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- The Big 5: 20th Century-FoxThis week on The Tinsel Factory, we’re covering the history of 20th Century Fox.Recommended ViewingAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917) - youtube.com/watch?v=U03ZmvjyuxEThe Iron Horse (1924) - youtube.com/watch?v=BLxKxD3USrgStreet Angel (1928) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj6nUVPecxUState Fair (1933) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdP1wxIUXCsDante’s Inferno (1935) - youtube.com/watch?v=Y2VkUJC_hWE&t=848sA Star is Born (1937) - Available on Prime Video, Tubi, Pluto TV, Sling TVThe Razor’s Edge (1946) - youtube.com/watch?v=xz1a3Tsk3okThe Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) -Available for RentAll About Eve (1950) - Available for rentThe Robe (1953) - Available for rentSomething’s Got to Give (1962) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVfKpx-aSRk -Monroe Footage, only 37 minutesCleopatra (1963) - Available on MaxGoMove Over, Darling (1963) - Available for rentThe Sound of Music (1965) - Available on Disney+Planet of the Apes (1968) - Available for rentStar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) - Available on Disney+Chariots of Fire (1981) - Available for rentHome Alone (1990) - Available on HBOMaxThe Full Monty (1997) - Available on MaxGoAnastasia (1998) - Available on HBOMaxX-Men (2000) - Available on Disney+Avatar (2009) - Available on Disney+SOURCES:WikipediaThe Fox Film Corporation by Aubrey SolomonFilmmaker IQThe Man Who Made the Movies41 min
- The Big 5: MGM Studios
This week we’re covering the history of MGM studios.
Recommended Viewing:
Ben Hur (1925) - Available to rent
The Broadway Melody (1929) - Available to rent
The Grand Hotel (1932) - Available to rent
Romeo and Juliet (1936) - Available to rent
Saratoga (1937) - Available to rent
Andy Hardy Series (1937-1958) - Available to Rent
Gone With the Wind (1939) - Available on HBOMax
Wizard of Oz (1939) - Available on HBOMax
The Women (1939) - Available to rent
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) - Available to rent
Anchors Aweigh (1945) - Available to rent
An American in Paris (1951) - Available on HBOMax
Singing’ in the Rain (1952) - Available on HBOMax
Gigi (1958) - Available to rent
North by Northwest (1959) - Available on HBOMax
Ben-Hur (1959) - Available to rent
Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Available on HBOMax
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Available on HBOMax
Network (1976) - Available on Sling TV
Rocky (1976) - Available on fuboTV and Philo
Poltergeist (1982) - Available on Netflix
Skyfall (2009) -Available to rent
Cabin in the Woods (2011) - Available on Hulu
Sources:
Wikipedia
MGM: History of the Movies
39 min - The Big 5: Paramount Pictures
This week on The Tinsel Factory, we’re going over the history of Paramount Pictures.
Recommended Viewing:
The Squaw Man (1914) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqUUo3Ae_oU
Cinderella (1914) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwLZ6QK0mo0
A Little Princess (1917) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBCsD7xnNVU
The Shiek (1921) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDaRentuB7g
The Ten Commandments (1923)www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrugGzGaFqg
Wings (1927) Available to rent on streaming platforms
Underworld (1927)www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgwLtthHARE
Morocco (1930) Available on Peacock
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) www.dailymotion.com/video/x24084w
Road to Morocco (1942) Available to rent on major platforms
Going My Way (1944) Available on Peacock
The Lost Weekend (1945) Available to rent on major platforms
Sunset Boulevard (1950) Available on Amazon Prime, Pluto TV, Crackle
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) Available to rent on major platforms
White Christmas (1954) Available to rent on major platforms
The Ten Commandments (1956) Available to rent on major platforms
Psycho (1960) Available to rent on major platforms/Peacock
Breakfast at Tiffanys (1961) Available to rent on major platforms
Alfie (1966) Available on CBS All Access
The Odd Couple (1968) Available to rent on major platforms
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Available on Hulu
Godfather (1971) Available to rent on major platforms
Grease (1978) Available to Netflix/Amazon Prime
Apocalypse Now (1979) Available on HBOMax
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Available on Netflix
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Available on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Sling TV
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Available to rent on major platforms
Children of a Lesser God (1986) Available on Amazon Prime
Forrest Gump (1994) Available on Starz
Braveheart (1995) Available to rent on major platforms
Titanic (1997) Available on AMC (with television subscription)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) Available on HBOMax
Iron Man (2008) Available on Disney+
Tropic Thunder (2008) Available to rent on major platforms
Star Trek (2009) Available to rent on major platforms
Sonic the Hedgehog (2019) Available to rent on major platforms
SOURCES:
Wikipedia
https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/08/archives/barney-balaban-dead-at-83-headed-paramount-pictures-builder-of.html
Paramount City of Dreams by Steven Bingen
48 min - An Even Briefer History of International Film
This week, we’re wrapping up our brief histories on the history of film with an even briefer history of international film.
