In this AOM show, hosts Phil Svitek, Sara Stretton and John Comerford discuss Divergent, Divergent is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Neil Burger, based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. The film is the first installment in The Divergent Series and was produced by Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shabazian, and Douglas Wick, with a screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Maggie Q and Kate Winslet. The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic version of Chicago where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Beatrice Prior is warned that she is Divergent and thus will never fit into any one of the factions and soon learns that a sinister plot is brewing in her seemingly perfect society.

In this show, AOM hosts Phil Svitek, Sara Stretton, Demetri Panos, and Marisa Serafini discuss the 2014 film 300: Rise of an Empire, a film directed by Noam Murro. Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1253863/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300:_Rise_of_an_Empire Google Search: https://www.google.com/#q=300+rise+of+an+empire Yahoo Search: https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Asqp56n72QLNwOqdUlR051WbvZx4?fr=yfp-t-318-s&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&p=300%3A%20rise%20of%20an%20empire Bing Search: http://www.bing.com/search?q=300+rise+of+an+empire&qs=n&form=QBLH&pq=300+rise+of+an+empire&sc=8-21&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=7b32a87081164fddbb6f19c79cce3cb8 Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI_i6ty-hvE 300: Rise Of An Empire Cast Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=300%20rise%20of%20an%20empire%20interviews&sm=3 Hollywood Reporter: Strong Female Leads: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/300-rise-an-empire-hollywood-686207 Hollywood Reporter: 300 Rise Of An Empire Movie: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/300-rise-an-empire

In this show, AOM hosts Phil Svitek and Demetri Panos discuss the 2014 film Need for Speed, a film directed by Scott Waugh. Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: Need For Speed Official Site – http://www.needforspeed.com Need For Speed IMDB – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2369135/ Need For Speed Hits a Few Road Bumps – http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-need-for-speed-hits-a-few-roadbump/article1-1198199.aspx Mr. Peabody Outraces Speed – http://time.com/26525/mr-peabody-need-for-speed-box-office/ Need for Speed Rotten Tomato – http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/need_for_speed/ Need For Speed Wiki – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_Speed_(film) What People Are Watching – http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/03/19/the-bachelor-need-for-speed-frozen-what-people-are-watching-and-listening-to/ Need For Speed Review – http://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/movies/review-even-with-aaron-paul-need-for-speed-travels-a/article_714e2246-7c92-58b9-ada1-252d68dc967f.html Need For Speed Mustang Auction – http://www.slashgear.com/need-for-speed-mustang-heads-to-auction-next-month-21321565/

In this show, AOM hosts John Comerford, Demetri Panos, and Sara Stretton discuss the 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel, a film directed by Wes Anderson. The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: Google Search: https://www.google.com/search?q=grand+budapest+hotel&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb Yahoo Search: https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Asqp56n72QLNwOqdUlR051WbvZx4?fr=yfp-t-318-s&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&p=grand%20budapest%20hotel%20movie Bing Search: http://www.bing.com/search?q=grand+budapest+hotel&qs=AS&pq=grand+budapest+hotel&sc=8-20&sp=1&FORM=QBLH&cvid=20b5814998d340e386687c20124e793e&ghc=1 IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Grand Budpest Hotel Website: http://www.grandbudapesthotel.com/ Soundtrack: http://pitchfork.com/news/54108-stream-wes-andersons-the-grand-budapest-hotel-soundtrack-on-pitchfork-advance/

