This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Spanish

cinema.

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https://vamospanish.com/discover/spanish-and-the-cinema-a-

filmic-journey/

https://www.enforex.com/culture/spanish-films.html

https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/things-you-should-know-

about-spanish-cinema

https://www.sjsu.edu/people/drew.todd/courses/c3/s0/lamovida.pdf

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This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Russian cinema. 

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youtube.com/watch?v=NtnTs90knro 

https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2011/the-history-of-russian-cinema/ 

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/s/socialist-realism 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the night an entire film crew tripped out on some delicious chowder.

Movie Reviews: The Bikeriders and South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut 25th Anniversary

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Sources:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ypaq3g/remembering-when-everyone-filming-titanic-got-spiked-with-pcp

https://globalnews.ca/news/10462345/titanic-movie-set-pcp-chowder-halifax-details/# 

https://globalnews.ca/news/10462345/titanic-movie-set-pcp-chowder-halifax-details/#

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/16/the-titanic-drug-poisoning-is-one-of-the-greatest-mysteries-in-film-history-about-to-be-solved

https://www.businessinsider.com/titanic-pcp-laced-chowder-mystery-what-happened-2024-4

https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/25-years-later-no-one-knows-who-spiked-the-titanic-chowder.html 

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/titanic-crew-members-drugged-pcp-clam-chowder-1235465618/ 

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This week on The Tinsel Factory, a series of snapshots of life on the blacklist and how some broke through. 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 Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/ Show Trial. 2018. https://mronline.org/2021/11/08/scandalize-my-name-stories-from-the-blacklist/ Hollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurn https://confluence.gallatin.nyu.edu/sections/research/disney-and-the-cold-war https://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/51313/red-scare.pdf https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/ronald-reagan-testifies-huac-1947/ https://historycollection.com/this-hollywoods-witch-hunt-created-a-celebrity-blacklist/3/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/hollywood-ten-trials-1948-50

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the unfriendlies, those whom would eventually be blacklisted from ever working in Hollywood again 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 Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/ Show Trial. 2018. Hollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurn https://confluence.gallatin.nyu.edu/sections/research/disney-and-the-cold-war https://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/51313/red-scare.pdf https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/ronald-reagan-testifies-huac-1947/ https://historycollection.com/this-hollywoods-witch-hunt-created-a-celebrity-blacklist/3/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/hollywood-ten-trials-1948-50

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the friendlies, those whom accused their colleagues of being communists. Some did it for patriotic pride, others to save their own skins, but what happens when you betray your friends and coworkers? 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 Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/ Show Trial. 2018. Hollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurn https://confluence.gallatin.nyu.edu/sections/research/disney-and-the-cold-war https://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/51313/red-scare.pdf https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/ronald-reagan-testifies-huac-1947/ https://historycollection.com/this-hollywoods-witch-hunt-created-a-celebrity-blacklist/3/

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the HUAC trials in Hollywood. 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 Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/ Show Trial. 2018. by Thomas Doherty Hollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurn

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the untimely deaths of Bruce and Brandon Lee. We look into the two actor’s lives, the events leading up to their deaths, and the rumors and conspiracy theories that persist to this day. Movies: 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 Sources: https://brucelee.com/bruce-lee https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3141681/what-killed-bruce-lee-triads-jealous-lover-ancient https://www.ranker.com/list/family-curse-brandon-bruce-lee/laura-allan https://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries/season-2/episode-3 https://www.history.com/news/bruce-lee-death-mystery-solved-sweat-glands

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the murder of Johnny Stompanato. Was he actually killed by a 14 year old, or did she take the fall for her movie star mother, Lana Turner?

Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod 
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This week on The Tinsel Factory, the mysterious drowning of Natalie Wood. Was it an accident, or something more nefarious?

Movies: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

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https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32420871/natalie-wood-death-true-story-timeline/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-really-happened-the_b_8594972

Coroner by Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi M.D. 1983.

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind dir. Laurent Bouzerau 2020

Music: Darren Curtis

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the mysterious death of Thelma Todd, was she the victim of a drunken misadventure, or could someone have killed her? Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20200815170955/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-29-et-welkos29-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20181004182956/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-05-05-9102090725-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26940058/wisconsin-state-journal/ Music: Darren Curtis

This week on The Tinsel Factory, what happens when the director of The Godfather goes toe to toe with the most famous blood sucker of all time.

Movie reviews: Everything Everywhere All At Once & The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

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TRAIN SCENE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QRjw1l3xXI

Sources:

https://screenrant.com/godfather-3-winona-ryder-sofia-coppola-mary-cast-better/

https://screenrant.com/bram-stokers-dracula-making-behind-scenes-hidden-trivia/

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/dracula/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/trivia/?ref_=tt_ql_trv

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a story of a filmmaker and a crew going steadily crazy while shooting Apocalypse Now. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: Heart of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the death of Rebecca Schaeffer and reforms that came from her murder Movie Reviews: Inside Out 2 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.pressreader.com/australia/who/20170612/283154313618435 https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/famous-hollywood-murders-42384794  youtube.com/watch?v=GzXWO76E69g 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a story of a film that almost wasn’t - The Godfather.

