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A revisionist western from an award winning writer/director, after a decade away. So where did this adaptation come from? Who is the author Thomas Savage, and what from his life made its way into the story? Listen and learn! The Power of The Dog is on Netflix, written and directed by Jane Campion.
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trailer, The Power of the Dog
article, on cinematographer Ari Wegner
article, life of Thomas Savage (U of Montana)
article, life of Thomas Savage (Montana Magazine 2008)
video interview, Jane Campion
video interview, J. Campion, B. Cumberbatch, K. Dunst, K. Smit-McPhee, A. Wegner
An epic 8 hour journey into the creation of an album. And yet - where has this footage been all these years? How did Peter Jackson become the one to make it? Wait - wasn’t this already made into a film before? Come learn the answers to the process behind the documentary, and the process behind the Beatles.
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trailer, Get Back (2021)
article, creation of Get Back (Vanity Fair)
trailer, They Shall Not Grow Old (WW1 documentary)
Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (Michael Lindsay-Hogg doc)
video, Hey Jude promo film
song, Paul McCartney & 1982’s “Here Today” on John Lennon
app (Spleeter) for audio editing, isolating sounds
video, Things We Said Today podcast interview with PJ
clip, McCartney composing “Get Back”
A beloved, merchandise-laden property, with very few movies to its name - why is that? What took so long? And why is Dan Aykroyd’s family so into ghosts? Come learn the twisty-turvy spooky history of the Ghostbusters franchise.
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trailer, Ghostbusters: Afterlife
book, Peter Aykroyd’s “A History of Ghosts”
ILLITERATE episode, The Conjuring
trailer, Abbot and Costello’s Hold That Ghost (1941)
pilot, 1970’s The Ghost Busters original live action show
song, Huey Lewis’ “I Want a New Drug”, similar to theme song
pilot episode, “The Real Ghostbusters”
video, Filmation’s “Ghostbusters” cartoon intro
article, why the Ghostbusters video game is the third film
article, the history of Ghostbusters production
We know the massive lovable pooch, but why did he become such a staple of children’s literature? Who is responsible, and is there any psychology or science to his appeal?
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photo, the original Clifford artwork
trailer, Clifford (2021)
article, history of Scholastic
article, history of Clifford books
illiterate episode, on Dr. Seuss
article, science of Clifford’s appeal
article, CGI puppeteers interview
video, tik tok “clifford horror puppet”
video, baby’s color vision development
The story of a man, almost forgotten, after changing the way we see cats. Who was he, why did he disappear, and what can he tell us about artists and their process? Louis Wain is on Prime Video, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy.
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trailer, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
rare footage, Louis Wain (1921)
artwork for sale, Louis Wain
antiques roadshow, Louis Wain early sketches
pottery, Louis Wain cat vases
article, Toxoplasma gondii parasite
article, history of cats
article, biography of Louis Wain
film, Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (2014)
This hit Netflix series only gets bigger, but was it actually a Netflix show? How does the author’s books affect the story? And why do people let a killer kill…for love?
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trailer, You season 3 (2021)
article, showrunner Sera Gamble
article, actor Penn Badgley
interview, author Caroline Kepnes
interview, author Caroline Kepnes (2018)
roundtable conversation, Caroline, Sera, and Penn
video, Evan’s film with Dylan Arnold
AT LAST, the truly epic tale is getting a film…series? What’s the big deal about the sweeping story? Why couldn’t it be adapted well? And how did it change filmmaking without even getting a proper chance on screen? Let’s learn!
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trailer, Dune (2021)
video, analysis of Frank Herbert’s writing style
interview transcript, Frank Herbert (1969)
interview transcript, Frank Herbert (1977)
article, the usage of the word “jihad” in Dune
trailer, documentary on Jodorowsky’s Dune (2014)
trailer, Dune (1984)
trailer, Dune miniseries (2000)
Come dive in as we learn the history of manga, and this particular series by Kohei Horikoshi. What is his mysterious past and creative process, and why is this series blowing up internationally? What more can be said about superheroes? Let’s learn!
a correction in the episode: the genre Shōjo manga should be pronounced more like (SHOW-JOE) than (SHOW-JOO). Apologies!
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article, brief history of manga
trailer, My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission (2021)
trailer, Your Name anime film (2016)
interview, Weekly Shonen Jump Editor in Chief
article, original 12th century “manga”
interview, editors of My Hero Academia
interview, creator Kohei Horikoshi
page, One Piece creator supporting Horikoshi
free first issue, My Hero Academia chapter 1
video, Horikoshi’s other manga works
Follow along our jam-packed look on what made the Bond series progress, decade after decade. Why did the actors and tone of the films keep changing? What is the story behind the spy genre? Who was responsible for it all? And - can we predict what the future of the series will hold? Listen and learn!
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trailer, No Time To Die (2021)
data, Bond box office tracking
article, copyright battle for Thunderball
book, the history of the bikini
article, the “anti-Bond” Harry Palmer series
article, tidbits on all Bond films
The longest running film series in history…what was it BEFORE any of that? Let’s learn about the creator, the reason for making Bond, where his quirks come from, and what he was originally like before the films.
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article, JFK’s recommendation of 007
trailer, No Time to Die (2021)
article, job history of Ian Fleming
video, Casino Royale TV movie (1954)
article, list of real-life James Bond inspirations
book, Ian Fleming biography
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