Posts of "beyondthescreenplay"

Episode 164: Barbie | Video Podcast

In our season finale, the BTS team discusses the juxtaposition between Barbieland and the real world, the similar conflict between Barbie and Ken's character arcs, and how Greta Gerwig manages to take a movie about Barbie and make it as thematically rich as it is pink.👕 BEYOND THE SCREENPLAY MERCH ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lessons-from-the-screenplay.creator-spring.com⁠⁠⁠⁠�...

Introducing our Free Tier!

Patreon has a new feature where anyone can join the community of a Patreon to gain access to public posts, and easily switch to becoming a paid member if they want.If you're one of those people, welcome! 🎉We'll be posting updates about the podcast's goings on and schedule here so you can stay in the know.And if you ever want to upgrade to get access to our Discord, 30+ patron-exclus...

Patron-Exclusive: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

The team shares their thoughts on Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One!

Patron-Exclusive: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Video Podcast

The team shares their thoughts on Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One!

Episode 163: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation & Fallout | Video Podcast

The BTS team discusses how Christopher McQuarrie redirected the franchise, when the extreme in-camera action sequences work best, and what makes Ilsa Faust such a compelling character.

Episode 163: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation & Fallout

The BTS team discusses how Christopher McQuarrie redirected the franchise, when the extreme in-camera action sequences work best, and what makes Ilsa Faust such a compelling character.SUMMER: IMPOSSIBLE release schedule: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-release-83919760⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👕 BEYOND THE SCREENPLAY MERCH ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lessons-from-the-scree...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Video Podcast

The BTS team discusses what works and what doesn't work about Indy's final ride, how James Mangold's directing style pays homage to the original trilogy, and why less is more when it comes to the magic at the heart of every Indiana Jones film.

Episode 162: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The BTS team discusses what works and what doesn't work about Indy's final ride, how James Mangold's directing style pays homage to the original trilogy, and why less is more when it comes to the magic at the heart of every Indiana Jones film. SUMMER: IMPOSSIBLE release schedule: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-release-83919760⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👕 BEYOND ...

Episode 161: Mission: Impossible 3 & Ghost Protocol (ad-free) | Video Podcast

The BTS team discusses how J.J. Abrams and Brad Bird helped cement the look and feel of the franchise, the differences between the heist and action genres, and the importance of developing emotional character relationships.SUMMER: IMPOSSIBLE release schedule: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-release-83919760⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👕 BEYOND THE SCREENPLAY MERCH ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 161: Mission: Impossible 3 & Ghost Protocol (Ad Free)

The BTS team discusses how J.J. Abrams and Brad Bird helped cement the look and feel of the franchise, the differences between the heist and action genres, and the importance of developing emotional character relationships.SUMMER: IMPOSSIBLE release schedule: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-release-83919760⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👕 BEYOND THE SCREENPLAY MERCH ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Our next episode recording is on Mission: Impossible 5 & 6 — what should we talk about?

Our patron-exclusive episode on Asteroid City is out now, and our episode on Mission: Impossible 3 and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol drops next week!We're about to record our episode on the McQuarrie Missions: Impossible, aka Rogue Nation and Fallout. What are some topics or aspects of the films you’d want us to discuss? Let us know in the comments below, and upvote ones you agree w...

Patron-Exclusive: Asteroid City

The team shares their thoughts on vote winner Asteroid City!

Patron-Exclusive: Asteroid City | Video Podcast

The team shares their thoughts on vote winner Asteroid City!

Mission: Impossible 2 watchalong this Saturday @ 4pm Pacific!

Hi, all! Reminder that our Mission: Impossible 2 watchalong is this Saturday at 4pm Pacific Time! We'll be doing it in the #watchalong channel on the Discord, and as we've done in the past, we'll have a countdown so everyone can start the movie at the same time. See you then!

Our next episode recording is on Mission: Impossible 3 & 4 — what should we talk about?

Our episode on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is out now, after which we'll be hitting you with our episodes on Mission: Impossible and Asteroid City or Elemental!In recording land, we're about to record our episode on Mission: Impossible 3 and Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol. What are some topics or aspects of the films you’d want us to discuss? Let us know in the comments belo...

Asteroid City vs. Elemental 🗳️ - Patron Exclusive Vote

It may not be the epic battle between Barbie and Oppenheimer, but our *other* Summer: Impossible vote is now live! Cast your vote for either Wes Anderson's Asteroid City or Pixar's Elemental, and we'll see you here on Patreon on June 23rd with the winning pick!Voting closes June 11th, 11:59PM.

Barbie vs. Oppenheimer 🗳️ - Decide Our Season Finale

Our Summer: Impossible season climaxes with an episode on one of two epic releases: Greta Gerwig's Barbie or Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Only one can win. You decide.Voting closes July 15th, 11:59PM.

Summer: Impossible Release Schedule!

We're launching a special summer season called "Summer: Impossible" with a new episode releasing every week, a deep dive into the entire Mission: Impossible Franchise, and a big finale showdown between two of this year’s most anticipated films. June 9th: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse June 16th: Mission Impossible June 23rd: Patron-Exclusive: Asteroid City or Elemental (determin...

Patron-Exclusive: Speed

The team shares their thoughts on Speed, in preparation for a fun summer event starting soon... 👀

Patron-Exclusive: Speed | Video Podcast

The team shares their thoughts on Speed, in preparation for a fun summer event starting soon... 👀

Our next episode is on Mission: Impossible — what should we talk about?

Our patron-exclusive episode on Speed will be out by the end of the month, after which we'll be taking a look at Mission: Impossible (1996)! What are some topics or aspects of the film…and the franchise in general… you’d want us to discuss? Let us know in the comments below, and upvote ones you agree with!

Video | Patron-Exclusive: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

A foolish movie for April Fool's Day.

Patron-Exclusive: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

A foolish movie for April Fool's day! Happy April Fool's Day, everyone!

Video | Patron-Excluse: Spotlight

The team shares their thoughts on Spotlight.

Patron-Exclusive: Spotlight

The team shares their thoughts on Spotlight.

Our next (next) (next?) episode is on Magnolia — what should we talk about?

Thanks for your questions on Almost Famous! That episode will be out early next month, after which we'll be taking a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia! What are some topics or aspects of the film you’d want us to discuss? Let us know in the comments below, and upvote ones you agree with!

Our next (next) episode is on Almost Famous — what should we talk about?

Our episode on The Banshees of Inisherin is out today, and our episodes on Our Favorite Films of the 1980s and this month's vote winner Spotlight will be out later this month. After that, we're taking a look at Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous! What are some topics or aspects of the film you’d want us to discuss? Let us know in the comments below, and upvote ones you agree with!

March Patron-Exclusive Vote: Recent Best Picture Nominees

With the Oscars upon us, our March vote will be on five Best Picture Nominees of the past decade (including one winner)! Follow this link to vote.Like last month, we're trying out ranked voting. You rank the movies by dragging and dropping the movies into the order you would most prefer.The goal is to relieve the pressure of "I really want to vote for X, but I know it won't win, so I&#...