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The Essential Films Podcast

A podcast devoted to the discussion of the greatest movies ever made, or The Essential Films. From the beginning of cinema history to present day, these films are crucial to the education of anyone who loves the art of film making.

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134:01

Episode 41: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2020/10/31

Join Adolfo and Mark on today’s adventure: Steven Spielberg’s SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)On this week’s show:Orange FantaCriterion Collection discussionsOrganizing physical mediaTCM Wine ClubColorized newsreelsThe true story that inspired Saving Private RyanThe actors boot campLate 90s young HollywoodThe epic Omaha Beach sequenceHelmets are uselessNazis are bad!Bryan Cranston!FUBARThe Statue of Liberty is kaputAre there “good” war movies?The biggest movie of 1998The Academy Awards

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112:02

Episode 40: SUNSET BLVD. (1950)

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2020/09/30

We ARE big! It's the podcasts that got small. Today we delve into the Hollywood nightmare of Billy Wilder's SUNSET BLVD. (1950)On this week’s show:Our weird movie yearCOVID adventuresRIP Chadwick BosemanJoe the Gigolo Skirting the production codeHow Gloria Stuart built ParamountWhy Montgomery Clift turned down the filmRIP Olivia De HavilandIs Holden too old for Olsen?How Wilder filmed the pool shotThe original opening of the filmWhat is a “reader”“This year I’m trying to make money.”Monkey

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116:00

Episode 39: ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2020/06/30

Fasten your seatbelts as Adolfo and Mark take you on a bumpy podcast! On today’s adventure: ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)On this week’s show:• Quarantine movie woes• Mark’s sleazy movie tastes• How we first experienced the film• Unmatched dialogue• Adolfo owns the film in multiple formats• Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert and Joan Crawford were all considered for Margot Channing.• Bette Davis’ “difficult” reputation.• Ronald Reagan was a ham• The on-set conflict with Davis and a young Marilyn

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115:00

Episode 38: ROCKY (1976)

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2020/04/29

Yo, Adrian! Take your mind off what’s going on in the world and join Adolfo and Mark on today’s adventure: John G Avildsen’s ROCKY (1976)On this week’s show:How the current pandemic has affected the movie industry.How people’s first impression of Rocky is often wrongThunderlips: The Ultimate MaleStallone is a carnyStallone’s story of the making of Rocky is a little too HollywoodThe unlikely names suggested for the role of Rocky before Stallone insisted on playing the role himselfThe bluff

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Episode 37: HOLIDAY INN (1942)

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2019/12/24

Merry Christmas! Happy Holiday! On today's podcast adventure, Adolfo goes solo as he dives into the 1942 Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire Christmas classic, HOLIDAY INN! We go deep into the origins of the film, what song was SUPPOSED to be the big single, the legacy of the "White Christmas" song and the controversy of the "Abraham" number. Just in time for Christmas Eve, enjoy this present from the Essential Films Podcast!

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THANKSGIVING BONUS! Episode #036: Short Subjects - 3...

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2019/11/28

Happy Thanksgiving! Let's celebrate those rare movies that celebrate annual autumn holiday that gives us pause to say thanks. So, to thank YOU for listening to the Essential Films Podcast, here's a bonus episode.

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68:00

Episode #035: FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2019/11/27

It's Alive! On today’s adventure, Adolfo and Mark know what it feels like to be God as they discuss James Whale's FRANKENSTEIN (1931)On this week’s show:How we first discovered the classic monster filmFeaturing ? as the MonsterFeeling sympathy for the CreatureBook Fairs and Famous Movie MonstersMr. Willie’s RepresentHow Universal came to be known as the monster studioBela Lugosi as the Monster??The Bela Lugosi/Boris Karloff “feud”The legend of how James Whale discovered KarloffHow the film

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118:00

Episode #034: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)

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2019/10/31

Magic Mirror, on the wall, what is the greatest movie podcast of them all?... On today’s adventure, Adolfo and Mark sit down to discuss SNOW WHITE AND THE DWARFS (137)On this week’s show:The voice casting processThe differences between the film and the Brothers Grimm storyDeafy, Jumpy, Baldy, Tubby, Hickey, Dizzy and Burpy?RotoscopingThe multiplane cameraThe storybook opening tropeMisquoted movie linesPrince Charming is not wokeThe Queen's awesome transformationSnow White is a dummyThe

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39:12

Episode #033: Bonus Features - The Goonies Are Good...

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2019/10/23

Join Adolfo and Mark on this bonus episode as they discuss Mark’s Alamo Adventures, CREEPSHOW (1982), MIDSOMMAR (2019), VERTIGO (1958), READY OR NOT (2019), THE GOONIES (1985), Cyndi Lauper, APOCALYPSE NOW: THE FINAL CUT, HOT SHOTS PART DEUX (1993), THE GODFATHER: THE COMPLETE EPIC, THE GODFATHER PART III (1990) and The GODZILLA Criterion Collection Set

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172:37

Episode #032: THE GRADUATE (1967)

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2019/09/01

Hello Darkness, my old friend... On today’s adventure, Adolfo and Mark sit down to discuss THE GRADUATE (1967)On this week’s show:Adolfo goes into detail as to why he doesn’t like the film, but thinks everyone should watch itNetflix Disc RentalsCriterion Flash SalesTrying to impress girls with your wokenessInteresting names considered for Mrs Robinson and Benjamin Braddock rolesMrs Potts as Mrs Robinson?Redford as Benjamin BraddockThe (lack of) significant age difference between Ben and Mrs

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100:01

Episode #031: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

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2019/06/30

On today's podcast odyssey, Adolfo and Mark journey into the unknown across time and space as they take a deep dive into Stanley Kubrick's enigmatic 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968). Listen as they discuss the origins of the film, how it was co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, the ahead-of-their time visual effects, the meaning of that head-scratching ending and the "soul" of HAL 9000. Plus: God, the creation of the universe and everything in between.

