All About Al: The Pacino podcast

Knox Goes Away is a crime thriller about contract killer John Knox (Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice , Batman , Spotlight ), who has a rapidly evolving form of dementia. He has one last chance to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged son Miles (James Marsden - Sonic The Hedgehog , X-Men , The Notebook ). Knox is assisted by his long-time friend and former thief Xavier Crane (Al Pacino - S...

Based on real events, Serpico tells the story of honest New York cop Frank Serpico (Al Pacino - The Godfather , The Insider , Any Given Sunday ), who blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. Kalie McAlexander, co-host of The Pacino Pod, joins All About Al: The Pacino Podcast to discuss this 1973 crime drama. McAlexander talks about how Serpic...

Glengarry Glen Ross is a drama film about real estate salesmen. It doesn't sound that interesting. However, when it's written by David Mamet ( The Postman Always Rings Twice , The Untouchable s, American Buffalo ), directed by James Foley ( Fear , Who's That Girl , At Close Range ) and starring Jack Lemmon ( Some Like It Hot , The Apartment , The China Syndrome ), Alec Baldwin ( Beetlejuice , The...

Hangman see homicide detective Will Ruiney (Karl Urban - Dread , Star Trek , The Boys ) brings his partner Ray Archer (Al Pacino - The Godfather , Paterno , The Recruit ) out of retirement to help catch a serial killer whose crimes are based on the children's game Hangman. This Police procedural thriller was released in 2017 and directed by Johnny Martin ( Off The Grid , Delirium , Vengeance: A Lo...

88 Minutes is the (supposed) real-time thriller that had Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino - The Godfather , Carlito's Way , City Hall ) a forensic psychologist, help in the condemnation of a serial killer, Jon Forster (Neal McDonough - Suits , Tulsa King , Desperate Housewives ). On the day of Forster's final execution, Jack receives a threat call informing him that he has 88 minutes to live. Directed by...

According to IMDB.com, Actor Neal Jones ( Dirty Dancing , Generation Kill , Rescue Me ) has worked with Al Pacino four times - Glengarry Glen Ross , Looking For Richard , The Devil's Advocate and Chinese Coffee . But the truth is very different. Neal joins to podcast to discuss how he was cast in Glengarry Glen Ross , what it was like reading lines with Pacino and why he has appeared in that many...

Looking For Richard was Al Pacino's directorial debut. It explores William Shakespeare's lasting impact in pop culture, particularly the playwright's highly regarded "Richard III." The documentary includes on-the-street interviews with ordinary people and academic perspectives from Shakespearean scholars. Actors such as Kenneth Branagh ( Murder on the Orient Express , Much Ado About Nothing , Harr...

British film critic David Hughes joins the podcast to talk about the true crime film Dead Man's Wire, now it has been released in the UK. David speaks about the normality of the characters in such an outlandish situation, why he was so surprised as to how the director managed to get the tone of the story just right and how good Pacino is even though he is literally phoning it in. David also talks...

The Godfather, one of the greatest films ever made, spawned a computer game in 2006. Made by Electronic Arts, it was originally released in March 2006 for Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It was later released for the PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3. It featured several famous actors from the film franchise reprising their roles for the computer game. But Al Pacino ( Serpic...

Is The Devil a lawyer? The Devil's Advocate would have you believe so. The film tells the story of Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves - The Matrix , John Wick , Speed ), a ruthless young Florida attorney who never lost a case, is recruited by the most powerful law firm in the world. But soon, his wife Mary Ann (Charlize Theron - Monster , Atomic Blonde , Mad Max: Fury Road ) starts feeling homesick and see...

City Hall is directed by Harold Becker ( Sea of Love , Malice , The Onion Field ) and starring Al Pacino ( The Godfather , Dog Day Afternoon , The Irishman ) as New York Mayor John Pappas, whose career gets caught up when innocent boy is killed in a shootout between a policeman and a member of a mob. Even as tensions escalate, Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun (John Cusack - High Fidelity , Say Anything...

The Insider is based on the true story of former Big Tobacco executive Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe - Gladiator , L.A. Confidential , A Beautiful Mind ). Seasoned TV producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino - Heat , The Godfather , Serpico ) suspects a story lies behind Wigand's reluctance to speak. As Bergman persuades Wigand to share his knowledge of industry secrets, the two must contend with the co...