In this show, AOM hosts Phil Svitek, Sara Stretton, Demetri Panos, and Marisa Serafini discuss the career and works of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. They discuss his comedic, dramatic, and academy award winning career. Here is a mini bio of Philip’s: Film and stage actor and theater director Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Fairport on July 23, 1967. After becoming involved in high school theatrics, he attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with a B.F.A. degree in Drama in 1989. He made his feature film debut in the indie production Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991) as Phil Hoffman, and his first role in a major release came the next year in My New Gun (1992). While he had supporting roles in some other major productions, his breakthrough role came in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights (1997). He quickly became an icon of indie cinema, establishing a reputation as one of the screen’s finest actors, in a variety of supporting and second leads in indie and major features, including Todd Solondz’s Happiness (1998), Flawless (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia (1999), Almost Famous (2000) and State and Main (2000). He also appeared in supporting roles in such mainstream, big-budget features as Red Dragon (2002), Cold Mountain (2003) and the upcoming Mission: Impossible III (2006). Hoffman is also quite active on the stage. On Broadway, he has earned two Tony nominations, as Best Actor (Play) in 2000 for a revival of Sam Shepard’s “True West” and as Best Actor (Featured Role – Play) in 2003 for a revival of Eugene O’Neill (I)’s “Long Day’s Journey into Night”. His other acting credits in the New York theater include “The Seagull” (directed by Mike Nichols for The New York Shakespeare Festival), “Defying Gravity”, “The Merchant of Venice” (directed by Peter Sellars), “Shopping and F*@%ing” and “The Author’s Voice” (Drama Desk nomination). He is the Co-Artistic Director of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York, for which he directed “Our Lady of 121st Street” by Stephen Adly Guirgis. He also has directed “In Arabia, We’d All Be Kings” and “Jesus Hopped the A Train” by Guirgis for LAByrinth, and “The Glory of Living” by Rebecca Gilman at the Manhattan Class Company. Hoffman consolidated his reputation as one of the finest actors under the age of 40 with his turn in the title role of Capote (2005), for which he won the Los Angeles Film Critics Award as Best Actor. In 2006, he was awarded the Best Actor Oscar for the same role. On February 2, 2014, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in an apartment in Greenwich village, New York. Investigators found Hoffman with a syringe in his arm and two open envelopes of heroin next to him. Mr. Hoffman was long known to struggle with addiction. In 2006, he said in an interview with “60 Minutes” that he had given up drugs and alcohol many years earlier, when he was age 22. In 2013, he checked into a rehabilitation program for about 10 days after a reliance on prescription pills resulted in his briefly turning again to heroin. HELPFUL LINKS: Philip’s IMDB – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000450/ Philip’s WIKI Page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Seymour_Hoffman EuroNews Report on Death – http://www.euronews.com/2014/03/01/philip-seymour-hoffman-died-of-accidental-overdose-/ Daily News Report – http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/controversial-heroin-shooting-oscar-statue-comments-philip-seymour-hoffman-death-article-1.1706542 Entertainment Weekly Report – http://news-briefs.ew.com/2014/02/28/philip-seymour-hoffman-autopsy-overdose/ Democratic Chronicle Tribute – http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/2014/03/02/little-pays-tribute-philip-seymour-hoffman/5951155/ Hollywood Reporter Tribute – http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/independent-spirit-awards-pay-tribute-684730 New York Times 2008 A Higher Calling – http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/magazine/21hoffman-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 The Guardian Article – http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/28/philip-seymour-hoffman-jack-goes-boating Esquire Q&A – http://www.esquire.com/features/man-at-his-best/q-and-a/philip-seymour-hoffman-interview-1112-2 New Yorker “The Master” Article – http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2014/02/17/140217crat_atlarge_lane?currentPage=all Fandango Page – http://www.fandango.com/philipseymourhoffman/filmography/p32716

In this show, AOM hosts John Comerford and Demetri Panos discuss the 2014 Monuments Men film. An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: IMDB – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177771/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Monuments Homepage: http://www.monumentsmen.com/ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monuments_Men Monuments Film Page: http://www.monumentsmenmovie.com/site/ Google Search: https://www.google.com/search?q=wikipedia&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb#channel=sb&q=monuments+men&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official Yahoo Search: https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AonOlQgaEdKXi7Lk_zd1FuqbvZx4?p=monuments+men&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-316 Writing: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10552882/George-Clooney-on-The-Monuments-Men-We-wanted-to-make-an-epic.html Book: http://www.monumentsmen.com/books-movies/the-monuments-men

