The Director Dossiers

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is listening to a deep dive into the script, the history, the pre-production, and the ultimate unmaking of Stanley Kubrick’s Unmade Napoleon Film.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

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Each episode of “The Director Dossiers” is a mega deep dive into film history that explores an influential director’s entire career, or focuses on a single movie in their filmography.

The show is hosted by Johnny Cruz, an award-winning screenwriter who has written & directed two feature films alongside Danny Barker, who is a filmmaker and musician in the band Great Oblivion, two-time nominees at the Asbury Park Music Awards.

Together, Johnny and Danny blend insightful, in-depth film discussion with a relaxed, hang-out style atmosphere. 

Watch on Spotify and listen on Apple Podcasts:

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 — Intro

01:50 — Researching Napoleon

31:59 — Writing Napoleon

40:56 — The Script for Napoleon

42:36 — The Provincial Youth

57:05 — 1789 - Revolution

1:28:14 — The First Italian Campaign

1:35:26 — Egypt

2:03:53 — Coup d’état

2:10:45 — Empire

2:33:57 — The Fall

2:48:06 — Defeat

3:17:25 — Rant of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon

3:21:42 — Defeat Cont’d

3:23:33 —  Invasion of France

3:37:52 — Elba

4:05:59 — St. Helena

4:26:00 — Gladiator II Ratings

4:27:21 — The Pre-Production of Napoleon

4:59:09 — Napoleon in Film

5:16:40 — The Unmaking of Napoleon

5:44:37 — Louis XVIII was dumb

5:48:20 — Thanks for watching!

5:51:12 — Pressing On

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Book Recommendations:

Napoleon by Flex Markham

Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts

Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made by Taschen

Stanley Kubrick by Vincent Lubrutto

Kubrick: An Odyssey by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams

The Stanley Kubrick Archives edited by Alison Castle

Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at his Side by Emilio D’Alessandro

Stanley Kubrick: A Life by David Mikics 

Stanley Kubrick: Interviews by Gene D. Phillips 

Kubrick by Michael Herr 

Stanley Kubrick: The Complete Films by Paul Duncan

Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film. by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams

Stanley Kubrick by John Baxter

“Welp, I guess if a man’s fool enough not to listen to a film history deep dive on the writing, filming, editing, and release of Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller with a woman, she ain’t gonna think much of him.”

Watch on Spotify and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers 

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 — Intro

00:59 — The Writing

1:44:43 — The Filming

4:05:31 — The Editing

4:30:25 — The Release

4:57:47 — Deconstructing the Western

5:53:22 — Sisters of Misery

6:19:53 — Thanks for Watching!

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SOURCES:

McCabe & Mrs. Miller(The Criterion Collection): https://a.co/d/04XKaoI4

Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Reframing the American West by Robert T. Self:  https://a.co/d/07prfUhP 

McCabe by Edmund Naughton:  https://a.co/d/028aJLrV 

Robert Altman: The Oral Biography by Mitchell Zuckoff:  https://a.co/d/0j1RJ1MA 

Robert Altman: Jumping Off the Cliff by Patrick McGilligan:  https://a.co/d/0eRTET1L 

Altman on Altman by David Thompson:  https://a.co/d/06KLYjxU 

McCabe & Mrs. Miller by Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian:  https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~bjackson/bfs/mccabe20.pdf 

The Gentle Tamers by Dee Brown:  https://a.co/d/027WQASA 

Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery by Anne M. Butler:  https://a.co/d/0ieuO5yt 

#Robertaltman #westernfilm #western #leonardcohen #revisonistwestern #antiwestern #1970sfilm #filmhistory #filmpodcast #deepdive #cinemahistory #cinema

All work and no film history makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no deep dive on The Shining makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no fascinating insight makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no Stanley Kubrick makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no well researched podcast makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no Director Dossiers makes Jack a dull boy.

For more on Kubrick, check out our episodes on Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, and our episode on his entire filmography.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Intro

1:55 – The Writing

40:56 – The Filming

1:48:32 – The Editing

2:09:10 – The Release

2:39:58 – The Theories

4:31:48 – Our Analysis

5:07:16 - Thanks for Watching!

