Eye of the Duck
@eyeoftheduckpod.com
A podcast about movies and the scenes that make them special. Hosted by @DominickNero.bsky.social and @AdamVole.com
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Listen: https://pod.link/1551825415
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Eye of the Duck
@eyeoftheduckpod.com
· Nov 14
Behold! Peter Jackson’s LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy has been at the top of our list for years, now we’re finally going there…and back again!
Starting Monday, join us for an exploration of Middle Earth and the epic fantasy genre in our new miniseries, ONE SCENE TO RULE THEM ALL 💍
Starting Monday, join us for an exploration of Middle Earth and the epic fantasy genre in our new miniseries, ONE SCENE TO RULE THEM ALL 💍
This week on the Patreon we’re going deep on what may very well be the greatest team-up in movie history…no, not the Avengers. We’re talking about the Four Horsemen of the NOW YOU SEE ME cinematic universe!
Also, BLUE MOON, PLURIBUS, and RINGS OF POWER Season 2!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
Also, BLUE MOON, PLURIBUS, and RINGS OF POWER Season 2!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This week on the Patreon we’re going deep on what may very well be the greatest team-up in movie history…no, not the Avengers. We’re talking about the Four Horsemen of the NOW YOU SEE ME cinematic universe!
Also, BLUE MOON, PLURIBUS, and RINGS OF POWER Season 2!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
Also, BLUE MOON, PLURIBUS, and RINGS OF POWER Season 2!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
UPDATE: here’s a live shot from Duck HQ
December 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
UPDATE: here’s a live shot from Duck HQ
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Apologies, dear listeners — due to an illness at Duck Headquarters, we’ve been forced to postpone our episode on THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING until next Monday, January 5th
The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story
The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story
December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Apologies, dear listeners — due to an illness at Duck Headquarters, we’ve been forced to postpone our episode on THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING until next Monday, January 5th
The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story
The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story
Apologies, dear listeners — due to an illness at Duck Headquarters, we’ve been forced to postpone our episode on THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING until next Monday, January 5th
The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story
The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story
December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Apologies, dear listeners — due to an illness at Duck Headquarters, we’ve been forced to postpone our episode on THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING until next Monday, January 5th
The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story
The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story
Merry Christmas from everyone at Eye of the Duck headquarters!
Happy holidays! Adam made a feature film and we’re (finally) going to celebrate it in style. It’s a bonus episode of holly jolly drinks and independent film, with very special guest host (and our old friend) Sarah Welch-Larson!
December 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Merry Christmas from everyone at Eye of the Duck headquarters!
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we've been doing @eyeoftheduckpod.com for 5 years now and it just so happens that episode 250 coincides with the release of my co-host's feature debut, Drink and Be Merry (which i edited!)
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
Happy holidays! Adam made a feature film and we’re (finally) going to celebrate it in style. It’s a bonus episode of holly jolly drinks and independent film, with very special guest host (and our old friend) Sarah Welch-Larson!
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
we've been doing @eyeoftheduckpod.com for 5 years now and it just so happens that episode 250 coincides with the release of my co-host's feature debut, Drink and Be Merry (which i edited!)
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
so this week, @adamvole.com and i are celebrating the movie with guest host @dodgyboffin.com! very surreal 🎅
Happy holidays! Adam made a feature film and we’re (finally) going to celebrate it in style. It’s a bonus episode of holly jolly drinks and independent film, with very special guest host (and our old friend) Sarah Welch-Larson!
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy holidays! Adam made a feature film and we’re (finally) going to celebrate it in style. It’s a bonus episode of holly jolly drinks and independent film, with very special guest host (and our old friend) Sarah Welch-Larson!
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊:
Drink and Be Merry (2025)
Dir. Adam Volerich
It’s a not-so-merry dive bar Christmas, and Chet is stuck in a rut.
