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On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit Pee Wee's Big Adventure directed by TIM BURTON and starring the late, great PAUL REUBENS as PEE WEE HERMAN. They discuss the legacy and impact of the film and offer up their tributes to Paul Reubens.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3stIPh6 Don’t...

This Sunday at 3PM Pacific Time, The Cine-Files are going live on their YouTube channel to celebrate the life and work of Paul Reubens, AKA Pee-Wee Herman. Believe it or not this will also be The Cine-Files first Tim Burton film which will give them even more to discuss. https://youtube.com/live/0dVBJj3ULE4  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https:/...

If you thought part one of their discussion of Mary Poppins got deep wait till you hear where John and Steve went in part 2. The fact is, the more they talked about it, the more profound this family favorite became. Truly one of their favorite conversations in the history of The Cine-Files If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3Kzcuff Do...

This week The Cine-Files is absolutely thrilled to explore one of the most beloved films of all time. Nominated for 13 Academy Awards, and starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, Mary Poppins was a passion project for Walt Disney and a true masterpiece. If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3Kzcuff Don’t forget to support The Cine-File...

John and Steve continue their tribute to the great William Friedkin with a return to one of the most terrifying movies of all time, The Exorcist.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/446jNBL Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-files.net Face...

Yesterday we lost one of the great directors of 70s Cinema, William Friedkin. With films like The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorceror and To Live and Die in LA, Friedkin, definitely left an indelible mark on the world of film. John and Steve Discuss his career in a brand new intro for their discussion of one of the great cop movies of all time, The French Connection.  If you haven't seen...

All Hell is about to break lose in the town of Hope Washington as, John J. Rambo stops running and heads back towards the town to take his revenge on Sherif Teasle but First Blood is more than just a thrilling action movie it is a powerful drama with Sylvester Stallone giving, arguably his most heartfelt performance, in the films climactic scenes. If you haven't seen this incredible film you c...

In this episode, The Outlaw, John Rocha leads Steve Morris into the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, where Congressional Medal of Honor Winner John J. Rambo battles the sherif of a small town. This powerful film launched an action franchise that somehow never recaptured the drama of it's far simpler original. If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. ...

This Friday on The Cine-Files, The Outlaw John Rocha takes over as we go back to the 1982 classic First Blood, Directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring, Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy and the great Richard Crenna, First Blood is the iconic beginning of one of the great action franchises. And yet it is also very different from the films that came after it, more powerful, subtle and deeply emotional...

The Cine-Files is proud to share with you a small sample of the great content available at patreon.com/thecinefiles. In this compilation you'll hear Steve and John discuss the WGA and Sag/Aftra strikes, review Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, scare the crap out of each other with a discussion of AI and Finally break into something that's become a new tradition for Cine-Files shorts a...

John, Steve and their special guests, Geek Buddies, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung, have had a few conversations about this movie to know that they aren't exactly on the same page about it which is why they had so much anticipation leading up to this absolutely, fantastic live show. Seriously this is a "Must Not Miss Cine-Files Experience". In fact, you might want to catch the actua...

This Sunday on our YouTube channel Steve and John will be joined by Geek Buddies Shannon McClung and Michael Vogel for a very special (and possibly heated) discussion of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. There are a lot of strong feelings about this one so it should be a fun discussion. Time is still TBD but we'll have announcement soon via social media.  If you haven't seen this incre...

This week's conversation, concluding their exploration of David Lean's Bridge on the River Kwai, takes Steve and John to some deep, complicated and conflicted places which is only fitting considering that Kwai is such a deep complicated and conflicted film.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3JBOXd8 Don’t forget to support Th...

The Bridge on the River Kwai is one of the most requested films in the history of The Cine-Files. This beautifully crafted film by director David Lean stars Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkens and Sessue Hayakawa. It is a profoundly moving film with one of the most powerful endings in the history of cinema.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. ...

This Friday on The Cine-Files John and Steve begin their deep dive on one of the greatest war films ever made. With incredible cinematography, a fantastic score, brilliant script and unforgettable characters, The Bridge on the River Kwai is a story of courage bordering on madness of true heroism and it's opposite.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right her...

This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve conclude their discussion of The Great Escape, a films Steve loves but one that doesn't 100% connect with John. The resulting conversation is the kind you only get on The Cine-Files, filled with friendly disagreement great insights and plenty of discoveries. If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://am...

The Cine-Files is continuing its exploration of war films and soldiers by traveling back to World War II and John Sturgess' classic POW movie, The Great Escape. If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3X9kZCS Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at  https://www....

This week on The Cine-Files we are visiting one of Steve's all time favorites, John Sturgess' The Great Escape which stars, Steve McQueen, James Garner, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Charles Bronson and Richard Attenborough in one of the most entertaining prison break movies of all time.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit TROPIC THUNDER to discuss the film, revisit its timely humor, how it saved Tom Cruise, the controversy surrounding Robert Downey Jr's use of blackface for Lincoln Osiris, and more! Now you're welcome to listen to the audio stream here but if you want to watch The Cine-Files Live in all its high def glory, you...

This Sunday June 11th, at 3PM Pacific Time on their YouTube Chanel, John and Steve are going live with one of the best satires of the 2000's. Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder takes aim at everything from War Movies and entitled actors to crazed directors, and American arrogance.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3WQDhIN Don’t fo...

The world of Studio Ghibli is truly unlike anything The Cine-Files has explored before, with it's mystical storylines, fantastical characters and multiple interpretations, Spirited Away has been delighting and confounding audiences for over 20 years. If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/42cCdA8 Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files...

This Friday on The Cine-Files John and Steve are entering into the bizarre, wondrous and endlessly fascinating world of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. This is one of our most requested films and for a good reason.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/42cCdA8 Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCine...

John and Steve conclude their discussion on their favorite Bond Film, Skyfall from the capture of Silva to the epic, final confrontation with him at Bond's ancestral home. If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/41HRSHe Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at  h...

There aren't many filmmakers that can combine thrilling action, amazing special effects, and dazzling locations with fantastic performances, a great script and real human drama but Sam Mendes accomplishes exactly that with the 23rd film in the James Bond series, Skyfall. This is a fantastic movie about betrayal, redemption, honor and sacrifice and John and Steve have a great time discussing it...

This Friday on The Cine-Files, John and Steve return to the world of James Bond to review what is, for both of them the finest film of the series. With brilliant direction by Sam Mendes, stunning cinematography by Roger Deakins, mind boggling action sequences and, intense, subtle and powerful performances from Daniel Craig and the great Judi Dench, Skyfall, is more than just a great Bond movie, it...