Hosts Bernadette Gorman-White and Mike Burdge venture into the era of 2018 Toni Collette, which saw her give one of the best performances of her career in Hereditary, as well as sparked the very beginnings of this podcast! Other films and projects discussed include Please Stand By, Hearts Beat Loud, Arcade Fire: Money + Love, Birthmarked, Wanderlust, Let's Dance and Velvet Buzzsaw.

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(MEMBERS) Ep 42: The Collette Stuff - Hereditary

Diana and Mike are joined again by the malicious Tim Irwin to chat about the second series in director Mike Flanagan's Netflix run: The Haunting of Bly Manor. Topics covered include similarities and differences to the first series, The Haunting of Hill House, as well as the thematic overtones of death, love, loss, possession and memories. And Mike unveils his Bly Manor Carla Gugino impression to the world.

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Ep 355: Freakin' Out with Flanagan - The Haunting of Bly Manor

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Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama.

On this episode, Mike Burdge hops on to get absolutely pissed off about the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Seriously. They both get very, very mad. You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below. Eat the rich.

1. Hollywood Studios’ WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks In Fall
Written by Dominic Patten at Deadline
https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/

2. Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Writers and Actors Are Not Being ‘Realistic’ With Strikes: “It’s Very Disturbing to me” 
Written by Ellise Shafer at Variety
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/bob-iger-writers-actors-strike-disney-ceo-1235669169/

3. The Top Hollywood Exec Made $498 Million in The Last 5 Years- 384 Times as Much as The Average Writer  
Written by Jennifer Liu at CNBC 
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/01/top-hollywood-exec-made-498-million-in-5-years-while-writer-pay-fell.html

4. A writer for FX's 'The Bear' went to the Writers Guild of America Awards with a negative bank account balance and won for Best Comedy Series. He's now applying for jobs at movie theaters as writers prepare to go on strike. 
Written by Lloyd Lee at Insider on April 29th 2023 
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-bear-writer-wga-awards-writers-guild-of-america-strike-2023-4#:~:text=A%20showrunner%20told%20Insider%20that,the%20experience%20has%20been%20disillusioning.

5. Mattel Execs on Next Hollywood Moves: ‘Barney’, ‘Polly Pocket’ and ‘Barbie Sequels’  
Written by Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety 
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/barbie-sequel-mattel-films-barney-hot-wheels-1235680302/

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Ep 359: Story Screen Reports - Strike Talk

Mike Burdge is joined by Diana DiMuro to cover the five films currently in the Insidious franchise, including the most recent return to the Lambert family, Insidious: The Red Door. Topics covered include the loops and connections between the five films, Leigh Whannell's directorial debut and Patrick Wilson's strange career.

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Ep 360: Overdrinkers - The Insidious Franchise

Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro discuss Kelly Reichardt's latest contemplation on life, friendship, art and loneliness, Showing Up, starring teen-heartthrobs Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, André Benjamin, A. Pigeon, Ricky and Judd Hirsch. Along the way they chat about their opinions on past Reichardt projects, the similarities this film shares with aspects of First Cow and Michelle Williams' ability to go big or keep it low.

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Ep 361: Hot Takes - Showing Up

Mike Burdge and Scotty Arnold chat about the 1973 masterpiece, The Exorcist, while also chatting about the latest reboot-quel, The Exorcist: Believer. Along the way they chat about the tyranny of William Friedkin, the razor sharp pace the original moves at, and why this movie is still just as affective today as it was 50 years ago. They also drink WAY too much red wine.

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Ep 365: Overdrinkers - The Exorcist

Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro have experienced the two-ing of The Nun, having also explored the vastly horrific and quadrant-checking Conjuring franchise, including the main trilogy, the Annabelle and Nun movies, as well as The Curse of La Llorona. Topics include James Wan's fun and spooky style, Patrick Wilson's sideburns, Letterboxd reviews, the connectivity of the entire "shared universe," and folks that don't like watching scary movies (can they be trusted?).

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Ep 366: Overdrinkers - The Conjuring Universe

Diana and Mike are joined by Tim Irwin to chat about the latest (and last) Flanagan joint to hit Netflix, The Fall of the House of Usher. Topics include rounding up their fav episodes, fav kills, chatting about how Henry Thomas is the actor of his generation, the desired amount of cheese in shows like this, and finding just the right spot in your own home to hide a body behind a bunch of bricks.

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Ep 367: Freakin' Out with Flanagan - The Fall of the House of Usher

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Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama.

On this episode, Mike Burdge joins Robby to chat about more updates on the Writers and Actors Strikes, a Halloween cinematic universe on the horizon, Ridley Scott NOT being a grump for once, and A24 isn't gonna be just for honk-shoo nerdz anymore! You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below. Eat the rich, and Happy Halloween, spooky fam!

1. Hollywood Writers Strike is Over as Union Wins Major Concessions From Studios
Written by Austen Goslin and Oli Welsh at Polygon 
https://www.polygon.com/23883791/writers-strike-wga-end-amptp-agreement-sag

2. Actors Strike Sees No End in Sight After Studio Negotiations Go Awry  
Written by Andrew Dalton for USA Today 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/10/12/actors-strike-no-end-after-amptp-negotiations-talks-cut-short/71151858007/

3. Halloween - Miramax Slashes Into The TV Rights to the Franchise  
Written by John Squires at Bloody Disgusting 
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3783642/halloween-miramax-lands-the-tv-rights-to-the-franchise-tv-series-and-new-movies-planned/#:~:text=As%20a%20reminder%2C%20Miramax%20co,to%20television%2C%E2%80%9D%20Helwig%20said.

4. Ridley Scott Watched the New ‘Alien’ Movie and Said “It was Fucking Great,” Says Director Fede Alvarez: I was ‘Terrified’ Waiting For His Reaction 
Written by Zach Sharf at Variety 
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ridley-scott-watched-alien-romulus-great-1235759474/

5. Report: A24 to Expand, Produce More Commercial Films  
Written by Raphael Helfand at The Fader
https://www.thefader.com/2023/10/11/report-a24-to-expand-produce-more-commercial-films#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20%E2%80%9Ctop%20agent,dramas%E2%80%9D%20that%20have%20been%20the

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Ep 368: Story Screen Reports - Strike News and Miramax Wins Big

oh my god! Mike and Robby get cozy in the newly defined 90s Carpenter aesthetic, with two releases from 1995: the superbly well-aged IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, and the much maligned remake of the classic sci-fi/horror film, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED. They also talk about Baby Yoda.

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(MEMBERS) Ep 19: Stalking Carpenter - In the Mouth of Madness & Village of the Damned

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