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This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the unfriendlies, those whom would eventually be blacklisted from ever working in Hollywood again Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/ Show Trial. 2018. Hollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurn https://confluence.gallatin.nyu.edu/sections/research/disney-and-the-cold-war https://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/51313/red-scare.pdf https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/ronald-reagan-testifies-huac-1947/ https://historycollection.com/this-hollywoods-witch-hunt-created-a-celebrity-blacklist/3/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/hollywood-ten-trials-1948-50 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, we cover the friendlies, those whom accused their colleagues of being communists. Some did it for patriotic pride, others to save their own skins, but what happens when you betray your friends and coworkers? Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/ Show Trial. 2018. Hollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurn https://confluence.gallatin.nyu.edu/sections/research/disney-and-the-cold-war https://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/51313/red-scare.pdf https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/ronald-reagan-testifies-huac-1947/ https://historycollection.com/this-hollywoods-witch-hunt-created-a-celebrity-blacklist/3/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the HUAC trials in Hollywood. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=g4jlaJph-cI&t=1947s https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/black-friday-hollywood-in-1945-1235021178/ Show Trial. 2018. by Thomas Doherty Hollywood on Trial. 1976. dir David Helpurn --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the untimely deaths of Bruce and Brandon Lee. We look into the two actor’s lives, the events leading up to their deaths, and the rumors and conspiracy theories that persist to this day. Movies: Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Sources: https://brucelee.com/bruce-lee https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3141681/what-killed-bruce-lee-triads-jealous-lover-ancient https://www.ranker.com/list/family-curse-brandon-bruce-lee/laura-allan https://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries/season-2/episode-3 https://www.history.com/news/bruce-lee-death-mystery-solved-sweat-glands --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the murder of Johnny Stompanato. Was he actually killed by a 14 year old, or did she take the fall for her movie star mother, Lana Turner?

Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod 
 Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all  Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-stompanato-turner-20150810-story.html Lana Turner: Hearts and Diamonds Take All by Darwin Porter. 2017. https://allthatsinteresting.com/johnny-stompanato https://morbidology.com/a-hollywood-whodunnit-the-murder-of-johnny-stompanato/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-24-ca-38111-story.html --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the mysterious drowning of Natalie Wood. Was it an accident, or something more nefarious? Movies: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32420871/natalie-wood-death-true-story-timeline/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-really-happened-the_b_8594972 Coroner by Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi M.D. 1983. Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind dir. Laurent Bouzerau 2020 Music: Darren Curtis --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the mysterious death of Thelma Todd, was she the victim of a drunken misadventure, or could someone have killed her? Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20200815170955/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-29-et-welkos29-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20181004182956/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-05-05-9102090725-story.html https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26940058/wisconsin-state-journal/ Music: Darren Curtis --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, what happens when the director of The Godfather goes toe to toe with the most famous blood sucker of all time. Movie reviews: Everything Everywhere All At Once & The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod TRAIN SCENE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QRjw1l3xXI Sources: https://screenrant.com/godfather-3-winona-ryder-sofia-coppola-mary-cast-better/ https://screenrant.com/bram-stokers-dracula-making-behind-scenes-hidden-trivia/ https://cinephiliabeyond.org/dracula/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/trivia/?ref_=tt_ql_trv --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a story of a filmmaker and a crew going steadily crazy while shooting Apocalypse Now. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: Heart of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a story of a film that almost wasn’t - The Godfather. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all  Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=72HlbaAnZfo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, a brief history of Francis Ford Coppola and his many, varied motion pictures. Also, your host discusses the 94th Academy Awards. Movie reviews: The Lost City Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20190323144840/https://www.achievement.org/achiever/francis-ford-coppola/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Ford-Coppola youtube.com/watch?v=zJk8i5enfuc --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first lady, Lillian Gish. Movie reviews: You host’s definitive Oscar Best Picture Nominee Ranking. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=X44SqEVU2r4C&pg=PA187#v=onepage&q&f=false Lillian Gish: An Actors Life For Me --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first movie star, Mary Pickford. Movie reviews: Umma & King Richard Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first “It Girl”, Clara Bow. Movie reviews: The Batman Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.biography.com/actor/clara-bow --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life and work of Hollywood’s first sex symbol, Theda Bara. Movie reviews: CODA Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/theda-bara The Woman with the Hungry Eyes, 2006 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on the Tinsel Factory, the meteoric rise of the Blaxploitation film genre and its even faster downfall. Movie reviews: Dog Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20081231052832/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/21/local/me-moore21 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Sidney Poitier. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=HsH5f4FCBRg https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sidney-Poitier https://variety.com/2022/film/features/sidney-poitier-civil-rights-movement-martin-luther-king-jr-1235151697/ https://deadline.com/2022/01/sidney-poitier-family-issues-statement-on-loving-husband-adoring-father-1234906713/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Hattie McDaniel and her struggles between being a working actress and the parts she was forced to play. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: youtube.com/watch?v=xtUO0n08k4A --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of Oscar Micheaux and the world around him that called him to filmmaking. Movie reviews: Jackass Forever and Moonfall. Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Sources: https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/oscar-micheaux https://rrchnm.org/episodes/the-birth-of-a-nation-and-black-protest/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-Micheaux --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the duo who would turn film from a peep show to a grand show - The Lumiere Brothers. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lumiere-brothers youtube.com/watch?v=aFkSjdaqbyE https://www.victorian-cinema.net/antoinelumiere https://iphf.org/inductees/auguste-louis-lumiere/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/creation-of-the-motion-picture-lumiere-brothers https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/the-lumiere-brothers-pioneers-of-cinema-and-colour-photography/ Latham Loop: https://thedayintech.wordpress.com/tag/latham-loop/ Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod/support