Podcast appearances and mentions of jeremiah chechik

In the final regular Film Stories episode of 2024, we start with a 1989 movie that's gone on to become something of a Christmas favourite. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation saw John Hughes writing again, and a first time director in Jeremiah Chechik. The former protected the latter from studio notes, and even a potential lack of snow turned into the opposite problem. Still: what happened to the UK cinema release? Clint Eastwood's Juror #2 remains one of the more curious film stories of 2024. A movie made for a modest sum, that Warner Bros then gave the impression of simply not really wanting to release it. Stories of both are told in this episode... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremiah Chechik, director of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

On this episode of I Am The Wiz, Wiz reviews the 1989 Christmas Comedy Classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, directed by Jeremiah Chechik.

Plan on watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation this holiday season? Listen to the film's director Jeremiah Chechik talk about the impact that movie has had on him and on our holiday entertainment traditions. He'll talk about the making of the film and why the Griswold Family have become a staple in holiday viewing. This episode was originally released on December 2, 2019. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/shapingopinion/323_-_Encore_-_Christmas_Vacation_Movie.mp3 Are there any movies you just have to watch every year during the holiday season? Maybe you like to watch Frank Capra's classic called It's a Wonderful Life that featured Jimmy Stewart. Or, perhaps your favorite move is one of the Home Alone films, written of course by John Hughes. Or, just maybe your holiday season wouldn't be complete without inviting Clark Griswold and family into your home. It's been 30 years since John Hughes wrote the script for National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, which itself was the third sequel in a series of National Lampoon Vacation films, starring Chevy Chase. The film was based on a short story that John Hughes wrote for National Lampoon in December 1980. That story was called, “Christmas '59.” The movie was no small budget affair. And it featured an ensemble cast of already established actors, and a few who would become A-list Hollywood stars. In addition to Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo played Clark's wife Ellen. Juliette Lewis played their sarcastic teenage daughter. Johnny Galecki played their son, Russ. Randy Quaid delivered an unforgettable performance as Cousin Eddie, and he was joined by an all-star ensemble cast that included Miriam Flynn, who played his wife, and John Randolph, Diane Ladd, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, who played the parents of Clark and Ellen. Other notable actors who made their mark on the film were William Hickey, Mae Questel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brian Doyle-Murray. Christmas Vacation debuted at number-2 at the box office, grossing nearly $12 million that opening weekend. It would top the box office charts three weeks later, eventually grossing over $71 million in the United States. And that was before it hit the home video market and landed its place on our list of holiday season traditions. For Jeremiah Chechik, it was his first chance to direct a full-length feature film, and a comedy. Links National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, IMDB Jeremiah Chechik An Oral History of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Rolling Stone Christmas Vacation Movie Facts, Good Housekeeping About this Episode's Guest Jeremiah Chechik Jeremiah Chechik was born in Montreal, Canada in the fifties and grew up surrounded by books, home made radios and every issue of Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. He got himself a scholarship to McGill University in physics but at the last moment shifted his major to the arts. He was active in the anti-war movement and filmed documentaries on the Black Panthers. He directed plays, studied with John Grierson, the father of the documentary film and later became his assistant. After graduating, he moved to Toronto, worked as a master printmaker for the rare books library at University of Toronto, experimented with coupling the photographic processes to stone lithography and helped start a gallery (A-Space). He received Canada Council Grants, had many solo shows and became one of the first artists to work in laser holography. His success as a fine artist brought him to the attention of advertising agencies and fashion magazines and before long he moved to Milan and began a career as a fashion photographer for Italian Vogue. Jeremiah photographed editorial for Vogue and Harpers Bazaar as well as fashion and beauty campaigns worldwide eventually bringing him back to Canada to begin his evolution into film as he continued to work in photography but without exhibiting. Soon he moved to New York and began a meteoric ris...

Get out your stapler gun and empty your shitter, because it's time to look at the holiday classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) in extraordinary detail.  Laci's seen this film dozens of times, while Matt had only seen it once, decades ago. To prepare, he watched the entire Vacation series, and he has much to say about the merits of the individual Vacation films, despite no one asking him to do this. Plus, we admire Clark Griswold's aptitude for concealing his boners and Randy Quaid's aptitude for lifting giant bags of dog food. Happy holidays, everybody! Watch this episode in full: https://youtu.be/MNhh7EfxV_4  Next week: We're doing a very normal episode about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971).  At the end of the month, we're doing a mailbag. Please submit questions to us. We'll answer them! Here's where you do it: https://youtu.be/yzFA8dTPYsI   Time stamps: 00:03:19 — Our personal histories with Christmas Vacation 00:07:45 — Pre-movie predictions 00:18:46 — History segment: The Harvard Lampoon & National Lampoon magazines; overview of writer John Hughes and the Vacation series; career overviews of director Jeremiah Chechik and stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo 00:50:34 — In-depth movie discussion 02:08:53  — Final thoughts and star ratings   Artwork by Laci Roth.  Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).    Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode:  “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM  “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg  “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Sources mentioned on this episode: Rolling Stone's oral history of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/xmas-or-bust-the-untold-story-of-national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-173969/ Chicago Magazine's oral history of Home Alone: https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/december-2015/home-alone/ Art of the Title's interview with Christmas Vacation opening titles animator Bill Kroyer: https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation/  New Yorker profile of Donald Glover:  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/05/donald-glover-cant-save-you Peter Biskind's Pandora's Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Box-Greed-Upended-Television/dp/B0BJ17328C/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=peter+biskind&qid=1702012570&sr=8-1

162 - The Avengers with Pete the Retailer “And there came a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes found themselves united against a common threat.” John Steed and Emma Peel teamed up to fight an angry Scotsman with a weather machine. That's right. We're talking about the other ‘The Avengers'. Pete the Retailer from Star Wars Minute joins Travis to talk tea time, bear costumes and demand that Warner Bros #releaseTheChechikCut! Guest Plugs Star Wars MinuteABCD: TOSAlison Rosen is Your New Best Friend Discuss the episode over on the Facebook group: The Reel Comic Heroes League of Citizens Follow @ReelComicHeroes on Letterboxd Join us for our next movie review - Blade X | Instagram | Website Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) - License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Deep Haze" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) - License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Intro/Outro by Matthew S Mendoza  

Llevamos toda la temporada esperando nuestro tradicional Especial de Navidad, y por fin ha llegado, queridos remakers! A lo largo de nuestras ocho temporadas, han sido muchas las películas que ya han pasado por nuestro reproductor de video, pero aún quedan algunos clásicos de nuestra infancia que merecen ser alquilados de nuevo. Entre ellos, nos encontramos con “Socorro, ya es Navidad”. Por fin Chevy Chase sale de la estantería del videoclub para venirse a casa y ser objeto de nuestros estériles e inútiles debates. Y es que el padre de familia de los Griswold se merecía su minuto de gloria. Bueno, quien dice un minuto dice unas cuantas horas. “Socorro, ya es Navidad” es la tercera parte de la saga de viajes y vacaciones protagonizada por esta peculiar familia. Bajo el sello National Lampoon´s los Griswold supusieron una visión ácida y gamberra de la familia norteamericana media y del “estilo de vida” que representa, redefiniendo la comedia y marcando unas nuevas líneas de hacer sátira en el cine y en la televisión. Analizamos la revista original y descubrimos cómo ese grupo de “pijos” de Harvard, llegó crear uno de los mayores nichos de talento de los 80, y cómo llegaron a meter las narices en el cine; hablamos del director elegido para “Socorro, ya es Navidad”, un novato Jeremiah S. Chechik, que tuvo que lidiar con el ego de nuestro Chevy, en la cresta de la ola; por supuesto nos detenemos en el efectivo y recordado John Hughes, guionista y productor de la cinta; y nos perdemos en nuestros recuerdos y anécdotas navideñas, explicando el significado del árbol de Navidad, reflexionando sobre la importancia de la familia, y cuestionando la aparente dulzura de estas fechas. Para ayudarnos en una misión tan complicada, no podemos confiar en nadie más que en Israel Gordon, amigo del programa desde hace tiempo, y perspicaz y sagaz “opinador” y analista. Junto a él, el joven elfo Javi García se enfunda sus orejas puntiagudas para repartir alegría y felicidad, acompañado por el reno venido a menos Óscar Cabrera, cuya nariz colorada tiene más pinta de ser fruto del aguardiente que del frío. Y todos ellos, dirigidos y coordinados por el entusiasta y emotivo Juan Pablo Molina, el “videoclubsero”, que a pesar de las evidencias en contra, no cesa en su empeño de intentar haceros disfrutar, queridos remakers, de una Navidad diferente. Como en otras ocasiones, parte del episodio fue transmitido en directo en YouTube, en nuestro “Los Lunes de Videoclub”, así que te recomendamos que te pases a vernos las caras en dicho canal. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Escúchanos también en www.remakealos80.com Recuerda suscribirte a nuestro canal de You Tube para estar al día de nuestros directos https://www.youtube.com/@remakealos80 Síguenos en Instagram y Twitter @Remakealos80 y búscanos en Telegram, te dejamos el enlace a nuestro grupo de para que compartas tus opiniones e interactúes con nosotros: https://t.me/joinchat/GXsRJYMd3wQVBG2v

After last week's explosive events, The Strangers decide to take a detour from the slasher path and dive into a Holiday favorite. That's right, this week they're talking National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! Directed by Jeremiah Chechik, written by John Hughes and starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. So join the Strangers as they discuss the Christmas classic...it might be their last!Follow all of our relevant links here: https://linktr.ee/satellite12

Mele Kalikimaka, everybody. As part of Empire's Advent Calendar season, here's a little gift from us to you, as we temporarily break down the door of the Empire Spoiler Special subscription channel and bring you the retro spoiler pod we recorded a couple of years ago for one of the most beloved modern Christmas movies: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Featuring an in-depth deep dive with the film's director, Jeremiah S. Chechik (no, the S. doesn't stand for Santa), and a good old natter about the film and the Griswold family festivities between superfans Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, and Nick de Semlyen. As the poster once put it, 'Yule love it!'. Thankfully, the jokes in the film are better. And if you like this, there's more where that came from for Spoiler Special subscribers. Enjoy!

