Cinematic Breadcrumbs

This week kicks off HOLIDAY HIDDEN GEMS starting with one of the more well-known and well-loved of the bunch, but feels like it still counts, and also one of my favorites, "While You Were Sleeping" (1995).

On this episode I dive into the movie itself and all its fun facts, but I also talk about stories in general that have bizarre plots that shouldn't work, but do! (And read off the picks that were written in by listeners).

I also give my quick review of the 3 Thanksgiving movies I vowed to watch "The House of Yes," "For Your Consideration" & "Pieces of April" and talk about general stuff I've been binging lately and my thoughts on the Critics Choice Awards nominations.

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This weeks episode dives into "Knives Out" (2019) directed by Rian Johnson,  the sneak attack stacked hit from a year that already was full of top tier highly anticipated features. 

Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Ana De Armas, Chris Evans, Katherine Langford, Don Johnson, Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer (RIP), Toni Collette and more.

The episode talks about how the film subverts and/or leans into classic tropes of the genre, how it is the perfect Thanksgiving movie, family movie and comfort movie (after you've seen it once). I also dive into fun facts of the making of the film.

This episode also includes 2 top 5 lists - Top 5 fall comfort movies + Top 5 Thanksgiving movies!

Episode notes can be found at ingloriousbaguettes.com!
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This weeks episode is on the 2001 drama "Gosford Park," the inspiration for the show "Downton Abbey" (and by the same writer) with an all-star stacked cast, including the likes of Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillipe, and like 30 more people at least.

It is an incredible film full of so many "breadcrumbs" for us to dive into and a very complicated storyline which I am here to break down. As always, there will be spoilers & you will probably enjoy the eppy more if you have seen the films, but you are also welcome to listen in without seeing if you want to regardless!

I also start the episode by diving into topical news (this time in the form of early 2000's females FINALLY GETTING THEIRS this past week! LETS GO!).

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On this weeks episode, I dive into the iconic 1980's cult classic based on the board game "Clue" directed by Jonathan Lynn and co-written by Lynn and John Landis, starring Tim Curry, Colleen Camp, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd and more. We'll look at the origination of the game and how it was brought to screen.

Also on this episode, I will break down the polls from the Celebrity Halloween costume bracket and talk about what I have been watching lately. Enjoy!

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On this episode - separately from any series -  we are going to look at one of my favorite fall period pieces, Thomas Vinterburg's 2015 adaptation of Thomas Hardy classic English novel "Far From The Madding Crowd" starring Carey Mulligan.

I break down the episode scene by scene and include clips and opinions!
Hope you enjoy this cozy kick off to November.

Episode notes found at ingloriousbaguettes.com.

To finish off the last episode of ELVIRATOBER where we work through her 40th Anniversary Special (found on Shudder) and her new memoir "Yours Cruelly," we are doing a deep-dive into the 1973 flick "Messiah of Evil." It is considered a "Lovecraftian Giallo horror" so I will talk about what that means & give a breakdown of the movie (yes, there are spoilers!).

I also will talk about Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson's adventures and misadventures that she wrote about in her memoir from the 1980s on (trigger warning, some sexual assault related content), and how she found love and happiness at 70 years young.

To top off the episode, and celebrate HALLOWEEK, I end with a list of my Top 10 Favorite Halloween Movies - so hang on for that an enjoy!

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This weeks episode analyzes the 1960's horror classic "City of the Dead," about one woman's' journey to Whitewood, New England to research the Salem Witch Trials, only to find that the witches are far from dead and gone.

I use this episode to give a brief overview of the Salem Witch Trials - how they started, what it was all about - and how this part of history has seen itself replicated time and time again, specifically looking at society at the time of this release (before witches were liberated in what we now refer to as the second wave of feminism) and instances that happened to Elvira herself in the 1980s!

Follow along with ELVIRATOBER movies by watching "Elvira's 40th Anniversary Very Scary Very Special Special" (on Shudder) and reading her memoir "Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress in the Dark" by Cassandra Peterson.

Episode details - namely photos and source material - will be found at Ingloriousbaguettes.com!

You can follow me (and DM me!) at @ingloriousbaguettes on Instagram or follow the podcast at @cinematicbreadcrumbspodcast!

This week we look at the 1959 Winston Castle classic horror flick "House on Haunted Hill" - Elvira's first horror movie (which she watched at 8 years old!) and one of the films curated by her for the recently released 40th Anniversary Special, which stars the one and only Vincent Price, and had a major impact on horror cinema to follow.

I also look at Elvira's 2001 feature film "Elvira's Haunted Hills" which did not have the same impact... and discuss what makes a parody film work when it is built on being "bad" and what I would have done to change it.

Lastly, the episode kicks off with some chat around the final NYFF 59 screeners:
"The Lost Daughter" directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
"DUNE" directed by Denis Villenueve
& "Parallel Mothers" by Pedro Almodovar

Episode details found at my Instagram @ingloriousbaguettes or
https://ingloriousbaguettes.com/2021/10/13/elvira-tober-part-2-house-on-haunted-hill-1959-elviras-haunted-hills-2001/

We are kicking off Spooky Season with ELVIRA-TOBER... to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the character (which was created in 1981) and the release of Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson's new memoir "Yours Cruelly, Elvira" which was released on September 21st, 2021, we are going to dedicate this month to the queen behind your bad dreams.

We will be working through Elvira's picks herself, which she put together for her special put on by Shudder: Elvira's 40th Anniversary Very Scary, Very Special Special!

The first episode will be covering Elvira's first feature film "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" which came out in 1988 following her ever popular Elvira's Movie Macabre which ran from 1981-1986. Through watching the film, I will also provide fun facts and behind the scenes anecdotes, including key stories from her book!

Episode notes can be found: https://ingloriousbaguettes.com/2021/10/06/elvira-tober-pt-1-elvira-mistress-of-the-dark-1988/

This week on Cinematic Breadcrumbs, to end the COSTUME SERIES, I focus on the world of DRAG in a two-part episode in one!! 

The first portion of this episode will take a look at the history of drag, including definitions, etymology and recent controversies.

The second portion of this episode - which starts at 37:18 minute mark - focuses on the three films: "Paris is Burning" (1990), "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994), and "To Wong Food, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar" (1995). 
These are three pivotal drag movies - either with top billing or top impact - and I break them down by their most essential moments with the brilliant writer and friend of mine, Katy Cardin! You can find her at https://www.instagram.com/slimkatyyy/.

You can find the episode notes at https://ingloriousbaguettes.com/2021/09/29/drag-queens-on-screen/ - where I have tons of photos referenced throughout the episode, full film list mentioned, and links to the sources and further reading.

Trailer that is housed in the episode is "Paris is Burning."

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