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The Movies That Made Me

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Aug 4, 2020 • 1h 12min

The Old Guard director Gina Prince-Bythewood

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The Old Guard (2020) The Irishman (2019) The Other Side of the Wind (2018) Love And Basketball (2000) The Secret Life of Bees (2008) First Cow (2019) Benji (1974) Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) Bambi (1942) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) The Color Purple (1985) Ghost (1990) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Ordinary People (1980) Central Station (1998) Life Is Beautiful (1997) To Be Or Not To Be (1942) Pinocchio (2002) Like Crazy (2011) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Beyond The Lights (2014) 12 Years A Slave (2013) Goodfellas (1990) Dirty Pretty Things (2002) Amy (2015) Moonlight (2016) The Florida Project (2017) Man On Fire (2004) Bridesmaids (2011) Sex And The City: The Movie (2008) Wonder Woman (2017) Black Panther (2018) Spy (2015) Se7en (1995) Fight Club (1999) The Game (1997) Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) Other Notable Items Netflix Martin Scorsese Orson Welles Joe Camp Chevy Chase The Tuppence Middleton podcast episode Steven Spielberg The Color Purple novel by Alice Walker (1982) The Indiana Jones franchise Menno Meyjes Oprah Winfrey Whoopi Goldberg The Academy Awards Robert Redford Mary Tyler Moore The Mary Tyler Moore Show TV series (1970-1977) Judd Hirsch Taxi TV series (1978-1983) James Garner The Rockford Files TV series (1974-1980) The Day The Clown Cried, an unfinished film Roberto Benigni Drake Doremus Anton Yelchin Felicity Jones Dustin O’Halloran Volker Bertelmann Lupita Nyong’o Roots miniseries (1977) Chiwetel Ejiofor The James Bond franchise Greg Rucka Amy Winehouse The Best Picture drama at the 2017 Oscars Mahershala Ali Dakota Fanning Terilyn A. Shropshire Melissa McCarthy Kristen Wiig Robin Williams David Fincher Morgan Freeman This list is also available on Letterboxd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 28, 2020 • 1h 26min

Mank, Possessor, Downton Abbey's Tuppence Middleton

The Fisherman's Friend, Downton Abbey and Sense8 star discusses some of her most memorable scenes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 24, 2020 • 1h 2min

Mailbag

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Jul 21, 2020 • 55min

Documentary producer Josh Braun

Producer of some of the best documentaries in the world joins us to discuss the movies that have influenced him throughout his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 14, 2020 • 1h 10min

Sergio director Greg Barker

Director of Sergio and many docs talks about docs and movies taken from true stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 7, 2020 • 1h 36min

Accused, Over the Edge director Jonathan Kaplan

The director of Over The Edge and The Accused takes us on a journey through some of his favorite movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 23, 2020 • 1h 22min

Oscar winning co-writer of Brokeback Mountain Diana Ossana

Movies Referenced In This Episode Brokeback Mountain (2005) Good Night, And Good Luck (2005) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Red River (1948) The Last Picture Show (1971) Hud (1963) Piranha (1978) Battleship Potemkin (1925) They Drive By Night (1940) Kings Row (1942) The Ox-Bow Incident (1942) The Grapes of Wrath (1942) Buffalo Bill (1944)  Laura (1944) Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950) The Day of the Triffids (1963) Moby Dick (1956) Village of the Damned (1960) Written on the Wind (1956) Magnificent Obsession (1954) There’s Always Tomorrow (1956) All That Heaven Allows (1955) Twelve Monkeys (1995) Brazil (1985) Lost In La Mancha (2002) The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996) The Fisher King (1991) Dr. Strangelove (1964) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) The Deer Hunter (1978) The Godfather (1972) The Godfather Part II (1974) A History of Violence (2005) The Searchers (1956) Fort Apache (1948) The Red Badge of Courage (1951) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949) Other Notable Items The WGA Awards The BAFTAs The Academy Awards Larry McMurtry George Clooney Ang Lee Bill Clinton “Brokeback Mountain” New Yorker short story by Annie Proulx  Flannery O’Connor The Motion Picture Production Code TV Guide George Raft Rock Hudson Ann Sheridan Jean Harlow The Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO James Bond Paul Newman TFH Guru John Sayles The Varsity Theater in St. Louis, MO The Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis, MO Roger Corman Raoul Walsh Ida Lupino Humphrey Bogart Ronald Reagan Claude Rains Turner Classic Movies Branded TV series (1965-1966) Have Gun Will Travel TV series (1957-1963) Paladin Maverick TV series (1957-1962) Dana Andrews William Wellman Darryl Zanuck Joel McCrea Henry Fonda Anthony Quinn Harry Morgan The Night of the Triffids novel (2001) The Day of the Triffids BBC miniseries (1981) The Day of the Triffids novel by John Wyndham (1951) The Avengers TV series (1961-1969) Diana Rigg Childhood’s End novel by Arthur C. Clarke Robert Heinlein Harlan Ellison Douglas Sirk Dorothy Malone Pedro Almodovar Rainer Werner Fassbender John Waters John Stahl Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Joan Bennett Brad Pitt Terry Gilliam Anything For Billy novel by Larry McMurtry Billy The Kid Don Quixote novel by Miguel de Cervantes Peter Sellers The Martin Cinerama Theater in St. Louis The Cuban Missile Crisis Christopher Walken Joseph Bonanno The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo (1969) The Sopranos TV series (1999-2007) Michael Imperioli The Searchers novel by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Le_May John Wayne John Ford Monument Valley The Last Picture Show soundtrack by Hank Williams Audie Murphy John Huston The Making of “The Red Badge of Courage” New Yorker article by Lillian Ross  Ken Kesey Horseman, Pass By novel by Larry McMurtry (1961) Film Flam: Essays collection by Larry McMurty (1987) This list is also available on Letterboxd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 16, 2020 • 1h 25min