You’ve followed the saga with us for months — now for our holiday bonus, we’re going deep into Adam’s first feature film!
Drink and Be Merry (2025)
Dir. Adam Volerich
It’s a not-so-merry dive bar Christmas, and Chet is stuck in a rut.
You’ve followed the saga with us for months — now for our holiday bonus, we’re going deep into Adam’s first feature film!
December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊:
Drink and Be Merry (2025)
Dir. Adam Volerich
It’s a not-so-merry dive bar Christmas, and Chet is stuck in a rut.
You’ve followed the saga with us for months — now for our holiday bonus, we’re going deep into Adam’s first feature film!
Drink and Be Merry (2025)
Dir. Adam Volerich
It’s a not-so-merry dive bar Christmas, and Chet is stuck in a rut.
You’ve followed the saga with us for months — now for our holiday bonus, we’re going deep into Adam’s first feature film!
Another week, another domino dropped on the unstoppable spiral towards complete state-controlled media.
But hey…there’s new KNIVES OUT movie!
This week on the Patreon it’s PLURIBUS, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, AGE OF DISCLOSURE, and more!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
But hey…there’s new KNIVES OUT movie!
This week on the Patreon it’s PLURIBUS, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, AGE OF DISCLOSURE, and more!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
December 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Another week, another domino dropped on the unstoppable spiral towards complete state-controlled media.
But hey…there’s new KNIVES OUT movie!
This week on the Patreon it’s PLURIBUS, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, AGE OF DISCLOSURE, and more!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
But hey…there’s new KNIVES OUT movie!
This week on the Patreon it’s PLURIBUS, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, AGE OF DISCLOSURE, and more!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
Cult classic or cursed disaster?
Regardless of how you feel about it, one thing is undeniable — animated for 70mm, THE BLACK CAULDRON is one of the most visually stunning movies in Disney history
Regardless of how you feel about it, one thing is undeniable — animated for 70mm, THE BLACK CAULDRON is one of the most visually stunning movies in Disney history
December 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Cult classic or cursed disaster?
Regardless of how you feel about it, one thing is undeniable — animated for 70mm, THE BLACK CAULDRON is one of the most visually stunning movies in Disney history
Regardless of how you feel about it, one thing is undeniable — animated for 70mm, THE BLACK CAULDRON is one of the most visually stunning movies in Disney history
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NEW SPIELBERG ALIEN MOVIE NEW SPIELBERG ALIEN MOVIE NEW SPIELBERG ALIEN MOVIE
December 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEW SPIELBERG ALIEN MOVIE NEW SPIELBERG ALIEN MOVIE NEW SPIELBERG ALIEN MOVIE
Rob Reiner was a true legend of the craft who made not one but SEVERAL films that left a permanent mark on our culture.
His loss is a tragedy, but his art will live on forever.
His loss is a tragedy, but his art will live on forever.
December 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Rob Reiner was a true legend of the craft who made not one but SEVERAL films that left a permanent mark on our culture.
His loss is a tragedy, but his art will live on forever.
His loss is a tragedy, but his art will live on forever.
Justice for Gurgi!
This week it’s the final stop on our tour of pre-Jackson LOTR-inspired films – and our very first ever Disney animated film – THE BLACK CAULDRON!
This week it’s the final stop on our tour of pre-Jackson LOTR-inspired films – and our very first ever Disney animated film – THE BLACK CAULDRON!
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Justice for Gurgi!
This week it’s the final stop on our tour of pre-Jackson LOTR-inspired films – and our very first ever Disney animated film – THE BLACK CAULDRON!
This week it’s the final stop on our tour of pre-Jackson LOTR-inspired films – and our very first ever Disney animated film – THE BLACK CAULDRON!
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊:
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Dir. Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Disney's (misguided?) attempt at dark fantasy is both one of their worst financial disasters, and one of the most gorgeous animated films they ever made — and we got thoughts!
