ZOOM
Focus Features
ZOOM is a new podcast from Focus Features for movie lovers who want to know everything. Fueled by the inquisitive mind of film critic and host Amy Nicholson (“Unspooled,” "Halloween Unmasked"), each episode uses a modern-day movie as a launch pad to discover mind-bending facts about science, technology, and history. What kind of planet might E.T. come from? Do superstar horses “act”? Which Edwardian rules of etiquette could trip up Downton Abbey’s Lord Grantham? Featuring interviews with an eclectic mix of experts and filmmakers, ZOOM explores Hollywood's uncharted questions.
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06/26/20 • 37 min
Hail to the screen! One hundred years ago, Hollywood couldn't have been farther from Washington D.C. Until one ambitious studio boss united film glamour and political power and invented a new kind of star-spangled campaigns. Learn how the movies influenced major historic elections, including the losing race of a socialist who scared rich filmmakers to death and the winning race of an actor best known for co-starring with a chimpanzee. Let's go inside the White House’s private movie theater to judge former presidents’ favorite movies. Plus, we'll look at how Hollywood has shaped our image of a good Commander-in-Chief and find out what happened when 16 fictional movie presidents competed in their own election. Can we trust us movie fans to make the right decision? Special guest: Irresistible casting director Meredith Tucker.
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06/25/20 • 1 min
How Did Politicians Become Movie Stars? (And Vice Versa!) A new episode of ZOOM drops tomorrow.
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03/04/20 • 1 min
ZOOM returns this Friday with the tea on Jane Austen...
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06/06/19 • 1 min
We're thinking zombies... tune in next week.
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Zombie Dearest
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06/13/19 • 31 min
Three cheers -- or er, braaaaains -- for the movie zombie, which turns 100 this year. How did the zombie get a death grip on our culture? Let's track the monster back to World War I, where it first crawled out of the grave, before it took a bite out of everything from shopping malls to armageddon preppers. Want to learn how to survive a zombie apocalypse? Hear from experts like "World War Z" author Max Brooks and the U.S. government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Special guest: actress Chloë Sevigny ("The Dead Don't Die").
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05/29/20 • 37 min
All hail! Divas demand worship, from Beyoncé and Barbra to the fictional Grace Davis in the new flick The High Note. But these powerful women aren't content to merely conquer music -- they want Hollywood, too. Why do divas risk their reputations for a shot at the big screen? Who's succeeded? And how did "diva" go from reverence to insult? Let's trace the history of the word back to the living gods of Ancient Rome, where Caligula put his own spin on "Slay!" Then, let's meet the opera and silent film stars who embraced the word and defied social taboos small and large, whether feeding their pet alligators champagne or openly celebrating their own worth. Perhaps we should be a bit more diva? Special guest: The High Note director Nisha Ganatra.
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05/27/20 • 0 min
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03/06/20 • 27 min
"Emma" is the novel that made Jane Austen famous. But soon after it was published, she died—leaving her family and fans to debate if she was a prim spinster... or a secret radical. Zoom's second season hails groundbreaking cinematic storytellers, and there's no one cooler to kick it off with than this wildly misunderstood author, whose stories filmmakers keep turning to again and again. We explore Jane's hidden politics, and how they went missing from Hollywood adaptations... then dive into the innovative new screen version of "Emma" that finally keeps Austen weird. Special guests: "EMMA." (2020) Director Autumn de Wilde and Elisa Donovan, aka Amber from "Clueless."
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03/06/19 • 2 min
ZOOM premieres Thursday, March 14th
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03/14/19 • 20 min
In 1902, audiences went crazy for a moon man with lobster hands. Since then, aliens have conquered our imagination – and our planet, and our bodies, and our politics. (And even convinced a president he saw a UFO.) What do movie extraterrestrials really want from us? Special guest: writer/director Rupert Wyatt ("Captive State").
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FAQ
How many episodes does ZOOM have?
ZOOM currently has 12 episodes available.
What topics does ZOOM cover?
The podcast is about Filmmaking, Film, Podcasts, Arts, Tv & Film and Focus.
What is the average episode length on ZOOM?
The average episode length on ZOOM is 18 minutes.
How often are episodes of ZOOM released?
Episodes of ZOOM are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of ZOOM?
The first episode of ZOOM was released on Mar 6, 2019.
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