Category: Podcast

Welcome to the 67th episode of the Movies Past and Present podcast!

New in Theaters

• Nobody (Universal)
• Godzilla vs. Kong (Warner Bros.)

Three By…

This month’s “Three by…” director is Chloé Zhao. More about her filmography is on IMDb.com.

Movie of the Week

This week’s pick is The Ten Commandments (1956). The film will be screened as it is every year on the ABC Television Network this Saturday, April 3 (check your local listings). It will also be playing on the big screen as part of the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Big Screen Classics series this Wednesday, March 31 and Easter Sunday, April 4; more info at fathomevents.com/tcm. I’ll be watching it on a Blu-ray Disc that I just ordered from Amazon.com.

Thanks for Tuning In!

Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Thanks for listening, be safe out there, and dedicate yourself to the truth.

Welcome to the 66th episode of the Movies Past and Present podcast!

Oscar Nominations Announced

Here are the nominees for Best Picture for this year’s Academy Awards®️:

ICYMI: Congratulations to the Best Picture nominees! #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/12PkLpRrbT

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 15, 2021

A full list of all nominations is available at the official Oscars website.

Upcoming TCM Events

Save the date(s)! Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has some cool events coming soon.

This month’s TCM Big Screen Classics film is a 65th anniversary screening of The Ten Commandments (Paramount, 1956). Screenings will be on Sunday, March 28 and Wednesday, March 31. Check fathomevents.com/tcm for details.

This year’s TCM Classic Film Festival will be another virtual event like last year’s festival. New this year is the addition of HBO Max as another virtual venue for classic films and interviews. The event will take place May 6-9, 2021. More info is at filmfestival.tcm.com.

Here’s a video introduction from TCM host Ben Mankiewicz:

Miss Marple

Actress Margaret Rutherford as Agatha Cristie’s super sleuth Miss Marple is pure delight. She appeared as the character in five films:

• Murder, She Said (1961)
• Murder at the Gallop (1963)
• Murder Most Foul (1964)
• Murder Ahoy! (1964)
• The Alphabet Murders (1965); cameo only

These films are available for rent or purchase on Amazon.com (I spoke incorrectly in the podcast…my bad).

Movie(s) of the Week

New feature! My inaugural “Movie of the Week” films are the first and most recent animated features from Walt Disney Animation Studios: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).

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Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Thanks for listening, be safe out there, and dedicate yourself to the truth.

Welcome to episode 65 of the podcast!

New in Theaters/Reviews

• Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney Animation Studios); also available on Disney+ Premier Access
• Chaos Walking (Lionsgate)

Classic Cinema Corner

“Reframed: Classic Films in the Rearview Mirror” film series now playing on Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

Old vs. New

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca (1940; I have this on DVD from The Criterion Collection) vs. Netflix’s Rebecca (2020)

Thanks for Tuning In!

Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Thanks for listening, be safe out there, and dedicate yourself to the truth.

Welcome to episode 64 of the podcast!

New in Theaters

• Minari (A24)
• Tom and Jerry (Warner Bros. Animation Group)

Three By…Michael Mann

This month’s “Three by…” director is Michael Mann. More about his filmography is on IMDb.com.

Also, check out this interview done last year with Michael Mann talking about the making of Heat.

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Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Thanks for listening, be safe out there, and dedicate yourself to the truth.

Welcome to this week’s podcast!

New in Theaters

More comeback classics! Mask up and have some fun at the movies. Check your local listings.

• Groundhog Day (Sony, 1993)
• Remember the Titans (Disney, 2000)

New on Streaming

The Little Things (Warner Bros.) now streaming on HBO Max and playing in theaters. Check your local listings.

AFI 10 Best of 2020

List is here: https://www.afi.com/news/afi-awards-2020-honorees-announced/.

Three By…Nancy Meyers

This month’s “Three by…” director is Nancy Meyers. More about her filmography is on IMDb.com.

