Cinematic Breadcrumbs

This week your host Elise Hernke takes a look at both the musical and the 1982 movie version of the class "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. The bulk of the discussion is focused on comparing the two adaptations based on a TRUE STORY and how I think it holds up against todays current cultural and political landscape (It holds up tremendously we...

On this weeks episode, your host Elise Hernke watches the new "Snow White and the Evil Queen" (2025), so you don't have to. Or maybe you want to and now you just want to hear my takes. Either way, we're looking at the controversies leading up to the premiere, the movie itself and remake fatigue.  Follow us on Instagram: @ingloriousbaguettes .  For further listening, ModernGurlz...

This week your host Elise Hernke breaks down one of her favorite movies, the George Cukor classic "The Philadelphia Story" starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart -- after getting to see it on film at the New Beverly this past week.  After being declared "box office poison," Hepburn scored the rights to this story and used it to revitalize her career. Jimmy Ste...

In this weeks episode, your host Elise Hernke talks about the 97th Academy Awards, but mostly focuses on the "controversy" surrounding Sean Baker and what it says about media literacy, why 007 attended the Oscars, and the most notable speeches of showbiz's biggest night of the year. Show Notes: Critical Thinking Cheatsheet Taylor Lorenz talking about AI Slop Pop Apologist profiles D...

We're back! On this weeks episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs, Elise Hernke returns to the pod with hopes of more consistently releasing episodes from here on out, to talk about "Gattaca."  Currently streaming on Hulu & Criterion, "Gattaca" is a 1997 sci-fi thriller starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law. It takes place in a "not so distant future" dysto...

In this episode, we embark on a series called TENDER IS THE FLESH (inspired by my recent reading of the book of that title by Augustina Bazterrica) where we will explore the varied portrayals of cannibalism in film -- FUN -- starting with "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover" a 1989 deeply disturbing cinematic masterpiece by Peter Greenaway. Other films (probably) coming this s...

As part of this podcast, I will be including some episodes related to my adventures in theater-going and this week is all about Sharon Tate, after seeing a Double Feature of her films at the New Beverly Cinema this week. We look at her life, her tragic passing and deep-dive the films "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1967) & "The Wrecking Crew" (1968). We also discuss Demon C...

In this episode, your host Elise Hernke takes a look at the significance of Andrew McCarthy's new documentary "Brats" coming out in "brat summer 2024." Seeking to understand first and foremost what Charli xcx's "brat" actually means, the etymology and impact of the word overtime and the generational approach to celebrity and identity. Your host will also sta...

Discussing how the book industry has been overrun by adaptable content as a result of the film and television industry relying heavily on familiar IP. Along with today's main topic, on this episode we also discuss J-Law's new a24 project, Margot Robbie's pregnancy, Inside Out 2, Kinds of Kindness, and more. Follow the podcast Instagram @Ingloriousbaguettes. Sources / Further reading...

After 1.5 year hiatus, your host Elise Hernke is back with more Cinematic Breadcrumbs straight from the bakery. Each week we will be discussing some topic related to the world of cinema whether that be reviewing a specific film or deep-diving some aspect of the industry. To kick it off, Elise shares what you should lookout for this summer, recaps movie news of the past year, and touches on recent...

Eat the Rich season is going strong & has been on the rise for the past decade. In this episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs podcast, your host Elise Hernke speculates on what societally happened starting at the turn of the century to provoke such an interest in the suffering of the rich on film. Films mentioned in this episode: 1990s/early 2000s - The Game, Titanic, The Family Man, Scrooged 2010-...

This month we are diving into the Oscar nominated "Triangle of Sadness" (dir. by Ruben Östlund; 2022) as well as the 2023 Academy Awards which just aired on March 12th. The part 2 of this month will be focused on films of a similar vein, which I might call "Eat The Rich" films, so be on the lookout for that coming up in a couple weeks. *If you want to jump straight to the &quot...

On this episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs, we dive into what you should watch if you liked "Babylon" and are looking for more. This includes the Old Hollywood references and history that inspired the story and which films to watch to get a better look at that time period, films that tackle similar themes and other of director Damien Chazelle's big hitters. The main films we look at a...

We're back, baby!! To kick off the first episode of 2023, we are diving into "BABYLON" (2022) Damien Chazelle's latest, most controversial film, starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, as a bunch of dreamers who ride the wave of Hollywood's transition from silent film to talkies, which also marks the end of the depraved and decadent world that it once was. In th...

Chris Motley joins us on this episode to help continue the angels on earth series with the 1978 Oscar winning football movie "Heaven Can Wait" starring Warren Beatty. He also brings the Cinematic Breadcrumbs listeners something that your host certainly can't - a nuanced look at the top 5 best sports movies out there, specifically the most underrated. In this episode, we talk about t...

On this episode, we continue with the series on angels with "City of Angels" the very 1998 Hollywood remake of one of the greatest films of all time ("Wings of Desire") starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. We have special guest Brittany Stiles, friend of the pod, who helps us break down the movie. Questions discussed include, but are not limited to: Should angels wear trench coa...

This week we are sprinkling a little bit of angel dust on your holiday season with the 1996 Nora Ephron oddball rom-com fantasy movie starring John Travolta as an arch angel who comes to earth to seduce women, drink beer, make two naysayers fall in love, help a dog, see the largest ball of yarn and do some dancing. He might be an angel, but he ain't no saint! It's "Michael." We...

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This week is a double wammy to finish off the Midcentury Macabre spooky movie series (yes, it lasted through Thanksgiving, but I never want spooky season to end!!!). We talk about the 1960 Georges Franju classic horror "Eyes without a Face," the film that made seven Scots pass out, inspired Michael Myer's mask, and prompted Pedro Almodovar to create a loose adaptation. We also talk...

This 1958 horror "The Blob" is known for being Steve McQueen's first on-screen leading feature, but there were so many more aspects to the film that keep it in the conversation even today. This week as part of the Mid-century Macabre series, we dive into the cultural landscape at the time that was used in the storytelling of this movie to make it that much more frightening for audie...

This week we continue with the Mid-Century Macabre series by diving into the 1942 classic "Cat People" which made Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list, Steven Schneider's "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," the Criterion Collection and it's way into my heart. This episode is all about the feminine villain and sympathetic monsters going all the way b...

Kicking off our next series "Mid-Century Macabre" - horror movies from the 1950s/60s is a film with a long-lasting legacy and surprising back story, "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954). This week is all about the creatures creator, Milicent Patrick, whose biography exists within the pages of the book "The Lady from the Black Lagoon" by Mallory O'Meara. DIVE I...

Continued discussion about Rear Window - for the second half of the conversation we dive further in and look at more of the technical aspects of the film, comparisons to the story it was based on and its legacy. ALSO it's officially time to announce THE PATREON!! Launching October 1st, you will be able to have access to minisodes, monthly movie lists, book recommendations to pair with the epi...

My friend who is also a photographer Aaron Jacobi (see episode on "The Batman") is back! This week we embark on the first of a two-part-er (expect nothing less for a flawless Hitchcockian summer thriller). We talk about the beloved "Rear Window" (1954) and what it says about voyeurism, how placing a photographer in the foreground informs most of the shots and how it compares to...

On this weeks episode, we take a look at the year 1999 in film, and continue the sizzling summer series with one of my all time favorite thrillers: "The Talented Mr. Ripley" directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cate Blanchett. Stacked cast, perfect aspirational summer aesthetics and unexpected thrills. Follow the pod on...