The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover Hitchcock’s UK film career. Reviews: Haunting in Venice Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: Sources: The Dark Side of Genius by Hitchcock/Truffaut by...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the early life and career of Alfred Hitchcock Reviews: Saw X & The Creator Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: The Dark Side of Genius by Donald...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Audrey Hepburn. Movie Reviews: Saw Double Feature and The Mummy Alamo movie party (1999) Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://www.dailymail...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and times of Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco.  Movie Reviews: Bottoms & The Nun II Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: youtube.com/w...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and tragic death of Jayne Mansfield. Movie Review: It Lives Inside Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=vHtQ0nRGCi8&t=30s  

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we go over the life of actress/singer Doris Day. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/obituaries/doris-day-death.html   yout...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Latin representation in Hollywood. Movie Reviews: Oldboy (2003) Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: Viva Hollywood by Luis I. Reyes (2022)...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, Brazilian cinema from its origins to the modern day. Movie Reviews: Blue Beetle Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://offscreen.com/view/intro_brazilian...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief look into the history of Canadian Cinema.  Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-history-of-film-i...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief look into the history of Mexican Cinema.  Movie Reviews: Insidious: The Red Door Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://exhibits.lib.berkeley.edu...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we look into the background of a series of films that are believed to be cursed. Movie Reviews: Haunted Mansion Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://co...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we separate fact from fiction when it comes to the Kubrick moon landing. Movie Reviews: Barbie Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=xvaEvCN...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, ghostly tales of dearly departed performers whom are believed to still haunt the town that made or broke their dreams. Movie Reviews: Talk to Me Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/t...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we debunk some of the most enduring film urban legends. What’s true, and what’s just a bunch of Hollywood Hogwash? Movie Reviews: Theatre Camp, Past Lives, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Joy Ride TW: Brief mentions of s*ic*de Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfa...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the life and careers of everybody’s favorite OG stoners - Tommy Chong and Richard Cheech Marin. Movie Reviews: No Hard Feelings Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfac...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we off on the road to the lives and careers of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.  Movie Reviews: Dirty Dancing (1987) Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://www....

This week on The Tinsel Factory, who’s on first? We look at the lives and careers of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=0cGSH1mI5xI   Breaks:...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the legendary lives of Laurel and Hardy. Movie Reviews: The Boogeyman and Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: youtube.com/w...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the 2007/2008 writer’s strike, and what we can learn about the 2023 strike from the past. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://www.wga.org/the-guild/ab...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the events surrounding Hollywood’s Black Friday.  Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-ho...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the story of what happens when 330 animators demand the respect of their employer, who use so happened to be one of the most powerful studio heads of all time. Sources: Class Struggle in Hollywood: 1930-1950 By Gerald Horne Working In Hollywood by Ronny Regev https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/in-his-own-words-herb-sorrell-and-the-1941-disney-strike/ The Disney...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we look into Hollywood unions, as well as the reasons for the current WGA strike. Movie Reviews: Evil Dead Rise, The Pope's Exorcist, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 Sources: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/02/secret-oscar-history Class Struggle in Hollywood: 1930-1950 By Gerald Horne Working In Hollywood by Ronny Regev https://www.theatlantic.com/ente...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the story of the Runaways and the film inspired by their story.  Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: Edgeplay: A Film about the Runaways (2004) Breaks: Runawa...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we seperate fact from fiction when it comes to the Sex Pistols, and the movie based on their time as a band, Sid and Nancy. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, separating fact from fiction from Queen and the film Bohemian Rhapsody. Movie Reviews: Scream VI and Mafia Mamma Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://w...