In this episode, we embark on a series called TENDER IS THE FLESH (inspired by my recent reading of the book of that title by Augustina Bazterrica) where we will explore the varied portrayals of cannibalism in film -- FUN -- starting with "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover" a 1989 deeply disturbing cinematic masterpiece by Peter Greenaway.Other films (probably) coming this series (if you want to get ahead): "Bones and All" (2022), "Fresh" (2022), "Society of the Snow" (2023), "Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Follow @ingloriousbaguettes on Instagram for up-to-date everything related to the pod. Sources/Further reading: Trailer for the filmMegalopolis fake reviews via AI- articleAlien Romulus using AI to bring back the deadCouples Therapy showGirls, Guts & Giallo episode on The Cook, The Thief...

As part of this podcast, I will be including some episodes related to my adventures in theater-going and this week is all about Sharon Tate, after seeing a Double Feature of her films at the New Beverly Cinema this week. We look at her life, her tragic passing and deep-dive the films "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1967) & "The Wrecking Crew" (1968). We also discuss Demon Copperhead (the book I just finished), Cher's new memoir, NYFF updates and this article by my friend Tomris Laffly: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/robin-williams-death-anniversary-memoriesSources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpLJxB3jJhohttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001790/trivia/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W527bf_qpqMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeTvyXXccCU&t=1sBook: Sharon Tate and the Manson murders by Greg King"Sufferings are the great seducer"  article by Peter Evans for The Sunday Times

In this episode, your host Elise Hernke takes a look at the significance of Andrew McCarthy's new documentary "Brats" coming out in "brat summer 2024." Seeking to understand first and foremost what Charli xcx's "brat" actually means, the etymology and impact of the word overtime and the generational approach to celebrity and identity. Your host will also start the episode as usual with some industry updates and chat about her latest media consumption. Sources & further reading for this episode: https://youtu.be/31rL6M55B8o?si=kScSovKy8a9oOR6Vhttps://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2060438/military-brat-do-you-know-where-the-term-comes-from/#:~:text=It%20explained%20%22BRAT%22%20as%20a,just%20referred%20to%20military%20childrenhttps://www.etymonline.com/word/brat#:~:text=brat%20(n.),%2C%20William%20Dunbar's%20Flyting%20(c.https://capsule98.com/features/history-of-bratz/#:~:text=Bratz%20dolls%20were%20born%20in,toy%20manufacturer's%20most%20successful%20venturehttps://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/men-celebrating-brat-summerhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jul/16/brat-summer-is-the-long-era-of-clean-living-finally-over

Discussing how the book industry has been overrun by adaptable content as a result of the film and television industry relying heavily on familiar IP. Along with today's main topic, on this episode we also discuss J-Law's new a24 project, Margot Robbie's pregnancy, Inside Out 2, Kinds of Kindness, and more. Follow the podcast Instagram @Ingloriousbaguettes. Sources / Further reading for the episode:https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/07/tv-adaptations-fiction/619442/https://www.instagram.com/p/C7jdt91MuwA/?hl=enhttps://www.amazon.com/You-Are-What-Watch-Everything/dp/1523515899https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPF121ZJ?k=creativity%20inc&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_l_k0_1_13&crid=HW96DOC1D9QQ&sprefix=creativity%20in

After 1.5 year hiatus, your host Elise Hernke is back with more Cinematic Breadcrumbs straight from the bakery. Each week we will be discussing some topic related to the world of cinema whether that be reviewing a specific film or deep-diving some aspect of the industry. To kick it off, Elise shares what you should lookout for this summer, recaps movie news of the past year, and touches on recent pop culture updates. Then, for the meat of the episode, we take a look at the way the horror genre has been treated by the Academy Awards and try to decide whether we think that is evolving. Follow the pod / Elise on Instagram @ingloriousabaguettes. Below are some further reading/source links for those interested:https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a42918676/the-oscars-horror-snub/https://www.fangoria.com/oscar-winning-horror-movies/https://www.alltherightmovies.com/feature/horror-at-the-oscars-why-the-genre-has-been-snubbed-by-the-academy/ https://www.npr.org/2024/03/01/1234626714/2024-oscars-date-horror-nominees-awards https://variety.com/2023/film/news/netflix-movie-strategy-fewer-better-films-1235782546/https://www.vulture.com/article/netflix-irish-wish-is-an-ai-generated-harbinger-of-doom.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4WiXKGCJhg&pp=ygUQY2hhcGVsbCByb2FuIHRpbg%3D%3Dhttps://collider.com/oscars-horror-movies/

