Cinematic Breadcrumbs

This week your host Elise Hernke and special guest Phillip Yancey of @coyotemustache talk the 1975 summer blockbuster of all summer blockbusters "Jaws" and do a draft pick of their top Steven Spielberg and John Williams (composer) collaborations. Episode notes can be found here. Cover art by Isis Petit with coloration by Katie Anderson Follow the Pod's Instagram at @ingloriousbaguet...

This week we dive into the movie "A Bigger Splash" (2015) a remake, and the film its based on on, the 1969 French film "La Piscine" AKA "The Swimming Pool" (which was also filmed entirely in English as well). "A Bigger Splash" was made by CMBYN's Luca Guadagnino and stars Tilda Swinton,  Matthias Schoenaerts, Dakota Johnson and Ralph Fiennes. The 1969 o...

Venturing further into the sunkissed, sundrenched sweltering sizzling summer series with one of my personal favorites, "Overboard" - the original 1987 cult classic directed by Garry Marshall led by long time Hollywood couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. This film is a fun watch, but also I wanted to highlight the career and life of Wayne A. Finkelman - the incredibly brilliant costume d...

This episode kicks off the Sizzling Summer series which is all movies that *feel* like summer to me. Due to current events, I wanted to start with a fun & sexy, but also very important film, the 1987 iconic hit "Dirty Dancing." Full episode notes can be found here . Informative Resource for Roe vs. Wade Cover art by Isis Petit with coloration by Katie Anderson Follow the Pod's I...

This episode we highlight Queer Opera Company's First Feature "Orfeo" with Special Guest Liz Kiger, dive into the various on-screen adaptations of the Greek story about Orpheus and Eurydice & celebrate pride on film through some recent highlights. For more pride on Cinematic Breadcrumbs, peep the Drag on screen episode ft. Katy Cardin. Find episode notes and references here . Co...

This week we dive into "Under The Silver Lake" (2018) directed by David Robert Mitchell  that takes place in your host Elise Hernke's new neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. This film, starring Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough, is heavy on the references and symbolism - a labyrinth of clues, but where do they lead? We analyze several of the films conspiracy theories, the idoliz...

In this special episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs podcast, we take a look at the new feature "My Dead Dad" (2021), co-written, produced by and starring Pedro Correa, about a young burnout who inherits an apartment complex when his estranged father passes away.  We get the pleasure of talking to Pedro Correa himself, as well as set photographer and friend of the pod, Aaron Grimes, who also...

This week we breakdown the life and times of the enigmatic legend Nicolas Cage and take a look at his new movie "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" (2022) - a very meta comedy with a somewhat undefinable genre where Cage plays himself. I also talk about the Met Gala & the terrible ABBA dance party I attended.  Now seemed as good a time as any for your host to finally go down th...

On this week, I brought on my long-time friend Aaron Jacobi to break down the new Batman film, directed by Matt Reeves. We discuss the characters and directors storytelling choices in grave detail and also try to convince you that Cinematic Breadcrumbs should have a recurring series where Aaron joins and we just keep talking about Batman. Specifically we take a look at The Riddler, The Penguin, Ba...

In this episode, I revisit one of my favorite indie darlings, "The Place Beyond The Pines" (2012), which lead me on a journey of finding crazy connections between this movie, my favorite artist (Justin Vernon/Bon Iver) and one of my favorite beloved actors, Heath Ledger. The film directed by Derek Cianfrance, starring Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes, came out 10 years ago this year! Since...

In light of the most recent big movie event of the year, I decided to put together a "minisode" (that's honestly not even that mini) of my takes on this years Oscars ceremony - the 94th Academy Awards in all its glitz, glamour and gore??? Obviously, I give my thoughts like everyone else on the Will Smith / Chris Rock showdown, but I also wanted to bring focus to the other things ove...

In this episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs podcast, I dive into one of my absolute favorite movies of the year (2021), "The Worst Person in the World" which as it happens, I got to see by myself on Valentine's Day! I dive into all my thoughts on this movie, and then top off the episode with an assessment of the current Oscar nomination list, what my predictions are and what I would ha...

