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- Tales From the Blacklist: The Hollywood Ten and the BlacklistThis week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the unfriendlies, those whom would eventually be blacklisted from ever working in Hollywood againSupport This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpodSources:youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947shttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/Show Trial. 2018.Hollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurnhttps://confluence.gallatin.nyu.edu/sections/research/disney-and-the-cold-warhttps://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/51313/red-scare.pdfhttps://alphahistory.com/coldwar/ronald-reagan-testifies-huac-1947/https://historycollection.com/this-hollywoods-witch-hunt-created-a-celebrity-blacklist/3/https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/hollywood-ten-trials-1948-5032 min
- Tales From the Blacklist: The FriendliesThis week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the friendlies, those whom accused their colleagues of being communists. Some did it for patriotic pride, others to save their own skins, but what happens when you betray your friends and coworkers?Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpodSources:youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947shttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/Show Trial. 2018.Hollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurnhttps://confluence.gallatin.nyu.edu/sections/research/disney-and-the-cold-warhttps://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/51313/red-scare.pdfhttps://alphahistory.com/coldwar/ronald-reagan-testifies-huac-1947/https://historycollection.com/this-hollywoods-witch-hunt-created-a-celebrity-blacklist/3/39 min
- Tales From the Blacklist: The HUAC HearingsThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the HUAC trials in Hollywood.Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpodSources:youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947shttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/Show Trial. 2018. by Thomas DohertyHollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurn45 min
- Hollywood Mysteries: Was There a Lee Family Curse?This week on The Tinsel Factory, the untimely deaths of Bruce and Brandon Lee. We look into the two actor’s lives, the events leading up to their deaths, and the rumors and conspiracy theories that persist to this day.Movies:Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpodSources:https://brucelee.com/bruce-leehttps://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3141681/what-killed-bruce-lee-triads-jealous-lover-ancienthttps://www.ranker.com/list/family-curse-brandon-bruce-lee/laura-allanhttps://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries/season-2/episode-3https://www.history.com/news/bruce-lee-death-mystery-solved-sweat-glands32 min
- Hollywood Mysteries: Did Lana Turner Get Away With Murder?This week on The Tinsel Factory, the murder of Johnny Stompanato. Was he actually killed by a 14 year old, or did she take the fall for her movie star mother, Lana Turner? Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tinselpodSupport This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/allVenmo: @tinselfactorypodSources:https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-stompanato-turner-20150810-story.htmlLana Turner: Hearts and Diamonds Take All by Darwin Porter. 2017.https://allthatsinteresting.com/johnny-stompanatohttps://morbidology.com/a-hollywood-whodunnit-the-murder-of-johnny-stompanato/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-24-ca-38111-story.html33 min
- Hollywood Mysteries: Did Natalie Wood Actually Drown?
This week on The Tinsel Factory, the mysterious drowning of Natalie Wood. Was it an accident, or something more nefarious?
Movies: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Sources:
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32420871/natalie-wood-death-true-story-timeline/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-really-happened-the_b_8594972
Coroner by Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi M.D. 1983.
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind dir. Laurent Bouzerau 2020
Music: Darren Curtis
32 min - Hollywood Mysteries: Did Someone Murder Thelma Todd?This week on The Tinsel Factory, the mysterious death of Thelma Todd, was she the victim of a drunken misadventure, or could someone have killed her?Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodSources:https://web.archive.org/web/20200815170955/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-29-et-welkos29-story.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20181004182956/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-05-05-9102090725-story.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/26940058/wisconsin-state-journal/Music: Darren Curtis27 min
- An Offer You Can't Refuse: The Making of Bram Stoker's Dracula
This week on The Tinsel Factory, what happens when the director of The Godfather goes toe to toe with the most famous blood sucker of all time.
Movie reviews: Everything Everywhere All At Once & The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
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TRAIN SCENE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QRjw1l3xXI
Sources:
https://screenrant.com/godfather-3-winona-ryder-sofia-coppola-mary-cast-better/
https://screenrant.com/bram-stokers-dracula-making-behind-scenes-hidden-trivia/
https://cinephiliabeyond.org/dracula/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/trivia/?ref_=tt_ql_trv
30 min - An Offer You Can't Refuse: The Making of Apocalypse NowThis week on The Tinsel Factory, a story of a filmmaker and a crew going steadily crazy while shooting Apocalypse Now.Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodSources: Heart of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse28 min
- An Offer You Can't Refuse: The Making of The Godfather
This week on The Tinsel Factory, a story of a film that almost wasn’t - The Godfather.
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Sources:
youtube.com/watch?v=72HlbaAnZfo
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About The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast
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The stories behind the lights, cameras, and action are now at your fingertips.
The Tinsel Factory gives you, the listener, an introductory look at some of the greatest stories from the world of film. Each month your host, a filmmaker who daylights for a major Hollywood studio, picks a theme and choses four topics from within to broaden your film knowledge.
Not a film snob? Put off by film bros? This podcast is for you - everything is broken down for the causal film goer or someone looking to start dipping their toes into the world of cinema. Come on in, take a seat, it's showtime.
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