Tze Chun & Brendan Hay
WGA Spotlight with Tom Bernardo.
Our feature presentation… writers Tze Chun and Brendan Hay delve into a conversation about some of their favorite films that inspired their new animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. Join them as they engage in a fascinating discussion with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
WGA Spotlight: Tom Bernardo – Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, TFH’s Mogwai Madness
Dirty Harry (1971) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary, Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Verdict (1982)
Sweet Smell Of Success (1957) – John Landis’ trailer commentary
Other Notable Items
Our Titus Welliver podcast episode
Paramount Pictures
Bosch TV series (2014-2021)
Amazon Studios
Eric Overmyer
Bosch: Legacy TV series (2022- )
The Lincoln Lawyer TV series (2022- )
CBS
Netflix
Michael Connelly
Sidney Lumet
David Mamet
Paul Newman
On Directing Film book by David Mamet (1991)
Making Movies by Sidney Lumet (1995)
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director book by Alexander Mackendrick (2005)
Clifford Odets
Tony Curtis
Tze Chun and Brendan Hay – Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
His Girl Friday (1940) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, TFH’s Mogwai Madness
Gone With The Wind (1939)
The Proposition (2005)
Drug War (2012)
The Replacements (2000)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) – TFH’s Mogwai Madness
Robocop (1987) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray reviews
Journey To The West (2013)
Time Bandits (1981) – Chris Wilkinson’s trailer commentary
Goonies (1985)
Spaceballs (1987)
Spirited Away (2001) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
The Wizard Of Oz (1939) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
Ashes Of Time (1994)
In The Mood For Love (2000)
Chungking Express (1994) – Quentin Lee’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Apocalypse Now (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Romeo and Juliet (1968) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Godfather Part II (1974) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Eel (1997)
Dr. Strangelove (1964) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Straw Dogs (1971) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary, Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review, Joe Dante’s review
Trainspotting (1996)
The Heroic Trio (1993)
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Stephen Chow retrospective
Police Story (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Iron Giant (1999)
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Shock Corridor (1963) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Other Notable Items
Our friends at Movies Unlimited!
Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai TV series (2023- )
Johnnie To
The Replacements
Paul Westerberg
Del Shannon
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Gremlins 2: The New Batch novelization by David Bischoff (1990)
Robocop novelization by Ed Naha (1987)
Stephen Chow
Journey To The West novel (16th century) by Wu Cheng’en
Journey To The West miniseries (1986)
Shaw Brothers Studio
Amblin
Warner Brothers Animation
American Born Chinese graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang (2006)
Robin Hood
David Warner
Matthew Rhys
Indiana Jones
Hayao Miyazaki
Wong Kar-wai
John Hora
The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Channel
Grasshoppers Comics in Long Island
Michelle Yeoh
Jackie Chan
Bruce Lee
Marvel Comics
Disney
Warner Brothers
Brad Bird
Cartoon Network
Betamax
LaserDisc
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