The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a look into the history and style of Peplum films

Movie Reviews: American Fiction

Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod 

Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/

Sources:

https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/film-tv/everything-you-need-to-know-about-giallo 

The Story of Film, (2011) by Mark Cousins

A Short History of the Movies (2011) by Gerard Mast & Bruce F Kawin

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a look into the history and style of Italian Neorealism. 

Movie Reviews: Poor Things, The Zone of Interest, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Criterion Collection: #638 - Following (1998)

Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod 

Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/

Sources:

The Story of Film, (2011) by Mark Cousins

A Short History of the Movies (2011) by Gerard Mast & Bruce F Kawin

youtube.com/watch?v=AoRpWU6hHJ8

https://www.movementsinfilm.com/italian-neorealism

youtube.com/watch?v=v_uLv6Wt2io&list=PLKQ-dn6dXI4J3SF8iVCEoe738XUSfkzcQ&index=2 

youtube.com/watch?v=YL0TNHW-4P4

Music: youtube.com/watch?v=wgrW5niV5Xw&list=PLFzjr1Urf6kt4Z7WGi9_ca1PejgCo-bVL&index=5 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a look back on 2023

Movie Reviews: Wish

Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod 

Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/

Sources:

https://laist.com/brief/news/arts-and-entertainment/los-angeles-hollywood-amptp-studios-streamers-history

https://www.vulture.com/article/wga-strike-2023.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2023/09/27/wga-contract-details-writers-strike-deal/#

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/writers-strike-winners-and-losers

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sag-aftra-contract-deal-agreement-actors-ai/

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the basics of film preservation and restoration.

Movie Reviews: The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod 

Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/

Sources:

https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/preservation-research/film-preservation-study/current-state-of-american-film-preservation-study/ 

https://www.nfsa.gov.au/preservation/preservation-glossary/vinegar-syndrome

https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/saving-old-movies/

https://www.filmpreservation.org/about/why-the-nfpf-was-created

https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/03/24/cineteca-nacional-40-years-after-the-great-fire-that-consumed-the-site-and-part-of-its-collection-disappeared/

National Film Registry: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/ 

Song: youtube.com/watch?v=UWtmW7tejrI&list=PLIEL-vb259Pt9tki4iNEe0oiBpRfrEmc4 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and legacy of Mickey Rooney.

Movie Reviews: The Marvels

Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod 

Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/

Sources:

Life is too Short by Mickey Rooney (1991)

youtube.com/watch?v=O2elnYKRFEU

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Jackie Coogan, and the Coogan Bill. 

Movie Reviews: Priscilla & Next Goal Wins

Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod 

Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/

Sources:

Wolfson, Leslie. Jackie Coogan: America's First Child Super Star

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a look into the first fifteen years of Hitchcock’s Hollywood career. 

Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod 

Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/

Sources:

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/25492/lot/1026/an-alfred-hitchcock-first-american-contract/