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- An Offer You Can't Refuse: Francis Ford CoppolaThis 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 CitySupport This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodSources:https://web.archive.org/web/20190323144840/https://www.achievement.org/achiever/francis-ford-coppola/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Ford-Coppolayoutube.com/watch?v=zJk8i5enfuc37 min
- Queens of the Silent Age: Lillian GishThis 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.Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodSources:https://books.google.com/books?id=X44SqEVU2r4C&pg=PA187#v=onepage&q&f=falseLillian Gish: An Actors Life For Me26 min
- Queens of the Silent Age: Mary PickfordThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first movie star, Mary Pickford.Movie reviews: Umma & King RichardSupport This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod30 min
- Queens of the Silent Age: Clara BowThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first “It Girl”, Clara Bow.Movie reviews: The BatmanSupport This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodSources:https://www.biography.com/actor/clara-bow30 min
- Queens of the Silent Age: Theda BaraThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first sex symbol, Theda Bara.Movie reviews: CODASupport This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodSources:https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/theda-baraThe Woman with the Hungry Eyes, 200632 min
- 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
33 min - Black History Month: Sidney PoitierThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Sidney Poitier.Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypodSources:youtube.com/watch?v=HsH5f4FCBRghttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Sidney-Poitierhttps://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-1234906713/29 min
- 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
29 min - 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
31 min - Cinema Pioneers: The LumièresThis 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-brothersyoutube.com/watch?v=aFkSjdaqbyEhttps://www.victorian-cinema.net/antoinelumierehttps://iphf.org/inductees/auguste-louis-lumiere/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/creation-of-the-motion-picture-lumiere-brothershttps://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/the-lumiere-brothers-pioneers-of-cinema-and-colour-photography/Latham Loop: https://thedayintech.wordpress.com/tag/latham-loop/Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod27 min
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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