The Cine-Files

There are few films that have been requested more than Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood and for good reason. It is a film that is truly unlike anything else and we are honored to have Emmy winning sound editor Jon Greber joining us for what is an absolutely remarkable conversation.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. https://amzn.to/3BX0...

To celebrate their 250th Episode, John and Steve went live to answer your questions and talk about what The Cine-Files has meant to them.  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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCineFilesPod/?ref=bookmarks John @therochasays Steve @srmorris The Cine-Files Twi...

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, The Outlaw, John Rocha is taking us back to 1988 to discuss one of his favorite films about an educational hero who, like The Outlaw's family, immigrated from Bolivia and made his mark in America. Jaime Escalante transformed the lives of thousands of students in East Los Angeles. His passion for education, unique teaching style and belief that his students...

One can argue that there is no more influential period in cinema than the French New Wave. Without it there is no cinematic revolution in the seventies. No Scorsese, Bogdanavich or Hal Ashby. Can there be a Reservoir Dogs or Quinten Tarantino without Jean Luc Godard? The odds are, the answer is no. And no other film exemplifies the French New Wave more completely than Jean Luc Godard's groundb...

There are many arguments about the funniest team in the history of cinema. There are die hard Laurel and Hardy fans. Some people love Abbot and Costello. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made some of the most successful comedies of all time and, of course, one cannot overlook the genius of Monty Python. Still, for the combination of physical comedy, brilliant wit and pure chaos it's tough to beat t...

In this week's episode, Steve and John are once again joined by the hosts of The Lubber's Hole podcast to explore Peter Weir's period epic, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, based on the Patrick O'Brian Novels.  This conversation is, if anything better than the last one.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. https://amzn.t...

Well it's finally happened. With the help of Ian Bradley and Mike Shank from The Lubber's Hole Podcast, The Cine-Files is finally digging in to the the film based on Steve's favorite series of books, Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey -Maturin series. Peter Weir does a masterful job capturing the living detail of a British Man of War in the Napoleonic era and Russel Crow and Paul Bettany...

This Week The Cine-Files are breaking all their rules to explore the Steve's film The Assistants on this month's Cine-Files Live. Not only that but they are joined in their conversation by producer and casting director, Karen P. Morris, cinematographer, Aaron Torres and actors, Kathleen Early, Tate Hanyok and the great, great Joe Mantegna. That's right Joe Mantegna has been gracious en...

How would you feel if you found out that a rat was making your dinner? Would you be disgusted, nauseous, Angry, or would you accept, as Anton Ego, explained, that a great artist can come from anywhere?  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. https://amzn.to/3zDhO9f Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase...

It's hard to pick the strangest idea for a film to come out of Pixar studios; a garbage collecting robot? An old man who takes his house Up with a bunch of balloons? Or maybe it's that trip inside a little girl's brain? However, the story of a rat who dreams of becoming a great chef and  (Spoiler Alert) succeeds has got to be in the running.  And of course, we wouldn't dream of doi...

This film is a compelling and haunting exploration into the relationship between one of America's most infamous outlaws and the man who decided to kill him. There were so many questions that came up as Steve and John explored this incredible film. The kind of questions that you can't answer but never get tired of exploring.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or strea...

Almost since the beginning of The Cine-Files, John and Steve have been planning to tackle this incredible western. It was one of John's favorites and Steve had never seen it, so he held off one watching it until they were ready to do the show. It certainly was worth the wait and the conversation they had on the first part of this gorgeous and thought provoking films is one of their favorites. ...

The Cine-Files and Geek Buddies are together again to honor the great Richard Donner with a live discussion of one of his most popular films. However, Michael, Shannon, John and Steve don't exactly have the same opinion on this 80's adventure story.  This is a Cine-Files Live episode so while you can certainly listen to the audio here, it's even more sense to see the conversation on ou...

Steve and John are almost sad to be concluding their exploration of one of their favorite films, John McTiernan's archetypal action film, Die Hard.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. https://amzn.to/3fZ93zm 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...

This week on The Cine-Files, Steve and John continue their exploration of one of the greatest action films of all time, John McTiernan's, Die Hard. Yippeee Ki Yay MotherFucker If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. https://amzn.to/3fZ93zm Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at...

To say that Die Hard is one of Steve and John's favorite movies is an understatement. To say that The Cine-Files didn't come close to doing it justice back in 2016 is a fact. To say that they were thrilled that you picked this movie for them to redo in 2021 is as true as it can be.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. https://amzn.to/3fZ93zm Do...

Are you interested in the early days of The Cine-Files? Then look no further than our exploration of Superman with special guest, Michael Vogel. This was the third episode of the podcast and to say that we didn't know what we were doing was an understatement. However, that didn't stop us from having a fantastic conversation and if you are interested in the versatility and comedic timing of...

It's no surprise to anyone that actors are often type cast in Hollywood. What is a surprise is that only a couple of years after Ned Beatty was humiliated in his first film, Deliverance, that he was cast as one of the most powerful and intimidating leaders in corporate America. Arthur Jenson is on screen for less than five minutes but the impression he leaves is as indelible as it is disturbin...

A few days ago we lost one of the most versatile character actors in the history of film, Ned Beatty and to honor him, we are releasing three performances that highlight that incredible versatility. The first is his movie premiere in the disturbing, powerful and indelibly memorable Deliverance, directed by John Boorman and starring, Burt Reynolds, John Voight, Ronnie Cox and, of course, Ned Beatty...

We all know Steve has a tough time ranking stuff but John finally convinced him to do it and the result is an absolutely fantastic conversation. Of course, what make this live episode even better is the myriad of Cine-Files Announcements from the tribute to Ned Beaty next week to 2021's Cine-Files redo to the announcement of next month's Cine-Files Live.  In a complete break from Cine-File...

There are many firsts in this episode of The Cine-Files -- First Cary Grant Movie, First Rosalind Russell Movie, First film directed by Howard Hawks and their first true Screwball Comedy. That's a lot of firsts for one episode and John and Steve have an absolute ball discussing them.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. https://amzn.to/3w3YIbc Don’...

Every week on https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles, John and Steve release brief (and sometimes not so brief) conversations that we call "Cine-Files Shorts". Most of the topics are chosen by the patrons themselves and they have covered everything from movies and TV, actors, directors and fans to food, sports, travel, and philosophy. We have some great conversations lately and thought we&#3...

This week John and Steve return to the Oakland Colosseum to watch one of the most improbably teams in the history of baseball break one of the leagues most important records, a 20 game win streak. More importantly the A's win those 20 games and make it to the playoffs with one of the smallest payrolls in the league.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right h...

Back in January we asked you which movie from 2011 you wanted us to dig into first in 2021. Your answer, by the slimmest of possible margins, was Moneyball. Moneyball is as unlikely a movie as the A’s were to become a great team and yet it manages to be funny, heartfelt, and very thought provoking. If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here. https://amzn.to/3t...

Cine-Files Live has been a fantastic addition to the Cine-Files schedule for many reasons. 1. Steve & John get to talk about films they might not ever get to discuss on the regular show. (Ie. Transformers) 2. John gets to do what he does best. Hosting a show, interacting with the audience and keeping the whole thing running perfectly. 3. Steve doesn’t have to do any editing. (We can’t begin to...