On today's episode, I celebrate Christmas movies with three new guests! Megan, Emily, and Destiny help me review three classic Christmas movies. Elf, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and Home Alone. Along with reviewing these three movies, I also share some random facts you might not have known about the movies. Elf (2003) Directed by John Favreau. Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas Spirit. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Directed by Jeremiah Chechik. The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. Home Alone (1990) Directed by Chris Columbus. An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation. https://msha.ke/thisseatstaken

Pour ce 40ème épisode de Tu L'As Vu ?, nous vous proposons la conversion retravaillée en format audio de la FAQ que nous a accordée Heimdall, de «** La chaîne d'Heimdall** » sur YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfPdnR4SiPJE5kuvi4vaoTg ) le 20 janvier 2022. Le trio Gravlax – Papa(Gubi)da et Casa a pu y présenter ses goûts ou pratiques cinéphiles, les petits secrets de fabrication du podcast et les origines de ce dernier, mais aussi plein d'autres sujets ce qui permet de survoler et de mentionner de nombreux films. En espérant que vous apprendrez plein de choses, nous remercions encore Heimdall pour nous avoir reçu royalement et de nous avoir posé des questions pertinentes et ancrées dans le partage d'une même passion. Vous pouvez retrouver la version vidéo ici, si la vision de nos visages ne vous effraie pas : https://youtu.be/tavApHGOe7U Belle et bonne écoute à vous, et merci pour votre fidélité

"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" director Jeremiah Chechik discusses his career, the film industry and the future of cinema.

"It's that time, Christmas time is here...." We hope that you are enjoying your holidays. A big part of the holidays for us as movie buffs is talking about the films we enjoy the most. This year our first Christmas film is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Directed by Jeremiah Chechik and written by John Hughes. Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Gelecki, and the great Randy Quaid. We hit all the high points in talking about this Christmas classic! Sparky Griswold just wants his family to have the hap happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap danced with Danny Effing Kaye! He does his best and that's perfect for us! Join us as we discuss this hilarious holiday classic. Like us, subscribe, tell a friend. We are #TheOpenTabsPodcast Merry Christmas!!

Plan on watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation this holiday season? Listen to the film's director Jeremiah Chechik talk about the impact that movie has had on him and on our holiday entertainment traditions. He'll talk about the making of the film and why the Griswold Family have become a staple in holiday viewing. This episode was originally released on December 2, 2019. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Encore_-_Christmas_Vacation_Movie.mp3 Are there any movies you just have to watch every year during the holiday season? Maybe you like to watch Frank Capra's classic called It's a Wonderful Life that featured Jimmy Stewart. Or, perhaps your favorite move is one of the Home Alone films, written of course by John Hughes. Or, just maybe your holiday season wouldn't be complete without inviting Clark Griswold and family into your home. It's been 30 years since John Hughes wrote the script for National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, which itself was the third sequel in a series of National Lampoon Vacation films, starring Chevy Chase. The film was based on a short story that John Hughes wrote for National Lampoon in December 1980. That story was called, “Christmas '59.” The movie was no small budget affair. And it featured an ensemble cast of already established actors, and a few who would become A-list Hollywood stars. In addition to Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo played Clark's wife Ellen. Juliette Lewis played their sarcastic teenage daughter. Johnny Galecki played their son, Russ. Randy Quaid delivered an unforgettable performance as Cousin Eddie, and he was joined by an all-star ensemble cast that included Miriam Flynn, who played his wife, and John Randolph, Diane Ladd, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, who played the parents of Clark and Ellen. Other notable actors who made their mark on the film were William Hickey, Mae Questel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brian Doyle-Murray. Christmas Vacation debuted at number-2 at the box office, grossing nearly $12 million that opening weekend. It would top the box office charts three weeks later, eventually grossing over $71 million in the United States. And that was before it hit the home video market and landed its place on our list of holiday season traditions. For Jeremiah Chechik, it was his first chance to direct a full-length feature film, and a comedy. Links National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, IMDB Jeremiah Chechik An Oral History of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Rolling Stone Christmas Vacation Movie Facts, Good Housekeeping About this Episode's Guest Jeremiah Chechik Jeremiah Chechik was born in Montreal, Canada in the fifties and grew up surrounded by books, home made radios and every issue of Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. He got himself a scholarship to McGill University in physics but at the last moment shifted his major to the arts. He was active in the anti-war movement and filmed documentaries on the Black Panthers. He directed plays, studied with John Grierson, the father of the documentary film and later became his assistant. After graduating, he moved to Toronto, worked as a master printmaker for the rare books library at University of Toronto, experimented with coupling the photographic processes to stone lithography and helped start a gallery (A-Space). He received Canada Council Grants, had many solo shows and became one of the first artists to work in laser holography. His success as a fine artist brought him to the attention of advertising agencies and fashion magazines and before long he moved to Milan and began a career as a fashion photographer for Italian Vogue. Jeremiah photographed editorial for Vogue and Harpers Bazaar as well as fashion and beauty campaigns worldwide eventually bringing him back to Canada to begin his evolution into film as he continued to work in photography but without exhibiting. Soon he moved to New York and began a meteoric rise as a ...

Gay homosexuals Nick and Joseph discuss the 1996 film Diabolique directed by Jeremiah Chechik. Additional topics include: Rupaul's Drag Race UK, Canada's Drag Race, the death of Colin Powell, and too many films to mention. Check them out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChVV6ezEYnPv9XaLZtUlZdw Nick's IG: ragingbells Joseph's IG: joroyolo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fish-jelly/support

Agents Scott and Cam welcome The Avengers director Jeremiah Chechik to the podcast to reveal behind the scenes intel on helming the 1998 British TV show adaptation. He also talks about his experiences directing National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, as well as spy shows Chuck and Burn Notice. To view Jeremiah Chechik's photography work, head to his website. Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List at: Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Agents Scott and Cam put on pastel teddy bear suits and unleash bad weather on the world while experiencing the 1998 big screen adaptation of The Avengers.    Directed by Jeremiah Chechik. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Patrick Macnee, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Shaw and Eddie Izzard. Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Chris takes worldwide pinhole day as an excuse to talk a bit about the oldest photography technique. The discussion with director, writer and photographer Jeremiah Chechik takes the two into the depths of the latest tech in Hollywood: virtual production. Links: Watch this on YouTube Jeremiah Chechik – Homepage Worldwide Pinhole Day Download the MP3 … Continue reading "906 Virtual Production" The post 906 Virtual Production appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Chris takes worldwide pinhole day as an excuse to talk a bit about the oldest photography technique. The discussion with director, writer and photographer Jeremiah Chechik takes the two into the depths of the latest tech in Hollywood: virtual production. Links: Watch this on YouTube Jeremiah Chechik – Homepage Worldwide Pinhole Day Download the MP3 … Continue reading "906 Virtual Production" The post 906 Virtual Production appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

On this week's episode, our unofficial Sean-Gone month comes to an end with a discussion about the totally baffling shit-show, 1998's The Avengers! How on Earth did Warner Brothers allow this to be released as-is? Have two lead actors ever had less chemistry than Uma and Ralph? And what is the value of not having Eddie Izzard speak for the whole film? PLUS: If Jim Broadbent appeared in a snuff film... better movie? The Avengers stars Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Shaw, and Eddie Izzard; directed by Jeremiah Chechik.Check out WHM at FRQNCY in June!Catch WHM on tour this fall, hopefully!WHM Merch StoreAdvertise on We Hate Movies via Gumball.fm

In this episode we talk to Film and TV director Jeremiah Chechik, who has directed films such as Benny and Joon, the TV series The Bronx is Burning, as well as having an established career as a photographer -working for magazines such as Italian Vogue and Harpers Bazaar. Jeremiah discusses Tom Tykwer’s 1998 film Run Lola Run. Jeremiah Chechik   https://www.chechik.com/   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0154819/   https://twitter.com/tinroof   Instagram @Jeremiah_Chechik   Run Lola Run   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_Lola_Run   http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/245 Tom Tyker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tykwer Clare Marie Bailey www.claremariebailey.com   Twitter @ClaremBailey Instagram @claremariebailey   Music   ‘Motorway’ by Mirror Gaze https://sivilised.bandcamp.com/track/motorway   http://sivilised.com/mirror-gaze/

July 3rd, 1985 - a day that a little time travel movie produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Robert Zemeckis called Back to the Future was released to the public. This podcast will dive into the world of BTTF, and discuss the movies, characters, and behind-the-scenes details on one of the greatest trilogies of all time. So buckle in, make sure your flux capacitor is fluxing, and enjoy the 88 mile per hour adventure of the Back to the Future trilogy.   Buy the BACK FROM THE FUTURE Book. Back to the Future: The Podcast is produced and presented by Brad Gilmore, and is not affiliated with the Back to the Future franchise. This show is meant for entertainment and documentary purposes only, and does not intend to infringe on any copyrights of Universal Pictures, Back to the Future, or any of its characters, clips or music. Brad Gilmore expresses views and statements which represent that of the hosts and the guests of the program alone. The statements made on this program are in no way intended to represent views of any other organization affiliated with the hosts or guests and in no way represent the views of the sponsors.

