Episode 95 - The Nightmare Before Christmas

<p>What's This? What's This? There's powder everywhere. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia - as we review the most popular film that intersects the Venn Diagram of Christmas and Halloween in The Nightmare Before Christmas.  We're taking 12 photographs a second in this episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>The sheer amount of work this film was to make</li> <li>Why the first screenwriter had to be replaced</li> <li>Why Disney switched this to the Touchstone brand</li> <li>Why this film is remembered so fondly</li> <li>Exactly how long the love story is in this film</li> <li>Ian suggests an alternate title for this movie</li> <li>Georgia talks more about Jim Cavaziel and his ordeal in The Passion of the Christ</li> <li>Who should take the credit for this film? The producer (Burton) or the director (Henry Selick)</li> <li>We try and discuss the difference between fate and free will</li> <li>Which actor steals a key scene by not saying a word</li> <li>We reveal Tier 2 of the BFE Patreon</li> <li>Whether or not The Nightmare Before Christmas is the Best Film Ever.</li> </ul> <p>Support the BFE with a donation at <a href='https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod'>https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod</a></p> <p>Buy some BFE merch at <a href='https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/'>https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/</a></p> <p>Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at <a href='https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor'>https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor</a></p> <p>Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at <a href='https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/'>https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/</a></p> <p>Timestamps for this episode:</p> <ul><li>0:00 - Opening Banter 15:00 - Shoutouts 28:50 - Deep Dive 2:14:45 - Endgame</li> </ul>