The Movies That Made Me

SpectreVision Radio

Filmmakers and entertainers discuss the movies that inspired them. Hosted by Oscar nominated screenwriter and TFH Guru Josh Olson and fearless leader himself, director Joe Dante. The Movies That Made Me is recorded live in Hollywood and engineered by film composer Don Barrett. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial #filmmaking #film #movies #cinema #behindthescenes #interview #filmhistory #hollywood #directing #writing #screenwriting #producing #editing #sounddesign #filmscores #music #indiefilm #cultcinema #arthouse #midnightmovies #horrorfilms #genrefilm #creativity #art #artists

  1. EDDINGTON writer/director Ari Aster - Part 2

    4D AGO

    EDDINGTON writer/director Ari Aster - Part 2

    The discussion continues between The Movies That Made Me podcast hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante and Eddington writer/director Ari Aster. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Barry Lyndon (1976) Lolita (1962) Lolita (1997) Dr. Strangelove (1964) Defending Your Life (1991) Real Life (1979) Mother (1996) High Anxiety (1977) Silent Movie (1976) Blazing Saddles (1974) Elephant Man (1981) Robocop (1987) Flesh + Blood (1985)  The Fourth Man (1983) Soldier of Orange (1977) Turkish Delight (1973) Starship Troopers (1997) Infested (2002) Basic Instinct (1992) Total Recall (1990) Showgirls (1995) Hollow Man (2000) Black Book (2006) Taxi Driver (1976) The Wild Bunch (1969) Straw Dogs (1974) Audition (1999) Ichi The Killer (2001) Gozu (2003) Devils On The Doorstep (2000) Twentynine Palms (2003) Zabriskie Point (1970) Looking For Mr Goodbar (1977) Fat Girl (2001) A Clockwork Orange (1971) Blue Velvet (1986) Walkabout (1971) Psycho (1960) Vertigo (1958) A History of Violence (2005) Full Metal Jacket (1987) Ivan’s Childhood (1962) Andrei Rublev (1966) Imitation of Life (1959) The Baby of Mâcon (1993) The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) Written on the Wind (1956)  There’s Always Tomorrow (1956) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Butcher Boy (1997) The Heart of the World (2000) Rumours  (2024) Dimensions of Dialogue (1983) Daisies (1966) The Cremator (1969) Conspirators of Pleasure (1996) World of Glory (1991) Songs From The Second Floor (2000) A Swedish Love Story (1970) Playtime (1967) Billy’s Balloon (1998) World of Tomorrow (2015) Elephant (1989) Eddington (2025) Matinee (1993) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition Marx Brothers  Woody Allen Albert Brooks Stanley Kubrick Mel Brooks Coen BrothersBruce Jay Friedman  James Mason Lolita novel by Vladimir Nabokov (1955) Adrian Lyne Peter Sellers Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Carl Reiner David Lynch Paul Verhoeven Casper Van Dien Michael Douglas Takashi Miike Bruno Dumont  Michelangelo Antonioni Vinegar Syndrome Diane Keaton Catherine Breillat  Alfred Hitchcock David Cronenberg Pedro Almodovar Douglas Sirk Terrence Malick Roy Andersson  Jacques Tati Spike Lee Nicolas Roeg The Criterion Collection Russ Meyer Daniel Clowes Steven Spielberg Brian De Palma Robert Altman Andrei Tarkovsky Peter Greenaway Rembrandt Sacha Vierny  Dallas TV series (1978-91) Dynasty TV series (1981-89) Fred MacMurray Eamonn Owens  Neil Jordan The Butcher Boy novel by Patrick McCabe (1992) Guy Maddin Evan Johnson Sergei Eisenstein The Toronto International Film Festival Our Caelum Vatnsdal podcast episode Jan Švankmajer  The Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson (1979-1995) Don Hertzfeldt Alan Clarke This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    55 min
  2. EDDINGTON writer/director Ari Aster

    OCT 7

    EDDINGTON writer/director Ari Aster

    Writer, director, producer Ari Aster discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Eddington (2025) Midsommar (2019) Beau Is Afraid (2023) Heathers (1988) Batman Returns (1992) 3 Ninjas (1992) A Face In The Crowd (1957) Surf Ninjas (1993) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)  Babe: Pig In The City (1998) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Goodfellas (1990) Taxi Driver (1976) The Passion of the Christ (2004) The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) A History of Violence (2005) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Black Narcissus (1947) Peeping Tom (1960) Age of Consent (1969) Happiness (1998) The Piano Teacher (2001) Cul-de-sac (1966) The Servant (1963) Wake in Fright (1971) Four Lions (2010) Jam (2006) Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) Abigail’s Party (1977) Grown-Ups (1980) Home Sweet Home (1982) Nuts in May (1976) Hard Labor (1973) Naked (1991) Secrets and Lies (1996) Vera Drake (2004) Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Mr. Turner (2014) Topsy-Turvy (1999) Breaking The Waves (1996) Dogville (2003) Europa (1991) An Element of Crime (1984) Seventh Continent (1989) Benny’s Video (1992) 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994) Caché (2005) The White Ribbon (2009) Funny Games (1997) Funny Games (2007) Punishment Park (1971) Edvard Munch (1974) This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The War Game (1966) Threads (1984) Ghost World (2001) Crumb (1995) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition The Chapo Traphouse Podcast Daniel Waters Tim Burton Batman Leslie Nielsen Rob Schneider Looney Tunes Tex Avary Harrison Ford Indiana Jones Martin Scorsese David Cronenberg Willem Dafoe The Criterion Collection Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger Harold Pinter Luis Buñuel  Chris Morris Joseph Losey Blue Jam radio series (1997-99) Jam TV series (2000) Brass Eye (1997, 2001) The Chris Morris Music Show (1994) On the Hour radio show (1991-92) The Day Today radio show (1994) David Lynch Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Mike Leigh BBC  Michael Haneke Lars Von Trier The Kingdom TV series (1994, 1997, 2022) Dogme 95 Robert Bresson Peter Watkins Darius Khondji Our Daniel Clowes podcast Eightball comic by Daniel Clowes (1989-2003) Robert Crumb  Zap Comix comic series (1968-2014) Terry Zwigoff Monica graphic novel by Daniel Clowes (2023) This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    58 min
  3. BONE LAKE director Mercedes Bryce Morgan

