Ed Larson
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Podcast Appearances
If you don't get that, well, you're shit out of luck. Sorry about it. We already put a fat one in. And so this one had, you know who's huge is Don Amici. Don Amici is an amazing character actor. I believe was also in Batteries Not Included. I think he was. Batteries Not Included was an amazing movie. Not an alien movie.
If you don't get that, well, you're shit out of luck. Sorry about it. We already put a fat one in. And so this one had, you know who's huge is Don Amici. Don Amici is an amazing character actor. I believe was also in Batteries Not Included. I think he was. Batteries Not Included was an amazing movie. Not an alien movie.
Yes, yes. Very good.
Yes, yes. Very good.
Yes, yes. Very good.
What I think is important when we talk about this dumb stuff, right, like we're sitting here partially, it's obviously we're having fun on the show and we like talking about movies, but it really is important, I think, to filmmakers. And I've heard this said in filmmaking class, which is the idea of know your genre. It doesn't matter what...
What I think is important when we talk about this dumb stuff, right, like we're sitting here partially, it's obviously we're having fun on the show and we like talking about movies, but it really is important, I think, to filmmakers. And I've heard this said in filmmaking class, which is the idea of know your genre. It doesn't matter what...
What I think is important when we talk about this dumb stuff, right, like we're sitting here partially, it's obviously we're having fun on the show and we like talking about movies, but it really is important, I think, to filmmakers. And I've heard this said in filmmaking class, which is the idea of know your genre. It doesn't matter what...
Anybody else thinks about the movie if you know what the genre of the movie is as the maker. And so that perspective changes everything. And it really requires, I think, unfortunately, the real education of a filmmaker is watching movies and identifying what are the telltale signs of very specific genres. Because then what you can do is, if you're a really good filmmaker, you can manipulate...
Anybody else thinks about the movie if you know what the genre of the movie is as the maker. And so that perspective changes everything. And it really requires, I think, unfortunately, the real education of a filmmaker is watching movies and identifying what are the telltale signs of very specific genres. Because then what you can do is, if you're a really good filmmaker, you can manipulate...
Anybody else thinks about the movie if you know what the genre of the movie is as the maker. And so that perspective changes everything. And it really requires, I think, unfortunately, the real education of a filmmaker is watching movies and identifying what are the telltale signs of very specific genres. Because then what you can do is, if you're a really good filmmaker, you can manipulate...
the traditional chapters of a genre film to tell stories. But it's important to know those very traditional chapters. And that they are very distinct versions of movies.
the traditional chapters of a genre film to tell stories. But it's important to know those very traditional chapters. And that they are very distinct versions of movies.
the traditional chapters of a genre film to tell stories. But it's important to know those very traditional chapters. And that they are very distinct versions of movies.
And it's funny until you start to really pick them all apart to see like, there really is entire veins of, you could see producers in the 80s saying, having kind of dumb ass conversations like this that are actually extremely important to the art. Absolutely. Alien movies are very deep. They're way deeper than you think they are. Oh, yeah. For sure.
And it's funny until you start to really pick them all apart to see like, there really is entire veins of, you could see producers in the 80s saying, having kind of dumb ass conversations like this that are actually extremely important to the art. Absolutely. Alien movies are very deep. They're way deeper than you think they are. Oh, yeah. For sure.
And it's funny until you start to really pick them all apart to see like, there really is entire veins of, you could see producers in the 80s saying, having kind of dumb ass conversations like this that are actually extremely important to the art. Absolutely. Alien movies are very deep. They're way deeper than you think they are. Oh, yeah. For sure.
A lot of times they reflect society, which I think is really fucking cool. Well, that's also the best part of horror and genre. I feel like horror as a genre is one of the best. Same thing with sci-fi. Sci-fi and horror are such a great, entertaining way to deliver ideas as well, especially sci-fi. Sci-fi is like, that's why in the end I love sci-fi.
A lot of times they reflect society, which I think is really fucking cool. Well, that's also the best part of horror and genre. I feel like horror as a genre is one of the best. Same thing with sci-fi. Sci-fi and horror are such a great, entertaining way to deliver ideas as well, especially sci-fi. Sci-fi is like, that's why in the end I love sci-fi.
A lot of times they reflect society, which I think is really fucking cool. Well, that's also the best part of horror and genre. I feel like horror as a genre is one of the best. Same thing with sci-fi. Sci-fi and horror are such a great, entertaining way to deliver ideas as well, especially sci-fi. Sci-fi is like, that's why in the end I love sci-fi.