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Casey picks Jan de Bont's The Haunting for the second movie in our Dead of Summer triple feature. In this episode, we meet Hugh Crain, along with Hill House itself. We trace the film's tangled path from a planned Spielberg/Stephen King collaboration (that eventually became King's Rose Red) through Jan de Bont taking the reins, and break down all 16 monster reveals hiding in Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, and Lili Taylor's ill-fated sleep study. We compare this haunted house movie to both the 1963 original and Mike Flanagan's Netflix series, geek out over the ILM and Tippett Studios effects work, run our Real Monsters segment, and find out once and for all whether any of us would survive a night in Hill House. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTubeFor bonus content and commentaries, check out our PatreonFollow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and FacebookWant to support the show and save 20% on Fangoria? Visit Fangoria and enter PROMO CODE: HOWIMETYOURMONSTER at checkout!Looking for How I Met Your Monster merch? Check out TeePublic for shirts, stickers, mugs, and more!Questions and comments: howimetyourmonsterpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we take a look at Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent, Official IndyCast correspondent Mitch Hallock digs through some treasures, Ron Longo has a report direct from Terrificon, Indiana Mic has a quick shoutout, Chris A shares some Indy travels and we have more of your listener emails!   

You go, we go! Let's take a trip back to 1991 and revisit Ron Howard's BACKDRAFT. Arguably the greatest firefighter movie ever made backed heavily by ILM's visual effects holding up strong 35 years later. Johnny does plenty of his Kurt Russell gushing and Mike provides real fireman insight via his Uncle. We also focus on the themes of the movie including the relationship between brothers Steven and Brian. With a loaded cast, there is a lot to get into. So be kind, rewind, relax, and enjoy the podcast!

After a long hiatus (3 years!), it is great to welcome back Laird and Ron as they listen and discuss John Williams' latest movie's soundtrack - Disclosure Day!

(0:00) Intro(0:39) Insan ka Guzra Hua Zamana(2:43) Masjid Mein Chappal Chor(3:20) Rehbaniyat vs Normal Life(8:29) Hamari Majboori Sirf Allah(9:15) Duniya Paraston ki Taraqqi ki Haqeeqat(12:15) Dopamine aur Dil ka Sukoon(17:19) Aik Singer ki Depression Kaise Khatam Hui?(19:33) Stress Treatment(22:12) Michael Jackson(23:01) H. Pylori, Blood Test aur Urine Test ki Haqeeqat(25:48) Gurday Kyun Kharab Hotay Hain?(27:05) Michael Jackson ki Zindagi aur Maut Mein Sabaq(33:16) Real Success ka Concept(39:08) Duniya ki Zindagi: Khail Tamasha(41:42) Dil ke Sukoon ka Nuskha(45:20) Nemat (Jo Aap ke Paas Hai) Se Mehroom Shakhs ki Qadar Karo!(50:07) Hazrat Umm-e-Salma (RA) aur Nabi ﷺ ke Nikah Mein Sabaq(51:25) Takabbur(54:03) Mufti Sahab ke Is Bayan par Negative Comments(57:26) Behen Jab Apni Virasat Mangti Hai?(58:39) Nabi ﷺ ki 3 Nematein(1:00:18) Ilm ki Nemat Chhupane Wale Aalim ki Saza(1:00:55) 2010 Mein Mufti Sahab ke Manazray aur Tehreerein(1:03:18) Mutakabbir(1:05:04) Badtareen Waleema(1:06:30) Muqable ki Burai(1:08:00) Dopamine aur Insan ki Taraqqi(1:11:58) Allah ki Maan Kar Chalna: Kamyabi ka Raaz(1:14:37) Khush Qismati ki Zameeni Cheez(1:20:00) Hajj par Cigarette ka Business?(1:20:32) Tawaf ke Dauran Kaaba ko Dekhna?(1:20:45) Masjid-e-Haram Mein Imam aur Namaz(1:22:12) Thande Pani ki Nemat(1:23:28) Masjid-e-Haram Mein Chappal(1:23:57) Rami ka Wakeel? Rami ke Baad Tawaf?(1:24:35) Namaz Mein Hath Kahan Bandhein?(1:32:37) YouTube Ads ki Earning(1:37:40) Hasad Se Kaise Bachein?(1:38:20) Future Anxiety ka Ilaj(1:46:47) University Mein Fail Hone Wale ki Tension(1:50:27) Susral Mein Damad ka Rehna?(1:51:35) Rehan Tariq Case aur Mufti Sahab par Aitrazat(1:59:12) Mufti Sahab ki Kitab Hasil Karne Wale ka Sawal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learning at AMAU doesn't have to end when the lesson does. Introducing Live with AMAU - a programme of live drop-in sessions designed to give AMAU Academy students more opportunities to practise, revise, ask questions, discuss what they are learning and connect with teachers, mentors, scholars and fellow students. Throughout the week, you can expect sessions such as Arabic and Hifdh practice, Ilm with AMAU discussions, Grow with AMAU reflections, student meetups, Q&A sessions, study circles, book clubs and more. You don't need to attend everything. Simply join the sessions that are relevant to you and your studies. Log in to AMAU Academy to see upcoming Live with AMAU sessions. Live with AMAU - learn, practise, connect and keep moving forward. Sign up now to AMAU Academy: https://www.amauacademy.com/ AMAU Academy: https://www.amauacademy.com/ AMAU Junior: https://amaujunior.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amauofficial/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AMAU Telegram: https://t.me/amauofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AMAUofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMAUofficial iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/al-madrasatu-al-umariyyah/id1524526782 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08NJC1pIA0maaF6aKqZL4N Get in Touch: https://amau.org/getintouch BarakAllahu feekum. #AMAU #Islam #Dawah

We're back with Raiders Radio Productions and The Indymag for the continuing year-long 45th Anniversary Celebration of Raiders Of The Lost Ark! In Chapter Two, the global chase began as secret forces moved behind the scenes in Berlin, setting a dangerous mission into motion under Nazi command! Now in Chapter Three, the next phase of the hunt begins as the pieces shift in place, along with new, across the board! We are now live with Chapter Three! (New Episodes Release On The 12th Of Every Month Through June 2027!) #RaidersOfTheLostArk #IndianaJones #Audiobook #ROTLA45 #RaidersRadioProductions #TheIndyCast #IndianaJonesPodcast

Hello! And welcome to season to the newest episode of The Dana Gould Hour podcast. Fasten your enthusiasm harness, we are blasting off, yet again. We have two, count 'em, two, fantastic guests today. Richard Edlund is a legend. In his amazing career, he is known first and foremost as one of the founders of ILM, Industrial Light & Magic, which created the special effects for a little film called Star Wars, and revolutionized how movies were made in Hollywood. But that is just the tip of the iceberg, Edlund began his career in the late '50s early '60s. When you watch on old episode of the original Addams Family TV show, that's Richard Edlund's hand coming out of the box as Thing. He designed the font for the original Star Trek ,and on and on and on. Also, Dave Bertolino is here. Dave is the creator of Spooky World, founded in Berlin, Massachusetts, the middle of nowhere! Spooky World became a nationally known horror theme park attraction. It started from nothing, and immediately became HUGE. Dave has a new book out entitled Behind The Screams At Spooky World and he'll be here to discuss that. Who looks like an accountant but is close pals with Linda Blair, Tom Savini and Alice Cooper? Dave Bertolino, that's who. True Tales From Weirdsville tells the tale of schlockmeister par excellence William Castle. From Emergo to Percepto to Illusiono, William Castle was the gimmick king of b-movies. Larger than life, stranger than fiction, more real than any reality you can conjure, Mr. William Castle. There are some great live performances coming up, so check out the events page at www.danagould.com/events/! And now, it's on, to our filthy business.

John Knoll has a list of credits as long as anyone's arm, serving as visual effects supervisor on such movies as The Abyss, Star Wars Episodes I, II and III,  Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, and most recently The Mandalorian and Grogu. He also holds the title of Creative Director at George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic company, otherwise known as ILM. Oh, and one more thing: he and his brother are the inventors of Adobe Photoshop.

