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History According to HollywoodTitanic (S3, E7)Act 2 of Season 3 begins with James Cameron's Titanic. Joined by Ryan Estrada, International traveler and Comic Book creator, the boys are taking a ride on one of the world's most famous doomed voyages. The movie 95% of the world's population has seen and most of them saw it in theaters, the beauty, the romance, the suspense, the tragedy. Let's take a ride on, TITANIC!
2024-12-171h 25History According to HollywoodFlyboys (S3, E6)Returning Guest and WWI Expert Samuel Griffin is in the studio once again to break down another WWI film. This time it's Flyboys from 2006 starring James Franco. This critical and Box office flop went down in flames upon initial release, but does it deserve another fly over? Let's lower our goggles, spin our propellers, and find out!
2024-11-191h 29History According to Hollywood10,000 B.C. (S3, E5)Today the boys are joined by Josh from the Screens From the Stone Age Podcast. He's a well educated historian that specializes in Pre-History which is convenient because this week we are talking about 10,000 B.C. or as most people call it, the worst movie ever made.
2024-11-131h 17History According to HollywoodThe Northman (S3, E4)This week the boys dive into this strange, brutal, badass movie that garnered instant cult classic status, The Northman. Directed by Robert Eggers and starring a plethora of Hollywood Favorites, this recent release flew under the radar and bombed at the box office, but did it deserve it's lack of recognition? Let's find out!
2024-11-061h 18History According to HollywoodA Knight's Tale (S3,E3)Today the boys are joined by Johannes from the Movie Mistrial Podcast to talk about this early 2000's cult classic, A Knight's Tale starring a young Heath Ledger. Knights, jousting, and 70's Rock n Roll Music? Let's dive in!
2024-10-291h 11History According to HollywoodBram Stoker's Dracula 1992 (S3, E2)Today the boys are joined by Jason from the Dads From the Crypt Podcast. The three brave souls dive deep into this fever dream inducing masterpiece. Keanue Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, Vampires, Rodents, Ships, Trains, literally everything you could ever want is in this movie. Let's go!
2024-10-221h 20History According to HollywoodYoung Guns (S3, E1)The Boys are back for a New Season! Today we are talking about Billy the Kid and his Regulators in this 1988 surprise hit, Young Guns! With an amazing cast, a thorough screenwriter, and an absolute WILD real life scenario, this western was one of the first to revitalize the genre and lead into the resurgence of the 90's Western.
2024-10-151h 09History According to HollywoodThe Mummy (S2 Finale, E20)Let's take a trip down memory lane when CGI was bad and Hollywood still made good movies. In the land of make believe and made up locations, The Mummy somehow manages to party like it's 1999 and make us glad those days are long gone. ///\\\////This is our Season 2 finale, it's been a great season full of great episodes and moments but the summer heat and constant release schedule gives us no time to get out of our tombs and stretch our legs. Not to worry though, as Imhotep says, "Death is only the beginning"....season 3 will be coming soon.
2024-07-301h 03History According to HollywoodFury (S2, E19)10 years ago, this WWII tank epic snuck in and out of theaters without much publicity. A decade later, the boys reignite their excitement for this underrated epic. An incredible cast, an amazing premise, and enough testosterone in one tank to kill a grizzly bear. ON THE WAY!
2024-07-231h 19History According to HollywoodThe Great Escape (S2, E18)One of the great lesser known stories out of WWII, The Great Escape is a movie about...well, a great escape. McQueen, Garner, Bronson, lots of British soldiers, some machine guns, tunnels, a motorcycle chase, this American Classic may be long in the tooth but it sure isn't lacking in substance.
2024-07-161h 14History According to HollywoodBill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (S2, E17)DUDE! EXCELLENT! Hop in this phone booth and take a trip back to 1989. We're talking about a most radical exploration throughout history, dude. Pack your air guitars and rolling papers for this one, nothing bogus about this episode!!