Jeremiah Chechik Returns!Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know EVEN MORE about Jeremiah Chechik. The last time Jeremiah was on we had a great chat; (go back and check it out), but we missed a bunch of stuff in his story. So he was nice enough to come back and discuss some of the stuff we didn't get to last time. In this episode we chat a little more about his career as a professional fashion photographer and his work with Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace as well as how a timely interaction with Andy Warhol helped change the course of his life. Jeremiah tells an enthralling story about the much darker version of Se7en that he wrote the screenplay for and was supposed to direct, and a sweet story about an as of yet unpublished John Hughes script. Plus we check in on how his podcast is doing during Covid. I could talk to Jeremiah all day; but we just don't have that kind of time!Follow Jeremiah on social media:Twit: @TinroofInsta: Jeremiah_ChechikFB: Jeremiah ChechikCheck out his website: Chechik.comand his podcast: TheFutureOfPhotography.com

Where the IMG crew decides to go on about this comedy Christmas classic from 1989 directed by Jeremiah Chechik, hopefully you can help us spend the yuletide of this 2018 with us as we unwrap the presents under the Christmas tree! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/inside-movies-galore/support

Jeremiah Chechik joins Luke Byron and Jack Harper on the #MovieMadness podcast (in association with SpitballingPod) to discuss his time directing 'National Lampoon's' Christmas Vacation Intro Music by Sam Langston

On the podcast this week, Steven and Sean are dealing with the family—oh, the terrible family—and trying not to go absolutely insane during the holidays in the 1989 film from Jeremiah Chechik, Christmas Vacation. It’s the most! Wonderful time! Of the year! Unless you’re Clark Griswold, that is. Let us all thank our lucky stars that we don’t have to risk falling off our roofs, getting stuck in our attics, or dealing with an Uncle Eddie. At least, I’m hoping your holidays don’t involve any of those things. If they do, then you have our sincerest condolences. Nobody should have to live a single day like Clark, much less several. It’s such a dang shame for him, too. Here’s a hard-working man who only wants to give his family a happy, memorable Christmas. Instead, all he gets in return is numerous near-death experiences. Clark Griswold is all of us in 2020. Is he without his faults? Heck no. The man sank away his entire year-end bonus on a pool before he ever got the cash, inadvertently terrorized his admittedly yuppie-punk neighbors way too often, and could have burned down his house with the 25,000 Christmas lights he strung up. That’s not even mentioning his clear anger management issues. Oh, his poor wife. She’s a saint for supporting him through all the craziness that he brings upon his family. Still, through all the dry turkey-eating, cat-killing, squirrel-chasing, boss-kidnapping, sewer-exploding insanity, the Griswolds keep the true meaning of Christmas in mind. It’s all about spending time with your loved ones, even if you do wish you could kick them out of the house for good. (Also, Sean said this was the second Vacation movie in the opening. He couldn’t have been more wrong about that. This is actually the third Vacation movie. That guy should get his film lover’s certification taken away. Posthaste!) (Recorded on October 19, 2020) Links to Stuff We Mentioned: Christmas Vacation - IMDb Christmas Vacation trailer - YouTube National Lampoon's Vacation - IMDb Doctor Who - IMDb Doctor Who - IMDb Looney Tunes - Wikipedia Johnny Galecki - IMDb Juliette Lewis - IMDb Beverly D'Angelo - IMDb Chevy Chase - IMDb Randy Quaid - IMDb Brian Doyle-Murray - IMDb Doris Roberts - IMDb Julia Louis-Dreyfus - IMDb Seinfeld - IMDb Caddyshack - IMDb Fletch - IMDb National Lampoon - Wikipedia Dennis the Menace - Wikipedia The Rocketeer - IMDb Acme Corporation - Wikipedia Cool Runnings - IMDb South Coast Plaza - Wikipedia (South Coast Plaza is indeed the most profitable shopping center in the United States. Go California?) Toys "R" Us - Wikipedia Homer's Triple Bypass | The Simpsons - IMDb It’s a Wonderful Life - IMDb Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure - IMDb Caddyshack - IMDb Caddyshack II - IMDb The VelociPastor - IMDb Birdemic: Shock and Terror - IMDb Follow Us: Give us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Our Libsyn site! Our Instagram profile! Our Twitter profile!

Dans cet épisode, le trio Gravlax – Papa(Gubi)da et Casa reviennent fouiner du côté de la trilogie d’ouvrages «Le Cinéma français, c’est de la merde !» et y a puisé 3 curiosités et/ou classiques prouvant que le cinéma hexagonal a de la ressource et peut proposer des pellicules originales et dignes d’intérêt. Les films traités seront : - 2’15 (Gravlax) : «Dans la forêt» de Gilles Marchand (2017 ; SPOILERS vers 27 min) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=229682.html - 41’00 (Gubi) : «Les Diaboliques» d’Henri-Georges Clouzot (1955 ; SPOILERS vers 1h00 ) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=3732.html - 1h21 (Casa) «Les Chinois à Paris» de Jean Yanne (1974) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=33113.html Recommandations (à la fin de chaque film traité) : (Gravlax) «Forest Warrior» d’Aaron Norris (1996) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=170682.html et la bande-annonce : https://youtu.be/m4wec14j_Vc ET «Une prière avant l’aube» de Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire (2018) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=232761.html (Gubi) «Esther» de Jaume Collet-Serra (2009) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=132783.html ET «The Visit»de M.Night Shyamalan (2015) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=182943.html (Casa) « Astérix : Le Domaine des Dieux » d’Alexandre Astier et de Louis Clichy (2014) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=187191.html Films évoqués durant l’épisode : «Qui a tué Bambi ?» de Gilles Marchand (2003) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=46552.html «L’autre monde» de Gilles Marchand (2010) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=139361.html «Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien» de Dominik Moll (2000) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=25210.html «Lemming» de Dominik Moll (2005) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=54145.html Le thriller qui a la même trame de base que «Dans la forêt» : «Edge of Winter» (Escapade fatale, en français) de Rob Connolly (2016) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=238877.html «Diabolique» de Jeremiah Chechik (1996) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=14711.html «Moi, y’en a vouloir des sous» de Jean Yanne (1972) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=33114.html Musique diffusée pendant l’épisode : Générique « Loud Pop » (Gravlax)   Philippe Schoeller : « Cantate  Isis » / « Esstal » / “The Eyes of the Wind I et II”   Georges Van Parys « Les Diaboliques » / « B.O. Signé Arsène Lupin »   Randy Edelman “B.O. The Boy Next Door”   John Ottman “Orphan”   Paul Cantelon “Epilogue Theme”   Michel Magne “Carmeng” / « B.O. Moi y’en a vouloir des sous »   Philippe Rombi « Générique Le domaine des dieux » / « Ouverture » / « Pectine prépare la potion »   Bonus : - En prolongement du mini-débat sur les « bonnes fins » de films, cette vidéo du Fossoyeur de Films sur ce thème : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTxNPp7PVBU - L’épisode de «Cinémarena» sur le comparatif entre « Les Diaboliques » et « Psycho » (ainsi que leurs remakes) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnZIGGO23rA - Conférence de Jean-Baptiste Thoret sur « Les Diaboliques » : https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xl9bui - Les 3 volumes du « Cinéma français, c’est de la merde ! » : Volume 1 : http://www.distore.tv/index.php?id_product=152&controller=product&id_lang=1 Volume 2 : http://www.distore.tv/index.php?id_product=161&controller=product&id_lang=1 Volume 3 : http://www.distore.tv/index.php?id_product=168&controller=product&id_lang=1 - Chaîne YouTube TLV Podcast : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLK73hPXzMYGnZEYVRvAEQ - Lien Twitter : https://twitter.com/TLVPodcast - Page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/M.Gravlax - Page du podcast : https://podcast.ausha.co/tu-l-as-vu - Page Sens Critique avec tous les films traités dans le podcast : https://www.senscritique.com/liste/Tous_les_films_traites_dans_notre_podcast_Tu_l_as_vu_venez_n/2716388

