by Film School | Mar 11, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #385 Sabotage (1936) What goes on after hours in that cinema of yours…? Alfred takes on Joseph Conrad’s popular novel The Secret Agent, about a man who’s tasked with planting a bomb in London to create fear and terror. In this...
by Film School | Mar 7, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #384 How To Create Great Side Characters Frodo had Sam. Luke had Artoo. Harry had Ron and Hermione. Side characters are just as important to a well-told story as the main characters are. So, how do you make a great one? And what’s the trap,...
by Film School | Mar 4, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #383 Secret Agent (1936) General Pompellio Montezuma De La Vilia De Conde De La Rue! Peter Lorre is back, this time as a sidekick assassin who goes by the name “The Hairless Mexican,” and “The General,” of which he is neither....
by Film School | Feb 29, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #382 If You Could Travel Anywhere… If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would top your list? Money is no object, neither is time. Dream as big as you want. Also, Josh recommends Deep Space Nine on Pluto TV and...
by Film School | Feb 26, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #381 The 39 Steps (1935) Beautiful, mysterious woman pursued by gunmen. Sounds like a spy story… Widely considered to be the first modern spy movie ever made, Hitchcock is leaning into his strengths yet again (huzzah!): murder, conspiracy, and a...
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