Eye of the Duck: A Film Podcast

It’s March. The end of Winter Hell is upon us. To lead us into our THE THING finale, we’re warming up a little THING miniseries first.   This week, it’s the (mostly forgotten) 2011 prequel film directed Matthijs van Heijningen Jr…which is also called THE THING.  References: The Thing (2011) Blu-Ray The Thing Effects Tests by ADI Bloody Disgusting Set Visit Part 1 Bloody Disgusting Set Visit Part 2...

When we decided to do a winter horror miniseries, we left one slot open fantasizing that Alex Ross Perry (director of HER SMELL, LISTEN UP PHILIP) would come school us about a forgotten gem of the genre.  And he did. Renny Harlin’s DEVIL’S PASS is wild. References: Devil's Pass DVD Plugs: "American Hostage" on Amazon Music "American Hostage" on Apple Podcasts "Her Smell" Collector's Edition Credit...

This week we are diving headfirst into the unstoppably insane monster showdown that SHOULD have started the first cinematic (dark) universe, VAN HELSING.  Frankenstein. Wolfman. Jekyll. Hyde. Dracula. The gang’s all here. And we’re losing our minds.  References: Van Helsing 4K Blu-Ray Special Features Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich . Our in...

Oskar and Eli forever! It's LET THE RIGHT ONE IN this week (original Swedish version, not remake!!!) and joining us to explore child vampires and all things Hoyte Van Hoytema is co-host of The Scream! Podcast and Horror Soup , Caleb Soup! References: Hoyte van Hoytema in American Cinematographer  Tomas Alfredson in Twitch Tomas Alfredson in Huffington Post Tomas Alfredson in Shock Till You Drop Cr...

This week we are joined by Alaina Urquhart-White and Ash Kelley of Morbid: A True Crime Podcast (!!!!!!!) to explore the disturbed and barbaric mind of Annie Wilkes in MISERY.  Grab a mallet, hop into bed, and strap your ankles into a wooden brace for a hobblin' good time 😈 References: Rob Reiner Takes on Misery Rob Reiner Enjoying his Misery Misery 4K Blu-Ray Credits: Eye of the Duck is created,...

This week we're discussing a film that *should* be a fucking classic. There should be action figures. Midnight screenings. An Arrow Films box set. But this film barely exists anymore. It's not just "TAKEN with wolves." It's THE GREY. And it rules. Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich . This episode was edited by AJ Filari. Our intro song for Wint...

This week we trade the Overlook Hotel for the ghoul-infested, bleeding walls of Allerdale Hall in CRIMSON PEAK. Joining us to set the record straight on all things gothic horror is SlashFilm news editor and critic Hoai-Tran Bui! References: The House is Alive - Constructing Crimson Peak Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich . This episode was edit...

This week our frozen horror series continues with the impossible SHINING sequel that somehow succeeds not only as a continuation to the Kubrick film, but also as a powerful story in its own right, DOCTOR SLEEP. Wakey, wakey… References: From Shining to Sleep Doctor Sleep: Making Of - A New Vision Mike Flanagan in Slashfilm Inside ‘The Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’: A Spooky-as-Hell Tribute to Sta...

Our winter miniseries about frozen ghouls and icy murderers begins today (!!) with...THE SHINING. Kubrick's seminal 1980 hedge maze of a horror film is despairingly cold, trapped indoors, and cursed with cabin fever. It's the ultimate WINTER HELL movie. References: Making The Shining: A Film by Vivian Kubrick View from the Overlook: Crafting the Shining The Visions of Stanley Kubrick Credits: Eye...

It was…a year! Movies came back in a weird way this year and we wanted to spend the last episode of 2021 exploring some of our favorites. ***New miniseries announcement incoming!! Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich . This episode was edited by Dom Nero. Our theme song, Snowflake, is written by Jesse Lewis and comes from his album, Atticus . You can...

It’s the end of an era (our last true crime film of our miniseries!) so we’re exploring ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, a movie that’s obsessed with times that are a-changin’. Thanks everyone for listening along! And special thanks to Criminal Content for partnering with us on this series.  References: Tarantino in GameSpot OUaTiH at Cannes Esquire Cover Story THR Report on the Sony Deal The Third...

On this episode of SCENE OF THE CRIME, we consider the film that imagines, 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘤 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘓𝘞𝘈𝘠𝘚 𝘚𝘜𝘕𝘕𝘠 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘎𝘖𝘖𝘋𝘍𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘈𝘚? It's PAIN AND GAIN, with our special guest Hard Drive co-creator and editor-in-chief, Jeremy Kaplowitz. References: Pain & Gain - 'Sun Gym Gang' Featurette PAIN & GAIN Interview: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shaloub, Ken Jeong & Paly Mark Wahlberg & Dwayn...

