LOST ANGELES Episode 12 features a fascinating conversation with special guest MATT SEVERSON, Director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ MARGARET HERRICK LIBRARY.  LOST ANGELES host Laura Craven sits down for an exclusive interview at this world-renowned, non-circulating reference and research collection devoted to the history and development of the motion picture as an art form and an industry.  Established in 1928 and now located in Beverly Hills, the library is open to the public and used year-round by students, scholars, historians and industry professionals.  Matt and Laura get into the library's massive collection, including original scripts, drawings, sketches, interviews, objects, papers, documents and more from Hollywood’s most legendary studios, films and filmmakers.  Matt also talks about how he landed his dream job there and the films that inspired him to become a reference historian for this esteemed organization.  Check out www.oscars.org/library for more information.

Included at the end of the episode is an exclusive piece of audio from the library’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers collection, Francois Truffaut’s interview with Hitchcock, originally recorded for the classic film book Hitchcock/Truffaut.  In this segment, the two directors (and their french/english translator!) discuss some important details about “Rear Window.”  Special thanks to Matt and the Margaret Herrick Library/AMPAS for the use of this fascinating piece of film history!

For an exclusive site-only "extra" go to the LOST ANGELES page on the jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Arts & Culture Channel to hear another excerpt from "Hitchcock/Truffaut" about "The Birds," courtesy of the Alfred Hitchcock Papers, Margaret Herrick Library/AMPAS.