Pr. Ilmārs Tolstovs par Salaspils - Ogres draudžu svētceļojumu 2. rītā

(0:00) Intro(0:02) Khutba, Aayaat Surah Ma'arij(0:26) Insan ki haisiyat(1:22) Ilm ki 2 shartein aur adhoore ilm ka nuqsan(5:34) Desi liberals aur scientists ki reality(6:00) Science ke naam par mazhab se doori(7:00) Halal mein barkat(11:27) Nai nasal ki soch(12:00) Mazhab ki dawat mein dalaail ki ahmiyat(15:18) Daleel kya hai?(16:21) Mazhab, science aur evidence(17:55) Moon sighting aur science(18:35) Mazhab mein gawahi ki ahmiyat(20:12) Nabi ﷺ ke sachay Rasool hone ke dalaail(20:50) Aakhirat ke liye scientific evidence zaroori hai?(24:00) Paighambaron ke nazool ki wajah(24:32) Science aur mazhab mein 2 intihayein(25:07) Muashi taraqqi Quran ka bunyadi topic nahi(25:50) Nabi ﷺ ke hukm aur mashwaray mein farq(27:56) Hazrat Bareera (RA) ka waqia(30:41) Aulad ka zabardasti nikah karna?(32:05) Paighambaron ka asal topic(33:00) Covid ka ilaj Quran o Sunnat se?(33:29) Scientific research ko sari izzat kyun?(39:08) Science ke bawajood mazhab ki zarurat kyun?(40:48) Mazhab ke side effects par liberals ka aitraaz(45:12) Kya mazhab taraqqi mein rukawat hai?(47:50) Science Quran ka bunyadi topic kyun nahi?(49:53) Kam-umri ki ghair-akhlaqi sargarmiyon ka nuqsan(50:27) Point of view ka concept(53:48) Scientific taraqqi ki haqeeqat(54:25) Hazrat Musa (AS) vs Fir'aun aur Qaroon ki taraqqi(56:52) Pakistaniyon ki kasm-pursi ki wajah(58:08) Madaris aur universities ke nizam-e-taleem mein farq(59:20) Molviyon par aitraaz ka jawab(1:00:40) Sahaba (RA) ki shaan(1:02:14) Paighambaron ka sabse eham topic(1:02:46) Tablighi Jamaat par aitraaz ka jawab(1:04:05) Hazrat Nooh (AS) ki qaum ki tabahi ki wajah(1:09:06) Quran ka topic halka nahi(1:09:36) Firqay aur Islam(1:10:28) Dhruv Rathee ki video par tajziya(1:12:23) Ilm ka sahih aur ghalat istemal(1:13:13) Khulasa bayan aur dua(1:13:39) Mufti sahab par aitraaz(1:14:25) Imam Abu Hanifa (RA) ke bajaye Sahibain ke qoul par amal?(1:25:16) Doosri shadi ka masla(1:31:26) Moochhon ka hukm(1:31:42) Khawateen ke liye Quran class(1:32:00) Binnori Town ke teacher ka maali masla(1:33:47) Prize bond jaiz hai?(1:34:22) Pakistani mehngai ka hal(1:35:54) Pakistan ke muashi halaat par ulama ki awaaz(1:38:09) Hazrat Muawiyah (RA) ki seerat par aitraazat ka jawab(1:39:07) Imam aur muqtadi ka ruku(1:39:47) Dhruv Rathee ke nazriyat ka jawab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Official IndyCast correspondent Mitch Hallock talks about the new Indy comic, we look at Regal Robot’s latest Indy offerings, I sit down with mega-Indy fan Mark Martino, Chris A returns with IJ in the UK and Indiana Mic has a quick shoutout!

Episode 152: John Goodson (Part 1) John Goodson is a model maker and digital artist who spent more than three decades at ILM. His credits span The Rocketeer, Star Trek: First Contact, the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Rogue One, and most recently The Mandalorian and Grogu. In this first of two episodes, I talk to John about his lifelong obsession with spacecraft and model-making, how he got to ILM, what the model shop was like at its peak, and the craft philosophy that has defined his career. In this episode:Growing up obsessed with Lost in Space, Star Log, and the making-of books that shaped his ambitionsWriting letters to ILM at age 14 — and getting politely told to stopHow a childhood friendship and a homemade recreation of the Battle of Hoth eventually led to his first visit to ILMThe advice that sent him back to finish school — and why it was the right callGetting hired for one week on Body Wars and spending the first three days hiding in the model shop hoping nobody would noticeWhat the ILM model shop culture was like at its peak, and what he absorbed from Bill George, Lorne Peterson, Larry Tan, and the rest of that teamThe 18-foot Titanic model for Ghostbusters II and learning to just start buildingThe 33-foot Hindenburg for The Rocketeer — eight months of construction, a night shoot at a decommissioned Air Force base, kerosene running out of the holes, and a cherry picker at 25 feetThe pasta trick, pancake syrup, and other unexpected materials that found their way into ILM shotsWatching the digital wave arrive and feeling like parts of the machine were being taken awayThe transition to digital model-making and eventually finding his footing with MariWhat it felt like to return to physical model-making for The Mandalorian — and what was hardest about working without the model shop around himThe mechanical language of spacecraft: why weathering works, what Star Crash got wrong, and the disposable camera exercise that taught a kit-bash class to see the real world differentlyHow the Razor Crest started as a 3D-printed assembly that couldn't survive construction — and what he did about itPart two is coming soon...This podcast is completely independent and made possible by listener support. If you'd like to help me keep making these episodes, you can join my Patreon community here: https://patreon.com/jamiebenning Watch more on YouTube:Check out the Filmumentaries YouTube channel for behind-the-scenes clips and extra content: https://youtube.com/filmumentariesAll my links

Star Wars opened on May 25th, 1977, in 32 American cinemas. The first cut had been a disaster. The director of photography and director were barely speaking. The ILM crew, working in a Van Nuys warehouse in temperatures of up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, had burned through most of their budget on shots the director deemed unusable. The Tunisian shoot had led to cast injuries and a potential war with Libya. The director was hospitalised with hypertension during production. Its cast were convinced it would fail, as were 20th Century Fox executives. The odds were stacked against it.And yet... what followed was the biggest box office phenomenon in cinema history.But there's more to the story than how Star Wars succeeded. It asks what the film meant to 1977 America, to the New Hollywood generation it emerged from, and to the industry it permanently transformed.Star Wars wouldn't be Star Wars without Marcia Lucas, whose editorial instincts built the Death Star trench run almost from the ground up; John Dykstra and the young engineers at Industrial Light & Magic who invented motion-control camera technology in a Van Nuys warehouse, and Alan Ladd Jr., the one Fox executive who greenlit a film he openly admitted he didn't understand.It's a story worthy of a 350th episode.Massive thanks to Andy from Geek Salad for contributing. You can find Geek Salad's latest Star Wars episode in your podcast app, or click hereMore info on Harmy's Despecialized Edition can be found hereSupport Verbal DioramaLoved this episode? Here's how you can help:⭐ Leave a 5-star review on your podcast app

