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Switch The Envelope is a weekly podcast, hosted by Jeff and Cory, discussing famous Hollywood Award snubs through history. Each episode they take on a year and a category from Award shows past and determine who the winner really should have been.

Switch The Envelope


    • Jan 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Seat Fillers: Annette Bening

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 23:14


    We can all agree that Annette Bening is one of the classiest and most talented actresses working today. Well, everybody but the Academy Awards apparently. Over the course of her 30 plus years dominating the screen with her dynamic presence, the Academy has passed over Bening 4 times, twice for the new Karate Kid. It's […]

    Untapped Adapted Screenplays

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 33:58


    Hollywood is always looking for that next big idea or franchise. The practice of borrowing stories from other media is so ingrained in the history of filmmaking, that there's even an Adapted Screenplay Oscar given out every year. Even though writers and producers try to adapt anything they can get their hands on, stories still […]

    Cinnovations: SFX Makeup Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 36:01


    Our journey through the history of SFX makeup concludes in this third and final installment, but not before telling the tale of one of the most impactful and influential artist to wield a makeup brush. From his early days working for WNBC TV in NY to his peak cinematic work in films like The Exorcist, […]

    History of Fiction: Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 27:09


    Welcome to another edition of Switch the Envelope presents History of Fiction. On this installment, Jeff and Cory explore the real history behind the legend of Robin Hood as depicted in the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Turns out the Robin Hood story that we all know and love is wrought with […]

    Rules For Surviving A Horror Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 25:01


    Not every character in a horror film makes it out alive. If they did, the film probably wouldn't be a very good horror film. Nevertheless, as an audience we're always rooting for the survivors. Those few that make it to Saturday the 14th. The small group that wake from their nightmares on Elm St.. They […]

    Connotations: SFX Makeup Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 29:40


    Jeff and Cory venture out of the shadows of black and white film into the merry ole land of color, where makeup practices open the door to the future. The new invention of foam rubber becomes a real game changer for those willing to adapt to new techniques, while those who carved paths with the […]

    Cinnovations: SFX Makeup Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 29:40


    Makeup has played an important role in moviemaking since the earliest days of the film industry. It can transform actors into wild characters or grotesque monsters. On this episode, Jeff and Cory explore those early days of film where a world on screen without color, meant actors on set done up in makeup that looked […]

    I See Ghost Writers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 27:32


    On this episode Jeff and Cory get to the bottom of the question: Did M. Night Shyamalan write She's All That? The answer to the question is one that has lurked on forgotten webpages and cryptic comment sections for nearly a decade. One brave twitter user dared to uncover the controversy, and so our fearless […]

    Cinnovations: Bullet Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 14:53


    In 1999, many moviegoers were wowed by the time-stopping fx shots in the Matrix. The success of the film's stunning visual shots branded the technique with the moniker Bullet Time. The origins of this Cinnovation, however, take its roots from some unlikely sources that predate motion pictures. Join Jeff and Cory as they uncover the […]

    The Movie-wed Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 33:19


    On this episode our hosts find out just how intimately they know each other (cinematically speaking) with a movie themed revamp of the Newlywed Game. Jeff and Cory go back and forth answering the important question for each other, like “which Star Wars film should you show first to someone who's never seen a Star […]

    Seat Fillers: Peter O’Toole

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 13:31


    Only 1 out of every 5 Oscar nominated actors actually gets to enjoy the ceremony with a win. The remaining 80% of the audience then become very talented Seat Fillers. Join Jeff and Cory on this inaugural StE Presents series, as they take you through the many Oscar misses of the King of Seat Fillers, […]

    History of Fiction:Young Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 26:05


    Hollywood loves to pull stories from the history books. They also feel the need to alter that history to be more entertaining, even when the real history is sometime better than the movies. In this StE Presents series Jeff and Cory are traveling through time, going after Hollywood's historically fictional history of reframing actual history. […]

    Film Sagas With the Need, the Need For Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 44:46


    On this episode we're all about film trilogies. The standard marker of a successful film used to be defined by the achievement of a trilogy. The success of that third film typically determines if that set of films will become a franchise gold mine. Jeff and Cory take a journey through some thirds that worked, […]

    Cinnovations: The Steadicam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 27:13


