Cinema Story Origins

Comparing and contrasting Disney’s “Hercules” with the original Greek myths. This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the Copyright Act). If you have any […] The post CSO 22a – Disney’s Hercules Part 1 first ap...

Comparing and contrasting Disney’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” with the novel by Ray Bradbury.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the Copyright Act). If […] The post CSO 21b – Something Wicked This...

Comparing and contrasting Disney’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” with the novel by Ray Bradbury.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the Copyright Act). If […] The post CSO 21a – Something Wicked This...

 This is an update for proposed episodes in 2026, and a discussion about the future of the show, or if it even has a future. The post CSO 2026 Plans and Other Matters first appeared on Cinema Story Origins Podcast .

Comparing and contrasting “JAWS” by Universal with the novel “JAWS” by Peter Benchley.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the Copyright Act). If you have […] The post CSO 20d – JAWS Part 4 first appeared...

Comparing and contrasting “JAWS” by Universal with the novel “JAWS” by Peter Benchley.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the Copyright Act). If you have […] The post CSO 20c – JAWS Part 3 first appeared...

Comparing and contrasting “JAWS” by Universal with the novel “JAWS” by Peter Benchley.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the Copyright Act). If you have […] The post CSO 20b – JAWS Part 2 first appeared...

Comparing and contrasting “JAWS” by Universal with the novel “JAWS” by Peter Benchley.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the Copyright Act). If you have […] The post CSO 20a – JAWS Part 1 first appeared...

A quick talk about what’s coming up, what’s changed, how things are going behind the scenes, and what it really takes to keep this show alive. The post Where Things Stand first appeared on Cinema Story Origins Podcast .

Comparing and contrasting “The Prince of Egypt” by Dreamworks Animation with scriptures from The Torah, The Holy Bible, and the Qur’an.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section […] The post CSO 19c – The Prince of Eg...

Comparing and contrasting “The Prince of Egypt” by Dreamworks Animation with scriptures from The Torah, The Holy Bible, and the Qur’an.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section […] The post CSO 19b – The Prince of Eg...

Comparing and contrasting “The Prince of Egypt” by Dreamworks Animation with scriptures from The Torah, The Holy Bible, and the Qur’an.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section […] The post CSO 19a – The Prince of Eg...

Comparing and contrasting “The Fox and the Hound” by Daniel Mannix with Disney’s 1981 animated film “The Fox and the Hound”.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section […] The post CSO 018b – Disney’s The Fox and the H...

Comparing and contrasting “The Fox and the Hound” by Daniel Mannix with Disney’s 1981 animated film “The Fox and the Hound”.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section […] The post CSO 018a – Disney’s The Fox and the H...

Comparing and contrasting “The Halloween Tree” by Ray Bradbury with “The Halloween Tree” TV Movie adaptation by Hanna-Barbera.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the […] The post CSO 017c – The Halloween...

Comparing and contrasting “The Halloween Tree” by Ray Bradbury with “The Halloween Tree” TV Movie adaptation by Hanna-Barbera.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the […] The post CSO 017b – The Halloween...

Comparing and contrasting “The Halloween Tree” by Ray Bradbury with “The Halloween Tree” TV Movie adaptation by Hanna-Barbera.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of the […] The post CSO 017a – The Halloween...

Improved Episode 16b, fixing factual errors, and added content and context, comparing Disney’s Moana with the history of the Pacific Islanders, and their myths and folklore, which inspired Disney’s “Moana”  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith […] The post CSO 016c Disney’s Mo...

Improved Episode 16b, fixing factual errors, and added content and context, comparing Disney’s Moana with the history of the Pacific Islanders, and their myths and folklore, which inspired Disney’s “Moana”  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith […] The post CSO 016b Disney’s Mo...

Comparing Disney’s Moana with the history of the Pacific Islanders, and their myths and folklore, which inspired Disney’s “Moana”  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of […] The post CSO 016a Disney’s Moana P...

In this episode I tell the stories of both Hanna Barbera’s 1973 “Charlotte’s Web” and E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web”.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of […] The post CSO 015b Charlotte’s Web Part 2 first...

In this episode I tell the stories of both Hanna Barbera’s 1973 “Charlotte’s Web” and E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web”.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section 107 of […] The post CSO 015a Charlotte’s Web Part 1 first...

In this episode I tell the stories of both Disney’s “Frozen” and Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” to illustrate the vast difference between Disney’s movie and the source material.  This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith […] The post CSO 014 Disney’s Frozen Redux first...

Comparing and contrasting Silver Pictures’/20th Century Fox’s “Die Hard” with the novel “Nothing Lasts Forever” by Roderick Thorp   This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section […] The post CSO 013c Die Hard Part 3 first...

Comparing and contrasting Silver Pictures’/20th Century Fox’s “Die Hard” with the novel “Nothing Lasts Forever” by Roderick Thorp   This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine (Section […] The post CSO 013b Die Hard Part 2 first...