What changes when the person being coached is responsible not only for their own performance, but also for the direction, culture and future of an entire organisation? Executive coaching uses the same core coaching competencies as other forms of coaching, but the context is often more complex. Senior leaders may be navigating organisational change, board relationships, stakeholder pressures and strategic decisions while also experiencing uncertainty, reduced confidence or questions about their future. This is why executive coaching often becomes a whole-person experience. Senior leaders have few places where they can speak honestly without being expected to already have the answers. Coaching offers a confidential space to slow down, reflect and explore how leadership responsibilities are affecting identity, wellbeing, relationships and sense of purpose. It can also involve a three-way relationship between the coach, the client and the sponsoring organisation, requiring clear agreements around confidentiality, objectives and outcomes. Executive clients are often highly capable action takers, so coaching is not always about creating another action plan. Progress may come through challenging assumptions, separating facts from interpretations and identifying the patterns shaping how a leader thinks, communicates and responds under pressure. The coach may move between coaching, mentoring and acting as a thought partner, while continuing to support the client's own thinking and decision-making. In this episode, we also explore ambiguity, burnout, organisational systems and the knowledge that can support coaches working at this level, including leadership psychology, group dynamics, power and authority. We discuss how the ILM Level 7 qualification can prepare coaches to work not only with chief executives and board directors, but also with senior leaders responsible for significant teams, budgets and organisational outcomes. Executive coaching may take place at the highest levels of an organisation, but at its heart it remains deeply human. Timestamps: 00:01 Welcome and episode introduction 00:55 The similarities and differences in executive coaching 01:30 Moving beyond performance metrics and strategy 03:14 Why executive coaching requires a whole-person approach 04:00 Who executive coaching is for 04:35 Organisational change, politics and stakeholder dynamics 06:17 Self-worth and identity outside the organisation 06:54 How leadership changes can surface insecurity 08:00 Becoming a thinking partner for senior leaders 09:22 Why executives may not need traditional accountability 09:51 Coaching the individual within the wider system 11:39 Identity, influence and leadership agency 12:20 The ripple effect of coaching across teams 13:31 Moving between coaching, mentoring and thought partnership 15:50 Three-way contracting and organisational sponsorship 17:51 Why executive coaching engagements are often longer 20:09 Ambiguity, paradoxes and complex decision-making 22:21 The human reality behind executive leadership 23:35 Burnout, reflection and constructive challenge 25:00 Leadership psychology, systems and group dynamics 27:03 Why executive coaching can be so rewarding 27:40 Who the ILM Level 7 qualification can prepare you to coach 29:00 Finding the right coaching qualification Key Lessons Learned: The core coaching competencies remain the same, but executive coaching takes place within a more complex organisational context. Executive coaching often focuses on the whole person because leadership responsibilities affect identity, confidence, wellbeing and relationships. Senior leaders frequently need a confidential thinking space more than they need another action plan. Executive coaches must be able to move between the individual client's experience and the wider organisational system. Three-way contracting requires clear agreements around confidentiality, objectives, reporting and the expectations of the sponsoring organisation. Executive clients often bring challenges involving ambiguity, competing priorities, political dynamics and decisions with far-reaching consequences. Constructive challenge can help leaders identify assumptions, explore alternative perspectives and develop greater flexibility in their thinking. A coach does not need to be an expert in the client's technical field, but knowledge of leadership psychology, group dynamics and organisational systems can strengthen the coaching relationship. Executive coaching can create a ripple effect because leaders often take ideas and insights from coaching back into their teams. Executive coaching is not limited to chief executives. It can include anyone with significant responsibility for people, budgets and organisational outcomes. Keywords: executive coaching, executive coach, leadership coaching, senior leadership coaching, executive coaching qualifications, ILM Level 7 coaching, coaching senior leaders, organisational coaching, leadership development, executive presence, systems thinking in coaching, three-way coaching contract, coaching in organisations, leadership identity, coaching organisational change, executive wellbeing, coaching and burnout, coaching skills for leaders, transformational coaching, coaching qualifications, Links and Resources: Find the right coaching course quiz: www.mycoachingcourse.com Book a call about the ILM coaching courses: www.igcompany.com/ILMCall

We're back with Raiders Radio Productions and The Indymag for the ongoing year long 45th Anniversary Celebration of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK! In Chapter One, Indiana Jones braved the jungles of South America in search of the Chachapoyan Idol, surviving deadly traps and a collapsing Temple before the Idol was taken by Belloq and Indy barely escaped the Hovitos! Chapter Two continues the adventure! #RaidersOfTheLostArk #IndianaJones #Audiobook #ROTLA45 #RaidersRadioProductions #TheIndyCast #IndianaJonesPodcast

In late May at the WonderFest convention in Kentucky, a group of friends and model makers blew attendees minds with a one-to-one scale immersive replica of the original ILM model shop as it existed in Van Nuys, California, in 1976. This week we are thrilled to be talking to the creators of this Van Nuys 76 in 26 project Bryan Babich, Quincy Cutshaw and Jason Eaton. Listen as they explain where the idea to do this came from, who helped make it possible, all the little details and so much more. So turn on the stereo, celebrate the love and listen today! Join the Van Nuys 76 Facebook group here : https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18vdP5vcYr/?mibextid=wwXIfr See all the Tested videos here : https://youtu.be/xCtcDll-fNE?is=pxSLPAHvGSf8r6ml https://youtu.be/NgKCgopedJA?is=ylzM66ndn73fqIP3 https://youtu.be/-gELkfuYUbc?is=7SrzKb0oCt4SjFGI JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 BOBA FETT BEACH PARTY COMMENTARY! NEW ANDOR SEASON 2 EPISODE COMMENTARIES! HEAR EPISODES EARLY! Theme Music! downloadable tunes from episodes! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! Honestly! Talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points "Like" Blast Points on Facebook Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/ we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints Your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

#Qaroon #StoryOfQaroon #HazratMusa Kya aap jante hain ke duniya ka wo ameer tareen shakhs kaun tha jo aaj bhi zameen ke neeche zinda dhans raha hai? Is video mein hum 3500 saal peeche Egypt (Misr) ki tareekh mein jayenge aur Qaroon (Korah) ki dastan sunayenge.Qaroon, jo Hazrat Musa (A.S) ka chachazad bhai tha, usne 'Ilm-e-Kimiya' (Alchemy) ke zariye matti ko sona banana seekh liya tha. Uske pas itna khazana tha ke sirf chabiyan uthane ke liye 40 mard ya khachar (mules) chahiye thay. Magar uske takabbur (Arrogance) aur Hazrat Musa (A.S) par lagaye gaye ek jhootay ilzam ne use tabah kar diya.The Man Who Turned Dust into Gold: Why Qaroon Is Still Sinking Today | Musa (A.S) or Qaroon Ka WaqiaEss video mai Aap Dekhien Ge:Qaroon's relation with Prophet Musa (AS).The secret of Alchemy (Matti se sona banane ka raaz).The logic behind the keys of his treasure (Qaroon ke khazane ki chabiyan).The conspiracy against Hazrat Musa (AS) involving a woman.The final punishment: Sinking into the earth until Qayamat.Scientific and Hadith evidence of this event.

This episode we reveal a Raiders mystery 45 years in the making, get some insights into the foley process and open up the IndyCast mailbag!

Our latest fxpodcast with ILM's John Knoll on miniatures in a tiny LED cube, the Star Wars style, and why the practical and the digital still need each other.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Sam Edwards. Part 2 of 2. Known for his fxphd Flame tutorials and candid discussions about his career journey, he transitioned from being a business owner to working at some of the world's leading visual effects studios, including Digital Domain and ILM. With experience spanning feature films, episodic television, and commercial projects, his career reflects a diverse and accomplished path through the visual effects industry.

In Episode 155, hosts Alyce and Laura are SO BACK* living that Force Toast life!  Cinemark Movie Club, have we (Alyce) got a half-baked almost-idea for you!  Life hack: the cheapest place to order some decent as hell mozzarella sticks What even is this Caravan of Corrections about, anyway? Who remembers anything from May?  Make Lyte a thing again Maul tried to manifest Anakin. Fun fact: If Maul and Anakin were a couple, their lil couple name would be Manakin.  Maximize shareholder value on your own time and give us Ahsoka season 2 NOW, dammit!  Coming not-that-soon to a streaming service near you, more Ezra! (via Bespin Bulletin)  If you, like us, missed the LFL/ILM TED Talk on AI last year, and are curious to see for yourself after Laura attempts to summarize it, it's on YouTube here. Mozzarella Sticks Strike Back! During Mando, nonetheless!  FINALLY we return to our Recap on Tap segment with The Mandalorian and Grogu! We discuss our thoughts on the film, story, characters, the intended audience and more.  Interesting interview with ILM's Hal Hickel on bringing Rotta the Hutt to life. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy   Instagram: @forcetoastpod Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.social Email: forcetoastpod@gmail.com Website: forcetoastpod.com *This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

From brain-sucking horror to heartbreaking empathy, for this fxpodcast we go inside the creature work of The Boroughs with VFX Supervisor Tara DiMarco and ILM's Steve Ellis.

Glenn Teel continues our artist profile series with an interview with Sam Edwards. Part 1 of 2. Known for his fxphd Flame tutorials and candid discussions about his career journey, he transitioned from being a business owner to working at some of the world's leading visual effects studios, including Digital Domain and ILM. With experience spanning feature films, episodic television, and commercial projects, his career reflects a diverse and accomplished path through the visual effects industry.

