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“Never interrupt your enemy when he is listening to a deep dive into the script, the history, the pre-production, and the ultimate unmaking of Stanley Kubrick’s Unmade Napoleon Film.” - Napoleon Bonaparte ————————————————— Each episode of “The Director Dossiers” is a mega deep dive into film history that explores an influential director’s entire career, or focuses on a single movie in their filmography. The show is hosted by Johnny Cruz, an award-winning screenwriter who has written & directed two feature films alongside Danny Barker, who is a filmmaker and musician in the band Great Oblivion, two-time nominees at the Asbury Park Music Awards. Together, Johnny and Danny blend insightful, in-depth film discussion with a relaxed, hang-out style atmosphere.  Watch on Spotify and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers ————————————————— CHAPTERS: 0:00 — Intro 01:50 — Researching Napoleon 31:59 — Writing Napoleon 40:56 — The Script for Napoleon 42:36 — The Provincial Youth 57:05 — 1789 - Revolution 1:28:14 — The First Italian Campaign 1:35:26 — Egypt 2:03:53 — Coup d’état 2:10:45 — Empire 2:33:57 — The Fall 2:48:06 — Defeat 3:17:25 — Rant of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon 3:21:42 — Defeat Cont’d 3:23:33 —  Invasion of France 3:37:52 — Elba 4:05:59 — St. Helena 4:26:00 — Gladiator II Ratings 4:27:21 — The Pre-Production of Napoleon 4:59:09 — Napoleon in Film 5:16:40 — The Unmaking of Napoleon 5:44:37 — Louis XVIII was dumb 5:48:20 — Thanks for watching! 5:51:12 — Pressing On ————————————————— Book Recommendations: Napoleon by Flex Markham Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made by Taschen Stanley Kubrick by Vincent Lubrutto Kubrick: An Odyssey by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams The Stanley Kubrick Archives edited by Alison Castle Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at his Side by Emilio D’Alessandro Stanley Kubrick: A Life by David Mikics  Stanley Kubrick: Interviews by Gene D. Phillips  Kubrick by Michael Herr  Stanley Kubrick: The Complete Films by Paul Duncan Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film. by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams Stanley Kubrick by John Baxter

“Welp, I guess if a man’s fool enough not to listen to a film history deep dive on the writing, filming, editing, and release of Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller with a woman, she ain’t gonna think much of him.” Watch on Spotify and listen on Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers  ————————————————— CHAPTERS: 0:00 — Intro 00:59 — The Writing 1:44:43 — The Filming 4:05:31 — The Editing 4:30:25 — The Release 4:57:47 — Deconstructing the Western 5:53:22 — Sisters of Misery 6:19:53 — Thanks for Watching! ————————————————— SOURCES: McCabe & Mrs. Miller(The Criterion Collection): https://a.co/d/04XKaoI4 Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Reframing the American West by Robert T. Self:  https://a.co/d/07prfUhP  McCabe by Edmund Naughton:  https://a.co/d/028aJLrV  Robert Altman: The Oral Biography by Mitchell Zuckoff:  https://a.co/d/0j1RJ1MA  Robert Altman: Jumping Off the Cliff by Patrick McGilligan:  https://a.co/d/0eRTET1L  Altman on Altman by David Thompson:  https://a.co/d/06KLYjxU  McCabe & Mrs. Miller by Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian:  https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~bjackson/bfs/mccabe20.pdf  The Gentle Tamers by Dee Brown:  https://a.co/d/027WQASA  Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery by Anne M. Butler:  https://a.co/d/0ieuO5yt  #Robertaltman #westernfilm #western #leonardcohen #revisonistwestern #antiwestern #1970sfilm #filmhistory #filmpodcast #deepdive #cinemahistory #cinema

