The Director Dossiers

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is listening to a deep dive into the script, the history, the pre-production, and the ultimate unmaking of Stanley Kubrick’s Unmade Napoleon Film.” - Napoleon Bonaparte—————————————————Each episode of “The Director Dossiers” is a mega deep dive into film history that explores an influential director’s entire career, or focuses on a single movie in their filmography.The show is hosted by Johnny Cruz, an award-winning screenwriter who has written & directed two feature films alongside Danny Barker, who is a filmmaker and musician in the band Great Oblivion, two-time nominees at the Asbury Park Music Awards.Together, Johnny and Danny blend insightful, in-depth film discussion with a relaxed, hang-out style atmosphere. Watch on Spotify and listen on Apple Podcasts:https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers—————————————————CHAPTERS:0:00 — Intro01:50 — Researching Napoleon31:59 — Writing Napoleon40:56 — The Script for Napoleon42:36 — The Provincial Youth57:05 — 1789 - Revolution1:28:14 — The First Italian Campaign1:35:26 — Egypt2:03:53 — Coup d’état2:10:45 — Empire2:33:57 — The Fall2:48:06 — Defeat3:17:25 — Rant of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon3:21:42 — Defeat Cont’d3:23:33 —  Invasion of France3:37:52 — Elba4:05:59 — St. Helena4:26:00 — Gladiator II Ratings4:27:21 — The Pre-Production of Napoleon4:59:09 — Napoleon in Film5:16:40 — The Unmaking of Napoleon5:44:37 — Louis XVIII was dumb5:48:20 — Thanks for watching!5:51:12 — Pressing On—————————————————Book Recommendations:Napoleon by Flex MarkhamNapoleon: A Life by Andrew RobertsStanley Kubrick’s Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made by TaschenStanley Kubrick by Vincent LubruttoKubrick: An Odyssey by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan AbramsThe Stanley Kubrick Archives edited by Alison CastleStanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at his Side by Emilio D’AlessandroStanley Kubrick: A Life by David Mikics Stanley Kubrick: Interviews by Gene D. Phillips Kubrick by Michael Herr Stanley Kubrick: The Complete Films by Paul DuncanEyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film. by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan AbramsStanley Kubrick by John Baxter

“Welp, I guess if a man’s fool enough not to listen to a film history deep dive on the writing, filming, editing, and release of Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller with a woman, she ain’t gonna think much of him.”Watch on Spotify and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers —————————————————CHAPTERS:0:00 — Intro00:59 — The Writing1:44:43 — The Filming4:05:31 — The Editing4:30:25 — The Release4:57:47 — Deconstructing the Western5:53:22 — Sisters of Misery6:19:53 — Thanks for Watching!—————————————————SOURCES:McCabe & Mrs. Miller(The Criterion Collection): https://a.co/d/04XKaoI4Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Reframing the American West by Robert T. Self:  https://a.co/d/07prfUhP McCabe by Edmund Naughton:  https://a.co/d/028aJLrV Robert Altman: The Oral Biography by Mitchell Zuckoff:  https://a.co/d/0j1RJ1MA Robert Altman: Jumping Off the Cliff by Patrick McGilligan:  https://a.co/d/0eRTET1L Altman on Altman by David Thompson:  https://a.co/d/06KLYjxU McCabe & Mrs. Miller by Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian:  https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~bjackson/bfs/mccabe20.pdf The Gentle Tamers by Dee Brown:  https://a.co/d/027WQASA Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery by Anne M. Butler:  https://a.co/d/0ieuO5yt #Robertaltman #westernfilm #western #leonardcohen #revisonistwestern #antiwestern #1970sfilm #filmhistory #filmpodcast #deepdive #cinemahistory #cinema

