Eye of the Duck: A Film Podcast

[Whip sound!!!!] Today we rewind through a fissure in time and return to our Indiana Jones miniseries for one last movie. Joining us to explore DIAL OF DESTINY are returning guests, Griffin Newman and Connor Ratliff, who you might know as the hosts of The George Lucas Talk Show.

Covered in this (very long) discussion: Griffin's franchise exhaustion, Connor's Indy watching order, the hubris of Disney's de-aging tech, the late careers of Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and, of course, the enduring mysteries of George Lucas.

References:

• USA Today Harrison Ford Interview
• George Lucas on Indiana Jones 5
• George Lucas on Mutt Williams
• USA Today George Lucas Interview
• Harrison Ford On Idea For Indiana Jones 5
• Disney Acquires Indiana Jones Franchise
• Deadline Announces Indiana Jones 5
• Frank Marshall on Indiana Jones 5
• David Koepp on Writing Indy 5
• James Mangold Directing Indiana Jones 5
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Production Notes
• ScreenRant James Mangold Interview
• Scott Beck and Bryan Woods Discuss Indiana Jones 5
• Den of Geek James Mangold Interview
• Deadline Harrison Ford Injury Report
• IndieWire James Mangold Interview
• Variety James Mangold Interview

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

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Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of...it's the big one, duck-heads. John Milius's CONAN may not be the most subtle movie. But it's the start of something big, awesome, and unshakeable. Let us tell you of the days of high adventure!

References:

• Special Features
• Conan Unchained
• Cinefastique “Nine Days in Cimmeria”
• Cinema and Sorcery: The Comprehensive Guide to Fantasy Film
• “The Legend of Conan” Not Happening with Chris Morgan
• Arnold Schwarzenegger on Conan Sequel
• Flights of Fancy: The Great Fantasy Films

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

This miniseries was programmed with the help of Nik Long.

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In the Dark Ages, Magic was a weapon, Love was a mystery, Adventure was everywhere... and Dragons were real. Today we lose our minds over Vermithrax Pejorative, the greatest Dragon in cinema history. And so will you.

References:

• Special Features
• Into the Lake of Fire
• The Final Battle
• Welcome to Cragganmore
• A Long Way to Urland
• Vermithrax Pejorative
• The Making of Dragonslayer in Dragonslayer - The Official Marvel Comics Adaptation of the Spectacular Paramount/Disney Motion Picture
• Matthew Robbins ScreenRant Interview
• IGN Dragonslayer Production History

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

This miniseries was programmed with the help of Nik Long.

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Podcasters of the round table, assemble. John Boorman's EXCALIBUR may be a bit grittier and more 1970s-esque than the bulk of the '80s Dark Fantasy films on our slate. But the genre (and many actors' careers) simply does not exist without it. Also, this technically counts as our second Grail quest movie.

References:

• World History Encyclopedia Excalibur History
• The Vintage News Excalibur History
• Adventures of a Suburban Boy
• The Quest For Hollywood’s Grail
• Brilliant Failures: Excalibur
• BAFTA Film Costume Design 1982
• Cinema and Sorcery: The Comprehensive Guide to Fantasy Film
• John Boorman Flashbak Interview
• John Boorman American Cinema Papers Interview
• Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

This miniseries was programmed with the help of Nik Long.

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Another world. Another time. In the age of wonder...Welcome to Part 1 of our 80s Dark Fantasy miniseries, LEGENDS OF THE EYE OF THE DUCK. Today we're blasting off to Planet Mongo, facing down (and cringing over) Ming the Merciless, and making sense of the madness that is Mike Hodges's FLASH GORDON. Also...Queen!

References:

• Behind the Scenes of Flash Gordon
• Lost in Space: Nic Roeg’s Flash Gordon
• Interview with Mike Hodges
• Interview with Melody Anderson
• Interview with Brian May
• Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas
• The Great Science Fiction Films: From Rollerball to Return of the Jedi
• Nicolas Roeg: Film by Film
• Sergio Leone: Something to Do With Death
• The Book of Man Flash Gordon Production History
• Sam J Jones Maxim Interview
• Sam J Jones BBC Interview
• Lorenzo Semple Jr. 007 Dossier Interview
• Brian Blessed & Mike Hodges The Guardian Interview
• John Walsh Den of Geek Interview
• Brian May Rockline Interview
• Games Radar Flash Gordon Production History
• Sam Jones It Came From A Blog Interview
• Den of Geek Flash Gordon Production History
• Gizmodo Flash Gordon Production History

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

This miniseries was programmed with the help of Nik Long.