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Books:

Stanley Kubrick by Vincent Lubrutto: https://a.co/d/9jz2gYY

Kubrick: An Odyssey by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams: https://a.co/d/6gQjEnJ

The Stanley Kubrick Archives edited by Alison Castle: https://a.co/d/4Uvz69O

Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at his Side by Emilio D’Alessandro: https://a.co/d/6ycWS4Q

Kubrick by Michael Herr: https://a.co/d/i1AREP4

Stanley Kubrick: A Life by David Mikics: https://a.co/d/0jEjg94

Stanley Kubrick: Interviews by Gene D. Phillips: https://a.co/d/1PnrI4I

Stanley Kubrick: The Complete Films by Paul Duncan: https://a.co/d/6UZs2ae

Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film. by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams: https://a.co/d/g4u0Ib5

For more Kubrick talk visit these channels and videos:

The Kubrick Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOXNWogCLfM&list=PLvVelKSa0ZrL6ZpY7XuNl8hRomAutPjWF&pp=iAQB

Collative Learning:

https://www.youtube.com/@collativelearning

Eyebrow Cinema

https://www.youtube.com/@EyebrowCinema

Cinematyler:

https://www.youtube.com/@CinemaTyler

Broey Deschanel:

https://youtu.be/QLUwtSZseKk?si=3rh8n98Uob-PpCpd

Special Agent Dale Cooper: Diane, The Director Dossiers released Part Two of their David Lynch retrospective. This time they detail the history behind the productions of Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Lost Highway, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, and Twin Peaks: The Return. My god, I've learned a lot about David Lynch, and their insight into his movies has really made me appreciate the man and his stories. Diane, do yourself a favor and watch Lynch's work.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Intro

0:56 – Wild at Heart

30:16 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

59:04 – Side Projects

1:10:27 – Lost Highway

1:42:02 – The Straight Story

1:54:46 – Mulholland Drive

2:21:21 – Inland Empire

2:46:41 – Side Projects 2

2:54:25 - Twin Peaks: The Return

3:19:16 - Thanks for Watching!

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RESOURCES:

David Lynch YouTube Playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nh4mu2OOAuOJBlKQttpwofC&si=9nZAkaOj0qJ_fR5h

Books:

Room to Dream by Kristine McKenna & David Lynch

Lynch on Lynch by Chris Ridley

David Lynch: Beautiful Dark by Greg Olson

Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch

David Lynch: A Retrospective by Ian Nathan

#davidlynch #bluevelvetthoughts #dune #twinpeaks #eraserhead #losthighway #mulhollanddrive

Special Agent Dale Cooper: Diane, 7:30am, February 24th. I've discovered a film history podcast called The Director Dossiers. Two filmmakers blending insightful, in-depth film discussion with a relaxed, hang-out style atmosphere. Never seen such a well-researched podcast in my life. They've just released Part One of a two episode retrospective on the life and filmography of David Lynch. They detail the history behind the productions of Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet, and Twin Peaks: The Original Series. Damn good conversation. Diane, if you ever stumble upon The Director Dossiers, that podcast is worth a listen.

LEARN MORE about our movie THE DOCUMENTS!: https://thedocumentsmovie.my.canva.site

Check out our review of Wolf Man w/DUSTY OHIO VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/@UC-GRvkc9ulwQvQ5e05HAwdw

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Intro

0:45 – Early Life

18:36 - First Short Films

40:07 – Eraserhead

1:16:13 – The Elephant Man

1:41:02 – Dune

2:20:31 – Blue Velvet

2:53:16 – Twin Peaks

3:23:15 – On to Part 2!

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RESOURCES:

David Lynch YouTube Playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nh4mu2OOAuOJBlKQttpwofC&si=9nZAkaOj0qJ_fR5h

Books:

Room to Dream by Kristine McKenna & David Lynch

Lynch on Lynch by Chris Ridley

David Lynch: Beautiful Dark by Greg Olson

Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch

David Lynch: A Retrospective by Ian Nathan

Rose: I have to let go Jack.

Jack: What, why? Never let go, Rose.

Rose: The Director Dossiers released a deep dive on the history behind the writing, filming, editing, and record-shattering release of James Cameron's Titanic. I need to let go to press play. I need to explore how James Cameron pushed technological boundaries years before the Avatar franchise and crafted one of the most ambitious productions in Hollywood History.

Jack: Understandable. Let me go.