    SEP 30

    BONE LAKE director Mercedes Bryce Morgan

    Bone Lake director Mercedes Bryce Morgan discusses 10 movies that are horny and unsettling with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Bone Lake (2025) Jaws (1975) Ms. 45 (1981) Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Citizen Kane (1941) Titane (2021) Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) The Counselor (2014) Alien (1979) The Duellists (1977) Thelma and Louise (1991) Raw (2018) Crash (1996) Trash Humpers (2011) Kids (1995) Spring Breakers (2012) Society (1989) Crash (2005) 1984 (1984) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) Crash! (1976) Checkered Flag or Crash (1977) Re-Animator (1985) The Substance (2024) The Handmaiden (2016) Oldboy (2003) Poor Things (2023) Bugonia (2025) Climax (2018) Baraka (1992) Samsara (2001) Irreversible (2002) Heathers (1988) House of Yes (1997) Mean Girls (2004) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Showgirls (1995) Robocop (1987) Starship Troopers (1997) Flesh and Blood (1985) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) The Doom Generation (1995) Independence Day (1996) Gremlins (1984) Abigail’s Party (1977) Revolutionary Road (2008) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition Abel Ferrara Zoë Lund USC School of Cinematic Arts Stanley Kubrick Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman Warner Brothers Julia Ducournau  Harmony Korine Twin Peaks TV series (1990-91, 2017) Roger Ebert’s review of Crash  David Cronenberg Elvis Costello Crash novel by JG Ballard (1973) Charles Band Ray “Crash” Corrigan Brian Yuzna Park Chan-wook Florence Pugh The Little Drummer Girl miniseries (2018) Emma Stone Gaspar Noé ICM Partners Daniel Waters Mark Waters Parker Posey The House of Yes play by Wendy MacLeod (1990) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? play by Edward Albee (1962) The Titanic Paul Verhoeven The Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles Russ Meyer Valley of the Dolls novel by Jacqueline Susann (1966) Gregg Araki James Duval  John Mahoney Frasier TV series (1993-2004) Mike Leigh This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 4m
  4. Comedian Anthony Jeselnik

    SEP 16

    Comedian Anthony Jeselnik

    Comedian Anthony Jeselnik discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Weapons (2025) Hereditary (2018) Alien (1979) *Jaws (1975) *Top Secret! (1984) Airplane! (1980) Top Gun (1986) Airport (1970) The Naked Gun (1988) Blue Lagoon (1980) Real Genius (1985) Tombstone (1993) *The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Night of the Living Dead (1968) 28 Days Later (2003) The Terminator (1984) *King of New York (1990) Pulp Fiction (1994) Bad Lieutenant (1992) Citizen Kane (1941) Touch of Evil (1958) Go Go Tales (2007) 4:44 Last Day On Earth (2011) *Cemetery Man (1983) *Knockin On Heaven’s Door (1997) Inglourious Basterds (2009) Blade Runner (1982) The Bucket List (2010) *Se7en (1995) Schindler’s List (1993) A History of Violence (2005) The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) *Braveheart (1995) Lethal Weapon (1987) Apocalypto (2006) *Comedian (2002) MacGruber (2010) *Martyrs (2008) *Inside (2007) Funny Games (1997) Saw (2008) Bambi (1941) The Coffee Table (2022) *Manchester by the Sea (2016) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition Alien: Earth TV series (2025- ) The Hollywood Reporter Wondery Sigourney Weaver Roy Scheider Gilligan’s Island TV series (1964-67) John Williams Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker  Val Kilmer Elvis Presley Police Squad TV series (1982) Cher Mr. Show With Bob And David TV series (1995-98) The Ben Stiller Show TV series (1992-93, 1995) Second City Television TV series (1976-81) Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Danny Boyle William Stout Christopher Walken John Malkovich Abel Ferrara Laurence Fishburne Wesley Snipes Samuel L. Jackson Willem Dafoe Rupert Everett Til Schweiger Rutger Hauer Quentin Tarantino David Fincher Laurence Olivier Morgan Freeman Ernest Hemingway Tower Records Andrew Kevin Walker  Kevin Spacey Steven Spielberg Mel Gibson Peter Jackson  Jerry Seinfeld HBO Orny Adams The Comedy Cellar in New York Colin Quinn Jacques Cousteau Seinfeld TV series (1989-98) Miramax The A.V. Club Michael Haneke Kenneth Lonergan Zach Efron TFH Guru Mick Garris David Cronenberg This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 21m
4.6
out of 5
545 Ratings

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Filmmakers and entertainers discuss the movies that inspired them. Hosted by Oscar nominated screenwriter and TFH Guru Josh Olson and fearless leader himself, director Joe Dante. The Movies That Made Me is recorded live in Hollywood and engineered by film composer Don Barrett. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial #filmmaking #film #movies #cinema #behindthescenes #interview #filmhistory #hollywood #directing #writing #screenwriting #producing #editing #sounddesign #filmscores #music #indiefilm #cultcinema #arthouse #midnightmovies #horrorfilms #genrefilm #creativity #art #artists

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