It's a bird! It's a Plane! IT'S A FRANCHISE! This week hosts dive into the world of Sequels and Prequels and all manner of money grabbing antics! What makes a good sequel? What makes them bad? All this and more!
LINKS:
The Ten Commandments of Writing a Good Sequel
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/screencraft/the-ten-commandments-of-w_b_8235658.html
The Problem With Prequels
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/15326/the-problem-with-prequels
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Read MoreYAAAAAASSSSSSS We're finally getting to the gay stuff, and there was too much hetero so we invited guests Zane C Weber and Michael James form WTF did you make me watch podcast to talk all things gay films, gay tv, gay characters and why, as a cinema, the quality isn't always there...
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Read More There is an art to the short, after all, that's where cinema started. This week we look at making short films, the pitfalls and the advantages and how we go about making our own short films.
The Heart of the World
https://vimeo.com/115997353
Eagles are Turning People Into Horses: The Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1-Oep9uNwM
The DANIELS
http://www.danieldaniel.us/
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Read More What makes a movie a movie? This week we discuss distribution from the cinema to the streaming service and everything in between, with Spielberg and the Cannes film festival both having their say, we thought we'd offer our opinions on the matter.
Spielberg on Netflix
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/steven-spielberg-netflix-movies-oscars-1202735959/
The Cannes and Netflix Battle
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/04/cannes-netflix-battle/558026/
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Read MoreIt’s a swashbuckling, princess saving, dragon fighting adventure this week. Hosts delve into one of the most ancient and pervasive story forms in the history of humankind: The Hero’s Journey. Form Harry Potter, to Star Wars to little intimate dramas like Brooklyn, The Hero’s Journey is a wonderful tool for storytelling.
Links:
Joseph Campbell’s Mono-Myth
http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/the-hero-journey-mythic-structure-of-joseph-campbell-monomyth.html
The Writer’s Journey
https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Writers-Journey-Christopher-Vogler/9781932907360
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Read MoreTarantino never went to film school, but Scorsese did? This week hosts and guest Connor McLennan talk war stories and the ups and downs of academic institutions teaching creative crafts.
Also, Shane gushes about the new move Love, Simon and why representation matters to him personally.
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Read MoreTHE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX dropped and Charnstar is ANGRY!
Welcome to this episode based on the board game of the tv show of the book of the song of the movie! Adaptations are everywhere and it seems like everything is based on something else. This week hosts dive into the world of IP, reboots, sequels, remakes and the weird and wonderful world of Charlie Kaufman’s Adaptation.
Links:
The Howling
The Howling 4
Meryl Streep Stoned in Adaptation
“Dramatize a Flower” from Adaptation
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Read MoreCUT! PRINT! CHECK THE GATE! You too can find out what all these terms are. This week, hosts dish on what it’s like being on a film set, horror stories, runaway egos and diva actors abound. If you’ve never been on a set, you may learn something, if you’ve been on a set and done the wrong thing, you’ll definitely learn something!
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Read MoreIt’s all fun and games in this episode as our hosts play an exciting new card game made for movie fans! We forge an alliance between Werewolves and Vampires as they team up to fight Hitler and make Alternate history!
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Read MoreYes, we’ve traveled in time and seen all three IT movies!... but really, Hosts look at three Horror movies: It (2017), It Comes At Night (2017) and It Follows (2014) to examine where modern horror is at in this day and age.
It (2017) - Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAUTdjf9rko
It Comes At Night - Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YOYHCBQn9g
It Follows – Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZYbOH0ujw
The VVitch – Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXmlf3Sefg
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