Eye of the Duck: A Film Podcast

This steampunk fantasy world has everything: dæmons, talking polar bears, Daniel Craig with a snow leopard, and Nicole Kidman in her villain era! 

Attempting to replicate the success of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, New Line Cinema tries to kick off a new trilogy by adapting Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, but it… doesn’t quite work out. Our favorite JRPG expert Stephen Hilger returns to help us figure out why!

Next week: DOM IS BACK!!! Our king returns just in time for us to talk THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY! Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod

References:

Special Features

Production Design: The Emotional Fabric of a Parallel World

Armoured Bears: The Panserbjørne of Svalbard

Music

The Adaptation of Writer/Director Chris Weitz

Finding Lyra Belacqua: Introducing Dakota Blue Richards

The Alethiometer: Creating the Truth Measure



Maverick Movies: New Line Cinema and the Transformation of American Film by Daniel Herbert

The Golden Compass: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Brian Sibley

Cinefex #112 Production History

StarLog #362 Production History

The Golden Compass Production Notes

Fate of New Line Cinema Rests on The Golden Compass

Newsweek Production History

The Wrap Chris Weitz Interview

Variety Chris Weitz Interview

Wired Production History

The Atlantic Production History

The New York Times Production History

Slate Philip Pullman Interview

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

Assistant programming and digital production by Nik Long.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord.

Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com

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Come for the breezy fantasy, stay for Robert De Niro actively trying to speed run himself out of the movie – it's STARDUST!

Our very own Sky Pirate, Stephen Hilger, returns to help us drag Claire Danes across the land so that we can finally prove ourselves to Sienna Miller. Ya know, normal fantasy stuff!

Next week New Line Cinema tries to jump start another fantasy trilogy adaptation with THE GOLDEN COMPASS. Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod

References:

Special Features

What Do Stars Do? They Shine – The Casting Process

A Quest of Enormous Importance



Stardust: The Visual Companion by Stephen Jones

Cinefex #111 Production History

Den of Geek Jon Harris Interview

Matthew Vaughn on Stardust Sequel

Ain’t It Cool News Neil Gaiman Interview

Los Angeles Times Neil Gaiman Interview

Sarah Michelle Gellar Turns Down Role

Ilan Eshkeri's Stardust: A Film Score Guide by Ian Sapiro

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

Assistant programming and digital production by Nik Long.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord.

Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com

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This Labyrinth has everything: a dude with eyeballs in his hands, a sassy faun, a big ass toad, and bugs that are also fairies! 
This week our guest host, good friend, and Joe Dirt expert Stephen Hilger helps us get lost in dark heart of Guillermo del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH.
Next week it’s Matthew Vaughn’s first foray into blockbuster filmmaking with STARDUST! Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod
References:
Special Featuresdel Toro and Funke
The Power of Myth
Pan and the Fairies
The Color and the Shape
The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale
Doug Jones

Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth: Inside the Creation of a Modern Fairy Tale by Mark Cotta Vaz and Nick Nunziata
Cinefex #109 Production History
American Cinematographer Production History
The Hollywood Reporter 15th Anniversary Academy Q&A
Guillermo Del Toro Writes His Own Subtitles
Credits:
Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.
This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari.
This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.
Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop
The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.
Assistant programming and digital production by Nik Long.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord.
Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com

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Today we're taking a moment to share a brief but important update with you.
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It’s the Chronic-WHAT-cles of Narnia! That’s right the Chronic-WHAT-cles of Narnia!
When choosing movies inspired by THE LORD OF THE RINGS to cover for our series, Disney's mega-budget adaptation of the iconic children's classic felt essential. Joining us through the Wardrobe from the Land of Spare Oom is our old friend – and expert on famous fantasy bros Tolkien & Lewis – Sarah Welch-Larson! 
Next week it’s Guillermo Del Toro’s Academy Award winning, (VERY) dark fairy tale PAN'S LABYRINTH! Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod
And check out the latest edition of Sarah's (very good!) book about our beloved ALIEN franchise, Becoming Alien, here: https://wipfandstock.com/9798385236329/becoming-alien-second-edition/
References:
Special FeaturesThe Children’s Magical Journey
Chronicles of a Director

Cinefex #104 Production History
Cameras in Narnia: How The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Came to Life by Ian Brodie
Dark Horizons Adam Adamson Interview
Los Angeles Times Production History
Rotten Tomatoes Richard Taylor Interview
Ashton Gleckman Harry Gregson-Williams Interview
C.S. Lewis Is Responsible for The Lonely Island
Kingdom of Dreams Podcast Jim May Interview
Credits:
Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.
This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari.
This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.
Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop
The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.
Assistant programming and digital production by Nik Long.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord.
Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com

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