The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast
175 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago -The stories behind the lights, cameras, and action are now at your fingertips.
The Tinsel Factory gives you, the listener, an introductory look at some of the greatest stories from the world of film. Each month your host, a filmmaker who daylights for a major Hollywood studio, picks a theme and choses four topics from within to broaden your film knowledge.
Not a film snob? Put off by film bros? This podcast is for you - everything is broken down for the causal film goer or someone looking to start dipping their toes into the world of cinema. Come on in, take a seat, it's showtime. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support
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Episodes
The Greatest Films Never Made: Steven Spielberg's Space Epics
March 26, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the story behind the development of Steven Spielberg's Night Skies and ET 2. Movie Reviews: Paint & Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 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: ET 2 Treatment: https://genius.com/Steven-spielberg-et-ii-nocturnal-...
The Greatest Films Never Made: Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune
March 19, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the failed production of Dune directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Movie Reviews: Creed III 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.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/13/opinion/jodorowsky-dune-ai-tron.html https://www.cbr.com/jodorowsky-dune-b...
The Greatest Films Never Made: Orson Welles's Heart of Darkness
March 12, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, Orson Welles’s Failed attempt to produce an adaptation of Heart of Darkness. Movie Reviews: Avatar: Way of Water 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.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2015/10/rumble-jungle-how-heart-darkness-brought-orso...
The Greatest Films Never Made: Superman Lives
March 05, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the story of the attempted production of the Superman film that never was - Superman Lives. 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://collider.com/superman-nicolas-cage-tim-burton-movie-history-explained/ https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/t...
I Also Wanna Be: An Actor
February 26, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, we go into the history of acting and everything in between. Movie Reviews: Cocaine Bear 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: youtube.com/watch?v=CfPz1c07IsQ https://uark.pressbooks.pub/movingpictures/chapter/acting/ https://uark.pressbooks.pub/mov...
I Also Wanna Be: A Hair/Makeup Artist
February 19, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, we go into the jobs of the hair and makeup departments, as well as a brief history of the development of hair and makeup for film. Movie Reviews: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 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: Costume, Makeup, and Hair Edited...
I Also Wanna Be: A Cinematographer
February 12, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the history and responsibilities of the Cinematographer/Director of Photography. 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/ Types of Lights: https://www.cined.com/common-types-of-film-lights/ Aspect Ratio: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-aspect-ratio-defi...
I Also Wanna Be: A Production Designer
February 05, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, we go into the job of production designer from its origins to the modern day, as well as a brief look on how to become one. 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.encyclopedia.com/arts/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/production-...
Kings of the Silent Age: Charlie Chaplin
January 22, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and career of the worlds most famous Tramp: Charlie Chaplin. 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 Real Charlie Chaplin (2021). dirs. Peter Middleton & John Spinney My Autobiography. by Charlie Chaplin (1964) Chaplin: His Life and Art...
Kings of the Silent Age: Buster Keaton
January 15, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and career of the actor known as The Great Stone Face - Buster Keaton Movie Review: Women Talking Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=HhwGZJCoTAw https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000036/ https://www.busterkeaton.org https://www.britannica.com/biography/Buster-Keaton --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spo...
Kings of the Silent Age: Rudolph Valentino
January 08, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the the life and career of Rudolph Valentino - the Latin Lover. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://cosmeticsandskin.com/cdc/clay.php youtube.com/watch?v=eNvMHbHBTdQ https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24837/lot/113/a-certified-copy-of-rudolph-valentino-and-jean-ackers-divorce-papers/ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/09/rudolph-vale...
Kings of the Silent Age: Harold Lloyd
January 01, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the larger than life, well, life, of comedy legend Harold Lloyd (sources coming soon!) Movie Review: The Whale --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support
The 2022 Finale
December 11, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the 2022 finale. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Break 1 music: .youtube.com/watch?v=tmkxlN115CM&list=PL7pkSK1xbGD57HJ-SjRi_0W6irguXY3v9 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support
A Brief History of Summer Blockbusters
December 04, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the history history of the summer blockbuster from it’s earliest days to the modern day. 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://time.com/5776406/blockbuster-meaning/ https://www.librarypoint.org/blogs/post/summer-blockbuster-films/' https://www.hollywood.com/hollygood/summer-blockbuster-histo...
The Little Three: United Artists
November 20, 2022 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of United Artists. 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=ri0ln17jaD4 youtube.com/watch?v=jcn8KYdw4a0 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactory...
The Little Three: Columbia Pictures
November 13, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of Columbia Pictures. Movie Reviews: Triangle of Sadness & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 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://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1988/08/02/columbia-to-buy-most-of-roths-local-theaters/c43d4835-63eb-4919-abb4-9cf186ba724c/ https://www.encycl...
The Little Three: Universal Pictures
November 06, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, a speed run on the history of Universal Pictures. 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support
Based on a True Scary Story: Ed and Lorraine Warren
October 30, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBThis week on the Halloween episode of The Tinsel Factory, the true stories behind the Conjuring films. 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: Behind the Horror by Dr. Lee Miller (2020) https://www.ctpost.com/projects/2021/visuals/ed-lorraine-warren/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/obituaries/lorraine-warren-dead.html https://www.se...
Based on a True Scary Story: Ship Wrecks & Shark Attacks
October 23, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, your host recounts the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and how these two events inspired the first modern blockbuster, Jaws. Movie review: Smile 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: Behind the Horror by Dr. Lee Miller (2020) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...
Based a True Scary Story: The Exorcism of Roland Doe
October 16, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the strange case of Roland Doe, and how it inspired the scariest film ever made, The Exorcist. Movies: Moonage Daydream 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: Behind the Horror by Dr. Lee Miller (2020) https://nypost.com/2021/12/20/is-the-exorcist-a-true-story-what-happened-to-ronald-hunkeler/ Posse...