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Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Thanks for listening, be safe, and dedicate yourself to the truth.

Happy New Year! Welcome to the first podcast of 2021.

New in Theaters

The Emperor’s New Groove (Disney, 2000) is back in select U.S. theaters this weekend. Check your local listings.

Reviews

Loved News of the World (Universal, 2020), now playing in theaters.

2021 Movie Watching Project

One of the movie watching projects I’m taking on in 2021 is watching the 50 movies listed in a cool book from Turner Classic Movies (TCM) called Must-See Musicals: 50 Show-Stopping Movies We Can’t Forget (Running Press, 2017). Full list and more info is here. Follow my Instagram feed for my mini-reviews of all of the films.

My 10 Best Films of 2020

I compiled a list of my favorite films I saw for the first time in 2020 regardless of the films’ initial release date. Full list is on my Letterboxd page (click the “Lists” link).

TCM’s Noir Alley page is here.

Thanks for Tuning In!

Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Be safe out there!

Welcome to this week’s podcast!

You can listen below as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. And follow me on Instagram (my handle is @moviespap).

New in Theaters

• Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros.) – Also on HBO Max
• News of the World (Universal)
• Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)

New on Streaming Platforms

Here are some noteworthy films that are on a streaming platform near you:

• Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) – Now Streaming on Amazon Prime
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) – Now Streaming on Netflix
• Soul (Pixar Animation Studios) – Available on Disney+ on December 25
• Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros.) – Available on HBO Max on December 25; also in theaters

Three By…Robert Wise

This month’s “Three by…” director is Robert Wise. More about his filmography is on IMDb.com.

2021 TCM Big Screen Classics Series

The film in the 2021 Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Big Screen Classics series have been announced. More information is at the Fathom Events website.

Thanks for Tuning In!

Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Welcome to this week’s podcast!

You can listen below as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. And follow me on Instagram (my handle is @moviespap).

Coming to Theaters

The last two films in this year’s Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Big Screen Classics series are:

• Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
• Babe – 25th Anniversary (1995)

Participating theaters and showtimes are at fathomevents.com/tcm.

Disney Investor Day

The Walt Disney Company made a slew of announcements on December 10, 2020 about upcoming films for their Disney+ streaming service as well as their slate of theatrical film releases from all of the major studios: Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, and Walt Disney Animation Studios. You can view the presentation here (it’s four+ hours long…really). The D23 website has a good summary of it, too.

“Modern” Christmas Movies

Truth be told, I struggle to find any contemporary Christmas movies that I really love. However, two constant favorites are actually TV specials: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966; again, the 30-minute TV special, not one of the lousy feature film adaptations).

Thanks for Tuning In!

Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Be safe out there! Thanks again.

Welcome to this week’s podcast!

You can listen below as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. And follow me on Instagram (my handle is @moviespap).

Coming Soon

• Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros.) has finally settled on a release date of December 25. Look for it on both HBO Max and in select theaters (tickets on sale now; check your local listings). Check out Warner Bros.’ new movie release strategy for 2021, courtesy of Variety.com.
• Soul (Pixar Animation Studios) is coming exclusively to Disney+ on December 25 without any “Premiere Access” fees. What a great Christmas present!

Also of Note

Director Francis Ford Coppola and Paramount Pictures are issuing a new version of the much maligned The Godfather Part III (1990). It’s even got a new title: The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Rumor has it that it’s a big improvement (thank goodness). Look for it at a theater near you December 4; also coming to Blu-ray and Digital on December 8. And look for a Godfather retrospective coming soon to the podcast.

Five Favorite Classic Christmas Movies

It’s the holiday season and there are a bazillion Christmas movies to choose from. This week’s podcast includes my top five favorite Christmas films from the classic era. I hope this will help you with your holiday movie watching plans! Make sure to check out all of the classic Christmas film goodness on Turner Classic Movies this month, too.

Thanks for Tuning In!

Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Be safe out there! Thanks again.