by Film School | Dec 16, 2024 | Christmas, Episodes
Episode #441 The Family Man (2000) I’ve seen what we could be like together… Nicholas Cage has it all! The penthouse apartment, the eight-figure bank account, and all the solitude in the world. What else could a man want? Well, he’s about to...
by Film School | Dec 9, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #440 North By Northwest (1959) You gentlemen aren’t REALLY trying to kill my son, are you…? Might be Ira’s favorite Hitchcock. It’s the prototypical spy film, predates even James Bond, except that this spy is actually just a...
by Film School | Dec 2, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #439 The Power of Finished Finishing something can make a lot of things suddenly become clear. There are revelations about our work that can literally only be gained by seeing something through and marking it as “done” in our own heads....
by Film School | Nov 25, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #438 Vertigo (1958) You shouldn’t keep souvenirs of a killing… We’re back to Vertigo! The last time we watched this one, it was late summer of 2021, deep in the AFI’s Top 100 list. Top ten, in fact. Seems like an age ago, and...
by Film School | Nov 18, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #437 DVD Extras Josh calls DVD Extras his film school. The interviews, commentaries, documentaries, featurettes, and other bonus material has been as valuable in his filmmaker education as any class or study. We talk about the benefits of all this extra...
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