Film is Lit

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Ugh...Laura and Danny want to talk about David Fincher again?? How original...

But in our defense, how can we NOT?? We've been waiting since Season 1 to discuss "The Accidental Billionaires" (Mezrich, 2009)'s film adaptation "The Social Network" (2010). At the risk of sounding like Film Bros, the cinematography, script, direction, and acting make this movie pretty much flawless. Join us as we discuss questions such as: have we become a more connected society through social media? Or are we just following Mark Zuckerberg down a dark rabbit hole of loneliness behind our computer screens? Greed, friendship, and ambition in the context of the tech world make for a pretty meta episode...if you'll excuse the pun...

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We can podcast all day....in fact, we almost DID while talking about this week's adaptation! On this special MEGA episode of Film is Lit, we are joined by our resident comic book expert and all-around cool guy, Pete Kochanek, to discuss Marvel's groundbreaking 2006 event series "Civil War," and 2017's "Captain America: Civil War" directed by the Russo Brothers. Don't shy away if you don't know anything about the MCU, because EVEN LAURA, our resident comic book *UN*expert, came out on the other end more educated. This episode takes turns that you don't see coming, so you definitely don't want to miss it!

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Well, sharpen my spurs and call me Bronco Henry, cuz a new episode of Film Is Lit has rode into town! In this installment, Laura and Danny discuss Thomas Savage's 1967 American Western, "The Power of the Dog," adapted into the Oscar-winning film of the same name in 2021, directed by TWO-time Oscar-winning director, Jane Campion. This is Part II of our series on cowboy period pieces that should have won Best Picture (Part I covered "Brokeback Mountain"), so it's safe to say that this genre yields amazing stories. Once you're done tending to your hides, give this episode a listen!

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On this episode of Film is Lit, Laura and Danny discuss the film that ALMOST took home the 2006 Best Picture Oscar, Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain," based on the 1997 tragic love short story of the same name, written by Annie Proulx. The hosts talk about everything from gay representation in film, to toxic masculinity, to the beautiful landscape of Wyoming (or in the movie's case, Alberta, lolz). While the adapted screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana managed to take home an Oscar, the two all-timer performances by Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger were sadly snubbed. What an OUTRAGE!

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Toot! Toot! Train’s a-leavin’ for another adventure with Film is Lit! Travel down memory lane with us and our best podcasting pals, Kayla and Noah from the insightful podcast Secondhand Film Critics, while we discuss Stephen King’s “The Body” (1982) and the movie it inspired, “Stand By Me” (Reiner, 1986). This episode would be downright lonely without including a couple of friends, because this source material sends you right back to those fierce, transformative, and unforgettable friendships of adolescence. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12. Jesus, does anyone?”

#StandByMe #TheBody #RobReiner #StephenKing #RiverPheonix #WillWheaton #JerryOConnell #CoreyFeldman #RichardDreyfuss #KieferSutherland #Filmislit #filmislitpodcast  #MovieAdaptation  #booktoscreen #moviereview #TopGunMaverick #NetflixRelease #NYT #novella #StrangerThings

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I got a pocket, got a pocketful of podcasts! Welcome to another episode of Film is Lit, in which we dig deep into nineteenth century morals and teen culture. What could we be covering?! If you guessed “The Scarlet Letter” (Hawthorne, 1850) and “Easy A” (Gluck, 2010), we’d call you an abominable tw@t. Not our words! We’re just quoting the movie!

#EasyA #TheScarletLetter #EmmaStone #WillGluck #NathanielHawthorne #AmandaBynes #FilmisLitPod #FilmisLit #filmislitpodcast #Movieadaptation #HesterPrynne #StanleyTucci #PatriciaClarkson #PennBadgley #LisaKudrow #booktoscreen #moviereview #filmreview #DannyGaylord #LauraSielingGaylord

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"Drip on?"

"Acknowledge...."

Want to relieve some stress? There's a drug for that. Want to have a lot of fun? There's a PODCAST for that too! On this episode of Film is Lit, Danny and Laura compare and contrast George Saunders' trippy sci-fi short story, "Escape from Spiderhead," to its 2022 Netflix adaptation, simply titled "Spiderhead." The film is directed by none other than "Top Gun: Maverick's" Joseph Kosinki, and features Chris Hemsworth playing against-type - it's sure to be a hit, right?...... Tune in to find out!

#Spiderhead #EscapeFromSpiderhead #GeorgeSaunders #JosephKosinki #Filmislit #filmislitpodcast #ChrisHemsworth #MilesTeller #Netflix #MovieAdaptation #JurneeSmollett #booktoscreen #moviereview #TopGun #TopGunMaverick #NetflixRelease #NYT #shortstory #newyorktimes

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("Hogwarts March" plays in the background as Laura and Danny materialize through a port key) They're BACK! The Film is Lit podcast is BACK!!!

Welcome to season 7, fellow witches and wizards! Your trusty hosts have returned after taking a long hiatus to get MARRIED and go on their honeymoon :) For our first episode of season 7, we decided to return to one of our favorite franchises - The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, specifically, the fan-favorite book and movie, "The Goblet of Fire." How does the book, written by anonymous, hold up? Do we still consider the film to be the best in the franchise? Well, "Accio" an aux cord or headphones and download this episode to find out!

#HarryPotter #TheGobletofFire #Triwizardtournament #JKRowling #MikeNewell #RonWeasley #hermionegranger #FilmisLitPod #MovieAdaptation #hogwarts #booktoscreen #moviereview #Hagrid  #SiriusBlack #DanielRadcliffe #EmmaWatson #RupertGrint #SeverusSnape #AlanRickman #MovieAdaptation #booklover #bookworm #Voldemort #HeWhoMustNotBeNamed #RalphFiennes #ViktorKrum 

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It's the Season 6 finale of "Film is Lit," so you know what THAT means.... time to get HEAVY! On this episode, we cover Colson Whitehead's historical epic, "The Underground Railroad," and the Amazon limited series adaptation of the same name, directed by film auteur and visual wizard Barry Jenkins. We had... some THOUGHTS on both the book and the movie, so tune in to hear our deep dive discussion. TRIGGER WARNING: This material deals with topics such as slavery, rape, genocide, and torture. Listener discretion is advised. 

We're taking a month-long break to get MARRIED (!!) so we will see all of you in June!

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Was 'The Last of the Mohicans' (Cooper, 1826/ Mann, 1992) part of your childhood? Listen to this special guest episode with the hosts of ‘Jon and Pat on Their Best Behavior’ for four different perspectives on how formative intense stories can be on young creatives. We’re not on our best behavior, though…

#TheLastoftheMohicans #FilmisLitPod #PatandJononTheirBestBehavior #DanieDayLewis #WesStudi #MichaelMann #JamesFenimoreCooper #DannyGaylord #FilmisLit #MovieAdaptation #TheFrenchandIndianWar #Madeleine Stowe #JodhiMay #EricSchweig #RussellMeans #LeatherstockingTales