Toni's Film Club Season 4, Episode 9: The 40 Seconds That Changed Cinema Forever

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

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!

23 min

How Bautista Earned Hollywood’s Respect

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.

14 min

The Horror Film So Real, the FBI Investigated It

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?

12 min

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

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.

32 min

The Movie That Prevented a Nuclear War

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.

24 min

The Horror Film With REAL People in It

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.

8 min

Movies That Broke Every Rule of Cinema

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?

11 min

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

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?

The Truth Behind the Worst Movie Ever Made

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

The AI Company Taking Over Hollywood

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.

He Built a Hollywood Studio... in his garage

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.

19 min

How Monster Sound Effects Are Made For Movies

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.

10 min

The Art of Dog Acting in Movies

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.

12 min