Illiterate

Illiterate

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  • Shadow and Bone | on Slavic fantasy and the Grishaverse

    What’s all the fuss behind this YA series turned epic Netflix show? Why haven’t we seen many Slavic fantasy stories? And why are the magicians called Greg?

    Extras:

    • trailer, Shadow and Bone (2021)

      http://bit.ly/shadowbone4

    • interview, Leigh Bardugo

      http://bit.ly/shadowbone1

    • article, history of Eric Heisserer showrunning

      http://bit.ly/shadowbone2

    • article, guide to Slavic fantasy

      http://bit.ly/shadowbone3

      Contact:

      • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
        • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
        40 min
      • From the Vault: Motherless Brooklyn | detectives, Tourette’s, & 20 year projects

        We’re on vacation this week, so please enjoy this gem of an episode from the ILLITERATE Vault (episode 39!) The film that took two decades (and a million favors) to make, and the book about a detective with Tourette’s. Also, the secret man who ran New York for 50 years. The film Motherless Brooklyn is by Edward Norton, and the book by Jonathan Lethem.

        Watch/read/listen:

        • (WATCH): the trailer for Motherless Brooklyn

          http://bit.ly/motherlesstrailer

        • (WATCH): the trailer for the doc Twitch and Shout

          http://bit.ly/tourettesdoc

        • (WATCH): a doc about the NBA player with Tourettes

          http://bit.ly/nbamahmoud

        • (LISTEN): to the Radiohead version of the main song

          http://bit.ly/thomversion

        • (LISTEN): to the Jazz version of the main song

          http://bit.ly/wyntonversion

        • (LISTEN): to Prince’s extended version of Kiss

          http://bit.ly/kissextented

        • (READ): the guest list for Radiohead’s concert

          http://bit.ly/guestlistradiohead

        • (READ): An Anthropologist on Mars neurology book

          http://bit.ly/anthroonmars

        • (READ): The Power Broker about Robert Moses

          http://bit.ly/pwrbrkr

        • (READ): an article about the road through Washington Square Park

          http://bit.ly/wshsqprk

          Contact:

          • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
            • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
            36 min
          • Mortal Kombat | how to make a video game movie

            FINISH HIM! Learn the literary and cinematic origins of this game-turned-movie, the controversies, and why so many people like these characters.

            Extras:

            • red band trailer, Mortal Kombat (2021)

              http://bit.ly/mkilliterate3

            • bts footage, Mortal Kombat character creation

              http://bit.ly/mkilliterate7

            • full film, The Streetfighter (1974)

              http://bit.ly/mkilliterate4

            • film scene, “fatality” from The Streetfighter

              http://bit.ly/mkilliterate8

            • video, comparison of 1995 and 2021 films

              http://bit.ly/mkilliterate9

            • article, history of Mortal Kombat game creation

              http://bit.ly/mkilliterate6

            • trailer, Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)

              http://bit.ly/mkilliterate2

            • interview, director Simon McQuoid

              http://bit.ly/mkilliterate5

            • short film, Mortal Kombat Rebirth

              http://bit.ly/mkilliterate1

              Contact:

              • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
                • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
                53 min
              • The Princess Bride | the inconceivable master adapter

                How did this endearing, comforting fantasy tale come to be? Learn why the book is so different in the telling, and the life and journey of William Goldman in turning books into films.

                Extras:

                • trailer, The Princess Bride (1987)

                  http://bit.ly/pbride1

                • document, the “missing scene” from the book

                  http://bit.ly/pbride2

                • book, Adventures in the Screen Trade (memoir)

                  http://bit.ly/pbride3

                • article, making of the film

                  http://bit.ly/pbride4

                • book, on the life of William Goldman

                  http://bit.ly/pbride5

                  Contact:

                  • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
                    • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
                    36 min
                  • Promising Young Woman | on female revenge thrillers

                    (Spoilers! Don’t listen until you’ve seen!) Learn the history of the genre, the many literary and film references, and the origin from ancient Greece.

                    Extras:

                    • trailer, Promising Young Woman (2020)

                      http://bit.ly/promisingyw1

                    • screenplay, Promising Young Woman

                      http://bit.ly/promisingyw2

                    • interview, Emerald Fennell and Carey Mulligan

                      http://bit.ly/promisingyw3

                    • SNL satire, Welcome to Hell

                      http://bit.ly/promisingyw4

                    • article, I May Destroy You (HBO)

                      http://bit.ly/promisingyw5

                    • trailer, The Night of the Hunter (1955)

                      http://bit.ly/promisingyw6

                    • article, the story of Cassandra in Greek mythology

                      http://bit.ly/promisingyw7

                      Contact:

                      • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
                        • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
                        43 min
                      • Concrete Cowboy | the heritage of America’s Black cowboys

                        Learn the history of riding on the open range, the Kentucky Derby, urban horse-stables, and the original Lone Ranger. Concrete Cowboy is on Netflix, based on the book Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri.

