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News of the World Jan 25, 2021

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Start spreading the news. The Cinemaholics are back this week to discuss the latest Tom Hanks movie directed by Paul Greengrass, which just happens to be a western set in post-Civil War Texas. Fun! We also review The White Tiger, In & of Itself, Our Friend, Some Kind of Heaven, and The Marksman.

Intro music: “In Green” by No. 18 & Soul Food Horns

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics
00:05:45 – Voicemails: What is the best Tom Hanks performance?
00:15:55 – Mini Reviews: Our Friend, Some Kind of Heaven, The Marksman
00:38:00 – News of the World
00:56:20 – The White Tiger
01:06:25 – In & of Itself

Links to what we mentioned on the show:

Our Top 23 Films of 2020 ranked using a points system on Letterboxd, done by one of our listeners, Caermon.
Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch!
The “Swell” App, where you can leave a voice message for us to play on the podcast.
Support some local theaters! Check out the Virtual Cinema offerings for the Screenland Armour in Kansas City, Harris Theater in Pittsburgh, and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.

Ways to connect with us:

Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, Abby Olcese
Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics!
Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Apple Podcasts
Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. You might just hear your email read on next week’s episode!
Like Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.
Check out our YouTube channel for show excerpts and bonus content

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Herself Jan 20, 2021

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Phyllida Lloyd, director of Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady, returns to the big screen with Herself, a new uplifting drama starring and co-written by Clare Dunne. The film had a warm reception at Sundance last January and is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

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Locked Down Jan 19, 2021

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The first "major" COVID movie is here! And it's a romantic comedy...heist movie? Sort of? Join us as we parse through the insanity that is Locked Down, which just released on HBO Max. It was directed by Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) and written by Steven Knight (Locke). The film stars Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and a star-studded cast of Zoom call cameos we probably shouldn't give away here.

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Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, Abby Olcese
Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can watch us live every week!
Support our show on Patreon.
Follow Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.
Send us an email via cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com.
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One Night in Miami Jan 18, 2021

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One afternoon on a Sunday, the Cinemaholics got together to review Regina King’s debut feature film, One Night in Miami, which stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom Jr, Eli Goree, and Aldis Hodge. Also in this episode, you’ll hear some mini reviews for “WandaVision,” The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, and more. And some extended discussion over Locked Down and Herself.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Intro & Off-Topics
00:12:15 – Pop Culture Catchup: “WandaVision,” The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, “Dickinson”Season 2, MLK/FBI
00:30:00 – One Night in Miami
00:49:35 – Locked Down
01:09:35 – Herself

Intro music: “Go for Yours” by Otesla

Links to what we mentioned on the show:

Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch!
The “Swell” App, where you can leave a voice message for us to play on the podcast.
Support some local theaters! Check out the Virtual Cinema offerings for the Screenland Armour in Kansas City, Harris Theater in Pittsburgh, and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.

Ways to connect with us:

Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, Abby Olcese
Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics!
Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Apple Podcasts
Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. You might just hear your email read on next week’s episode!
Like Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.
Check out our YouTube channel for show excerpts and bonus content

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Top 10 Films of 2020 Jan 11, 2021

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OK, “reel” talk. 2020 was…interesting. It was definitely the most unique year of film in the last century of moviegoing. But throughout all the weirdness, we here at Cinemaholics found ourselves captivated by no small number of great projects from veteran filmmakers, first-time directors, and plenty of independent voices. In our annual “best of the year” show, we each discuss our general thoughts on 2020, our honorable mentions, and of course, our respective Top 10 choices. Plus, we share voicemails from some of you listeners discussing your favorite films of 2020.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Intro
00:03:00 – Our general thoughts on 2020 in film, and the films we haven’t had a chance to see yet
00:23:50 – Our Top 10 Films of 2020

Intro music: “Weird Weather” by Soul Food Horns No. 18 & Chaerin

Links to what we mentioned on the show:

Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch!
The “Swell” App, where you can leave a voice message for us to play on the podcast.
Support some local theaters! Check out the Virtual Cinema offerings for the Screenland Armour in Kansas City, Harris Theater in Pittsburgh, and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.

Ways to connect with us:

Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, Abby Olcese
Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics!
Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Apple Podcasts
Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. You might just hear your email read on next week’s episode!
Like Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.
Check out our YouTube channel for show excerpts and bonus content

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Pieces of a Woman, Sylvie's Love, The Midnight Sky Jan 04, 2021

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We’re celebrating the new year with some tonally different new movies this week. First up is Pieces of a Woman, a new melodrama hitting Netflix this week, which stars Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf. Then we get into Sylvie’s Love, a new throwback romance on Amazon Prime starring Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha. Finally, Will and Abby discuss The Midnight Sky on Netflix, directed by George Clooney, who also stars in the film alongside Felicity Jones. We also cover a few mini reviews in Off-Topics, which include “Cobra Kai”Season 3, We Can Be Heroes, Shadow in the Cloud, and News of the World.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Tell us your favorite movie of 2020!
00:01:45 – Intro & Off-Topics
00:07:30 – Pop Culture Catchup: News of the World, “Cobra Kai” Season 3, We Can Be Heroes, Shadow in the Cloud
00:22:45 – Pieces of a Woman
00:41:35 – Sylvie’s Love
01:01:45 – The Midnight Sky

Intro music: “Porcelain” by Sinnr

Links to what we mentioned on the show:

Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch!
The “Swell” App, where you can leave a voice message for us to play on the podcast.
Support some local theaters! Check out the Virtual Cinema offerings for the Screenland Armour in Kansas City, Harris Theater in Pittsburgh, and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.