This weeks episode deep dives into "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," the new film starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield about the polarizing televangelist and gay icon Tammy Faye Bakker. On this *special* episode of the pod, we get to hear from special guest- the very talented New York based makeup artist Kim Grabow (who can be found on Instagram @kimgrabowmakeup ) - who brings her profe...

In this episode, I talk about the new Pedro Almodovar movie starring Penelope Cruz "Parallel Mothers," an Oscar nominated film that dives into motherhood, generational trauma, and  unique connections. I saw this at NYFF in fall 2021 with a Q&A, so I talk about some of the anecdotes from behind the scenes and my thoughts on the movie. You can follow the podcast on Instagram at @inglor...

In this weeks episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs podcast, I look at the (newly!) Oscar nominated film "The Power of the Dog" directed by Jane Campion, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemmons. I use this opportunity to breakdown not only this movie, but all my favorite westerns (a throwback to a series I did on ingloriousbaguettes.com in 2020). I also use this - a...

This episode breaks down PTA's new vibey movie starring Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim (yes, of HAIM) which takes place in the San Fernando Valley in the 70s, and compares across other movies in this same cinematic universe: "Boogie Nights" (1999) + "Inherent Vice" (2014), as well as the non-PTA movie "The Nice Guys" (2016) - just cause! With an ambiance of pure n...

To kick off 2022, I am starting with the Swinging Sixties: a new release movie that stars Thomasin Mckenzie and Anya Taylor Joye and combines horror with swinging sixties nostalgia, "Last Night In Soho." In this episode, I talk about some of the behind the scenes work that went into capturing some of the most memorable scenes (including a Harry Potter cameo!) and the iconic pink silk chi...

On this episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs, we are looking at Hidden Gem #4, a 1947 Best Story nom with plenty of clever hijinx and fun for the whole fam, "It Happened on 5th Avenue." The film ends on New Years Eve, and so does this series, so we're gonna end the episode with a deep dive into all my favorite NYE tropes in movies! Find episode notes at ingloriousbaguettes.com & fol...

In this weeks episode, we dive into one of my favorite Holiday hidden gems, that is getting more traction in recent years, "The Family Stone," directed by Thomas Bezucha and starring ensemble stacked cast Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Claire Danes, Dermot Mulroney, Luke Wilson, Craig T. Nelson, and more. This movie has some of the best cringe comedy out there, and by watching Mered...

This week I dive into my favorite George Cukor/Katherine Hepburn/Cary Grant collaboration: "Holiday" (1938) and that's really saying something because I absolutely love "A Philadelphia Story" (1940). "Holiday" is a holiday rom-com that is based off a brilliant and biting stage play from 1928 by Philip Barry. The episode is short and sweet like the film, but talki...

This week kicks off HOLIDAY HIDDEN GEMS starting with one of the more well-known and well-loved of the bunch, but feels like it still counts, and also one of my favorites, "While You Were Sleeping" (1995). On this episode I dive into the movie itself and all its fun facts, but I also talk about stories in general that have bizarre plots that shouldn't work, but do! (And read off the...

This weeks episode dives into "Knives Out" (2019) directed by Rian Johnson,  the sneak attack stacked hit from a year that already was full of top tier highly anticipated features.  Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Ana De Armas, Chris Evans, Katherine Langford, Don Johnson, Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer (RIP), Toni Collette and more. The episode talks about how the film sub...

This weeks episode is on the 2001 drama "Gosford Park," the inspiration for the show "Downton Abbey" (and by the same writer) with an all-star stacked cast, including the likes of Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillipe, and like 30 more people at least. It is an incredible film full of so many "breadcrumbs" for us to dive into and a very complicated sto...

On this weeks episode, I dive into the iconic 1980's cult classic based on the board game "Clue" directed by Jonathan Lynn and co-written by Lynn and John Landis, starring Tim Curry, Colleen Camp, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd and more. We'll look at the origination of the game and how it was brought to screen. Also on this episode, I will break down the polls from the Celeb...

On this episode - separately from any series -  we are going to look at one of my favorite fall period pieces, Thomas Vinterburg's 2015 adaptation of Thomas Hardy classic English novel "Far From The Madding Crowd" starring Carey Mulligan. I break down the episode scene by scene and include clips and opinions! Hope you enjoy this cozy kick off to November. Episode notes found at ingl...