What happens when someone who grew up in the Lucasfilm Games golden era decides that today's AI tools are failing creatives? Mike Levine has spent more than 30 years building at the intersection of games, XR, VFX, and interactive storytelling—and his verdict is clear: the current AI stack is a fragmented, overcomplicated mess that turns directors into prompt engineers.Mike started as a tester at Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts), working his way into the art department on titles like Sam & Max and The Dig before helping ship live-action Star Wars games such as Rebel Assault and Jedi Knight II. He later built rotoscoping tools used across the VFX industry, collaborated with ILM and Pixar, experimented with mobile AR games for Hasbro and HoloLens, and dipped into crypto gaming—before finally co-founding MovieFlow (now FilmSpark), an AI-native production platform designed so that filmmakers, agencies, and showrunners can move from script to screen without needing a computer science degree.The AI XR news you should know: Apple taps Google Gemini to power Siri, acknowledging that building world-class LLMs in-house makes little financial sense. Meta cuts 10% of Reality Labs, right-sizing its VR bets while pivoting toward wearables. Xreal raises another $100M amid questions about Chinese state influence and data flows. Higgs Field lands $80M at a $1.3B valuation for AI cinematography tools that many filmmakers still find unreliable. Wikipedia signs licensing deals with major AI companies after years of being scraped for free. OpenAI invests $252M in Sam Altman–backed Merge Labs, raising fresh conflict-of-interest questions.Key Moments Timestamps:[00:23:02] From Boston journalist-to-be to accidental hire at Lucasfilm Games[00:26:24] The “test pit” culture at Lucas and how Nintendo experience got Mike in the door[00:28:45] Moving into the art department, learning Photoshop from early legends, and shipping Sam & Max[00:31:15] Live-action Star Wars games: Rebel Assault, Jedi Knight II, and convincing George Lucas[00:34:38] Visiting Pixar with new VFX tools and recognizing the same creative “magic” as LucasArts[00:36:24] Doug Trumbull's influence on Mike's sense of cinematic possibility and immersion[00:43:27] The urinal meeting at Magic Leap and what early spatial computing got right (and wrong)[00:49:00] Why most AI tools are “dark ages” for filmmakers: node graphs, 10+ subscriptions, no story view[00:51:00] Building MovieFlow/FilmSpark: story-first, timeline-based AI production for long-form and vertical shows[00:53:00] The Neighborhood Podcast: a 90-second vertical murder mystery as proof-of-concept for AI-native seriesWhen humans can generate shots, scenes, and even entire episodes in minutes, the bottleneck shifts from production to vision. Mike argues that the winning AI tools will be the ones that let directors see their whole story, maintain continuity, and iterate fast—without ever feeling like they left the edit bay for a dev console. His vertical drama collaboration with Charlie, The Neighborhood Podcast, is an early look at what happens when narrative craft meets AI-native pipelines instead of fighting them.This episode is brought to you by Zapar creators of Mattercraft—the leading visual development environment for building immersive 3D web experiences. Build smarter at mattercraft.io.Watch the full episode on YouTube and subscribe to the AI XR Podcast for weekly conversations with the people building the future of AI, XR, and interactive media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wait Is Over...Forty-Five Years Ago Today, Adventure Returned To The Big Screen And Captured The Imagination Of Millions. Now, It's Time To Take A Trip Back In Time. Not To The 1930s... But To 1981 — When Adventure, Action, Mystery, And Thrills Returned In The Greatest Story Ever Told. Today, On The 45th Anniversary Of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, We Are Proud To Present CHAPTER ONE Of The Campbell Black's RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Audiobook Series! Produced By Raiders Radio Productions In Collaboration With The IndyCast And Indymag - The Magazine For Indiana Jones Fans, This Year-Long Celebration Will Bring The Entire Novel To Life One Chapter At A Time. So Grab Your Fedora, Dust Off Your Satchel, And Join Us For The Adventure Of A Lifetime.#RaidersOfTheLostArk #IndianaJones #Audiobook

Krievijas karš Ukrainā demonstrē, ka bruņotajiem spēkiem ir jāspēj strauji pielāgoties jauniem izaicinājumiem un tehnoloģiskā iespējām. par to, cik mēs esam elastīgi, Krustpunktā intervija ar Brigādes ģenerāli, MATO daudznacionālās divīzijas štāba "Ziemeļi" komandiera vietnieku Ilmāru Ati Lejiņu.  

(0:00) Intro(0:02) Khutba, Qurani aayaat, hadith aur dua(1:39) Ertugrul drama dekhna kaisa hai?(3:28) Be-mauqa tabligh(3:42) Ilm mein gehrai(5:20) Ilm ke liye 2 zaroori cheezen(5:44) Proper knowledge vs maloomat ka khazana(6:16) Quran mein Yahudiyon ki misaal(6:36) Sahaba (RA) ka ilmi ehtiram(8:12) Bhains ki qurbani par Ahl-e-Hadith clip ka jawab(10:54) Shariat ka asool: juzwiyat ke zariye kulliyat bayan karna(11:22) Mozon par masah ka masla(12:59) Faujiyon ke boots par masah ka waqia(14:04) Booton par masah jaiz hai?(14:46) “Walidain ko uff na karo” — Qurani aayat ka matlab(16:02) Be-mauqa hadith ka mutalba(16:21) Mozon par masah vs bhains ki qurbani(17:46) Quran daleel-e-mutawatir hai(18:37) Kangaroo ki misaal(19:16) Bhains ki qurbani mein ikhtilaf ho to ehtiyatan chhor dein?(20:56) Yaum-e-Shak ka roza rakhna kaisa hai?(22:54) Ahl-e-Hadith ki daleel par tanqeed(24:01) Jheenga aur kekra khane par Ahl-e-Hadith ki raaye(25:56) Wazeh halal aur haram cheezen(27:56) Social media par viral clips ka jawab(29:22) Darhi aur mardangi ka taalluq(29:54) Male makeup artists ki reality(30:50) Shadi mein parde ke bawajood zanana mard(31:47) Pardadar khawateen par bazar mein buri nazar(33:50) Ghairatmand shakhs ka waqia(35:16) Haram se kabhi pait nahi bharta(36:28) Zyada khane ka bhook se taalluq(37:27) Shehwat ke gunah(37:52) Kam-umar larkiyon ke cases: US, UK vs Pakistan(39:02) Aurat ki sixth sense(39:50) Sabse bara gunah(40:22) Devar-bhabhi ke taalluqaat ka anjam(41:41) Ikhtilafi masail ka hal(43:40) Aik fiqh par amal(44:08) Sadqa-e-Fitr ka masla(44:50) Bhains ki qurbani par comments ka jawab(46:16) Teen talaq ke maslay par comments ka jawab(47:38) GTV par teen talaq ke maslay par behas(49:01) Bhains ki qurbani ke dalaail(49:58) Ilm ke liye zaroori cheezen(51:16) Biwi ke sath kaam ki baatein karna(53:22) Biwi se muhabbat ke liye jhoot bolna?(54:16) Jaiz khel ka masla(55:37) Ilm mein gehrai(55:48) Hikmat kya hai?(55:58) Be-mauqa hadith sunana(57:08) MTM Foundation mein qurbani ki gaaye(57:47) 4 shadiyon ke bayanaat aur be-mauqa naseehat(59:01) Walid ke samne be-mauqa naseehat ka nuqsan(1:00:23) Aetikaf/tabligh walon ki ghar mein be-mauqa naseehat(1:01:14) Qurb-e-Qayamat ki aulad(1:02:17) Haq bayan karne ke liye 3 zaroori cheezen(1:03:22) Mufti sahab shadi ki taqreebat par bayan kyun nahi karte?(1:04:10) Nikah ke mauqay par be-mauqa dua ka waqia(1:05:01) Rukhsati par dulhan ka rona(1:06:19) Haya aurat ki khoobi hai(1:06:48) Captain Faraz “shut up” waqia(1:08:28) Nikah ka masla(1:10:28) Mufti Abdul Wahid Quraishi ke liye guzarish(1:12:54) Janwar zibah karte waqt takbeer bhool jayein to?(1:13:25) Janwar zibah karte waqt 4 ghaltiyan(1:19:20) Burma se talib-e-ilm banne ki khwahish(1:19:48) Jamia Tur Rasheed ke bare mein fasadi log(1:20:52) Fasadi auratein(1:22:09) Mufti sahab ke tajurbat(1:37:49) Achha rishta kaise mile?(1:38:54) Kya Sayyad log trust ke paison se ilaj karwa sakte hain?(1:40:32) Nabaligh bachay ki namaz baghair wazu ke?(1:41:09) Jihad kab wajib hota hai?(1:42:02) Sheikh Idrees (RA) ki shahadat ki wajah(1:44:26) Mufti sahab ki qurbani(1:46:02) Army ki himayat ka anjam(1:48:40) Pak Army ko bura kehne walay(1:51:06) Pakistan mein jihad(1:54:18) Pakistan apni zimmedari poori kyun nahi kar raha?(1:55:32) Ijtemai qurbani ke hisson mein kaleji na milai to?(1:57:27) Shawwal ke rozon ka hukm(2:01:08) Peshani par sajde ka nishan(2:02:32) Qurbani ka janwar gari se utarte waqt expire ho jaye to?(2:03:09) Nikah ke liye taweez?(2:03:41) Mufti sahab ka exercise experience(2:14:40) 2 bachon ko chhor kar chillay par jana?(2:16:10) Eid ki namaz nikal jaye to qurbani? UK walay ki Pakistan mein qurbani? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Industry icon Dylan Cole joins us for this episode of The Learn Squared Podcast and takes us on an incredible artistic adventure from interning at ILM to helping James Cameron bring the world of Pandora to life as a Co-Production Designer on the Avatar Sequels and now his book Creating Worlds: The Disney and 20th Century Studios Cinematic Art of Dylan Cole. Tune in to hear Dylan's perspective on how he gets things done, his relationship with criticism, and what he thinks is the key to being a successful artist in both a personal and professional sense and more! - BUY DYLAN'S BOOK https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Worlds-Century-Studios-Cinematic/dp/B0F5NZ47QT/ Limited Collector's Edition https://insighteditions.com/products/creating-worlds-the-disney-and-20th-century-studios-cinematic-art-of-dylan-cole-1 - FOLLOW DYLAN https://dylancolestudio.com/shop https://dylancolestudio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dylancoleart/ - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED (ALL First Lessons are FREE!) https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.instagram.com/patreon https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://cara.app/dhandatron