Dead Man's Wire is the true-story about Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgard - Nosferatu , The Crow , IT: Welcome To Derry ) who, on February 8th 1977, entered the office of Richard Hall (Dacre Montgomery - Stranger Things , Elvis , Power Rangers ), president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a "dead man's wire" from the trigger to Tony's own neck....

The Godfather Part III was released on 26th December 1990. The final part of The Godfather saga that saw Michael Corleone (Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon , Serpico ) decide to put an end to all the criminal activities his family is involved in. However, a mob leader refuses to let him go. Also, his nephew Vincent wants a piece of his criminal empire. It was a respectable hit at the box office. To m...

Heat is, arguably, one of the greatest action films of all time. An intense movie with some spectacular shoot-out sequences coupled with a cat & mouse game between the cops and robbers. Outstanding performances from Robert De Niro ( Raging Bull ), Al Pacino ( The Godfather ), Val Kilmer ( Top Gun ), Tom Sizemore ( Natural Born Killers ), Wes Studi ( Dances With Wolves ), Ashley Judd ( Double J...

The Recruit was released at a time where Al Pacino was playing a lot of surrogate father figures to young characters in his films. With this film he played Walter Burke, a recruiter for the CIA, who see's something in young computer graduate James Clayton (Colin Farrell - In Bruges ). Burke takes Clayton under his wing to help weed out a mole in the agency. Released in North America at the start o...

Two Bits was released in North America in November 1995. It was directed by James Foley ( Glengarry Glen Ross ) and starred Al Pacino ( Glengarry Glen Ross ), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ( Scarface ) and Jerry Barrone. It told the story of Gennaro, a young boy, who wants his Grandpa's last quarter so he can go to the movies, but he must first deliver a message from his ailing Grandpa to a woman he...

When You Don't Know Jack premiered on HBO in 2010 it caused a bit of a stir. A film about the real Dr. Jack Kervorkian, a man who helped the terminally ill and the profoundly disabled end their lives. Kervorkian was a polarizing figure, often referred to as Dr. Death. The film looked to discuss Kervorkian's work in a very open & honest manner. Written by Adam Mazer and directed...

Angels In America was a huge success on stage and on TV. The HBO mini-series, adapted from the Tony Kushner play, was a huge critical and commercial hit. It won awards left, right and centre. It featured an incredible ensemble cast including Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Justin Kirk, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, Patrick Wilson and many more. Actor Brian Markinson appeared in many...

Two for the Money is written by Dan Gilroy and directed by D.J. Caruso, it see's Matthew McConaughey play Brandon Lang, a former college football star, who aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business, Walter Abrams (played by Al Pacino). It is loosely based on the true story of Brandon Link, a former college footballer turned sports broker. The film celebrate...

Dog Day Afternoon tells the story of a man, Sonny (Played by Al Pacino), and his best friend, Sal (played by John Cazale), as they decide to rob a bank to pay for Sonny's lover's sex change operation. But things don't go according to plan, Sonny & Sal end up taking hostages in a stand-off against the Police. Based on real events, this film features one of Al Pacino's greatest ever performances...

The film is based on the murder trials of record producer, songwriter and musician Phil Spector. It details the complicated relationship Spector had with his defence attorney, Linda Kenney Baden. Written and directed by playwright David Mamet, this HBO movie has Al Pacino starring opposite Dame Helen Mirren in a movie that said it was "an exploration of the client–attorney relations...

Chinese Coffee received it's world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in 2000. So this podcast episode is celebrating it's 25th anniversary. Sort of. As it's a film that had three screenings and then disappeared. Directed by Pacino and based on the Ira Lewis play. It featured a small cast including Jerry Orbach, Susan Floyd, Ellen McElduff. One other actor who did appear in the film was Libby...

88 Minutes is a real-time thriller that saw Dr. Jack Gramm ( Al Pacino ) receive a phone call from a mysterious serial killer informing him that Gramm has just 88 minutes left to live. Directed by Jon Avnet and starring Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, Deborah Kara Unger, Benjamin McKenzie, Stephen Moyer and Neal McDonough. British actor Stephen Moyer joins the podcast to discuss appea...

Donnie Brasco is based on the true story of Joe Pistone aka Donnie Brasco, who goes undercover in a New York mafia gang but finds himself being drawn more into their world thanks to his friendship with enforcer Left Ruggerio. A two-hander between Johnny Depp and Al Pacino ensures this quiet and unassuming mobster flick deserves huge praise. But is it all too often overlooked when talking about New...