In this show, AOM hosts Marisa Serafini and Demetri Panos discuss the 1987 film RoboCop, in a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093870/?ref_=nv_sr_2 IMDb (Reboot) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234721/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Google RoboCop Search: https://www.google.com/search?q=RoboCop+1987&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Yahoo RoboCop Search: https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Aj48v10Tx7M1CfH2zLDnNkabvZx4?p=RoboCop&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-901 Bing RoboCop Search: http://www.bing.com/search?q=RoboCop+1987&qs=n&form=QBLH&pq=robocop+1987&sc=8-4&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=e7b506090f7648fc8130ec0a43b1adea Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop Wikipedia (Franchise): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_%28franchise%29 DigitalSpy, 80s Action Film- http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/at-the-movies/a517069/robocop-re-viewed-the-pinnacle-of-80s-action-science-fiction.html RoboCop Behind The Scenes: http://thebehindthescenes.blogspot.com/2013/04/making-of-robocop-1987.html Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_L_EtAdrOM Music, nighttime club: http://scifimethods.com/articles/1987-robocop-nighclub-scene-music-by-al-jourgensen-of-ministry/1391/ YouTube& SFX, Then and Now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HgF4kq4j50 Special Effects: http://www.ugo.com/therush/1987-special-effects Special Effects Team: http://www.behindvfx.com/post/1472972796/behind-the-scenes-robocop-visual-effects-meet Man vs Machine: http://www.blastr.com/2014-2-10/man-vs-machine-why-1987s-robocop-was-awesome-then-and-iconic-now

In this show, AOM hosts John Comerford, Marisa Serafini, Demetri Panos, Sara Stretton, and Phil Svitek discuss the 2013 Spike Jonze film Her, lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: Singularity: http://mashable.com/2014/01/15/her-singularity/ Her Movie Homepage: http://www.herthemovie.com/#/home Her: Love In The Modern Day Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSfUcWw9zto Creators Project: http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/exclusive-premiere-new-film-offers-artists-personal-reactions-to-spike-jonzes-her Arcade Fire Music: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/listen-arcade-fires-complete-score-for-spike-jonzes-her-20140121 IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_%28film%29 Spike Jonze Writing: http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/spike-jonze-on-making-her.html Arcade Fire Music: Supersymmetry: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/spike-jonze-says-arcade-fires-supersymmetry-was-originally-written-for-her-starring-joaquin-phoenix-20131114 Her Premiere: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joaquin-phoenix-amy-adams-olivia-665610

In this show, AOM hosts John Comerford, Phil Svitek, Demetri Panos, Sara Stretton, and Marisa Serafini discuss the 2013 film Lone Survivor, an action drama war film written and directed by Peter Berg. It is based on the real events and book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell and stars Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Eric Bana, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Alexander Ludwig. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: http://oscar.go.com/nominees Fox News – Critics Don’t Understand: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/01/17/what-lone-survivors-critics-dont-understand-about-war/ Survivor Factor Check: http://www.salon.com/2014/01/17/lone_survivor_a_fact_check_partner/ Wahlberg’s Brush with Death: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-16/news-interviews/46263214_1_lone-survivor-peter-berg-vfx National Review: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/368664/lone-survivor-and-racial-politics-war-charles-c-w-cooke Fox News – Real Lone Survivor Responds: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-kelly-file/transcript/2014/01/15/real-lone-survivor-responds-media-critics Medal of Honor backlash: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-kelly-file/transcript/2014/01/14/medal-honor-recipient-reacts-lone-survivor-backlash Roger L. Simon: http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2014/01/16/lone-survivor/ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Survivor_(film) LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-lone-survivor-cinematographer-tobias-schliessler-20140114,0,7553210.story#axzz2qhYKAdXK Townhall: MTV: http://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozell/2014/01/17/the-heroes-of-lone-survivor-n1780462″> MTV: Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-wp-wp-slate-bc-tv-survivor14-20140114,0,5772883.story LA Times Vignette- http://graphics.latimes.com/vignette-lone-survivor/ Lone Survivor Accuracy, Fact vs Fiction: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/10/lone_survivor_accuracy_fact_vs_fiction_in_the_mark_wahlberg_and_peter_berg.html Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-robinson/emlone-survivorem-the-sto_b_444843.html HD Video Pro: http://www.hdvideopro.com/film-and-tv/feature-films/last-man-standing.html