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ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS – EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE

References:

• A Trip to the Moon (Black and White)
• A Trip to the Moon (Color)
• A Grand Day In: The Story of Cardamon

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich, you can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

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It's a classic romantic comedy. Lonely trash robot meets sentient space probe. You'll laugh. You'll cry. Your soul will be shattered and jettisoned into the abyss.

Our last movie of Eye of the Duck: A Space Odyssey is WALL-E. So you know we had to leave you (and ourselves) in an emotional black hole. Thanks, Pixar.

References:

• Special Features
• Where It Began: The Origins of Wall-E
• A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive
• Ralph-E: The Art of The Color Script
• The Imperfect Lens
• Building Worlds From the Sound Up
• Trash Planet
• Wall-E and Eve
• Captain’s Log: The Evolution of Humans
• Go Live
• Notes on a Score
• Robo-Everything
• Pixar Wall-E Press Kit
• Andrew Stanton A.V. Club Interview
• IGN Wall-E Making Of
• Ralph Eggleston Animation Art Conservation Interview
• Rotten Tomatoes Storyboards Exclusive
• Andrew Stanton Ain’t It Cool Interview

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich, you can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

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When Ridley Scott goes to space, we follow. That's just the rule of our podcast. If you're a longtime listener, a friend of the show, or just someone who's walked past us on the street, you can probably tell how important ALIEN is to our friendship. And this is as close as we're going to get to talking about our beloved Xenomorph in this space series.

The question is, though, you can take the Xenomorph out of the Ridley Scott space movie, but can you take the space movie out of the Xenomorph? Actually, that doesn't make any sense. Matt Damon potato poop

References:

• Special Features
• The Long Way Home: Making The Martian
• Simon Kingberg Circling The Martian
• Drew Goddard Set to Write/Direct The Martian
• Matt Damon Newsweek Interview
• Matt Damon IGN Interview
• Ridley Scott In Talks for The Martian
• Empire The Martian Production History
• Drew Goddard Creative Screenwriting Interview
• The Martian Filming in Hungary
• Collider The Martian Set Fun Facts
• Matt Damon Smithsonian Magazine Interview
• The Martian Finishes Shoot in Jordan
• Popular Science The Martian Production History
• Newsweek The Martian Production History
• LA Times The Martian Production History
• The Hollywood Reporter on NASA’s Involvement in The Martian
• President Barack Obama on The Martian
• Harry Gregson-Williams The Hollywood Reporter Interview

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich, you can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

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Hold on. There's a whole other movie from 1998 about a doomed crew rocketing to outer space to board an asteroid and cancel humanity's extinction? Really? From the SAME year? It just wouldn't be fair to do ARMAGEDDON without DEEP IMPACT. So here we are. And hey, Elijah Wood's in this one! Rad!

References:

• Special Features
• Making an Impact
• Creating the Perfect Traffic Jam
• Preparing for the End
• Parting Thoughts
• Film Scouts Deep Impact Production History
• Army Notes on Deep Impact
• MoviePhone Deep Impact Production History
• Téa Leoni The Morning Call Interview
• Téa Leoni Talent Development Resources Interview
• Jon Hamm Deep Impact Role
• Deep Impact Fun Facts

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich, you can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

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Houston, this is a kick-ass ride. Yup, it's ARMAGEDDON week. Returning to save the world from a second extinction is our old friend, filmmaker and film programmer, Desmond Thorne! Can fracking actually save the planet? Listen to find out!

References:

• Special Features
• Commentary
• Special Effects
• Richard Hoover
• Hoyt Yeatman
• Pat McClung
• Production Design
• Vision of Armageddon
• Wardrobe/NASA
• Armadillo/Shuttles
• Asteroid Set
• Conclusion

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich, you can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord.

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