All work and no film history makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no deep dive on The Shining makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no fascinating insight makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no Stanley Kubrick makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no well researched podcast makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no Director Dossiers makes Jack a dull boy. For more on Kubrick, check out our episodes on Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, and our episode on his entire filmography. --------------------------------------- WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THE DOCUMENTS!: https://thedocumentsmovie.my.canva.site/ --------------------------------------- WATCH on Youtube https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 1:55 – The Writing 40:56 – The Filming 1:48:32 – The Editing 2:09:10 – The Release 2:39:58 – The Theories 4:31:48 – Our Analysis 5:07:16 - Thanks for Watching! --------------------------------------- Books: Stanley Kubrick by Vincent Lubrutto: https://a.co/d/9jz2gYY Kubrick: An Odyssey by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams: https://a.co/d/6gQjEnJ The Stanley Kubrick Archives edited by Alison Castle: https://a.co/d/4Uvz69O Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at his Side by Emilio D’Alessandro: https://a.co/d/6ycWS4Q Kubrick by Michael Herr: https://a.co/d/i1AREP4 Stanley Kubrick: A Life by David Mikics: https://a.co/d/0jEjg94 Stanley Kubrick: Interviews by Gene D. Phillips: https://a.co/d/1PnrI4I Stanley Kubrick: The Complete Films by Paul Duncan: https://a.co/d/6UZs2ae Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film. by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams: https://a.co/d/g4u0Ib5 For more Kubrick talk visit these channels and videos: The Kubrick Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOXNWogCLfM&list=PLvVelKSa0ZrL6ZpY7XuNl8hRomAutPjWF&pp=iAQB Collative Learning: https://www.youtube.com/@collativelearning Eyebrow Cinema https://www.youtube.com/@EyebrowCinema Cinematyler: https://www.youtube.com/@CinemaTyler Broey Deschanel: https://youtu.be/QLUwtSZseKk?si=3rh8n98Uob-PpCpd

Special Agent Dale Cooper: Diane, The Director Dossiers released Part Two of their David Lynch retrospective. This time they detail the history behind the productions of Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Lost Highway, The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, and Twin Peaks: The Return. My god, I've learned a lot about David Lynch, and their insight into his movies has really made me appreciate the man and his stories. Diane, do yourself a favor and watch Lynch's work. --------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube; https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:56 – Wild at Heart 30:16 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me 59:04 – Side Projects 1:10:27 – Lost Highway 1:42:02 – The Straight Story 1:54:46 – Mulholland Drive 2:21:21 – Inland Empire 2:46:41 – Side Projects 2 2:54:25 - Twin Peaks: The Return 3:19:16 - Thanks for Watching! --------------------------------------- RESOURCES: David Lynch YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nh4mu2OOAuOJBlKQttpwofC&si=9nZAkaOj0qJ_fR5h Books: Room to Dream by Kristine McKenna & David Lynch Lynch on Lynch by Chris Ridley David Lynch: Beautiful Dark by Greg Olson Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch David Lynch: A Retrospective by Ian Nathan #davidlynch #bluevelvetthoughts #dune #twinpeaks #eraserhead #losthighway #mulhollanddrive

Special Agent Dale Cooper: Diane, 7:30am, February 24th. I've discovered a film history podcast called The Director Dossiers. Two filmmakers blending insightful, in-depth film discussion with a relaxed, hang-out style atmosphere. Never seen such a well-researched podcast in my life. They've just released Part One of a two episode retrospective on the life and filmography of David Lynch. They detail the history behind the productions of Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet, and Twin Peaks: The Original Series. Damn good conversation. Diane, if you ever stumble upon The Director Dossiers, that podcast is worth a listen. LEARN MORE about our movie THE DOCUMENTS!: https://thedocumentsmovie.my.canva.site Check out our review of Wolf Man w/DUSTY OHIO VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/@UC-GRvkc9ulwQvQ5e05HAwdw --------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers?utm_source=linktree_profile_sharesid=35a5599b-c324-4892-bed1-147264efa55a --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:45 – Early Life 18:36 - First Short Films 40:07 – Eraserhead 1:16:13 – The Elephant Man 1:41:02 – Dune 2:20:31 – Blue Velvet 2:53:16 – Twin Peaks 3:23:15 – On to Part 2! --------------------------------------- RESOURCES: David Lynch YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nh4mu2OOAuOJBlKQttpwofC&si=9nZAkaOj0qJ_fR5h Books: Room to Dream by Kristine McKenna & David Lynch Lynch on Lynch by Chris Ridley David Lynch: Beautiful Dark by Greg Olson Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch David Lynch: A Retrospective by Ian Nathan