Episode SummaryJoel Casse spent over two decades inside large global organisations — most recently as Nokia's Global Head of Leadership Development — watching senior teams up close. What he found wasn't a talent problem. It was a behaviour problem: packed agendas with no room for the team itself, leaders competing to showcase expertise rather than build on each other, and decisions perpetually kicked offline.The conversation explores why this happens — egos, function-first loyalty, a bias for action that keeps teams stuck above what Roger Harrison calls the "waterline" — and what actually shifts things. Joel's tool is the balcony move: stepping out of the discussion to name what he observes. One quiet observation ("I've counted eight 'let's take it offline' in 20 minutes") became a two-hour conversation about how that team made decisions. Slow to go fast.Key Themes & TakeawaysMost senior teams debate (I'm right, you're wrong) rather than dialogue (let's understand each other) — and almost never ask genuine questionsThe waterline model: teams focus on task and content; relationships and process stay hidden until something breaksThe SPQA framework: Situation → Problem → Question → Answer. The mistake is jumping straight from problem to answer"Let's take it offline" is a red flag — it means the conditions for real decisions don't exist in the roomIrritating behaviours go unchallenged because peers won't hold each other accountable and leaders see it as babysittingThe balcony move — stepping back to name what you observe — is the most underused act in senior team leadershipWhen senior leaders change, it trickles down: their direct reports start doing check-ins, calling out patterns, working the same wayThree Reasons to ListenListen if your leadership team meetings feel busy but never quite land anywhere. Joel names exactly what's happening — and why the smartest people in the room are often the ones causing it.Listen if you've ever sat in a meeting counting how many times someone said "let's take it offline." There's a two-hour conversation hiding in that habit.Listen if you want one thing to do differently as a leader or coach. The balcony-and-dance move is simple, and Joel has watched it ripple from the C-suite all the way down.Notable Quotes"When a leader is doing 80% of the talking, there's a fair chance that the team isn't doing well. They're not learning." — Joel Casse"Teams tend to be a collection of people — not necessarily having a common goal with interdependency and a common fate. If you fail, well, that's your problem." — Joel Casse"Leadership is your main course. It hass become the side dish — or a tiny pot of condiment you don't even have to have." — Dan HammondJoel's bioJoel Casse is an executive coach and leadership architect with over 20 years of experience developing leaders and teams in global, matrixed organisations. Based in Munich, he has spent the majority of his career at Nokia, where he coaches executive teams and directs high-potential programs. Before Nokia, he worked at Novartis. He has worked with CEOs, Presidents, and VPs and their leadership teams on topics ranging from succession discussions to strategic off-sites to cross-team collaborations. He has led company-wide leadership frameworks, overseen flagship executive programs, and guided multiple leaders to C-suite promotions. Joel also teaches at Duke CE and Emeritus Business School, delivering executive interventions for companies in retail, banking, insurance, and IT. He holds an ILM 7 Executive Coaching accreditation and co-authored the book “Leadership for a New World.”

Throughout a career spanning roles as a teacher, BBC television producer, coach and prolific author, Jenny Rogers has never been afraid of getting things wrong.In this episode of The Coach's Journey Podcast, the executive coach, supervisor, trainer and author of coaching titles such as Are You Listening? tells host Neil Mackinnon about the vital importance of experimentation and of embracing our mistakes in order to benefit from a lifetime of learning experiences that make us better coaches and ground us in our humanity.Jenny flies the flag for a whole-life perspective in coaching, eschewing narrow approaches in favour of a style that acknowledges the way our personal and working lives are inextricably intertwined, and makes room for all the parts of us.A deep interest in psychotherapy has enriched Jenny's coaching practice and she highlights the modalities that fascinate her the most, as well as the key therapeutic ideas and techniques that are readily transferrable to any coaching practice.Jenny also discusses her latest books, which address important questions about navigating boundaries as a new coach and working through the challenges many women face in midlife.This episode is full of sage advice drawn from a wonderfully diverse, rich career in coaching and creativity, shared by a practitioner whose dauntless spirit of curiosity and passion for understanding human relationships is as infectious as it is inspiring.Jenny and Neil also talk about:- The relationship between trauma-aware coaching and psychodynamic therapy- Nurturing a healthy writing practice and overcoming creative blocks- How we accumulate rigid ways of thinking, and why it is hard to make change on your own- The art of embodying a place of non-judgement, and offering challenge with compassionTHINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN:- Jenny Rogers https://www.jennyrogers.com- BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk- Delia Smith https://www.deliaonline.com- Madhur Jaffrey https://www.madhurjaffrey.com- BBC Two https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo- BBC Books https://www.penguin.co.uk/company/publishers/bbc-books- Columbia University https://www.columbia.edu- Management Futures https://www.managementfutures.co.uk- Are You Listening (book) https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1115931/are-you-listening/9780241973986.html- Julia Vaughan-Smith https://www.juliavaughansmith.com- Nscience https://nscience.uk- Franz Ruppert https://www.franz-ruppert.de/en/- Irvin Yalom https://www.yalom.com- The Gift of Therapy (book) https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-gift-of-therapy-irvin-d-yalom- Carl Rogers https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Rogers- Gabor Mate https://www.upaya.org/person/dr-gabor-mate- University College Hospital London https://www.uclh.nhs.uk- Guildhall School of Music & Drama https://www.gsmd.ac.uk- How Not to Be a Doctor, by John Launer https://www.duckworthbooks.co.uk/book/how-not-to-be-a-doctor/- Barbican Centre https://www.barbican.org.uk- City of London Corporation https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk- EMCC Global https://www.emccglobal.org- ILM https://www.institutelm.com- Coaches Training Institute (Co-Active) https://coactive.comBIOGRAPHY FROM JENNYI am an executive coach, coach trainer and supervisor, and accreditation assessor for APECS, the premier coaching accreditation body of the UK. Along with these roles, I am a writer, textile artist, cook, grandmother and keen walker. Thirty five years ago, I was an early entrant to the world of coaching, after earlier careers in teaching, television production and publishing. Typically, my clients are facing a major transition in their lives and find that a coaching perspective is the key to finding solutions that work. As a coach I work with senior clients in the law, medicine, finance, healthcare, performing arts and media along with volunteer roles for severely disadvantaged women. I consider myself to be a leader in a new approach to coaching which combines insights from psychotherapy with the pragmatic emphasis on change that distinguishes the best coaching traditions.I was honoured to win the Henley Business School Award for Outstanding Contribution to Coaching in 2019. My books include Are You Listening? a book of coaching stories published by Penguin Random House in 2021. I have written 9 other books on coaching, including Coaching Skills: the definitive guide to being a coach. A fifth edition, much updated, was published in 2024. My latest book, Fearless Coaching, will be published in 2026 and a book for women in mid-life (title TBD) in early 2027 by Octopus Books.

This episode we celebrate IJ in the UK’s 10th anniversary with an epic look back from Chris A, Official IndyCast correspondent Mitch Hallock is back with a Raiders Rant, we have some new Indy merchandise and comic news and Indiana Mic has a quick shout out!

Dragonheart (1996) was one of the first films to feature a fully CGI character acting alongside real humans. Voiced by Sean Connery and brought to life by ILM, Draco was a groundbreaking creation. Yet despite this technical achievement and four sequels, the movie is rarely discussed today. Angela joins me to explore what stopped Dragonheart from becoming a true classic 30 years later.https://youtu.be/lubpME_YxbUhttps://rumble.com/v7adw5m-does-anyone-remember-dragonheart-hack-the-movies-479.html

In this episode I chat with visual effects supervisor, second unit director and digital pre-visualisation pioneer David Dozoretz about a career that traces the entire arc of how modern filmmaking shifted from analogue to digital — and how, somewhere in the middle of that shift, pre-vis went from a curious side experiment to a fundamental part of how films get planned and shot. David talks about growing up in Phoenix, falling in love with cinema the day his sister snuck him into the projection booth at the Cine Capri during The Empire Strikes Back asteroid sequence, and how a chance encounter with a Lucasfilm coffee-table book in a university bookstore set him on the path to ILM. He arrived at ILM in 1991 as an intern, became known as "the computer nerd in the art department and the art nerd in the computer department," and ended up bridging the gap between the two as digital began to take over.We get into his first feature — the original Jurassic Park — his year-long apprenticeship in the legendary ILM art department alongside Doug Chiang, Ty Ellingson, Harley Jessup, Mark Moore and Stefan Dechant, and the time he had to split a $1,400 piece of 3D software into two $700 purchase orders to get round ILM's general-manager sign-off threshold. It's a small story but it tells you everything about the era — digital tools were arriving faster than the institutions running things knew what to do with them.A big part of the conversation focuses on the early years of digital pre-visualisation. David did the first major digital previs sequence in mainstream cinema — the train and helicopter sequence in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible, the work John Knoll asked him to do that's now credited as one of the reasons the sequence got greenlit. From there he went on to spend four years working with George Lucas on The Phantom Menace, building the entire pod race in previs (a 25-minute version that almost no one has ever seen got whittled down to the 9-and-a-half-minute final), establishing his now-famous three rules of previs (no textures, no motion blur, no shadows) and then immediately having to break all three of them to convey the sense of speed and floating in the pod race itself.There are some lovely George Lucas stories too, including the time George walked into the editing room and reacted to David's droid-factory post-vis with "honestly, I was a little worried about that one — looks like it's gonna work," and the moment when George trailed off mid-sentence trying to describe a desert landscape and David — a 21-year-old kid — finished the thought with "John Ford?", which David thinks is the moment Lucas decided he could trust him. Later in the conversation we move into David's own company, Persistence of Vision, and his work on Titan A.E., Behind Enemy Lines, JJ Abrams' Mission: Impossible III, the 2009 Star Trek reboot (including the previs realisation that Vulcan being orange meant the costumes — originally designed to evoke 70s NASA — had to be completely redesigned) and Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, where David served as second unit director on the first digital stereoscopic film and the production was effectively beta-testing the cameras Jim Cameron was building for Avatar. We finish on Zafari, David's 52-episode children's animated series rendered almost entirely in Unreal Engine — one of the earliest large-scale uses of real-time rendering in mainstream animation, which saved 30% of the production budget — and on a wider conversation about AI, the future of filmmaking, the importance of human authenticity, and David's lovely closing thought: study the art and history of cinema, study the drawing, not just the pencil. The tools will keep changing. The language won't. Topics coveredGrowing up in Phoenix and the Cine Capri projection-booth moment during EmpireDiscovering The Art of Special Effects book and the road to an ILM internshipJoining the ILM art department in 1991 alongside Doug Chiang, Ty Ellingson, Harley Jessup and Mark MooreBridging the art and computer departments as digital arrived at ILMThe $1,400 / two-$700-purchase-orders workaround for buying 3D softwareWorking on the original Jurassic Park as his first featureDoing previs for the Star Wars Special Editions (the dewback shots, Mos Eisley fly-bys)John Knoll asking him to previsualise the train-and-helicopter sequence on Mission: ImpossibleHow that previs is credited as one of the reasons the sequence got greenlitJoining the new Skywalker Ranch art department under George LucasFour years on The Phantom Menace and the 25-minute version of the pod raceThe three rules of previs (no textures, no motion blur, no shadows) — and breaking all of them to make the pod race workGeorge Lucas reacting to the droid factory post-vis ("looks like it's gonna work")The Jake Lloyd head-turn morph that saved a reshootWhy pod racers go 500 mph in some shots and 2,000 mph in othersThe cinematographer who declared previs "shit" — and was overruled by the studioFounding Persistence of Vision and the move from Lucas to wider HollywoodTitan A.E. and the Don Bluth / Gary Goldman Phoenix animation studioBehind Enemy Lines and pre-vising aerial actionMission: Impossible III with JJ Abrams — the Shanghai building swing and the windmill helicopter sequenceThe Star Trek reboot orbital skydive — and how previs forced a costume redesign because Vulcan was orangeJourney to the Center of the Earth 3D as second unit director, using Jim Cameron's pre-Avatar camerasZafari, Unreal Engine, and saving 30% of an animated TV budget through real-time renderingThe shift from analogue to digital to 3D to real-time to AI — and what stays constantDennis Muren's wisdom on authenticity at the Jurassic Park wrap partyWhy a human premium will remain in an AI-augmented filmmaking worldGeorge Lucas, John Ford and the moment a 21-year-old earned a director's trustThe advice David gives to young filmmakers: study the drawing, not just the pencilSupport the Podcast This podcast is completely independent and made possible by listener support. If you'd like to help me keep making these episodes, you can join my Patreon community here: patreon.com/jamiebenning Watch on YouTube Check out the Filmumentaries YouTube channel for behind-the-scenes clips and extra content: youtube.com/filmumentariesThis podcast is completely independent and made possible by listener support. If you'd like to help me keep making these episodes, you can join my Patreon community here: https://patreon.com/jamiebenning Watch more on YouTube:Check out the Filmumentaries YouTube channel for behind-the-scenes clips and extra content: https://youtube.com/filmumentariesAll my links

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (born 1951) is a prominent Pakistani Islamic modernist, theologian, and Quranic scholar known for advocating a reformist, rational interpretation of Islam. A former student of Amin Ahsan Islahi, he focuses on distinguishing between universal Quranic principles and context-dependent traditions, often challenging traditionalist views.The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters:0:00 Introduction 1:30 Muslims today 6:30 Moral Philosophy, Power and the World today 13:14 Ilm, Jehad and Resistance 22:28 Palestine and Israel31:50 Iran and America 42:56 The role of Muslims today 46:39 Reading the Quran 49:00 Audience Questions

This week we're joined by Tyler Ham, a creative with a history that's seen him work with SEGA, Disney, ILM, Mego, and now — the Jason Universe! Erik chats with Tyler about his decades spanning career across pop culture and what it's like to be part of the team relaunching Jason Voorhees. Follow Tyler @tylerjham on Instagram or online https://www.tylerham.com/Follow us @aic_podcast on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTubeStart creating a podcast today with Zencastr! Learn more.Intro and other voices by Joe Azzarihttps://www.instagram.com/voicesbyjoe/Theme Music is "Game Boy Horror" by the Zombie DandiesProudly part of the Non-Productive Network

In the summer of 1998, Hollywood delivered two versions of the apocalypse within eight weeks of each other, and the story of how that happened is almost as dramatic as either film.Deep Impact, directed by Mimi Leder and released on 8th May, had been in development since the late 1970s, tracing its origins to producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown's desire to remake the 1951 sci-fi film When Worlds Collide. The project was ultimately merged with Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's The Hammer of God, before Spielberg, occupied with Amistad, handed the director's chair to Leder.What emerged was a deliberately restrained disaster film, one less interested in the mechanics of impact than in the texture of grief: how ordinary people, politicians, astronauts, and estranged families face the end with or without dignity. With scientific consultants including comet co-discoverers Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker, and ILM's groundbreaking digital tsunami, the film earned genuine respect from the astronomical community and grossed a respectable $349 million worldwide on an $80 million budget.Armageddon, released on 1st July under Disney's Touchstone Pictures banner, was a different creature entirely, and was, by most accounts, a direct competitive response to Deep Impact.Michael Bay's film was shot in just sixteen weeks, with unprecedented government and military access, under enormous studio pressure. Where Deep Impact depicted skilled astronomers, Armageddon hired oil drillers and sent them to space. Where Leder's film earned praise for plausibility, Bay's is famously scientifically inaccurate in many ways. Despite this, Armageddon grossed $553 million worldwide, topped the year's global box office, eventually received a Criterion Collection release and four Oscar nominations. Deep Impact did not.Both hinge on sacrifice, on families torn apart by cosmic indifference, on the question of who gets saved and who doesn't. Both were shaped by real cosmic events, which shook the scientific community and governments into action and Hollywood into a race to dramatise the unthinkable. One film aimed for the gut; the other aimed for the conscience.That Armageddon won commercially while Deep Impact won critically, and that Mimi Leder's career faltered, while Michael Bay built a franchise empire, tells you not just about the summer of 1998, but about which kinds of spectacle Hollywood, and audiences, are willing to reward.Everything wrong with Armageddon – Everyday Science StuffSupport Verbal DioramaLoved this episode? Here's how you can help:⭐ Leave a 5-star review on your podcast app

