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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Love is Dead: The Life and Loves of Marilyn Monroe
February 14, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and loves of Marilyn Monroe. We cover her life as a young woman in the foster system to her days as an international superstar as well as the men she loved throughout her life. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20090715081905/http://www.immortalmarilyn.com/MarilynPhotographerConover.html https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money...
Love is Dead: The Life and Loves of Elizabeth Taylor
February 07, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and loves of Elizabeth Taylor. We cover her time as a young child actress all the way up to her activism, as well as everything in between. Also, I give my opinions on the Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/movies/elizabeth-taylor-obituary.html https://ew.com/article/1996/01/26/eliz...
I Wanna Be: In Sound
January 31, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBHow do you record and create sound for films? How did the job originate in filmmaking? How can I get a job in sound? All this and more answered this week on The Tinsel Factory. SupportThis Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Sources: https://soundclass.weebly.com/3-three-phases-of-film-sound-production.html https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-sound-design-for-film/ https://www.soundstripe.com/blogs/4-types-of-micr...
I Wanna Be: An Editor
January 24, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBWhat is a film editor? How did the job originate in filmmaking? How can I become an editor? Why did everyone forget about the ladies doing the dirty work during the silent era? All this and more answered this week on The Tinsel Factory. SupportThis Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Sources: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6582-hidden-histories-the-story-of-women-film-editors https://bampfa.org/event/brighton-sc...
I Wanna Be: A Screenwriter
January 17, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBWhat is a screenwriter? Who can you become one? Where did the profession of screenwriting originate? We’ll cover all that and more this week on The Tinsel Factory! SupportThis Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Sources: FORMAT: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/brilliant-script-screenplay-format/ https://thescriptlab.com/features/screenwriting-101/3147-the-history-of-the-screenplay/ https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/wh...
I Wanna Be: A Producer
January 10, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBWhat exactly is a producer? What do they do? All this and more on this week’s episode of The Tinsel Factory! The Tinsel Factory! SupportThis Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Sources: https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/movie-producer2.htm https://www.vox.com/2017/2/26/14693552/oscars-best-picture-director-producer https://web.archive.org/web/20150924194423/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Oscars-2005/Who-gets-the-Osca...
I Wanna Be: A Director
January 03, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBWhat is a Film Director? How can I become one? Where did the role originate? All this and more will be answered on this week’s episode of The Tinsel Factory! SupportThis Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Sources: https://www.britannica.com/art/directing#ref30029 https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-does-a-director-do/ https://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2019_Celluloid_Ceiling_Report.pdf https://www....
The 2020 Finale Special
December 13, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThese week on the 2020 finale of The Tinsel Factory, we’re covering 2020 - what happened and what didn’t. SupportThis Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support
Pandemic Hollywood
December 06, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBThis week on the Tinsel Factory, we’re discussing the 1918 Spanish Flu and its affects on the American motion picture business. We also discuss what we can learn from the Spanish Flu when dealing with COVID-19 and what the future of the film industry and movie exhibition might be. Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Support Links: Entertainment Workers: https://www.eifoundation.org/about/ This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Sources: Wikipedia htt...
The Man & His Mouse: Walt's Disneyland
November 22, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBThis week, how did Walt's Disneyland effect his movie studio? Find out this week on The Tinsel Factory! Support the Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Recommended Viewing: 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) - youtube.com/watch?v=heVLBvPxQus Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) -Available on Disney+ Saving Mr. Banks (2013) - Available on Disney+ Tomorrowland (2015) - Available on TBS or TNT The Imagineer Story (2019) - Available on Disney+ Sources: http://ww...
The Man & His Mouse: Disney after Walt
November 15, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, we're covering the history of the men who led Walt's Studio after the namesake founder passed away. Support the Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Recommended Viewing: (Everything is available on Disney+) The Jungle Book (1967) The Aristocats (1970) The Rescuers (1977) The Black Hole (1978) Tron (1982) Splash (1984) The Little Mermaid (1989) Beatuy and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) The Lion King (1994) Toy Story (1995) ...
The Man & His Mouse: Walt Disney
November 08, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBAn animator, innovator, and yes, someone with some less than savory viewpoints and a dark side. This week on The Tinsel Factory, we're covering the life of Walt Disney: an international celebrity by the time he was 30, heralded as a genius before the age of 40, he won more Oscars than anyone in film history, and changed the way families go on vacation. What to Watch: Pretty Much all Disney Shorts are on Disney+ Alice’s Wonderland (1923) - youtube.com/watch?v=tbi9bkTQWAQ&t=246s Alic...