Narcos producer Eric Newman

The producer of Narcos takes us on a walk through some of the movies that made him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 9, 2020 • 1h 18min

Legendary Disney animator Floyd Norman

Movies Referenced In This Episode Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016) *Vertigo (1958) *Citizen Kane (1941) Rope (1948) The Trouble With Harry (1955) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Song of the South (1946) *The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948) *The Third Man (1950) The Jungle Book (1967) The Jungle Book (2016) The Lion King (2019) *Pinocchio (1940) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) The Old Mill (1937) *Casablanca (1942) Cinderella (1950) *Singin’ In The Rain (1953) *Paths of Glory (1957) 1917 (2019) *The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) *Star Wars (1977) American Graffiti (1973) Sorcerer (1977)   Other Notable Items Michael Fiore The Watts riots The LAPD’s cruel mistreatment of Rodney King The George Floyd protests MOVE in Philadelphia Walt Disney Pictures TFH Guru Roger Corman Erik Sharkey The Three Stooges I Am the Greatest: The_Adventures of Muhammad Ali TV series (1977) Muhammad Ali Fred Calvert Alfred Hitchcock Bernard Herrman’s Vertigo score Robert Burks The latest Sight and Sound poll of the best films ever Gregg Toland Orson Welles Lux Radio Theatre Joseph Cotten George Sanders Jon Favreau I Love Lucy TV series (1951-1957) Silly Symphonies animated short film series Humphrey Bogart The Beverly Canon Theatre in LA The Fox Venice Theatre in LA The Encore Theatre in LA The Silent Movie Theatre in LA Claude Rains Willie Best Bob Hope Eddie Anderson Mantan Moreland Amos and Andy TV show (1951-1953) Spencer Williams The Jack Benny Program TV show (1950-1965) Johnny Lee James Baskett Nick Stewart Hattie McDaniel James Stewart Jack Carson Whoopi Goldberg Splash Mountain Dooley Wilson Gene Kelly The Blake Masters Pandemic Parade episode Marge Champion Gower Champion Lennie Hayton André Previn The Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara Stanley Kubrick David Lean Alec Guinness William Holden The Korean War George Lucas Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood Cinefantastique Magazine (1967-2006, 2009- ) The Greedo-Han controversy William Friedkin Tom Hanks Helen Mirren This list is also available on Letterboxd.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 2, 2020 • 1h 10min

The Walking Dead's Greg Nicotero

Movies Referenced In This Episode Outbreak (1995) Creepshow (1982) The Howling (1981) Dawn of the Dead (1978) *Horror of Dracula (1958) *The Time Machine (1960) The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1963?) Night of the Living Dead (1968) From Russia With Love (1963) Planet of the Apes (1968) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Frankenstein (1931) *The Wolf Man (1941) *The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) *The Poseidon Adventure (1972) *The Towering Inferno (1974) *20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) Thunderball (1965) Broadcast News (1987) Young Frankenstein (1974) *Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Dr. Strangelove (1964) Citizen Kane (1941) Star Wars (1977) Jaws (1975) Bad Day At Black Rock (1955) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989) What’s Up Doc? (1972) Logan’s Run (1976) *Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Dragonslayer (1981) *Aliens (1986) 1917 (2019) Gravity (2013) Alien (1979) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1949) Nightmare Cinema (2019) War of the Gargantuans (1970) The Green Slime (1969)   Other Notable Items Creepshow TV series (2019- ) The Walking Dead TV series (2010- ) Dana Gould Night Gallery TV series (1970-1973) Rob Schrab The Sarah Silverman Program TV series (2007-2010) The Los Angeles Times Chiller Theatre TV series (1963-1984) Bill Cardille Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Universal Classic Monsters Star Trek TV series (1966-1969) Lost In Space TV series (1965-1968) Charlton Heston Land of the Giants TV series (1968-1970) TFH Guru Mick Garris Philip Kaufman Tom Berman John Sturges Peter Bogdanovich Kenneth Mars Buck Henry KNB EFX Group Josh Brolin Barbra Streisand Rick Moranis Ellen Greene The Cinefex Magazine article on Little Shop of Horrors James Cameron The James Bond film franchise Ridley Scott Terry Rawlings Manimal TV series (1983) TFH Guru John Landis’s “Thriller” music video (1983) Jack Pierce Lon Chaney Jr. Abbott and Costello Rob Bottin Cinefantastique magazine (1967- ) Belinda Balaski Ted Grossman The Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 Criterion set The Post Mortem with Mick Garris podcast This list is also available on Letterboxd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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