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Toni's Film Club

Season 4 · 14 episodes · Jan 11, 2025

  1. Episode 1

    Why Is This Movie Prop Worth $28,000,000

    Jan 11, 2025

    The story of the Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz and how they broke the record for the most expensive film memorabilia ever sold at an auction!

  2. Episode 2

    How Bautista Earned Hollywood’s Respect

    Feb 2, 2025

    Dave Bautista is a former WWE superstar turned into actor. But here’s the thing—he didn’t just want to be “big tough guy #47.” For over a decade, he’s been on a mission to prove he’s more than just muscles and action - and this is how he did it.

  3. Episode 3

    The Horror Film So Real, the FBI Investigated It

    Mar 1, 2025

    In the early 1990s, Charlie Sheen had seen a Japanese horror film so disturbingly realistic that he immediately reported it to the FBI. And he wasn’t the only one—authorities in Sweden, Great Britain, and Japan also launched investigations, all asking the same question: Was Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood a real snuff film or a masterclass in gore filmmaking?

  4. Episode 4

    A Billionaire Tried to Make a Movie. It Was a Disaster.

    Apr 5, 2025

    In the late 2000s, a Chinese billionaire with zero filmmaking experience but a deep obsession with movies (he’d seen over 4,000!) set out to create the next Hollywood style blockbuster - an epic underwater fantasy that the world had never seen before.

  5. Episode 5

    The Movie That Prevented a Nuclear War

    May 27, 2025

    In 1983, over 100 million people tuned in to watch The Day After — a TV movie unlike anything ever before it. That night, it forced America, and the world to face the terrifying reality of nuclear war.

  6. Episode 6

    The Horror Film With REAL People in It

    Jun 17, 2025

    Under the Skin isn’t just a sci-fi film. It’s an experiment. Director Jonathan Glazer and Scarlett Johansson set out to blur the line between fiction and reality by using hidden cameras, real people, and letting things unfold naturally.

  7. Episode 7

    Movies That Broke Every Rule of Cinema

    Jun 30, 2025

    Toni watches some of the strangest, most unconventional films in cinema history. Movies that break the rules, test your patience, and make you question what a movie even is. All to find out if they are just gimmicks... or kind of brilliant?

  8. Episode 8

    The Rise, Fall and... Return of Parody Movies

    Aug 2, 2025

    Parody (or spoof) comedy movies has been around for over a century and peaked in the ‘80s, but in recent years they kind of disappeared, or worse - got lazy. Are they finally coming back?

  9. Episode 9

    The 40 Seconds That Changed Cinema Forever

    Aug 16, 2025

    In 1985, "Young Sherlock Holmes" featured a short 40-second scene that quietly changed the movie industry forever.

  10. Episode 10

    The Truth Behind the Worst Movie Ever Made

    Aug 23, 2025

    The producer and lead editor of War of the Worlds (2025) discuss the response the movie received online.

  11. Episode 11

    The AI Company Taking Over Hollywood

    Sep 20, 2025

    From inserting yourself as a character to a full-fledged simulation with intelligent virtual beings - let’s explore what the future of film and TV might look like.

  12. Episode 12

    He Built a Hollywood Studio... in his garage

    Oct 11, 2025

    Working alone from his garage, Julian Curi, a.k.a Righteous Robot turns paper into handcrafted movies that are beloved by millions of around the world.

  13. Episode 13

    How Monster Sound Effects Are Made For Movies

    Nov 16, 2025

    Dinosaurs don’t exist… but their sounds do. And someone has to invent them. In this video, I sat down with Tim Nielsen — an award-winning sound designer who has worked on Jurassic World, Avatar, Lord of the Rings, and pretty much every major franchise you can think of — to figure out how movies decide what dinosaurs, aliens, and monsters should sound like.

  14. Episode 14

    The Art of Dog Acting in Movies

    Dec 12, 2025

    Good Boy (2025) features one of the most convincing “dog performances” ever. Starring Indy as himself, the film became an unexpected success, and just made history as Indy is now the first canine to be nominated for a major film acting award that had previously recognized only human talent.