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youtube.com/watch?v=72HlbaAnZfo

This 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 City Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20190323144840/https://www.achievement.org/achiever/francis-ford-coppola/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Ford-Coppola youtube.com/watch?v=zJk8i5enfuc

This 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/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=X44SqEVU2r4C&pg=PA187#v=onepage&q&f=false Lillian Gish: An Actors Life For Me

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first movie star, Mary Pickford. Movie reviews: Umma & King Richard Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first “It Girl”, Clara Bow. Movie reviews: The Batman Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.biography.com/actor/clara-bow

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first sex symbol, Theda Bara. Movie reviews: CODA Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/theda-bara The Woman with the Hungry Eyes, 2006

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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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 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Sidney Poitier. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=HsH5f4FCBRg https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sidney-Poitier https://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/

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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youtube.com/watch?v=xtUO0n08k4A

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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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

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the disappearance of actress Jean Spangler and the theories as to what happened to her.  Movie Reviews: In a Violent Nature 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://allthatsinteresting.com/jean-spangler  https://ew.com/celebrity/true-crime-jean-spangler-unsolved-disappearance/  https://web.archive.org/web/20161212142616/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/oct/20/local/me-then20  https://ladailymirror.com/2021/12/24/black-dahlia-steve-hodels-many-lies-about-his-father-dr-george-hodel/ 

This 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-brothers youtube.com/watch?v=aFkSjdaqbyE https://www.victorian-cinema.net/antoinelumiere https://iphf.org/inductees/auguste-louis-lumiere/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/creation-of-the-motion-picture-lumiere-brothers https://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/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the man whose lab would lead to the invention of one of the worlds first motion picture cameras. On two sentence movie reviews: Scream 

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Sources:

The Current War by Adam Cline (2017)

Empires of Light by Jill Jonnes (2014)

American Experience:Thomas Edison (2015, PBS)

Thomas Edison: The Wizard of Menlo Park (1961)

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the man whose innovations in photography would allow the inventors of the movie cameras to create the motion picture - George Eastman. We’ll also discuss the fate of his company Kodak after its enigmatic founder’s death. On two sentence movie reviews: Licorice Pizza. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=1i78MPxT0oU https://www.kodak.com/en/company/page/history

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the life of inventor, photographer and… murderer?! Eadweard Muybridge's experiments paved the way to cinema, and this week we’re covering his life and the experiment that changed photography forever.

On two sentence movie reviews: Nightmare Alley

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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eadweard-Muybridge

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/muybridge-eadweard/life-and-legacy/

https://iphf.org/inductees/eadweard-muybridge/

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we wrap up some of the highlights of what happened this year in film. We speculate on some Oscar pics and your host shares some personal news.

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we discuss two woman whom dared to take on their film studios. What happened, and what does this mean for the future of cinema? On two sentence movie reviews: Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/olivia-de-havilland-lawsuit-gone-with-the-wind-warner-bros-1234717146/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-flashback-olivia-de-havilland-went-war-warner-bros-won-1304966/ https://www.reuters.com/article/industry-lawsuit-dc/de-havilland-lawsuit-resonates-through-hollywood-idUSN2329585820070824 https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/olivia-de-havilland/608851/ https://ps.extremereach.com/blog/what-are-residuals-in-film-and-tv-production/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/23/22638553/disney-black-widow-lawsuit-arbitration-motion-scarlett-johansson https://www.jukolart.us/independent-producers/net-profits-1.html https://www.ft.com/content/1550ed57-047f-46dd-a9a0-121406199076

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we compare the life of 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln

On two sentence movie reviews: Spencer and House of Gucci.

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https://www.biography.com/us-president/abraham-lincoln

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/02/mississippi-officially-abolishes-slavery-ratifies-13th-amendment

https://www.mic.com/articles/26646/lincoln-movie-review-10-ways-it-distorts-history

https://www.thedailybeast.com/whats-true-and-false-in-lincoln-movie?ref=scroll

https://slate.com/culture/2012/11/lincoln-historical-accuracy-sorting-fact-from-fiction-in-the-steven-spielberg-movie.html

https://slate.com/culture/2012/11/lincoln-historical-accuracy-sorting-fact-from-fiction-in-the-steven-spielberg-movie.html

This week The Tinsel Factory, we compare the life of Cleopatra to the 1963 film based on her life. We also go over the disastrous production of 1963’s Cleopatra, and what the film got right and wrong about Ancient Egypt.

