Season 1

Spam-Ku

A story of processed meat and phenomenization...

Episode Notes

An incredible short comedy that happens to be an exceptionally smart fantasy in the mold of Kafka and Mike Judge.

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Willow by Ron Howard

Really, it's a Warwick Davies film stolen by the over-the-toppedness of Val Kilmer and th ebeauty of Joanna Whaley

Episode Notes

A super-fun film that broke ground visually, allowed for awesome fun over-acting, and was one of the better Fantasy films of the 1980s and 90s!

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Vincent by Tim Burton

An early vision of a modern master

Episode Notes

Vincent is an early Tim Burton film dedicated to one of those people who influenced him (and later worked with him!) It also might show where things were headed for him!

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The Fall of the House of Usher

Avant Garde Masterpiece and Fantastical Experiment

Episode Notes

The Fall of the House of Usher was the American path into the Avant Garde for film. The concept of American Cinematic Storytelling was still cooling on the window-sill, but here we see how it all came together and why a fantastical film is the only one that can move forward the state of the visual art.

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