To kick off our black history month deep dive, we felt we had to start with the newest and most Oscar nominated film of the month!

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Intro - 0:00

Part 1: Pre-production - 02:00

Part 2: Production - 10:12

Part 3: Editing - 31:10

Part 4: Studio Notes - 47:12

Part 5: Dénouement - 51:20

Part 6: Trailer - 01:07:56

A Special Day is a 1977 Italian film about two outcasts on the day that Hitler visited Mussolini in Rome.

To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages

If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865

If you want to read the script for Mike's short film, Two Blue Lines: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1961119

Intro - 0:00

Part 1: Pre-production - 02:21

Part 2: Production - 18:07

Part 3: Editing - 37:11

Part 4: Studio Notes - 44:28

Part 5: Dénouement - 51:56

Part 6: Trailer - 56:10

We talk about Parthenope, the 2024 film named after the siren from the Odyssey.

To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages

If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865

Intro - 0:00

Part 1: Pre-production - 02:06

Part 2: Production - 19:16

Part 3: Editing - 37:15

Part 4: Studio Notes - 49:58

Part 5: Dénouement - 58:31

Part 6: Trailer - 01:11:22