2024-07-0956 minHistory According to HollywoodGooooooooooood Morning, Vietnam! (S2, E16)Bringing laughs to Saigon since 1965, this Robin Williams film is best remembered for a single early scene. There is in fact an entire movie to digest so join us as we dig into this not so straight forward comedy and we hope this episode brightens your day like an Adrian Cronauer morning show.
2024-07-0258 minHistory According to HollywoodThe Searchers (S2, E15)The boys are heading to Texas this week to seek out this American Western Classic. John Wayne stars in The Searchers, a 1956 film about a couple guys looking for little Debbies...wait, looking for their niece Debbie who's been captured by Scar (not the lion). Some say it's a classic, some say it's overrated, we say...a lot of things! So listen and find out!
2024-06-251h 05History According to Hollywood42 (S2, E14)Our numbers theme continues as the boys are talking about one of the most famous baseball players to ever live, Jackie Robinson. Does this movie hit a home-run or strikeout? SWING on over to the episode and TOUCH BASE with us after you do.
2024-06-181h 03History According to Hollywood300 (S2, E13)THIS IS WHERE WE HOLD THEM, THIS IS WHERE WE FIGHT, THIS IS WHERE we talk about the 2006 blockbuster 300, one of the most quotable and memorable movies of the 2000's. Is it historical? Kinda. Is it accurate? Not really. Is it awesome? 300%.
2024-06-111h 09History According to HollywoodDjango Unchained (S2, E12)Mandatory Tarantino continues with 2012's Django Unchained with an all star cast, hella blood, and a bunch of racists needing to die. Today we head South to bring some justice to an unjust land and save the princess in a castle surrounded by fire.
2024-06-041h 20History According to HollywoodAll Quiet on the Western Front 2022 (S2, E11)Our very first guest, WWI expert and friend of the show, Samuel Griffin joins us as we follow Paul, Kat, and some other German dudes into the trenches. Based on a novel, or a movie, or a remake of that movie, 2019's All Quiet swept the Oscars but does it impress the historians??
2024-05-281h 35History According to HollywoodThe Patriot (S2, E10)Kyle gets in yet another Mel Gibson classic, this time he's leading the charge against the British as our Country fights for Independence. Is it an 21st Century, American version of Braveheart full of historical inaccuracies? Guess we'll find out together.
2024-05-211h 15History According to HollywoodRocky IV (S2, E9)Buh Dun Duhhhh, Buh Dun Duhhhh. That's right folks, we're stepping into the ring to face Ivan Drago where we find out, is it East vs. West, or man against man? (Yes those are song lyrics). Also, there might be a bonus ROCKY RANKING at the end of the podcast!
2024-05-141h 05History According to HollywoodDr.Strangelove (S2, E8)Dr.Strangelove or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb...yes that's the full title...is a Stanley Kubrick masterpiece that remains eerily relevant 60 years later. As mentioned at the start of the podcast, PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE FIRST ON THIS ONE!!
2024-05-0750 minHistory According to HollywoodLast of the Mohicans (S2, E7)Coming: Fall 1992. Daniel Day Lewis is a Native American... sort of. On this episode: What happens when Dustin trashes one of Kyle's favorite movies? Expect violence.
2024-05-011h 08History According to HollywoodWyatt Earp (S2, E6)You like Tombstone? You wanna see a worse version of it starring Razzie and Oscar Winner Kevin Costner? You came to the right place!! Unintentional fourth wall breaks, makeup changes mid-scene, death bed nudity, this movie's got it all!
2024-04-231h 04History According to HollywoodWings (S2, E5)The first ever Academy Award Best Picture and the only Silent film to earn that prize. Ahead of it's time doesn't begin to describe this movie...so let us describe it for you. The movie may be silent but we sure aren't!
2024-04-161h 01History According to HollywoodPocahontas (S2, E4)A little change of pace with this one, no blood or guts just a lot of 2D animation and musical numbers. Some friendly white guys trying to be amiable with their new neighbors. Definitely no entitlement or racism to be found here. (Kid friendly of course)
2024-04-0951 minHistory According to HollywoodApollo 13 (S2, E3)Tom Hanks. Bill Paxton. Kevin Bacon. Space. Explosions. Ed Harris in a Vest. Old Lady Mad at the TV. We're going to the moon boys, but we're just visiting.
