Mysterious Island
On this episode Ian and Meghan once again welcome Mitch back to the show! This week the gang checks out 1961's Mysterious Island. Mitch discusses the influence of the film on his art from a young age (including interactions with a few actors from the film), Meghan uses her niche knowledge from her mermaid job a ren fest to discuss how water can wreak havoc on costumes (and becomes quite hungry for seafood after watching the crab scene), and Ian once again goes on a disney tangent, but they all agree that this movie is an absolute gem. Join us, won't you?
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Creators and Guests
Host
Ian
Ian has been fascinated with the process of making movies for as long as he can remember, so much so that he has his bachelor’s degree in Cinema Arts & Science from Columbia College Chicago. That being said, he’s managed to miss out on so many pop culture cornerstones and arthouse gems alike that he *literally* created a podcast about it. When not doing whatever it is he does on this podcast, you’ll find him being lost in a theme park somewhere, working on a tech project, or being an award winning short film editor (but please don’t ask him about it, he hates bragging about himself.) Top 5: Princess Bride, Grand Budapest Hotel, Inside Out, The Birdcage, The Fifth Element
Host
Meghan
Meghan is a certified film-ologist (aka she used her Art History degree as an excuse to study film for four years) and has her Masters in Creative Writing from Hamline University. When she isn’t podcasting or dissecting movies with Ian, she’s hanging out with her four pets and her partner, tending to her ever-expanding collection of indoor plants, engaging in various arts and crafts, and writing or reading anything from short stories to fanfiction to screenplays. Top 5: Jurassic Park, Princess Bride, Grand Budapest Hotel, Clueless, and The Shining
Guest
Mitch
Mitch is a Chicago-based propmaker and set designer who has worked on everything from music videos to shoe commercials. His early love of filmmaking led him to Columbia College, where he earned a degree in Cinema Art & Sciences and found many friends and mentors who still inspire him a decade later. He once drank Corona with Kevin Bacon, so congrats: You're one degree closer. Top Five: Mysterious Island (1960), Jaws (1975), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), The Great Escape (1963). Guilty Pleasure: National Treasure (2004)