Pure Cinema Podcast

In this episode, Elric and Brian take a look at bunch of different sequels  - in true Sampler style - focusing on categories of Horror, Action Thriller, Comedy, Franchise, and more. This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can help support this show by going to:  https://www.patreon.com/p...

Elric, Brian and Phil return to talk about the programming at the New Beverly for this month and it's terror filled month of classics, favorites and 15th anniversaries as the theater celebrates the halfway point to Halloween. Check out all things New Beverly here:  https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod

In this Episode (part of a likely series of episodes on this theme), Elric and Brian dive into the filmographies of some directors that they love and try to watch some of their films that they have not see up to this point. This filling in of "Blind Spots" is a fun exercise and can be very fruitful for discovering new favorites or just finding some interesting movies in the careers of beloved film...

  Elric, Brian and Phil are back to talk about the programming at the New Beverly for this month and this time buckle up because it's ACTION PACKED! From Keanu Classics,Jaw-dropping John Woo Setpieces, Aliens, Blaxploitation to classics, it's one heck of a ride! Check out all things New Beverly here:  https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com...

In this bonus episode, we give a little taste of the kinds of things we do in terms of content for our Patreon Subscribers. Every month we do two bonus episodes that are typically exclusive to Patreon - our Blu-ray Picks episodes and our Hangout episodes. For the Blu-ray picks, we run through the release calendar for the next month (in this case we are talking about Blu-rays for the month of Febru...

In this episode, Elric and Brian continue their "Cult Movies" decade series with a new round of 5 films each from the 1950s. This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can help support this show by going to:  https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter:  twitter.com/pur...

Elric, Brian and Phil are back to talk about the programming at the New Beverly for this month - this time they are joined by returning guest and PCP Favorite Millie De Chirico (programmer for TCM Underground and 1/2 of the I SAW WHAT YOU DID Podcast)! Per the New Beverly, " This March we celebrate Women in Film with a showcase of talent in front of and behind the camera, pay tribute to legendary...

Elric and Brian serve up a sampling platter of comedies for this episode - with the 5 slots including a Classic Comedy, A Sex Comedy, a Romantic Comedy, a Screwball Comedy and an 80s Comedy. This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can help support this show by going to:  https://www.patr...

February at the New Bev! Elric, Brian and Phil talk about the months programming including a tribute to Peter Bogdanovich, a celebration of the career of Laurence Fishburne, and showcases of timeless romances, cinema classics, cult faves, plus much, much more! Check out all things New Beverly here:  https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this show by going to:  https://www.patreon.com/purecin...

In this episode, Elric and Brian continue their talk of film discoveries and go on to include 10 more films each that they saw and enjoyed for the first time in 2021 and wanted to highlight.  This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can help support this show by going to:  https://www.pat...

Elric is traveling at the moment, so Brian and Phil partner up to run down the New Beverly Programming for the Month of January to kick off 2022! Per the New Bev, "We kick off the new year with a showcase of newly-made 35mm prints, a celebration of crowd-pleasing music movies, and much, much more!" Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this show by goin...

Quentin Tarantino returns again to join Brian and Elric in this episode and this time, he is joined by is old pal Roger Avary to join in as all of them discuss their favorite film discoveries of 2021. "Discoveries" of course are older films seen for the first time in given year and there are at least 20 films discussed in this episode. Also please note that Quentin and Roger will be launching thei...

Elric and Brian are Joined by Phil from the New Beverly to talk about the programming for the month of December to close out 2021! Per New Beverly, "Our December calendar is here and it's filled with yuletide classics & festive favorites, snowy comedies & holiday romances, Santa-filled frights, Licorice Pizza & much, much more!" Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/  

For this bonus episode, Brian and Elric interview film writer and author of the new book Fun City Cinema - New York City And the Movies That Made It - Jason Bailey. Jason has done a wonderful job encapsulating and curating a bunch of great New York films whilst also intertwining them with the real life narrative of the city itself and what was going on with it at the times these movies were made....

In this episode, Elric and Brian cross over into Just the Discs territory as they each choose five Blu-rays from five different Blu-ray Labels to highlight - very much a "5 Films Because" kind of thing and all the films are new discoveries for both of them. This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a...

Elric and Brian are Joined by Phil from the New Beverly to talk about the programming for the month of November! Per New Beverly, "In November we celebrate the career of filmmaker James Bridges, present world cinema classics by Kurosawa and Almodóvar, host a Judy Garland Thanksgiving, pre-code Stanwyck & much more! Share with friends and let us know what you're most excited to see back on the big...

Brian and Elric try to emulate what the New Beverly is doing this month by each programming their own 4-film Horror Movie Marathon! BUT wait, there's more - this time they are joined by not one but THREE special guests to each offer their own ideas for just such a Horror-thon. They are joined by Bill Ackerman, Patrick Bromley and Stephanie Crawford individually to get even more ideas for movies to...

In this very special Bonus Episode, Elric flies solo and talks to some folks behind the new film COMING HOME IN THE DARK. One of the best reviewed & hardest hitting films of the year is now in theaters and VOD and happens to be directed by one of Elric's oldest friends James Ashcroft. The two discuss the film (spoiler-free mostly) and touch on other impactful New Zealand films and James discusses...

In this Episode, Elric and Brian take a long look at the old "Dogs of the Week" Segment that Siskel and Ebert used to do as part of their show in the lates 70s and early 80s. The "Dogs" were their picks for the worst films of a given week and they even had a small canine called "Spot the Wonderdog" who would kick of each of these segments with a little bark. Many interesting films were panned duri...

Phil, Elric and Brian are back to talk about the October calendar for the New Beverly and it is jam packed with spooky goodness! From modern classics like NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and SUSPIRIA to old black & white goodies and so much more - this month's programming has something for every kind of horror fan to enjoy. Check out the New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/

Following up a New Beverly Calendar full of Los Angeles Movies (as well as a Patreon episode with more of them), Elric and Brian go for one more round and talk more about films that take place in the great California city. This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can also help support thi...

In this Calendar episode, Elric, Brian and Phil talk about the movies programmed at the New Beverly for the month of September 2021 where the overriding theme is "L.A. Movies". So lots of great and interesting films to talk about, all of them set in the great city of Los Angeles! Check out the New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/

For this special Bonus Episode, Elric and Brian are joined by returning guest Kim Morgan to continue a conversation about ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD as recorded in a previous episode - but this time the focus is on Quentin Tarantino's Novel of OUATIH and how it relates, compares and generally ties back into the film itself. PLEASE NOTE - this episode goes deep into spoilers for the book so i...

In this episode, Elric and Brian go around the world to talk about crime films from several other countries - including Japan, France, the UK and more!  This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can also help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the S...

This shorter episode is the audio from Elric and Brian's first live podcast taping - recorded at the New Beverly on the evening of July 22nd, 2021. The discussion followed an excellent screening of Pure Cinema favorite OVER THE EDGE (1979) and the episode itself focuses on Teen films (called "Teenage Wasteland") and features 5 films because each from both Brian and Elric. Enjoy! You can help suppo...