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FilmChurch

FilmChurch

Dig into filmmaking techniques and concepts, explore vignettes of film history and discover new and old movie recommendations. Join Bugbee and a guest as they examine a movie's significance, impact, special effects, emotional affects, and creation details, verbalized with a touch of silliness. Ruining movies one scene at a time since 2021. Tune in and celebrate the cinema!
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Hands On A Hardbody (1997) With Craig Hennecke
Hands On A Hardbody (1997) With Craig Hennecke
Apr 30 2021
1 hr 38 mins
Hands On A Hardbody (1997) With Craig Hennecke
Hands On A Hardbody (1997) With Craig Hennecke
Get ready for a long, sleepless journey as my guest Craig Hennecke and I unravel the documentary Hands on a Hardbody (1997). You Gotta Have the Mettle: Legendary Texas doc ‘Hands on a Hard Body’ keeps on truckin’ - Screens - The Austin Chronicle https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2013-04-19/you-gotta-have-the-mettle/ Longview Police Hardbody Contestant article https://www.kltv.com/story/3856620/longview-police-say-hardbody-contestant-killed-himself/ Bugbee’s BEST BUY to BEHOLD on the BIG SCREEN: Honeyland (2019) https://honeyland.earth Honeyland follows the life of Hatidže (HATIJUH) Muratova, a loner beekeeper of wild bees who lives in the remote mountain village in Macedonia. The documentary follows her lifestyle before and after disruptive and destructive neighbors move in next door. Movie Magic Minutes: Robert Flaherty - Nanook of the North https://www.kanopy.com/product/nanook-north-0 Film School Fact: Cinéma Vérité, Direct Cinema Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment by Peter Wintonick - NFB https://www.nfb.ca/film/cinema_verite_defining_the_moment/ The six primary types of documentaries - Videomaker https://www.videomaker.com/article/c06/18423-six-primary-styles-of-documentary-production Check out Film Church on the web: https://filmchurch.org
Apr 30 2021
1 hr 38 mins
Forced Perspective & The Gate (1987) With Jesse Gee
Forced Perspective & The Gate (1987) With Jesse Gee
Never speak the words and be ready to blast the demon king as my guest Jesse Gee and I break down the movie, The Gate (1987). A young Stephen Dorff takes on the gate to hell and all its minions as it opens in his backyard. As a late 80s flick, be ready for hair-sprayed bangs and neon fashion and some amazing practical camera and costume effects. Smoke Cookies– Roger George Special Effect: https://rogergeorge.com/products/smoke-cookies Forthcoming Film Festival: Panic Fest The fest kicks off April 8th and runs through the 18th 2021. You can pick up a $135 Virtual pass for all films and panels. https://panicfilmfest.com/tickets/ Movie Magic Minutes: Alice Guy-Blaché The Paris Review - The Forgotten Mother of Cinema https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/12/07/the-forgotten-mother-of-cinema/ Alice Guy-Blaché - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Guy-Blach%C3%A9 Alice Guy Blaché – Women Film Pioneers Project: https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-alice-guy-blache/ Film School Fact: Forced Perspective Great video: Forced Perspective in Lord of the Rings │ Scale a person to Hobbit Size with Practical Effects : https://youtu.be/p-GIo3J8Slg Check out Film Church on the web: https://filmchurch.org
Apr 4 2021
1 hr 46 mins
Framing the Shot & THX-1138 (1971) with Dominic D'Angelo
Framing the Shot & THX-1138 (1971) with Dominic D'Angelo
Take a trip inside the world of wires and computer controlled civilization in the 1971 release of THX-1138, the first feature length film by George Lucas. An experimental sci-fi excursion to a future society governed by consumerism and android police officers. Join Jeff Bugbee and Dominic D’Angelo and ponder the mostly avant-garde film from the early 70’s. Forthcoming Film Fest: Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) April 06th through 18th - www.bifff.net/ Movie Magic Minutes and Women’s History Month: Thea von Harbou - https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-thea-von-harbou/ Film School Fact: Framing the Shot - Camera Shots https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-camera-shots/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_shot Check out Film Church on the web: https://filmchurch.org
Mar 28 2021
1 hr 28 mins
Rule Of Thirds & The Honeymoon Killers (1970) With Megan Bugbee
Rule Of Thirds & The Honeymoon Killers (1970) With Megan Bugbee