Universal Monster Mash: The Wolf Man & Creature From the Black Lagoon
October 31, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, we’re covering the histories of The Wolf Man and The Creature from the Black Lagoon Recommended Viewing: The Wolf Man (1941): Available on Peacock Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943): Available on Peacock House of Frankenstein (1944): Available on Peacock House of Dracula (1945): Available on Peacock Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948): Available on Peacock An American Werewolf in London (1981): Available on HBO Max The Wolfman (201...
Universal Monster Mash: The Mummy & The Invisible Man
October 25, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory we’re covering the histories of The Mummy and The Invisible Man. As a bonus, we’re covering a little bit about Jack Pierce. Recommended Viewing The Mummy (1932) - Available on Peacock The Mummy(1959) - Available on HBOMax The Mummy (1999) - Available on MaxGo The Invisible Man (1933) - Available on Peacock H ollow Man (2000) - Available on Sling & FUBOTV The Invisible Man (2020) - Available on HBOMax Sources: Wikipedia Sparknotes Mummy Dearest - U...
Universal Monster Mash: Frankenstein
October 18, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBThis week, we’re covering the history of Frankenstein’s Monster (with a visit from his Bride) We’re also covering Boris Karloff and James Whale. Recommended Viewing: Frankenstein (1910) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-fM9meqfQ4 Frankenstein (1931) - Available on Peacock Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Available on Peacock Son of Frankenstein (1939) - Available on Peacock The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) - Available on Peacock Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943) - Available on Peac...
Universal Monster Mash: Dracula
October 11, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBThis week on the show, the history of the greatest bloodsucker of all time, Dracula. We’re also covering the man whom played him: Bela Lugosi Recommended Viewing: Nosferatu (1922) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC6jFoYm3xs Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0KB2XC29o Dracula (1931) - Available on Peacock Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) - Available on Peacock Dracula (1979) - Available on Starz, Sling TV, Amazon Prime Nosferatu the...
The Big 5: RKO
October 04, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBThis week, we’re wrapping up our series on The Big 5 of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Please excuse my birthday/California wildfires, voice. Recommended Viewing: Disclaimer: A lot of RKO films - especially the early ones -are not available for streaming. Theses are the ones I recommend that are. If something struck your interest, check the Warner Archive where you can purchase a DVD copy: The Vagabond Lover (1929) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYUa9QcYGWw King Kong (1933) - Available on H...
The Big 5: Warner Bro’s.
September 27, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBThis week, we’re covering the history of Warner Brothers Studio Recommended Viewing: My Four Years in Germany (1918) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7vxGm9UZM Don Juan (1926) - Available to rent The Jazz Singer (1927) - Available to rent Little Caesar (1931) - Available to rent I Am a Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1931) - Available to rent 42nd Street (1933) - Available to rent The Life of Emile Zola (1937) - Available to rent Robin Hood (1938) - Available on HBOMax Confessions o...
The Big 5: 20th Century-Fox
September 20, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBThis week on The Tinsel Factory, we’re covering the history of 20th Century Fox. Recommended Viewing Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917) - youtube.com/watch?v=U03ZmvjyuxE The Iron Horse (1924) - youtube.com/watch?v=BLxKxD3USrg Street Angel (1928) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj6nUVPecxU State Fair (1933) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdP1wxIUXCs Dante’s Inferno (1935) - youtube.com/watch?v=Y2VkUJC_hWE&t=848s A Star is Born (1937) - Available on Prime Video, Tubi, Pluto TV, Sling TV...
The Big 5: MGM Studios
September 13, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBThis 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) -...
The Big 5: Paramount Pictures
September 06, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBThis 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...
An Even Briefer History of International Film
August 30, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBThis 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)...
A Brief History of Film: Part Two
August 23, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBThis 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 platform...
A Brief History of Film: Part One
August 16, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBWelcome 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=PLD28424FAA9414F49 Lumiere Films: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nj0vEO4Q6s Trip to the Moon (1902): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNAHcMMOHE8 Great Tain Robbery (1903): www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jrB5ANUUYn Birth of a Nation (1915): www.yout...
The Tinsel Factory - Coming 8.16.20
June 14, 2020 00:23 - 1 minute - 1.52 MBDo 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/app Support this podcast: https:/...