Below the Fold Blockbuster

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The best movies start with the phrase "based on a true story" on screen. Join Mike the media executive, Michael the actor, and Jonathan Michael the marketer as they pitch movies based on lesser known headlines. If you're a movie buff who wants to explore piecing together blockbusters from facts, get your popcorn and sit back for Below the Fold Blockbuster. Send headlines you want to be pitched to btfblockbuster@gmail.com

Jonathan Blank


    • Jan 31, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    A Buried Blockbuster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 38:12


    Michael the actor creates a treatment for a noir movie about a relationship between a treasure hunter and his daughter. The article that acted as the muse for this movie pitch, Finder Of Treasure Chest Hidden In Rocky Mountains Reveals His Identity, is available at https://www.npr.org/2020/12/08/944255590/finder-of-treasure-chest-hidden-in-rocky-mountains-reveals-his-identity. Join the Below the Fold community of movie buffs by recommending an article for a future episode. Send the article to btfblockbuster@gmail.com and you may be part of an episode.

    Hey Guys: The Movie You'll "Like"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 41:29


    Mike the media executive pitches a movie about a cheerleader who chooses to pursue social media fame over helping to find a missing student. The article that acted as the muse for this movie pitch, The College Athletes Who Are Allowed to Make Big Bucks: Cheerleaders, is available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/sports/the-college-athletes-who-are-allowed-to-make-big-bucks-cheerleaders.html. Join the Below the Fold community of movie buffs by recommending an article for a future episode. Send the article to btfblockbuster@gmail.com and you may be part of an episode.

    Five Fowl-Mouths into a Five Star Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 45:37


    Mike the actor pitches Mike the media executive and Jonathan Michael the marketing executive on a comedic horror movie based on a story of five parrots that had to be separated at a Zoo because of their foul language. The original article can be found here - https://people.com/pets/5-parrots-separated-for-swearing/ Join the Below the Fold community of movie buffs by recommending an article for a future episode. Send the article to btfblockbuster@gmail.com and you may be part of an episode.

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    BTF Blockbuster Season 1: News Rip, Movie Pitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 1:54


    Have you ever read a news article and thought "that would make a great movie"? We did when we read articles about the Canadian army promoting a polar bear and a man leaving a $3,000 tip after ordering one beer, as well as others. Join a media executive, a marketing executive, and an actor as they rip news headlines and pitch movie scripts in season one of Below the Fold Blockbuster.

    Pitching a Nazi Heist into a Rom-Com

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 45:42


    In the first episode of Below the Fold Blockbuster, marketing exec Jonathan Michael pitches media exec Mike and actor Michael on a rom-com movie based on a New York Times story about a heist of $1.5 million worth of Nazi memorabilia from a museum in the Netherlands. The original article, Thieves Grab Nazi Memorabilia in Museum Heists, Puzzling Piece, can be found here - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/arts/design/museum-robberies-nazi-uniforms.html. Join the Below the Fold community of movie buffs by recommending an article for a future episode. Send the article to btfblockbuster@gmail.com and you may be part of an episode.

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