The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

This week on The Tinsel Factory, an intro and explanation of genre theory and how they came to be. Movies: Elvis 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 Sources: https://nofilmschool.com/drama-genre-film-and-television https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of English cinema. Movies: The Invitation. 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 Sources: https://www.filminquiry.com/history-british-cinema-1-rise-studio-film/ https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainmen...

Synopsis: This week on The Tinsel Factory, the very genre-d history of Italian Cinema from its infancy to the modern day. Movies: Orphan: First Kill. 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 Sources: Ezra, Elizabeth. European Cinema. Oxford University Pres...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the troubled history of German history from it’s origins, its regimes, and its major movements. 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 Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/league-of-nations https://encyclop...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the history of french cinema from the Lumiere Brothers to modern day. Movies: Bullet Train 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 Sources: http://www.frenchfilms.org/french-cinema-history.html https://www.masterclass.com/...

This week on the Tinsel Factory, the unbelievable production of Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo. 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 Sources: Burden of Dreams. 1982 https://www.filmsranked.com/its-past-time-we-condemned-fitzcarraldo/ https://www.classica...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the chaotic story of the production for Ishtar. What happened, and did the film deserve the hate it was given upon its release? 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 Sources: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/02/ishta...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the story of the production of Heaven’s Gate, the film that broke Hollywood. 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 Sources: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20151120-heavens-gate-from-hollywood-disaster-to-masterpiece

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the thirty year saga behind the making of Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Movie Reviews: Top Gun: Maverick 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 Sources: Lost in La Mancha - 2002

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a series of snapshots of life on the blacklist and how some broke through. 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 Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/b...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the unfriendlies, those whom would eventually be blacklisted from ever working in Hollywood again 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 Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodrepor...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the friendlies, those whom accused their colleagues of being communists. Some did it for patriotic pride, others to save their own skins, but what happens when you betray your friends and coworkers? Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: b...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the HUAC trials in Hollywood. 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 Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/ Sho...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the untimely deaths of Bruce and Brandon Lee. We look into the two actor’s lives, the events leading up to their deaths, and the rumors and conspiracy theories that persist to this day. Movies: Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.co...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the murder of Johnny Stompanato. Was he actually killed by a 14 year old, or did she take the fall for her movie star mother, Lana Turner?

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This week on The Tinsel Factory, the mysterious drowning of Natalie Wood. Was it an accident, or something more nefarious? Movies: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32420871/natalie-wood-death-...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the mysterious death of Thelma Todd, was she the victim of a drunken misadventure, or could someone have killed her? Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20200815170955/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-29-et-we...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, what happens when the director of The Godfather goes toe to toe with the most famous blood sucker of all time. Movie reviews: Everything Everywhere All At Once & The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod TRAIN SCENE: https:/...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a story of a filmmaker and a crew going steadily crazy while shooting Apocalypse Now. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: Heart of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a story of a film that almost wasn’t - The Godfather. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all  Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=72HlbaAnZfo

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Francis Ford Coppola and his many, varied motion pictures. Also, your host discusses the 94th Academy Awards. Movie reviews: The Lost City Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20190323144840/https://www.achi...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first lady, Lillian Gish. Movie reviews: You host’s definitive Oscar Best Picture Nominee Ranking. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=X44SqEVU2r4C&pg=PA187#v=onepage&q&f=false Lillian G...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first movie star, Mary Pickford. Movie reviews: Umma & King Richard Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first “It Girl”, Clara Bow. Movie reviews: The Batman Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.biography.com/actor/clara-bow

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first sex symbol, Theda Bara. Movie reviews: CODA Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/theda-bara The Woman with the Hungry Eyes, 2006