The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a history of the Alien Franchise.  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.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/leprechaun-new-movie-in-the-works-1235510562/ https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/leprechaun-film-series-oral-history https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/leprechaun-new-movie-in-the-works-1235510562/

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a history of the Alien Franchise.  Movie Reviews: Speak No Evil 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=j_DBS2WIEv8 https://www.space.com/alien-movies-in-order 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Spanish cinema.  Movie Reviews: Blink Twice and Casa Bonita mi Amore 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://thirdspace.org.au/city/blog/how-do-you-define-australian-films 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Hong Kong Cinema.Movie Reviews: Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceSupport This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/allVenmo: @tinselfactorypodBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpodLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/Sources:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16526765https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/rct/pdf/e_outputs/b2930/v29&30P293.pdf

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Spanishcinema. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/allVenmo: @tinselfactorypodBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpodLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/Sources:https://vamospanish.com/discover/spanish-and-the-cinema-a-filmic-journey/https://www.enforex.com/culture/spanish-films.htmlhttps://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/things-you-should-know-about-spanish-cinemahttps://www.sjsu.edu/people/drew.todd/courses/c3/s0/lamovida.pdfMusic: youtube.com/watch?v=PRwkE78fqtY

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Russian cinema.  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=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 life and career of Lon Chaney Movie Reviews: Alien: Romulus 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.cspm.org/articles/lon-chaney/  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lon-Chaney  youtube.com/watch?v=Nt_RFXC-Kzc 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Sessue Hayakawa. Movie Reviews: Trap 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: http://goldsea.com/Personalities/Hayakawas/hayakawas.html  http://dr-yokai.blogspot.com/2011/09/sessue-hayakawa-japanese-star-of.html youtube.com/watch?v=qJCvAdJt_9w 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of John BarrymoreSupport This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypodMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/allVenmo: @tinselfactorypodBuy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpodLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of the first king of Hollywood: Douglas Fairbanks Movie Reviews: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 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.britannica.com/biography/Douglas-Fairbanks  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pickford-douglas-fairbanks-1883-1939/

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the rise of streaming Movie Reviews: Deadpool and Wolverine 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.britannica.com/technology/streaming-media  https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=history+of+streaming&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the invention of home video. Movie Reviews: Twisters 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.mediacollege.com/video/format/compare/betamax-vhs.html  https://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/vhs-beat-betamax

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the death or Rebecca Schaeffer and reforms that came from her tragic passing. Movie Reviews: Longlegs 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.britannica.com/technology/television-technology  https://www.history.com/news/how-tv-killed-hollywoods-golden-age# 

This week on The Tinsel Factory, how sound changed the film industry. Movie Reviews:  A Quiet Place: Day One and MaXXXine 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://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/brief-history-of-sound-in-film/ 

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 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.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/  Break music: youtube.com/watch?v=cB-Q3nNprJY&list=PLfP6i5T0-DkKEFxaxpzpImxaPAEFVkRNg