Cine-Men

1970's The Conformist by Bernardo Bertolucci is a visual masterpiece. To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesIf you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865Intro - 0:00 Par...

In this episode we watch 1952's Umberto D to kick off Italian language month! To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865 Intro...

We watched Tick, Tick... Boom! for our final movie of 2025. To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865 Intro - 0:00 Part 1: Pre-pro...

Alex and I watched all three Grinch movies, and we are ready to compare and contrast them! To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/17565...

Violent Night is an action packed Christmas movie that earns the R rating! To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesIf you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1756591Intro - 0:00 Pa...

We talk about the 1983 film A Christmas Story and explore the magic of nostalgia. To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1756591 Intro...

We watched The Muppet Christmas Carol this week. Sorry that we're a day late. To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1756591 Intro...

We watched The Royal Tenenbaums and had strong opinions about it. To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1756591 Intro - 0:00 Part 1: P...

In this episode, we talk about the 2000 charmer, Chocolat. If you haven't seen this movie, you may have a very different feel for what it is. It is not a rom com, or even a romance at the forefront kind of movie. It's something that the 90s seemed to specialize, a film about a community. If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll p...

This week we have guest Logan (Mike's son) join us to talk about the mise en scene of Ratatouille. If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1756591 Intro - 0:00 Part 1: Pre-production - 01:02 Part 2: Production - 06:31 Part 3: Editing - 47:22 Part 4: Stud...

In this week's episode we're talking about the movie Milk, and diving into the screen writing and acting in particular. If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1756591Intro - 0:00 Part 1: Pre-production - 02:15Part 2: Production - 29:33Part 3: Editin...

To wrap up our Horror October, we decided to go with a modern horror, 2025's Heart Eyes. If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1756591 Intro - 0:00 Part 1: Pre-production - 05:02 Part 2: Production - 15:01 Part 3: Editing - 52:28 Part 4: Studio Notes -...

On this episode, we're watching the 1981 classic b horror movie that made Sam Raimi's career and introduced the world to Bruce Campbell. If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2025 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1756591 Intro - 0:00 Part 1: Pre-production - 01:26 Part 2: Production -...

In our second episode we talk about Rosemary's Baby for our second week of horror October! This film is more of a psychological attack on what it means to be a young woman as much as it's about the metaphysical. Intro - 0:00 Part1: Pre-production - 00:58 Part 2: Production - 03:38 Part 3: Editing - 20:07 Part 4: Studio Notes - 01:06:19 Part 5: Dénouement - 01:11:27 Part 6: Trailer - 01:16:...

In our first episode, Mike and Alex talk about The Exorcist, from 1973. The focus we started with is the sound design, but as you'll see we get heavy into the meat and potatoes of this horror classic. Intro - 0:00 Part1: Pre-production - 01:00 Part 2: Production - 11:45 Part 3: Editing - 13:51 Part 4: Studio Notes - 29:16 Part 5: Dénouement - 58:40 Part 6: Trailer - 01:01:20

In this mini-episode we announce our new podcast, Cine-Men with Michael Christopher Cole and Alex Gerli. We also announce our month of October's schedule which will be all horror all month long. Please subscribe to get updates as episodes come out!