Today's episode spotlights Claudette Colbert, a genuine icon of cinema.

Colbert's career traversed multiple eras in Hollywood: the Silent Era, the Pre-Code Era, and the Golden Age.

• To kick it off, we discuss what is widely considered one of the all-time greats, It Happened One Night. Claudette Colbert co-stars opposite Clark Gable in this genre-defining classic.
• Next, Claudette Colbert sinks her teeth into the 1939 screwball comedy, Midnight.
• Finally, Colbert co-starred with Louise Beavers in Imitation of Life, a 1934 film that explored race and identity.

Let us know what your favorite Claudette Colbert film is!

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This week, The Gimme Three Podcast is proud to host two outstanding Latina filmmakers, Arianna Ortiz and Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel. Their film, The Birthday Gift, will have its West Coast Premiere at the 25th Annual LA Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF).

Arianna and Cruz discuss the adaptation of the piece (from play to short film), their creative process, their approach to character-driven work, and the pertinent historical context of the film.

Tickets to see The Birthday Gift on the big screen are available at https://laliff.org/.

And you can follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/birthdaygiftfilm/

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Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

2026 is the year of Anne Hathaway. With five films being released this year, Nick and Bella are feeling the Hathaway fever. In this episode, the duo explores some of the prolific performer’s most iconic roles.

• We start with Anne Hathaway’s first Academy Award-nominated performance in Jonathan Demme’s Rachel Getting Married.
• Second, to commemorate the theatrical success of its sequel, we dive headfirst into the world of fashion. Anne co-stars with Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt in the modern classic, The Devil Wears Prada.
• Finally, the audience pick for this week was Anne Hathaway’s breakout role in Disney’s The Princess Diaries.

Have you seen these films? What do you think of them? What is your favorite Anne Hathaway performance?

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Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.