I love this dirty podcast! This week we're joined by Tom Scharpling (The Best Show, Double Threat) to examine two cinematic portraits of the ups and downs of the Big Apple. New York City, that is! Representing the arthouse it's the endlessly quotable and deeply cynical Sweet Smell of Success (1957), starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. And representing t ... Show More
Sep 5
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Is a N.Y. Movie State of Mind, With Spike Lee!
Sean and Amanda start the show by reacting to a handful of recent movie trailers, including Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’—starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi—and Nia DaCosta’s ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ (3:33). Then, they unpack Spike Lee’s newest film ‘Highest ... Show More
1h 41m
Sep 2024
396 THE VERDICT (1982) Part 2
On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their journey thru Paul Newman's films with Part 2 of their discussion on 1982's THE VERDICT. Directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay from David Mamet, the film co-stars James Mason, Jack Warden, a ... Show More
2h 2m
Sep 2024
395 THE VERDICT (1982) Part 1
On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their journey thru Paul Newman's films with Part 1 of their discussion on 1982's THE VERDICT. Directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay from David Mamet, the film co-stars James Mason, Jack Warden, a ... Show More
2h 22m
Jul 2024
387 Ordinary People Part 1
On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their month long tribute to Donald Sutherland with Part 1 of their discussion on 1980 Best Picture Winner ORDINARY PEOPLE. The film, based on Judith Guest's book of the same name, stars Sutherland, Mary T ... Show More
2h 12m
Aug 2024
388 Ordinary People Part 2
On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their month long tribute to Donald Sutherland with Part 2 of their discussion on 1980 Best Picture Winner ORDINARY PEOPLE. The film, based on Judith Guest's book of the same name, stars Sutherland, Mary T ... Show More
2h 48m
Sep 2021
Four Favorites: Jenni Olson on lesbian spies, Eddie Murphy and LGBT film history
“I never learned how to make movies, I learned how to watch them,” says non-fiction filmmaker and film historian Jenni Olson as she talks lesbian runaways, spy spoofs and radical acts of love via her four Letterboxd faves: D.E.B.S.; Times Square; News from Home and Tongues Untied ... Show More
59m 35s
Aug 2024
Cine-world cup, 1984: the BEST film of the best year for cinema, evs
This week we put all the heavyweights from cinema’s best year – 1984 – into the ring, and see who comes out victorious. Think Terminator, Dune, Stop Making Sense, Beverly Hills Cop – I mean, there’s nowhere near enough space to list them all. But who will win...? Mark also gives ... Show More
57m 27s