Movies You Should Love

Tag: film

  • Episode 42: Robin Hood

    Episode 42: Robin Hood

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    This Week’s Podcast: Walt Disney’s Robin Hood The guys talk about their favorite animated Disney film, Robin Hood, as the release of Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: Robin Hood sparks their nostalgia. https://archive.org/download/RobinHood_201708/RobinHood.mp3 Right click to download the MP3 Curious about the reuse of animation? Here is a video that shows some highlights. https://youtu.be/pbjVjZrrE3w

  • Episode 39: Lawrence of Arabia

    Episode 39: Lawrence of Arabia

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    This Week’s Podcast:  Lawrence of Arabia Loren and Scott brave the desert with Lawrence of Arabia! They also discuss some other films and television shows, including Elysium, The Newsroom, Ripper Street, Lifeguard, the remake of The Evil Dead, Pain & Gain, and Ip Man. Whoa, that’s a lot to cover in an hour! Can our intrepid heroes…

  • Episode 38: Bridge on the River Kwai

    Episode 38: Bridge on the River Kwai

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    Loren and Scott blow it up with The Bridge on the River Kwai! They also discuss some of the summer’s biggest releases, including The Great Gatsby, The Lone Ranger, and Man of Steel. Right click to download the MP3  This Week’s Podcast:  The Bridge on the River Kwai 0:00-2:10:  Intro! 2:10-2:57:  Scott explains the delay. 2:57-8:36:  [amazon_link id=”B00DHHWY9I”…

  • History of Film Compositing

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    This pretty great video has a lot of information in it. Take a look at how we got to the visual effects extravaganzas we have today.

  • The Queens Movie Theater You Should Love

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    After recently discovering the Scouting NY blog, it has easily become one of my favorite reads. And with the posting of their most recent article, I felt I simply had to share. While location scouting, they found a theater built in the 1920s that has now been converted into a church. The photos are astounding,…

  • Star Trek: Into Darkness Trailer

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    Star Trek is back! From director J. J. Abrams, this new trailer manages to show off the new film without explaining tons of plot. And the most exciting thing about the new film can be summed up in one word: Cumberbatch. Check it out! edit: here is a non-expired version to check out!  

  • Stu Maschwitz on 24 Frames Per Second

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    With The Hobbit near release in all of it’s 48 FPS HFR 3D glory, it seems like an interesting time to look back at why 24 Frames Per Second (FPS) is a good idea. Enter Stu Maschwitz, who recorded an interview in 2010 and explains why he loves the 24 FPS look of film. Who…

  • How Criterion Fixed “The Gold Rush”

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    Ever wonder what it would be like to restore a film print from 1925? The Criterion Collection has released this short video that shows a short sample of the work they performed for their Blu-Ray release of Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush.

  • Special Episode: Prometheus

    Special Episode: Prometheus

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    Scott and Loren aren’t scared to discuss Prometheus, despite the large amounts of creepy ooze and internet controversy. With special guest Kelly Fogg!

  • Christopher Nolan, The Death of Film, and the Rise of Digital

    Christopher Nolan, The Death of Film, and the Rise of Digital

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    Two articles have caught my eye recently. The first is in LA Weekly, and outlines some of the harrowing truths about Hollywood moving away from shooting on film and using digital production and archiving methods. With Eastman Kodak recently filing for bankruptcy, the timing of this article couldn’t be better.