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This week, dear listeners, dial M for: movies, Minnesota (State Fair), and (Barry) Manilow! Movies discussed: Times Square Airport ’77 Roman Holiday Amelie Dial M for Murder Other things discussed: Crop art / seed art at the Minnesota State Fair Barry Manilow Plus a portrait of Werner Herzog, made out of seeds: Created by Lea Stans, 2024   The post Episode 198: Times Square / Dial M for Murd...

Happy days, dear listeners! Today we sing praises of Sing Sing, we welcome The Guest, and we appreciate the Michael Caine phase of Hugh Grant’s career! Movies discussed: Sing Sing The Guest Deadpool & Wolverine The Gentlemen Other things discussed: Every Freaky Lil’ Weirdo Played By Cuckoo Actor Dan Stevens, Ranked (Slashfilm) Insomnia Cookies Barry Manilow Little Shop of Horrors (...

We are back, dear listeners! We bring to you this week appreciation for Glen Powell and for the hallowed Jucy Lucy. And Melissa has a story about a bird! Movies discussed: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Twisters Midsomer Murders (TV) Other things discussed: Matt’s Bar and the famous Jucy Lucy The Burger Scholar ( https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAzrgbu8gEMIkFTtpY-Vn0Kjj_LQ0pE0M&si=...

Dearest listeners, this week we bring you a time travel slasher and a book about a woman who made an iconic movie monster! Movies mentioned: Totally Killer Other things mentioned: Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Meara The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Valleyfair versus the Minnesota River The post Episode 195: Totally Killer...

Dearest listeners, today we bring you a whole buffet of joys! Crashing cars! Heroin aiiens! Armless cult leaders! Even more cults! AND SHARKS! Movies discussed: Duel Liquid Sky Santa Sangre Under Paris I Saw the TV Glow Immaculate Interstellar Other things discussed: Altering playback speed of podcasts Towel racks The post Episode 194: Under Paris / Immaculate appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleas...

Dearest listeners (and John Travolta), we bring you glad tidings of Linklater and Ozu! And also maybe some John Travolta! Movies mentioned: Hit Man I Was Born, But… The Great Dictator The Sting King Lear Other things mentioned: Criterion 24/7 The Paramount Theater – https://www.austintheatre.org/ Agatha Christie The 1986 Cannon Films promo reel –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Dearest listeners, this week our movie chatter turns to sex, cars, and home maintenance! Movies mentioned: Atlas Midnight Madness Hump (which is now streaming at https://www.humpfilmfest.com/) Furiosa The Big Bus Other things mentioned: DK Sushi karaoke Heat pumps   The post Episode 192: Atlas / Hump / Furiosa appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome .

Dearest listeners, we return this week with the cinematic delights of Japan and… Iowa? Movies discussed: Your Name. Field of Dreams Other things mentioned: The northern lights Consumer Reports Apple pie Greek cherry phyllo strudel Deep fried feta cheese The post Episode 191: Your Name. / Field of Dreams appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome .

Dearest listeners! We have so many cinematic delights to share this week that we can’t fit all of them in the episode title! We also have dogs! Movies mentioned: The Holdovers Godzilla Minus 1 Late Night with the Devil The Cleansing Hour The Fall Guy Argylle Other things mentioned: Cicadas Peshwari naan and other Indian cuisine Los Straitjackets’ cover of “My Heart Will Go On&#82...

This week, dear listeners, join us in the hot tub for our latest cinematic delights! No really, we’re in a hot tub! Movies mentioned: Staying Alive Lisa Frankenstein Time Masters (aka Masters of Time) Xanadu Other things mentioned: Hot tubs Cadbury Mini Eggs The post Episode 189: Staying Alive / Time Masters / Lisa Frankenstein appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome .

This week, dear listeners, we come back after an unexpected hiatus with some unexpected joys! No seriously, hear us out! Movies mentioned: Madame Web American Utopia Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar Other things mentioned: Fall of the House of Usher (TV) The Incredible Bongo Band Mr. Experience The post Episode 188: Madame Web / American Utopia / Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar appeared first...

Dear listeners, we return this week with an extra helping of movies we liked! We have everything from Agatha [Christie] to [Soviet Marshal] Zhukov for you! Movies mentioned: A Haunting in Venice The Boy Friend Lisa Frankenstein Death of Stalin Other things mentioned: Agatha Christie books Sweeney Todd (Broadway) Sleep No More (Broadway) Book of Mormon (Broadway) Fancy Australian yarn Mark Mallman...