Am 16. und 17. Mai feiern 4.000 Nachwuchs-Trachtler in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm ein großes Landesjugendtrachtenfest. Über die Vorbereitungen und das Fest spricht Markus Tremmel mit Armin Schmid, dem Ersten Landesjugendvertreter der bayerischen Trachtenjugend und Viktoria Zäch. Sie ist Musikwartin und Schriftführerin im Trachtenverein "D'Ilmtaler Pfaffenhofen".

WELCOME TO THE MONTH OF MAY THE 4TH (A.K.A. EVERYTHING STAR WARS RELATED):   We start off the mixture of film history, nostalgia and visionaries with a blunt yet heartfelt George Lucas chat while also overviewing the many projects of his groundbreaking ILM visual effects company.   We don't mix words nor hold back but it's an overall salute to one of the most independent filmmakers who's struggled yet managed to find relevancy each era. We get to talk about how music has changed in his epic movies compared to how today's comedy/epic music is utilized.   Plus, Cam also shares some inspiration that he implemented using Lucas' method at this tempermental film school while Tom shares a wild film studies college he attended as well!       INTERVIEW CLIPS USED:  Roger Ebert 1999 Interview with George Lucas Star Wars Episode I: All I Need Is An Idea Webisode

The League goes Trekking Through Trek again as they tackle Star Trek: First Contact. The crew of the Enterprise D travel back in time to battle the Borg for the fate of humanity. They also have to convince a drunken buffoon to fly a spaceship so aliens will spot him, and Captain Picard has to stave off obsession. All that, plus Data gets some!This week Matt, Clay, and John dive deep into the 1996 blockbuster Star Trek: First Contact — widely considered the best Next Generation film and one of the greatest Star Trek movies ever made. Directed by Jonathan "Two Takes" Frakes (who plays Commander Riker), this 30th anniversary classic pits the Enterprise-E crew against the relentless Borg Collective in a race through time back to April 4, 2063 — First Contact Day itself.We break down Picard's Ahab-level obsession with the Borg, the introduction of the terrifying yet oddly seductive Borg Queen, Data's very special encounter with her, and whether Zefram Cochran is the most reluctant hero in sci-fi history. We also get into the Rotten Tomatoes rankings across all Star Trek films, Jonathan Frakes' legendary "Two Takes" directing style, the practical model work by ILM on the Enterprise-E, and why the line "You're astronauts on some kind of Star Trek" might be the best/worst line in franchise history.Whether you're a lifelong Trekkie or just Trekking Through Trek for the first time, this is the episode for you.STAY CONNECTED!LISTEN & WATCH Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1crlHvsmYIRn4zjSdq44qn?si=5ee27c125ad54b70 The League on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leagueofordinarygentlemenOFFICIAL SITES https://www.leaguepodcast.com http://vampcouncil.comTHE LEAGUE ON SOCIAL Facebook: https://facebook.com/leaguepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leaguepodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leaguepodcast.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@leaguepodcastCLAY & DURSIN Dursin on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dursin Dursin's Substack: https://dursin.substack.com Clay on IG: https://www.instagram.com/claynferno Clay's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@claynferno Clay's Substack: https://claynferno.substack.com

This episode we have exciting news from the the Raiders Radio team, Official IndyCast correspondent Mitch Hallock reviews a coat hanger, you can be part of ILM legend's Stuart Ziff documentary, Chris A celebrates 10 years of IJ in the UK, and a Temple of Doom prototype is unearthed!

This episode we have exciting news from the the Raiders Radio team, Official IndyCast correspondent Mitch Hallock reviews a coat hanger, you can be part of ILM legend's Stuart Ziff documentary, Chris A celebrates 10 years of IJ in the UK, and a Temple of Doom prototype is unearthed!

In this x-cellent edition of the podcast, David and Ryan are joined by x-traordinary model-maker, collector of x-acting taste and all-around ILM x-pert Jason Eaton to discuss everything about the legendary ILM model shop and, particularly, his lifelong obsession obsession with the X-Wing fighter. So grab your favorite astromech droid, hop in the cockpit, switch off your targeting computer and prepare to have all your x-pectations shattered... because it's time to make the jump to nerd hyperspace! X-celsior! Email: dreamsaremadeofpodcast@gmail.com SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/propspodcast.bsky.social SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 147: John DuncanIn this episode, I'm joined by model maker John Duncan, whose career spans nearly fifteen years at Industrial Light & Magic and includes work across Star Wars, Star Trek, Galaxy Quest, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Matrix and more.John talks about his early fascination with building miniatures as a kid, making models out of paper and cardboard, and how that instinct to just try things eventually led him into the film industry. What started as architectural model work and a stint in television quickly turned into a career at ILM, beginning in 1993, where he arrived for what was meant to be a two-week job and stayed for over a decade .We get into the realities of model making for film, learning to build for the camera rather than for close inspection, working under tight deadlines, and letting go of work when it needs to be modified or destroyed for the shot.John also discusses his time as a concept model maker on the Star Wars prequels, working with Doug Chiang to create what he describes as “3D blueprints” for the wider production. These models helped bridge the gap between design, practical builds and digital assets, ensuring consistency across departments.There's plenty here on specific projects too, including building the Enterprise-E for Star Trek: First Contact, working on the ships for Galaxy Quest, and contributing to the large-scale pirate ships in Pirates of the Caribbean. He also shares stories about unusual materials, problem-solving on the fly, and the collaborative nature of the ILM model shop.We also talk about the shift from practical models to digital effects, where miniatures still have a place today, and why physical builds continue to resonate with filmmakers and audiences alike.John is thoughtful, practical, and clearly still passionate about the craft. This is a great insight into a side of filmmaking that often goes unnoticed, but is absolutely fundamental to how these films were made.Topics coveredGrowing up building models and early creative influencesFirst steps into the film industry via architectural modelsJoining ILM in 1993 and working alongside industry legendsBuilding models for camera vs building for displayWorking on Star Trek: First Contact and Galaxy QuestConcept model making on the Star Wars prequelsCollaborating with Doug Chiang and George LucasThe idea of “3D blueprints” in film productionPractical effects vs digital effectsWorking on Pirates of the CaribbeanMaterials, techniques and problem-solving in the model shopReplica prop community and fan researchWhy physical models still matterThis podcast is completely independent and made possible by listener support. If you'd like to help me keep making these episodes, you can join my Patreon community here: https://patreon.com/jamiebenning Watch more on YouTube:Check out the Filmumentaries YouTube channel for behind-the-scenes clips and extra content: https://youtube.com/filmumentariesAll my links

In 1992, a little-known Philip K. Dick short story was optioned as a sequel to Total Recall, with Arnold Schwarzenegger set to reprise his role. After a decade of Hollywood turbulence, involving a studio bankruptcy, a directorial hand-off, and two blockbusters that kept getting in the way, Steven Spielberg was finally behind the camera on what would become one of the most visually inventive science fiction films ever made: Minority Report.A sequence of remarkable events would lead to Tom Cruise passing a script to Spielberg that kick-started a collaboration ten years in the making. Jan de Bont, fresh off Speed and Twister, was briefly attached as director before quietly fading from the project; and the delays caused by Mission: Impossible 2 and A.I. Artificial Intelligence paradoxically gave Spielberg and his team the time to make the film better, and make the film way more prescient than any other cinematic dystopian utopia future.In the world of Minority Report, predicting crime before it happens raises serious moral and ethical questions. The Precogs, while gifted, are treated more like tools than human beings, in a system that claims to prevent crime but at what cost to individual freedom?Minority Report had the world's first fully digital production design, a sixteen-person think tank of scientists and futurists who designed the world of 2054, and ILM's groundbreaking effects work blending physical model-making with cutting-edge CGI.And... Tom Cruise runs. A lot.(You're not seeing double! This episode had to be reissued due to an issue with Spotify. They couldn't fix it their end, so the episode has been re-released instead. Apologies for any confusion!)Support Verbal DioramaLoved this episode? Here's how you can help:⭐ Leave a 5-star review on your podcast app