Rose: I have to let go Jack. Jack: What, why? Never let go, Rose. Rose: The Director Dossiers released a deep dive on the history behind the writing, filming, editing, and record-shattering release of James Cameron's Titanic. I need to let go to press play. I need to explore how James Cameron pushed technological boundaries years before the Avatar franchise and crafted one of the most ambitious productions in Hollywood History. Jack: Understandable. Let me go. --------------------------------------- VISIT AMBER & KEY: https://amberandkey.com/ --------------------------------------- LEARN MORE about our FEATURE FILM “THE DOCUMENTS!” https://linktr.ee/thedocumentsmovie --------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers?utm_source=linktree_profile_share --------------------------------------- Danny’s Instagram: @danny_barker @zatheband --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:56 – Amber & Key 2:04 – The Writing/Research 31:16 – Filming the Titanic Wreck 47:51 – The Pre-Production 1:14:02 – The Production 2:13:02 – The Post-Production 2:59:02 – The Release 3:16:38 – Our Thoughts 3:56:59 – Thanks for watching --------------------------------------- RESOURCES: James Cameron YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nhsNvFPrljayCCqLNW5oRoB&si=y-wt-fiVP_pFmi0j James Cameron on Howard Stern: https://youtu.be/UjcNir7iBMg?si=pBXc0JpThTz5nOcB The Olympic/Titanic Conspiracy: https://youtu.be/KxkEMge4118?si=GaKOFojmoCcOO1jk James Cameron’s LSD trip: https://youtu.be/BC63BPsx-1s?si=mbHdt6EjfZtr4YAD Books: The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron by Rebecca Keegan: https://a.co/d/bLjV3Ln Titanic and the Making of James Cameron by Paula Parisi: https://a.co/d/cMOPz3H James Cameron’s Titanic by Jain Lemos: https://a.co/d/5x5TOpI

Listen up, soldier! We got a film history boot camp for you that dives deep into the writing, filming, editing, and release of Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, and like old Uncle Sam says, I want YOU to join us!  Now drop and give me 203 minutes of listening! For more on Kubrick, check out our episodes on The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, and our episode on his entire filmography. --------------------------------------- LEARN MORE about our FEATURE FILM: https://linktr.ee/thedocumentsmovie --------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- Danny’s Instagram: @danny_barker @zatheband --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 1:05 – The Writing 26:38 – The Filming 1:59:00 – The Editing 2:13:45 – The Release 2:23:05 – Thoughts and Analysis 3:21:13 – Final Thoughts --------------------------------------- RESEARCH: Full Metal Jacket Youtube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4ngwsHS8xjuforOn6Syvekwn&si=xVr5mrcTiq-sK-yO Books:  The Short Timers by Gustav Hasford: https://a.co/d/ieOTmVv Full Metal Jacket Diary by Matthew Modine: https://a.co/d/3au0TTA The Stanley Kubrick Archives edited by Alison Castle: https://a.co/d/4Uvz69O Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at his Side by Emilio D’Alessandro: https://a.co/d/6ycWS4Q Kubrick by Michael Herr: https://a.co/d/i1AREP4 Stanley Kubrick: A Life by David Mikics: https://a.co/d/0jEjg94 Stanley Kubrick: Interviews by Gene D. Phillips: https://a.co/d/1PnrI4I Stanley Kubrick: The Complete Films by Paul Duncan: https://a.co/d/6UZs2ae 2001: A Space Odyssey(BFI Film Classics) by Peter Krämer: https://a.co/d/duKTZFL Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film. by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams: https://a.co/d/g4u0Ib5 For more Kubrick talk visit these channels and videos: The Kubrick Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOXNWogCLfM&list=PLvVelKSa0ZrL6ZpY7XuNl8hRomAutPjWF&pp=iAQB Collative Learning:  https://www.youtube.com/@collativelearning Eyebrow Cinema https://www.youtube.com/@EyebrowCinema Cinematyler: https://www.youtube.com/@CinemaTyler Broey Deschanel: https://youtu.be/QLUwtSZseKk?si=3rh8n98Uob-PpCpd #StanleyKubrick #StanleyKubricktalk #Full Metal Jacket talk #Kubrickpodcast #Directorpodcasts #directorspodcast #filmdirectorpodcast