This week's episode of our true crime miniseries is on FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL. Why?  Because, due to some holiday conflicts, life handed us lemons, so we said fuck the lemons, and bailed. Also, love is technically a crime. References: The Story Behind The Puppet Musical in Forgetting Sarah Marshall Sarah Marshall Marketing in NPR Jason Segel's Mother on his Nudity Fifteen Things You Didn't Know...

Hello criminals and those who seek the truth in crime!! This week’s episode is all about Fincher’s ZODIAC.  Joining us is none other than Blake Howard of One Heat Minute Productions to help us break down the film, scene by scene, minute by minute!  References: Zodiac Deciphered The Visual Effects of Zodiac Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich . T...

This week, we are joined by Reyna Cervantes to talk about what happens when a (very good!!) film's "Oscar bait" reputation ends up actually damaging its legacy. Why did we all forget about MONSTER? Why aren't we talking more about MONSTER?  References Based on a True Story: The Making of Monster Patty Jenkins and Charlize Theron on Charlie Rose The Toronto Star: When Charlize Theron mined a deep w...

𝘼𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩. It's GOODFELLAS featuring the great Danielle Sepulveres on our True Crime miniseries this week! References: GQ's Oral History of GoodFellas Getting Made: The Making of GoodFellas Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich . This episode was edited by AJ Fillari . Scene of the Crime is...

This week we enlist the help of James III to figure out why the hell SUMMER OF SAM is so unappreciated. References: Spike Lee interview on "Summer of Sam" Jon Leguizamo "Summer Of Sam" 1999 - Bobbie Wygant Archive Touchstone and Beyond: A History of Disney’s “Summer of Sam” Spike Lee’s ‘Summer Of Sam’ Is The Forgotten Masterpiece of 1999 Summer of Sam Review by Roger Ebert Plugs: Black Men Can't J...

Hello Clarice.   For this week’s episode, we spoke with Vox culture writer Aja Romano about the complex and thorny legacy of SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.  Happy Halloween! References: Understanding Silence of the Lambs’ complicated cultural legacy by Aja Romano Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of Silence of the Lambs Box Office Mojo Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero a...

This week our true crime series continues with a fairy tale about 1920s Chicago, gangsters, and the fantasy of Elliot Ness. It’s THE UNTOUCHABLES with our dear friend Stephen Hilger from Into the Aether ! References:  From The Blu-Ray: The Untouchables Anniversary Edition The Untouchables: The Script, The Cast The Untouchables: Production Stories The Untouchables: Reinventing the Genre De Palma in...

𝘼𝙏𝙏𝙄𝘾𝘼!! This week our true crime series continues with the sweatiest and most heartbreaking bank heist in Brooklyn history, DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Joining us is screenwriter and Sidney Lumet expert, CD Carpenter. References: From the Blu-Ray: Dog Day Afternoon 40th Anniversary The Story Casting the Controversy Recreating the Facts After the Filming Lumet: Film Maker Audio Commentary Box Office Mojo C...

This week we’re kicking off our true crime miniseries with THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK featuring two special guests the cast of THE SOPRANOS: Joe Perrino (now Vincent on Power) and Robert Iler (aka AJ freakin Soprano!!!)  Bada bing baby! References: David Chase in Deadline David Chase in Games Radar David Chase in Deadline David Chase in Roger Ebert Alan Taylor in The Hollywood Reporter Alan Taylor...

This week we're introducing our new miniseries sponsored by Criminal Content! For the next 2 months, Eye of the Duck will be devoted to classic films based on real crime stories. Welcome to Scene of the Crime. Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced, by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich . Scene of the Crime is a Production of Criminal Content . This episode was edited by Dom Nero. Our t...

The very wholesome and good SCHOOL OF ROCK is on Netflix now, so we used this opportunity as an excuse to rewatch the film and devote our last episode of September to it.  Big announcements about October/November to come soon!!!! References: Lessons Learned in School of Rock 15 Years Later: The Oral History of School of Rock A Brief History of ‘School of Rock’, The Best Music Movie of the 21st Cen...

We're so stoked for THE MATRIX 4 that we had to do an episode on a Wachowski film. This week we talk about SPEED RACER and what video editing is like when there are no rules, with Adult Swim and ERIC ANDRE SHOW editor, Jonathan Kramer . Rex Racer was right!! References:  The Making of Speed Racer Speed Racer to Become a Film   Speed Racer is Back on Track Joel Silver in IGN Speed Racer Film Funds...

This week, we talk Sam Raimi, Marvel's upcoming NO WAY HOME, Alfred Molina, Spider-Variants, and the one, true Spider-Man of our generation– the brilliant (but lazy) Tobey Maguire in SPIDER-MAN 2!! Hello, Peter. References: Tobey Maguire and Alfred Molina in IGN Sam Raimi for BBC VH1 Goes Behind Spider-Man Tobey Maguire's Screen Test Danny Elfman in CHUD via Force.net Craft Services Podcast Credit...