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Intro To Noir

February 10th, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

Brandi and Allen discuss noir in honor of SIFF Cinema’s Noir City series. In this piece they discuss the origins, characteristics of noir, important movies, and its influence  on modern cinema.

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Top 5 – Food Centric Films

February 3rd, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5’s segment. This time Brandi and Allen share their top 5 films with food as a central plot device.

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Top 5 – Jack Nicholson Films

January 27th, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5’s segment. This time Brandi and Allen share their top 5 films starring Jack Nicholson.

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Writer’s Block #2 – Alan Ball

January 20th, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

Another Writer’s Block segment. This time Brandi and Henry explore the career of Alan Ball.

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Top 5 – Film Noirs

January 13th, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5’s segment. This time Brandi and Allen share their top 5 film noirs.

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Top 5 – Musicals

January 6th, 2011 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5’s segment. This time Brandi and Allen share their top 5 musicals.

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Writer’s Block – What the F*%K is a Logline anyways?

December 28th, 2010 | POSTED BY Henry McComas

DISCLAIMER: The following tutorials are made for me more than you. These are neat techniques I have picked up along the road. Articulating them aloud and writing them down is an exercise I use to better my memory; sharing them helps me transfer the data…

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Writer’s Block #1 – The Coen Brothers

December 22nd, 2010 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

The premiere episode of the MacGuffin Film Podcast Writer’s Block segment. Brandi and Henry take a look at the screenwriting work of the Coen Brothers in honor of the release of True Grit.

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