Dans cet épisode, le trio Gravlax – Papa(Gubi)da et Casa reviennent fouiner du côté de la trilogie d’ouvrages «Le Cinéma français, c’est de la merde !» et y a puisé 3 curiosités et/ou classiques prouvant que le cinéma hexagonal a de la ressource et peut proposer des pellicules originales et dignes d’intérêt. Les films traités seront :- 2’15 (Gravlax) : «Dans la forêt» de Gilles Marchand (2017 ; SPOILERS vers 27 min) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=229682.html- 41’00 (Gubi) : «Les Diaboliques» d’Henri-Georges Clouzot (1955 ; SPOILERS vers 1h00 ) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=3732.html- 1h21 (Casa) «Les Chinois à Paris» de Jean Yanne (1974) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=33113.htmlRecommandations (à la fin de chaque film traité) :(Gravlax) «Forest Warrior» d’Aaron Norris (1996) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=170682.htmlet la bande-annonce : https://youtu.be/m4wec14j_VcET «Une prière avant l’aube» de Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire (2018) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=232761.html(Gubi) «Esther» de Jaume Collet-Serra (2009) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=132783.htmlET «The Visit»de M.Night Shyamalan (2015) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=182943.html(Casa) « Astérix : Le Domaine des Dieux » d’Alexandre Astier et de Louis Clichy (2014) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=187191.htmlFilms évoqués durant l’épisode :«Qui a tué Bambi ?» de Gilles Marchand (2003) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=46552.html«L’autre monde» de Gilles Marchand (2010) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=139361.html«Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien» de Dominik Moll (2000) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=25210.html«Lemming» de Dominik Moll (2005) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=54145.htmlLe thriller qui a la même trame de base que «Dans la forêt» : «Edge of Winter» (Escapade fatale, en français) de Rob Connolly (2016) : https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=238877.html«Diabolique» de Jeremiah Chechik (1996) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=14711.html«Moi, y’en a vouloir des sous» de Jean Yanne (1972) :https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=33114.htmlMusique diffusée pendant l’épisode :Générique « Loud Pop » (Gravlax) Philippe Schoeller : « Cantate Isis » / « Esstal » / “The Eyes of the Wind I et II” Georges Van Parys « Les Diaboliques » / « B.O. Signé Arsène Lupin » Randy Edelman “B.O. The Boy Next Door” John Ottman “Orphan” Paul Cantelon “Epilogue Theme” Michel Magne “Carmeng” / « B.O. Moi y’en a vouloir des sous » Philippe Rombi « Générique Le domaine des dieux » / « Ouverture » / « Pectine prépare la potion » Bonus :- En prolongement du mini-débat sur les « bonnes fins » de films, cette vidéo du Fossoyeur de Films sur ce thème :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTxNPp7PVBU- L’épisode de «Cinémarena» sur le comparatif entre « Les Diaboliques » et « Psycho » (ainsi que leurs remakes) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnZIGGO23rA- Conférence de Jean-Baptiste Thoret sur « Les Diaboliques » :https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xl9bui- Les 3 volumes du « Cinéma français, c’est de la merde ! » :Volume 1 : http://www.distore.tv/index.php?id_product=152&controller=product&id_lang=1Volume 2 : http://www.distore.tv/index.php?id_product=161&controller=product&id_lang=1Volume 3 : http://www.distore.tv/index.php?id_product=168&controller=product&id_lang=1- Chaîne YouTube TLV Podcast :https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLK73hPXzMYGnZEYVRvAEQ- Lien Twitter : https://twitter.com/TLVPodcast- Page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/M.Gravlax- Page du podcast : https://podcast.ausha.co/tu-l-as-vu- Page Sens Critique avec tous les films traités dans le podcast :https://www.senscritique.com/liste/Tous_les_films_traites_dans_notre_podcast_Tu_l_as_vu_venez_n/2716388

Jeremiah Chechik - Director (Christmas Vacation / Benny & Joon)Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Jeremiah Chechik. Jeremiah has many facets to his fascinating journey including: being a world renowned fashion photographer, directing commercials, directing block buster films like Christmas Vacation and Benny & Joon, and directing a ton of television. He also holds gallery art shows, and even has a podcast all about photography! Jeremiah's story is so jam packed that we barely got to 1/3rd of it! Hopefully, Jeremiah will return and tell some more of his wild life!Follow Jeremiah on social media:Twit: @TinroofInsta: Jeremiah_ChechikFB: Jeremiah ChechikCheck out his website: Chechik.comand his podcast: TheFutureOfPhotography.com

This week our guest is Jeremiah Chechik - Director, Producer, Writer and Photographer. Jeremiah told us about how life in lockdown in California has been detrimental to some aspects of his work, but has gifted him more time for learning and getting creative in his home studio. You can see more of Jeremiah's work at www.chechik.com Both Jeremiah and Eimear contribute to a photography podcast called 'The Future of Photography', look for us wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.thefutureofphotography.comThanks for listening!Contact the podcast at southtippartspodcast@gmail.com

Check out Chris’ new video series Pick One Photo that feature Filmmaker Jon Miller, photographer Ibarionex Perello, photographer and thrower of axes Sean Galbraith, photographer and podcast co-hosts Adrian Stock and Eimear King, illustrator and animator Andres Fernandez Cordon and Hollywood director and photographer Jeremiah Chechik. Links: Pick One Photo – stories behind the photos … Continue reading "898 Pick One Photo" The post 898 Pick One Photo appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Check out Chris’ new video series Pick One Photo that feature Filmmaker Jon Miller, photographer Ibarionex Perello, photographer and thrower of axes Sean Galbraith, photographer and podcast co-hosts Adrian Stock and Eimear King, illustrator and animator Andres Fernandez Cordon and Hollywood director and photographer Jeremiah Chechik. Links: Pick One Photo – stories behind the photos … Continue reading "898 Pick One Photo" The post 898 Pick One Photo appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