Eat the Rich season is going strong & has been on the rise for the past decade. In this episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs podcast, your host Elise Hernke speculates on what societally happened starting at the turn of the century to provoke such an interest in the suffering of the rich on film. Films mentioned in this episode: 1990s/early 2000s - The Game, Titanic, The Family Man, Scrooged2010-2019 - Knives Out, Snowpiercer, Parasite, Ready or Not, You're Next, Get Out, The Big Short, Sorry to Bother You2020 - 2023 - Triangle of Sadness, The Menu, Knives Out: Glass Onion, White Lotus (TV; on HBO), Infinity Pool, Don't Worry DarlingSongs used in amateur compilation:Aerosmith - Eat The RichHall & Oates - Rich GirlABBA - Money Money Money Frank Ocean - Super Rich KidsWhite Lotus S'2 Theme SongEpisode of "You're Wrong About" that discusses the emergence of the middle class lobbied by advertising companies who desired to keep the upper class in power: https://www.stitcher.com/show/youre-wrong-about/episode/online-shopping-with-amanda-mull-207270849Follow the podcast Instagram here.

This month we are diving into the Oscar nominated "Triangle of Sadness" (dir. by Ruben Östlund; 2022) as well as the 2023 Academy Awards which just aired on March 12th. The part 2 of this month will be focused on films of a similar vein, which I might call "Eat The Rich" films, so be on the lookout for that coming up in a couple weeks.*If you want to jump straight to the "T of S" portion of the episode & skip the Oscars discussion, go to ~40min mark. Follow the account Instagram here.

On this episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs, we dive into what you should watch if you liked "Babylon" and are looking for more. This includes the Old Hollywood references and history that inspired the story and which films to watch to get a better look at that time period, films that tackle similar themes and other of director Damien Chazelle's big hitters. The main films we look at are, but are not limited to, "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013), "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), "Boogie Nights" (1997), "La La Land" (2016), and "Singing in the Rain" (1952). For full list of references and source material that I pulled for this episode, check out the episode notes.Follow the podcast Instagram here.

We're back, baby!! To kick off the first episode of 2023, we are diving into "BABYLON" (2022) Damien Chazelle's latest, most controversial film, starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, as a bunch of dreamers who ride the wave of Hollywood's transition from silent film to talkies, which also marks the end of the depraved and decadent world that it once was. In this episode, we discuss many of the true historical origins of many of the "Babylon" characters, the book "Hollywood Babylon," the original "Babylon" script, and the polarizing ending. Episode notes can be found here.Follow Cinematic Breadcrumbs on Instagram here.Hope you enjoy!

Chris Motley joins us on this episode to help continue the angels on earth series with the 1978 Oscar winning football movie "Heaven Can Wait" starring Warren Beatty. He also brings the Cinematic Breadcrumbs listeners something that your host certainly can't - a nuanced look at the top 5 best sports movies out there, specifically the most underrated. In this episode, we talk about the various depictions of the afterlife / purgatory, the films logic, costume, set design and central love story, and the twist ending. Follow Chris on Instagram (and hire him to walk your dog if you're in Philly!) here.Episode notes can be found here.Follow the podcast Instagram here.

On this episode, we continue with the series on angels with "City of Angels" the very 1998 Hollywood remake of one of the greatest films of all time ("Wings of Desire") starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. We have special guest Brittany Stiles, friend of the pod, who helps us break down the movie. Questions discussed include, but are not limited to: Should angels wear trench coats? Did this movie up the sales of Rolling Rock? Is surgeon the American version of a German trapeze artist? How on earth did this get made?Enjoy this silly episode. Episode notes can be found here.Follow the podcast instagram account here.