Jordan Belfort: Sell me this podcast. Johnny: Oh, sure... Uh... Well, it's the Finale of our historical retrospective on Martin Scorsese's entire filmography. We worked really hard, did a lot of research, and hope people relax, learn and have fun. Danny: We dive into the history behind the productions of Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street, Silence, The Irishman, Killers of the Flower Moon and more-- Jordan Belfort: Wait, this sounds good. Johnny: All three episodes come in at over 14 hours-- Jordan Belfort: Shhhh! I'm listening to this podcast called The Director Dossiers. --------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:27 – Gangs of New York 51:45 - Johnny’s Abraham Lincoln Impression 53:49 – The Aviator 1:18:36 – Shark Tale 1:21:02 – No Direction Home: A Bob Dylan Story 1:34:17 – The Departed 2:07:47 – Shine A Light 2:12:11 – Shutter Island 2:41:10 – Side Projects Part 2 2:56:15 – George Harrison: Living in the Material World 3:04:44 – Hugo 3:37:42 – The Wolf of Wall Street 4:04:36 – Silence 4:22:43 – Rolling Thunder Revue 4:27:52 – The Irishman 5:10:40 – Public Speaking and Pretend It’s a City 5:18:09 – Side Projects Part 3 5:41:15 - Killers of the Flower Moon 6:15:41 – Thanks for Watching --------------------------------------- RESOURCES: Martin Scorsese YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4njMH5TJn6bWMXN43FHW_vKf&si=pUvYXECdpK7UINWo Books:  Martin Scorsese: A Journey by Mary Pat Kelly: https://a.co/d/gpTYZVv Conversations with Scorsese by Richard Schickel: https://a.co/d/dhUXxht A Life in Movies by Irwin Winkler: https://a.co/d/5BjTJW9 Working Class War by Christian G. Appy: https://a.co/d/cfjvF6p

Insightful how? Insightful like I'm a well researched podcast? I'm entertaining, I make you laugh? I'm here to #$%@ing give you Part Two of a series on Martin Scorsese's filmography and detail the history of productions like The King of Comedy, After Hours, The Color of Money, The Last Temptation of Christ, New York Stories, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, The Age of Innocence, Casino, Kundun, My Voyage to Italy, and Bringing Out the Dead? What do you mean "insightful"? Insightful how? How is The Director Dossiers insightful? Tell me! --------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:31 – The King of Comedy 24:28 – After Hours 42:01  –  The Color of Money 1:04:20  – The Last Temptation of Christ 1:29:31 – New York Stories 1:43:20 – Scorsese’s Daily Life 1:45:41 – Goodfellas 2:05:42 – Cape Fear 2:31:24 – The Age of Innocence 2:44:49 – Scorsese’s Side Projects 2:59:09 – Casino 3:18:14 – Kundun 3:35:29 – Bringing Out the Dead 3:54:14 – Thanks for Watching --------------------------------------- RESOURCES: Martin Scorsese YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4njMH5TJn6bWMXN43FHW_vKf&si=pUvYXECdpK7UINWo Books:  Martin Scorsese: A Journey by Mary Pat Kelly: https://a.co/d/gpTYZVv Conversations with Scorsese by Richard Schickel: https://a.co/d/dhUXxht A Life in Movies by Irwin Winkler: https://a.co/d/5BjTJW9

