Film is Lit

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We’ve wanted to cover this for a long time now…so get ready to hear us discuss “Killers of the Flower Moon!” This true and terrifying story of greed that led to mass murder deserves the attention it got during the 2023 Oscar season. It also deserved some Oscar WINS, which we DEFINITELY have opinions about. Join us for episode 120!

#MartinScorsese #KillersoftheFlowerMoon #LeonardoDiCaprio #LilyGladstone #FilmisLit #RobertDeNiro #DannyGaylord #JessePlemons #BrendanFraser #Osage #NativeStories #DavidGrann #FBI #JEdgarHoover #MovieAdaptation #MovieReview #bookreview #2023Oscars

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On the season 13 premiere of the Film is Lit podcast, we compare Judy Blume's classic YA novel to its 2023 film of the same name.

#JudyBlume #AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret #RachelMcAdams #AbbyRyderFortson #BennySafdie #KathyBates #ElleGraham #KellyFremonCraig #FilmisLitpod

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YUP, we're certified PAYNE-HEADS! On the season 12 finale of Film is Lit, we're covering Alexander Payne's 2011 Oscar-darling, "The Descendants," based on the book of the same name by Hawaiian author, Kaui Hart Hemmings. Listen to us compare the book to the movie and discuss how George Clooney, the ultimate hunky dad, has the best run in all of cinema. We'll be back this autumn for a very spooky season 13...stay tuned!

#GeorgeClooney #AlexanderPayne #KauiHartHemmings #ShaileneWoodley #TheDescendants #BookvMovie #RobertForster #MaxCherry #JackieBrown #Hawaii #Kauai #FilmisLitPod #MovieReview #BookReview #JudyGreer #DannyGaylord

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It's the sequel, so you gotta raise the stakes. On this episode of Film is Lit, we discuss The Hunger Games: ALL STARS! Joining us are our favorite tributes, Noah and Kayla, from the Secondhand Film Critics podcast. They are certified Hunger Games experts, and they were incredibly generous with their time given that Danny is on Team Gale... what the h*ll is up with that, right?! Listen to find out!

#TheHungerGames #JenniferLawrence #JoshHutcherson #SuzanneCollins #TheSecondhandFilmCritics #TheBalladofSongbirdsandSnakes #WoodyHarrelson #LennyKravitz #FrancisLawrence #LiamHemsworth #StanleyTucci #ElizabethBanks #CatchingFire #FilmIsLit #FilmIsLitPodcast #movieadaptation #moviereviewpodcast #bookreviewpodcast #bookworm #cinephile #LauraSielingGaylord #DannyGaylord

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“Poor Things”…love it or hate it, we’re covering it! Welcome to another episode of Film is Lit, in which we discuss 2023’s divisive film based on Alasdair Gray’s 1992’s novel of the same name. The themes are fascinating, the actors are firing on all cylinders, and the production design is…well, Oscar-winning! No matter how much we love it though, the biggest takeaway from this episode is DON’T TELL YOUR PARENTS TO WATCH IT.

#FilmisLit #PoorThings #EmmaStone #MarkRuffalo #WillemDafoe #AlasdairGray #YorgosLanthimos #MargaretQualley #RamyYoussef #ChristopherAbbott #KathrynHunter #BookvMovie #MovieAdaptation #Frankenstein #FrankensteinBarbie #MovieReview #BookReview #BooktoScreen #BestActressOscar

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The podcast...IT'S ALIIIIIIIIVE!!! Hello, you little freaks, and welcome to today's episode where we cover Mary Shelley's 1818 gothic masterpiece, "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus." More than 100 years after Shelley's book, director James Whale would reanimate the material into "Frankenstein," kicking off Universal Studios legendary run of monster movies, which would further kick off decades upon decades of Halloween costumes (Danny went as Frankenstein at age six!). How does the movie compare to the book? Does Boris Karloff's performance still hold up all these years later? Listen to find out... IF YOU DARE!!!!

#Frankenstein #MaryShelley #BorisKarloff #FrankensteinsMonster #TheCreature #JamesWhale #Igor #UniversalHorror #MonsterMash #BooktoScreen #FilmisLit #FilmisLitPodcast #FilmisLitPod #VictorFrankenstein #ColinClive #Bookreview #MovieReview #FrankensteinReview

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Welcome to summer, listeners! Beat the heat with a new Film Is Lit episode, covering Robin Moore’s 1969 true crime thriller “French Connection” and the 1971 movie of the same name. We’re back at it!

#TheFrenchConnection #WilliamFriedkin #RobinMoore #GeneHackman #RoyScheider #FilmisLitPod #FilmisLitPodcast #BestPictureWinner

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After three long years, Denis Villeneuve's follow-up to his 2021 masterpiece "Dune: Part One," is finally here, and SPOILER ALERT: it's another masterpiece! Joining us for this special episode is returning guest Tim Gaylord, resident Dune-expert and brother to your trusty co-host, Danny. Grab your stillsuit, activate your thumpers, and prepare for a thrilling discussion on "Dune: Part Two" - an epic blockbuster of such massive scale that it's almost impossible to talk about everything in one episode...but we certainly tried. We love you Denis! You're OUR Muad'dib!

#Dune #DunePartTwo #DenisVilleneuve #FilmisLit #TimGaylord #FlorencePugh #ChristopherWalken #AustinButler #TimothéeChalamet #RebeccaFerguson #Zendaya #MovieReviewpodcast #bookreviewpodcast #FrankHerbert #DrSeanFlory #sandworms #Bookadaptation #movieadaptation #Dune2021 #StellanSkarsgård #JoshBrolin #JavierBardem #DaveBautista #DuneTworeview #muaddib

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We're back from our unplanned hiatus to discuss James Ellroy's sprawling neo-noir about the sprawling city of Los Angeles, "L.A. Confidential." Later adapted into a film by Curtis Hanson in 1997, "L.A. Confidential" takes place in 1950s Los Angeles, where three policemen, each with a distinct brand of justice, cross paths after a deadly massacre takes place at a Hollywood diner. This story has everything you could want from a gritty noir - dames, murder, mystery - combined with the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood. But be careful; behind all that glitz and glam lies a dark underbelly that swallows people whole....

#LAConfidential #CurtisHanson #RussellCrowe #GuyPearce #KevinSpacey #KimBasinger #DannyDeVito #JamesCromwell #DavidStrathairn #BrianHelgeland #Noir #movieAdaptation #1997 #Booktoscreen #Titanic #FilmisLitPod #bookvsmovie #bookworm #LosAngeles #1950s #detectivestory #murdermystery #dirtycops

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Did you know that Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 movie is based on a 1944 short story by Cornell Woolrich? Neither did we…which is embarrassing considering it’s stated in an opening title card! Please enjoy a new episode of Film Is Lit, in which special guest Ryan Burns joins us to discuss how modern and thrilling this classic still is. Is there ANYTHING better than a romance between Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart??

#RearWindow #AlfredHitchcock #FilmisLitPod #JamesStewart #JimmyStewart #GraceKelly #RaymondBurr #ThemaRitter #CornellWoolrich #ItHadtobeMurder #RyanBurns #DannyGaylord #LauraSielingGaylord #movieadaptation #bookvsmovie #bookworm #shortstory #fiction