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Dir. Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Disney's (misguided?) attempt at dark fantasy is both one of their worst financial disasters, and one of the most gorgeous animated films they ever made — and we got thoughts!
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊:
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Dir. Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Disney's (misguided?) attempt at dark fantasy is both one of their worst financial disasters, and one of the most gorgeous animated films they ever made — and we got thoughts!
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Dir. Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Disney's (misguided?) attempt at dark fantasy is both one of their worst financial disasters, and one of the most gorgeous animated films they ever made — and we got thoughts!
Inspired by the Beatles movie that never was, we asked our discord what other 70s musicians they’d cast in The Lord of the Rings — these are our nine favorites:
Iggy Pop as Gollum
Iggy Pop as Gollum
December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Inspired by the Beatles movie that never was, we asked our discord what other 70s musicians they’d cast in The Lord of the Rings — these are our nine favorites:
Iggy Pop as Gollum
Iggy Pop as Gollum
It’s Wicked…for Ben! We’re joined by the legendary Ben Hosley of @blankcheck.bsky.social (!!) on the Patreon this week!
Ben shares his reactions to AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH while we break down WICKED, CHAIR COMPANY, and Ben's latest SLOW CHRISTMAS album!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
Ben shares his reactions to AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH while we break down WICKED, CHAIR COMPANY, and Ben's latest SLOW CHRISTMAS album!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s Wicked…for Ben! We’re joined by the legendary Ben Hosley of @blankcheck.bsky.social (!!) on the Patreon this week!
Ben shares his reactions to AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH while we break down WICKED, CHAIR COMPANY, and Ben's latest SLOW CHRISTMAS album!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
Ben shares his reactions to AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH while we break down WICKED, CHAIR COMPANY, and Ben's latest SLOW CHRISTMAS album!
patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...
Did you know there was almost a Lord of the Rings movie in the 60s/70s starring The Beatles? Now you might be thinking "they'd be perfect as the four Hobbits," but they had other ideas in mind...
Paul McCartney: Frodo
Ringo Starr: Sam
George Harrison: Gandalf
John Lennon: Gollum
Paul McCartney: Frodo
Ringo Starr: Sam
George Harrison: Gandalf
John Lennon: Gollum
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Did you know there was almost a Lord of the Rings movie in the 60s/70s starring The Beatles? Now you might be thinking "they'd be perfect as the four Hobbits," but they had other ideas in mind...
Paul McCartney: Frodo
Ringo Starr: Sam
George Harrison: Gandalf
John Lennon: Gollum
Paul McCartney: Frodo
Ringo Starr: Sam
George Harrison: Gandalf
John Lennon: Gollum
Sing it with us!! "WHERE THERE’S A WHIP [WHIP SFX] THERE’S A WAY!"
This week we face the Lord of the Lash himself in 1980's animated THE RETURN OF THE KING, featuring the epic return of Rankin & Bass and the wildest voice cast in Tolkien history.
This week we face the Lord of the Lash himself in 1980's animated THE RETURN OF THE KING, featuring the epic return of Rankin & Bass and the wildest voice cast in Tolkien history.
December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Sing it with us!! "WHERE THERE’S A WHIP [WHIP SFX] THERE’S A WAY!"
This week we face the Lord of the Lash himself in 1980's animated THE RETURN OF THE KING, featuring the epic return of Rankin & Bass and the wildest voice cast in Tolkien history.
This week we face the Lord of the Lash himself in 1980's animated THE RETURN OF THE KING, featuring the epic return of Rankin & Bass and the wildest voice cast in Tolkien history.
Everyone knows about Viggo kicking the helmet and breaking his toe… but have you seen this moment from Ralph Bakshi’s animated THE LORD OF THE RINGS where he rotoscopes over the actor playing Aragorn tripping on his own sword?
Seriously tho why did he leave this in??
Seriously tho why did he leave this in??
