering Heights
, based on the novel by
Emily Brontë
and starring
Merle Oberon
and
Laurence Olivier
.
S12, Ep14
May 26, 2012
Dinner at Eight
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
discuss and introduce the ensemble drama
Dinner at Eight
, starring Drew's grandfather
John Barrymore
and granduncle
Lionel Barrymore
.
S12, Ep15
Jun. 2, 2012
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Drew Barrymore
and
Robert Osborne
introduce and discuss the drama/romance
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
, starring
Ellen Burstyn
in her Oscar-winning performance.
S12, Ep16
Jun. 9, 2012
Jezebel
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
discuss and introduce the story a headstrong woman in the pre-Civil-War South. Star
Bette Davis
won her second Academy Award for her performance.
S12, Ep17
Jun. 16, 2012
The Way We Were
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
introduce the romantic drama starring
Barbra Streisand
and
Robert Redford
. Composer
Marvin Hamlisch
won Oscars for his score and the title song.
S12, Ep18
Jun. 16, 2012
Kramer vs. Kramer
Drew Barrymore
and
Robert Osborne
introduce and discuss the Best Picture Academy Award winner for 1979. Stars
Dustin Hoffman
and
Meryl Streep
also won Oscars for their performances.
S12, Ep19
Jun. 23, 2012
Rebel Without a Cause
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
introduce the classic film about teenage angst,
Rebel Without a Cause
, starring
James Dean
,
Natalie Wood
, and
Sal Mineo
.
S12, Ep20
Jun. 30, 2012
Sullivan's Travels
Drew Barrymore
and
Robert Osborne
introduce
Preston Sturges
's story about a director who becomes a hobo to research his idea for a film, starring
Joel McCrea
and
Veronica Lake
.
S12, Ep21
Jul. 7, 2012
Summertime
Robert Osborne
and
Drew Barrymore
introduce
Summertime
, in which
Katharine Hepburn
finds romance in Venice, Italy with
Rossano Brazzi
.
S12, Ep23
Jul. 28, 2012
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Drew Barrymore
and
Robert Osborne
introduce the thriller
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
, starring Hollywood legends
Bette Davis
and
Joan Crawford
.
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