Episodes

  • A Buried Blockbuster

    A Buried Blockbuster
    Jan 31 2021
    Michael the actor creates a treatment for a noir movie about a relationship between a treasure hunter and his daughter. The article that acted as the muse for this movie pitch, Finder Of Treasure Chest Hidden In Rocky Mountains Reveals His Identity, is available at https://www.npr.org/2020/12/08/944255590/finder-of-treasure-chest-hidden-in-rocky-mountains-reveals-his-identity. Join the Below the Fold community of movie buffs by recommending an article for a future episode. Send the article to btfblockbuster@gmail.com and you may be part of an episode.
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    38 mins
  • Hey Guys: The Movie You'll "Like"

    Hey Guys: The Movie You'll "Like"
    Dec 8 2020
    Mike the media executive pitches a movie about a cheerleader who chooses to pursue social media fame over helping to find a missing student. The article that acted as the muse for this movie pitch, The College Athletes Who Are Allowed to Make Big Bucks: Cheerleaders, is available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/sports/the-college-athletes-who-are-allowed-to-make-big-bucks-cheerleaders.html. Join the Below the Fold community of movie buffs by recommending an article for a future episode. Send the article to btfblockbuster@gmail.com and you may be part of an episode.
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    41 mins
  • Five Fowl-Mouths into a Five Star Movie

    Five Fowl-Mouths into a Five Star Movie
    Dec 2 2020
    Mike the actor pitches Mike the media executive and Jonathan Michael the marketing executive on a comedic horror movie based on a story of five parrots that had to be separated at a Zoo because of their foul language. The original article can be found here - https://people.com/pets/5-parrots-separated-for-swearing/ Join the Below the Fold community of movie buffs by recommending an article for a future episode. Send the article to btfblockbuster@gmail.com and you may be part of an episode.
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    46 mins
  • BTF Blockbuster Season 1: News Rip, Movie Pitch

    BTF Blockbuster Season 1: News Rip, Movie Pitch
    Nov 30 2020
    Have you ever read a news article and thought "that would make a great movie"? We did when we read articles about the Canadian army promoting a polar bear and a man leaving a $3,000 tip after ordering one beer, as well as others. Join a media executive, a marketing executive, and an actor as they rip news headlines and pitch movie scripts in season one of Below the Fold Blockbuster.
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    2 mins
  • Pitching a Nazi Heist into a Rom-Com

    Pitching a Nazi Heist into a Rom-Com
    Nov 25 2020
    In the first episode of Below the Fold Blockbuster, marketing exec Jonathan Michael pitches media exec Mike and actor Michael on a rom-com movie based on a New York Times story about a heist of $1.5 million worth of Nazi memorabilia from a museum in the Netherlands. The original article, Thieves Grab Nazi Memorabilia in Museum Heists, Puzzling Piece, can be found here - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/arts/design/museum-robberies-nazi-uniforms.html. Join the Below the Fold community of movie buffs by recommending an article for a future episode. Send the article to btfblockbuster@gmail.com and you may be part of an episode.
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    46 mins