In this show, AOM hosts John Comerford, Marisa Serafini and Phil Svitek discuss the 2013 film Wolf of Wall Street, an American black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Jordan Belfort’s memoir of the same name. The screenplay was written by Terence Winter, and the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort, a New York stockbroker who runs a firm, that engages in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in the 1990s. The film also features Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey and Jean Dujardin. It is the fifth collaboration between Scorsese and DiCaprio, and the second between Scorsese and Winter after Boardwalk Empire. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: Official Site – http://www.thewolfofwallstreet.com/ IMDB Page – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/ Wiki Page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolf_of_Wall_Street_(2013_film) How Accurate Is The Wolf of Wall Street? – http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/12/31/wolf_of_wall_street_true_story_jordan_belfort_and_other_real_people_in_dicaprio.html Did the Wolf of Wall Street Con Marty? – http://www.forbes.com/sites/lorensteffy/2014/01/08/why-i-dont-intend-to-see-the-wolf-of-wall-street/ Jordan Belfort Claims He Isn’t Profiting From The Wolf Of Wall Street – http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Jordan-Belfort-Claims-He-Isn-t-Profiting-From-Wolf-Wall-Street-40922.html Backlash for Wolf of Wall Street – http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/02/backlash-for-the-wolf-of-wall-street/ New Yorker Article on Lasting Power of Movie – http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2014/01/the-lasting-power-of-the-wolf-of-wall-street.html ‘American Hustle,’ ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ win Writers Guild nods – http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/03/us-writersguild-idUSBREA020TZ20140103 Jordan Belfort Interview – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3K92uugO9o Hollywood Reporter Interview – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbrN6svWRw

In this show, AOM hosts Phil Svitek, Sara Stretton and Demetri Panos discuss the 2013 film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, an epic fantasy adventure film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Jackson. It is the second installment of a three-part film series based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel The Hobbit, beginning with An Unexpected Journey (2012) and set to conclude with There and Back Again (2014). The three films together act as prequels to Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film series. The storyline continues the events of An Unexpected Journey, in which the hobbit Bilbo Baggins travels with the wizard Gandalf and a company of thirteen dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield into the Kingdom of Erebor, taking them through Mirkwood, Esgaroth, and Dale to combat with the dragon Smaug. The film stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Pace, Hugo Weaving, Sylvester McCoy, Luke Evans, Orlando Bloom, and Evangeline Lilly. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: IMDB Page – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1170358/ Official Website – http://www.thehobbit.com/ Hobbit Wikipedia Page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit:_The_Desolation_of_Smaug Hobbit 2 Trailers – http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/thehobbitthedesolationofsmaug/ Huffington Post Article on Box Office Numbers – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/22/the-hobbit-box-office_n_4490038.html Hobbit 2 Behind the Scenes – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvU9PvLiS7Q Hypable Companion Book Recommendations – http://www.hypable.com/2013/12/21/the-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug-book-review/ New York Times’ Article on Making of Spiders – http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/22/movies/the-spiders-of-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug.html?_r=0 Screen Rant’s Examination of Hobbit 2’s Score – http://screenrant.com/the-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug-production-diary-musical-score The Setonian’s Review of Hobbit 2 – http://www.thesetonian.com/pirate-life/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-is-exhilarating-thrill-ride-1.3129270#.Urfwi2RDuv0 Smithsonian’s Nerd Guide to Hobbit 2 – http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/The-Tolkien-Nerds-Guide-to-The-Hobbit-The-Desolation-of-Smaug–236566281.html The One Ring Reviews Hobbit 2 – http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2013/12/21/85241-aragorn-the-elfstone-reviews-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug/

