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"At last! My arm is complete again!" For Episode 170, Brandon is joined by longtime friend and first-time podcaster Sean Randall to continue CineNation's month-long discussion on the Movie Musical. Listen as they discuss Tim Burton's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway classic, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and how it fits into the Movie Musical genre. Contact Us: Facebook:...

"Music's the only thing that makes sense anymore, man." For Episode 169, Thomas and Brandon dive into the 2007 cult classic, Across the Universe. They discuss how director Julie Taymor uses the fantastic Beatles music catalog to create a fresh but flawed movie musical. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodca...

"Why do you kids live like there's a war on?" For Episode 168, we kick off our month-long series on movie musicals with the 1961 classic West Side Story. Listen as Thomas and Brandon discuss the film's history and its influence on the movie musical genre. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodcast@gmail.com

"This ain't training. In training they just give you an F. Out here you get killed." For Episode 167, Brandon and Thomas dive into the final batch of films from Tony Scott. Listen as they discuss Domino, Déjá Vu, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, and Unstoppable. The duo will also be revealing their final rankings of Tony Scott's filmography. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodca...

"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting." For Episode 166, Thomas and Brandon discuss the next four films in the filmography of the one and only Tony Scott. Listen as they discuss some of his lesser films like The Fan and Spy Game, while also talking about two of his best with Enemy of the State and Man on Fire. They might possibly stumble upon Scott's greatest fil...

"But the dream was real and was to change our lives forever." For Episode 165, Brandon and Thomas discuss the next four films in Tony Scott's filmography for Part 2 of their series on the director. Listen as they discuss Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, and Crimson Tide, while also talking about Scott's lasting influence from this era of films. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation I...

"I feel the need...the need for speed!" For Episode 164, we are diving into a month-long series on the underrated and innovative filmmaker, Tony Scott. Listen as Brandon and Thomas discuss Scott's background and the first four films that he directed: The Hunger, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, and Revenge. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Mediu...

"It's cool if you like it, it's okay if you don't, just decide for yourselves." For Episode 163, and the final episode of our Fictional Band month, Brandon and Thomas discuss the 2001 film, Josie and the Pussycats. Listen as they discuss the history of the film and the cult-like fandom that surrounds it today. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod...

"All I need is my music. I've seen my path today, and I'm gonna take it." For Episode 162, Hunter Barcroft joins Thomas and Brandon to discuss the 2007 cult classic, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Listen as the trio discuss what they love about the film and the legacy that surrounds it. (We apologize for Thomas's audio for the first 10 minutes. There was a mishap, but it gets back to normal fairl...

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." For Episode 161, Thomas and Brandon discuss the fictional band of Stillwater and a fan favorite of the genre, Almost Famous. Listen as they discuss the behind-the-scenes and the film's continuing legacy. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medi...

"Ain't no way to keep a band together. Bands come and go." For Episode 160, we kick-off our month-long journey through the fictional band genre with Tom Hanks's That Thing You Do! Listen as Brandon and Thomas discuss their love for the film and the legacy that still follows it to this day. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-...

"Follow the money." For Episode 159, Thomas and Brandon close out Journalism Month by diving into the filmography of Alan J. Pakula. From his early producing career to the famous "Paranoia Trilogy," Pakula was a figure that had a massive influence on New Hollywood cinema. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpo...

"You asked why I picked you. I didn't. You did." For Episode 158, Brandon is joined by Ben Goertz to discuss the 2014 Academy Award-winning film, Citizenfour. They discuss the importance of the film and how it fits within the Journalism genre. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodcast@gmail.com

"I'm here because I think the story is wrong. Is it?" For Episode 157, Brandon is joined by Amy Tippit Madrid to discuss the 1994 film The Paper. Listen as they discuss how this film is an underrated film of the journalism genre and why the flaws of the film are worth a conversation. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail:...

"Nothing like wrestling with a moral dilemma, is there?" For Episode 156, Brandon and Thomas continue through the journalism genre by diving into the 1987 film Broadcast News. Listen as they discuss how this film predicted our modern television news cycle and why Holly Hunter is a revelation in the film. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium...

"I'd hate to take a bite outta you. You're a cookie full of arsenic." We kick-off Journalism Month with the 1957 film Sweet Smell of Success. Listen as Brandon and Thomas discuss the making of the film, its importance, and how the film fits within the journalism genre. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodca...

"How's it going to end?" In the final episode of their Peter Weir series, Brandon and Thomas discuss two of Weir's greatest films, The Truman Show and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and the legacy they've left behind. They also discuss his final film, The Way Back, and why they want one more Weir film. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @Cine...

"You must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all." Listen as Brandon and Thomas continue their month-long journey through the works of Australian film director Peter Weir. In Part 3, they discuss Green Card, Fearless, and one of Weir's most popular films, Dead Poets Society. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinena...

"He's going back to his world, where he belongs. He knows it, and you know it, too." Listen as we continue our month-long journey through the films of Australian director, Peter Weir. This week Brandon and Thomas discuss Weir's transition to America and his underrated collaboration with Harrison Ford at the peak of his powers. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter...

"What we see and what we seem is but a dream, a dream within a dream." For the first time ever, we'll be spending the entire month diving into the career of one director. Our four-part series will be on Australian director, Peter Weir. In the first part of our series, we'll be discussing Peter Weir's early films within the Australian New Wave Movement. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram:...

"There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that's all some people have?" In the final episode of our Screwball Comedy month, Brandon and Thomas dive into the life and films of Preston Sturges. They talk about the wackiness of his films, and how he realistically portrayed 1940s America. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medi...

"I love him because he doesn't know how to kiss, the jerk." We continue our month-long journey into the Screwball Comedy with one of the more underrated films of the genre, Ball of Fire. Directed by Howard Hawks, co-written by Billy Wilder, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper, the 1941 film has become an interesting career footnote of all of the players involved. Contact Us: Facebook: @c...

"A Screwball Comedy. Remember them?" We continue our journey through the Screwball Comedy genre with a film with a 1970s twist. Listen as Thomas and Brandon discover which of the film's stars disliked the final product and how this film fits within the Screwball Comedy genre. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenati...

"We all go haywire at times and if we don't, maybe we ought to." We kick-off our month of screwball comedies with one of the greatest onscreen trios of all time. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart, and Ruth Hussey, listen as Brandon and Thomas discuss the greatness of The Philadelphia Story. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod...

"Well, I'm sorry the law doesn't make it more convenient for you to steal and deal drugs, Bridget." Listen as Brandon and Thomas conclude their month-long journey of the Neo-Noir genre with a look at the career of John Dahl. Dahl directed such films as Rounders, Red Rock West, Joy Ride, and The Last Seduction. He was a critical darling in the 1990s that since been forgotten within the world of cin...