Monthly Archives: March 2012

Radio Days portrays typical Jewish family members’ lives in New York from Joe’s point of view. Unlike Goodfellas, the characters in Radio Days didn’t have many struggles and conflicts with their ethnicity. In Goodfellas, Henry and other gangsters were very … Continue reading →

I actually enjoyed watching Radio Days. I don’t know why, but movies set in the 1940’s and 1950’s showing the typical American life always interest me. Woody Allen’s use of the radio as a storytelling device and his portrayal of … Continue reading →

I feel that in both movies Radio Days and Goodfellas, the family relationship is filled with quarrels and disagreements, but they still stick with each other. I find it interesting, and it is very realistic because this is how a … Continue reading →

Woody Allen is far from conventional—which is precisely why he is one of my favorite film directors. Allen has us huddled around the more technologically advanced campfire, the radio, listening to the nostalgic stories that characterized his childhood. Furthermore, he … Continue reading →

I don’t think it comes as a surprise that one of the key elements of Radio Days (1987) deals with the power of the radio. The series of events in the film unfold through the recollection of different radio programs, … Continue reading →

     Hello there, everyone! How is it going? Spring has finally arrived (yay!). I must say I actually enjoyed watching the film Radio Days because of its witty remarks and how it depicted each character’s viewpoint on a particular topic. … Continue reading →

Please turn on your radios and tune in on station 366.15 for Ebrahim’s Weekly Blogcast, “Talking Films with Ebby.” Greetings Ladies and Gents! Happy Spring to all and to all a happy Wednesday. If you’re just tuning in, today we’re … Continue reading →

In both Radio Days and Goodfellas, I felt that the family members were not very kind or loving toward one another. There was a lot of yelling and complaining, and even violence among the family in both films. However, I believe … Continue reading →

Let’s get this straight. I don’t like Woody Allen. At all. Okay, now that that’s off my chest, I’ll get started. The main difference between Radio Days’ ethnic family and Goodfellas’ ethnic family is the dynamic. The family, whether it’s nuclear or … Continue reading →

In both films – Goodfellas (1990) and Radio Days (1987) – the viewer is presented with a close-knit ethnic family that seems to value tradition above all else. In the former film, the ethnic family in question is the Italian … Continue reading →