Fantasy Film 101

By Christopher J Garcia

Chris Garcia follows up 52 Episodes to Science Fiction Film Literacy with Fantasy Film 101, examining the history of Fantastic Film from the point of view of a guy who just loves movies! From shorts t... more

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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.

Fantasy Film 101 episodes:

May 15, 2021 S2E7 - Magical Realism & Food FIlms of the Early 20th Century
Episode Notes
Two wonderfully sweet, and strange, magical realism films of the early years of this dumb century.
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6min
April 28, 2021 S2E5 - Princess Nicotine
Episode Notes
The Excellent LoC look at Princess Nicotine!
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6min
April 28, 2021 S2E4 - The Blood of a Poet
Senses of CInema on Blood of a Poet
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April 26, 2021 S1E1 - The Life & Death of 9413 - A Hollywood Extra
Episode Notes
One of the original episodes, we're re-launching the first two years of the podcast!
You can view the film here
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5min
March 19, 2021 S2E3 - Footsteps on the Wind
Episode Notes
YOu can find out more about Footsteps on the Wind at https://www.un.org/en/exhibits/exhibit/voices-wind-see
It plays as a part of Cinejoy from the 20th to the 30th of March, 2021. You can find out more at https://creatics.org/cinejoy/moviepage/141287#!#pills-all
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7min
April 17, 2020 S2E2 - Big Trouble in Little China
Episode Notes
One of the most fun movies of the 1980s, and one that raises questions while making you go "Hell yeah!"
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7min
April 11, 2020 S2E1 - LA Story
Episode Notes
A wonderful film, and one I covered in 2017, and the original might make a comeback (if I can figure how to recover it!) but the film is a masterpiece of the idea that LA itself is Magic!
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11min
April 06, 2020 The Fall of the House of Usher
Episode Notes
The Fall of the House of Usher was the American path into the Avant Garde for film. The concept of American Cinematic Storytelling was still cooling on the window-sill, but here we see how it all came together and why a fantastical film is the only one that can move forward the state of the visual art.
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10min
April 04, 2020 The Tesla World Light
Episode Notes
A phenomenal short film that uses incredible visuals! I love it even though it gives WAY undue attention to that loser Tesla...
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3min
April 04, 2020 Toy Story and the Dangerous Habit of Noticing
Episode Notes
Toy Story was a HUGE step forward, and a large reason that Pixar led the charge to kill off profitable traditional animation, but it also took an important conceptual step into the world of questioning nothing we see.
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5min

FAQs about Fantasy Film 101:

How many episodes does Fantasy Film 101 have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.