As the 10-year anniversary of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death approaches, Sean pays tribute to his favorite actor with an audio essay highlighting the ways in which Hoffman was sui generis on the screen (1:00). Then, Amanda joins to run through Hoffman’s entire filmography and select 10 movies to make up his hall of fame (10:00).
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Am ... Show More
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The "Ask Sean Anything" Mailbag. Plus: The Amazing Life of a Character Actor, with Patrick Fischler.
Sean is back from vacation, and to celebrate, we opened up the mailbag with an incredibly fun “ask Sean anything” prompt. Before diving in, he reacts to the massive commercial success of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ wish-casts some potential ‘X-Men’ roles following more casting u ... Show More
2h 37m
Aug 7
'One Night Only' and the 21st Century Rom-Com Canon
On today’s show, Amanda is joined by her Jam Session co-host and romantic comedy expert Juliet Litman to discuss a movie referenced as "The Purge, but for sex,” otherwise known as ‘One Night Only,’ starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro. They break down why it’s an incredibly ... Show More
2h 14m
Aug 4
The Canadian Movie Draft Live from Toronto!
O Canada! For the first time in The Big Picture’s history, we visited Toronto for a very special live show at the TIFF Lightbox. They open the show with some movie trivia about Canadian film, Christopher Nolan, and much more, before being joined by a wandering man named Chris sea ... Show More
1h 57m
Mar 2021
In conversation with director Michael Hoffman: Restless Natives, Soapdish, One Fine Day, Restoration, Gambit and more
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by Restless Natives, Soapdish and One Fine Day director Michael Hoffman for a special episode.
They talk through his film career, from his unconventional start, to stopping in Robert Redford's house, a George Cloo ... Show More
1h 16m
Apr 2025
426 VAL KILMER Tribute - The Cine-Files LIVE!
On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris offer up their retrospective and tribute to VAL KILMER. One of our most fascinating, compelling, charming, rebellious, frustrating, multi faceted and ultimately endearing actors who was such a part of the f ... Show More
1h 23m
Jan 2022
GGACP Classic: Peter Bogdanovich
Gilbert and Frank celebrate the life of late director, critic and film historian Peter Bogdanovich with this 2016 episode about the making of "Citizen Kane," the influence of John Ford and Howard Hawks, the B-movies of Roger Corman and the decline of the Hollywood studio system. ... Show More
1h 33m
<p>In anticipation of a new season of Here's The Thing, we're looking back at some of our favorite interviews from 2015. </p><p><em>The Graduate. Midnight Cowboy. Lenny.</em> That's just the beginning of Dustin Hoffman's legendary Hollywood career. Over the last five decades, he' ... Show More
