The Essential Films Podcast

Oh yahh, You betcha! Adolfo and Mark discuss The Coen Brothers' 1996 black comedy thriller, FARGO! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com

We're back! On today's podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark record a commentary track for the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock classic: NORTH BY NORTHWEST, accompanied by other movie discussions. To skip right to the commentary, go to the 30:10 mark. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com

Taking a look at Quentin Tarantino's 2009 modern classic INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com

When CIA operative Felix Leiter is left for dead by vicious drug kingpin, Sanchez, James Bond makes it his personal vendetta to take him down… going so far as becoming a rogue agent.Links:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@adolfojacosta/ Substack: https://adolfoacosta.substack.comTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adolfojacostaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEssential...Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kOLC5r...Linktree: https://linktr.ee/adolfoacostaWebsite: https://essentialfilmspodcast.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONWe're back! After an unplanned hiatus, we are back on your podcast app of choice. On this week's adventure Adolfo and Mark discuss John Ford's THE GRAPES OF WRATH.On Today's Show:* Mark’s Hollywood Journey* Mark wins an Oscar!* Walt Disney Archives* How to properly hold an Oscar* The glory days of VHS* “A Very Special Epsidoe”* The heaviness of The Grapes of Wrath* Watching the movie instead of reading the book for school* The differences between the movie and the novel* Quick turnaround from the novel’s publishing to the release of the film* Very socialist messaging, which is odd in the times of communist scapegoating* The Great Henry Fonda* “Just following orders”* Tom’s family thinking he broke out of jail* Heartbreaking shots* Grandpa’s medicine* Holding out hope for meager rewards* The brotherhood of the working class* Giving Grandma the Weekend at Bernie’s treatment* The dwindling of the family* Movie is clearly pro-Union* The Company Store scam* Tom’s sense of dignity, duty and self respect won’t allow him to be bullied* The government working camp is good for them, but it only lasts temporarily* Tom’s sacrifice for his family and following his calling to do good* Is tom a christ figure?* “We’re the people”* The power of the work and anti corporation - basically tenets of communism* Grapes of Wrath was woke before woke was a thing* Grapes of Wrath’s Academy Award nominations and wins, stealing the Best Director from Hitchcock who never got an Oscar* An inspirational but depressing movie* Will AFI update their lists?Films Referenced:* Rebecca (1940)* The Philadelphia Story (1940)* The Ten Commandments (1956)* White Wilderness (1958)* Some Like it Hot (1959)* The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)* The House That Dripped Blood (1971)* On Golden Pond (1981)* ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)* Return of the Jedi (1983)* Punky Brewster (TV Series, 1984-1988)* Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series, 1978-1986)* Full House (TV Series, 1987-1995)* ​​Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)* Dinosaurs (TV Series, 1991-1994)* Boy Meets World (1993-2000)* Kill Bill: Vol 1 (2003)* Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)* Beau Is Afraid (2023)Links: Substack: adolfoacosta.substack.comYouTube: youtube.com/@adolfojacosta Website: essentialfilmspodcast.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com

Are you the podcast whose coming was foretold to me? On today's podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark play Podcast Hosts of Christmas Past as they look at the long history of screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' immortal classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL!  Movies discussed include: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938), SCROOGE (1951), SCROOGE (1970), SCROOGED (1988), THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992) and many more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com

On today's podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss the wonderful weirdness of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com

On today's podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark return to discuss the 1953 Academy Award winning FROM HERE TO ETERNITY! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com

Better late than never! On today's podcast adventure, our long-delayed Christmas episode is out, as we review THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER. We also spend some time discussing the careers of the late Peter Bogdonavich and Ivan Reitman. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com

Life finds a way...  On today’s prehistoric adventure, join us as we discuss the 1993 blockbuster JURASSIC PARK! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adolfoacosta.substack.com