    Nothing quite moves an audience of filmgoers quite like camera movement. Suppose that's more literal movement than being moved emotionally, but go with us on this. This episode of Cinnovations explores Garrett Brown and his Steadicam, a marvel of modern cinema technology that combined the movements of larger camera moving devices into a single operator […]

    What Would George Lucas Do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 32:40


    Jeff and Cory take some lessons from master film meddler, George Lucas, and apply them to other blockbusters and beloved films. From retconned pothole fixes in Citizen Kane to an abundance of lasers in Top Gun, they're answering the important question of what would George Lucas do? Will the tinkering be expensive? Sure. Are the […]

    Great Casts, Terrible Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 33:06


    On this episode, Jeff and Cory air their grievances over being lured into watching some bad movies on the star power of their casts. In Hollywood when a movie stacks the deck with acting talent, box office draw, and director bona fides you sometimes strike gold, but often movies with that much promise turn out […]

    Pulp Fiction 2: 2 Pulp 2 Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 36:05


    This week Jeff and Cory put on their writer's caps and dream up some sequels to some classic one-off movies. From Galaxy Quest to Pulp Fiction to Stand By Me, our fearless hosts dare to concoct winning formulas to extend their favorite movieverses. All you writers out there looking for the next million dollar script […]

    Dad Jokes & Bar Fights

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 44:04


    On this episode Jeff and Cory dip into the bag of dad jokes that hangs on the wall of StE HQ and has been collecting puns for the later part of a year. Oh yeah, they also get into all the kicks and punches from their favorite fight sequences on film. From Keanu to Van […]

    This Is A Children's Movie, Isn't it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 39:25


    Just when you thought it was safe to go to a kids movie, Jeff and Cory take a look at some Children's films that might have some explaining to do. Whether it's torture, drug use, child murder, parent murder, the murder of innocence, (man…there's a lot of murder) or all of the above, some movies […]

    Just Stop It! Terrible Accents In Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 45:36


    On this episode, Jeff and Cory find themselves once again with the burden of answering some Celebrity Mail™. Those celebrities are far too busy to answer your nonsense, but the internet is in luck because Jeff and Cory have nothing but free time on their hands. You're welcome. After helping some celebrities manage their fan's […]

    A Fistful of Remakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 31:21


    To many movie fans the term ‘Remake” is a four letter word. Nearly every time a movie studio announces a remake is going into production, the world pauses spinning for a moment as the cinephiles collectively roll their eyes. But what if a remake was good? So good that it matches, or dare we say […]

    Movie Twinning: Same Film, But, Like, Different!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 38:15


    There's a common gripe about Hollywood that movie studios don't have any new ideas. Even worse then the constant rehashing of plot ideas is the cinematic phenomenon of movie twins. Sometimes a new idea does float through tinsel town that's so shiny multiple studios scramble to make the same film, at the same time. From […]

    Oh Boy! We’re Back! Season 3 World Premier

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 21:42


    A winter break that turned into a hiatus turned into a long awaited return of Switch the Envelope. So lets get back to it, Switches with our first show of 2022. Don't call it a comeback, lets just go with a welcome back to the Season 3 world premier. This week Jeff and Cory catch […]

    Really, Really Big Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 19:17


    Happy Holidays, Switches! Jeff and Cory are setting up for the Switch the Envelope Christmas party, and you're invited! The eggnog is flowing and the Combos are warming up. For us here at StE, nothing says Christmas time quite like a variety style holiday show full of camp, what some might consider light comedy, a […]

    Have Yourself A Very Merry Non-Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 35:16


    This week Jeff & Cory get themselves in to the holiday mood, movie lover style, with a slew of movies to watch during the Holidays that aren't necessarily holiday films. Before jumping in with some listener submitted non-holiday films, Jeff introduces a new game where Cory has to guess the film based off of the […]

    Episode 100!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 69:35


    We made it to 100! To celebrate hitting our 100th episode we invited some of our favorite podcasting friends on to play a super sized game of Switch the Envelope: The Game. On this episode we welcome Chris from Measuring the Score, Joe from Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast, and Sean and Max from Better […]

