Cinemallennials

On today’s episode, I talked with Aubrey Rieder who chose 1941’s Sullivan’s Travels, the comedic romp that isn’t just a comedy. Written and directed by wildly ahead of his time, playwright Preston Sturges, and starring Joel McCrea and the gorgeously tough Veronica Lake   Sullivan’s Travels follows the story of John L. Sullivan a multimillionaire director of comedy films like Ants in your Plan...

On today’s episode, I talked with my friend Mary Gallagher who picked the 1917 comedy short, The Immigrant starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Eric Campbell. Chaplin didn’t just star in The Immigrant , he also produced, wrote, directed, composed the music, and edited the film. Charlie Chaplain was a comedic genius and is so influential if you’ve never heard his name or seen a film of his...

On today’s episode, I talked with Alex Wilson, the man who designed the brilliant logo you see on your screen. Alex picked 1960’s Psycho considered to be the origin and the inspiration for almost every modern horror film with director Alfred Hitchcock’s original themes, roles, and camera techniques that eventually became horror hallmarks for decades to come. Psycho follows the story of Marion Cran...

SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT! NETFLIX'S REBECCA EDITION Today’s episode is a very special one as not only do we have our first returning guest with Heather Reed coming back on the show, but the film we are looking at, Rebecca was just remade, by Netflix starring Lily James and Armie Hammer and is now available for all of us to watch. So after you listen to the show watch the new version on Netflix and te...

On today’s episode, I talked with Frances Mulraney, a former colleague of mine who picked, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari or in its original German, Das Kabinett des Dr. Caligari . Described as the first true horror film by Roger Ebert, and the precursor to arthouse films by Danny Peary, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is by far and away one of if not the most influential, and discussed silent film of al...

On today’s episode, I talked with Olivia Dalessandro, who picked 1902’s, A Trip to the Moon or Le Voyage dans la Lune written, directed, and starring the one-man studio himself, Georges Méliès. Inspired by the writings of the godfather of science fiction, Jules Verne, Méliès is the first to bring science-fiction and fantasy to the silver screen.  Not only is he a pioneer in science-fiction, b...

On today’s episode, I talked with Eric McDonough, otherwise known as Conservative Film Buff on Twitter, and Letterboxd. Eric picked 1928’s The Passion of Joan of Arc .  Directed by Danish Francophile Carl Theodore Dreyer for the Société Générale des Films. Dreyer quite literally took his dialogue and scenery from the annals of history as he used the actual court minutes that were recorded by...

On today’s episode, I talked with actor Derrin Stull, who picked 1928’s The Man Who Laughs . You know when we were all kids and some of us including myself dressed up as what we were told were the classic Halloween costumes? Y’know like the Mummy, Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula? Well, our main character Gwynplaine should be held among them as The Man Who Laughs built the aesthetic foundation and...

   On today’s episode, I talked with Heather Reed, who picked 1931’s M or M: Eine Stadt zukt einen Morder , which was directed by Fritz Lang, and was written alongside his wife, Thea von Harbou who both worked together previously on his Dr. Mabuse series, the five-hour-long Die Nibelungen Saga, and possibly the most influential Science-Fiction film of all time, Metropolis. M starrin...

On today’s episode, I talked with my twin brother Tom about 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey directed by the legendary Stanley Kubrick. Due to its technical achievements in visual effects, its scientific accuracy, sound design, and how it approaches philosophy and life’s biggest questions, 2001: A Space Odyssey, is often considered to be the greatest film of all time.  After the release of Dr. St...

Welcome to Cinemallennials!  Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films st...