In this show, AOM hosts discuss the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club, a biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is himself diagnosed with the disease. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: IMDB – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790636/ Wiki Page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Buyers_Club LA Times on SAG Awards – http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/goldstandard/la-et-mn-dallas-buyers-club-sag-20131218,0,3918938.story#axzz2oHot0vMN Jared Leto on Playing Transgender – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/17/jared-leto-transgender-role_n_4460986.html Trailers – http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/dallasbuyersclub/ Variety Articles Relating to Dallas Buyers Club – http://variety.com/t/dallas-buyers-club/ Daily Beast’s Article on the True Story – http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/03/the-true-story-behind-dallas-buyers-club-meet-the-real-ron-woodruff.html

In this show, AOM hosts Phil Svitek, Sara Stretton, Demetri Panos, and Marisa Serafini discuss the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, an American stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from “Halloween Town” who opens a portal to “Christmas Town” and decides to celebrate the holiday, with some dastardly consequences. Danny Elfman wrote the film score and provided the singing voice of Jack, as well as other minor characters. The remaining principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page and Glenn Shadix. The Nightmare Before Christmas originated in a poem written by Tim Burton in 1982, while he was working as a Disney animator. With the success of Vincent in the same year, Disney started to consider developing The Nightmare Before Christmas as either a short film or 30-minute television special. Over the years, Burton’s thoughts regularly returned to the project, and in 1990, Burton and Disney made a development deal. Production started in July 1991 in San Francisco. Disney decided to release the film under their Touchstone Pictures banner because they thought the film would be “too dark, and scary for kids.”. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: IMDB – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/ Wiki Page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas Amazon Link to Collector’s Disc – http://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Christmas-Two-Disc-Collectors-Edition/dp/B001AIRUOU Original Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrB9I3DM80 Spencer’s Nightmare Before Christmas Items – http://www.spencersonline.com/brands_nightmare-before-christmas/ Pumpkin Patch Fansite – http://www.nightmarebeforechristmas.net/ Making of Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-LXKoNOMj0 20 Crazy Facts About the Movie – http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/the-making-of-the-nightmare-before-christmas On Stop Motion Animation – http://realstopmotion.tumblr.com/post/27484326634/nightmare-before-christmas-making-of Song Lyrics – http://www.metrolyrics.com/making-christmas-lyrics-the-nightmare-before-christmas.html

In this show, AOM host Marisa Serafini and co-hosts Sara Stretton, Demetri Panos, John Comerford, Phil Svitek, and Cami Martinez discuss the 1987 film Planes, Trains & Automobiles, an American comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, a high-strung marketing executive, who meets Del Griffith, played by John Candy, an eternally optimistic, overly talkative, and clumsy shower curtain ring salesman who seems to live in a world governed by a different set of rules. They share a three-day odyssey of misadventures trying to get Neal home to Chicago from New York City in time for Thanksgiving dinner with his family. The hosts discuss everything from filmography, to casting/acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, sound editing, etc. HELPFUL LINKS: IMDB Page – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093748/ Wiki Page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes,_Trains_and_Automobiles 23 Reasons Why Planes, Trains & Automobiles is the best Thanksgiving Movie – http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/23-reasons-planes-trains-and-automobiles-is-the-best-thanksg AVC Review – http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2013/11/planes-trains-and-automobiles.html 10 Best Moments in Movie – http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/planes-trains-automobiles/ How Much Would the Trip Cost Today? – http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/how-much-would-the-trip-in-planes-trains-and-automobiles-cost-today.php TV Ropes’ Article – http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles