Film History: The History Of Film

We’re keeping the spooky vibes rolling! In this week's episode, we dove into some real-life horror: Hollywood cults! Part 1 we’ll be talking Children of God, Manson, hot people cults and more! This will be more of a relaxed episode featuring returning guest Nick Fazekas, no “When Are We”, we just ripped this thing live. So sit back, relax and enjoy as we take you to the next echelon of human exist...

1953 - the Cold War is getting colder, President Truman is trying to find out which bomb blows up the most stuff and McCarthy is hellbent on ending the spread of communism. While Washington develops technology for murder, Hollywood is working on the evolution of its own technology, 3-D!! And of course, since it’s October, it’s spooky! We bring you: House of Wax! Bombs, commies, the Hollywood black...

A curveball of an episode! While Dev faced true horror running from Hurricanes in Florida, Drake and James went way way back in time to the 1890s!  Around 30 years after the Civil War and a few years before Arthur Morgan robbed Blackwater, a famous magician named Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès was in his backyard experimenting with a new medium for his sourcery: the film camera.  These films...

The end for Brando wasn't great, but the stories are still wild. Murder, Nukes, and insane acting classes await you on this final Marlon Brando installment and season 2 finale of Film History: The History Of Film!!!  Check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/FilmHistoryTheHistoryOfFilm  Chapters  Chapter 1: Intro 0:00-3:36  Chapter 2: When Are We 3:36-13:07  Chapter 3:...

Brando!!!! Part 4. From The Godfather to Apocalypse now and the longest when are we of all time; the Assent into madness begins on this episode of Film History: The History Of Film!!!  Check out our Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/FilmHistoryTheHistoryOfFilm  Chapter 1: Intro/punch ups 0:00-12:34  Chapter 2: When Are We Part 1 12:34-22:53  Chapter 3: When Are We Part 2 22:53-40:08  Chapter 4: Bec...

We’re full steam ahead on this multi-part Brando series!!  In Part 3 we take you to the 1950s and a little of the 60s, Marlon’s career as an actor on the silver screen begins to take form and he quickly becomes one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood. His legacy is cemented forever when he becomes the first actor to make one million dollars for his part on “Mutiny on the Bounty”, brin...

It's Brando Part 2, his years on Broadway. We talk all about method acting and stuff... I don't know, James usually writes these episode descriptions... and I'm really tired. So this is the description for now. James, please change this when you wake up... I feel like there is a "Chrissy wake up, I don't like this" joke in there somewhere. I've never seen stranger things... is it as good as they s...

You knew this one was coming!! Who better to start the next year of FH:HF than the Man Himself, a God of the Great White Way and the silver screen, the king of method acting, Marlon Brando. One of the most influential movie stars in the history of moving pictures, Marlon Brando brought cinema into modern times.  Since this is part 1, we’ll begin with his early years as a child growing up in t...

A year has already passed since we brought you our 3 parter on James Cagney and kicked off this journey of diving deep into all things Film History: The History of Film!  For our one year anniversary we thought it’d be a good idea to tell you a little about who we are! Not only because we love talking about ourselves but also to perhaps prove we’re qualified to talk about the movie biz!! From...

Big Congress Hall Set! Pissed Off Senators! And Big Money! All here on a very late July 4th special. Happy Fireworks month from Film History The History Of Film!! Check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/FilmHistoryTheHistoryOfFilm Chapters Chapter 1: Intro 0:00-4:14 Chapter 2: A controversial start 4:14-11:39 Chapter 3: The perfect director for the project 11:39-19:22 Chapter 4: Assembling t...

This 4th of July celebrate a little differently with Film History The History Of Film!!! Check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/FilmHistoryTheHistoryOfFilm Chapters Chapter 1: Intro 0:00-15:03 Chapter 2: When Are We 15:03-25:33 Chapter 3: The Plot 25:33-40:15 Chapter 4: The Page Boys 40:15-57:30 Chapter 5: Closing 57:30-End

We wrap up our two parts exploration through Jurassic Park. The original iconic film had its fair share of crazy production stories including the staple of every film shot in Hawaii… an actual hurricane! There are also malfunctioning robots, revolutionary CGI, and perhaps the greatest super-producer story of all time, on this episode of Film History: The History Of Film!!! Check out our Patreon ht...