In 1992, a little-known Philip K. Dick short story was optioned as a sequel to Total Recall, with Arnold Schwarzenegger set to reprise his role. After a decade of Hollywood turbulence, involving a studio bankruptcy, a directorial hand-off, and two blockbusters that kept getting in the way, Steven Spielberg was finally behind the camera on what would become one of the most visually inventive science fiction films ever made: Minority Report.A sequence of remarkable events would lead to Tom Cruise passing a script to Spielberg that kick-started a collaboration ten years in the making. Jan de Bont, fresh off Speed and Twister, was briefly attached as director before quietly fading from the project; and the delays caused by Mission: Impossible 2 and A.I. Artificial Intelligence paradoxically gave Spielberg and his team the time to make the film better, and make the film way more prescient than any other cinematic dystopian utopia future.In the world of Minority Report, predicting crime before it happens raises serious moral and ethical questions. The Precogs, while gifted, are treated more like tools than human beings, in a system that claims to prevent crime but at what cost to individual freedom? Minority Report had the world's first fully digital production design, a sixteen-person think tank of scientists and futurists who designed the world of 2054, and ILM's groundbreaking effects work blending physical model-making with cutting-edge CGI.And... Tom Cruise runs. A lot.Support Verbal DioramaLoved this episode? Here's how you can help:⭐ Leave a 5-star review on your podcast app

In this episode the Lost Delta's Ron Phelps speaks with Temple of Doom author James Kahn, Official IndyCast Correspondent Mitch Hallock has a Mangold encounter and we have a teaser for IJ in the UK's review of Young Indy in the Secret Service.

In this episode, I sit down with Don Bies – former Lucasfilm archivist and special effects artist at ILM – for a deep dive into his career and his time inside the Star Wars archive. Don takes me right back to his childhood in Chicago, where a viewing of the 1931 Frankenstein sparked a lifelong fascination with makeup effects and filmmaking . From experimenting with homemade prosthetics to building a full-size R2-D2, his early passion eventually led him to California. We talk about his first major break working on The Fly, where he contributed to several effects – many of which ended up on the cutting room floor, but gave him invaluable experience. From there, Don's path into Lucasfilm begins, starting with operating R2-D2 on commercials alongside Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and even George Lucas. That connection ultimately led to him working on the Lucasfilm archives. This is where things get really interesting. Don describes what it was like stepping into a warehouse full of original Star Wars props, models and documents – much of it undocumented and at risk of being lost or discarded . He shares stories of discovering key items like Darth Vader's helmet hidden in a crate, uncovering original manuscripts and audio recordings, and building one of the first digital catalogues of the collection. We also get into:His role in early Lucasfilm exhibitions and the growth of the archiveWorking at Skywalker Ranch and the unique creative environment thereThe transition period between Return of the Jedi and the Special EditionsWearing multiple costumes (including Boba Fett) during the Special Edition shootsThe reality of preserving film history inside a working production companyIt's a brilliant conversation that really captures a moment in time when Star Wars history could easily have been lost – and the people who helped save it.This podcast is completely independent and made possible by listener support. If you'd like to help me keep making these episodes, you can join my Patreon community here: https://patreon.com/jamiebenning Watch more on YouTube:Check out the Filmumentaries YouTube channel for behind-the-scenes clips and extra content: https://youtube.com/filmumentariesAll my links

To kick off Caravan Of Garbage in 2026 we've decided to celebrate the release of Star Wars' 49th anniversary. We're talking the original movie as it was first shown in May of 1977 with none of the Special Edition tweaks or even the addition of the title A New Hope which was added four years later. We're looking at the miracle of the movie that started it all, George Lucas' vision brought to life with the music of John Williams, special effects by ILM and the relatively unknown trio of Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill. Thanks for watching our ReviewSUBSCRIBE HERE ►► http://goo.gl/pQ39jNVideo Edition ► https://youtu.be/DLsbJQTgAoEHelp support the show and get early episodes ► https://bigsandwich.co/Patreon ► https://patreon.com/mrsundaymoviesJames' Twitter ► http://twitter.com/mrsundaymoviesMaso's Twitter ► http://twitter.com/wikipediabrownPatreon ► https://patreon.com/mrsundaymoviesT-Shirts/Merch ► https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mr-sunday-movies The Weekly Planet iTunes ► https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-planet/id718158767?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 The Weekly Planet Direct Download ► https://play.acast.com/s/theweeklyplanetAmazon Affiliate Link ► https://amzn.to/2nc12P4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the digital wasteland, fellow survivors. We kick things off in the FOLLOW UP by marking a year since the LA Fires—hello, PTSD—alongside a 4th Strokiversary and three years of sobriety, all while wondering why America is currently obsessed with shooting its own civilians in the face.In the IN THE NEWS segment, Wired is finally teaching us how to protest safely in the age of surveillance, and the EFF is cheering on the hackers fighting ICE's Nazi-adjacent tracking tactics. Meanwhile, Meta is harvesting your AI chats for targeted ads, Disney is paying $10 million for spying on kids, and Grok has spent the holidays generating nonconsensual child abuse material—a problem Elon Musk won't have to legally reckon with until the Take It Down Act hits in May. Instagram's Adam Mosseri has basically surrendered to the AI "slop", suggesting we fingerprint "real" media because the fake stuff has already won the war.As we continue the descent, OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT Health portal despite their "loser energy" and compute limits, while Character.AI and Google are quietly settling lawsuits for bots that encouraged teen suicide. Polymarket gamblers are learning that "decentralized" juries will fist you over the definition of an "invasion" just as fast as a bank. Uber showed off a new Lucid-based robotaxi, but we're pumping the brakes on the safety hype given that autonomous vehicles are five times more likely to crash at dusk. To wrap up the news, Tim Cook took home $74 million last year, which is a lot of "systematic philanthropy" he could be doing right now instead of just writing checks to his own ego.In MEDIA CANDY, we're suffering through the Stranger Things wrap-up and a John McTiernan holiday marathon, though the real highlight is MTV Rewind's tribute to music videos. We've got Traitors, The Pitt, and even a John Candy doc on the list, while APPS & DOODADS brings us the DJI Osmo 8, Victrola's turntable-vibrating speakers. At least California's DROP tool lets you purge your data from 500 brokers at once.Finally, we go to THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE to hear Dave Bittner rant about holiday tech support, health insurance gouging, and Dave Filoni taking the Star Wars reins. We close out with a look at ILM's 50th, the deepfake porn cesspool formerly known as Twitter, and a birthday toast to the Starman himself, David Bowie.Sponsors:CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use code OLDGEEKS for 20% off at clnmy.com/OLDGEEKSPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/728Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/x-2GTUC6rcUIN THE NEWSHow to Protest Safely in the Age of SurveillanceHow Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICEMeta's New Privacy Policy Opens Up AI Chats for Targeted AdsDisney to Pay $10 Million After Feds Say It Broke Kids' Privacy Rules on YouTubePeople Spent the Holidays Asking Grok to Generate Sexual Images of ChildrenHere's When Elon Musk Will Finally Have to Reckon With His Nonconsensual Porn GeneratorInstagram chief: AI is so ubiquitous 'it will be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media'ChatGPT is launching a new dedicated Health portalCharacter.AI and Google settle with families in teen suicide and self-harm lawsuitsGambling platform Polymarket not paying bets on US invasion of VenezuelaUber reveals the design of its robotaxi at CES 2026Maybe We Should Pump the Brakes on the Idea That Robotaxis Are SaferHere's how much Tim Cook and other Apple execs made last yearMEDIA CANDYThe PittDownton Abbey: The Grand FinaleJurassic World RebirthThe Darjeeling LimitedOh Brother, Where Art Thou?Honey Don'tJohn Candy: I Like MeMTV Rewind is a developer's tribute to 24/7 music video channelsAPPS & DOODADSDJI Osmo Mobile 8Netflix GamesThis speaker by Victrola sits underneath turntables and streams audio via BluetoothDelete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP)THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingIndustrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of InnovationDave Filoni to run Star WarsWho's who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.