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A filmmaker and a writer tackle the AFI's Top 100 Films and beyond to educate themselves about movies and storytelling. Welcome to Film School!

Film School Ira Heinichen, Joshua McClenney

    • TV & Film

A filmmaker and a writer tackle the AFI's Top 100 Films and beyond to educate themselves about movies and storytelling. Welcome to Film School!

    The Paradine Case (Alfred Hitchcock Deep Dive #33)

    The Paradine Case (Alfred Hitchcock Deep Dive #33)

    I loved Andre Latour, and you murdered him...
    It's the last rodeo for Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick, the last time the two work together. And this time, it's written by the producer himself. We have ourselves a murder, a mysterious, beautiful woman accused, and a dashing young lawyer who's convinced she didn't do it. So, how does it all shake out? Do Hitch and Selznick find one last bit of magic? We watch and find out!

    • 49 min
    All At Once vs. Slow & Steady (Cutting Room Floor #209)

    All At Once vs. Slow & Steady (Cutting Room Floor #209)

    What's the best way to work: burst energy, get it out as hard and fast as you possibly can go go go don't stop...or slow and steady, this is a marathon not a sprint, and you can't just drop everything when life never stops, so drip drip it away, one brick at a time until you're finally done? Spoiler: it's not an either/or. It's BOTH. We talk about how we've applied both concepts to our own creativity.
    Also, Josh recommends The Terror Season 1 (again), and Ira recommends Welcome to Wrexham (again), which is on Hulu, AND Chernobyl, which is on HBO/Max.

    • 43 min
    Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock Deep Dive #32)

    Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock Deep Dive #32)

    Say it again, it keeps me awake. ...I love you...
    Ingrid Bergman and Hitchcock go back to back! This time its Cary Grant she teams up with, in a tale of international espionage, manipulation, uranium, and...love. All things Hitch has covered before, but not quite like this. Grant and Bergman heat up the silver screen. We watch and discuss!

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Good Habits (Cutting Room Floor #208)

    Good Habits (Cutting Room Floor #208)

    On this podcast, we've talked before about BAD habits and how to break them. But what about GOOD habits? What about that stuff that we know we SHOULD be doing, but it's hard to get going? Josh and Ira talk about how it works for them.
    Also, Josh recommends The Terror Season 1 (again), and Ira recommends Welcome to Wrexham, which is on Hulu.

    • 53 min
    Spellbound (Alfred Hitchcock Deep Dive #31)

    Spellbound (Alfred Hitchcock Deep Dive #31)

    Amnesia: the trick of the mind for remaining sane...
    You see "Dream Sequence by Salvador Dali" in the credits and you get excited! Hitch is doing some things with this one. We're going super psychological with it. Like SUPER psychological. Gregory Peck doesn't remember who he is, but he's convinced he's a murderer. Ingrid Bergman is convinced that he isn't...and that he's sane. How does it all shake out? We watch, find out, and discuss!

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Does It Get Any Easier? (Cutting Room Floor #207)

    Does It Get Any Easier? (Cutting Room Floor #207)

    It's so, sooooo hard when you're starting out. We all look forward to the day where it gets easier. The thought of the work just pumping out of us, amazing and free, kinda keeps us going in those early, dark, hard days. But...DOES it get any easier? We ask each other and discuss.
    Also, Josh recommends The Terror Season 1, and Ira recommends Eurotrip, and The Three Amigos, the latter of which is on Prime.

    • 43 min

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