Category: Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Welcome to this week’s podcast!

New in Theaters

• Long Shot (Lionsgate)
• The Intruder (Screen Gems)
• UglyDolls (STX Entertainment)

Classic Cinema Corner

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) turns 20! Check out these links:

• Original Theatrical Teaser Trailer (debuted on November 20, 1998)
• 20th Anniversary Panel at 2019 Star Wars Celebration Chicago
• Doug Chiang Design Presentation at 2019 Star Wars Celebration Chicago

Make sure to check out TCM Big Screen Classics’ screening of True Grit (1969) on May 5 and 8, too. Details at fathomevents.com/tcm.

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.

Welcome to this week’s podcast!

SPOILER ALERT: This podcast contains some mild spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. I’ve got a spoiler-free review on the blog. Proceed at your own risk.

New in Theaters

The big show in town this weekend is Avengers: Endgame (Marvel Studios). I was able to see the film earlier this week and I share some thoughts about it on the podcast (and see the spoiler alert above).

Classic Cinema Corner

The latest TCM Essentials film was the Civil War epic Gone with the Wind (1939). I recorded it on my DVR while I was at the TCM Classic Film Festival and watched it during a couple of sessions this week (given the film’s four-hour run time). Can you believe that the film is still the all-time box office champ (adjusted for inflation, of course)?

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.

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s podcast!

New in Theatres

I didn’t get to record a podcast last week, so here some new films released last week and this week.

• Missing Link (LAIKA)
• The Curse of La Llorona (New Line Cinema)
• Penguins (Disneynature)

2019 TCM Classic Film Festival

The remainder of the podcast is devoted to the 2019 Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Classic Film Festival which I attended last week. More information about the festival can be found here. My own festival recap, including a list of all the films I saw, is here.

Listen to the podcast below or subscribe to the podcast on Apple iTunes. Have fun at the movies this week and we’ll see you next time.

Welcome to this week’s podcast!

New in Theaters

• The Beach Bum (NEON)
• Hotel Mumbai (Bleecker Street)
• Dumbo (Walt Disney Studios)

Classic Cinema Corner

Loved seeing To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) on the big screen, this month’s entry in the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Big Screen Classics series. It also was this week’s selection in my TCM Essentials quest.

The Criterion Channel launches on April 8! It’s not too late to sign up for a charter membership and enjoy their “Movie of the Week” via your browser on your computer or smartphone. Last week’s “Movie of the Week” was the classic film noir Detour (1945). This week’s film is the bonkers Czechoslovak film The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962).

Thanks for tuning in! Listen to the podcast below or subscribe to the podcast on Apple iTunes. Have fun at the movies this week and we’ll see you next time.

Welcome to this week’s podcast! (And sorry that we weren’t able to record one last week.)

New in Theaters

(Including two releases from last week)

• Wonder Park (Paramount)
• Five Feet Apart (Lionsgate)
• Us (Universal)

Classic Cinema Corner

• TCM Essentials Update (It Happened One Night and Singin’ in the Rain)
• Tribute to Stanley Donen on TCM
  • “Alter Ego” dance sequence from Cover Girl (1944)
  • Dance with Jerry Mouse from Anchors Aweigh (1945)
  • Stanley Donen’s acceptance speech for his honorary Academy Award in 1997

Don’t miss To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) on the big screen March 24 and 27, this month’s TCM Big Screen Classics film.

Thanks for tuning in! Listen to the podcast below or subscribe to the podcast on Apple iTunes. Have fun at the movies this week and we’ll see you next time.