Based on a True Scary Story: The Exorcism of Roland Doe
October 16, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the strange case of Roland Doe, and how it inspired the scariest film ever made, The Exorcist. Movies: Moonage Daydream 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: Behind the Horror by Dr. Lee Miller (2020) https://nypost.com/2021/12/20/is-the-exorcist-a-true-story-what-happened-to-ronald-hunkeler/ Possession 199...
Based on a True Scary Story: The Plainfield Butcher
October 09, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week on the ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE of The Tinsel Factory, how the Plainfield Butcher AKA Ed Gein's horrific crimes inspired three of the best horror films ever made. 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: Behind the Horror by Dr. Lee Miller (2020) http://www.popmatters.com/column/167248-no-texas-no-chainsaw-no-massacre-the-true-l...
Into the Genre-verse: Horror
September 25, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of the horror genre from its origins to the modern day. Your host also recounts an evening with Sacheen Littlefeather. 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://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/ Eli Roth’s History of Horror (2018-) -...
Into the Genre-verse: American Comedy
September 18, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of comedy films. 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://www.filmsite.org/comedyfilms2.html/comedyfilms.html https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/movies-comedy.htm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: htt...
Into the Genre-verse: Drama
September 11, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of drama films, from their ancient origins, to the development of some of its subgenera’s, and the modern usage of drama. Movies: Where the Crawdads Sing 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 Screenwriters Taxonomy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenwriters_Taxonomy Sources: https://nofilmschool...
Into the Genre-verse: Intro to Genre Theory
September 04, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, an intro and explanation of genre theory and how they came to be. Movies: Elvis 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://nofilmschool.com/drama-genre-film-and-television https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Drama https://www.mhpbooks.com/there-are-only-six-kinds-of-story/ https://goteenwriters.co...
On the Road Again: British Cinema
August 28, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of English cinema. Movies: The Invitation. 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://www.filminquiry.com/history-british-cinema-1-rise-studio-film/ https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/film/movies-and-film-beginnings https://the-artifice.com/subtitling-cinema-history/ E...
On the Road Again: Italian Cinema
August 21, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBSynopsis: This week on The Tinsel Factory, the very genre-d history of Italian Cinema from its infancy to the modern day. Movies: Orphan: First Kill. 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: Ezra, Elizabeth. European Cinema. Oxford University Press, USA, 2004. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tin...
On the Road Again: German Cinema
August 14, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the troubled history of German history from it’s origins, its regimes, and its major movements. 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://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/league-of-nations https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/filmcinema_germany Ezra, Elizabeth. European Cinema. Oxfo...
On the Road Again: French Cinema
August 07, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of french cinema from the Lumiere Brothers to modern day. Movies: Bullet Train 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: http://www.frenchfilms.org/french-cinema-history.html https://www.masterclass.com/articles/french-new-wave-guide#quiz-0 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/22/french...
Hell Shoots: Fitzcarraldo
July 24, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThis week on the Tinsel Factory, the unbelievable production of Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo. 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: Burden of Dreams. 1982 https://www.filmsranked.com/its-past-time-we-condemned-fitzcarraldo/ https://www.classicartfilms.com/fitzcarraldo-1982 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...
Hell Shoots: Ishtar
July 17, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the chaotic story of the production for Ishtar. What happened, and did the film deserve the hate it was given upon its release? 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://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/02/ishtar-excerpt-201002 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinsel...
Hell Shoots: Heaven's Gate
July 10, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the story of the production of Heaven’s Gate, the film that broke 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: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20151120-heavens-gate-from-hollywood-disaster-to-masterpiece --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/messa...
Hell Shoots: The Man Who Killed Who Don Quixote
July 03, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the thirty year saga behind the making of Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Movie Reviews: Top Gun: Maverick 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: Lost in La Mancha - 2002 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this p...
Tales From the Blacklist: Aftermath
June 26, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBThis 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...
Tales From the Blacklist: The Hollywood Ten and the Blacklist
June 19, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBThis 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. ...
Tales From the Blacklist: The Friendlies
June 12, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBThis 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.hollyw...
Tales From the Blacklist: The HUAC Hearings
June 05, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBThis 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 --- Send in a voi...
Hollywood Mysteries: Was There a Lee Family Curse?
May 22, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBThis 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/cel...
Hollywood Mysteries: Did Lana Turner Get Away With Murder?
May 15, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBThis 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 Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-stompanato-turner-20150810-story.html Lana Turner: Hearts and Diam...
Hollywood Mysteries: Did Natalie Wood Actually Drown?
May 08, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBThis 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 Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: 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 Co...
Hollywood Mysteries: Did Someone Murder Thelma Todd?
May 01, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBThis 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/...
Hollywood Mysteries: The Death of Thelma Todd
May 01, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBThis 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...
An Offer You Can't Refuse: The Making of Bram Stoker's Dracula
April 24, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBThis 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 Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod TRAIN SCENE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QRjw1l3xXI Sources: https://screenrant.com/godfather-3-winona-ryder-...
An Offer You Can't Refuse: The Making of Apocalypse Now
April 17, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBThis 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support
An Offer You Can't Refuse: The Making of The Godfather
April 10, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, a story of a film that almost wasn’t - The Godfather. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=72HlbaAnZfo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support
An Offer You Can't Refuse: Francis Ford Coppola
April 03, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBThis 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-For...
Queens of the Silent Age: Lillian Gish
March 27, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThis 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po...
Queens of the Silent Age: Mary Pickford
March 20, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBThis 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support
Queens of the Silent Age: Clara Bow
March 13, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThis 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support