Cinema Sounds & Secrets

We love Lucas – George Lucas – the master of Coming of age, teen angst stories:  Sci-Fi Style and Rock 'n Roll style….Both films would give us iconic characters who are as contemporary today as when we first laid eyes on them.  Two young actors were plucked by Lucas for both films; his breakthrough film making a young TV star a movie star – the great film director himself and the other a total unk...

Welcome to another tribute minisode! This tribute is for Doug McGrath: This playwright, screenwriter, director and actor was nominated for an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony Award. His one-man Off Broadway show Everything's Fine was directed by John Lithgow and premiered Off-Broadway at the DR2 Theatre just weeks ago. [9] To learn more, check out the Cinema Sounds and Secrets website !

We need a laugh, so we're basking in the hilarity of 3 great 1970's comedies with some of the funniest film moments in film brought to us by; Mel Brooks, Arthur Hiller and Ivan Reitman.   Where else can you have a Mary Shelley classic and mash it up with Irving Berlin to make monsters loveable, or twist up a take on a Hitchcock thriller by pairing two comic geniuses and taking a real look at what...

Welcome to another minisode! Inspiration for today's minisode comes from... Edith Head! By the end of her Golden-Age spanning career, she made her mark on the fabrics of over 400 Hollywood films and dressed some of the biggest American stars of the past century. We are, of course, referring to Edith Head, likely the most prolific costume designer in all of Hollywood history. Check out our website...

Welcome to another tribute minisode! This tribute is for James Caan: The notable American character actor was known for his roles in The Godfather , Elf , Misery , The Gambler , and much more. Famous for his hardened, disillusioned or dispassionate roles, Caan's characters were often the masculine "straight man" or the hot-headed tough guy, distinct from the rest of the cast. To learn more, check...

Two takes on love. We'll drop back in time 500 years to the time of Lords and Ladies and sword fights, then leap ahead in time to hot rods, Little Richard and poodle skirts!  Uptown Girls, Downtown Boys…you get the drift – but as is the way with love – both young lovers meet on the dance floor!  Franco Zeffirelli directed his iconic young love masterpiece with actors who were actually the correct...

Welcome to another tribute minisode! This tribute is for Jean-Luc Godard: One of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Godard passed away on September 13, 2022 in Rolle, Switzerland. A premiere contributor to the French New Wave (Le Nouvelle Vague), and by proxy, one of the progenitors of modern art cinema in its global entirety. To learn more, check out the Cinema Sounds and Secrets websit...

Welcome to another tribute minisode! This tribute is for Paul Sorvino: The Brooklyn-born American actor, opera singer , businessman, writer, and sculptor was best known for his role as Paulie Cicero in  Goodfellas (1990). He was also famous for his supporting television roles on Law & Order amongst many others, and passed away at age 83 on July 25, 2022. To learn more, check out the Cinema Sounds...

Welcome to another tribute minisode! This tribute is for Pauline Kael: Kael was one of the most influential American film critics of her era, [2] and has left a lasting impression on film criticism. The great Chicago film critic Roger Ebert said that Kael "had a more positive influence on the climate for film in America than any other single person over the last three decades." Kael, he said, "had...

Welcome to another tribute minisode - this tribute is for Fred Ward.

Welcome to another tribute minisode - This tribute is for Carl Reiner.

Ragtime and Stagecoach A classic, beloved Western from 1939 - the watershed greatest year of cinema almost didn't happen. At the time, everyone thought the Western was dead, except John Ford – he was right, they were wrong.  The other film featured one of the greatest acting legends of Hollywood in his last and rivetting film role in 1981 as a tyrannical turn of the century police commissioner  –...

In this special holiday encore, we revisit two classic children's movies of the late twentieth century: Toy Story (1995) and E. T. (1982) Kid movies are sometimes just for kids, sometimes, they are brilliant tales that win over children and adults alike.   In the 80's and 90's two stand out "kids" movies took the world by storm – and are still winning hearts in 2019 – E.T. in 1982 and Toy Story fr...

Welcome to another tribute minisode - This tribute is for Diana Rigg.

In this special holiday encore, we revisit the our trip to the wonderful land of Oz. Wizard of Oz (1939) It took 3 directors and an army of screenwriters (18) to get Dorothy to Oz and they made one of the most iconic and beloved movies ever put on film – I'll even tell you how many pairs of ruby slippers still exist… And you know who might know about those ruby slippers is my Ozophile wingman, act...

Welcome to another tribute minisode - This tribute is for Olivia Newton John.

In this special holiday encore, we revisit the very first full episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets! Westside Story (1962) and Superman (1972)  Our first film was a ground breaking musical based on a smash Broadway show, and the other a movie from a very different planet – so what do they have in common?  Both films are the best of their genre – the film musical and comic book superhero and both fil...

We're still on break for the holiday season, but enjoy some reruns of our old favorite episodes! We'll see you next year... at the movies!

Welcome to another tribute minisode – this tribute is for Sidney Poitier.   Check out our website at  cinemasoundsandsecrets.com !

Happy Holidays to all of our lovely listeners! We'll be taking a break from releasing new episodes for the next couple of months, but, in the mean time, there will be plenty of fabulous re-released minisodes, tributes, and more. We look forward to seeing you here again soon… at the movies.

Welcome to another tribute minisode - this tribute is dedicated to one of the most remarkable icons of Hollywood's vintage Golden Age: Angela Lansbury. At the age of 86, she's an inadvertent role model for how to live one's later years with absolute imagination and style.  Check out our website at cinemasoundsandsecrets.com !

Romeo and Juliet and Dirty Dancing Two takes on love: Love, we'll drop back in time 500 years to the time of Lords and Ladies and sword fights, then leap ahead in time to hot rods, Little Richard and poodle skirts!  Uptown Girls, Downtown Boys…you get the drift – but as is the way with love – both young lovers meet on the dance floor!  Franco Zeffirelli directed his iconic young love masterpiece w...

Welcome to another tribute minisode – this tribute is for Ray Liotta. Check out our website at cinemasoundsandsecrets.com !

Risky Business (1983) and 48 Hrs. (1982) Visiting the 80's today, we'll travel from the burbs of Chicago to the grimy underbelly of Los Angeles.  Both films have great casts, great soundtracks and inventive, ground breaking scripts that launched the careers of two super super mega moviestars who are still kicking cinema butt today – both actors were true overnight sensations, kind of like my produ...

Welcome to another tribute minisode – this tribute is for Cicely Tyson. Check out our website at cinemasoundsandsecrets.com !