Another one! It’s been a while, but James Cameron is back with even more. What is he basing all this off of, and what took so long? Is the Na’vi language real, and why are the aliens blue? Let’s get some answers!

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• video, Avatar The Way of Water making-of
• article, the 45 page doc of Jim Cameron’s Avatar influences
• video, Cameron’s first short film Xenogenesis
• graph, color spectrum for sci-fi interfaces over time
• website, the Na’vi language and grammar rules

Other similar episodes to check out…Stan Lee & Marvel, Black Panther, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings (part 2), Predator (part 1), Halo, Dune

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Extras:

• happiest season trailer // 3 min

• interview with hallmark programming vp // 39 min

• history of hallmark // article

• classic hallmark card commercial // 2 min

• every hallmark movie ever parody // 4 min

• die hard parody trailer // 2 min

• the writer’s take on if it’s a christmas film // 4 min

• review of the predecessor film “the detective” // article

• the original posters without bruce willis on it // article

• the history of the writing process // article

We break down the origin of the tale, and get into the first Italian film version. What is the point of the story in the first place? Can there be more than one? Let’s learn!

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Extras:

• behind the scenes video, Pinnochio
• article, the original Italian Pinnochio film
• full film, Pinnochio in Outer Space
• art, Gris Grimly’s drawings for the new film

Other similar episodes to check out…Nightmare Alley, Cabinet of Curiosities, A Christmas Carol, The Green Knight, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Another adaptation of the beloved story in “Spirited” - but what makes it so great after all these years? Did Dickens invent our modern Christmas festivities? And who was the real Tiny Tim? Let’s go!

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Extras:

• trailer, Spirited (2022)
• article, the real Tiny Tim

Other similar episodes to check out…Hallmark Movies, Die Hard, The Princess Bride, Harry Potter (pt 1), Halloween Special, Frozen

We’re talking about the creator Charles Addams, the jump from comics to film, and what the heck makes this different from the Munsters!

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Extras:

• trailer, Wednesday (2022)
• video, Addams Family pinball machine
• photo, the downhill skier comic strip
• video, Vic Mizzy’s Spiderman 2 blooper song

Other similar episodes to check out…Shrek (part 1), Minions, Being the Ricardos, Fear Street, Lovecraft Country, Hansel and Gretel

Let’s take a stroll through the development of the Black Panther character, what elements had to change for this new film, and some real-world influences on the country of Wakanda!

Content Correction: Lesotho should be pronounced like “Luh-SOO-TOO”. Apologies!

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Extras:

• trailer, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• article, history of Black Panther film attempts
• video, Epic Rap Battle: Mansa Musa v Jeff Bezos
• article, AkonCity

Other similar episodes to check out…Stan Lee, Justice League, Batman (part 1), Marvel’s What If?, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Da 5 Bloods

It’s a biopic about Weird Al - but as with all his work, it’s not what you think. How’d this film come to be, and what’s the process behind the legend’s four decade career? And also: Mozart made a parody song? Come learn!

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Extras:

• trailer, Weird: The Al Yankovic story
• fake trailer, Funny or Die Weird Al Biopic
• clip, Daniel Radcliffe singing the Elements Song
• clip, Weird Al on Oprah in the 1980’s
• clip, Mozart’s Musical Joke composition

Other similar episodes to check out…Nicholas Cage, Minions, Top Gun, Ghostbusters, Pam and Tommy, Shrek (part 2), Scream

The new film is epic and affecting, but what’s the story behind the original book and film? What’s been changed, and how did history overtake the with a true story in the lead-up to World War 2? It’s all happening in real-time: let’s learn!

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Extras:

• trailer, 2022 film
• trailer, 1930 film
• article, on the original book’s creation

Other similar episodes to check out…Jojo Rabbit, Da 5 Bloods, Harriet, The Plot Against America, Animal Farm, Catch-22