If you like true stories and true crime, lend your ear to our discussion about The Honeymoon Killers from 1970. This film was written and directed by Leonard Kastle and was made in 1969. It is based on the story of the Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez serial killing spree in the late 1940s. Forthcoming Film Fest March 1st through the 31st: athenafilmfestival.com For Movie Magic Minutes and Women’s History Month, we learn about the life and times of filmmaker, Alma Reville. https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/alma-reville/ The Film School Fact covers the Rule of Thirds. Great Article: https://www.cgdirector.com/rule-of-thirds-in-film/ More on the filming of Honeymoon Killers: https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/20/movies/behind-the-filming-of-the-honeymoon-killers.html “Forces of Attraction” Music by Scott Holmes under Creative Commons license https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes#contact-artist Check out Film Church on the web: https:filmchurch.org
Mar 20 2021
1 hr 41 mins
Diegesis & Starman (1984) with Jason Dinges
Diegesis & Starman (1984) with Jason Dinges
Crash land with us on FilmChurch this week as we break down Starman (1984) directed by John Carpenter. In this epic episode, we share our “to the best of our knowledge” research on behind the scenes and a full story analysis. Our Film School Fact: Diegesis or diegetic elements, a concept that includes in-story or outside the storied world elements as they apply to filmmaking. Movie Magic Minutes: Considering the origins of Aliens assisting with the building of the pyramids in the documentary Chariots of the Gods. Check out the Forthcoming Film Fest: SXSW Online 2021 https://www.sxsw.com ‘Starman’ Stirs Up A Storm from Sci-Fi Fans and Experts: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-01-18-8501040368-story.html Official Starman trailer: https://youtu.be/SOMyCjQzk4w Check out Film Church on the web: https://filmchurch.org Email podcast@filmchurch.org OR filmchurch@aol.com
Feb 27 2021
2 hrs 9 mins
Studio Production & Miracle (2004) With Madox Bugbee
Studio Production & Miracle (2004) With Madox Bugbee
Put on your hockey skates and get on the ice to learn about the movie Miracle (2004). Madox and I talk about the true-life events leading up to the 1980 winter games at Lake Placid. We also touch on what a studio production company does and how the line producer handles almost everything when it comes to planning and coordination. Check out the Kids Film It Festival Friday March 5th 2021: http://www.kidsfilmitfestival.com Idol of the Crowd article : https://slate.com/culture/2014/06/idol-of-the-crowds-celebrate-the-nhl-s-stanley-cup-finals-by-revisiting-john-waynes-forgotten-hockey-movie.html Email Film Church at podcast@filmchurch.org
Feb 22 2021
47 mins
Mise-en-scene & Dogtooth (2009) With Joni McNeill
Mise-en-scene & Dogtooth (2009) With Joni McNeill
SPOILERS! The Lobster (2015) & Dogtooth (2009) Pull out your dogtooth in preparation for this episode and escape into a crazy patriarch dominated world of a family who you never want to meet. Joni McNeill and I unleash our film school nerd and break down our thoughts on the Yorgos Lanthimos film, Dogtooth. But first, did you know Hitchcock's last unfinished film project was called The Short Night? Film School Fact: what is mise-en-scene and be sure to check out BFI Future Film Festival: https://www.bfi.org.uk/future-film-festival Yorgos Lanthimos interview: http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/2010/04/05/dogtooth-interview-with-giorgos-lanthimos/ Listen to Lost Rhetoric: https://lostrhetoric.buzzsprout.com Email: podcast@filmchurch.org Film Church
Feb 14 2021
1 hr 24 mins
Shooting Ratio & Lolita Lolita Lolita with Megan Bugbee
Shooting Ratio & Lolita Lolita Lolita with Megan Bugbee
WARNING! MATURE AUDIENCE ONLY. Megan and I take on the novel, script and movies around the story of Lolita. We cover Slamdance Film Festival 2021 and discuss what a shooting ratio is and talk about what happened when Stanley Kubrick made Lolita and threw out the script written by Vladimir Nabokov. Forthcoming Film Fest: https://slamdance.com The Dark Side of Lolita - https://airmail.news/issues/2020-10-24/the-dark-side-of-lolita Lolita: a screenplay - https://archive.org/embed/lolitascreenplay00nabo Chronology of Nabokov’s Life and Career - https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1zxsk0k.4 Film Church
Feb 5 2021
1 hr 17 mins
Critical Flicker Fusion & The Big Bus (1976) with Jason Dinges
Critical Flicker Fusion & The Big Bus (1976) with Jason Dinges
In this introductory episode, learn about Critical Flicker Fusion and Apparent Motion. Then delve into The Big Bus (1976) as we discuss the cast and crew as well as movie story details so be prepared for spoilers (which take place later in the podcast)! Check out White Riot: https://www.modernfilms.com/whiteriot More on Critical Flicker Fusion: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/1997/09/10/how-they-put-the-motion-in-motion-pictures/abae7c0e-dc66-4889-a52d-f25e363657b4/ Film Church
Jan 29 2021
1 hr 39 mins