Rules of the Frame

This episode Connor & Riley are joined by Clare Warrington to discuss the groundbreaking emotional drama: Ordinary People. Clare lends her knowledge of family and human therapy to break down the psychological themes of the film. They also examine how this film created the modern family drama and one of the first novels aimed toward teenagers.

WARNING: Major spoilers for Ordinary People

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Ordinary People (1980) | Dir. Robert Redford
• Ad Astra (2019) | Dir. James Gray
• Good Will Hunting (1997)| Dir. Gus Van Sant
• American Beauty (1999) | Dir. Sam Mendes
• The Dark Knight (2008) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• MASH (1970) | Dir. Robert Altman
• Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (1969) | Dir. George Roy Hill
• The Sting (1973) | Dir. George Roy Hill
• The Natural (1984) | Dir. Barry Levinson
• Raging Bull (1980) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• The Shining (1980) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• The Great Santini (1979) | Dir. Lewis John Carlino
• Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) | Dir. Robert Benton
• Terms of Endearment  (1983) | Dir. James L. Brooks

We are now at the start of a new series and are excited to be digging into films that are more grounded in reality and focus on the complex emotions of characters and the crazy machinations of society. We are also excited to announce that we have brought back previous guest, Jon Skinner, to be a recurring member of the show! We hope you will enjoy this next series and some new input.

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Connor & Riley top off their second animation series with a slew of wonderful short films. The films span from the 50's to modern day and are made with almost every medium in the animator's toolkit. We try to have a great balance between popular beloved shorts and small impact full indie films. So listen in and watch these incredible pieces of art.

WARNING: Major spoilers for all of the shorts discussed

Link to Richard Williams' book: https://www.amazon.com/Animators-Survival-Kit-Principles-Classical/dp/086547897X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=richard+williams&qid=1581625513&sr=8-1

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Fantastic Planet (1973) | Dir. Rene Laloux
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)| Dir. Peter Jackson
• A Grand Day Out (1989) | Dir. Nick Park
• Creature Comforts (1989) | Dir. Nick Park
• Duck Amuck (1953)| Dir. Chuck Jones
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) | Dir. Joe Dante
• Space Jam (1996)| Dir. Joe Pytka
• The Muppets (2011) | Dir. James Bobin
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis, Richard Williams
• Vincent (1982) | Dir. Tim Burton
• The Adventures of Andre & Wally B (1984) | Dir. Alvy Ray Smith
• Paperman (2012) | Dir. John Kahrs
• Corpse Bride (2005) | Dir. Tim Burton
• The Sword in the Stone (1963) | Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
• Robin Hood (1973) | Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
• The Lion King (1994) | Dir. Roger Allers, Bob Minkoff
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) | Dir. Henry Selick
• Tron (1982)| Dir. Steven Lisberger
• The Lawnmower Man (1992)| Dir. Brett Leonard
• Frankenweenie (2012) | Dir. Tim Burton
• Beetlejuice (1988)| Dir. Tim Burton
• Metropolis (1927) | Dir. Fritz Lang
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) | Dir. Robert Wiene
• The Lion King (2019) | Dir. Jon Favreau
• Tin Toy (1988) | Dir. John Lasseter
• Red's Dream (1987) | Dir. John Lasseter
• Knick Knack (1989) | Dir. John Lasseter
• Luxo Jr. (1986) | Dir. John Lasseter
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) | Dir. Steve Box, Nick Park
• Flushed Away (2006) | Dir. David Bowers, Sam Fell
• Early Man (2018) | Dir. Nick Park
• Tord Och Tord (2010)| Dir. Niki Lindroth Von Bahr
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | Dir. Wes Anderson
• A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)| Dir. Roy Andersson
• Isle of Dogs (2018) | Dir. Wes Anderson
• The Burden (2017) | Dir. Niki Lindroth Von Bahr
• Wreck-It Ralph (2012)| Dir. Rich Moore
• The Princess and the Frog (2009) | Dir. Ron Clements, John Musker
• Fresh Guacamole (2012) | Dir. PES
• Fantasia 2000 (1999) | Dir. James Algar, Gaetan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Hendel Butoy, Francis Glebas, Don Hahn, Pixote Hunt
• Frozen (2013)| Dir. Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
• Big Hero 6 (2014) | Dir. Don Hall, Chris Williams
• Coda (2013)| Dir. Alan Holly
• The Secret of Kells (2009) | Dir. Tomm Moore
• Prologue (2015) | Dir. Richard Williams
• The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) | Dir. Richard Williams
• The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (1979) | Dir. Bill Melendez

Connor & Riley take a look at a film unlike any other: Waltz with Bashir. This one of a kind animated/documentary/autobiographical pic has both an intriguing storytelling style and animation style. Listen in as they discuss what it takes to make an animated film like this and how a movie like this would be almost impossible to make in the U.S.

WARNING: Major spoilers for Waltz with Bashir & James and the Giant Peach

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Waltz with Bashir (2008) | Dir. Ari Folman
• They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• A Scanner Darkly (2006) | Dir. Richard Linklater
• The Congress (2013)| Dir. Ari Folman
• The Princess Bride (1987) | Dir. Rob Reiner
• The Triplets of Belleville (2003) | Dir. Sylvain Chomet
• The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) | Dir. Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• BlacKkKlansman (2018) | Dir. Spike Lee
• Toy Story 3 (2010) | Dir. Lee Unkrich
• Beauty and the Beast (1991) | Dir. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
• Up (2009) | Dir. Pete Docter
• WALL-E (2008)| Dir. Andrew Stanton
• Kung Fu Panda (2008) | Dir. Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
• Bolt (2008) | Dir. Byron Howard, Chris Williams
• Chicken Little (2005) | Dir. Mark Dindal
• Meet the Robinsons (2007)| Dir. Stephen J. Anderson
• Tangled (2010) | Dir. Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
• Frozen II (2019)| Dir. Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
• Toy Story 4 (2019)| Dir. Josh Cooley
• I Lost My Body (2019)| Dir. Jeremy Clapin
• The Missing Link (2019)| Dir. Chris Butler
• ParaNorman (2012)| Dir. Chris Butler, Sam Fell
• Coraline (2009) | Dir. Henry Selick
• Boxtrolls (2014) | Dir. Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi
• Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) | Dir. Travis Knight
• James and the Giant Peach (1996) } Dir. Henry Selick

Films mentioned in this episode:

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• The Secret of Kells (2007) | Dir. Tomm Moore
• The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) | Dir. Richard Williams
• Home on the Range (2004) | Dir. Will Finn, John Sanford
• The Princess and the Frog (2009) | Dir. Ron Clements, John Musker
• The Prophet (2014) | Dir. Roger Allers, etc...
• The Prince of Egypt (1998) | Dir. Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells
• The Road to El Dorado (2000) | Dir. Bibo Bergerson, Don Paul, Jeffrey Katzenberg
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) | Dir. Patrick Gilmore, Tim Johnson
• Titan A.E. (2000)| Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
• The Breadwinner (2017) | Dir. Nora Twomey
• Up (2009)| Dir. Pete Docter
• Song of the Sea (2014) | Dir. Tomm Moore
• Coco (2017) | Dir. Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
• The Lego Movie (2014) | Dir. Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
• The Iron Giant (1999) | Dir. Brad Bird
• The Incredibles (2004) | Dir. Brad Bird

Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Yellow Submarine (1968) | Dir. George Dunning
• The Jungle Book (1967) | Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
• Wizards (1977) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi
• A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Dir. Richard Lester
• Help! (1965) | Dir. Richard Lester
• Magical Mystery Tour (1967) | Dir. George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Bernard Knowles
• The Aristocats (1970) | Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
• Robin Hood (1973) | Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Interstellar (2014)| Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Apocalypse Now (1979) | Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | Dir. David Lean
• Insidious (2010) | Dir. James Wan
• Citizen Kane (1941) | Dir. Orson Welles
• This is Spinal Tap (1984) | Dir. Rob Reiner
• Fantastic Planet (1973) | Dir. Rene Laloux
• Alice in Wonderland (1951) | Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
• Dumbo (1941) | Dir. Sam Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) | Dir. John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) | Dir. Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) | Dir. Bryan Singer
• Rocketman (2019) | Dir. Dexter Fletcher
• The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years (2016) | Dir. Ron Howard

Connor & Riley take a little bit more of a somber tone while discussing the great animated classic: Watership Down. They are also joined by the very talented Amber Maine who shares her thoughts on the films complicated themes of acceptance of death and what it means to live.

Link to Amber's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amburrick/

WARNING: Major spoilers for Watership Down, minor spoilers for The Plague Dogs

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Watership Down (1978) | Dir. Martin Rosen
• The Secret of N.I.M.H. (1982) | Dir. Don Bluth
• The Plague Dogs (1982) | Dir. Martin Rosen
• Princess Mononoke (1997) | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
• Dumbo (1941) | Dir. Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen
• The Producers (1967) | Dir. Mel Brooks
• The Elephant Man (1980) | Dir. David Lynch
• Alien (1979) | Dir. Ridley Scott
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | Dir. William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen
• Bambi (1942) | Dir. James Algar, Sam Armstrong, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi
• The Garden of Words (2013) | Dir. Makoto Shinkai
• Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | Dir. Isao Takahata
• An American Tale: Fievel Goes West (1991) | Dir. Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells
• The Road to El Dorado (2000) | Dir. Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul
• Peter Pan (1953) | Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney
• The Wind in the Willows (1995) | Dir. Dave Unwin, Dennis Abey
• The Revenant (2015) | Dir. Alejandro G. Inarritu
• Wizards (1977) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi
• Fritz the Cat (1972) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi

Connor & Riley tread dangerous Bakshi waters in their episode on Wizards. It may be hard for them to find the silver lining to the film, but at least that lends itself to fun conversations. The opinions fly in this maybe controversial episode...

Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Wizards (1977) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi
• Last Days of Coney Island (2015) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi
• The Hobbit (1977) | Dir. Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
• The Lord of the Rings (1978) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi
• Fritz the Cat (1972) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi
• Princess Mononoke (1997) | Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
• Fire and Ice (1983) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi, Tom Tataranowicz
• American Pop (1981) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi
• Spy Kids (2001) | Dir. Robert Rodriguez
• Shorts (2009) | Dir. Robert Rodriguez
• Machete (2010) | Dir. Robert Rodriguez
• The Ant Bully (2006) | Dir. John A. Davis
• The Return of the King (1980) | Dir. Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
• Heavy Traffic (1973) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi
• Sausage Party (2016) | Dir. Gerg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
• Star Wars (1977) | Dir. George Lucas
• The Iron Giant (1999) | Dir. Brad Bird
• Mean Streets (1973) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971) | Dir. Robert Stevenson
• Fantastic Planet (1973) | Dir. Rene Laloux
• Alexander Nevsky (1938) | Dir. Sergei Eisenstein, Dmitriy Vasilev
• Cool World (1992) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi

Connor & Riley are joined by previous guest, Stephen LaGue and his little brother Patrick, to discuss one of their all time favorite films: The Iron Giant. Together they break down Bird's animation career, his personal impact on the story, and why it still hits home 20 years later. So sit back, shove some Reddi-Wip into a Twinkie, sip some espresso, and enjoy!

WARNING: Major spoilers for The Iron Giant, Minor spoilers for The Incredibles, Ratatouille, & Guardians of the Galaxy

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• The Iron Giant (1999) | Dir. Brad Bird
• WALL-E (2008) | Dir. Andrew Stanton
• The Book Thief (2013) | Dir. Brian Percival
• Pokemon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) | Dir. Kunihiko Yuyama, Michael Haigney
• Eight Below (2006) | Dir. Frank Marshall
• The Bourne Identity (2002) | Dir. Doug Liman
• Toy Story (1995) | Dir. John Lasseter
• Shrek (2001) | Dir. Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
• Oliver & Company (1988) | Dir. George Scribner
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) | Dir. Bob Perischetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
• The Incredibles (2004)| Dir. Brad Bird
• Tomorrowland (2015)| Dir. Brad Bird
• Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) | Dir. Brad Bird
• Ratatouille (2007) | Dir. Brad Bird
• Incredibles 2 (2018) | Dir. Brad Bird
• Tarzan (1999) | Dir. Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
• Sleeping Beauty (1959) | Dir. Clyde Geronimi
• Maleficent (2014) | Dir. Robert Stromberg
• Alice in Wonderland (2010) | Dir. Tim Burton
• The Lion King (2019)| Dir. Jon Favreau
• Big Hero 6 (2014) | Dir. Don Hall, Chris Williams
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) | Dir. James Gunn
• Office Space (1999) | Dir. Mike Judge
• Battlefield Earth (2000) | Dir. Roger Christian
• Flubber (1997) | Dir. Les Mayfield
• The Nutty Professor (1963) | Dir. Jerry Lewis
• Happy Gilmore (1996) | Dir. Dennis Dugan
• Independence Day (1996) | Dir. Roland Emmerich
• When Harry Met Sally... (1989) | Dir. Rob Reiner

Connor and Riley are joined by Michelle Johnson this week as they talk about the hidden 90's horror film: Ravenous. Things get a little graphic when discussing cannibalism, but don't get too grossed out to miss Michelle's insight into the film industry and society's impact upon it.

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Ravenous (1999) | Dir. Antonia Bird
• The Revenant (2015) | Dir. Alejandro G. Inarritu
• Memento (2000) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• L.A. Confidential (1997) | Dir. Curtis Hanson
• Trainspotting (1996) | Dir. Danny Boyle
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) | Dir. John Hughes
• Howard the Duck (1986) | Dir. Willard Huyuck
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• You've Got Mail (1998) | Dir. Nora Ephron
• When Harry Met Sally... (1989) | Dir. Rob Reiner
• Point Break (1991) | Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
• Wayne's World (1992) | Dir. Penelope Spheeris
• Deliverance (1972) | Dir. John Boorman
• A Clockwork Orange (1971) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Home for the Holidays (1995) | Dir. Jodie Foster
• The Descendants (2011) | Dir. Alexander Payne