Matinee | Episode 400

Jim discusses the first big feature film from Dan Curtis - 1976's "Burnt Offerings," starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, Lee H Montgomery, Burgess Meredith, Eileen Heckart, Dub Taylor, J8im Myers, and Anthony James. A couple and their young son rent a large house in t ...  Show more

Jim reflects on the first time he saw an intense horror film from 1976 which was the film debut for Brooke Shields - "Alice, Sweet Alice," directed by Alfred Sole and starring Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula Sheppard, Niles McMaster, Jane Lowry, Rudolph Willrich, Michael Har ...  Show more

Mais pourquoi, à peine sorti, ce film est-il déjà culte ? Mais pourquoi, « Joker » a-t-il été récompensé d’un Lion d’Or à la Mostra de Venise ? C’est à n’y rien comprendre. Cette énième relecture de l’antagoniste culte de Batman a tout d’une coquille vide.

Ending the season on a magical high chosen by the listeners. The more we get into this episode the more magic we realise The Parent Trap (1998) is. After we’ve addressed the ridiculous trauma of it all (erm…the terrible parenting decisions!), we get to the good stuff; the nostalg ...  Show more

Director Damien Chazelle ( La La Land, First Man) describes his childhood as a budding filmmaker inspired by Walt Disney, his path to getting his first film made (Whiplash), and how the pandemic impacted casting for his recent epic Babylon. Chazelle surprises – and delights – hos ...  Show more

This Week on the Cine-Files, John and Steve explore one of the greatest comedies of all time, Mel Brooks' 1974 film Young Frankenstein starring Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn and Peter Boyle. http://cine-files.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast ...  Show more