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Friday May 26, 2017
076 - Does It Hold Up? The Black Cauldron
Friday May 26, 2017
Friday May 26, 2017
Venture forth into the world of Prydain with Chris and Mackenzie as they seek what makes The Black Cauldron so monumental! Chris delves back into his childhood to see if one of his favorite movies hold up. What makes a hero? How long does it take to introduce characters? How do you adapt a five book series into a single movie? Why is the only impression Chris is good at one that Mackenzie can't stand? Special thanks to Aaron Waltke (https://twitter.com/goodaaron), writer for Trollhunters for sharing his best, worst, and most constructive notes! Links About The Black Cauldron http://bit.ly/2rVUW2P About The Chronicles of Prydain http://bit.ly/2rW1miA Revisiting The Black Cauldron http://slate.me/2rVQ91n https://bplusmovieblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/the-black-cauldron-2.png http://images.tfaw.com/tfaw2007/blog/Legend_of_Zelda_artwork.jpg https://i1.wp.com/nintendotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Zelda-Cliff.jpg Wizards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_(film) Previous Does It Hold Up Episode https://overcast.fm/+FkrXjrEbE
Friday May 19, 2017
075 - The Simpsons Begin
Friday May 19, 2017
Friday May 19, 2017
In this week’s episode, Chris and Mackenzie talk about the very first Simpsons episodes! The ones before the first premiere season premiere. Yeah, we’re going that far back. A whole 30 years, Marty! We mean, Listeners! What parts of The Simpsons haven’t changed in 30 years? And when America’s favorite family has changed, why did they change? Is there anything interesting about turning 30? Are you younger than the Simpsons shorts on the Tracey Ullman Show? What’s the difference between a short and an episode? Can Chris say the word ‘shouts’? What is the best Simpsons short? Do the design eras of The Simpsons line up with any storytelling eras? Whatever happened to Spider-pig? How much is Zoidberg’s sandwich stock worth these days? History of The Simpsons – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_The_Simpsons The Simpsons Shorts – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_shorts The Tracey Ullman Show – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tracey_Ullman_Show Life in Hell 13 of the Best “Life in Hell” Comics by Matt Groening – https://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/13-of-the-best-life-in-hell-comics-by-matt-groen?utm_term=.glajDWxV7#.qtvOXqMPB Types of Sketches – http://edtoolisblog.tumblr.com/post/52894906491/types-of-sketches-or-scenes-2 ‘Leap’ in the Merriam-Webster dictionary – https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap
Friday May 12, 2017
074 - All About Smurfette - Smurfs: The Lost Village
Friday May 12, 2017
Friday May 12, 2017
Welcome to Smurfs Get Smurfinated! On Smurf Day, we smurf about Smurfs: The Lost Village! It’s Smurfette and the Hero’s Journey! All About Smurfette! Chris and Mackenzie look at what makes a Smurf a Smurf. How does this film fix a problematic backstory? Is it feminist? Is it progressive? Links Smurfs Production Blog http://bit.ly/2q8JDp0 For Smurfs: The Lost Village‘s art department, it’s great to feel blue! http://bit.ly/2pDQaVa The Smurfs http://bit.ly/2pDQDXJ How “Smurfs” director Kelly Asbury & his team at Sony Pictures Animation finally found their way to “The Lost Village” http://huff.to/2pDU9kV Going Into and Beyond Peyo’s World for ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ http://bit.ly/2q8Ikqa Where is the Smurfs Nostalgia? http://bit.ly/2pDB8iu Smurfing Sing Song Album http://bit.ly/2pDAQbg
Friday May 05, 2017
073 - Who's The Boss Baby?
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
Podcasts are for closers! Chris and Mackenzie get down to business with The Boss Baby! What is the story? How do you choose a main character? How do you adapt a children’s book into a 90-minute movie? What do you add? What is a dream? Are Elvis impersonators ever a bad thing? Links About The Boss Baby http://bit.ly/2pLMt1u The Picture Book Behind the New Movie Boss Baby http://n.pr/2pFwhAC How DreamWorks Animation Went Retro with ‘The Boss Baby’ 2D Fantasies http://bit.ly/2pLOP0l The Boss Baby http://fox.co/2pLTXS0 About the Animation Oscar Rules Change http://bit.ly/2pLJiqP Hyptheticast http://apple.co/2pFEx3y