The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the feud between Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra on the set of Guys and Dolls.

On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, Pig.

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Sources:

https://whatculture.com/film/10-famous-actor-pairings-didnt-realise-hated-one-another-real-life?page=7

https://www.tvovermind.com/heres-what-frank-sinatra-really-thought-of-marlon-brando/

https://thelifeandtimesofhollywood.com/why-is-guys-dolls-forgotten-even-starring-frank-sinatra-and-marlon-brando/

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the feud between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over the release of what many film historians consider to be the best film ever made: Citizen Kane.

On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, Space Jam: A New Legacy.

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Sources:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/kane-william-randolph-hearst-campaign-suppress-citizen-kane/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-randolph-hearst-stops-citizen-kane-ads

https://nationalpost.com/news/citizen-kane-feud-finally-gets-rosy-ending

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/28/scale-of-hearst-plot-to-discredit-orson-welles-and-citizen-kane-revealed

Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker’s Journey, 2016, by Harlan Lebo

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the partnership of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and the circumstances that led to their 20 year estrangements.

On two sentence movie reviews, Zola, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, and Black Widow.

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Sources:

https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/11/why-dean-martin-and-jerry-lewis-split-up/

https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a44471/jerry-lewis-and-dean-martin-feud-reunion/

Dean and Me by Jerry Lewis

https://people.com/movies/jerry-lewis-dean-martin-inside-bitter-split-and-reunion/

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the tragically short life of Jonathan Brandis. We discuss his career, and the situations that led to his untimely death. (Warning, this episode has mentions of suicide and suicide ideations).

On two sentence movie reviews The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.

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Please seek help for your mental health loves.

Sources:

Kid90 (2021) dir Soleil Moon Frye

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-12-ca-328-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-nov-21-me-brandis21-story.html

https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/news_view/20868

https://web.archive.org/web/20040630191156/https://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-11-21-brandis-obit_x.htm

https://people.com/archive/jonathan-brandis-vol-42-no-9/

https://biographypedia.org/the-untold-truth-of-jonathan-brandis-cause-of-death/#Personal_Life

https://www.laweekly.com/jonathan-brandis-how-life-after-teen-stardom-can-take-a-wrong-turn/

http://www.moviejawn.com/home/2019/6/13/the-sudden-death-and-surprising-resurgence-of-jonathan-brandis

https://people.com/archive/a-teen-heartthrob-takes-his-life-vol-60-no-23/

https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-jonathan-brandis-4347604/

This week on The Tinsel Factory the history of Dreamworks Animation.

On two sentence movie reviews, Army of the Dead.

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Sources:

youtube.com/watch?v=od-tQN8C48s&t=973s

youtube.com/watch?v=g9Aaz0jArvw

The Pixar Touch

https://www.businessinsider.com/quibi-jeffrey-katzenberg-suggested-trolls-song-amid-layoffs-2020-10

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of Pixar animation and it key players.

On two sentence movie reviews, Here Today, Spiral: From the Book of Saw, and Profile.

Recommended Viewing:

All Pixar films are available on Disney+

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Sources:

youtube.com/watch?v=TrpWCelgoww

The Pixar Story (2007)

https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/17/8229891/sxsw-2015-toy-story-pixar-making-of-20th-anniversary

https://pixar.fandom.com/wiki/Brain_Trust