Movies Past and Present Podcast

New in Theaters: THE LAST DUEL (20th Century Studios) Reviews: NO TIME TO DIE (MGM) Special Guest: Author and animation historian Mindy Johnson talks about her work as well as her upcoming presentation at Film Forum in New York City on October 17, 2021. More info at filmforum.org. Learn more about Mindy at www.mindyjohnsoncreative.com. Thanks for tuning in! More details at moviespastandpresent.com...

New in Theaters: CRY MACHO (Warner Bros.); THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (Searchlight) Review: SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE 10 RINGS (Marvel Studios, 2021) Three TCM "Must-See Musicals" of Note: THE PAJAMA GAME (1957; THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964); A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964) Thanks for tuning in! More info on the blog at moviespastandpresent.com. (c) Movies Past and Present. All Rights Reserved.

New in Theaters: THE GREEN KNIGHT (A24), JUNGLE CRUISE (Disney), STILLWATER (Focus Features) Reviews: BLACK WIDOW (Marvel Studios), SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY (Warner Bros.), SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS (Paramount), JUNGLE CRUISE (Disney) Thanks for tuning in! More info at moviespastandpresent.com. (c) Movies Past and Present. All Rights Reserved.

New in Theaters: F9 (Universal) Classic Cinema Corner: See the 25th anniversary screening of THE BIRDCAGE (1996) on the big screen June 27, 28, and 30--part of the Turner Classic Movies Big Screen Classics series. Visit fathomevents.com/tcm for more details. Reviews: IN THE HEIGHTS (Warner Bros.); LUCA (Pixar) Fast & Furious: My review of "The Fast Saga" and F9. Thanks for tuning in! More info on...

New in Theaters on June 4: THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT (also on HBO Max) and SPIRIT UNTAMED Review: Disney's CRUELLA (aka "The Battle of the Emmas"--Emma Stone and Emma Thompson) Three by... Three films by acclaimed Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu (1903-1963) Thanks for tuning in! More info at moviespastandpresent.com. (c) Movies Past and Present. All rights reserved.

Hi! Thanks for tuning in! New in Theaters: DREAM HORSE (2020); "Fast Friday" Screenings of all eight of the FAST AND FURIOUS films--check your local listings. Summer 2020 Films: It looks like summer movie season will actually happen this year. I list five summer movies that I'm particularly excited about. Movie of the Week: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (MGM, 1952) More info in podcast notes on my blog at m...

Welcome! New in Theaters and Streaming: MORTAL KOMBAT (now playing in theaters and on HBO Max); THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (coming to Netflix on April 30) Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Classic Film Festival is happening virtually again this year May 6-9; linear programming on the TCM cable network; streaming options will be on HBO Max. Three By...This month's director is Brad Bird. Movie of the...

Welcome! New in Theaters: VOYAGERS (Lionsgate); LA BAMBA (Columbia, 1987), part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series (fathomevents.com/tcm) Review: GODZILLA VS. KONG (Warner Bros.) Academy Awards: Where I discuss this year's Oscar pics for Best Picture. Watch the Academy Awards on Sunday, April 25 on ABC. Movie of the Week: SPEED (20th Century Studios, 1994) Thanks for tuning in! More info at mov...

Welcome! New in Theaters: NOBODY (Universal) and GODZILLA VS. KONG (Warner Bros.) Three By...This month's director is Chloé Zhao. Loved watching her three feature films--SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME (2015), THE RIDER (2017), and NOMADLAND (2020). Movie of the Week: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956) Thanks for tuning in! More in on the blog at moviespastandpresent.com. (c) Movies Past and Present. All rig...

Welcome! This year's Academy Award nominations have just been announced! Full details are on oscars.com. Save the dates! The next TCM Big Screen Classics film is a 65th anniversary screening of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Paramount, 1956). Screenings are March 28 and March 31. More details at fathomevents.com/tcm. The TCM Classic Film Festival will be virtual again this year on the TCM network and on th...

New in Theaters: I review RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (Disney Animation; also available on Disney+ Premier Access) and CHAOS WALKING (Lionsgate). Classic Cinema Corner: "Reframed--Classic Films in the Rearview Mirror" series Thursday nights during the month of March on TCM. Old vs. New: Alfred Hitchcock's REBECCA (1940) vs. Netflix's REBECCA (2020) Thanks for tuning in! More info on the blog at movie...

Welcome to this week's episode! New in Theaters (or at least new in my market...): MINARI (A24), TOM AND JERRY (Warner Bros. Animation Group) Three By...Michael Mann. I pick three of my favorite films by director Michael Mann. More info on the blog at moviespastandpresent.com. (c) Movies Past and Present. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome! New in Theaters and HBO Max: JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (Warner Bros.) TCM "Must-See Musicals": Learning a lot with this year's movie watching project. Favorite film so far has been THE LOVE PARADE (Paramount, 1929). Thanks for tuning in! More info on the blog at moviespastandpresent.com. (c) Movies Past and Present. All rights reserved.

