Toni Vesdream
Director
Toni's Film Club (2022)
Season 4
Web series about film history, movies and filmmaking.
Released Jan. 30, 2022
Episode 11 min
None+
S4E1 - 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!
Jan. 11, 2025, midnight
S4E2 - 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.
Feb. 2, 2025, midnight
S4E3 - 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?
March 1, 2025, midnight
S4E4 - 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.
April 5, 2025, midnight
S4E5 - 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.
May 27, 2025, midnight
S4E6 - 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.
June 17, 2025, midnight
S4E7 - 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?
June 30, 2025, midnight
S4E8 - 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?
Aug. 2, 2025, midnight
S4E9 - The 40 Seconds That Changed Cinema Forever
In 1985, "Young Sherlock Holmes" featured a short 40-second scene that quietly changed the movie industry forever.
Aug. 16, 2025, midnight
S4E10 - 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.
Aug. 23, 2025, midnight
S4E11 - 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.
Sept. 20, 2025, midnight
S4E12 - 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.
Oct. 11, 2025, midnight
S4E13 - 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.
Nov. 16, 2025, midnight
S4E14 - 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.
Dec. 12, 2025, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 11 min.
Season Runtime: 258 min.
Released: Jan. 30, 2022
Last Air Date: Dec. 12, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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