Celluloid Chronicles: A Historical Movie Podcast

Brick and Birdy

Long-time besties, and history and film enthusiasts, Brick and Birdy bring you tantalizing facts and inaccuracy drama as they explore a new period film each episode. Listen in as they discuss, and sometimes rage, about the making of the film, the history the film is set against, and all other relevant, and maybe not so relevant, matters as they see fit. You could almost say, they’ll be in their period. 

  1. JAN 2

    Episode 9: Ever After, Part Two

    Brick and Birdy have sped back to the French Renaissance and try to figure out what's real and what's Fairy-tales in the cult classic, semi-historical, and forever iconic Ever After: A Cinderella Story from 1998. In fact, they get so lost in the weeds and partying with Leonardo da Vinci that we've had make an intermission, so this PART TWO, so if you haven't listed to part one, please return to episode 8!  In the meantime, feel free to read up on our sources: Sources: Brothers Grimm - WikipediaEver After - WikipediaMarie Thérèse of France - WikipediaEver After (Film) - TV TropesCocoa as raw material | ECA European Cocoa AssocationMarie Thérèse of France - WikipediaThe Heroic Industry of the Brothers Grimm | The Hudson ReviewWomen in the Renaissance and Reformation | Encyclopedia.comFrench Slave Trade | Slavery and RemembranceBeyond 1619: Slavery and the Cultures of America | Folklife TodayThe adoration of Ghent: art, history and flavours in Flanders | Ghent holidays | The GuardianPGB 8: Back To School At The Medieval University Of Paris!What do Leonardo da Vinci and Drew Barrymore have in common? Ever After – ars longaFascination and Hatred: The Roma in European Culture | The National WWII Museum | New OrleansROMA IN FRANCE – FROM MIDDLE AGES TO THE REVOLUTION | ROMI.HRAristocrats Are Evil | TropediaThomas More: Utopia – An Open Companion to Early British Literature.How Drew Barrymore recruited Anjelica Huston for Ever After20 Crazy Details Behind The Making Of Ever AfterCelebrating Five Decades Of Award-Winning Costumes By Jenny BeavanEver After: A Cinderella Story (1998) - IMDbEver After - WikipediaSend us a text

    1h 9m
  2. 12/19/2025

    Episode 8: Ever After

    Brick and Birdy have sped back to the French Renaissance and try to figure out what's real and what's Fairy-tales in the cult classic, semi-historical, and forever iconic Ever After: A Cinderella Story from 1998. In fact, they get so lost in the weeds and partying with Leonardo da Vinci that we've had make an intermission and come back to this next time! Stay tuned in two weeks for Part 2! In the meantime, feel free to read up on our sources: Sources: Brothers Grimm - WikipediaEver After - WikipediaMarie Thérèse of France - WikipediaEver After (Film) - TV TropesCocoa as raw material | ECA European Cocoa AssocationMarie Thérèse of France - WikipediaThe Heroic Industry of the Brothers Grimm | The Hudson ReviewWomen in the Renaissance and Reformation | Encyclopedia.comFrench Slave Trade | Slavery and RemembranceBeyond 1619: Slavery and the Cultures of America | Folklife TodayThe adoration of Ghent: art, history and flavours in Flanders | Ghent holidays | The GuardianPGB 8: Back To School At The Medieval University Of Paris!What do Leonardo da Vinci and Drew Barrymore have in common? Ever After – ars longaFascination and Hatred: The Roma in European Culture | The National WWII Museum | New OrleansROMA IN FRANCE – FROM MIDDLE AGES TO THE REVOLUTION | ROMI.HRAristocrats Are Evil | TropediaThomas More: Utopia – An Open Companion to Early British Literature.How Drew Barrymore recruited Anjelica Huston for Ever After20 Crazy Details Behind The Making Of Ever AfterCelebrating Five Decades Of Award-Winning Costumes By Jenny BeavanEver After: A Cinderella Story (1998) - IMDbEver After - WikipediaSend us a text

    1h 12m

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Long-time besties, and history and film enthusiasts, Brick and Birdy bring you tantalizing facts and inaccuracy drama as they explore a new period film each episode. Listen in as they discuss, and sometimes rage, about the making of the film, the history the film is set against, and all other relevant, and maybe not so relevant, matters as they see fit. You could almost say, they’ll be in their period.