The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

This week on the Tinsel Factory, the meteoric rise of the Blaxploitation film genre and its even faster downfall. Movie reviews: Dog Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20081231052832/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/21/local/me-moore21 https://www.histo...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Sidney Poitier. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=HsH5f4FCBRg https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sidney-Poitier https://variety.com/2022/film/features/sidney-poitier-civil-rights-movement-martin-luther-king-jr-1235151...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Hattie McDaniel and her struggles between being a working actress and the parts she was forced to play. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=xtUO0n08k4A

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Oscar Micheaux and the world around him that called him to filmmaking. Movie reviews: Jackass Forever and Moonfall. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/oscar-micheaux ht...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the duo who would turn film from a peep show to a grand show - The Lumiere Brothers. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lumiere-brothers youtube.com/watch?v=aFkSjdaqbyE https://www.victorian-cinema.net/antoinelumiere https://iphf.org/inductees/auguste-louis-lumiere/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/creation-of-the-motio...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the man whose lab would lead to the invention of one of the worlds first motion picture cameras. On two sentence movie reviews: Scream  Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all  Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: The Current War by Adam Cline (2017) Empires of Light by Jill Jo...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the man whose innovations in photography would allow the inventors of the movie cameras to create the motion picture - George Eastman. We’ll also discuss the fate of his company Kodak after its enigmatic founder’s death. On two sentence movie reviews: Licorice Pizza. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-ti...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the life of inventor, photographer and… murderer?! Eadweard Muybridge's experiments paved the way to cinema, and this week we’re covering his life and the experiment that changed photography forever. On two sentence movie reviews: Nightmare Alley Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we wrap up some of the highlights of what happened this year in film. We speculate on some Oscar pics and your host shares some personal news.

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we discuss two woman whom dared to take on their film studios. What happened, and what does this mean for the future of cinema? On two sentence movie reviews: Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://variety.com/2020/film/new...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we compare the life of 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln On two sentence movie reviews: Spencer and House of Gucci. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.biography.com/us-president/abraham-lincoln https://abcnews.go.com/blogs...

This week The Tinsel Factory, we compare the life of Cleopatra to the 1963 film based on her life. We also go over the disastrous production of 1963’s Cleopatra, and what the film got right and wrong about Ancient Egypt. On two sentence movie reviews: Venom: Let There Be Carnage Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venm...

This week The Tinsel Factory, we cover the history of the Scream franchise and its iconic killer(s), Ghostface. On two sentence movie reviews: Dune, Last Night in Soho, and Antlers. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.biography.com/news/danny-rolling-scream-killer-gainesvil...

Synopsis: This week The Tinsel Factory, we cover the history of Freddy Krueger and the studio his franchise built. We also discuss the recent updates with the IATSE strike. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010 Documentary)

This week The Tinsel Factory, we cover the history of Jason Voorhees and the storied history of the Friday the 13th Franchise. Your host also breaks down the (no longer) looming IATSE strike, and what that might mean for your favorite shows and movies. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Source...

Synopsis: This week The Tinsel Factory, we cover the history of Michael Meyers and the Halloween franchise. On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod

This week The Tinsel Factory, we’re delving into the the crazy sc-ifi time traveling world of the independent film Donnie Darko and its journey into cult classic status. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources : https://screenrant.com/donnie-darko-behind-the-scenes/ https://www.independent....

This week The Tinsel Factory, the history and journey to cult classic status of The Craft. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/the-craft-its-enduring-legacy.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70269/12-bewitching-facts-about-craft https://www.huffpo...

This week The Tinsel Factory, we’re delving into the so bad it’s good film, The Room. We go into the enigmatic director Tommy Wiseau’s background, all the way up to its cult classic status. On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, Malignant. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod The Room: youtube.com/watch...

This week The Tinsel Factory takes you on a strange journey as we cover the history of the quintessential cult classic film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, Candyman and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the complex history of mainland China’s film industry. On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, Reminiscence. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources : youtube.com/watch?v=mpQrcxfNl-o https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/invasion-manchuria ht...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the feud between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over the release of what many film historians consider to be the best film ever made: Citizen Kane. On Two Sentence Movie Reviews, Space Jam: A New Legacy. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sou...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, River Phoenix, and the life he lived that led him to The Viper Room. On two sentence movie reviews, The Sparks Brothers. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all  Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.biography.com/actor/river-phoenix Last Night at the Viper Room by Gavin Edwards Run...

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the tragically short life of Jonathan Brandis. We discuss his career, and the situations that led to his untimely death. (Warning, this episode has mentions of suicide and suicide ideations). On two sentence movie reviews The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. Suicide Hotlines: USA:1-800-273-8255 UK: Get Help Text 85258 Canada: The Crisis Text Line can be reached by textin...

This week on The Tinsel Factory the history of Dreamworks Animation. On two sentence movie reviews, Army of the Dead. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=od-tQN8C48s&t=973s youtube.com/watch?v=g9Aaz0jArvw The Pixar Touch https://www.businessinsider.com/quibi-jef...