You listening to The Director Dossiers? You listening to The Director Dossiers? Well, I hear Part One of a historical retrospective of Martin Scorsese's entire filmography detailing the productions of Who’s That Knocking At My Door, Street Scenes, Boxcar Bertha, Mean Streets, Italianamerican, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver, New York New York, The Last Waltz, and Raging Bull... Who the #@$! do you think your listening to? --------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:42 – Early Life 6:24 – What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? 13:12  –  It’s Not Just You, Murray 23:35 – Who’s That Knocking at My Door? 40:25 – The Big Shave 49:03 – The Honeymoon Killers and Woodstock 57:55 – Street Scenes 1:10:45 – Boxcar Bertha 1:24:56 – Mean Streets 1:52:05 – Italianamerican 2:03:10 – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 2:15:10 – Taxi Driver 2:50:01 – New York, New York 3:17:24 – The Last Waltz 3:27:39 – American Boy 3:36:07 – Raging Bull 4:19:22 – Things We Missed   --------------------------------------- RESOURCES: Martin Scorsese YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4njMH5TJn6bWMXN43FHW_vKf&si=pUvYXECdpK7UINWo Books:  Martin Scorsese: A Journey by Mary Pat Kelly: https://a.co/d/gpTYZVv Conversations with Scorsese by Richard Schickel: https://a.co/d/dhUXxht A Life in Movies by Irwin Winkler: https://a.co/d/5BjTJW9 Hell No, We Won’t Go by Sherry Gershon Gottlieb: https://a.co/d/1cx0awK Working Class War by Christian G. Appy: https://a.co/d/cfjvF6p

...get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm gonna listen to The Director Dossiers' historical deep dive on the writing, filming, editing, and reception of Paddy Chayefsky and Sidney Lumet's  Network!" --------------------------------------- Watch and Subscribe on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- Danny’s Instagram: @danny_barker @zatheband --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 2:05 – The Writing 25:12 – The Filming & Editing 45:52  –  The Release & Reception 54:49 – Thoughts and Analysis 1:43:42 – Abraham Lincoln and other Murdered Presidents 1:46:37 – Outro  --------------------------------------- RESEARCH: Network Youtube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nhWe74811gL0ax0df9FqwYx&si=IC0YE_rQQgYXxVOs Books:  Mad As Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies by David Itzkoff: https://a.co/d/5onUtro Making Movies by Sidney Lumet: https://a.co/d/5hetlOc Hate Inc. by Matt Taibbi: https://a.co/d/0cY0Q0x3

Alice: And, you know, there's something very important that we need to do as soon as possible. Bill: What's that? Alice: Listen to a historical deep dive into the writing, filming, editing, and reception of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Bill: Okay, let's go. For more on Kubrick, check out our episodes on The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and our episode on his entire filmography. --------------------------------------- DOWNLOAD THE STANLEY KUBRICK DOSSIER PDF: https://johnnycruz1998.gumroad.com/l/pgihy --------------------------------------- Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- Danny’s Instagram: @danny_barker @zatheband --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:32 – The Writing 22:52 – The Filming 43:56  –  The Editing 1:09:29 – The Release 1:18:07 – Thoughts and Analysis 2:21:11 – Final Thoughts --------------------------------------- RESEARCH: Books:  Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film. by Robert P. Kolker & Nathan Abrams:  Eyes Wide Open by Frederic Raphael:  Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler:  The Stanley Kubrick Archives edited by Alison Castle:  Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at his Side by Emilio D’Alessandro: https://a.co/d/6ycWS4Q Kubrick by Michael Herr: https://a.co/d/i1AREP4 Stanley Kubrick: A Life by David Mikics: https://a.co/d/0jEjg94 Stanley Kubrick: Interviews by Gene D. Phillips: https://a.co/d/1PnrI4I Stanley Kubrick: The Complete Films by Paul Duncan: https://a.co/d/6UZs2ae 2001: A Space Odyssey(BFI Film Classics) by Peter Krämer: https://a.co/d/duKTZFL Eyes Wide Shut Youtube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4njm3EbDtqrEaYDvKNutoMGY&si=vkXSpiV4W89b3Ghz For more Kubrick talk visit these channels and videos: The Kubrick Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOXNWogCLfM&list=PLvVelKSa0ZrL6ZpY7XuNl8hRomAutPjWF&pp=iAQB Collative Learning:  https://www.youtube.com/@collativelearning Eyebrow Cinema https://www.youtube.com/@EyebrowCinema Cinematyler: https://www.youtube.com/@CinemaTyler Broey Deschanel: https://youtu.be/QLUwtSZseKk?si=3rh8n98Uob-PpCpd #StanleyKubrick #StanleyKubricktalk #Eyeswideshuttalk #Kubrickpodcast #Directorpodcasts #directorspodcast #filmdirectorpodcast

