It’s our favourite! 😁

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Speaking of podcasts, if you become a Patreon supporter of the brilliant @onceuponavhs.bsky.social, you'll get to listen to a very special episode on FRAGGLE ROCK, for which I selected 10 of my favourite eps for them to watch--an extremely fun project for me, and such a great discussion!

We’re watching a film for @onceuponavhs.bsky.social that I love on a cellular level and realise has massively influenced me as a writer. Also the film that taught me what a corsage is…

Moments from The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996).

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40 years ago... Ridley Scott's LEGEND

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) takes the infamous nightmarish donkey transformation scene and PUTS IT ON A ROLLERCOASTER. It was the 90s!

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Which rock star provides Pinocchio’s singing voice? Listen and find out!

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, a nightmarish donkey transformation on a rollercoaster, opera pastiche, the fairytale charm of Prague, Bebe Neuwirth serving puss, a sea monster with human eyes and teeth, Sacro Bosco, a truly hideous CGI cricket and Dawn French’s cream cakes await.

We also dive deep into our relationship with Carlo Collodi’s story and its legacy including the Disney adaptation(s), Guillermo del Toro’s stunning stopmotion passion project, Spielberg-Kubrick collaboration AI: Artificial Intelligence and the excellent, book-faithful 2019 film from Matteo Garrone.

It’s time for our double bill of peculiar Pinocchio movies - first up is this lavish live action international co-production with memorably uncanny puppet practical effects provided by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.

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New episode - The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996).
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“Miracles are made in the heart, papa.”

#pinocchio #theadventuresofpinocchio

Moments from Thumbelina (1994).

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If anything it’s even stranger in the context of the film! Mrs Toad would definitely come back for an All-Winners season

The diva doll herself, Mrs Toad aka "the Charo frog" in Don Bluth's Thumbelina (1994).

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What does Andersen's penpal have to do with any of this? Listen and find out!

An amphibious Charo's cuchi-cuchi, Bluth's preoccupation with both death and sparkles, Barry Manilow, fairy headgear, Thumbling stories, Carol Channing chatting to Betty White on the phone, the Danny Kaye movie musical, dark undercurrents and some distinctive vocal stylings await.

We return to the Don Bluth oeuvre with a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale adaptation starring Jodi Benson, hot on the heels of The Little Mermaid and the Disney renaissance at large.

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New episode: Thumbelina (1994)
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"After the rain goes, there are rainbows - I'll find my rainbow soon."

A little reminder…

We had our own Gremlin encounter earlier this month…

Moments from Gremlins (1984).

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The matte paintings of Nightbreed.

We loved chatting with Conrad and Dan, hosts of @movieoubliette.bsky.social about the festive frights and delights of Christmassy comedy horror classic Gremlins.

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We're so excited to be guests on @onceuponavhs.bsky.social to talk about a blockbuster that could never be in the oubliette: Gremlins! Check it out:

an unhinged deleted sequence from Chris Columbus’ darker original spec script and Jerry Goldsmith’s pitch-perfect score await.

Which character’s name does Michael keep getting wrong? Listen and find out!

Phoebe Cates’ delivery of THAT monologue, a reported Furby lawsuit, shocking scenes in the YMCA pool, the movie magic behind Gizmo’s expressive face, Mrs Deagle being catapulted…

The origins of Amblin, Joe Dante’s Looney Tunes leanings, the commodification of nostalgia, Zach Galligan getting his thunder stolen by a puppet, Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, cookies representing the nuclear family…

We’ve called upon Conrad and Dan of the brilliant Movie Oubliette podcast to help us tackle this Christmassy classic, throwing outlandish comedy, B-movie horror and Spielbergian schmaltz into a blender and making a real mess of the kitchen.

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New episode: Gremlins (1984) with @movieoubliette.bsky.social
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#gremlins

Was so excited to record this one, as a Peter Pan scholar (but not like a regular Peter Pan scholar, a cool Peter Pan scholar) - have been listening to 'Flying' ever since, I could kick a door off it's fucking hinges (whimsically)