The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

This week on the Tinsel Factory, we’re discussing the 1918 Spanish Flu and its affects on the American motion picture business. We also discuss what we can learn from the Spanish Flu when dealing with COVID-19 and what the future of the film industry and movie exhibition might be. 

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Sources: Wikipedia https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1918.pdf https://deadline.com/2020/04/hollywood-coronavirus-impact-spanish-flu-history-lessons-william-mann-interview-1202899630/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-1918-flu-halted-hollywood-1286640 https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html https://theconversation.com/hollywood-is-creating-a-void-like-the-one-that-permanently-stunted-european-film-after-spanish-flu-147591 https://www.marketplace.org/2020/11/19/how-the-spanish-flu-contributed-to-the-rise-of-hollywood/

This week, how did Walt's Disneyland effect his movie studio? Find out this week on The Tinsel Factory! Support the Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod 

Recommended Viewing: 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) - youtube.com/watch?v=heVLBvPxQus 

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) -Available on Disney+ 

Saving Mr. Banks (2013) - Available on Disney+ 

Tomorrowland (2015) - Available on TBS or TNT 

The Imagineer Story (2019) - Available on Disney+ 

Sources: http://www.waltsapartment.com/walts-first-vision-of-disneyland/ Wikipedia https://touringplans.com/blog/2018/02/10/s6_movieswdw/ https://www.adayinlatours.com/blog/the-history-of-disneyland/ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/12/recreating-1961-disneyland-for-saving-mr-banks/

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we're covering the history of the men who led Walt's Studio after the namesake founder passed away. 

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Recommended Viewing: 

(Everything is available on Disney+) 

The Jungle Book (1967) 

The Aristocats (1970) 

The Rescuers (1977) 

The Black Hole (1978)

 Tron (1982) 

Splash (1984) 

The Little Mermaid (1989) 

Beatuy and the Beast (1991) 

Aladdin (1992) 

The Lion King (1994) 

Toy Story (1995) 

Finding Nemo (2004) 

Marvel MCU (2008-Present) 

Star Wars Sky Walker Saga: (1977-2019) 

Sources: https://www.worldofwalt.com/disney-history-what-was-the-disney-decade.html Wikipedia https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/epic-disney-blow-up-1994-694476

An animator, innovator, and yes, someone with some less than savory viewpoints and a dark side.  This week on The Tinsel Factory, we're covering the life of Walt Disney: an international celebrity by the time he was 30, heralded as a genius before the age of 40, he won more Oscars than anyone in film history, and changed the way families go on vacation.  

What to Watch: 

Pretty Much all Disney Shorts are on Disney+ 

Alice’s Wonderland (1923) - youtube.com/watch?v=tbi9bkTQWAQ&t=246s 

Alice Comedies (1924-1927)- youtube.com/watch?v=4ptLDuxbbVM&list=PLcYmVT3ToPQGGsyvcyXWsQ2_17t8QRqgY 

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927)- youtube.com/watch?v=aZC9hS9vpEg&list=PLOSyfD7Esa5FHHwlLmaDsDtCmKHYzm_i2  

Silly Symphony Cartoons - Available on Disney+ 

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) - Available on Disney+ 

Pinocchio (1940) -Available on Disney+ 

Fantasia (1940) - Available on Disney+ 

Bambi (1942) - Available on Disney+ 

Cinderella (1950) - Available on Disney+ 

Treasure Island (1950)-Available on Disney+ 

Mary Poppins (1964)-Available on Disney+ 

SOURCES: PBS Documentary Walt Disney: The Biography American Experience: Walt Disney (PBS)

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we’re covering the histories of The Wolf Man and The Creature from the Black Lagoon 

Recommended Viewing:

 The Wolf Man (1941): Available on Peacock 

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943): Available on Peacock 

House of Frankenstein (1944): Available on Peacock 

House of Dracula (1945): Available on Peacock 

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948): Available on Peacock 

An American Werewolf in London (1981): Available on HBO Max

The Wolfman (2010): Available on Starz 

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954): Available to rent 

Revenge of the Creature (1955): Available to rent 

Creature Walks Among Us (1956): Available on Peacock 

Sources: Wikipedia Monster by Moonlight: Available on Universal Home Video https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/a-brief-history-of-the-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-franchise/

This week on The Tinsel Factory we’re covering the histories of The Mummy and The Invisible Man. As a bonus, we’re covering a little bit about Jack Pierce. 