Welcome back. We've been expecting you.We have a bit of a longer episode than usual this week because we just had so many interesting people to talk about, including a liar who looks like Hugh Jackman, and one of the most prolific Astronomers to ever live.But, first up, the Nerds discuss the rumoured Disney Robin Hood remake. In live action. With photorealistic CGI. This sounds terrifying. This is a terrible idea. This will haunt your nightmares forever.One of Professor's favourite game studios has had a great year, and Professor wants to talk about their future. Bohemia Interactive has some great projects in the works that are well worth checking out, so we've got a summary for you.Dev-i-Boy has brought us the ESRB's disappointing attempt to resolve the Lootbox debate. He and Professor agree that this is a poor response. Maybe one day there will be a solution, but not today.Dev-i has also found the algorithm for creating the perfect steak. It involves dozens of factors and complicated equations. But don't pull this paper out next time you go to a barbecue, or everyone will go home before you start cooking.As usual, we bring you the games of the week. Professor and his girlfriend are finding out why they shouldn't have kids in Think of the Children. DJ and Professor are still playing Generation Zero. Professor is better at surviving the robot apocalypse than he is at raising kids. Dev-i is playing VR chat again. We wish him luck in his quest to become an anime girl.Live action Robin Hood movie starring animals-https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/robin-hood-remake-works-at-disney-blindspotting-director-1289702Bohemia Interactive sales reaching 68 million USD-https://www.bohemia.net/blog/bohemia-interactive-sales-reaching-68-milion-usd-in-2019ESRB’s new measures to combat loot boxes- https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/13/21219192/esrb-new-label-loot-boxes-gacha-gameThe mathematically perfect steak-https://www.sciencenews.org/article/math-equations-cooking-perfect-steak-beef-meat-simulation- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140%2Fepjp%2Fs13360-020-00311-0Games PlayedProfessor– Think of the Children - https://store.steampowered.com/app/573600/Think_of_the_Children/Rating: 4.5/5DJ– Generation Zero - https://store.steampowered.com/app/704270/Generation_Zero/Rating: 4.5/5Dev-i-Boy– VRChat - https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/Rating: 4/5Other topics discussedCats movie butthole cut coming soon- https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/6/21207710/cats-release-the-butthole-cutARMA 3 (open-world, realism-based, military tactical shooter video game developed and published by Bohemia Interactive.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARMA_3DayZ (DayZ is a survival video game developed and published by Bohemia Interactive.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DayZ_(video_game)ARMA 3 APEX : Old man- https://arma3.com/news/arma-3-apex-old-man-is-now-availableARMA 3 developers arrested in Greece- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARMA_3#Espionage_arrestsARMA 3 banned in Iran- https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/9/19/3357600/arma-3-banned-in-iranVigor (Free-to-play online action game by Bohemia Interactive for the Xbox One.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigor_(video_game)Minecraft Hunger Games- https://www.yahoo.com/news/blogs/technology-blog/minecraft-hunger-games-exists-just-amazing-imagining-165117705.htmlStar Wars Battlefront II (action shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Battlefront_II_(2017_video_game)Heston Blumenthal's perfect steak- https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/heston-blumenthals-perfect-steakPerfect steak journal article- https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.10787.pdfFlory-Huggin’s theory (Flory–Huggins solution theory is a lattice model of the thermodynamics of polymer solutions which takes account of the great dissimilarity in molecular sizes in adapting the usual expression for the entropy of mixing.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flory%E2%80%93Huggins_solution_theoryIncredible dads save kids compilation- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RIhUUt88ZMOculus Quest (Oculus Quest is our first all-in-one gaming system for virtual reality.)- https://www.oculus.com/quest/?locale=en_USUgandan Knuckles (Ugandan Knuckles is the nickname given to a depiction of the character Knuckles from the Sonic franchise created by YouTuber Gregzilla, which is often used as an avatar by players in the multiplayer game VRChat who repeat phrases like "do you know the way" and memes associated with the country Uganda, most notably the film Who Killed Captain Alex? and Zulul.)- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ugandan-knucklesSimp (Simp, often interpreted as an acronym for Sucker Idolizing Mediocre Pussy or a portmanteau of "sissy" and "pimp," is a slang expression used to ridicule males who are perceived as being overly invested in a woman and acting submissive to that person.)- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/simpAmiga 500 (The Amiga 500, also known as the A500, is the first low-end Commodore Amiga 16/32-bitmultimedia home/personal computer.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500Conway’s Game Of Life (The Game of Life, also known simply as Life, is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematicianJohn Horton Conway in 1970.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_LifeBuild a working game of Tetris in Conway's Game of Life- https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/11880/build-a-working-game-of-tetris-in-conways-game-of-lifeThe Avengers (British espionage television programme created in 1961.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(TV_series)The Avengers (1998 American action spy film adaptation of the British television series of the same name directed by Jeremiah Chechik.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(1998_film)Brown note (a infrasonic frequency that would cause humans to lose control of their bowels due to resonance.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_noteTed Kaczynski (also known as the Unabomber, is an American domestic terrorist, anarchist, and former mathematics professor.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_KaczynskiKen Kesey (American novelist, essayist, and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_KeseyThat’s not COVID (TNC podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/thatsnotcovidpodcastShout Outs11 April 2020 – John Conway, a renowned mathematician who created one of the first computer games passes away - https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/us/john-conway-death-obit-trnd/index.htmlJohn Conway, English mathematician active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory,number theory,combinatorial game theory and coding theory. He also made contributions to many branches of recreational mathematics, most notably the invention of the cellular automaton called the Game of Life. A Google search for "Conway's Game of Life" prompts the search engine to automatically start playing the game. It is now commonly used as an introductory exercise in computing classes. Conway used his love of games to connect with children, spending time at math camps across the country. He passed away from complications from COVID-19 at the age of 82 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.12 April 2020 – Sir Stirling Moss, F1 driver known as one of the best behind the wheel, passes away - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/stirling-moss-f1-driver-known-as-one-of-the-best-behind-the-wheel-dies-at-90/2020/04/12/91f03b9c-7cd3-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.htmlSir Stirling Craufurd Moss, a British Formula One racing driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of competition and has been described as "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship". Mr. Moss was known in his sport as “Mr. Motor Racing.” Long after his retirement, he was also considered a British national treasure — a dashing gentleman racer who was chivalrous and always sportsmanlike to his competitors despite the cut and thrust of motor racing. He was knighted by Prince Charles, standing in for the queen, in 2000. Mr. Moss’s sportsmanship was perhaps most evident in 1958, when he could have won the world championship after taking the Portuguese Grand Prix in Porto in his British-made Vanwall racecar. His archrival, Mike Hawthorn, finished second, giving him a key six points, which would have clinched the world title. But Hawthorn, a fellow Englishman, was threatened with disqualification for pushing his stalled Ferrari back onto the track after a spin. His disqualification would have put Mr. Moss in the driver’s seat for the world title. But Mr. Moss told race officials that Hawthorn had pushed his Ferrari only on an off-the-track area and should not be disqualified. His intervention swayed the officials, who awarded Hawthorn second place, eventually enabling him to win the F1 world championship by a single point over Mr. Moss. He passed away from a long illness at the age of 90 in Mayfair, London.12 April 2020 – Tim Brooke Taylor, best known for his work on The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue passes away - https://www.etonline.com/tim-brooke-taylor-the-goodies-star-dies-at-79-of-coronavirus-complications-144654Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor, English comedian and actor. He was best known as a member of The Goodies, starring in the television series throughout the 1970s and picking up international recognition in Australia and New Zealand. He also appeared as an actor in various sitcoms, and was a panellist on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue for almost 50 years. In 2008, Brooke-Taylor was heard in the Doctor Who audio story The Zygon Who Fell To Earth, made by Big Finish Productions. Paul McGann played the Eighth Doctor, and Brooke-Taylor played the part of Mims, a Zygon taking the shape of a human. In 2011, Brooke-Taylor was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) during Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday Honors, for his services to entertainment. He passed away from complications from COVID-19 at the age of 79 in the United Kingdom.13 April 2020 – Rick May, who voiced Star Fox 64 and Team Fortress II passed away - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8216159/Rick-voiced-Star-Fox-64-Team-Fortress-II-characters-dies-79-coronavirus.htmlRick May, American voice actor and theatrical performer, director, and teacher from Seattle, Washington. He began voice acting in video games in the late 1990s, including roles as Peppy Hare and Andross in Star Fox 64, Peppy Hare might not be one of gaming's most famous characters, but May’s line in 1997's Star Fox 64 where he played Fox McCloud’s mentor is one of the most iconic lines in gaming history - so much so that even Google got in on the beloved meme. Go ahead, Google "Do a barrel roll". His other various campaign characters, include Genghis Khan, in Age of Empires II'; and Soldier in Team Fortress 2. He passed away from complications from COVID-19 at the age of 79 in Seattle,Washington.14 April 2020 – Pip Baker, one half of the Dr Who writing duo known as Pip and Jane Baker passes away - http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2020/04/pip-baker-died-2020.htmlPip Baker, along with his wife and writing partner Jane, was one of the best-known writers from the mid 80's era of Doctor Who, writing eleven episodes for the series. Together they created the Rani, a female Time Lord scientist who was brought to life so vividly by the late Kate O'Mara, as well a creating the companion Mel. The Bakers scripted or contributed to four serials for the programme in the 1980s: The Mark of the Rani, The Trial of a Time Lord, Parts 9–12 and 14 (also known as Terror of the Vervoids and The Ultimate Foe); and Time and the Rani. They have also written novelisations of these stories, as well as a Make Your Own Adventure With Doctor Who (Find Your Fate With Doctor Who in the United States) gamebook titled Race Against Time. Pip and Jane's audio story The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind featured the return of the Rani and was released in 2000. He passed away from complication from a fall at the age of 91 in the United Kingdom.Remembrances5 April 2020 – Honor Blackman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_BlackmanEnglish actress, widely known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers, Bond girlPussy Galore in Goldfinger, Julia Daggett in Shalako and Hera in Jason and the Argonauts. She is also known for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom The Upper Hand. At 38, she was one of the oldest actresses to play a Bond girl, and was five years older than the star Sean Connery. Albert R. Broccoli said Blackman was cast opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond films based on her success in the British television series The Avengers. He knew that most American audiences would not have seen the programme. Broccoli said, "The Brits would love her because they knew her as Mrs. Gale, the Yanks would like her because she was so good, it was a perfect combination." She died from natural causes at the age of 94 in Lewes, Sussex.13 April 1938 – Grey Owl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_OwlArchibald Stansfeld Belaney, commonly known as Grey Owl, was a British-born conservationist, fur trapper, and writer who pretended to be a First Nations person. While he achieved fame as a conservationist during his life, after his death the revelation that he was not Indigenous, along with other autobiographical fabrications, negatively affected his reputation. Belaney rose to prominence as a notable author and lecturer, primarily on environmental issues. In working with the National Parks Branch, Grey Owl became the subject of many films, and was established as the "'caretaker of park animals' at Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba" in 1931. Together with his numerous articles, books, films and lectures, his views on conservation reached audiences beyond the borders of Canada. His conservation views largely focused on humans' negative impact on nature through their commodification of nature's resources for profits, and a need for humans to develop a respect for the natural world. Recognition of Belaney has included biographies, a historic plaque at his birthplace, and a 1999 biopic about his life by the director Richard Attenborough. He died from pneumonia at the age of 49 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.13 April 1941 – Annie Jump Cannon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jump_CannonAmerican astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. With Edward C. Pickering, she is credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme, which was the first serious attempt to organize and classify stars based on their temperatures and spectral types. She was nearly deaf throughout her career. She was a suffragist and a member of the National Women's Party. Cannon manually classified more stars in a lifetime than anyone else, with a total of around 350,000 stars. She discovered 300 variable stars, five novas, and one spectroscopic binary, creating a bibliography that included about 200,000 references. She discovered her first star in 1898, though she was not able to confirm it until 1905. When she first started cataloging the stars, she was able to classify 1,000 stars in three years, but by 1913, she was able to work on 200 stars an hour. Cannon could classify three stars a minute just by looking at their spectral patterns and, if using a magnifying glass, could classify stars down to the ninth magnitude, around 16 times fainter than the human eye can see. Her work was also highly accurate. In 1925 she became the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate of science from Oxford University. In 1935, she created the Annie J. Cannon Prize for "the woman of any country, whose contributions to the science of astronomy are the most distinguished." She died from congestive heart failure at the age of 77 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.13 April 1944 - Cécile Chaminade - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9cile_ChaminadeFrench composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman." In 1908 she visited the United States, where she was accorded a hearty welcome. Her compositions were tremendous favorites with the American public, and such pieces as the Scarf Dance or the Ballet No. 1 were to be found in the music libraries of many lovers of piano music of the time. She composed a Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, the ballet music to Callirhoé and other orchestral works. Her songs, such as The Silver Ring and Ritournelle, were also great favorites. In London in November 1901, she made gramophone recordings of seven of her compositions for the Gramophone and Typewriter Company; these are among the most sought-after piano recordings by collectors, though they have been reissued on compact disk. Chaminade was relegated to obscurity for the second half of the 20th century, her piano pieces and songs mostly forgotten, with the Flute Concertino in D major, Op. 107, composed for the 1902 Paris Conservatoire Concours, her most popular piece today. Chaminade's music has been described as tuneful, highly accessible and mildly chromatic, and it may be regarded as bearing the typical characteristics of late-Romantic French music. She died at the age of 86 in Monte Carlo.Famous Birthdays13 April 1570 – Guy Fawkes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_FawkesAlso known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Fawkes converted to Catholicism and left for mainland Europe, where he fought for Catholic Spain in the Eighty Years' War against Protestant Dutch reformers in the Low Countries. He travelled to Spain to seek support for a Catholic rebellion in England without success. He later met Thomas Wintour, with whom he returned to England. Wintour introduced him to Robert Catesby, who planned to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the throne. The plotters leased an undercroft beneath the House of Lords; Fawkes was placed in charge of the gunpowder which they stockpiled there. The authorities were prompted by an anonymous letter to search Westminster Palace during the early hours of 5 November, and they found Fawkes guarding the explosives. He was questioned and tortured over the next few days and confessed to wanting to blow up the House of Lords. He became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been commemorated in the UK as Guy Fawkes Night since 5 November 1605, when his effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire, commonly accompanied by fireworks. He was born in Stonegate, York.13 April 1892 - Robert Watson-Watt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Watson-WattSir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, Scottish pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology. Watt began his career in radio physics with a job at the Met Office, where he began looking for accurate ways to track thunderstorms using the radio signals given off by lightning. This led to the 1920s development of a system later known as huff-duff. Huff-duff allowed operators to determine the location of an enemy radio in seconds and it became a major part of the network of systems that helped defeat the U-boat threat. It is estimated that huff-duff was used in about a quarter of all attacks on U-boats. In 1935 Watt was asked to comment on reports of a German death ray based on radio. Watt and his assistant Arnold Frederic Wilkins quickly determined it was not possible, but Wilkins suggested using radio signals to locate aircraft at long distances. This led to a February 1935 demonstration where signals from a BBC short-wave transmitter were bounced off a Handley Page Heyford aircraft. Watt led the development of a practical version of this device, which entered service in 1938 under the code name Chain Home. Watson-Watt justified his choice of a non-optimal frequency for his radar, with his often-quoted “cult of the imperfect,” which he stated as “Give them the third-best to go on with; the second-best comes too late, [and] the best never comes.” He was born in Brechin,Angus.13 April 1899 - Alfred Mosher Butts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Mosher_ButtsAmerican architect, famous for inventing the board gameScrabble in 1938. In the early 1930s after working as an architect but now unemployed, Butts set out to design a board game. He studied existing games and found that games fell into three categories: number games such as dice and bingo; move games such as chess and checkers; and word games such as anagrams. Butts decided to create a game that utilized both chance and skill by combining elements of anagrams and crossword puzzles, a popular pastime of the 1920s. Players would draw seven lettered tiles from a pool and then attempt to form words from their seven letters. A key to the game was Butts' analysis of the English language. Butts studied the front page of The New York Times to calculate how frequently each letter of the alphabet was used. He then used each letter's frequency to determine how many of each letter he would include in the game. He included only four "S" tiles so that the ability to make words plural would not make the game too easy. Butts initially called the game "Lexiko", but later changed the name to "Criss Cross Words", after considering "It", and began to look for a buyer. The game makers he originally contacted rejected the idea, but Butts was tenacious. Eventually, he sold the rights to entrepreneur and game-lover James Brunot, who made a few minor adjustments to the design and renamed the game "Scrabble." To memorialize Butts's importance to the invention of the game, there is a street sign at 35th Avenue and 81st Street in Jackson Heights that is stylized using letters, with their values in Scrabble as a subscript. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York.Events of Interest13 April 1953 – Project MKUltra begins - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltraProject MKUltra (or MK-Ultra), also called the CIA mind control program, is the code name given to a program of experiments on human subjects that were designed and undertaken by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, some of which were illegal. Experiments on humans were intended to identify and develop drugs and procedures to be used in interrogations in order to weaken the individual and force confessions through mind control. The project's intentionally obscure CIA cryptonym is made up of the digraph MK, meaning that the project was sponsored by the agency's Technical Services Staff, followed by the word Ultra which had previously been used to designate the most secret classification of World War II intelligence. Other related cryptonyms include Project MKNAOMI and Project MKDELTA. The project was organized through the Office of Scientific Intelligence of the CIA and coordinated with the United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories. Code names for drug-related experiments were Project Bluebird and Project Artichoke. The program engaged in many illegal activities, including the use of U.S. and Canadian citizens as its unwitting test subjects, which led to controversy regarding its legitimacy. MKUltra used numerous methods to manipulate its subjects' mental states and brain functions. Techniques included the covert administration of high doses ofpsychoactive drugs (especially LSD) and other chemicals, electroshocks, hypnosis,sensory deprivation, isolation, verbal and sexual abuse, as well as other forms of torture. In December 2018, declassified documents included a letter to an unidentified doctor discussing work on six dogs made to run, turn and stop via remote control and brain implants.13 April 1970 - Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/apollo-13-oxygen-tank-explodesOn April 13, 1970, disaster strikes 200,000 miles from Earth when oxygen tank No. 2 blows up on Apollo 13, the third manned lunar landing mission. Astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise had left Earth two days before for the Fra Mauro highlands of the moon but were forced to turn their attention to simply making it home alive. Mission commander Lovell reported to mission control on Earth: “Houston, we’ve had a problem here,” and it was discovered that the normal supply of oxygen, electricity, light, and water had been disrupted. The landing mission was aborted, and the astronauts and controllers on Earth scrambled to come up with emergency procedures. The crippled spacecraft continued to the moon, circled it, and began a long, cold journey back to Earth. The astronauts and mission control were faced with enormous logistical problems in stabilizing the spacecraft and its air supply and providing enough energy to the damaged fuel cells to allow successful reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. Navigation was another problem, and Apollo 13‘s course was repeatedly corrected with dramatic and untested maneuvers. On April 17, with the world anxiously watching, tragedy turned to triumph as the Apollo 13 astronauts touched down safely in the Pacific Ocean.13 April 2017 - The US drops the largest ever non-nuclear weapon on Nangarhar Province,Afghanistan.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-43/B_MOAB- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Nangarhar_airstrikeThe GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (commonly known as "Mother of All Bombs") is a large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory. At the time of development, it was said to be the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal. The basic principle resembles that of the BLU-82 Daisy Cutter, which was used to clear heavily wooded areas in the Vietnam War. Pentagon officials suggested MOAB might be used as an anti-personnel weapon, as part of the "shock and awe" strategy integral to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The MOAB is not a penetrator weapon and is primarily intended for soft to medium surface targets covering extended areas and targets in a contained environment such as a deep canyon or within a cave system. The MOAB was first dropped in combat in the 13 April 2017 airstrike against an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIS) tunnel complex in Achin District, Afghanistan. Casualty figures were initially reported as 36 but increased over the following days as reconnaissance units investigated the site. On 18 April 2017, one senior Afghan security official said the bomb killed 96 Islamic State militants, among them 13 major commanders. Stars and Stripes reported that General Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said that since the strike, the offensive operation in the area was resumed. 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In this episode, Tim revisits the Top 10 moments in the Shaping Opinion Podcast for 2019. Which one was your favorite? Find out if your fellow listeners selected it in their Top 10! https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/102_-_Year_in_Review_2019.mp3   If 2018 was the year we created a podcast, 2019 was the year we started to build a community, and we thank you for that. Please know how much we appreciate you for listening, sharing and talking about with your friends and with us. Some others we'd like to thank. A big shout out to all of our guests who make the Shaping Opinion podcast. Since we've started, we've had the chance to talk to people who were experts on history, and others who watched history being made, and still others who had a hand, in some way, in history as it happened. And while history is an important part of every episode, there are some subtle and other not so subtle ingredients in our recipe – one is communication. In every episode, communications plays an important role. And in every episode, the people, events or things we've talked about somehow had an influence on our society or culture. 10 – Apollo 11 We've decided to follow a countdown format, so, number 10 on our list of Top Ten moments in 2019 came from Episode 57, where we talked to author and historian, Rod Pyle, about the historic Apollo 11 mission. We selected this moment because of the historic significance of Apollos 11's 50th anniversary this year, and Rod's excellent description of just how hairy the landing on the moon actually was… 9 – Christmas Vacation Number 9 on our countdown is from Episode 97, where we talked to the director of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation movie. Jeremiah Chechik had fond memories of the making of the movie, but the moment that stood out for me was when he described the creative process that helped create a Christmas Classic. 8 – Gratitude Number 8 on our countdown is from Episode 96. That's where we talked to our podcasting friend Steve Garrett about how it's taken time, but after a tragic loss, he's been able to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday with a real, deep-down gratitude. 7 – Cracking the Enigma Code Number 7 on our countdown is from Episode 77, where we talked to 97-years young Julia Parsons who is one of the few people who can say they were a codebreaker in World War Two. Julia used one of the world's first computers, the Bombe machine developed by Allan Turing, to decipher coded messages from German submarines during the Second World War. 6 – Just Do It. Number 6 on our countdown is from Episode 49. That's where we talked to Liz Dolan, who was named head of PR for Nike at the time the company launched its “Just Do It” marketing campaign. Liz would later become head of all marketing for Nike and had some thoughts on just why the Nike tagline has become probably the most famous advertising line in history. 5 – Nashville's Bluebird Café Number 5 on the countdown is from Episode 81. In that episode we interviewed Erika Wollam Nichols of Nashville's Bluebird Café. While you may not know the Bluebird by name, you are familiar with its impact on American music. Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks are just two of the many singer-songwriters who were discovered there. And in the near future, a new documentary on the Bluebird will hit movie screens across the country. We sat down and talked about what makes the small little storefront so special. 4 – JFK Assassination Number 4 on our countdown is from Episode 52. That's where we spoke to a forensic pathologist who has been part of history. Dr. Cyril Wecht was the first forensic pathologist to have access in 1964 to much of the files and materials related to the JFK assassination. Ever since, he's studied the event that changed history and has his own theories on who did it and what happened. 3 – In Search of Kindness Number 3 on our countdown is Episode 75, where we had the chance to sit down with Mary Latham.