With the recent release of Jurassic Park Dominion, we figured it was an excellent time to revisit the original film that started at all.  Jurassic Park revolutionized special effects technology and gave audiences something truly brand new. In part 1 we talk about everything that led up to the first day of filming. So Strap into your Jeep and drive with us through Jurassic Park on this episode...

It's finally time for Part 3 of Top Gun! We close out this chapter of film history with details about the film's release, its effect on Navy recruitment, and how it changed the VHS market. All this and more on this episode of Film History: The History Of Film!! Check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/FilmHistoryTheHistoryOfFilm Chapters Chapter 1: Art Scholl 0:00-6:01 Chapter 2: The Music 6:...

It's part two of Top Gun! More Jets, more volleyball, and more Rock N' Roll blasting through your speakers! On this episode, we talk about the casting of Tom Cruise, the wild stories behind filming this monster, and of course Volleyball. Start applying your sun tan lotion because its time for more Film History: The History Of Film!!! Check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/FilmHistoryTheHist...

In 1986, the president was Regan, the song was Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer, and the movie was Top Gun.  The film that began the genre, broke the mold, revolutionized the film industry and set Tom Cruise on the path to becoming the biggest action star in history. In Part 1 we’ll get into what this things all about and how it came to be. Coked up producers, giant studio heads, a young hungry w...

We are back with the Part 2 of The History Of Trailers. With all of the set up out of the way we finally get really into the history of how film trailers came to be and evolved over time. We also talk about how trailers in some other mediums and just generally have a nice leisurely chat. It's another relaxing one on this episode of Film History: The History Of Film!! Check out our Patreon https://...

We Have a chilled out episode for you this week. We are relaxing after that Humphrey Bogart marathon and this is just a fast and loose episode that still somehow ended up having to be two parts, turns out there was a lot more about the history of Trailers than any of us thought. Sit back relax and enjoy this episode of Film History: The History Of Film. Check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.co...

On the 4th and final part of Humphrey Bogart, Bogey becomes Bogey! Navigating the industry and drinking with John Huston, Bogey gets on a hot streak doing the films that we all remember him for and marries the woman that he was always meant to be with. We also discuss the end of Bogey, and losing him much too soon. Bogey and Bacall, a fight with Warner Brothers, and becoming the highest paid movie...

In Part 3 of 4 of our 4 part Humphrey Bogart deep dive, Bogey has established himself on Broadway and is ready to make a play for Hollywood and the silver screen just in time for the Great Depression to wipe out The Great White Way! He lands his first big contract and his third failed marriage! Rocky marriages, scotch and cigarettes, and the fight with Jack Warner begins immediately. All on Film H...

We follow Bogey through his roarin 20s! After WW1, The Hump begins frequenting all of New York's coolest speakeasies and finds himself back in the company of one of his oldest friends who helps him land a job at his dad's new production company!  This wild tale leads him to his first time on stage for The Great White Way and also his first few times down the aisle to the alter. Prohibition sp...

This is part 1 of our deep dive into one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen, Humphrey Bogart! Bogey’s story begins in 1899, we talk about his childhood, family, upbringing, and military service. Pour yourself a glass of scotch and relax for this episode of Film History: The History Of Film!!  Subscribe to our Patreon for even more content: https://www.patreon.com/FilmHisto...

You've learned about the history of the film, now learn about the history of the event that inspired the dastardly propaganda. We delve into 1933 Yebor City, The Licata Family, and the horrific real life event that triggered so many dominos in world history to fall the way they did. Dev takes on a deep dive through all of it and at the end enlightens us on the project he's working on to possibly f...

It’s 1936 and our nations youth is being led into the abyss by a plant from hell! The devils lettuce. Satans Salad. Lucifer’s Kale! HOT FINGERS CHARLIE! Happy 4/20 y’all!! Sit back and relax with something to smoke on as Dev takes the reigns on this one weaving a tale of murder, government corruption, the hemp industry and more, all leading up to the production of a cult classic called “REEFER MAD...

We return with part 2 of the 3rd movie to win best picture! https://www.patreon.com/FilmHistoryTheHistoryOfFilm?fan_landing=true Chapter 1: Sound and Score: 0:00-4:45 Chapter 2: Brief History of Novel Adaptations: 4:45-13:39 Chapter 3: The Films Release: 13:39-18:38 Chapter 4: The Award Ceremony: 18:38-33:35 Chapter 5: Other Films Nominated: 33:35-40:12 Chapter 6: Closing: 40:12-End