Eye of the Duck: A Film Podcast

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Excalibur (1981) Jun 26, 2023

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Podcasters of the round table, assemble. John Boorman's EXCALIBUR may be a bit grittier and more 1970s-esque than the bulk of the '80s Dark Fantasy films on our slate. But the genre (and many actors' careers) simply does not exist without it. Also, this technically counts as our second Grail quest movie.

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Credits:

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

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

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.

This miniseries was programmed with the help of Nik Long.

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Flash Gordon (1980) Jun 19, 2023

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Another world. Another time. In the age of wonder...Welcome to Part 1 of our 80s Dark Fantasy miniseries, LEGENDS OF THE EYE OF THE DUCK. Today we're blasting off to Planet Mongo, facing down (and cringing over) Ming the Merciless, and making sense of the madness that is Mike Hodges's FLASH GORDON. Also...Queen!

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Behind the Scenes of Flash Gordon
Lost in Space: Nic Roeg’s Flash Gordon
Interview with Mike Hodges
Interview with Melody Anderson
Interview with Brian May
Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas
The Great Science Fiction Films: From Rollerball to Return of the Jedi
Nicolas Roeg: Film by Film
Sergio Leone: Something to Do With Death
The Book of Man Flash Gordon Production History
Sam J Jones Maxim Interview
Sam J Jones BBC Interview
Lorenzo Semple Jr. 007 Dossier Interview
Brian Blessed & Mike Hodges The Guardian Interview
John Walsh Den of Geek Interview
Brian May Rockline Interview
Games Radar Flash Gordon Production History
Sam Jones It Came From A Blog Interview
Den of Geek Flash Gordon Production History
Gizmodo Flash Gordon Production History

Credits:

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

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

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.

This miniseries was programmed with the help of Nik Long.

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The Final Odyssey Jun 12, 2023

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ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS – EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE

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Credits:

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

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

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

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WALL-E (2008) Jun 05, 2023

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It's a classic romantic comedy. Lonely trash robot meets sentient space probe. You'll laugh. You'll cry. Your soul will be shattered and jettisoned into the abyss.

Our last movie of Eye of the Duck: A Space Odyssey is WALL-E. So you know we had to leave you (and ourselves) in an emotional black hole. Thanks, Pixar.

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Special Features
Where It Began: The Origins of Wall-E
A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive
Ralph-E: The Art of The Color Script
The Imperfect Lens
Building Worlds From the Sound Up
Trash Planet
Wall-E and Eve
Captain’s Log: The Evolution of Humans
Go Live
Notes on a Score
Robo-Everything
Pixar Wall-E Press Kit
Andrew Stanton A.V. Club Interview
IGN Wall-E Making Of
Ralph Eggleston Animation Art Conservation Interview
Rotten Tomatoes Storyboards Exclusive
Andrew Stanton Ain’t It Cool Interview

Credits:

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

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

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

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The Martian (2015) May 29, 2023

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When Ridley Scott goes to space, we follow. That's just the rule of our podcast. If you're a longtime listener, a friend of the show, or just someone who's walked past us on the street, you can probably tell how important ALIEN is to our friendship. And this is as close as we're going to get to talking about our beloved Xenomorph in this space series.

The question is, though, you can take the Xenomorph out of the Ridley Scott space movie, but can you take the space movie out of the Xenomorph? Actually, that doesn't make any sense. Matt Damon potato poop

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Credits:

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

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

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

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Deep Impact (1998) May 22, 2023

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Hold on. There's a whole other movie from 1998 about a doomed crew rocketing to outer space to board an asteroid and cancel humanity's extinction? Really? From the SAME year? It just wouldn't be fair to do ARMAGEDDON without DEEP IMPACT. So here we are. And hey, Elijah Wood's in this one! Rad!

References:

Special Features
Making an Impact
Creating the Perfect Traffic Jam
Preparing for the End
Parting Thoughts
Film Scouts Deep Impact Production History
Army Notes on Deep Impact
MoviePhone Deep Impact Production History
Téa Leoni The Morning Call Interview
Téa Leoni Talent Development Resources Interview
Jon Hamm Deep Impact Role
Deep Impact Fun Facts

Credits:

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

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

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

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Armageddon (1998) with Desmond Thorne May 15, 2023

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Houston, this is a kick-ass ride. Yup, it's ARMAGEDDON week. Returning to save the world from a second extinction is our old friend, filmmaker and film programmer, Desmond Thorne! Can fracking actually save the planet? Listen to find out!

References:

Special Features
Commentary
Special Effects
Richard Hoover
Hoyt Yeatman
Pat McClung
Production Design
Vision of Armageddon
Wardrobe/NASA
Armadillo/Shuttles
Asteroid Set
Conclusion

Credits:

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

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

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

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jason X (2001) May 08, 2023

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We all knew this day would come. You could call this a bonus. You could call it a swerve. But, listeners, let's be honest with ourselves. Jason X was going to happen on this podcast someday. And that day is today.

References:

Special Features
Outta Space: The Making of Jason X
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream
Kristi is a Headbanger
Jason Rebooted
Todd Farmer Jason X AV Club Interview
Kane Hodder Bloody Disgusting Interview

Credits:

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

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

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

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Event Horizon (1997) May 01, 2023

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Ever watch a movie so satisfyingly repulsive that you have no choice but to claw your eyes out and enter a chaos dimension? We have.

If you haven't watched EVENT HORIZON, this is your chance. Come aboard the Lewis and Clark as we venture to Proxima Centauri and chant into an unfeeling void, "Libera Te Tutemet Ex Inferis."

**Also, Adam has a lot to say about Paul W.S. Anderson's SHOPPING(!!?)

References:

Special Features
The Making of Event Horizon
Into the Jaws of Darkness
The Body of the Beast
Liberate Tuteme Ex Infernis
The Point of No Return: The Filming of Event Horizon
Shooting Wire Work
The Dark Inside
Secrets
Extended Medical Bay Scene
Fangoria Event Horizon Breakdown
Paul W.S. Anderson Interview with Vulture 25 Years Later
Paul W.S. Anderson Interview with Grantland
Philip Eisner Warhammer Tweet
Paul W.S. Anderson Entertainment Weekly Interview
The Ringer Event Horizon Production History
Fangoria Event Horizon Production History
Paul W.S. Anderson Interview with San Diego Reader
NME Event Horizon 25 Years Later
Fandom Event Horizon 25 Years Later
Event Horizon Series Planned at Amazon
Event Horizon Shooting Script

Credits:

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

This episode was edited by Erik Gunnarsson.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

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

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Interstellar (2014) Apr 24, 2023

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Murph. We're coming home. Join us this week for one of those "this is why we started this podcast" kind of episodes.

It's no coincidence that Nolan's space epic is coming up right smack dab in the middle of our miniseries. INTERSTELLAR somehow encompasses every space movie ever made...and yet it still manages to be such a singular achievement in the genre. So you better believe we went long this week!

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