In this episode, Tim revisits the Top 10 moments in the Shaping Opinion Podcast for 2019. Which one was your favorite? Find out if your fellow listeners selected it in their Top 10! https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/102_-_Year_in_Review_2019.mp3   If 2018 was the year we created a podcast, 2019 was the year we started to build a community, and we thank you for that. Please know how much we appreciate you for listening, sharing and talking about with your friends and with us. Some others we’d like to thank. A big shout out to all of our guests who make the Shaping Opinion podcast. Since we’ve started, we’ve had the chance to talk to people who were experts on history, and others who watched history being made, and still others who had a hand, in some way, in history as it happened. And while history is an important part of every episode, there are some subtle and other not so subtle ingredients in our recipe – one is communication. In every episode, communications plays an important role. And in every episode, the people, events or things we’ve talked about somehow had an influence on our society or culture. 10 – Apollo 11 We’ve decided to follow a countdown format, so, number 10 on our list of Top Ten moments in 2019 came from Episode 57, where we talked to author and historian, Rod Pyle, about the historic Apollo 11 mission. We selected this moment because of the historic significance of Apollos 11’s 50th anniversary this year, and Rod’s excellent description of just how hairy the landing on the moon actually was… 9 – Christmas Vacation Number 9 on our countdown is from Episode 97, where we talked to the director of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation movie. Jeremiah Chechik had fond memories of the making of the movie, but the moment that stood out for me was when he described the creative process that helped create a Christmas Classic. 8 – Gratitude Number 8 on our countdown is from Episode 96. That’s where we talked to our podcasting friend Steve Garrett about how it’s taken time, but after a tragic loss, he’s been able to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday with a real, deep-down gratitude. 7 – Cracking the Enigma Code Number 7 on our countdown is from Episode 77, where we talked to 97-years young Julia Parsons who is one of the few people who can say they were a codebreaker in World War Two. Julia used one of the world’s first computers, the Bombe machine developed by Allan Turing, to decipher coded messages from German submarines during the Second World War. 6 – Just Do It. Number 6 on our countdown is from Episode 49. That’s where we talked to Liz Dolan, who was named head of PR for Nike at the time the company launched its “Just Do It” marketing campaign. Liz would later become head of all marketing for Nike and had some thoughts on just why the Nike tagline has become probably the most famous advertising line in history. 5 – Nashville’s Bluebird Café Number 5 on the countdown is from Episode 81. In that episode we interviewed Erika Wollam Nichols of Nashville’s Bluebird Café. While you may not know the Bluebird by name, you are familiar with its impact on American music. Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks are just two of the many singer-songwriters who were discovered there. And in the near future, a new documentary on the Bluebird will hit movie screens across the country. We sat down and talked about what makes the small little storefront so special. 4 – JFK Assassination Number 4 on our countdown is from Episode 52. That’s where we spoke to a forensic pathologist who has been part of history. Dr. Cyril Wecht was the first forensic pathologist to have access in 1964 to much of the files and materials related to the JFK assassination. Ever since, he’s studied the event that changed history and has his own theories on who did it and what happened. 3 – In Search of Kindness Number 3 on our countdown is Episode 75, where we had the chance to sit down with Mary Latham.

