The end of the 1910s goes out with a wild crop of films! Felix the Cat debuts, Lev Kuleshov invents reality TV, DW Griffith demands to be taken seriously, Mary Pickford starts a child labor protest, Abel Gance makes questionable statements about WW1, and Ernst Lubitsch makes a sex robot comedy. You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form yo...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 23
Just like in 2020, going to the movies was a big bummer in 1918 because of a pandemic. But let's not focus on that because the movies were (mostly) fun! We look at some classic slapstick comedy shorts, early animation, stop-motion dinosaurs, ladies refusing to be told what to do, and Scandinavian trips to Mars! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube ! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can ...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 22
Time to get the ball rolling again with new episodes! We're gonna put them out as quick as we can, but maybe this whole "one week" thing was a terrible naming blunder on my account. Anyway, time for some Content! This year we've got one of the most famous Chaplin shorts, a DeMille/Pickford propaganda joint, and a movie about the troubles of showbiz. Sure to win best picture at how much quote unquote "Hollywood" is featured, despite it being New Jersey. On with the films! You can watch along with...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 42 min
WE HAVE RETURNED! This week: D.W. Griffith's attempt (maybe) to convince the world he wasn't a bigot, actually. Plus, a whole lotta' talk about the film serial "Les Vampires" which contains (checks notes) zero actual vampires. Take it up with Louis Feuillade, it was his call. You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter , and other social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 21
CW for this episode: Rape, suicide, and racial violence Well if that content warning doesn’t tell you what you need to know, it’s time for the not all it’s cracked up to be and as racist and more than it’s cracked up to be, The Birth of a Nation. We’re excited to have done all the first hand research and leg work to tell you that it is not the revelation in filmic style and form that its reputation has it be. Regardless, there’s a lot to talk about with it, from the specifics of its heinous raci...
May 06, 2021•2 hr 55 min
It’s the beginning of Charlie Chaplin and the end of the world! (not related). That’s right, World War I is breaking out and everything is falling apart in Europe. As we hear in the news segment, the Italian Socialist Party thinks this is a bourgeois war and I would tend to agree. What exactly was the point of all this?? On the other hand Charlie Chaplin is just killing it right out of the gate, he’s a screen presence like nothing we’ve seen before. Something we have seen before in our film clas...
Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 48 min
As we move through into new eras of film, time to move into new eras of the podcast! To wit, we're introducing our new format, broken up into serials, shorts, and a handful of features, plus we've got our first guest on the line, so welcome to Marco Rummo! In this episode we see our favorite adaptation of many of At the Telephone, with some really daring cinematography and deft direction by America's first female director, Lois Weber! We also delve into the first 3 episodes of Fantômas, a super ...
Apr 17, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Well folks, it's finally time to say goodbye to our boi, our main man, and the legend himself, Papa Georges Méliès. This year Pathé angles him out of house and home and soon he burns all his films he owns in a rebellious rage. :( Meanwhile, feature films are getting started, including the earliest surviving American one, filmed in Westchestah! We also have the first narrative film with an all-Black cast, a fun one too! Listen along, folks! Also I hope you all appreciate my Joe's Apartment refere...
Mar 25, 2021•2 hr 5 min
Lots of movies this time! Also what do you think of the alternate title A Morally Bankrupt Giving Tree? D.W. Griffith creates a lot of fodder for shady episode titles. We've got our introduction of Winsor McCay, some grand scale Italian and Russian historicals and mythologicals, and some steampunk that can take the place of the lost Aerial Anarchists! Listen along! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter and other social...
Mar 19, 2021•2 hr 4 min
Well now DW Griffith is beginning to "show his power level" as modern day people of his ilk call it, beginning his fascination with the Civil War. We also have some startlingly mature camera work in the Max Linder films and confident, emotionally complex, and deep storytelling in the Danish debut of Asta Nielsen, The Abyss! (unrelated to James Cameron). You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! You can check out our Instagram, Twitter and other social media crap ...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 47 min
Time for a decade in review show! Thought it would be about time to check in on the developments and trends over the course of the first 10 years of the 20th century! A bit of a looser, hangout episode with a juicy Top 10 at the end that you can spoil if you scroll down! We also talk about two movies about this era of film! Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) and Hugo (2011). See you in 1910! You can check out our socials and our youtube version where you can watch along at h...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 36 min
Legacies begin and end! D.W. Griffith commences his second whirlwind year in filmmaking and begins developing his style. After a weak 1908 Georges Méliès has a paltry 1909, and he only has a handful of films left before his last. Segundo de Chomón continues producing amazing work, cementing his spot as a worthy successor to Méliès. Thanks for listening all the way though the first decade of the 20th Century! We'll see you in 1910! You can check out our socials and our youtube version where you c...
Feb 04, 2021•2 hr
This time: Advances in animation, strange, dreamlike color projection, Méliès has a bum year, Segundo de Chomón makes Undead Fury Road, and the racist father of American Cinema D.W. Griffith gets his first role. So in order: cool, cool, aw sad, rad AF, booooooo. You can check out our socials and our youtube version where you can watch along at http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1908 Films Discussed playlist right here . --- Potpourri --- Fantasmagorie Ste...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 45 min
A lot of great French stuff this year! They've started adapting British chase films, but adding some very French silliness. Pathé is delving into some real creepy territory, and the Americans are blowing our minds with bizarre violence. It's quite a week! You can check out our socials and our youtube version where you can watch along at http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1907 Films Discussed playlist right here . --- The Very French Man Méliès --- Tunneli...
