Marvel Movie Minute

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Marvel Movie Minute

Kyle Olson and Rob Kubasko kick off Phase 2 of the MCU with Iron Man 3, and they’re taking it apart five blue-beamed minutes at a time.

  1. Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 • From Chitauri Guns to S.H.I.E.L.D.

    6 DAYS AGO · BONUS

    Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 • From Chitauri Guns to S.H.I.E.L.D.

    This Chair's Still Warm Before diving into Iron Man 3, Rob and Kyle explore the Marvel One-Shot Item 47 - the bridge between The Avengers and Tony Stark's third solo outing. This special episode sets up season 7 of Marvel Movie Minute while examining how these short films helped shape the MCU's expanding universe. From Coulson's Funeral to Bonnie & Clyde with Alien Tech The hosts reveal fascinating behind-the-scenes details about Item 47's development, including how it nearly focused on Agent Coulson's funeral before evolving into a heist story. This One-Shot proved so successful that it inspired the creation of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., demonstrating how these shorts influenced the broader MCU leading into Iron Man 3. Key Discussion Points from the One-Shot Kyle and Rob break down how Item 47 follows a couple who find a working Chitauri weapon after the Battle of New York. They explore the film's impressive production value compared to previous One-Shots, featuring multiple locations and action sequences. The hosts also discuss the stellar casting of Lizzy Caplan and Jesse Bradford, while noting the significance of Marvel executive Louis D'Esposito stepping into the director's chair. The episode highlights how this short bridges the gap between The Avengers and Iron Man 3, showing the aftermath of alien technology falling into civilian hands. This theme would later resonate throughout Phase 2, particularly in Spider-Man: Homecoming and Adrian Toomes' salvage operation. Setting Up Phase Two Despite its brief runtime, Item 47 established important worldbuilding elements that would impact Iron Man 3 and beyond. The hosts emphasize how these Marvel One-Shots served as experimental proving grounds for concepts and characters that would later become central to the MCU's expanding narrative.

    27 min
  2. TA142: It’s a Place for Learning

    08/22/2023

    TA142: It’s a Place for Learning

    Minute One Hundred Forty Two: From The Rest of the Visual Effects Thank You List to The Start of the Logos. The TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network’s own Justin Jaeger joins us in this episode! In the one-hundred-forty-second minute of The Avengers... We continue our journey through the credits. We get all 214 people who worked on the stereoscopic conversion for this film, which leads to a fun conversation about going to 3D movies. We talk a bit about the main title and the iconic Avengers logo. There’s also 20 people credited as helping with the celebration montage, which is cool. We talk about Alan Silvestri, about the four songs in the film, including one we completely missed when Tony and Pepper are first in Stark Tower. We talk a bit about the non-endorsement by NASA at the end, and we each pick one person to talk about. JJ picks Depth Lead Katherine Rodtsbrooks (now Katherine Renee Jones) who was involved in the 3D conversion. Pete picks Craig Kyle, a comic book artist and executive producer given special thanks. Andy picks Steve Boeddecker, a sound designer at Skywalker Sound. Lots of great conversation! Tune in! Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel’s Discord channel! Film Sundries Find JJ at TruStory FMWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

    34 min
  3. TA141: With Apologies to Minute 141...

    08/21/2023

    TA141: With Apologies to Minute 141...

    Minute One Hundred Forty One: From The 34 Lighting TDs•Shader Writers at Weta Digital to The First Six of the Visual Effects Thanks The TruStory FM Entertainment Podcast Network’s own Steve Sarmento joins us in this episode! In the one-hundred-forty-first minute of The Avengers... We’re knee deep in credits for the visual effects teams who worked on this movie. We look at how many people are credited with each team here, and then we jump into our names that we each picked. Steve picked the brothers Greg and Colin Strause, who run [hy*drau”lx], which spurs on a chat about the world of VFX right now, particularly with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes going on. From there, Andy talks about Joel Gerlach who worked as a VFX artist at Luma Pictures on this film, but has since gone on to create his own VFX company. Pete closes things out with a chat about Michael Corcoran, but we’re still not sure where he’s actually credited in this film. Regardless, he worked on creature effects, so we assume that means the Chitauri? Or maybe he was responsible for the exploding leviathan eyeball! And where would we be if we didn’t bring up Soundgarden one last time? Tune in! Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel’s Discord channel! Film Sundries Find Steve at TruStory FMWatch this film: iTunes • Amazon • YouTube • Disney+Join the conversation on DiscordScriptTrailer #1Trailer #2Poster artworkOriginal MaterialSeason 6 Show Art by Winston Yabo. Find him on InstagramSeason 6 Music: “Message to the World” by Anthony Vega. Find him on Instagram

    25 min
4.8
out of 5
36 Ratings

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Kyle Olson and Rob Kubasko kick off Phase 2 of the MCU with Iron Man 3, and they’re taking it apart five blue-beamed minutes at a time.

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