by Film School | Oct 16, 2023 | 2023, Episodes, Spooky Season
Episode #356 Alien (1979) In space, no one can hear you scream. This movie. THIS. MOVIE. It’s one of those unicorns–it could have been so bad, so cheesy, so forgettable. And yet, through that incredible collision of luck and execution, we got a...
by Film School | Oct 9, 2023 | 2023, Episodes, Spooky Season
Episode #355 Ringu (1998) You will die in one week… The original. This was one of–if not THE–films that kickstarted a renaissance in Japanese (and Korean, and Hong Kong, and more) horror. Old world ghosts and curses meet new world anxieties...
by Film School | Oct 5, 2023 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #354 Editing, Rewriting, and Killing Your Darlings The book is written. The film is shot. Now, it’s time to edit, it’s time to rewrite, it’s time to turn it into the finished product that you send out to your audience. So, how do you...
by Film School | Oct 2, 2023 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #353 The Manxman (1929) What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul? It’s Hitchcock’s LAST silent film (at least that was released only as silent). He turns to the sticks. Small fishing town. Love triangle....
by Film School | Sep 18, 2023 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #352 You Finished: Handling What Comes Next So, you’ve finished the big project. Whew! What a monster effort that was. Now…what next? How do you handle the inevitable let-down to come? You’re exhausted. Zonked. Burned out. Suddenly,...
by Film School | Sep 11, 2023 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #351 Champagne (1928) I must have come in the wrong door – but it’s all the same to me if you can give me a job. Hitch takes a second whack at comedy. This time, a young heiress apparently needs to be taught a lesson in squalor and humility....
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