The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

By Katelyn Amber

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.... more

· TV & Film
· Film History

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The podcast currently has 197 episodes available.

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April 03, 2022 An Offer You Can't Refuse: Francis Ford Coppola
This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Francis Ford Coppola and his many, varied motion pictures.
Also, your host discusses the 94th Academy Awards.
Movie reviews: The Lost City
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Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190323144840/https://www.achievement.org/achiever/francis-ford-coppola/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Ford-Coppola
youtube.com/watch?v=zJk8i5enfuc
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37min
March 27, 2022 Queens of the Silent Age: Lillian Gish
This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first lady, Lillian Gish.
Movie reviews: You host’s definitive Oscar Best Picture Nominee Ranking.
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Sources:
https://books.google.com/books?id=X44SqEVU2r4C&pg=PA187#v=onepage&q&f=false
Lillian Gish: An Actors Life For Me
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26min
March 20, 2022 Queens of the Silent Age: Mary Pickford
This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first movie star, Mary Pickford.
Movie reviews: Umma & King Richard
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30min
March 13, 2022 Queens of the Silent Age: Clara Bow
This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first “It Girl”, Clara Bow.
Movie reviews: The Batman
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Sources:
https://www.biography.com/actor/clara-bow
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30min
March 06, 2022 Queens of the Silent Age: Theda Bara
This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first sex symbol, Theda Bara.
Movie reviews: CODA
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Sources:
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/theda-bara
The Woman with the Hungry Eyes, 2006
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32min
February 27, 2022 Black History Month: A Brief History of Blaxploitation
This week on the Tinsel Factory, the meteoric rise of the Blaxploitation film genre and its even faster downfall.
Movie reviews: Dog
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Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/20081231052832/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/21/local/me-moore21
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement
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33min
February 20, 2022 Black History Month: Sidney Poitier
This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Sidney Poitier.
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Sources:
youtube.com/watch?v=HsH5f4FCBRg
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sidney-Poitier
https://variety.com/2022/film/features/sidney-poitier-civil-rights-movement-martin-luther-king-jr-1235151697/
https://deadline.com/2022/01/sidney-poitier-family-issues-statement-on-loving-husband-adoring-father-1234906713/
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29min
February 13, 2022 Black History Month: Hattie McDaniel
This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Hattie McDaniel and her struggles between being a working actress and the parts she was forced to play.
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Sources:
youtube.com/watch?v=xtUO0n08k4A
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29min
February 06, 2022 Black History Month: Oscar Micheaux
This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Oscar Micheaux and the world around him that called him to filmmaking.
Movie reviews: Jackass Forever and Moonfall.
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Sources:
https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/oscar-micheaux
https://rrchnm.org/episodes/the-birth-of-a-nation-and-black-protest/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-Micheaux
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31min
January 23, 2022 Cinema Pioneers: The Lumières
This week on The Tinsel Factory, the duo who would turn film from a peep show to a grand show - The Lumiere Brothers.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lumiere-brothers
youtube.com/watch?v=aFkSjdaqbyE
https://www.victorian-cinema.net/antoinelumiere
https://iphf.org/inductees/auguste-louis-lumiere/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/creation-of-the-motion-picture-lumiere-brothers
https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/the-lumiere-brothers-pioneers-of-cinema-and-colour-photography/
Latham Loop: https://thedayintech.wordpress.com/tag/latham-loop/
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27min

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