    Be Kind Rewind

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 40:04


    Best of Switch the Envelope guest interviews. As the show inches ever closer to episode 100, this week Jeff & Cory take a trip down memory lane through some of their favorite memories from the show so far. There are no better memories then those conversations they've had with all the friends they've met along […]

    They're Creepy and They're Kooky, But Not So Scary Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 33:35


    Not everyone is cut out for heaps of gore and extremely violent monster slashers, but sometimes, when the moon is right, you might be in the mood for a film with a little bit of fright. Join Jeff and Cory on a journey through some not so scary scary movies that are perfect  for those […]

    Yippee Ki Yay Michael Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 42:03


    In this episode Jeff and Cory try to wrap their heads around the many timelines and continuity shifts of the Halloween franchise. The iconic film series that started the slasher horror genre has stopped and restarted quite a few time in its storied 40+ year run. Our hosts try to make sense of it all […]

    Liar, Liar! Movies You’ve Lied About Seeing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 30:32


    On this episode Jeff and Cory clear the air on some movies that people habitually lie about seeing. Whether you're trying to fit in with a new crowd or you just don't want to hear another person befuddlingly retort, “You haven't seen that movie?”, there's a good chance you've lied about seeing a cinematic classic. […]

    37 Pieces of Indie Film Flair w/ Guests Curtis Andersen & Rene Bordelon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 70:27


    On this episode we're taking our TPS reports across the 8th Dimension as Jeff and Cory welcome Actor/Writer/Producers Curtis Andersen (Pearl Harbor) and Rene Bordelon (Fun Sized Horror: Volume One). They discuss their journeys as indie creators on the stage and screen both big and small, as well as what inspires them to be their […]

    The Best Worst Life Lessons Movies Taught Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 22:39


    On this episode Jeff and Cory share some of the worst life advice they've learned from some of their favorite films. Sure anyone can see the well intentioned moral of a story, but sometimes it is the unintentional bad life tips that really stick with you. Join our hosts as they find the terrible life […]

    Wait! That Won An Oscar?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 38:29


    On this episode Jeff and Cory help out some busy celebrities by answering fan comments on social media. After a dip into the Celebrity Mail Bag, Cory turns the tables on our resident game master, Jeff, and challenges him to a new game he calls Wait! That Won An Oscar? Jeff puts on his game […]

    What Happened To Jeff Goldblum?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 35:46


    Best Underrated Actors Worry not Switches, Mr. Goldblum is fine and well, but like the other actors on our list of Best Underrated Actors, sometimes they meet the editing room floor. This is the case this week as there were so many truly underrated actors to celebrate that we just couldn't fit them all in! […]

    Cinnovations: The Dutch Angle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 7:54


    There are many tools in a filmmaker's cinematic arsenal that help them manipulate the emotions of an audience. Most of them are deliberate ploys meant to pull at the emotions of an audience. Every filmmaker conducts their manipulation in tandem with an audience who knows they are being deceived, but it is the filmmaker's  responsibility […]

    Never Have I Eric with Guest Jack Seavor McDonald

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 54:15


    On this episode Jeff and Cory welcome actor Jack Seavor McDonald, who plays Eric Perkins on the hit Netflix hit show Never Have I Ever! They chat about Jacks time on the sets of various hit tv shows as well as how fun it has been to be apart of a great show on Netflix. […]

    Battle of the Summer Blockbusters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 33:30


    Summer is in full swing, Switches, so you know what that means? No, not sun and sand. Its the season of Summer Blockbusters! Since 1975, movie studios have been rolling out their marquee money-grabbing films into air conditioned theaters to get people to trade in their beach towels for theater seats. On this episode, Jeff […]

    Frankly, Oscar, I Don’t Give a Damn with Guest Adam Roche

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 73:42


    1940 Best Actor Part 2 Welcome to Part 2 of our episode with Classic film documentarian and Creator of The Secret History of Hollywood, Adam Roche. Jeff, Cory, & Adam work their way through grading the Best Actor performances from the 1940. Together, they grimace through some performances and champion others, while Adam adds his […]

    The Secret History of Adam Roche

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 32:29


    1940 Best Actor Part 1 On this episode hosts Jeff and Cory welcome Adam Roche, creator of the podcasts The Secret History of Hollywood and Attaboy Clarence. In this part 1 installment, Adam graciously sits down with our hosts to chat about his journey from full time chef and part time podcaster to his new […]

