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The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

The Tinsel Factory: A Film History Podcast

By Katelyn Amber

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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It Was the Best Year Ever: 1984

The Tinsel Factory: A Film History PodcastMar 17, 2024

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It Was the Best Year Ever: 1984
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It Was the Best Year Ever: 1962
Mar 10, 202445:11
It Was the Best Year Ever: 1939
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Hollywood Cowboys: Clint Eastwood
Feb 29, 202433:49
Hollywood Cowboys: James Stewart
Feb 18, 202434:29
Hollywood Cowboys: Gary Cooper
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Hollywood Cowboys: John Wayne
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Italian Genres & Movements: Spaghetti Western
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Italian Genres & Movements: Giallo

Italian Genres & Movements: Giallo

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a look into the history and style of Giallo films Movie Reviews: Mean Girls, ISS, and Queen Rock Montreal 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 Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: The Story of Film, (2011) by Mark Cousins A Short History of the Movies (2011) by Gerard Mast & Bruce F Kawin https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/giallo-films-definition/  https://collider.com/giallo-explained/ youtube.com/watch?v=tD6Svl7tcO8&t=148\\ Break 1: youtube.com/watch?v=g6s3jlD48CE&list=PLbWCQCDLF1Ai4pyMFvddp8nq_cTh68vXH  Break 2: youtube.com/watch?v=UztVF1nJTBo 
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Italian Genres & Movements: Italian Neorealism
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Game Changing Child Stars: Jackie Coogan
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Game Changing Child Stars: Shirley Temple
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We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes: Hitchcock’s Height and Final Years
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We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes: Hitchcock's Early Hollywood Era
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We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes: Hitchcock's UK Films
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We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes: The Early Life and Career of Alfred Hitchcock
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50's Screen Queens: Grace Kelly
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50's Screen Queens: Jayne Mansfield
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50's Screen Queens: Doris Day
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Back on the Road: A Brief History of Latinx Hollywood
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Back on the Road: A Brief History of Brazilian Cinema
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Back on the Road: A Brief History of Mexican Cinema
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Dynamic Duos: Hope and Crosby
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Dynamic Duos: Abbott & Costello
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Dynamic Duos: Laurel & Hardy

Dynamic Duos: Laurel & Hardy

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the legendary lives of Laurel and Hardy. Movie Reviews: The Boogeyman and Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse 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 Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=zhTTyF85N8I&t=376s  Break 1/End: youtube.com/watch?v=uwhxc3OCBjc Break 2: youtube.com/watch?v=cA5k2jf-q2A 
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Hollywood on Strike: The Disney Animator's Strike of 1941
May 14, 202341:19
Hollywood on Strike: A Brief History of Hollywood Unions & Strikes
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Rock n' Roll 101: The Runaways
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Rock n' Roll 101: Sex Pistols/Sid and Nancy
Apr 16, 202324:30
Rock n' Roll 101: Queen/Bohemian Rhapsody
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Rock n' Roll 101: The Doors
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The Greatest Films Never Made: Steven Spielberg's Space Epics
Mar 26, 202322:44
The Greatest Films Never Made: Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune
Mar 19, 202334:32
The Greatest Films Never Made: Orson Welles's Heart of Darkness
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The Greatest Films Never Made: Superman Lives
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