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VISIT AMBER & KEY: https://amberandkey.com/

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Danny’s Instagram:

@danny_barker

@zatheband

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Intro

0:56 – Amber & Key

2:04 – The Writing/Research

31:16 – Filming the Titanic Wreck

47:51 – The Pre-Production

1:14:02 – The Production

2:13:02 – The Post-Production

2:59:02 – The Release

3:16:38 – Our Thoughts

3:56:59 – Thanks for watching

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RESOURCES:

James Cameron YouTube Playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nhsNvFPrljayCCqLNW5oRoB&si=y-wt-fiVP_pFmi0j

James Cameron on Howard Stern: https://youtu.be/UjcNir7iBMg?si=pBXc0JpThTz5nOcB

The Olympic/Titanic Conspiracy: https://youtu.be/KxkEMge4118?si=GaKOFojmoCcOO1jk

James Cameron’s LSD trip: https://youtu.be/BC63BPsx-1s?si=mbHdt6EjfZtr4YAD

Books:

The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron by Rebecca Keegan: https://a.co/d/bLjV3Ln

Titanic and the Making of James Cameron by Paula Parisi: https://a.co/d/cMOPz3H

James Cameron’s Titanic by Jain Lemos: https://a.co/d/5x5TOpI

Listen up, soldier! We got a film history boot camp for you that dives deep into the writing, filming, editing, and release of Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, and like old Uncle Sam says, I want YOU to join us!  Now drop and give me 203 minutes of listening!

For more on Kubrick, check out our episodes on The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, and our episode on his entire filmography.

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LEARN MORE about our FEATURE FILM:

https://linktr.ee/thedocumentsmovie

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Watch on Youtube:

https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers

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Danny’s Instagram:

@danny_barker

@zatheband

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Intro

1:05 – The Writing

26:38 – The Filming

1:59:00 – The Editing

2:13:45 – The Release

2:23:05 – Thoughts and Analysis

3:21:13 – Final Thoughts

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RESEARCH:

Full Metal Jacket Youtube Playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4ngwsHS8xjuforOn6Syvekwn&si=xVr5mrcTiq-sK-yO

Books: 

The Short Timers by Gustav Hasford: https://a.co/d/ieOTmVv

Full Metal Jacket Diary by Matthew Modine: https://a.co/d/3au0TTA

The Stanley Kubrick Archives edited by Alison Castle: https://a.co/d/4Uvz69O

Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at his Side by Emilio D’Alessandro: https://a.co/d/6ycWS4Q

Kubrick by Michael Herr: https://a.co/d/i1AREP4

Stanley Kubrick: A Life by David Mikics: https://a.co/d/0jEjg94

Stanley Kubrick: Interviews by Gene D. Phillips: https://a.co/d/1PnrI4I

Stanley Kubrick: The Complete Films by Paul Duncan: https://a.co/d/6UZs2ae

2001: A Space Odyssey(BFI Film Classics) by Peter Krämer: https://a.co/d/duKTZFL

Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film. by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams: https://a.co/d/g4u0Ib5

For more Kubrick talk visit these channels and videos:

The Kubrick Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOXNWogCLfM&list=PLvVelKSa0ZrL6ZpY7XuNl8hRomAutPjWF&pp=iAQB

Collative Learning: 

https://www.youtube.com/@collativelearning

Eyebrow Cinema

https://www.youtube.com/@EyebrowCinema

Cinematyler:

https://www.youtube.com/@CinemaTyler

Broey Deschanel:

https://youtu.be/QLUwtSZseKk?si=3rh8n98Uob-PpCpd

#StanleyKubrick #StanleyKubricktalk #Full Metal Jacket talk #Kubrickpodcast #Directorpodcasts #directorspodcast #filmdirectorpodcast 

Jordan Belfort: Sell me this podcast.

Johnny: Oh, sure... Uh... Well, it's the Finale of our historical retrospective on Martin Scorsese's entire filmography. We worked really hard, did a lot of research, and hope people relax, learn and have fun.

Danny: We dive into the history behind the productions of Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street, Silence, The Irishman, Killers of the Flower Moon and more--

Jordan Belfort: Wait, this sounds good.