In this super-sized deep-dive, Jose and Javi interview Jeremiah Chechik - director not just of the pilot episode of Javi's show "The Middleman" but also TV shows including "Chuck", "Gossip Girl", "Shadowhunters", "Helix", "The Bronx is Burning", "Burn Notice" - and, oh yeah, a couple of classic feature films including "Benny and Joon" and "Christmas Vacation".  Though the discussion is wide-ranging, the focus is on the relationship between the writer and director both in TV and features: how we collaborate, how we interact on and off the set, and how do we stay true to each our vision without trampling on the other's! This one's a must for all TV writers - because our work doesn't end at the keyboard, and directors can, and should, be our best friends!

Miriam Flynn is an actor and voice actor best known as Cousin Catherine in the National Lampoon Vacation series of motion pictures. She joins Tim to talk about here work on the National Lampoon Christmas Vacation movie, her own memories and how the film has found a way into America's holiday season entertainment traditions. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/She_was_Cousin_Catherine_auphonic.mp3   The cast has been described as one of the best ensemble casts for a holiday movie. It was an all-star cast of veteran and not so veteran comedic actors at the highest level. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation arrived at the end of the 1980s, a decade that saw the arrival of those iconic John Hughes movies. Films like The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Beuller's Day Off. These have been described as films that defined a generation. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was the third in a series of sequels from the Vacation franchise, most starring Chevy Chase and an ensemble cast. A short story from John Hughes was the inspiration for the Christmas Vacation film, and he was the writer on both that film, but also the original National Lampoon's Family Vacation movie and others. It was also the most successful of the Vacation movies. The film debuted at number-2 at the box office, grossing nearly $12 million that opening weekend. It would top the box office charts three weeks later, eventually grossing over $71 million in the United States. And that was before it hit the home video market and landed its place on our list of holiday season traditions. In our last episode, we had the chance to talk to the film's director Jeremiah Chechik. Today, we'll get the story from a different perspective, from a member of that ensemble who sat around the Griswold holiday table. As Cousin Catherine, she would try to make the best of a Clark Griswold Christmas. Links National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, IMDB Miriam Flynn, IMDB The Cast of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, SimpleMost About this Episode's Guest Miriam Flynn Miriam Flynn is an actor and voice actor who is best known as Cousin Catherine in the National Lampoon Vacation series of motion pictures. She appeared in the Academy Award-winning motion picture, “Babe,” a number of other films and several television Series, along with animated features and series.

Miriam Flynn is an actor and voice actor best known as Cousin Catherine in the National Lampoon Vacation series of motion pictures. She joins Tim to talk about here work on the National Lampoon Christmas Vacation movie, her own memories and how the film has found a way into America’s holiday season entertainment traditions. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/She_was_Cousin_Catherine_auphonic.mp3   The cast has been described as one of the best ensemble casts for a holiday movie. It was an all-star cast of veteran and not so veteran comedic actors at the highest level. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation arrived at the end of the 1980s, a decade that saw the arrival of those iconic John Hughes movies. Films like The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Beuller’s Day Off. These have been described as films that defined a generation. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was the third in a series of sequels from the Vacation franchise, most starring Chevy Chase and an ensemble cast. A short story from John Hughes was the inspiration for the Christmas Vacation film, and he was the writer on both that film, but also the original National Lampoon’s Family Vacation movie and others. It was also the most successful of the Vacation movies. The film debuted at number-2 at the box office, grossing nearly $12 million that opening weekend. It would top the box office charts three weeks later, eventually grossing over $71 million in the United States. And that was before it hit the home video market and landed its place on our list of holiday season traditions. In our last episode, we had the chance to talk to the film’s director Jeremiah Chechik. Today, we’ll get the story from a different perspective, from a member of that ensemble who sat around the Griswold holiday table. As Cousin Catherine, she would try to make the best of a Clark Griswold Christmas. Links National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, IMDB Miriam Flynn, IMDB The Cast of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, SimpleMost About this Episode’s Guest Miriam Flynn Miriam Flynn is an actor and voice actor who is best known as Cousin Catherine in the National Lampoon Vacation series of motion pictures. She appeared in the Academy Award-winning motion picture, “Babe,” a number of other films and several television Series, along with animated features and series.

