Katelyn Amber

The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

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The stories behind the lights, cameras, and action are now at your fingertips. The Tinsel Factory gives you, the listener, an introductory look at some of the greatest stories from the world of film. Each month your host, a filmmaker who daylights for a major Hollywood studio, picks a theme and choses four topics from within to broaden your film knowledge. Not a film snob? Put off by film bros? This podcast is for you - everything is broken down for the causal film goer or someone looking to start dipping their toes into the world of cinema. Come on in, take a seat, it's showtime.

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Katelyn Amber

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Universal Monster Mash: Frankenstein 18.10.2020 38:53

This week, we’re covering the history of Frankenstein’s Monster (with a visit from his Bride) We’re also covering Boris Karloff and James Whale.  Recommended Viewing:  Frankenstein (1910) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-fM9meqfQ4  Frankenstein (1931) - Available on Peacock  Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Available on Peacock  Son of Frankenstein (1939) - Available on Peacock&n...

Universal Monster Mash: Dracula 11.10.2020 35:06

This week on the show, the history of the greatest bloodsucker of all time, Dracula.  We’re also covering the man whom played him: Bela Lugosi  Recommended Viewing:  Nosferatu (1922) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC6jFoYm3xs  Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0KB2XC29o  Dracula (1931) - Available on Peacock  Abbot and Costello Meet...

The Big 5: RKO 04.10.2020 41:42

This week, we’re wrapping up our series on The Big 5 of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Please excuse my birthday/California wildfires, voice.  Recommended Viewing: Disclaimer: A lot of RKO films - especially the early ones -are not available for streaming. Theses are the ones I recommend that are. If something struck your interest, check the Warner Archive where you can purchase a DVD copy: The Vaga...

The Big 5: Warner Bro’s. 27.09.2020 37:41

This week, we’re covering the history of Warner Brothers Studio Recommended Viewing: My Four Years in Germany (1918) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7vxGm9UZM Don Juan (1926) - Available to rent The Jazz Singer (1927) - Available to rent Little Caesar (1931) - Available to rent I Am a Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1931) - Available to rent 42nd Street (1933) - Available to rent The Life of Emile...

The Big 5: 20th Century-Fox 20.09.2020 40:03

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we’re covering the history of 20th Century Fox. Recommended Viewing Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917) - youtube.com/watch?v=U03ZmvjyuxE The Iron Horse (1924) - youtube.com/watch?v=BLxKxD3USrg Street Angel (1928) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj6nUVPecxU State Fair (1933) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdP1wxIUXCs Dante’s Inferno (1935) - youtube.com/watc...

The Big 5: MGM Studios 13.09.2020 38:36

This week we’re covering the history of MGM studios. Recommended Viewing: Ben Hur (1925) - Available to rent The Broadway Melody (1929) - Available to rent The Grand Hotel (1932) - Available to rent Romeo and Juliet (1936) - Available to rent Saratoga (1937) - Available to rent Andy Hardy Series (1937-1958) - Available to Rent Gone With the Wind (1939) - Available on HBOMax Wizard of Oz (1939) - A...

The Big 5: Paramount Pictures 06.09.2020 47:32

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we’re going over the history of Paramount Pictures. Recommended Viewing: The Squaw Man (1914) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqUUo3Ae_oU Cinderella (1914) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwLZ6QK0mo0 A Little Princess (1917) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBCsD7xnNVU The Shiek (1921) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDaRentuB7g The Ten Commandments (1923) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrugGzGaFqg Wings...

An Even Briefer History of International Film 30.08.2020 28:42

This week, we’re wrapping up our brief histories on the history of film with an even briefer history of international film.  Recommended viewing:  Le Grande Illusion (1937)-Available to rent on major platforms  The 400 Blows (1958) -Available for rent on major platforms  Breathless (1960) - Available on HBOMAX J ules and Jim (1962) Available on HBOMax  La Femme Nikita (199...

A Brief History of Film: Part Two 23.08.2020 40:03

This week on The Tinsel Factory we continue our brief history of film starting in WWII all the way to the modern day. Recommended Viewing:  Ninotchka (1939): Available for rent on streaming platforms  I Married a Communist (The Woman on Pier 13) (1949): Available for purchase on Amazon  The Brave One (1956): Available for viewing on Prime Video and Vudu  The Crucible (1996): Av...

A Brief History of Film: Part One 16.08.2020 35:45

Welcome to The Tinsel Factory! This week, we’re going through a speed run from the origin of film up to the late 1940’s. (I get way more confident as time goes by) Recommended Viewing: Library of Congress: Edison Films: www.youtube.com/watch?v=daKHH7AdN8U&list=PLD28424FAA9414F49 Lumiere Films: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nj0vEO4Q6s Trip to the Moon (1902): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNAHcMMOHE8 Gr...