Ways to connect with us:

Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, Abby Olcese
Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics!
Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Apple Podcasts
Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. You might just hear your email read on next week’s episode!
Like Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.
Check out our YouTube channel for show excerpts and bonus content

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brazil (1985), Edward Scissorhands (1990) Dec 31, 2020

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To officially conclude this year's Extra Milestone lineup, Jon Negroni and Will Ashton of the Cinemaholics podcast joined forces with me one last time to discuss two distinct (and oddly holiday-centric) auteur-driven classics. We start our conversation by digging through the muck of Terry Gilliam's Brazil, a bureaucratic odyssey of madness often regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. After that, we jump forward to Edward Scissorhands, an intensely personal story from Tim Burton that is both lighthearted and melancholy, and which has affected us all at one point or another.

SHOW NOTES:

00:02:06 – Brazil
01:04:16 – Edward Scissorhands

HOSTED BY: Sam Noland, Jon Negroni, and Will Ashton

MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: "Office Theme" from Brazil composed by Michael Kamen and based off Ary Barroso's "Aquarela do Brasil," music from Edward Scissorhands composed by Danny Elfman

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Soul, Wonder Woman 1984, Promising Young Woman Dec 29, 2020

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We had an out-of-body experience over the holidays checking out some major blockbuster films that hit streaming instead of theaters. There’s Pixar’s Soul, the latest from Pete Docter, which stars Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey. And we also cover the controversial Wonder Woman 1984 from Patty Jenkins, which stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, and Pedro Pascal. Finally, we end the show with review of Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman, another controversial film that was a hit on the festival circuit, and it stars Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham.

Show Notes:

00:00:00 – Cinemaholics 1994
00:02:20 – Intro & Off-Topics
00:08:10 – Pop Culture Catchup: Sylvie’s Love, The Midnight Sky, News of the World, We Can Be Heroes, Death to 2020, Bridgerton, One Night in Miami, and Jon finally saw Tenet!
00:16:50 – Soul
00:48:55 – Wonder Woman 1984
01:16:50 – Promising Young Woman

Intro music: “Everything’s Okay.” by Mvdk

Links to what we mentioned on the show:

Check out our new Cinemaholics Merch!
The “Swell” App, where you can leave a voice message for us to play on the podcast.
Support some local theaters! Check out the Virtual Cinema offerings for the Screenland Armour in Kansas City, Harris Theater in Pittsburgh, and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.

Ways to connect with us:

Follow us on Twitter: Jon Negroni, Will Ashton, Abby Olcese
Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics!
Don’t forget to review and rate the show on Apple Podcasts
Email your feedback to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com. You might just hear your email read on next week’s episode!
Like Cinemaholics on Facebook and Twitter.
Check out our YouTube channel for show excerpts and bonus content

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holiday Special – Our Favorite Alternative Christmas Movies Dec 25, 2020

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We love watching movies around Christmastime, but we all have our favorite "unconventional" picks for the holiday season. Julia Teti joins us for a bonus discussion to discuss some of the best alternative Christmas movies, from recent favorites like Hustlers to perennial classics like The Apartment (which Julia contends is a New Year's Movie for some reason).

Intro Music: "Silver Bells" by Leif Shires

Hosted by: Jon Negroni & Julia Teti

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Barry Lyndon (1975), Spartacus (1960), Ran (1985) Dec 23, 2020

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Welcome to (perhaps) the largest Extra Milestone yet! In an Anyway, That’s All I Got reunion for the ages, I’m joined by Anthony Battaglia, Guy Simons Jr., and Jason Read to discuss three of the biggest epics of the 21st century! First up is Barry Lyndon, the passion project of Stanley Kubrick released in 1975, and a film that’s quite well-loved among hardcore cinephiles. After that, we circle back to Spartacus, an earlier Kubrick film that is rarely discussed in the context of his filmography, and perhaps for just reason! Finally, we jump forward to another one of the great directors with Ran, Akira Kurosawa’s massive and operatic masterpiece from 1985, and which only one of us had seen!

SHOW NOTES:

00:05:54 – Barry Lyndon
01:06:33 – Spartacus
01:48:21 – Ran

HOSTED BY: Sam Noland, Anthony Battaglia, Guy Simons Jr., and Jason Read

MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: Music from Barry Lyndon composed by Georg Friedrich Händel and performed by The Gold Rush Studio Orchestra, music from Ran composed by Tóru Takemitsu

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