                        Extras:

                        • trailer, Concrete Cowboy

                          http://bit.ly/ccowboy5

                        • article, history of Black cowboys

                          http://bit.ly/ccowboy7

                        • video, US Marshall Bass Reeves bio

                          http://bit.ly/ccowboy8

                        • fundraiser, Fletcher St Urban Riding Club

                          http://bit.ly/ccowboy2

                        • fundraiser, Philly Urban Riding Academy

                          http://bit.ly/ccowboy1

                        • photo series, Fletcher St stables

                          http://bit.ly/ccowboy3

                        • org, Neighborhood Film Co.

                          http://bit.ly/ccowboy4

                        • TED talk, Ricky Staub

                          http://bit.ly/ccowboy6

                        • doc, Federation of Black Cowboys

                          http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356604

                        • doc, Compton Cowboys of LA

                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN8KBD6gM6Q

                          Contact:

                          • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
                            • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
                            34 min
                          • Godzilla vs. Kong | what the massive monsters really mean

                            Learn the mighty origins of the massive movie classics, which came first, and why they’ve been fighting for so long.

                            Extras:

                            • trailer, Godzilla vs Kong (2021)

                              http://bit.ly/godzillakong1

                            • video, on the original Gojira film

                              http://bit.ly/godzillakong2

                            • film clip, Grass (1925)

                              http://bit.ly/godzillakong4

                            • concept art, Kong vs Frankenstein

                              http://bit.ly/godzillakong5

                            • comparison, US vs Japanese King Kong vs Godzilla (1962)

                              http://bit.ly/godzillakong6

                            • US trailer, King Kong vs Godzilla (1962)

                              http://bit.ly/godzillakong7

                            • trailer, Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

                              http://bit.ly/godzillakong3

                              Contact:

                              • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
                                • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
                                52 min
                              • Justice League | and the forgotten creator of superhero teams

                                Who was Gardner Fox, the mastermind writer behind the superhero genre? Why is it so hard to make a Justice League movie? And what the heck is a Multiverse?

                                Extras:

                                • trailer, Zack Snyder’s Justice League

                                  http://bit.ly/zsjl1

                                • article, history of Justice League film

                                  http://bit.ly/zsjl2

                                • video, commentary on the cancelled 1997 TV pilot

                                  http://bit.ly/jlapilotvid

                                • video, history of the Justice Society of America

                                  http://bit.ly/jsaexplained

                                • book, Gardner Fox biography

                                  http://bit.ly/gfbiography

                                • site, Gardner Fox’s 160 novels

                                  http://bit.ly/gflibrary1

                                  Contact:

                                  • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
                                    • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
                                    41 min
                                  • Minari | how a Korean American family pursued the American Dream

                                    Learn the origins of the incredible story of Lee Isaac Chung, and his family’s farm in Arkansas. What is Minari, and who is Willa Cather, and how did a voice in a coffee shop lead to six Academy Award nominations?

                                    Extras:

                                    • trailer, Minari

                                      http://bit.ly/minari1

                                    • interview, Youn Yuh-Jung and Bong Joon Ho

                                      http://bit.ly/minariyoun

                                    • interview, Lee Isaac Chung and Bong Joon Ho

                                      http://bit.ly/minari3

                                    • article, writing of Minari

                                      http://bit.ly/minari4

                                    • article, Youn Yuh-Jung’s career

                                      http://bit.ly/minari5

                                      Contact:

                                      • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
                                        • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
                                        0 min
                                      • Moxie & Mean Girls | women in punk rock and TV comedy

                                        Come learn about the Riot Grrrl movement, the history of women in stand-up and television comedy, and the parenting guidebook that Mean Girls is based on.

                                        Extras:

                                        • trailer, Moxie

                                          http://bit.ly/moxiefilm1

                                        • song, the Linda Lindas perform “Rebel Girl”

                                          http://bit.ly/moxiefilm2

                                        • playlist, inspired by the Riot Grrrl movement

                                          http://bit.ly/moxiefilm3

                                        • doc, Women in Comedy on PBS

                                          http://bit.ly/moxiefilm4

                                        • doc, The Punk Singer, Kathleen Hanna

                                          http://bit.ly/moxiefilm5

                                        • stand up, Moms Mabley

                                          http://bit.ly/moxiefilm6

                                        • book, Queen Bees and Wannabees

                                          http://bit.ly/moxiefilm7

                                        • book, Moxie

                                          http://bit.ly/moxiefilm8

                                        • book, We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy

                                          http://bit.ly/moxiefilm9

                                          Contact:

                                          • Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
                                            • https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
                                            34 min

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