    James Bond in The Rock & Other Fan Theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 62:34


    On this episode Jeff & Cory welcome YouTuber and movie loving cartoon penguin, Pentex, to the show to discuss their latest viral video essay that definitively proves that Michael Bay's The Rock is indeed a Bond film. They break down the fan theory, his process, and try to find even the smallest hole in an […]

    Falling Asleep On A Synthesizer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 62:24


    1982 Best Original Score Part 2 Jeff and Cory are back for part 2 with our guests Chris and Leslie Lott from Measuring the Score. On this episode they all get to the business of rating each nominee with our “patented” rating metric that's been adjusted for judging original scores. Together they tear into the […]

    Measuring the Score

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 28:45


    1982 Best Original Score – Part 1 On this episode Jeff and Cory welcome Chris and Leslie Lott, hosts of Measuring the Score, to the podcast. Jeff and Cory had such a great time chatting with these two that we had to break the episode up into two parts (just like old times, Switches). On […]

    Terrible Sequels We're Glad They Never Made

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 33:36


    With all the new announcements of sequels floating around Hollywood, Jeff and Cory explore the world of terrible sequels that were thankfully never made. From human-dinosaur hybrids in Jurassic Park 4 to a time traveling Gladiator, these movies would have been franchise killers. Not to be outdone by actual Hollywood, our host also pitch some […]

    Mashed Couch Potatoes: TV Mash-Ups with Guest Vanessa McArdle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 44:32


    This episode Jeff and Cory welcome the host of The Hollywood Dead, Vanessa McArdle, to the show. They chat a bit about her deep dive into tinsel town true crime and some of the lengths she went to research her first case. Then, in honor of the recent Friends reunion, the trio set Al to […]

    Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Bio-Dome : Movie Mash-ups

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 27:19


    On this episode hosts Jeff and Cory, fed up with the unoriginal lazy Hollywood strategy of remaking old films, suggest an new approach: why remake one movie, when you can remake two simultaneously? Thats right, like peanut butter and jelly or hot pastrami and bologna, we’ve got pitches for perfectly paired movie mash-ups for a […]

    Al’s Useless Hollywood Facts: The Walt Disney Facade

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 12:21


    On this episode of Al’s Useless Hollywood Facts, our trusty time computer takes our hosts on a journey to a world that was all started with a mouse. The story behind the house that Walt built is more fiction than reality, and we learn about one unsung genius behind the genius that was really responsible […]

    Who’ll Stop the Rain, Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 55:28


    1989 Best Picture On this episode we’re back to our old switching ways, deciding the true Best Picture winner of 1989. Right on the heels of the 2021 Oscars that will go down as a bit of a train wreck (much like the year it was celebrating), Jeff and Cory dive deep into one of […]

    Stars Hollow Coffee Talk with Guest Brittany Stanley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 65:10


    On this episode we welcome Oy With the WB host Brittany Stanley. We discuss her childhood tv watching habits that inspired her new podcast all about 90s/2000s shows on the WB. After our trek from Dawson’s Creek to Stars Hollow, Jeff challenges Cory and Britany to the toughest game of Switch the Envelope yet. Seeing […]

    Because…Movies: Back to the Future III & Point Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 31:00


    On this edition of Because…Movies, Jeff and Cory cut deep into their childhood nostalgia when they try and explain the unexplainable in two of their favorite movies. Does the timey-wimey logic of Back to the Future fall apart in the last installment of the franchise? Does it make sense that a Division 1 college quarterback […]

    NUMBER TWOS THAT AREN’T DOO-DOO

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 30:24


    This week our host double down on some part 2s. Its all sequels on this show, as they discuss film franchises with second offerings that are better than the original. From T2 to Lethal Weapon 2, these sequels really have their sh*t together.

    Cinnovations: The One-Shot Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 12:31


    Welcome back to Cinnovations! This episode explores the semi-failed filmmaking experiment of a Golden Age Icon, that would lead to Oscar gold for other filmmakers generations later. Jeff and Cory take us through the meticulous planning and innovative problem solving that went in to Alfred Hitchcock’s  Rope, cinema’s first one-shot film.

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