Johnny: All three episodes come in at over 14 hours--

Jordan Belfort: Shhhh! I'm listening to this podcast called The Director Dossiers.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Intro

0:27 – Gangs of New York

51:45 - Johnny’s Abraham Lincoln Impression

53:49 – The Aviator

1:18:36 – Shark Tale

1:21:02 – No Direction Home: A Bob Dylan Story

1:34:17 – The Departed

2:07:47 – Shine A Light

2:12:11 – Shutter Island

2:41:10 – Side Projects Part 2

2:56:15 – George Harrison: Living in the Material World

3:04:44 – Hugo

3:37:42 – The Wolf of Wall Street

4:04:36 – Silence

4:22:43 – Rolling Thunder Revue

4:27:52 – The Irishman

5:10:40 – Public Speaking and Pretend It’s a City

5:18:09 – Side Projects Part 3

5:41:15 - Killers of the Flower Moon

6:15:41 – Thanks for Watching

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RESOURCES:

Martin Scorsese YouTube Playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4njMH5TJn6bWMXN43FHW_vKf&si=pUvYXECdpK7UINWo

Books: 

Martin Scorsese: A Journey by Mary Pat Kelly: https://a.co/d/gpTYZVv

Conversations with Scorsese by Richard Schickel: https://a.co/d/dhUXxht

A Life in Movies by Irwin Winkler: https://a.co/d/5BjTJW9

Working Class War by Christian G. Appy: https://a.co/d/cfjvF6p

Insightful how? Insightful like I'm a well researched podcast? I'm entertaining, I make you laugh? I'm here to #$%@ing give you Part Two of a series on Martin Scorsese's filmography and detail the history of productions like The King of Comedy, After Hours, The Color of Money, The Last Temptation of Christ, New York Stories, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, The Age of Innocence, Casino, Kundun, My Voyage to Italy, and Bringing Out the Dead? What do you mean "insightful"? Insightful how? How is The Director Dossiers insightful? Tell me!

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Intro

0:31 – The King of Comedy

24:28 – After Hours

42:01  –  The Color of Money

1:04:20  – The Last Temptation of Christ

1:29:31 – New York Stories

1:43:20 – Scorsese’s Daily Life

1:45:41 – Goodfellas

2:05:42 – Cape Fear

2:31:24 – The Age of Innocence

2:44:49 – Scorsese’s Side Projects

2:59:09 – Casino

3:18:14 – Kundun

3:35:29 – Bringing Out the Dead

3:54:14 – Thanks for Watching

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RESOURCES:

Martin Scorsese YouTube Playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4njMH5TJn6bWMXN43FHW_vKf&si=pUvYXECdpK7UINWo

Books: 

Martin Scorsese: A Journey by Mary Pat Kelly: https://a.co/d/gpTYZVv

Conversations with Scorsese by Richard Schickel: https://a.co/d/dhUXxht

A Life in Movies by Irwin Winkler: https://a.co/d/5BjTJW9

You listening to The Director Dossiers? You listening to The Director Dossiers? Well, I hear Part One of a historical retrospective of Martin Scorsese's entire filmography detailing the productions of Who’s That Knocking At My Door, Street Scenes, Boxcar Bertha, Mean Streets, Italianamerican, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver, New York New York, The Last Waltz, and Raging Bull... Who the #@$! do you think your listening to?

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 – Intro

0:42 – Early Life

6:24 – What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

13:12  –  It’s Not Just You, Murray

23:35 – Who’s That Knocking at My Door?

40:25 – The Big Shave

49:03 – The Honeymoon Killers and Woodstock

57:55 – Street Scenes

1:10:45 – Boxcar Bertha

1:24:56 – Mean Streets

1:52:05 – Italianamerican

2:03:10 – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

2:15:10 – Taxi Driver

2:50:01 – New York, New York

3:17:24 – The Last Waltz

3:27:39 – American Boy

3:36:07 – Raging Bull

4:19:22 – Things We Missed

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RESOURCES:

Martin Scorsese YouTube Playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4njMH5TJn6bWMXN43FHW_vKf&si=pUvYXECdpK7UINWo

Books: 

Martin Scorsese: A Journey by Mary Pat Kelly: https://a.co/d/gpTYZVv

Conversations with Scorsese by Richard Schickel: https://a.co/d/dhUXxht

A Life in Movies by Irwin Winkler: https://a.co/d/5BjTJW9

Hell No, We Won’t Go by Sherry Gershon Gottlieb: https://a.co/d/1cx0awK

Working Class War by Christian G. Appy: https://a.co/d/cfjvF6p