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New in Theaters

• Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (opened last week) (Columbia Pictures)
• Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (opening this week) (Universal Pictures)

Classic Cinema Corner

Three classic films to discuss this week:

• Jaws (1975)
• Laura (1944)
• The Muppet Movie (1979). Here’s an interesting article from USA Today about the current state of the Muppets at
  The Walt Disney Company.

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Welcome to this week’s podcast!

New in Theaters

The Lion King (2019) remake from The Walt Disney Studios. I reviewed this film on last week’s podcast and on the blog, too.

Classic Cinema Corner

• See Glory (1989) on the big screen on July 21 and 24. Part of the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Big Screen Classics series. Find a screening near you at fathomevents.com/tcm.
• TCM is playing a retrospective of films from 20th Century Fox on July 24 and 31. Details are on the TCM website.

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New in Theaters

• Crawl (Paramount Pictures)
• Stuber (20th Century Fox)

Reviews

The Lion King (2019) remake from Disney; opens in theaters July 19

Classic Cinema Corner

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is playing films from 1939, aka “Hollywood’s Greatest Year,” every Friday in July. Check out the full schedule here. Also make sure to check out the excellent TCM-produced documentary about 1939 on Friday, July 6 at 6:45 PM ET.

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Thanks for tuning in to this week’s podcast! And Happy U.S. Independence Day to you and yours!

New in Theaters

• Midsommar (A24)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (Columbia Pictures/Marvel Studios)

Reviews

Spoiler-free review of Spider-Man: Far From Home

Classic Cinema Corner

I’m halfway through my TCM Essentials viewing project. Three recent films of note were all from the mid- to late-1940s:

• Leave Her to Heaven (1945; watched on DVD)
• Out of the Past (1947; rented on Apple iTunes/Movies)
• The Red Shoes (1948; watched on The Criterion Channel)

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Welcome to this week’s podcast!

New in Theaters

• Annabelle Comes Home (New Line Cinema)
• Yesterday (Universal Pictures)

Classic Cinema Corner

Safety Last! (1923) now playing on The Criterion Channel. Here’s the link to the Safety Last! walking tour in downtown Los Angeles, California. And make sure to check out all of the great films available from The Criterion Collection.

Recommendations

• Toy Story 4 (Pixar Animation Studios)
• Avengers: Endgame re-release (Marvel Studios). See it this weekend at select theaters and get this cool poster (below) while supplies last.

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Welcome to this week’s podcast (which is happening on a Tuesday rather than Thursday this week).

New in Theaters

• Toy Story 4 (Pixar Animation Studios)
• Child’s Play (Orion Pictures)

Reviews

Toy Story 4 (spoiler-free; also check out the spoiler-free written review on my blog)

Classic Cinema Corner

• Pillow Talk (1959)
• The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

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Welcome to this week’s podcast!

New in Theaters

• Men in Black: International (Sony)
• Shaft (New Line)
• American Woman (Roadside Attractions)
• The Dead Don’t Die (Focus Features)

Classic Cinema Corner

If you haven’t seen it in a while, I’d recommend checking out Walt Disney Animation Studios’ perennial classic Cinderella (1950). The film is being added to the prestigious U.S Library of Congress National Film Registry this year. It’s also being “released” from the proverbial “Disney Vault” on digital platforms on June 18 and on Blu-ray on June 25.

On the big screen, make sure to check out the baseball and Father’s Day classic Field of Dreams (1989), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Part of this year’s TCM Big Screen Classics series, it will be wonderful to see this film with a beautiful digital print and in a theater with a bunch of crying dudes (myself included). The film will be screened on Sunday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 18. Check fathomevents.com/tcm for a screening near you. The film is also available on digital platforms and Blu-ray.

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Welcome to this week’s podcast!

New in Theaters

• The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment)
• Late Night (Amazon Studios)
• Dark Phoenix (20th Century Fox)

Classic Cinema Corner

The Essentials is back on TCM! Set your DVR on Saturday nights for some interesting films and discussion from TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz and producer/director Ava DuVernay. More details are available at essentials.tcm.com.

My TCM Essentials viewing project continues (link to the Jeremy Arnold book is here; link to my original blog post is here). Make sure to check out Preston Sturges’ unique and delightful screwball comedy The Lady Eve (Paramount, 1941). I rented it on iTunes/Apple TV.

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Welcome to this week’s podcast!

New in Theaters

• Ma (Universal)
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Warner Bros.)
• Rocketman (Paramount)

Reviews

Disney’s remake of Aladdin (2019)

• My review
• Official website

Classic Cinema Corner

Little Shop of Horrors – The Director’s Cut (1986)

• History about the intended and original ending (courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center)
• Link to the Blu-ray on Amazon.com

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Thanks for listening to this week’s podcast!

New in Theaters

• Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (Warner Bros.)
• Tolkien (Fox Searchlight)
• POMS (STX Entertainment)
• The Hustle (MGM)

Classic Cinema Corner

This week’s film in my TCM Essentials viewing project was the 1941 classic Citizen Kane. The film will be playing next on TCM on Monday, May 13 at 2:15 a.m. More info is here.

Upcoming Films

Due to my schedule, I won’t be podcasting for the rest of the month of May. Here are some new films opening that might be worth checking out.

• Live action+photorealistic CGI remake of Aladdin (Disney) on May 24
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Warner Bros.) on May 31
• Rocketman (Paramount) on May 31 (with a Fandango Early Access screening on May 18) 

Listen to the podcast below or subscribe to the podcast on Apple iTunes. Have fun at the movies this week and thanks again for tuning in. Look for the next podcast in June!