Eye of the Duck: A Film Podcast

Bonus!! Remember in BATMAN BEGINS when Christian Bale says he’s going to build back Wayne Manor, brick by brick? That was actually a reference to THE LEGO MOVIE! Yes, we’re talking about bricks today. And not just because LEGO is part of Adam’s origin story. There’s a Batman in this film! So we’re required to talk about him! Next week, it’s Chris McKay’s bat/brick spinoff, THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE. Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx [https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx] and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod [https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod] References: * Special Features * Commentary * Dream Job: Meet the Master Builders * Stories From the Story Team * The Wrap Production History [https://www.thewrap.com/lego-movie-gives-warner-bros-animation-needs-new-franchise/] * The Hollywood Reporter Production History [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/making-lego-movie-7-years-762327/] * FX Guide 25 Production History [https://www.fxguide.com/fxfeatured/brick-by-brick-how-animal-logic-crafted-the-lego-movie/] * Village Roadshow Cut Out of Lego Movie 2 [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/lego-movie-2-village-roadshow-691087/] * Ron Johnson is Offended By The Lego Movie [https://web.archive.org/web/20161220041736/http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2016/jun/24/russ-feingold/did-ron-johnson-call-lego-movie-anti-business-cons//] * The Credits Production History [https://www.motionpictures.org/2014/02/how-the-lego-movie-got-its-stop-motion-look/] * MovieWeb Mark Mothersbaugh Interview [https://movieweb.com/the-lego-movie-exclusive-interview-with-composer-mark-mothersbaugh/] * The Moveable Fest Mark Mothersbaugh Interview [https://moveablefest.com/mark-mothersbaugh-lego-movie/] * SlashFilm Lord and Miller Interview [https://www.slashfilm.com/530209/film-interview-phil-lord-and-chris-miller-talk-the-lego-movie-spoilers/] * Lord and Miller Turned Down The Lego Movie [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNdaT1-OHw&ab_channel=ColliderInterviews] * Nerdly Cast Interview [https://www.nerdly.co.uk/2014/07/22/the-lego-movie-cast-interview/] * The Film Pie Chris McKay Interview [https://www.thefilmpie.com/index.php/blog/3141-interview-director-chris-mckay-on-the-lego-movie] * ScreenCrush Lord and Miller Interview [https://screencrush.com/phil-lord-chris-miller-interview/] Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero [https://twitter.com/dominicknero] and Adam Volerich [https://twitter.com/AdamVole]. This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari [https://www.michaelgasparimusic.com/]. This episode was researched by Parth Marathe [https://www.parthmarathe.com/]. Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich [https://www.francescavolerich.com/]. 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 [https://twitter.com/eyeoftheduckpod], Instagram [https://instagram.com/eyeoftheduckpod], and Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/eyeoftheduckpod/] or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord [https://discord.gg/RssDc3brsx] Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com [http://eyeoftheduckpod.com/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Into the Keatonverse! For this week’s bonus, we’re going meta with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s exceedingly self aware Oscar-winner that’s definitely not about Batman or Michael Keaton’s career. What do we talk about when we talk about Batman? Listen to find out. Next week it’s another bonus, Lord and Miller’s LEGO MOVIE. It counts because Batman is in it! Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx [https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx] and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod [https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod] References: * Special Features * A Conversation with Michael Keaton and Alejandro G. Iñárritu * Birdman: All Access * Deadline Iñárritu Interview [https://deadline.com/2014/10/birdman-director-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-writers-interview-852206/] * Variety Iñárritu Interview [https://variety.com/2014/film/news/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-birdman-interview-1201292156/] * Creative Screenwriting Production History [https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/birdman-completely-one-shot-dont-even-try-it/] * IndieWire Iñárritu Interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20150212155107/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/interview-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-talks-birdman-the-films-bad-original-ending-critics-true-detective-more-20150108?page=2] * The Hollywood Reporter Production History [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/making-birdman-alejandro-g-inarritu-761407/] * Variety How They Made The Times Square Scene [https://variety.com/2015/artisans/awards/birdmans-time-square-scene-how-they-did-it-1201404230/] * Interview Magazine Iñárritu Interview [https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu] * Birdman’s Terrible Ending [https://archive.is/S22BF] * The New York Times Michael Keaton Interview [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/12/movies/in-birdman-michael-keaton-confronts-the-nature-of-fame.html] * IndieWire Production History [https://web.archive.org/web/20150225134236/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/how-birdman-got-made-fox-searchlight-and-new-regency-partners-tell-all-keaton-norton-stone-videos-20141021] * Below The Line Martin Hernandez Interview [https://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-sound-editor-martin-hernandez-birdman/] * Arri Chivo Interview [https://www.arri.com/news-en/emmanuel-lubezki-asc-amc-on-birdman-] * Vulture Emma Stone Interview [https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/emma-stone-on-trying-not-to-ruin-birdman.html] * Ed Norton and Michael Keaton Comic Con [https://www.polygon.com/2014/10/15/6985135/birdman-panel-nycc-2014-michael-keaton-edward-norton] * Amy Ryan Gets the Job [https://dujour.com/culture/amy-ryan-birdman-interview/] * Douglas Crise & Stephen Mirrione Discuss Editing Birdman Part 1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20150629080507/http://www.thecredits.org/2015/01/invisibly-invaluablebirdman-editors-douglas-crise-stephen-mirrione/] * Douglas Crise & Stephen Mirrione Discuss Editing Birdman Part 2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20150629080721/http://www.thecredits.org/2015/01/invisibly-invaluable-birdman-edtiros-douglas-crise-stephen-mirrione-part-ii/] * Antonio Sanchez Makes Sick Beats [https://web.archive.org/web/20150818063622/http://www.thecredits.org/2014/10/drummer-antonio-sanchez-gives-birdman-its-essential-beat/] * Creating the Visual Effects of Birdman [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaIIgJULxxk] Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero [https://twitter.com/dominicknero] and Adam Volerich [https://twitter.com/AdamVole]. This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari [https://www.michaelgasparimusic.com/]. This episode was researched by Parth Marathe [https://www.parthmarathe.com/]. Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich [https://www.francescavolerich.com/]. 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. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/eyeoftheduckpod], Instagram [https://instagram.com/eyeoftheduckpod], and Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/eyeoftheduckpod/] or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord [https://discord.gg/RssDc3brsx] Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com [http://eyeoftheduckpod.com/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The fire rises, brother! This week we conclude our Nolan run with the biggest and most divisive entry in his Batman saga. Also discussed this week: the origins of Tom Hardy’s infamous Bane voice, whether or not Joseph Gordon Levitt’s character should have just been named Dick Grayson, and…why the hell is Bruce so fucking cruel to Alfred? Next week it’s bonus time, baby! Alejandro González Iñárritu may not have made a Batman movie per se…but there’s no way we could skip BIRDMAN for this series. Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx [https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx] and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod [https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod] References: * Special Features * Batman vs. Bane * The War on Wall Street * Race to the Reactor * Gotham’s Reckoning * The Nolan Variations by Tom Shone * The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy by Janine Pourroy and Jody Jesser Duncan [https://archive.org/details/artmakingofdarkk0000jess/page/n10/mode/1up] * CineFex 2012 No. 131 Production History [https://archive.org/download/cinefex_2012/CineFex%202012%20No%20128-131/CineFex%202012%20No%20131.zip] * British Cinematographer Production History [https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/wally-pfister-asc-bsc-the-dark-knight-rises/] * Happy Sad Confused Jonathan Nolan Interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFRXTy_8G7w] * Happy Sad Confused David Goyer Interview [https://youtu.be/BVW8rSveWVU] * Empire Cinematography Breakdown [https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/wally-pfister-dark-knight/] * Nolan Screens Prologue For Directors [https://batman-news.com/2012/04/12/christopher-nolan-on-the-pressure-to-shoot-the-dark-knight-rises-in-3d-his-love-for-imax/] * Marion Cotillard “Screws Up” Her Death [https://variety.com/2025/film/news/marion-cotillard-screwed-up-awkward-death-scene-dark-knight-rises-christopher-nolan-1236301963/] * Bale Denies More Batman [https://variety.com/2023/film/news/leonardo-dicaprio-riddler-warner-bros-asked-christopher-nolan-batman-1235731337/] * Aurora Tragedy [https://www.eonline.com/news/331987/dark-knight-rises-director-christopher-nolan-breaks-silence-on-unbearably-savage-colorado-shooting] * Fans Leave Death Threats [https://www.nme.com/news/film/the-dark-knight-rises-first-negative-review-provo-866757] * Bale Meets With Trump [https://screenrant.com/christian-bale-donald-trump-the-dark-knight-rises/] * James Newton Howard Doesn’t Return [https://collider.com/why-james-newton-howard-didnt-score-the-dark-knight-rises/] * Trump Reviews The Dark Knight Rises [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yJSdc2k2dY&ab_channel=RollCallFactbaseVideos] Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero [https://twitter.com/dominicknero] and Adam Volerich [https://twitter.com/AdamVole]. This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari [https://www.michaelgasparimusic.com/]. This episode was researched by Parth Marathe [https://www.parthmarathe.com/]. Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich [https://www.francescavolerich.com/]. 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. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/eyeoftheduckpod], Instagram [https://instagram.com/eyeoftheduckpod], and Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/eyeoftheduckpod/] or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord [https://discord.gg/RssDc3brsx] Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com [http://eyeoftheduckpod.com/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Listeners, you either die a normal film podcast, or live long enough to see your show completely devolve into a Christopher Nolan marathon. Between Heath Ledger’s legendary turn as the Joker, Nolan’s transformation into an IMAX-first director, and the coolest truck crash in cinema history, there’s so much to explore in this sprawling behemoth of a picture. We went for nearly four hours on this one, and could easily do another four. THE DARK KNIGHT is (still!) just that good!! Next week, our Nolan era comes to a climactic finish with THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012). Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx [https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx] and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod [https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod] References: * Special Features * The Prologue * New Batsuit * Joker Theme * Hong Kong Jump * Challenges of the Chase in IMAX * SWAT Van Into River * Destruction of Batmobile * Bat-pod * Helicopter Crash * Lamborghini Crash * Hospital Explosion * Collider Nathan Crowley Interview [https://collider.com/the-dark-knight-trilogy-nathan-crowley-interview-batmobile-batpod-gotham/] * StarLog Production History [https://www.turboimagehost.com/p/60432437/Starlog_366_2008-06_0002.jpg.html] * CineFex 2008 No. 115 Production History [https://archive.org/download/cinefex_2008/CineFex%202008%20No%20115.zip] * Jonathan Nolan Wants to Take the Batman Franchise For a Ride [https://theplaylist.net/jonathan-nolan-says-christopher-nolan-was-initially-reluctant-to-make-more-batman-films-after-batman-begins-20240408/] * Empire The Making of the Joker [https://web.archive.org/web/20131209000355/http://www.empireonline.com/features/heath-ledger-joker] * Happy Sad Confused Jonathan Nolan Interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFRXTy_8G7w&ab_channel=JoshHorowitz] * The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy by Janine Pourroy and Jody Jesser Duncan [https://archive.org/details/artmakingofdarkk0000jess/page/n10/mode/1up] * Variety Nolan Interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20080710052656/http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/07/dark-knight-rev.html] * IGN Nolan Interview Part 1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516072042/http://movies.ign.com/articles/839/839933p1.html] * IGN Nolan Interview Part 2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20080927181514/http://movies.ign.com/articles/839/839933p2.html] * LA Times Nolan Interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20220531065131/https://www.latimes.com/la-et-mn-christopher-nolan-1-20081027-story.html] * Empire Jonathan Nolan Interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20150721075537/http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1057] * The New York Times Nolan Interview [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/movies/09halb.html?pagewanted=2] * The New York Times Heath Ledger Interview [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/movies/moviesspecial/04lyal.html] * Empire Cinematography Breakdown [https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/wally-pfister-dark-knight/] * Collider Jonathan Nolan & David Goyer Interview [https://collider.com/david-goyer-and-jonathan-nolan-interview-the-dark-knight/] * The ‘Curse of Batman’ [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/03/dark-knigh-stuntman] * Nolan Doesn’t Get His Little Brother’s Writing [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dark-knight-either-die-a-hero-line-origin-1235862759/] * Matt Damon Turns Down Harvey Dent [https://theplaylist.net/matt-damon-batman-and-robin-the-dark-knight-20210802/] * Obama Cites The Dark Knight In Strategy Meetings [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/04/the-obama-doctrine/471525/] Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero [https://twitter.com/dominicknero] and Adam Volerich [https://twitter.com/AdamVole]. This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari [https://www.michaelgasparimusic.com/]. This episode was researched by Parth Marathe [https://www.parthmarathe.com/]. Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich [https://www.francescavolerich.com/]. 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. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/eyeoftheduckpod], Instagram [https://instagram.com/eyeoftheduckpod], and Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/eyeoftheduckpod/] or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord [https://discord.gg/RssDc3brsx] Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com [http://eyeoftheduckpod.com/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

“Why do we fall, Master Bruce? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up. Batman Begin.“ This week, we’re celebrating the greatest tweet ever made. Michael Caine’s post from August 19, 2024 inspired a generation of Batman storytelling. And this is where is it all begins. Also, we’re going to talk about Christopher Nolan. Next week, we we either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain. Get ready for our epic THE DARK KNIGHT episode. Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx [https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx] and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod [https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod] References: * Special Features * Batman: The Journey Begins * Shaping Mind and Body * Cape and Cowl * Christopher Nolan Forward in The Long Halloween * Christopher Nolan Lies to Warner Brothers Executives [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/christopher-nolan-reveals-fib-he-told-studio-make-batman-begins-1198421/] * Armchair Expert Jonathan Nolan Interview [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QaUaWuXJ3IMFcCvtvrnG1?go=1&sp_cid=2a16ee6d70229f061e2888ed756c828d&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop] * The Hollywood Reporter Revamping the Batman Franchise [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-begins-secret-history-movies-almost-got-made-802032/] * The Hollywood Reporter Christopher Nolan Interview [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/christopher-nolan-interstellar-critics-making-760897/] * LA Times Rescuing Batman [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-08-ca-batman8-story.html] * Joel Schumacher Signs Up For Fifth Batman Film [https://archive.ph/20081218103425/http://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117343043] * Happy Sad Confused David Goyer Interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVW8rSveWVU] * CineFex No. 103 Production History [https://archive.org/details/CineFex_2005] * American Cinematographer Wally Pfister Interview [https://theasc.com/articles/batman-begins-the-bat-takes-wing] * Collider Nathan Crowley Interview [https://collider.com/the-dark-knight-trilogy-nathan-crowley-interview-batmobile-batpod-gotham/] * Empire Batman Begins Set Visit [https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/batman-begins-2/] * Batman Begins Production Notes [https://web.archive.org/web/20061028060305/http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=3003] * Batman Begins: The Official Movie Guide by Claudia Kalindjian [https://archive.org/details/batmanbegins00dcco/page/145/mode/1up] * StarLog Magazine Production History [https://www.batman-online.com/forum/index.php?topic=1976.msg37770#msg37770] * James Newton Howard on Scoring Batman Begins [https://www.vulture.com/2020/01/a-long-talk-with-hollywood-composer-james-howard-newton.html] * Collider James Newton Howard Interview [https://collider.com/why-james-newton-howard-didnt-score-the-dark-knight-rises/] * IGN Hans Zimmer Part 1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20051217121030/http://music.ign.com/articles/624/624382p1.html] * IGN Hans Zimmer Interview Part 2  [https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/06/13/batman-vs-hans-zimmer-and-james-newton-howard-part-2] * Christopher Nolan LIES About Rubbing Your Chest [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMkmjg-qZRk&t=2450s&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Entertainment] Credits: Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero [https://twitter.com/dominicknero] and Adam Volerich [https://twitter.com/AdamVole]. This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari [https://www.michaelgasparimusic.com/]. This episode was researched by Parth Marathe [https://www.parthmarathe.com/]. Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich [https://www.francescavolerich.com/]. 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. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/eyeoftheduckpod], Instagram [https://instagram.com/eyeoftheduckpod], and Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/eyeoftheduckpod/] or join the conversation at Eye of the Discord [https://discord.gg/RssDc3brsx] Learn more at eyeoftheduckpod.com [http://eyeoftheduckpod.com/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].