The Cine-Files

It seems too soon but this week we pay tribute to the great Penny Marshall by revisiting our episode on A League of Their Own with special guest Kay Cannon. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecine-files/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecine-files/support Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com...

This week on The Cine-Files we continue our exploration of Michael Mann’s 1995, crime thriller, Heat. 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify...

In 1995 Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro, appeared on screen together in Michael Mann's crime thriller, Heat. In 2018 Steve Morris and John Rocha appeared on Mic together to discuss this film. Which combo is most powerful? We'll let you be the judge. 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...

Paul Verhoven's 1987 film, Robocop is violent, funny, political, satirical, and completely unique. John and Steve have a great time digging into it in this week's Cine-Files 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 @ther...

Steve & John sit down to discuss the life of the late great Stan Lee this week on The Cine-Files and rebroadcast Iron Man, the film that launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 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 @thero...

Of all the incredible books and movies written by the late, great William Goldman, perhaps the most beloved is The Princess Bride, Directored by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patintikin, Robin Wright, Andre The Gian, Wallace Shawn and Billy Crystal. This is one of John and my favorites and the mixtures of fantasy, romance, adventure and satire make it one of the most unique films ever...

Last week we lost the great author and screenwriter, William Goldman. As the writer of groundbreaking movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men, The Princess Bride and Misery, William Goldman is one of the most influential writers in the history of Film. This week we honor Mr. Goldman’s passing by re-releasing two of our favorite episodes, All The President’s Men and...

This week on The Cine-Files we conclude our epic exploration of Stephen Spielberg's groundbreaking film, Jurassic Park with special guest Perri Nemiroff. 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...

This week on The Cine-Fiels we are joined by critic, pundit, and Jurassic Park expert Perri Nemiroff to an adventure 65 Million Years in the Making, Stephen Spielberg's Jurassic Park. 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...

This week on The Cine-Files Steve and John dig into a movie that spawned a genre, John Carpenter's horror masterpiece, Halloween starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance. 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 @thero...

This week on The Cine-Files we are joined by writer/director Kay Cannon to discuss one of the films that inspired her, Penny Marshal's A League of Their Own. This is a funny, heartwarming baseball movie that has tremendous connections to both the Pitch Perfect series, which Kay wrote, and, most recently, Blockers which she directed. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon...

The thing about great films is that you can never quite get to the bottom of them. Steve and John both love Unforgiven but they have very different perspectives on its meaning and the true character of Will Munny. 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/TheCineFi...

This week on The Cine-Files we explore one of the greatest westerns of all time, Clint Eastwood's 1992, classic, Unforgiven, starring himself, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris. 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=bookm...

In 1972, John Boorman, John Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beaty and Ronnie Cox, went out on river in rural Georgia to make a movie based on James Dickey's best selling Novels, Deliverance. The result is one of the most profound, complex and disturbing movies of the Seventies. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at https:/...

Actor, Writer, and Terminator expert, Shannon McClung returns to The Cine-Files to discuss the seminal Terminator 2: Judgement Day. This is a great movie and we have a great time talking about it. 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=bookm...

Today on The Cine-Files we are rebroadcasting our episode on Boogie Nights (with special guest Michael Grant Terry) in honor of the great Burt Reynolds. There's also a speical announcement at the front of the show that you wont want to miss. 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: ht...

This week on The Cine-Files we continue our exploration of George Stevens' 1956 classic, Giant, starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean. 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 -...

George Stevens' 1956 film, Giant, isn't just a big powerful epic about Texas and it's not just the last film James Dean ever made. It's also a film about family, wealth, race, and the changes that come slowly over time. There's a good reason this is one of John's favorite films and we have a great conversation about it. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www....

In honor of the great, fantastic, amazing, and unparalleled Aretha Franklin, John and Steve go back to John Landis' 1980 comedy The Blues Brothers. For its scale, its style, and above all its music, The Blues Brothers is truly unlike any other film ever made.  Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-fil...

This week on The Cine-Files, John and Steve explore John Ford's powerful, and still very relvant, 1940 classic, The Grapes of Wrath. Based on the pulitizer prize winning novel by John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath stars Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell and John Carradine in the story of The Joad Family's harrowing pilgrimage to California. Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.pa...

This week on The Cine-Files, we welcome, from The Top Ten Show, Matt Knost, to discuss the 1988, buddy comedy, Midnight Run starring Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin. This is a fantastic movie and we have a great time talking about it. 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....

John Hughes' 1985 film, The Breakfast Club was a seminal movie for young people growing up in the 80's. Its portrayal of teenagers was honest, heartfelt, surprising, challenging, and very funny (and it still makes Steve cry every time he watches it) 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...

In Part 2 of their exploration of Fight Club, Steve and John go deep into the psychology, humor, history and controversy of this incredible film. 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 --- Send in...

This week on The Cine-Files Steve and John get lost in the world of one of the most groundbreaking and controversial films of the 90's, David Fincher's 1999 film, Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt, Ed Norton and Helena Bonham Carter. 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://w...

This week on The Cine-Files we are thrilled to welcome The Hollywood Reporter's editor at large and host of KCRW's The Business to discuss James L. Brooks 1987 film, Broadcast news, starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks and William Hurt. 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: htt...