Explore every episode of the podcast Fantasy Film 101
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2E8 - Eurovision Song Contest | 03 Apr 2022 | 00:05:05 | |
Episode Notes
filmhistory
film
eurovision
fantasy
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| S2E7 - Magical Realism & Food FIlms of the Early 20th Century | 15 May 2021 | 00:05:47 | |
Episode Notes
Two wonderfully sweet, and strange, magical realism films of the early years of this dumb century. Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| Toy Story and the Dangerous Habit of Noticing | 04 Apr 2020 | 00:04:48 | |
Episode Notes
Toy Story was a HUGE step forward, and a large reason that Pixar led the charge to kill off profitable traditional animation, but it also took an important conceptual step into the world of questioning nothing we see. Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| Vincent by Tim Burton | 04 Apr 2020 | 00:04:58 | |
Episode Notes
Vincent is an early Tim Burton film dedicated to one of those people who influenced him (and later worked with him!) It also might show where things were headed for him! Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| Willow by Ron Howard | 02 Apr 2020 | 00:12:03 | |
Episode Notes
A super-fun film that broke ground visually, allowed for awesome fun over-acting, and was one of the better Fantasy films of the 1980s and 90s! Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| Make Mine Music | 02 Apr 2020 | 00:06:44 | |
Episode Notes
Much like Fantasia, Make Mine Music takes musical vignettes and gives them some beautiful animation! Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| Field of Dreams | 31 Mar 2020 | 00:05:46 | |
Episode Notes
Kevin Costner pretty much made his entire career on this film! Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| Fantastical Acting | 31 Mar 2020 | 00:07:21 | |
Episode Notes
There is an art to acting in the world of Fantastic film. What makes a great genre actor, and who are some of the great fantasy actors. Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| Spam-Ku | 31 Mar 2020 | 00:04:08 | |
Episode Notes
An incredible short comedy that happens to be an exceptionally smart fantasy in the mold of Kafka and Mike Judge. Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| Museums on Film | 31 Mar 2020 | 00:05:40 | |
Episode Notes
The Museum is a place of magic, and there are several films that cross between the reality of the Museum as a place of history and reality, and the world of magic that it can hold. | |||
| S2E5 - Princess Nicotine | 28 Apr 2021 | 00:05:42 | |
Episode Notes
The Excellent LoC look at Princess Nicotine! Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| S2E4 - The Blood of a Poet | 28 Apr 2021 | ||
Senses of CInema on Blood of a Poet Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| S1E1 - The Life & Death of 9413 - A Hollywood Extra | 26 Apr 2021 | 00:04:12 | |
Episode Notes
One of the original episodes, we're re-launching the first two years of the podcast! You can view the film here Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| S2E3 - Footsteps on the Wind | 19 Mar 2021 | 00:06:35 | |
Episode Notes
YOu can find out more about Footsteps on the Wind at https://www.un.org/en/exhibits/exhibit/voices-wind-see It plays as a part of Cinejoy from the 20th to the 30th of March, 2021. You can find out more at https://creatics.org/cinejoy/moviepage/141287#!#pills-all Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| S2E2 - Big Trouble in Little China | 17 Apr 2020 | 00:06:10 | |
Episode Notes
One of the most fun movies of the 1980s, and one that raises questions while making you go "Hell yeah!" Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| S2E1 - LA Story | 11 Apr 2020 | 00:10:31 | |
Episode Notes
A wonderful film, and one I covered in 2017, and the original might make a comeback (if I can figure how to recover it!) but the film is a masterpiece of the idea that LA itself is Magic! Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| The Fall of the House of Usher | 06 Apr 2020 | 00:09:20 | |
Episode Notes
The Fall of the House of Usher was the American path into the Avant Garde for film. The concept of American Cinematic Storytelling was still cooling on the window-sill, but here we see how it all came together and why a fantastical film is the only one that can move forward the state of the visual art. Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||
| The Tesla World Light | 04 Apr 2020 | 00:02:33 | |
Episode Notes
A phenomenal short film that uses incredible visuals! I love it even though it gives WAY undue attention to that loser Tesla... Find out more at https://fantasy-film-101.pinecast.co | |||