Cinephoria!

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.

Also available on Youtube. To cap off 2023, I'm joined by three of my acquaintances to discuss our favorite Blu Ray and 4K releases from 2023.

Also available on Youtube. From the major Hollywood reins comes How the West Was Won from 1962 to the smaller indie comedies from Andrew Bujalski with Funny Ha Ha and Mutual Appreciation. Have a great holiday!

Also available on Youtube. From Sweden to France, talk of Bo Widerberg's, Elvira Madigan and Francois Truffaut's, The Green Room.

Also available on Youtube. Discussion ranging from the passing of Ryan O'Neal, new theatrical releases including Dream Scenario and working on your craft and your art.

Also available on Youtube. Everything is connected. Talk of the recent documentary, King Coal leads right into another doc about small town America, Jasper Mall from 2020.

Also available on Youtube. The Blu Ray & 4K releases for December 2023.

Also available on Youtube. With Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, it's time for talk on recent Blu Ray releases, the 2021 documentary, Cow and myriad film topics.

Also available on Youtube. Talk of the connective tissue of films from the work of Todd Haynes all the way to destructive teenage films of the 1960s and 1970s.

Also available on Youtube. A breeze in the air and film discussion at hand. New films from Alexander Payne (The Holdovers) and David Fincher (The Killer) along with some talk of Clean, Shaven before a wrap up on the Peter Sotos / Jamie Gillis series of transcriptions & essays, Pure Filth.

Also available on Youtube. A myriad topics jumping around from one to another. Recent Blu Rays purchased, Sofia Coppola's new film, Priscilla, new films coming out and more.

Also available on Youtube. The Blu Ray & 4K releases for October 2023.

Also available on Youtube. Finishing up talk on the Sam Peckinpah book, If They Move..Kill 'em and beginning talk on the Jamie Gillis / Peter Sotos book / transcription, Pure Filth.

Also available on Youtube. It's getting colder out, the leaves are blooming and the topics of appropriate seasonal cinema and literature is in full force. Brief talk of the new Martin Scorsese film, Killers of the Flowers Moon before ending with general discussions of film discoveries, film as an art and enjoying the Halloween season.

Also available on Youtube. The sun's down but the discussions on. New Criterion announcements, Bela Tarr's Werckmeister Harmonies and continued talk of Sam Peckinpah book-end the episode.