The Babel Cinematic Universe: "The Fall of Everything" / "The Future of Dust" / "The Hubris King" / "To Speak Amongst Gods"

And we're back for another one of those episodes that Connor rolls his eyes at and goes "that's not a genre"! That's right, we've got Cinematic Universe as one of our spins and that sure does complicate things! Instead of just coming up with one movie, we've got a plethora of five to come up with! And we get there! Creating what might be the most amazing Cinematic Universe in history. Or of history. It's pretty cool, there's Atlantis and the Tower of Babel and all that.

Check of the cool Lawrence of Arabia posters HERE.

HISTORICAL EPICS

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Ghandi (1982)

Ben Hur (1959)

Ryan's Daughter (1970)

CINEMATIC UNIVERSES

MCU (2008 - Present)

DCU (2013 - Present?)

Fast and Furious Franchise (2001 - Present)

Universal's Dark Universe (2014 - 2017)

"Band of Brians: The Back Home Tour"

On this super special episode of the Story Brigade we're joined by filmmaker Sydney Simoncini! And we dive into the world of found footage horror films and heist films! And for some reason early 2000s boy bands. It gets weird. But in the best way!

You can check out Sydney's most recent film HERE.

FOUND FOOTAGE HORROR FILM REFERENCE:

Blair Witch Project (1999)

Chronicle (2012)

Creep (2014)

Paranormal Activity (2007)

Cloverfield (2008)

HEIST FILM REFERENCE:

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Heist (2001)

Heat (1995)

The Italian Job (2003)

"Unidentified Object"

We get down and philosophical on this episode of the Story Brigade! We're joined by Sam Dunnewold - who was the FIRST guest we ever had on the podcast back on episode 8! Now he's back, sharing his love of stories and rpgs and bringing a whole new perspective to the show! And we tackle some heavy stuff - I mean have you ever heard of post-post-Apocalyptic before??? I hadn't, but it's awesome!

Sam is always making really cool things, including some brand new RPGs and mods - which you can check out HERE!

"The River's East"

On this episode we're joined by Connor's old college buddy, Bradley! And we tackle the incredible works of Japanese Anime legend Hayao Miyazaki combined with Grouchy Clint Eastwood (I swear that's a genre, don't hate me Connor). You wouldn't think these two would work, but there is surprising synergy here!

HAYAO MIYAZAKI:

Spirited Away (2001)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

GROUCHY CLINT EASTWOOD:

Unforgiven (1992)

Gran Torino (2008)

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

"Flying Capes: The Saga of Clark Clarkman"

Ever since I saw Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby I knew there had to be a conclusion to the trilogy of [Title]: The [Something] of [Someone]! And we have done it! And who would have thought it would have been a post-modern superhero film?! Crazy, right?

POST-MODERN SUPERHERO FILMS:

Deadpool (2016)

Logan (2017)

FRAT PACK FILMS:

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Wedding Crashers (2005)

Tropic Thunder (2008)

EPISODE MENTIONS:

SNL Stay At Home Man Sketch

"Low Bar"

Guys expect this show coming to your favorite streaming service soon, because we love this idea. We decided to do a TELEVISION episode with our good friend Zulaikha Cara! This is uncharted territory for all of Connor and I and man did we have a blast!  I think our final product is almost as good as Bob's Burgers.

Mentions in the episode:

DUNKINVILLE

PERRY MASON (ORIGINAL)

ALLY MCBEAL

PHOENIX WRIGHT

"Beach Party Invasion"

On this episode we're joined by our most special of guests, our father Paul Einarsen! He's the reason Connor and I got into movies in the first place! And it happens to be his birthday today! So we decided to celebrate with a super special episode of the Story Brigade! Ever heard of the Beach Party genre? Neither had we! But our dad walks us through this largely unknown genre from the 1960s and then we throw in a bit of alien invasion to round it out!

See you on the other side!

Recommended Movies:

BEACH PARTY (1963)

MARS ATTACKS (1996)

Notes from the episode:

LINK TO BEACH PARTY MOVIES

BEACH PARTY POSTERS

WHAT IS THE BEACH PARTY MOVIE (in 9 minutes)

ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (1978)

JAN & DEAN'S BEACH PLAYLIST

BEACH PARTY WIKIPEDIA

LIST OF AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILMS

"Lost in Space" Starring the Rock, directed by Robert Rodriguez

On this episode we're joined by the incredible Lena Parker-Duncan! And we dive into remake territory! Just like the Rock says about his movies, you'll leave this podcast having had fun and a good laugh. Till next time!

Lena's Website

THE ROCK WATCHLIST:

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Baywatch (2017)

Skyscraper (2018)

Rampage (2018)

Doom (2005)

ROBERT RODRIGUEZ WATCHLIST:

Spy Kids (2001)

Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

Spy Kids 3-D Game Over (2003)

Sin City (2005)

El Mariachi (1992)

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

EPISODE MENTIONS:

Dragon Wars: D-War (2007)

Lost in Space (1998)

Lost in Space (the awesome armor fight)

The Rock Movie Posters

Johnny Bravo Poster

Rampage Poster

"Dead Run: Don't Stop Till You Drop"

Things are a little different on this episode of the Story Brigade as we take a look at a different kind of storytelling - video games! Connor and I team up with an old friend, Nick Yu, and dive into the world of video games! This means a whole new spin wheel and a whole new set of challenges!

Buckle up and PRESS A! PRESS A!

Episode Mentions:

Our GMTK Game Jam Entry (Farmageddon)

GMTK Mario Levels

Celeste Game

Super Meat Boy Game

Vvvvvv

Original Resident Evil

People trying not to be scared while playing Amnesia: Dark Descent 

Phasmophobia

Boo Houses in Mario

First Person Mario Video

The Last of Us Part II - Snow Escape Playthrough (Start around 40min)

District B13 (French Parkour, it's totally a thing)

Zombies, Run App

dead run on Steam

Old Video Game Covers

Super 8 Poster

Mirror's Edge Cover

Dying Light Cover

Dying Light 2 Cover

"Scottsquay" by Ridley Scott

Yeah, yeah I know 'werewolf' isn't really a genre. Like 'dinosaur'. But it felt important to have since it has such a long history with cinema. So buckle up since Connor's a little tired and hungry and I'm a little sick and we make one heck of a movie!!! Plus we go on a couple of fun tangents for Ridley Scott's early work and what Foley is!

Watchlist for Ridley Scott:

Alien (1979)

Blade Runner (1982)

Gladiator (2000)

Episode Mentions:

SECRET WORLD OF FOLEY (looks like the full short film has been removed from Vimeo, but here are some clips)

Ridley Scott's IMDB

Legend Film IMDB

Silver Bullet IMDB

Patrick Wilson IMDB

Will Arnett IMDB

A History of Men in Love [Book]

Underrepresented Statistics in Blockbuster Movies

Sunset Song [Book]

Legend Film Poster