Welcome to this week's podcast! New in Theaters and Streaming: THE LITTLE THINGS (Warner Bros.) now playing in select theaters and streaming on HBO Max. AFI 10 Best Movies of the Year (actually, they pick 11...). Check out the write-up here: https://www.afi.com/news/afi-awards-2020-honorees-announced/ Three By...: This month's Three by... director is Nancy Meyers. Thanks for turning in! More info...

Happy 2021! New in Theaters: Not much...however, Disney has re-released their fun animated feature THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE (2000) in select theaters. Check your local listings. Review: NEWS OF THE WORLD (Universal, 2020) 2021 Movie Watching Project: Watching all 50 of movies listed in this cool book from TCM, MUST-SEE MUSICALS: 50 SHOW-STOPPING MUSICALS WE CAN'T FORGET (Running Press, 2017). More...

New in Theaters! NEWS OF THE WORLD (Universal), PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (Focus Features), and WONDER WOMAN 1984 (Warner Bros.) New on Streaming Platforms: SOUND OF METAL (Amazon Studios) on Amazon Prime Video, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (Netflix Films) on Netflix, WONDER WOMAN 1984 (Warner Bros.) on HBO Max, and SOUL (Pixar Animation Studios) on Disney+ "Three by..." - This month's director is the gre...

Coming to Theaters -- Two more films left in this year's Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Big Screen Classics lineup: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971) on Dec. 13, 14, and 16; and a 25th anniversary screening of BABE (1995) on Dec. 20. More info at fathomevents.com/tcm. New Disney Film Announcements - The Walt Disney Company held a presentation on December 10, 2020 for investors which highlighted programming...

New release dates for WONDER WOMAN 1984 and SOUL! Also, Warner Bros. is planning to release its entire 2021 slate on both HBO Max and in theaters on the same date all year. Never a dull moment with COVID-19... Also of note, Francis Ford Coppola has recut THE GODFATHER PART III and renamed it THE GODFATHER CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE. Coming to theaters this weekend (check your local listin...

Now in Theaters: Not much... However, the original TOY STORY (1995) is back in select theaters celebrating its 25th anniversary. Check your local listings. A Holy Grail Double Feature: I ended up seeing both MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975) and INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) in theaters and had a blast. "Three by..." Continuing my series exploring three different films by the same...

Happy Halloween! New in Theaters: THE EMPTY MAN (20th Century Studios), ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (re-release from 2019; 20th Century Studios) Now Streaming: BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM (Amazon Studios; available on Amazon Prime), THE WITCHES (Warner Bros.; now streaming on HBO Max), REBECCA (Netflix) Reviews: THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (Netflix), OVER THE MOON (Netflix), CLOUDS (Disney+), ON THE ROCKS (...

Welcome! New in Theaters: HONEST THIEF (Briarcliff Entertainment). Make sure to check this week's "comeback classics," too. Top on my list is a re-release of Tim Burton's stop-motion animation holiday classic THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Disney; 1993). THREE BY... Starting a new feature this month where I highlight three films from some of my favorite directors. This month's director is Carl Re...

Welcome! New in Theaters: THE WAR WITH GRANDPA (101 Studios) and YELLOW ROSE (Sony). Also make sure to check out your local theaters' comeback classics selections. COCO (Pixar Animation Studios; 2017) is back in theaters starting this weekend. Also, HOCUS POCUS (Disney; 1993) is still playing along with other Halloween-themed films. TCM Big Screen Classics: Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO (Universal; 19...

Welcome! New in Theaters: Not much... Lots of "comeback classics" including a 35th anniversary screening of THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) on 9/21 and 9/24, and a return of STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) on the big screen starting on 9/25. Check your local listings. Also returning to theaters is the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Big Screen Classics series. Next up is CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE TH...

Happy Labor Day Weekend! New in Theaters: (well, as of last week...)BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC (Orion Pictures). Reviews: THE NEW MUTANTS (20th Century Studios), TENET (Warner Bros.), and THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD (Searchlight Pictures)--all playing in theaters Classic Cinema Corner: AIRPLANE! (Paramount, 1980) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. See it on the big screen on Wedne...

New in Theaters: We have some new movies coming to theaters! Last week was UNHINGED (Solstice Studios). This week we have THE NEW MUTANTS (20th Century Studios/Marvel) and THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD (Searchlight). And next week we finally have TENET (Warner Bros.) opening with advanced screenings Aug. 31-Sept. 2 and in wide release (in markets with open theaters) on Sept. 3. Reviews...