2024-04-0246 minHistory According to HollywoodOppenheimer Part 2 (S2, E2)Let's jump right back in and pick up where we left off. Oppie is standing trial (unofficially) and so is Strauss. Let's finish up this BANGER and see who comes out the victor. I sure hope we don't BOMB it at the end. (ok i'm done)
2024-03-2949 minHistory According to HollywoodOppenheimer Part 1 (S2, E1)Starting off with a bang, the boys are back to bring you another season of awesomeness. Today we are talking about the incredible Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer, released in 2023. Part 1 covers the Manhattan Project, the who's and what's of 1940's culture in America, and of course, one big a** bomb.
2024-03-261h 02History According to HollywoodTombstone Part Two, Doc Holiday (S1, E10)In our season one finale, the boys wrap up their time in Tombstone, Arizona by discussing one of the most famous men in American Western History, Doc Holiday. Check out this season's final episode, you're a Daisy if you do.
2024-01-0946 minHistory According to HollywoodTombstone Part 1, Wyatt Earp (S1, E9)It's part one of our season 1 finale! Kyle and Dustin are heading out West to Tombstone, Arizona where three brothers, a dentist, and a whole lot of Cowboys are about to throw down.
2024-01-0253 minHistory According to HollywoodNapoleon (S1, E8)MILD SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE.
Kyle and Dustin take a look at the (not very french) French leader, Napoleon. Fresh off it's theatrical run, this Ridley Scott directed picture has not exactly been taking over the globe...but we're here for it anyway. Will it be a conquering epic or will it come up...short?
2023-12-261h 04History According to HollywoodWe Were Soldiers (S1, E7)The boys are taking their first trip to Vietnam in this episode. We join Mel Gibson once again as he fights in another war, this time the first battle of the U.S. soldiers in Vietnam.
2023-12-1256 minHistory According to HollywoodTroy (S1, E6)Our Brad Pitt Double Feature concludes with 2004's Troy. Based on the Epic Tale by Homer, Brad Pitt plays Achilles, the half God, half Man Greek soldier fighting the Trojan Army outside the gates of our titular city. Kyle and Dustin strap on their leather sandals and march through the coarse sand discussing this (not so) epic film.
2023-12-051h 07History According to HollywoodOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood (S1, E5)The first movie in our Brad Pitt Double Feature is Quentin Tarantino's latest film: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. Kyle and Dustin cruise down Hollywood Boulevard discussing the final year of Hollywood's golden age. 1969 where Cowboys and Hippies shared the scene and a particular young actress lived the California dream.
2023-11-281h 06History According to HollywoodSelma (S1, E4)Join the march for voting rights as we follow Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through the state of Alabama in 1965. Released in 2015, Selma is a snapshot at the tribulations civil rights activists faced on the road to equality.
2023-11-211h 13History According to HollywoodGlory (S1, E3)Let's step into the muddy boots of a soldier of the first black regiment in US Army history. Today we follow Col. Robert Gould Shaw as we join the 54th on their path to Glory.
2023-11-141h 10History According to HollywoodBraveheart (S1, E2)Today we go back to Scotland and join the fight for... FREEEEDOOOMMMM!!! Infamous for it's many historical inaccuracies, Kyle has a field day tearing this movie apart.
WARNING: This movie contains portrayals of violence and abuse, discussing these scenes may be inappropriate for some listeners.
2023-11-071h 06History According to HollywoodGladiator (S1, E1)Today we step inside the Colosseum as we look back at Gladiator from 2000. Directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, this historical epic follows the story of Maximus on his path to redemption and revenge. Was it good? Was it accurate? Let's find out together.
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History According to HollywoodHistory According To Hollywood TrailerWelcome to History According To Hollywood!
Once a week we discuss a movie and it's historical context, accuracy, and importance. We are just getting started and would love for you to be a part of this journey with us.
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