&quot;Aren&#x27;t Triceratops just beautiful creatures?&quot; (with Tricia Aurand) | Episode 14 BONUS ROUND

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Volunteering with the youth, The Tragedy of Macbeth, and acting with tennis balls. All of this and more on this week's edition of the "My Favorite Movie is..." Bonus Round!

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We Don't Make Movies Like JURASSIC PARK Anymore...But Could We? (with Tricia Aurand) | Episode 14

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Have you ever heard the phrase "they just don’t make ‘em like they used to?" I'm sure you have. Maybe you've even caught yourself saying it once or twice. There are certain creative mindsets that have been abandoned by studios in the franchise era that we’re living through right now.

Back in the 80s and 90s, visionary filmmakers were taking bold story ideas that, on paper, sounded a little bizarre but, in execution, became all-time classics. Nobody did this kind of film better than Steven Spielberg, and one film proves it more than any other--Jurassic Park.

There are plenty of reasons why the film was so successful but, when you break it all down, there’s really only one. And in today's episode, accomplished screenwriter, author, and podcaster, Tricia Aurand, is going to share that one key reason. It uncovers exactly why Jurassic Park remains one of the greatest films of all time and how maybe...just maybe...we can start making them like we used to.

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How M. Night Shyamalan Expertly Portrays Childhood Trauma in THE SIXTH SENSE (with Anna Chazelle) | Episode 15

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Very few filmmakers can honestly, and accurately, portray the plight of very young children on screen. But one of those filmmakers has always been M. Night Shyamalan. Despite his divisive reputation, he has often featured young characters at the heart of his stories while always maintaining a sensitivity in how he has them interact with the horror and thriller elements of his movies.

This all started from the jump with The Sixth Sense, M. Night's directorial debut. His fall from grace has shrouded this movie in the past, but its honest portrayal of childhood, not to mention its iconic twist, keeps it just as memorable as it was over twenty years ago.

But how does M. Night place someone so young at the center of something so tragic without turning them into a martyr? Why is he still one of the only filmmakers who can take such a vulnerable age group and treat them with such respect and dignity?

To answer this, I brought in a Sixth Sense superfan and a horror lover through and through: Anna Chazelle. She is an incredibly talented triple threat--an actor, writer, and director--whose directorial debut, Narrow, proved that she knows what goes into making an effective psychological horror story.

Today, she's going to share with us her insight into how the The Sixth Sense's central relationship, gripping performances, and terrifying ghosts make for one of cinema's most effective stories on childhood trauma.

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