Lieography - A Podcast About Movies Based on True Stories

Lieography

Join your hosts Joanna, Ace, and John as we discuss and debunk movies based on true stories. If you've always wanted to know how movies compare with real history while listening to a group of foul-mouthed nerds, then this is the podcast for you! Logo: Evan Vogel

  1. 03/02/2020

    Woman In Gold - Biopic Bingo

    Hello dear listeners, and happy (belated) new year! Very sorry once again for the unplanned hiatus, but here we are, back with an all new episode! This time, we're discussing the 2015 Simon Curtis film Woman In Gold, starring Ryan Reynolds, Helen Mirren, and Tatiana Maslany, in which the biopic trifecta of the Holocaust, the Supreme Court, and art/music history come together to create the ultimate biopic bingo winner! We hope you enjoy! Sources: Charles, Gilbert and Michel Vuillermet, directors. Klimt: Adele's Last Wish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftiG_32-TVA. http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/woman-in-gold/ https://www.biography.com/news/woman-in-gold-maria-altmann-biography https://gseart.com/gse-blog/2015/05/07/woman-in-gold-accurate/ https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1079582/woman-in-gold-facts-about-maria-altmanns-story-that-were-not-in-the-film/ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/arts/design/the-story-behind-woman-in-gold-nazi-art-thieves-and-one-paintings-return.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jun-15-me-czernin15-story.html Janes, Nigel, director. Art of the Heist: The Lady In Gold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifi3FMtF8uQ&feature=emb_title. https://www.biography.com/news/woman-in-gold-maria-altmann-biography    Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

    1h 26m

  2. 08/12/2019

    Miracle - Kurt Russell's Accent Doesn't Disappoint

    Hello again, dear listeners! Thanks to Michael for suggesting that we cover the 2004 Gavin O'Connor film Miracle, starring Kurt Russell and Patricia Clarkson, which we've done this episode! This was a fun one to cover, so we hope you enjoy it! Sources: https://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/02/22/miracle-onice https://www.nhl.com/news/miracle-players-recall-herb-brooks-as-gruff-great/c-704235 http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/miracle.php https://thepinkpuck.com/2013/04/14/the-miracle-on-ice-with-mike-eruzione/ https://irishamerica.com/2007/08/10662/ http://mentalfloss.com/article/61728/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-miracle-ice   Check out Ace's guest spot on Boobies & Noobies, covering Faking Ms. Right, here! And check out all three of us as guests on What Were We Watching?, covering The Patriot, here! (This episode is also uploaded on our feed, so you may have listened to it there!)   Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

    1h 31m

  3. 07/04/2019

    The Patriot - You Shouldn't Hatchet When You're Angry (with What Were We Watching?)

    Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, in honor of American Independence Day, we bring you a cross-over episode with the podcast What Were We Watching? about the 2000 Roland Emmerich film The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson. Spoiler alert: it's not very historically accurate - shocker! We hope you enjoy, and check out What Were We Watching? for more discussions of the nostalgic movies and TV shows from our childhood and adolescence (AKA the 90s and early 2000s)! Sources: http://entertainment.time.com/2011/01/26/top-10-historically-misleading-films/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1343851/Truth-is-first-casualty-in-Hollywoods-war.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jun/15/news.melgibson https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jul/06/news.spikelee http://historyonfilm.com/patriot/ http://www.patriotresource.com/thepatriot/factfiction/index.html   Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

    2h 4m

  4. 06/17/2019

    On The Basis Of Sex - RBG Knew Her Sh*t

    Hello dear listeners! We're so sorry we've been away for what feels like forever! But we're finally back with an all-new episode about the 2018 Mimi Leder film On The Basis Of Sex, starring Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer! We hope you enjoy! Sources: Cohen, Julie and Betsy West, directors. RBG. CNN Films, Storyville Films, Better Than Fiction Productions, Participant Media, Magnolia Pictures, 2018. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-case-center-basis-sex-180971110/ https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/taxation/Awards/ginsburgremarks.pdf https://www.thedailybeast.com/supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-fact-checks-her-own-biopic-on-the-basis-of-sex https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1993/08/01/judge-ginsburgs-gift/036d8f58-fef8-4af8-8eae-772a8d9dd0a0/?utm_term=.efefb137f548 https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/7/23/ginsburg-blasts-harvard-law-pin-testimony/ https://www.thewrap.com/on-the-basis-of-sex-ruth-bader-ginsburg-screenwriter-daniel-stiepleman/ http://advocatesaz.org/2018/12/03/what-the-rbg-biopic-is-and-isnt-about/#more-20904 https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/ruth-bader-ginsburg-is-already-a-legend-but-a-new-movie-insists-theres-still-more-to-say-about-her/2018/12/23/35a356ae-0244-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html?utm_term=.3bf78e6e2f62 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/12/24/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-nephew-on-winning-the-aunt-lottery https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/12/26/fact-check-new-ruth-bader-ginsburg-movie-biopic/2402923002/ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/08/ruth-bader-ginsburg-shows-how-feminism-is-done-again.html https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/04/us/senate-96-3-easily-affirms-judge-ginsburg-as-a-justice.html https://slate.com/culture/2018/12/on-the-basis-of-sex-accuracy-rbg-biopic-fact-fiction.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/true-story-basis-sex-how-accurate-is-cast-1150361/item/basis-sex-felicity-jones-1150366 https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/12/26/fact-check-new-ruth-bader-ginsburg-movie-biopic/2402923002/ https://time.com/5478411/on-the-basis-of-sex-true-story/ https://www.slashfilm.com/daniel-stiepleman-interview-on-the-basis-of-sex/ https://focusfeaturesguilds2018.com/on-the-basis-of-sex/screenplay/On_the_Basis_of_Sex.pdf   Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

    1h 6m

  5. 02/26/2019

    An Adventure in Space and Time - No Robots, No Bug-Eyed Monsters

    Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you a lively discussion of the 2013 Terry McDonough film An Adventure in Space and Time about the creation of the beloved British sci-fi series Doctor Who in 1963, starring David Bradley and Jessica Raine, among others. We hope you enjoy it! Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6400.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6401.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6402.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6403.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6404.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6405.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6406.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/doctorwho/6411.shtml http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/11/10-people-responsible-doctor-whos-creation https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/10441911/Mark-Gatiss-how-Doctor-Who-began.html https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-10-17/doctor-who-director-waris-hussein-on-burton-and-taylor-racism-and-an-adventure-in-space-and-time/   Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

    1h 12m

  6. 01/16/2019

    The Zookeeper's Wife - Get You A Man Who Can Run A Zoo And Blow Up Nazis

    Hello again, dear listeners! We're very sorry for the long wait between our last episode and this one! Life got in the way pretty hard for us at the end of 2018, but you know what they say, "New Year, Renewed Commitment To Your Podcast," so here we are, ready to come at you with some new episodes! This episode, we're discussing the 2017 film The Zookeeper's Wife, starring Jessica Chastain and directed by Niki Caro. It's...not exactly a fun romp, but it is a good film that made for an interesting chat, so we hope you enjoy it! And thanks to our listener Ariel for suggesting it to us! If any of you have suggestions for films you think we should cover, please let us know at lieographypodcast@gmail.com! Sources: https://www.biography.com/news/zookeepers-wife-true-story   http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/zookeepers-wife/   https://newrepublic.com/article/141806/revelatory-horror-zookeepers-wife https://www.npr.org/2017/03/30/521642460/caged-by-its-noble-intentions-the-zookeepers-wife https://www.thewrap.com/10-things-zookeepers-wife-teaches-us-wwii-history-guest-blog/   Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

    1h 11m

  7. 10/07/2018

    Coco Before Chanel - Nazis Ruin Everything

    Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you the 2009 French film Coco Before Chanel, directed by Anne Fontaine and starring Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, and Alessandro Nivola. We hope you enjoy!  Sources: Extraordinary Women: Coco Chanel. Season 1, episode 2. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nCMFnF1VtQ http://emanuellevy.com/interviews/coco-before-chanel-interview-with-writerdirector-anne-fontaine-6/ http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/27/coco.avant.chanel/index.html https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-real-coco-chanel-1761416.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5914852/Coco-Chanel-was-a-liar-says-Audrey-Tautou.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/28/dressing-up-2 https://www.jpost.com/International/Coco-Chanel-used-Nazi-laws-against-Jewish-partners-said-film-518296 https://web.archive.org/web/20080602223613/http://www.ba-education.demon.co.uk/for/fashion/chanel.html http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG7975778/The-secret-life-of-Coco-Chanel.html     Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

    1h 8m

  8. 08/07/2018

    Paterno - The Worst Movie to be Watching at the Worst Time

    Hello there, dear listeners! Apologies once again for another unplanned hiatus! We are back with another new episode, this time all about the 2018 HBO original biopic Paterno, starring Al Pacino and directed by HBO biopic staple, Barry Levinson. This movie and its subsequent research was pretty grim for us, we're not gonna lie, but we're hoping that we put in the tough work to bring you a still enjoyable episode! So with that, we hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/04/reality_check_things_the_pater.html https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/04/pennlive_editor_on_hbos_patern.html http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/television/paterno-hbo-al-pacino-barry-levinson-sara-ganim-20180329.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/04/07/what-did-joe-paterno-really-know-about-the-sandusky-scandal-at-penn-state/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5ccd56873cec http://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/paterno-movie-al-pacino-joe-paterno-scandal-1201916638/ https://www.bustle.com/p/where-is-scott-paterno-now-in-2018-hbos-new-movie-shows-how-the-penn-state-scandal-affected-the-coachs-son-8702801/amp https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/sports/ncaafootball/joe-paterno-jerry-sandusky-sex-abuse-penn-state-1976-court-documents.html   https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/who_knew_what_about_jerry_sand.html   Luciew, John, and The Staff of The Patriot-News. Hear No Evil: How the Sandusky Sex Abuse Scandal Rocked Penn State, Toppled Joe Paterno and Stunned a Nation. The Patriot-News Co., 2011.   Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

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Join your hosts Joanna, Ace, and John as we discuss and debunk movies based on true stories. If you've always wanted to know how movies compare with real history while listening to a group of foul-mouthed nerds, then this is the podcast for you! Logo: Evan Vogel

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