Recommended Viewing 

The Mummy (1932) - Available on Peacock 

The Mummy(1959) - Available on HBOMax The Mummy (1999) - Available on MaxGo 

The Invisible Man (1933) - Available on Peacock H

ollow Man (2000) - Available on Sling & FUBOTV

 The Invisible Man (2020) - Available on HBOMax 

Sources: Wikipedia Sparknotes Mummy Dearest - Universal Home Video Doc The Invisible Man Revealed - Universal Home Video Doc

This week, we’re covering the history of Frankenstein’s Monster (with a visit from his Bride) We’re also covering Boris Karloff and James Whale. 

Recommended Viewing: 

Frankenstein (1910) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-fM9meqfQ4 

Frankenstein (1931) - Available on Peacock 

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Available on Peacock 

Son of Frankenstein (1939) - Available on Peacock 

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) - Available on Peacock 

Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943) - Available on Peacock

 The House of Frankenstein (1944) - Available on Peacock 

House of Dracula (1944) - Available on Peacock 

Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) - Available on Peacock 

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) - Available on HBOMax

 Young Frankenstein (1974) - Available on Starz and Amazon Prime 

Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Available on Hulu 

Gods and Monsters (1998) - Available on Amazon Prime 

Sources: Wikipedia The Frankenstein Files: Available on Universal Home Video She’s Alive - Creating the Bride of Frankenstein: Available on Universal Home Video https://www.spookyisles.com/the-horror-film-hiatus-of-1936-1938/

This week on the show, the history of the greatest bloodsucker of all time, Dracula.  We’re also covering the man whom played him: Bela Lugosi 

Recommended Viewing: 

Nosferatu (1922) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC6jFoYm3xs 

Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0KB2XC29o 

Dracula (1931) - Available on Peacock 

Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) - Available on Peacock 

Dracula (1979) - Available on Starz, Sling TV, Amazon Prime 

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOTLurSgkYU 

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) - Available on AMC, Sling TV, Amazon Prime, and Philo 

Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) - Available to rent 

Dracula Untold (2014) - Available to rent 

Sources:  Wikipedia  https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/mythology-folklore/terrifying-truth-about-dracula  https://www.livescience.com/40843-real-dracula-vlad-the-impaler.html  http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~emiller/vlad_the_impaler.html  https://theculturetrip.com/europe/romania/articles/the-legends-and-myths-of-transylvania/  The Road to Dracula: released on Universal Home Video http://thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy-showmanship/coppola-dracula-25th https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dracula/summary/

This week, we’re wrapping up our series on The Big 5 of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Please excuse my birthday/California wildfires, voice. 

Recommended Viewing:

Disclaimer: A lot of RKO films - especially the early ones -are not available for streaming. Theses are the ones I recommend that are. If something struck your interest, check the Warner Archive where you can purchase a DVD copy:

The Vagabond Lover (1929) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYUa9QcYGWw

King Kong (1933) - Available on HBOMax

Flying Down to Rio (1933)- Available on HBOMax

Of Human Bondage (1934) - Available on Prime Video

Bringing Up Baby (1938) - Available on HBOMax

Citizen Kane (1941) - Available on HBOMax

Cat People (1942) - Available for rent on streaming

The Ghost Ship (1943) - Available for rent on streaming

I Walked With a Zombie (1943) - Available for rent on streaming

The Body Snatcher (1945) - Available for rent on streaming

Berlin Express (1948) - Available for rent on streaming

The Hitch-Hiker (1953) - Available on Prime Video

The Brave One (1956) - Available on Prime Video

SOURCES: Wikipedia http://www.wrightsound.com/a.movie.sound.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/RKO-Radio-Pictures-Inc Hollywood The Golden Years: The RKO Story RKO Website http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Independent-Film-Road-Movies/RKO-Radio-Pictures.html

This week, we’re covering the history of Warner Brothers Studio

Recommended Viewing:

My Four Years in Germany (1918) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7vxGm9UZM

Don Juan (1926) - Available to rent

The Jazz Singer (1927) - Available to rent

Little Caesar (1931) - Available to rent

I Am a Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1931) - Available to rent

42nd Street (1933) - Available to rent

The Life of Emile Zola (1937) - Available to rent

Robin Hood (1938) - Available on HBOMax

Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) - Available to rent

Casablanca (1942) - Available on HBOMax

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? (1966) - Available on HBOMax

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Available on HBOMax

The Exorcist (1973) - Available on HBOMax

A Clockwork Orange (1971) - Available to rent

The Matrix (1999) - Available to rent

Harry Potter (2001-2010) - Available on HBOMax

The Dark Knight (2008) - Available to rent

Wonder Woman (2017) - Available on HBOMax

Sources:

http://www.wrightsound.com/a.movie.sound.html

Warner Bros.: Hollywood’s Ultimate Backdrop by Steven Bingen

Wikipedia

The Warner Brothers Documentary