Jan 19, 2021•2 hr 10 min
A lot of films to talk about this week! We’re reaching around the world (but mainly to France) and finding fairies, finding Jesus, and watching cartoons, and getting rustled by outlaws. You can check out our socials and our youtube version where you can watch along at http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our Films Discussed playlist right here . --- Méliès and the Féerie tradition --- The Merry Frolics of Satan The Witch A Desperate Crime The Chimney Sweep The ...
Jan 13, 2021•2 hr 8 min
Things are picking up! And while the films (and subsequently the cast) are getting longer, they're starting to play with new ideas! Alice Guy is making sync sound phonoscènes and in the States, Wallace McCutcheon and Edwin S. Porter are working with some more serious dramatic material, and also babies robbing trains! You can check out our socials and check out our youtube version where you can watch along at http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our Films Discus...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 51 min
One Slow Week, One Slow Year. Hey, after the absolute knockouts of 1902 and 1903, it's time for our early film pioneers to coast a bit. But there are still some diamonds in the rough and some genuinely cool things this year! Have a listen! We have a youtube version where you can watch along while we talk about these movies, plus see a little bit of our pretty mugs! Check it out here https://youtu.be/bum9f_wrLNU There's also a playlist where you can watch these on your own accord with sound accom...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 13 min
One More Week, One More Year, that's what I always say! Anyway time to get to another one of the big ones: The Great Train Robbery! It's been given a bit of credit it may not deserve but it is actually really good anyway! We're doing video versions of every episode now, where you can see the movies while we talk about them and also see our ugly mugs! You can catch them at our youtube page here , and this episode in particular here Here's a link to the Films Discussed playlist if you'd like to wa...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 24 min
We're back after a monthlong moving-induced break! Back for the biggest grandest bestest famousest silent film in history! This will also be our first video episode, where you can watch along while we talk! Handy. You can watch the Youtube version here , which you should because I worked very hard on it. If you'd prefer the musical accompaniment, you can check out the full playlist of films discussed here as always. --- The Terrible Americans --- Jack and the Beanstalk Uncle Josh at the Moving P...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 32 min
It's cussin' time because Glen did a swear. Also movies! We're seeing such new complexity in form this year that we had to make a long long long episode to talk about it all. Very impressive! You can see our tweetums and whatnot here! And you can see the full playlist of films discussed here! --- Aaaaah the French --- Starting with Méliès as always Man with the Rubber Head The Dwarf and the Giant The Devil and the Statue Méliès's lost Red Riding Hood Film Blue Beard --- New on the scene, Ferdina...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 40 min
The Twentieth Century! From Joan of Arc to The Matrix, this is where we'll spend the bulk of our podcasting time! What's to come? Well what is to come in this episode is Glen said a cuss so we're now ~explicit~! A full playlist of the films discussed is available to you if you would only click this link. Likewise for our social media mumbo jumbo. --- Mandatory Georges Méliès Check-in --- Joan of Arc Automobile Parade (Edison) The One Man Band The Doctor and the Monkey Going to Bed Under Difficul...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min
5 weeks, 5 years! And now it's nearing the turn of the century! People are starting to use edits to tell stories!!! What?? Find the full playlist of films discussed here on youtube And find all of our social medias here! --- Méliès and His Love of Demons --- Pillar of Fire The Devil in a Convent The Mysterious Knight The Dreyfus Affair Philosophy Tube's Antisemitism video, which has an in-detail rundown of the Dreyfus Affair Cinderella --- The George Albert Smith cinematic advancement and a Filt...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Ooh a long-un. But for good reason because the innovation this year is stunning! Cutting enters the scene in a big way and we begin to see the shape of real storytelling forming. Well that part does get a little Jesus-ey but hey, depending on how you see it, it's a 10 minute film telling a story with multiple scenes! Whaaaa! You'll just have to listen and see. Check out all our socials at linktr.ee/1w1y and see the playlist of all films discussed here. --- Ship is getting real --- The Launch of ...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Spiritualism! Piracy! Towering infernos! War! X-Rays! And the film explosion around the world! Must be 1897, where we had a LOT of movies to talk about. We have a Youtube channel , where you can find playlists containing all the movies we talk about, plus a twitter and facebook which you can find at linktr.ee/1w1y Playlist of the films discussed --- A catastrophic disaster, and more importantly, my projectionist nightmare --- The 1897 Charity Bazaar Fire Bonfire of Destiny trailer (2019) --- Geo...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Wow! 2 weeks! Who would have guessed! In this episode we talk about cinema's second year, including one of the most iconic films of all time, Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station. This year the Lumieres develop their techniques and send cameras to capture actualities around the world, plus we see the rise of Georges Méliès: the first person to see the true potential of film as a storytelling art form and lover of spooky skeletons. Sorry about the audio quality in this one, we had a big of a t...
Sep 01, 2020•55 min
In our inaugural episode, we begin our journey into film history at where it (debatably) starts, 1895! The year the Lumiere Brothers had the first public exhibition of films for an audience. You can check out the youtube playlist of the films discussed this week here And you can see all of our social medias and whatnot here --- The Beginnings of Film --- Sallie Gardner at a Gallop Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975) Dickson Experimental Sound Film --- The Cinematographe Lumiere Presentati...
Aug 14, 2020•53 min