You see, in this world there’s two kinds of people, my friend: Those who listen to a historical retrospective of Sergio Leone’s filmography that details the production of movies like The Colossus of Rhodes, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Duck You Sucker!, and Once Upon a Time in America… and those who don’t. --------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- Danny’s Instagram: @danny_barker @zatheband --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:30 – Early Life 11:25 – The Colossus of Rhodes 26:27  –  A Fistful of Dollars 44:17 – For A Few Dollars More 1:04:12 – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 1:33:14 – Once Upon a Time in the West 2:00:05 – Duck, You Sucker 2:22:36 – Leone’s Producing Years 2:26:40 – Once Upon a Time in America 2:53:51 – Leone’s Final Years 3:03:29 – Outro  --------------------------------------- RESOURCES: Sergio Leone YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4ng-NRoQTzMKKfMEj2bd1hBx&si=nX3j9FwII3-3Ckwo Books:  Sergio Leone: Something To Do With Death by Christopher Frayling: https://a.co/d/4Ui5KqT

Johnny: Danny? When I came to you with those calculations, we thought we might start a chain reaction that would record a historical retrospective of Christopher Nolan’s entire filmography that detailed the writing, filming, editing, and reception of movies like Following, Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet, and Best Picture Winner Oppenheimer… Danny: I remember it well. What of it? Johnny: I believe we did. Music: *BWWWAAAAAAAAHBAAAAAAAAAAAA!* --------------------------------------- Watch on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- Danny’s Instagram: @danny_barker @zatheband --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:34 – Early Life 6:09 – Tarantella, Larceny, Doodlebug 9:54  –  Following 20:25 – Memento 35:41 – Insomnia 49:35 – Keys to the Street and Howard Hughes 52:54 – Batman Begins 1:11:42 – The Prestige 1:24:00 – The Dark Knight 1:41:25 – Inception 1:50:49 – The Dark Knight Rises 2:05:11 – Interstellar 2:23:36 – Dunkirk 2:39:54 – Tenet 2:55:39 – Oppenheimer --------------------------------------- RESOURCES: Christopher Nolan YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4ng2_XrVMzklA83RUst6wZgF&si=H69VeYeyUwtb7H_g Books:  The Nolan Variations by Tom Shone: https://a.co/d/iLosaw1 Oppenheimer: The Official Screenplay: https://a.co/d/aiaZt0o Memento & Following Screenplays: https://a.co/d/3YYwm9M

“Gentlemen, it’s been a privilege playing with you tonight… but I have to go listen to a historical retrospective on James Cameron’s entire filmography that dives into the writing, filming, editing, and reception of movies like The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, Titanic, Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water, and further speculates on the future of the Avatar franchise.” --------------------------------------- Listen on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- Danny’s Instagram: @danny_barker @zatheband --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro 0:27 – Early Life 7:45 – Xenogenesis 11:59  –  Roger Corman and Piranha II 17:20 – The Terminator 37:42 – Aliens 1:02:55 – The Abyss 1:22:22 – Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1:52:09 – The Crowded Room & Strange Days 1:54:46 – True Lies 2:16:48 – Spider-Man 2:21:07 – Titanic 2:47:15 – Documentaries and TV 3:00:49 – Avatar 3:20:04 – After Avatar 3:25:05 – Avatar: The Way of Water 3:46:43 – Avatar 3, 4, 5… 6 & 7? 3:51:16 – Funny Outro --------------------------------------- RESOURCES: James Cameron YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nhsNvFPrljayCCqLNW5oRoB&si=y-wt-fiVP_pFmi0j Books:  The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron by Rebecca Keegan: https://a.co/d/bLjV3Ln Titanic and the Making of James Cameron by Paula Parisi: https://a.co/d/cMOPz3H The Art of Avatar: James Cameron’s Epic Adventure by Lisa Fitzpatrick: https://a.co/d/8vgTjNH James Cameron’s Titanic by Jain Lemos:  https://a.co/d/5x5TOpI