This week we are sprinkling a little bit of angel dust on your holiday season with the 1996 Nora Ephron oddball rom-com fantasy movie starring John Travolta as an arch angel who comes to earth to seduce women, drink beer, make two naysayers fall in love, help a dog, see the largest ball of yarn and do some dancing. He might be an angel, but he ain't no saint! It's "Michael." We have special guest Jason Shoff of Critically Important Podcast joining us for the fun & you can follow him on Twitter @Shoffology. If you enjoyed this episode, you should also check out the two episodes where Cinematic Breadcrumbs host came on Critically Important here & here. Find episode notes here for your reference.Follow the podcast Instagram here.Podcast editing help by David Holmes. Enjoy!

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This week is a double wammy to finish off the Midcentury Macabre spooky movie series (yes, it lasted through Thanksgiving, but I never want spooky season to end!!!). We talk about the 1960 Georges Franju classic horror "Eyes without a Face," the film that made seven Scots pass out, inspired Michael Myer's mask, and prompted Pedro Almodovar to create a loose adaptation. We also talk about that adaptation, a 2011 film starring Antonio Banderas called "The Skin I Live In" which also credits the novel "Tarantula" by Thierry Jonquet. We have a special guest this week, "Snake In The Grass" episode 8 winner and horror enthusiast Juliet Bell. Follow her here. Follow the podcast Instagram account @cinematicbreadcrumbs.& if you want to support the Patreon, find it here.Finally, episode notes from this episode can be found here. Use search feature on IngloriousBaguettes.com for all archived episode notes.

This 1958 horror "The Blob" is known for being Steve McQueen's first on-screen leading feature, but there were so many more aspects to the film that keep it in the conversation even today. This week as part of the Mid-century Macabre series, we dive into the cultural landscape at the time that was used in the storytelling of this movie to make it that much more frightening for audiences at the time, including the space race, the cultural divide between teenagers (see: Greasers) and their parents, and small town Americas midnight horror movie. Episode notes can be found here.Patreon can be found here.Instagram can be found here.

This week we continue with the Mid-Century Macabre series by diving into the 1942 classic "Cat People" which made Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list, Steven Schneider's "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," the Criterion Collection and it's way into my heart. This episode is all about the feminine villain and sympathetic monsters going all the way back to the forties. There is also a bit of bonus content in the form of a list of the top 10 best cats in film. Episode notes can be found here.Patreon can be found here.Instagram can be found here.

Kicking off our next series "Mid-Century Macabre" - horror movies from the 1950s/60s is a film with a long-lasting legacy and surprising back story, "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954). This week is all about the creatures creator, Milicent Patrick, whose biography exists within the pages of the book "The Lady from the Black Lagoon" by Mallory O'Meara. DIVE IN with me and we will look at the culture impact of the film, its relationship to other monster movies, and how the film came to be. Episode notes can be found here.Follow myself/the pod on Instagram here.Cover art by Isis Petit with coloration by Katie Anderson

Continued discussion about Rear Window - for the second half of the conversation we dive further in and look at more of the technical aspects of the film, comparisons to the story it was based on and its legacy.ALSO it's officially time to announce THE PATREON!! Launching October 1st, you will be able to have access to minisodes, monthly movie lists, book recommendations to pair with the episodes and more! Follow Aaron Jacobi and his photos here.Episode notes can be found here.See our Mimosa Matinee day here.Follow myself/the pod here.Cover art by Isis Petit with coloration by Katie Anderson

My friend who is also a photographer Aaron Jacobi (see episode on "The Batman") is back! This week we embark on the first of a two-part-er (expect nothing less for a flawless Hitchcockian summer thriller). We talk about the beloved "Rear Window" (1954) and what it says about voyeurism, how placing a photographer in the foreground informs most of the shots and how it compares to the short story it is based on. Follow Aaron Jacobi and his photos here.Episode notes can be found here.See our Mimosa Matinee day here.Follow myself/the pod here.Cover art by Isis Petit with coloration by Katie Anderson

On this weeks episode, we take a look at the year 1999 in film, and continue the sizzling summer series with one of my all time favorite thrillers: "The Talented Mr. Ripley" directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cate Blanchett. Stacked cast, perfect aspirational summer aesthetics and unexpected thrills.Follow the pod on Instagram @ingloriousbaguettes or on TikTok @cinematicbreadcrumbsEpisode notes can be found here.Cover art by Isis Petit with coloration by Katie Anderson