Plan on watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation this holiday season? Listen to the film's director Jeremiah Chechik talk about the impact that movie has had on him and on our holiday entertainment traditions. He'll talk about the making of the film and why the Griswold Family have become a staple in holiday viewing. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/Directing_National_Lampoons_Christmas_Vacation_auphonic.mp3   Are there any movies you just have to watch every year during the holiday season? Maybe you like to watch Frank Capra's classic called It's a Wonderful Life that featured Jimmy Stewart. Or, perhaps your favorite move is one of the Home Alone films, written of course by John Hughes. Or, just maybe your holiday season wouldn't be complete without inviting Clark Griswold and family into your home. It's been 30 years since John Hughes wrote the script for National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, which itself was the third sequel in a series of National Lampoon Vacation films, starring Chevy Chase. The film was based on a short story that John Hughes wrote for National Lampoon in December 1980. That story was called, “Christmas '59.” The movie was no small budget affair. And it featured an ensemble cast of already established actors, and a few who would become A-list Hollywood stars. In addition to Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo played Clark's wife Ellen. Juliette Lewis played their sarcastic teenage daughter. Johnny Galecki played their son, Russ. Randy Quaid delivered an unforgettable performance as Cousin Eddie, and he was joined by an all-star ensemble cast that included Miriam Flynn, who played his wife, and John Randolph, Diane Ladd, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, who played the parents of Clark and Ellen. Other notable actors who made their mark on the film were William Hickey, Mae Questel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brian Doyle-Murray. Christmas Vacation debuted at number-2 at the box office, grossing nearly $12 million that opening weekend. It would top the box office charts three weeks later, eventually grossing over $71 million in the United States. And that was before it hit the home video market and landed its place on our list of holiday season traditions. For Jeremiah Chechik, it was his first chance to direct a full-length feature film, and a comedy. Links National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, IMDB Jeremiah Chechik An Oral History of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Rolling Stone Christmas Vacation Movie Facts, Good Housekeeping About this Episode's Guest Jeremiah Chechik Jeremiah Chechik was born in Montreal, Canada in the fifties and grew up surrounded by books, home made radios and every issue of Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. He got himself a scholarship to McGill University in physics but at the last moment shifted his major to the arts. He was active in the anti-war movement and filmed documentaries on the Black Panthers. He directed plays, studied with John Grierson, the father of the documentary film and later became his assistant. After graduating, he moved to Toronto, worked as a master printmaker for the rare books library at University of Toronto, experimented with coupling the photographic processes to stone lithography and helped start a gallery (A-Space). He received Canada Council Grants, had many solo shows and became one of the first artists to work in laser holography. His success as a fine artist brought him to the attention of advertising agencies and fashion magazines and before long he moved to Milan and began a career as a fashion photographer for Italian Vogue. Jeremiah photographed editorial for Vogue and Harpers Bazaar as well as fashion and beauty campaigns worldwide eventually bringing him back to Canada to begin his evolution into film as he continued to work in photography but without exhibiting. Soon he moved to New York and began a meteoric rise as a director of groundbreaking and award-winning com...

Plan on watching National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation this holiday season? Listen to the film’s director Jeremiah Chechik talk about the impact that movie has had on him and on our holiday entertainment traditions. He’ll talk about the making of the film and why the Griswold Family have become a staple in holiday viewing. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/Directing_National_Lampoons_Christmas_Vacation_auphonic.mp3   Are there any movies you just have to watch every year during the holiday season? Maybe you like to watch Frank Capra’s classic called It’s a Wonderful Life that featured Jimmy Stewart. Or, perhaps your favorite move is one of the Home Alone films, written of course by John Hughes. Or, just maybe your holiday season wouldn’t be complete without inviting Clark Griswold and family into your home. It’s been 30 years since John Hughes wrote the script for National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, which itself was the third sequel in a series of National Lampoon Vacation films, starring Chevy Chase. The film was based on a short story that John Hughes wrote for National Lampoon in December 1980. That story was called, “Christmas ’59.” The movie was no small budget affair. And it featured an ensemble cast of already established actors, and a few who would become A-list Hollywood stars. In addition to Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo played Clark’s wife Ellen. Juliette Lewis played their sarcastic teenage daughter. Johnny Galecki played their son, Russ. Randy Quaid delivered an unforgettable performance as Cousin Eddie, and he was joined by an all-star ensemble cast that included Miriam Flynn, who played his wife, and John Randolph, Diane Ladd, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, who played the parents of Clark and Ellen. Other notable actors who made their mark on the film were William Hickey, Mae Questel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brian Doyle-Murray. Christmas Vacation debuted at number-2 at the box office, grossing nearly $12 million that opening weekend. It would top the box office charts three weeks later, eventually grossing over $71 million in the United States. And that was before it hit the home video market and landed its place on our list of holiday season traditions. For Jeremiah Chechik, it was his first chance to direct a full-length feature film, and a comedy. Links National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, IMDB Jeremiah Chechik An Oral History of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Rolling Stone Christmas Vacation Movie Facts, Good Housekeeping About this Episode’s Guest Jeremiah Chechik Jeremiah Chechik was born in Montreal, Canada in the fifties and grew up surrounded by books, home made radios and every issue of Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. He got himself a scholarship to McGill University in physics but at the last moment shifted his major to the arts. He was active in the anti-war movement and filmed documentaries on the Black Panthers. He directed plays, studied with John Grierson, the father of the documentary film and later became his assistant. After graduating, he moved to Toronto, worked as a master printmaker for the rare books library at University of Toronto, experimented with coupling the photographic processes to stone lithography and helped start a gallery (A-Space). He received Canada Council Grants, had many solo shows and became one of the first artists to work in laser holography. His success as a fine artist brought him to the attention of advertising agencies and fashion magazines and before long he moved to Milan and began a career as a fashion photographer for Italian Vogue. Jeremiah photographed editorial for Vogue and Harpers Bazaar as well as fashion and beauty campaigns worldwide eventually bringing him back to Canada to begin his evolution into film as he continued to work in photography but without exhibiting. Soon he moved to New York and began a meteoric rise as a director of groundbreaking and award-winning com...

This episode we are looking back at the week of April 16th, 1993. The first half of the podcast, we discuss The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat, the second album from The Reverend Horton Heat. Then later, the film, Benny & Joon, from director, Jeremiah Chechik, is passionately debated. One of us thought it was more enjoyable than the other one. Who is who? Listen, and find out. The Full-Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton Heat Benny & Joon

Doesn’t matter if you were naughty or nice, you still get a bonus episode! Gather around the yule log as Hollis and Terence chat about, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989). Directed by Jeremiah Chechik and written by John Hughes.

What better way to celebrate Christmas than to invite the Griswalds and the IOHO family?! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/inourhonestopinion/support

It's an early episode because it's officially my birthday and plus I don't want to bring this computer to Thanksgiving! Without Sophie, the team try to recover stolen diamonds only to get too wrapped up in the con. The Ice Man Job aired September 2, 2009. It was written by Christine Boylan and directed by Jeremiah Chechik. Heist Light: A small-town couple left behind a stolen painting worth over $100 million — and a big mystery https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/03/a-small-town-couple-left-behind-a-stolen-painting-worth-over-100-million-and-a-big-mystery/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a979ef432c88 Keep up with Tara on twitter at @TaraTLK As always, I’m @librariansti Thanks to the creators of Leverage- Chris Downey and John Rogers. And as always, my gratitude goes out to artist Rebecca Mock who inspired this podcast. Check out her patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/rebeccamock music by bensounds.com

"It's a beaut, Clark, it's a beaut!" In a very special holiday episode of "On Location", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" director, Jeremiah Chechik, returns to the Griswolds' house for the first time in almost 30 years. We talk about filming the beloved holiday classic at the Warner Bros. Ranch and what it took to create the look of an authentic Chicago winter while filming during the summer in Burbank, CA. Chechik discusses the fact that the wildly popular film was his first as a feature director, working with the great John Hughes, and why some of his favorite moments in the film are among the least comedic.

Director Jeremiah Chechik is a very talented director who in his directorial debut directed the instant classic: "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation" a timeless classic, that many consider to be the greatest comedy in history. Christmas Vacation is as much a staple around the holidays as Santa Clause, Christmas Trees and gifts that keep on giving!Jeremiah and John Hughes made for a wonderful team on Christmas Vacation. His filmography is very extensive in both the big and small screens.Jeremiah and I have a very candid and interesting conversation about a wide range of topics. Jeremiah also shares a few little known facts and stories about life on the set of Christmas Vacation. Meet the very kind, and very talented: Jeremiah Chechik.

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On this very special day we invite you to gather together in the warm embrace of kith and kin. Thith podcatht is a thymbol of the thspirit of the Grithwold family Chrithmuth. It’s Jeremiah Chechik’s Christmas Vacation – Press Play style with Ash, Matt, and Steve. Music: “Volex” by Dj … READ MORE → The post Special Episode – Press Play 4 – Christmas Vacation (1989) appeared first on YMM Podcast.

You've been asking for it, and it's finally here -- our renewal campaign for Chuck season 4! Take out classified ads promoting Chuck, in print or online, and you could win! Listen to the podcast and go to ChuckTV.net for the latest details on the campaign. We also discuss many other news items, and an excellent episode of Chuck: Chuck vs. the American Hero, written by Matt Miller, and directed by Jeremiah Chechik. Speaking of Matt Miller -- our next podcast, due later today, features an exclusive interview with him! Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates - @chucktvdotnet, @prlsoflizdom, and @GrayJones.