Recommended viewing:
Le Grande Illusion (1937)-Available to rent on major platforms
The 400 Blows (1958) -Available for rent on major platforms
Breathless (1960) - Available on HBOMAX J
ules and Jim (1962) Available on HBOMax
La Femme Nikita (1990)Available on Crackle
Leon: The Professional (1994)Available on ShowtimeNow
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Available on AmazonPrime and Tubi
Metropolis (1927) Available on Amazon Prime
Battleship Potempkin (1921)Available on HBOMax
Obsessione (1943)Available on Amazon Prime
Rome, Open City (1945)Available on HBOMax
Bicycle Thieves (1948) Available on HBOMax
The Hidden Fortress (1958) Available on HBOMAX
Seven Samurai (1954) Available on HBOMax
Enter the Dragon (1973) Available on MaxGo
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Available on Amazon Prime
Sholay (1975)Available on Amazon Prime
Lagaan (2001)Available on Netflix
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)Available on HBOMax
Oldboy (2003)Available on Vudu and Amazon Prime
The Host (2006)Available on Hulu, Tubi, SlingTV, and Amazon Prime
Parasite (2019)Available on Hulu
Sources:
100 Ideas the Changed Film by David Parkinson
The Story of Film by Mark Cousins
The Den of Geek Guide to the Movie-verse by Simon Brew
Wikipedia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpQrcxfNl-o
https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/very-short-history-of-cinema
https://www.movementsinfilm.com/italian-neorealism
http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/18-important-film-movements-every-movie-buff-should-know/
29 min - A Brief History of Film: Part Two
This week on The Tinsel Factory we continue our brief history of film starting in WWII all the way to the modern day.
Recommended Viewing:
Ninotchka (1939): Available for rent on streaming platforms
I Married a Communist (The Woman on Pier 13) (1949): Available for purchase on Amazon
The Brave One (1956): Available for viewing on Prime Video and Vudu
The Crucible (1996): Available for rent on streaming platforms
The Ten Commandments (1956): Available for rent on streaming platforms
Ben-Hur (1959): Available for rent on all major platforms
Seven Samurai (1954): Available on HBOMax
Roshomon(1950): Available on HBOMax and Prime Video
Samurai I: (1954): Available on HBOMax
The Apu Trilogy: (1955-59): Available on HBOMax and Prime Video
Godzilla: (1954): Available on HBOMax
The 400 Blows: (1959): Available on HBOMax
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951): Available to rent on all streaming platforms
Planet of the Apes (1961): Available to rent on all streaming platforms
Easy Rider (1969) Available to rent on all streaming platforms
Mean Streets (1973) Available on Netflix
Bonnie and Clyde (1967): Available to rent on all streaming platforms
Midnight Cowboy (1969): Available on MaxGo
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977): Available on Showtime, Hulu, SlingTV, Prime Video
Star Wars (1977): Available on Disney+
Pulp Fiction (1994): Available on Hulu, SlingTV, Starz, Prime Video
Do the Right Thing (1989): Available to rent on all streaming platforms
Star Wars Ep: II (2002): Available on Disney+
Marvel MCU: (2008-2019): Available on Disney+
Sources: Wikipedia history.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opQC45irmN8&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN- Bd-H_TGq72CN50Fpv_JX&index=13 https://www.raindance.org/the-history-of-sci-fi-films/ https://newrepublic.com/article/119431/how-digital-cinema-took- over-35mm-film 100 Ideas the Changed Film by David Parkinson https://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=341346&p=2303736
41 min - A Brief History of Film: Part OneWelcome to The Tinsel Factory! This week, we’re going through a speed run from the origin of film up to the late 1940’s. (I get way more confident as time goes by)Recommended Viewing: Library of Congress:Edison Films: www.youtube.com/watch?v=daKHH7AdN8U&list=PLD28424FAA9414F49Lumiere Films: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nj0vEO4Q6sTrip to the Moon (1902): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNAHcMMOHE8Great Tain Robbery (1903): www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jrB5ANUUYnBirth of a Nation (1915): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebtiJH3EOHoThe Toll of the Sea (1922): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNPAB0biktcThe Jazz Singer (1927): Available to rent on major platformsSnow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937): Available on Disney+Singin’ in the Rain (1952): Available on HBOMaxTriumph of the Will (1935): Available to rent on Prime Video WARNING: This is a Nazi propaganda documentaryThe Great Dictator (1940): Available on HBOMaxCasablanca (1942): Available on HBOMaxMillions Like Us (1943): www.youtube.com/watch?v=assxbzB7P0YThe Best Years of Our Lives (1946): Available to rent on iTunes or Prime VideoSources: Wikipedia - of course Birth Movies Death southtree.com https://www.bestmoviesbyfarr.com/articles/movies-from-the-great-depression/2015/06 Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRheZ_MUYiY Film History: An Introduction, Second Edition, by Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/movie-moments/ TCM’s A History of Movies36 min
- The Tinsel Factory - Coming 8.16.20Do you like films? Do you love them? Then you’ve come to the right place. The Tinsel Factory is a podcast focusing on the history of the film industry that is accessible to everyone not just the people who make them.The first episode: A Brief History of Film: Part one is Coming August 16th.(I will have a much better microphone by then- it’s backordered!)---This episode is sponsored by· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support2 min
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