On two sentence movie reviews: Venom: Let There Be Carnage

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Sources:

https://www.biography.com/royalty/cleopatra-vii

https://egyptianstreets.com/2020/10/17/a-closer-look-at-hollywoods-historical-accuracy-in-the-1963-film-cleopatra/

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130976125

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/cleopatras-lost-tomb-hollywood-got-cleopatra-wrong-10-things-might-not-know-cleopatra/2912/

https://blogs.dickinson.edu/classicalstudies/2017/02/22/hollywood-and-history-cleopatra/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/31/elizabeth-taylor-cleopatra-reel-history

https://www.avclub.com/only-one-movie-in-history-has-been-both-an-unmitigated-1834847247

https://medium.com/exploring-history/ten-interesting-facts-about-cleopatra-most-people-dont-know-9e6e4efce94b

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/1998/03/elizabeth-taylor-199803?verso=true

This week The Tinsel Factory, we cover the history of the Scream franchise and its iconic killer(s), Ghostface. On two sentence movie reviews: Dune, Last Night in Soho, and Antlers. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.biography.com/news/danny-rolling-scream-killer-gainesville https://scream.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rules#Scream

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the death of Marilyn Monroe and the major conspiracy theories that have persisted surrounding the event since 1962. Movie Reviews: Furiosa 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://variety.com/2022/tv/global/marilyn-monroe-documentary-charles-stanley-gifford-mediawan-1235222789/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marilyn-Monroe  https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2010/11/marilyn-monroe-201011  https://people.com/politics/marilyn-monroe-affair-john-f-kennedy-robert-f-kennedy/  Marilyn Monroe: The Biography by Donald Spoto  Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe by Anthony Summers The Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe by Robert F. Saltzer  The Assassination of Marilyn Monroe by Donald H. Wolfe

Synopsis: This week The Tinsel Factory, we cover the history of Freddy Krueger and the studio his franchise built. We also discuss the recent updates with the IATSE strike. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010 Documentary)

This week The Tinsel Factory, we cover the history of Jason Voorhees and the storied history of the Friday the 13th Franchise. Your host also breaks down the (no longer) looming IATSE strike, and what that might mean for your favorite shows and movies. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=9CB5NMXXFnk Memories of Camp Blood by David Grove Bracke, Peter M.. Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (Standard Text Edition)

Synopsis: This week The Tinsel Factory, we cover the history of Michael Meyers and the Halloween franchise. On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

This week The Tinsel Factory, we’re delving into the the crazy sc-ifi time traveling world of the independent film Donnie Darko and its journey into cult classic status.

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https://screenrant.com/donnie-darko-behind-the-scenes/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/cult-donnie-darko-303185.html

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/donnie-darko-20-years-of-richard-kellys-enigmatic-cult-classic/

https://qz.com/946431/donnie-darko-director-richard-kelly-explains-the-cult-classics-appeal-jake-gyllenhall-and-the-new-4k-theatrical-release/

https://www.wired.com/2017/04/geeks-guide-donnie-darko/

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/donnie-darko-the-enduring-legacy-of-a-cult-classic/

https://qz.com/946431/donnie-darko-director-richard-kelly-explains-the-cult-classics-appeal-jake-gyllenhall-and-the-new-4k-theatrical-release/

This week The Tinsel Factory, the history and journey to cult classic status of The Craft.

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Sources:

https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/the-craft-its-enduring-legacy.html

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70269/12-bewitching-facts-about-craft

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-craft-oral-history_n_5734f7c9e4b060aa7819d362

https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/05/the-craft-20-anniversary

This week The Tinsel Factory, we’re delving into the so bad it’s good film, The Room. We go into the enigmatic director Tommy Wiseau’s background, all the way up to its cult classic status. On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, Malignant. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod The Room: youtube.com/watch?v=wOKW0PeHVDE Sources: The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero https://pdfroom.com/books/the-disaster-artist-my-life-inside-the-room-the-greatest-bad-movie-ever-made/jndOKynEdRq youtube.com/watch?v=_eEk_5-sJyk

This week The Tinsel Factory takes you on a strange journey as we cover the history of the quintessential cult classic film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show

On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, Candyman and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

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Sources:

https://archive.org/details/americanmusicalp00knap

youtube.com/watch?v=x_7cjGSur-M

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the complex history of mainland China’s film industry.

On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, Reminiscence.

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Sources:

youtube.com/watch?v=mpQrcxfNl-o

https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/invasion-manchuria

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cannibalism-torture-and-death-inside-chinas-genocidal-re-education-camps

http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/cinema-china/briefhistory.html

https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/century-chinese-cinema-introduction

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the Clara Bow month finale.

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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, River Phoenix, and the life he lived that led him to The Viper Room. On two sentence movie reviews, The Sparks Brothers. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all  Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.biography.com/actor/river-phoenix Last Night at the Viper Room by Gavin Edwards Running With Monsters by Bob Forrest Pink by Gus Van Sant https://apnews.com/article/8cda7d6ed24681f99b9e19f4cb433523

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.

Suicide Hotlines:

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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, Clara Bow Speaks.

Movie Reviews:Poolman

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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