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everyone knows about Viggo kicking the helmet and breaking his toe… but have you seen this moment from Ralph Bakshi’s animated THE LORD OF THE RINGS where he rotoscopes over the actor playing Aragorn tripping on his own sword?
Seriously tho why did he leave this in??
Seriously tho why did he leave this in??
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊:
The Return of the King (1980)
Dir. Arthur Rankin, Jules Bass
The Rudolph guys return to complete this accidental animated trilogy — does the style they’re famous for adapt as well here as it did for The Hobbit?
Uhh… let’s find out!
The Return of the King (1980)
Dir. Arthur Rankin, Jules Bass
The Rudolph guys return to complete this accidental animated trilogy — does the style they’re famous for adapt as well here as it did for The Hobbit?
Uhh… let’s find out!
December 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊:
The Return of the King (1980)
Dir. Arthur Rankin, Jules Bass
The Rudolph guys return to complete this accidental animated trilogy — does the style they’re famous for adapt as well here as it did for The Hobbit?
Uhh… let’s find out!
The Return of the King (1980)
Dir. Arthur Rankin, Jules Bass
The Rudolph guys return to complete this accidental animated trilogy — does the style they’re famous for adapt as well here as it did for The Hobbit?
Uhh… let’s find out!
Ralph Bakshi’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS may not be as well known to general audiences (and that’s a shame), but his influence is all over Peter Jackson's trilogy!
Look no further than the iconic scene of our four hobbits hiding from the Nazgûl
Look no further than the iconic scene of our four hobbits hiding from the Nazgûl
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Ralph Bakshi’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS may not be as well known to general audiences (and that’s a shame), but his influence is all over Peter Jackson's trilogy!
Look no further than the iconic scene of our four hobbits hiding from the Nazgûl
Look no further than the iconic scene of our four hobbits hiding from the Nazgûl
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This movie fucking rips
It’s the first major adaptation of Tolkien’s trilogy and it is… rotoscope animation??
Enter Ralph Bakshi and his completely batshit vision of an animated Middle Earth, simply titled THE LORD OF THE RINGS!
Enter Ralph Bakshi and his completely batshit vision of an animated Middle Earth, simply titled THE LORD OF THE RINGS!
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This movie fucking rips
It’s the first major adaptation of Tolkien’s trilogy and it is… rotoscope animation??
Enter Ralph Bakshi and his completely batshit vision of an animated Middle Earth, simply titled THE LORD OF THE RINGS!
Enter Ralph Bakshi and his completely batshit vision of an animated Middle Earth, simply titled THE LORD OF THE RINGS!
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It’s the first major adaptation of Tolkien’s trilogy and it is… rotoscope animation??
Enter Ralph Bakshi and his completely batshit vision of an animated Middle Earth, simply titled THE LORD OF THE RINGS!
Enter Ralph Bakshi and his completely batshit vision of an animated Middle Earth, simply titled THE LORD OF THE RINGS!
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊:
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Dir. Ralph Bakshi
Peter Jackson pulled *heavily* from this mesmerizing, rotoscope-animated work of art (yeah we said it!), and we can't wait to talk about it. What a picture.
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Dir. Ralph Bakshi
Peter Jackson pulled *heavily* from this mesmerizing, rotoscope-animated work of art (yeah we said it!), and we can't wait to talk about it. What a picture.
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊:
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Dir. Ralph Bakshi
Peter Jackson pulled *heavily* from this mesmerizing, rotoscope-animated work of art (yeah we said it!), and we can't wait to talk about it. What a picture.
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Dir. Ralph Bakshi
Peter Jackson pulled *heavily* from this mesmerizing, rotoscope-animated work of art (yeah we said it!), and we can't wait to talk about it. What a picture.
Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at Eye of the Duck Industries!
May your meal look more like the first picture than the second one
May your meal look more like the first picture than the second one
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at Eye of the Duck Industries!
May your meal look more like the first picture than the second one
May your meal look more like the first picture than the second one