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33:36

Episode #030: Bonus Features - Goldblum Mania

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2019/02/22

In this Bonus Features episode, recorded before our Silence of the Lambs episode, Adolfo and Mark discuss the glory that is Jeff Goldblum. From EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY to THE FLY to THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK to... VIBES?

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97:00

Episode #029: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)

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2019/01/31

On today’s adventure, Adolfo and Mark sit down with some fava beans and a nice chianti as they discuss Jonathan Demme’s horror classic THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) On this week’s show: The Polar Vortex Mark’s mother subjects him to the horrors of Hannibal Lecter Brian Cox: always a bad guy Gene Hackman… director? RIP Jonathan Demme Original casting choices including Michelle Pfeiffer and Sean Connery The “real life” Jack Crawford: John Douglas Buffalo Bill is

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72:00

Episode #028: WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2018/12/24

MERRY CHRISTMAS! On today’s holiday podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss: 45 minutes all to myself Holiday shopping Holiday favorites Rosemary Clooney’s phenomenal performance of “Love You Didn’t Do Right By Me” Fred Astaire was the original choice to play Phil Davis. VistaVision and the beautiful colors that pop off the screen. George Chakiris cameo Vera-Ellen’s tiny waist What happened to this business? Modern Musicals VS Classic Musicals Weirdsmobile! FILMS REFERENCED: HOLIDAY INN

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89:00

Episode #027: BEN-HUR (1959)

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2018/11/24

On today’s adventure, Adolfo and Mark unsheath their swords and grab some sandals as they discuss William Wyler’s 1959 cinematic epic, BEN-HUR! On this week’s show:•Sauce or gravy?•Thanksgiving Movie Traditions•William Wyler’s work on the original BEN-HUR•“It took a Jew to make a good movie about Jesus.”•The genre of Christian Epics•Not showing Jesus’ face•No CGI, just a lot of money put into practical effects, props and sets•Charlton as a Jew or as a Mexican?•Homoerotic subtext?•Christian

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85:00

Episode #026: PSYCHO (1960)

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2018/10/30

On today’s adventure, Adolfo and Mark go a little mad for Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO (1960) On this week’s show:• Discovering Hitchcock• One of the earliest “slasher” films• The Bernard Herrmann score and Mark’s uh… impression(?) of it.• Hitchcock’s A-list B-Movie• “No Bail for the Judge”• How Hitchcock convinced Paramount to distribute the film• The book by Robert Bloch• Ed Gein and the on-screen villains he “inspired”• The “Inside Psycho” podcast• Setting a new level of violence• The

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85:00

Episode #025: CITY LIGHTS (1931)

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2018/10/11

NOTE: Watch Adolfo Acosta on Turner Classic Movies, introducing CITY LIGHTS with Ben Manciewicz, this Sunday, October 14 at 11 AM CT/12 PM ETOn today’s adventure, Adolfo and Mark go back to the silent era for Charles Chaplin’s CITY LIGHTS (1931)! The film that got Adolfo a fan programmer spot on TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES(!) On this week’s show:Discovering Charlie Chaplin movies.The best introduction to ChaplinSilent films in the “Talkie” eraCITY LIGHTS isn’t really a “silent” filmChaplin’s

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35:34

Episode #024: Bonus Features - Vinegar Syndrome,...

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2018/09/30

BONUS FEATURES Warning: The following is unedited raw audio with NSFW language.In this episode:Mark’s buried treasureVinegar SyndromeCult MoviesMark’s film canister unboxingMark’s penchant for trash cinemaDoes Cinemax exist?Boutique LabelsShedding some DVD weightFilms Referenced:ORGY OF THE DEAD (1965)THIS,THAT AND THE OTHER! (1970)I DRINK YOUR BLOOD (1970)SHAFT (1971)SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG (1971)TROUBLE MAN (1972)SUPER FLY (1972)PETS (1973)THE MACK (1973)MASSAGE PARLOR MURDERS

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96:00

Episode #023: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2018/05/09

What is thy bidding, our masters? On today’s adventure, Adolfo and Mark learn about the ways of the force and resist the Dark Side as they discuss the 1980 STAR WARS epic: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK! On this week’s show: The lack of hype for SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY How we first experienced EMPIRE The 1995 THX Remastered VHS tapes The film’s most famous line is often misquoted George Lucas as an independent filmmaker Hiring Irvin Kershner as Director The early versions of the story The 1997

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41:56

Episode #021 - BONUS FEATURES - Se7en (1995), The Big...

The Essential Films Podcast ·

2018/04/19

BONUS EPISODE!Raw unproduced audio of Adolfo and Mark shooting the breeze. On today’s adventure:Mark’s Alamo Drafthouse AdventuresSEVEN (1995)70 MM of HOWARD THE DUCK (1986)BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)“This is what happens when you French a stranger in the Alps!”THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)VERTIGO (1958)GREASE (1976)THE LONG GOODBYE (1973)GEMINI (2018)Arnie’s mustachePUMPING IRON (1977)SSSSSSS (1973)THE BIRDS II: LAND’S END (1994)PHASE IV (1974)OF UNKNOWN

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