Cinephoria!

Also available on Youtube. A review of Midnight Desires directed by Shaun Costello and the Quality X Blu Ray. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Talk of two notable genre films of Goodbye Uncle Tom and Orzoco The Embalmer. Both of which are bookended by talks of various works from Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola.

Also available on Youtube. The clouds are out but the heavenly breezes set the stage appropriately for this cozy episode. Talks of the new Criterion Blu Ray of Nancy Savoca's, Dogfight with the primary talk being Jan Svankmajer's, Alice. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Another bit of rambling but mostly focused! ...Mostly! Discussion on the new Blue Underground 4K of Gualtiero Jacopetti & Franco Prosperi's Goodbye Uncle Tom before talk of John Sayles' filmography (with highlights of City of Hope, Men with Guns and Limbo.) Wrapping up the episode is some long overdue documentary talk! This time of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sin...

Also available on Youtube. A look at the Quality X Blu Ray of Suze Randall's 1984 film, Stud Hunters. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Sam Wasson's book, The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story kickstarts a talk of his work, the recent passing of Eleanor Coppola and what's to come with Megalopolis. The main feature of the episode being the newest work from Alice Rohrwacher, La Chimera. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. With the upcoming sale from Indicator, this "hangout" episode delves into casual talk about the last decade and some of collecting films and some of the contemporary titles and companies. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. This ain't no Aprils Fools! Talk of the new documentary, Steve! (martin) before two Westerns, Support Your Local Sheriff and The Gunfighter. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. A review and discussion of the recent Quality X Blu Ray of Chuck Vincent's and Rick Marx's, Roommates starring Samantha Fox, Veronica Hart and Kelly Nichols. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. With the upcoming Kino Lorber sale, some talk on recent Jean-Luc Godard titles being and to be released. In the conversation of great filmmakers with a drive to create, we talk about both Wim Wenders' newest releases, Perfect Days and Aselm. Capping it all off is talk of the recent, underseen but excellent, The Monk and the Gun from writer / director Pawo Choyning Do...

Also available on Youtube. A brief talk on the recent Academy Awards leads right into a discussion of two wildly different films! At once considered "one of the worst films ever" turned into a cult classic, Tom Green's infamous Freddy Got Fingered. On the flipside, the quiet, subdued, drama Sometimes I Think About Dying from Rachel Lambert. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dantheca...

Also available on Youtube. A review of the Distribpix DVD of R.C. Horsch's The Erotic Memoirs of a Male Chauvinist Pig starring Paul Taylor, Georgina Spelvin, Tina Russell and Helen Madigan. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Vittorio de Sica, John Ford, Howard Hawks and more great filmmakers on the table of discussion here. The headliner of the episode being Cameron Crowe's, Vanilla Sky. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. On the first episode of Peephole Pictures, we take a look at the Peekarama double feature Blu Ray of two early Fred Lincoln directed films. A Formal Faucett (1978) and Daisy May (1979) Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Now for something different! Not just three contemporary films but three contemporary Netflix films! Eli Roth's holiday slasher, Thanksgiving, Johan Renck's melancholic space drama, Spaceman and the survival true story of J.A. Bayona's, Society of the Snow. As well as some talk of the 2023 Oscar Nominated short films. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthe...

Also available on Youtube. Two Paul Schrader films at total ends of his filmography! The Canyons from 2013 starring Lindsay Lohan and James Deen as well as Blue Collar from 1978 starring Richard Pryor, Harvery Keitel and Yaphet Kotto. Sandwiching them is Michel Gondry's underrated 2008 gem, Be Kind Rewind starring Jack Black, Mos Def and Danny Glover. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthec...

Also available on Youtube. Officially in the Oscar Shorts season! Brief mentioning of the animated and live action shorts. Moving from there are two recent documentaries from the guys at Found Footage Fest, Chop & Steele and A Life on the Farm. Finishing off with some talk of Paul Schrader's, The Canyons which will continue next week! Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Contemporary films on the menu. Including Frederick Wiseman's new documentary, Menus-Plasiris: Les Troisgros, the new comedy / drama from Nicole Holofcener, You Hurt My Feelings and the underseen gem The Winning Season from Jim Strouse. As well as talks on the Academy Awards new "best cast" category, Superbowl Sunday and new releases from Melusine. Letterbo...

Also available on Youtube. Morning coffee, morning water, morning conversation! Discussing two novels. Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the 80s Changed Hollywood Forever by Nick de Semlyen and My Last Sigh by Luis Bunuel. Afterwards, discussing the 1964 film, Diamonds of the Night before brief talk on Frantic from 1988. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Talking about all 10 of the Best Picture nominated films for 2024! Including American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing the Arrow Video sale at Barnes and Noble, recent Criterion announcements and the 1986 post-apocalyptic film, Dead Man's Letters.

Also available on Youtube. 42ndStreetForever: https://www.youtube.com/@42ndStreetforever Discussing Alan Rudolph's underseen and underappreciated 1978, Remember My Name.

Also available on Youtube. Discussing two books from author Nick de Semlyn (The Last Action Heroes & Wild and Crazy Guys) leading into the 3 episode miniseries, Arnold. At the end, a brief talk of Andy Milligan's, Fleshpot on 42nd Street.

Also available on Youtube. Happy New Year! The Blu Ray and 4K releases for January 2024.

Also available on Youtube. A Harry Reems double feature both from 1975, Forced Entry and Sometime Sweet Susan.