The Cine-Files

The Cine-Files' Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their 7 Days of Love leading up to Valentine's Day on the 14th with our re-release of our episode on SINGIN' IN THE RAIN with our special guest singer, actor, director, musician and Law & Order Vet Milena Govich. Considered to be the greatest movie musical ever made, Singin' In The Rain is directed by Stanley Donen and Gene K...

The Cine-Files' Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their 7 Days of Love leading up to Valentine's Day on the 14th with today's re-release of their episode on SOME LIKE IT HOT. This 1959 comedy classic from Billy Wilder starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, George Raft and Joe E. Brown explores gender dynamics through the eyes of two men who cross dress as women to escape...

The Cine-Files' Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their 7 Days of Love leading up to Valentine's Day on the 14th with today's re-release of their episode on The Birdcage with special guest The Geek Buddies' Michael Vogel! One of the best adaptations from the original source material La Cage aux Folles, this delightful, hilarious and vibrant comedy stars the late Robin Williams,...

Our exploration of the world of Romance continues with David Lean's classic tale of unrequited love, Brief Encounter. This very British film, tells the story of two happily married strangers who find true love in a chance encounter at railway station. If they were less honorable people things might have gone very differently but the, fact is, they both care about their spouses, their families...

The Cine-Files' Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their 7 Days of Love celebration leading up to Valentine's Day with today's re-release of their Remains of the Day episodes. One of the most memorable films about the tragic nature of unrequited or unpursued love featuring two tender, touching, and, at times, fierce performances from Sir Anthony Hopkins and Emma Stone. A film that qu...

The Cine-Files' Steve Morris and John Rocha continue their 7 Days of Love celebration leading up to Valentine's Day with today's re-release of their Remains of the Day episodes. One of the most memorable films about the tragic nature of unrequited or unpursued love featuring two tender, touching, and, at times, fierce performances from Sir Anthony Hopkins and Emma Stone. A film that qu...

In Part Two of our exploration of Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas, Henry falls in love, makes one of the biggest scores of his life. witnesses two brutal murders, has to bury a body (twice), and gets sentenced to ten years in Prison.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3w0CBam Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.pat...

Starting today, Steve Morris and John Rocha are celebrating Valentine's Day over the next week by rereleasing their favorite episodes covering movies about love every day for the next 7 days leading up to Valentine's Day! Today's rerelease is Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love starring Adam Sandler. Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Luis Guzman. Sandler and Watson are ...

You asked for it Cine-Files! In last year's listeners survey we asked which movie from the early days of the podcast did you want us to redo in our more in depth format. The answer wasn't even close, Martin Scorsese's gangster classic, Goodfellas. When we did this the first time, way back in 2016, the entire episode was just over one hour. This time part one is almost two hours. Needle...

This week we enter The Season of Martin Scorsese with a deep dive into his incredible, five decade career.  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  Twitter @cine_files Instagram the...

On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris look back on the 2023 Year in Movies, the good, the bad and the ugly and preview what they're most looking forward to seeing in 2024! You can watch the YouTube video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7tHowPe5jg Check out The Cine-Files 2024 Listener Survey Here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... #Movies #Marv...

John and Steve love this movie so much that they thought about going back to the beginning and starting Groundhog Day all over again but, in the end they decided just to record part 2. (you're welcome to put both episodes on a loop though, if that's your thing) If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/41Qk9gG Don’t forget to support...

So we know that technically we should be reviewing this movie in February but, frankly, we have some big plans coming up and the fact is we just couldn't wait. After all, when you find a good movie you just want to dig in and explore every detail over and over again.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/41Qk9gG Don’t forget to supp...

And The Cinie-Files ends this Holiday Season in the traditional way by throwing Hans Gruber off of a very tall building.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/480dCSN 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.faceboo...

The action really picks up in part two of our exploration of this classic Christmas movie.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/480dCSN 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=boo...

We put it to a vote on social media and the results were overwhelming. Die Hard is officially a Christmas Movie: So Merry Christmas and Yippee Ki-Ya Motherfuckers!  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/480dCSN Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at https://www.c...

There are dozens of great holiday movies out there but none has a greater emotional punch for Steve and John than Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. As far as The Cine-Files are concerned, this one is the GOAT.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3NuBuFQ Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCi...

The first holiday episode ever recorded on The Cine-Files was It's a Wonderful Life but that is not what we are re-releasing today because there was absolutely no way we could do this incredible film justice in just one hour. So, instead, we are very pleased to re-release, our expanded remake.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3...

In this continuation of our exploration of Love Actually, with special guest Michael Vogel, we get into some of the heaviest and most ridiculous story lines.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3GKF9LR Don’t forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFiles and purchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-fi...

Not only was this our first two part Holiday episode but it was also one of our most unusual as we decided to break apart this ensemble piece into several short films. It was an experiment that ended up highlighting exactly what makes this movie so special. It also made some of the problems even more glaring) Joining us for this exploration is one of our favorite guests, Michael Vogel.  If you hav...

There are few people funnier than Will Farrell and few movies that use his talents to achieve more heartwarming results than Jon Favreau's Elf.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3GJmikz 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 Fa...

Friend of the Cine-Files (and our very own Clark Griswald) joins us for one of the funniest episodes on one of the funniest holiday movies ever made.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3TuVHiM 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...

Bill Murray is the perfect actor to bring Charles Dickens' Christmas Classic into the the modern world (or at least the eighties)  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/48lInBq 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:...

Happy Holidays Cine-Files. We don't have quite enough to deliver the 12 days of Christmas (at least not yet) but we do have enough for a few special treats from our Holiday Archives. First up is an early recording from way back 2017 on the Christmas Classic Miracle on 34th St.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/41thIR2 Don’t forg...

Our Holiday double feature continues with our deep dive into Michael Curtiz' White Christmas, the spiritual sequel to Holiday Inn complete with Irving Berlin classics, Bing Crosby crooning and the wonderful addition of Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Verra-Ellen.  If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here.  https://amzn.to/3tsFWOq Don’t forget to support...