All work and no film history makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no deep dive on The Shining makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no fascinating insight makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no Stanley Kubrick makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no well researched podcast makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no Director Dossiers makes Jack a dull boy.For more on Kubrick, check out our episodes on Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, and our episode on his entire filmography.---------------------------------------WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THE DOCUMENTS!:https://thedocumentsmovie.my.canva.site/---------------------------------------WATCH on Youtubehttps://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers---------------------------------------CHAPTERS:0:00 – Intro1:55 – The Writing40:56 – The Filming1:48:32 – The Editing2:09:10 – The Release2:39:58 – The Theories4:31:48 – Our Analysis5:07:16 - Thanks for Watching!---------------------------------------Books:Stanley Kubrick by Vincent Lubrutto: https://a.co/d/9jz2gYYKubrick: An Odyssey by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams: https://a.co/d/6gQjEnJThe Stanley Kubrick Archives edited by Alison Castle: https://a.co/d/4Uvz69OStanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at his Side by Emilio D’Alessandro: https://a.co/d/6ycWS4QKubrick by Michael Herr: https://a.co/d/i1AREP4Stanley Kubrick: A Life by David Mikics: https://a.co/d/0jEjg94Stanley Kubrick: Interviews by Gene D. Phillips: https://a.co/d/1PnrI4IStanley Kubrick: The Complete Films by Paul Duncan: https://a.co/d/6UZs2aeEyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film. by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams: https://a.co/d/g4u0Ib5For more Kubrick talk visit these channels and videos:The Kubrick Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOXNWogCLfM&list=PLvVelKSa0ZrL6ZpY7XuNl8hRomAutPjWF&pp=iAQBCollative Learning:https://www.youtube.com/@collativelearningEyebrow Cinemahttps://www.youtube.com/@EyebrowCinemaCinematyler:https://www.youtube.com/@CinemaTylerBroey Deschanel:https://youtu.be/QLUwtSZseKk?si=3rh8n98Uob-PpCpd

Special Agent Dale Cooper: Diane, The Director Dossiers released Part Two of their David Lynch retrospective. This time they detail the history behind the productions of Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Lost Highway, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, and Twin Peaks: The Return. My god, I've learned a lot about David Lynch, and their insight into his movies has really made me appreciate the man and his stories. Diane, do yourself a favor and watch Lynch's work.---------------------------------------Watch on Youtube;https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers---------------------------------------CHAPTERS:0:00 – Intro0:56 – Wild at Heart30:16 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me59:04 – Side Projects1:10:27 – Lost Highway1:42:02 – The Straight Story1:54:46 – Mulholland Drive2:21:21 – Inland Empire2:46:41 – Side Projects 22:54:25 - Twin Peaks: The Return3:19:16 - Thanks for Watching!---------------------------------------RESOURCES:David Lynch YouTube Playlist:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nh4mu2OOAuOJBlKQttpwofC&si=9nZAkaOj0qJ_fR5hBooks:Room to Dream by Kristine McKenna & David LynchLynch on Lynch by Chris RidleyDavid Lynch: Beautiful Dark by Greg OlsonCatching the Big Fish by David LynchDavid Lynch: A Retrospective by Ian Nathan#davidlynch #bluevelvetthoughts #dune #twinpeaks #eraserhead #losthighway #mulhollanddrive

Special Agent Dale Cooper: Diane, 7:30am, February 24th. I've discovered a film history podcast called The Director Dossiers. Two filmmakers blending insightful, in-depth film discussion with a relaxed, hang-out style atmosphere. Never seen such a well-researched podcast in my life. They've just released Part One of a two episode retrospective on the life and filmography of David Lynch. They detail the history behind the productions of Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet, and Twin Peaks: The Original Series. Damn good conversation. Diane, if you ever stumble upon The Director Dossiers, that podcast is worth a listen.LEARN MORE about our movie THE DOCUMENTS!: https://thedocumentsmovie.my.canva.siteCheck out our review of Wolf Man w/DUSTY OHIO VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/@UC-GRvkc9ulwQvQ5e05HAwdw ---------------------------------------Watch on Youtube:https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=35a5599b-c324-4892-bed1-147264efa55a---------------------------------------CHAPTERS:0:00 – Intro0:45 – Early Life18:36 - First Short Films40:07 – Eraserhead1:16:13 – The Elephant Man1:41:02 – Dune2:20:31 – Blue Velvet2:53:16 – Twin Peaks3:23:15 – On to Part 2!---------------------------------------RESOURCES:David Lynch YouTube Playlist:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nh4mu2OOAuOJBlKQttpwofC&si=9nZAkaOj0qJ_fR5hBooks:Room to Dream by Kristine McKenna & David LynchLynch on Lynch by Chris RidleyDavid Lynch: Beautiful Dark by Greg OlsonCatching the Big Fish by David LynchDavid Lynch: A Retrospective by Ian Nathan