Hello again, dearest listeners! This week, we talk about eating the rich and eating the spice, plus all the joy that 70mm can bring! Movies discussed: Saltburn Tenet Dune Part 1 Dune Part 2 Other things discussed: Saltburn valentines Paisley Park Strange New Worlds The post Episode 186: Saltburn / Tenet / Dune appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome .

Dear listeners, this week we bring you the joy of another XanaCineHoliday, where Windy and Melissa show each other movies the other hasn’t seen! NOTE: We apologize for various noisy pet sounds in this episode. Melissa’s dogs in particular had OPINIONS. Movies discussed: El Conde My Sister Eileen The Map of Tiny Perfect Things The Parallax View River Fear Street 1994 Fear Street 1978 Co...

Today, dear listeners, Melissa is joined by Noel Thingvall and Kelvin Hatle for tales from B-Fest 2024! Terrible movies! Bad jokes! Paper plates! NOTE: We deeply apologize for the background noise during this episode. We were recording in live environments, including a moving car on Interstate 94. We did our best to reduce the background noise while emphasizing our voices. Movies discussed: Stunt...

This week, dear listeners, we discuss Tarzan, Dracula, and CHEESE! Movies discussed: Legend of Tarzan Last Voyage of the Demeter Saving Private Ryan The Parallax View Other things discussed: Dracula (book) Wensleydale cheese The Mad Hatter Tea House The post Episode 183: Last Voyage of the Demeter / Parallax View appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome .

This week, dearest listeners, we bring you cinematic delights from many lands: French drama, Spanish horror, American satire, and more! Movies discussed: The Bear (TV) Jean de Florette Manon of the Spring The Passenger (La Pasajera) American Fiction Other things discussed: “La Pasajera” by Taramela Band on YouTube and Apple Music A Year with Frog and Toad (musical) The post Episode 182...

Happy Ides of February, dear listeners! Today, we bring you the weirdest Oscar nomination of 2024 and a peek at Mads Mikkelsen’s new film! Movies discussed: El Conde The Promised Land Other things discussed: Agatha Christie books published by Dell Secretariat (the drink, not the horse) The post Episode 181: El Conde / The Promised Land appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome .

It’s good to be back, dearest listeners! Today we bring you tidings of our latest discoveries, plus a long discussion about the ever-expanding MCU and its associated fatigue. Movies discussed: The Thin Man The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster Thanksgiving Marvels (and the MCU in general) Other things discussed: General praising/griping about various streaming services The Marvelization of Ci...

Happy belated holidays, dearest listeners! We bring to you news of our holiday movie watching, our gripes about streaming services, and our love of pie! Movies discussed: Rescuing Christmas Hanukkah on Rye It’s a Wonderful Knife Babette’s Feast Other things discussed: The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston Chocolate Cream Pie Die Hard advent calendars Christma...

Happy holidays, dearest listeners! We bring you gifts of cutlery and smashery and opery and history! Movies discussed: It’s a Wonderful Knife Godzilla Minus One Other things discussed: Fathom Events running Broadway shows and the Met Opera “Ancient Mesopotamia” by Mr. Nicky The post Episode 178: It’s a Wonderful Knife / Godzilla Minus One appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Ple...

Dearest listeners, we come to you today with Taylor Swift and Treat Williams and Tempest Prognosticators! Movies discussed: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Deep Rising (1998) Other things discussed: Imhotep in glasses Power washers This TikTok The Tempest Prognosticator Eels The post Episode 177: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour / Deep Rising appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome .

Happy Halloween, dearest listeners! Today we bring you a couple final films for the spooky season! Also, a note for the month of November: Windy is traveling for a couple weeks, so we won’t be recording for a while. However, we still have some audio from many years ago that we never released, so some of that might appear in the feed while we wait for Windy’s victorious return! Movies d...

Dear listeners, we come to you today with barbarians, ballet, and boars! Movies discussed: Megalomaniac Conann (aka She Is Conann) Passion Razorback Other things discussed: Afternoon of a Faun (ballet) Annular eclipse Air plants The post Episode 175: Megalomaniac / Conann / Passion / Razorback appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome .

Dear listeners, we are back with our regular episodes! This week, we are ready for spooky season! Movies discussed: Fear Street Bottoms No One Will Save You Other things discussed: Hubrisween Original lithographs of John Audubon’s Birds of America Dilaudid The post Episode 174: Fear Street / Bottoms / No One Will Save You appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome .