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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

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Kickstarting Film is Lit's latest series on hardboiled noirs, we're covering the 1943 detective novel "Laura," written by the ultimate badass, Vera Caspery. It was adapted a year later into the film of the same name by Otto Preminger, and is widely considered to be one of the most celebrated noirs of all time. Does Gene Tierney live up to the titular character from Caspery's text? You'll just have to listen to find out!

#Laura #VeraCaspery #GeneTierney #OttoPreminger #DanaAndrews #CliftonWebb #VincentPrice #Filmnoir #detective #mystery #filmislit #filmislitpod #dannyGaylord #lauraGaylord #booktoscreen #filmadaptation #bookvmovie #Isthebookbetter

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Film is Lit podcast! On today's festive special episode, we cover Steven Spielberg's underrated classic, "Catch Me if You Can," based on the quasi-non-fiction book of the same name by conman turned FBI agent, Frank Abagnale, Jr. Between opening presents and drinking hot cocoa, listen to us discuss how Spielberg adapted this true story (well, questionably true story) into a hidden Christmas gem starring two of Hollywood's greats, Leo DeCap and T-Hanks!

#CatchMeIfYouCan #StevenSpielberg #LeonardoDiCaprio #TomHanks #ChristopherWalken #JenniferGarner #FrankAbagnaleJr #ChristmasEpisode #FilmisLitPod #FilmisLitPodcast #bookvsmovie #Bookadapattion #movieadaptation

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! To celebrate the end of spooky season, we're bringing our four-part series on Stephen King's magnum opus, "IT," to a close! On the finale of Film is Lit's Season of Scares (Alt. Title: "Film is IT"), we tackle director Andrés Muschietti's "It Chapter Two" from 2019, starring Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader. Bill Skarsgård returns as the titular Pennywise to scare up the Losers Club yet again, this time when they're all grown up. Does Muschietti nail the ending of this massive saga? Or does he crumble under the pressure like Neibolt Street? You'll just have to tune in to find out....

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(CLOWN JUMPSCARE!!!!)

#BillSkarsgård #JessicaChastain #BillHader #JamesMcAvoy #StephenKing #Pennywise #JaedenMartell #FinnWolfhard #JackDylanGrazer #SophiaLillis #ITChapterTwo #StrangerThings #Clown #FilmIsLitPodcast #movieadaptation #moviereviewpodcast #bookreviewpodcast #bookworm #cinephile #AndrésMuschietti #LauraSielingGaylord #DannyGaylord #TheLosersClub

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Beep Beep, Richie! Another episode of “IT!” Stephen King’s 1,200-page novel deserves this ongoing coverage throughout Spooky Season. On today’s episode, we discuss IT Chapter 1 (2017) and how much it differs from the 1990 adaptation. Do decades of filmmaking advance King’s themes? How successful are the child actors in the new film? Spiral deeper into the Derry sewers with us as your guides!

#BillSkarsgård #StephenKing #Pennywise #JaedenMartell #FinnWolfhard #JackDylanGrazer #ChosenJacobs #SophiaLillis #StephenKingsIT #IT #StrangerThings #Clown #FilmIsLitPodcast #movieadaptation #moviereviewpodcast #bookreviewpodcast #bookworm #cinephile #AndrésMuschietti #LauraSielingGaylord #DannyGaylord #TheLosersClub

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Want a balloon? How about a podcast instead? Hope you're not afraid of clowns, because we'll be talking about Pennywise the Dancing Clown ALL MONTH LONG!!! Welcome to Part One of our FOUR-part series on the various adaptations of Stephen's epic 1,200-page tome, "IT." On today's episode, we cover the first episode of the IT miniseries that premiered on ABC in 1990. Have the VFX and acting aged well?... not particularly, but one thing is for sure, Tim Curry's performance as the Pennywise is timeless.

#IT #StephenKing #TimCurry #TommyLeeWallace #Miniseries #SethGreen #AnnetteOToole #TheLosersClub #JohnRitter #RichardThomas #Pennywise #ItEpisodeOne #EmilyPerkins #Clown #FilmIsLitPodcast #movieadaptation #moviereviewpodcast #bookreviewpodcast #bookworm #cinephile #LauraSielingGaylord #DannyGaylord

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Pour yourself a hot mug of cider and join us for more coverage of Stephen King’s 1986 classic, “IT!" In this episode, we discuss the highs and lows of Part II of the 1990 miniseries. Do the Losers defeat the monster feasting on Derry’s citizens? Is it fair to judge the entirety of the 3-hour special by the monster’s (anti-climactic) reveal? Your favorite film and literature experts are here to debate this version’s finale!

#IT #StephenKing #TimCurry #TommyLeeWallace #Miniseries #SethGreen #AnnetteOToole #TheLosersClub #JohnRitter #RichardThomas #Pennywise #ItEpisodeTwo #EmilyPerkins #Clown #FilmIsLitPodcast #movieadaptation #moviereviewpodcast #bookreviewpodcast #bookworm #cinephile #LauraSielingGaylord #DannyGaylord