The Film Stage Presents

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by special guest Matt Cipolla to discuss Justin Kurzel's outlaw drama True History of the Kelly Gang, which is now available digitally. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limite...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by special guest Lara Zarum to stretch the definition of a "Classic" episode and discuss Nick Cassavetes' 2002 drama John Q, starring Denzel Washington, which is now available on Hulu. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episode...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by special guest Maddie Whittle to discuss Martin Scorsese's 1999 drama Bringing Out the Dead, starring Nicolas Cage and scripted by Paul Schrader, which is now available on Amazon Prime and Kanopy. Thanks to our Patreon supporters for picking this! Enter our giveaways,...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by special guest Monica Castillo to discuss Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles' genre mash-up Bacurau. The Cannes winner is now playing digitally in support of arthouse cinemas nationwide. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and suppor...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham mix things up a bit and offer a grab bag discussion of films recently available digitally, including The Way Back, The Whistlers, The Hunt, Onward, and Swallow, as well as updating our current coronavirus situation. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and...

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between. As we all stay safe and keep our social distance, here is a very special episode for you all, which we're sharing on The Film Stage Show feed. The B-Side is also now available on its own feed, so be sure to subscribe on iTunes,...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Dan Mecca to discuss The Mask of Zorro on a special classic episode. As mentioned on the episode, Brian's distillery Shmidt Spirits is currently working to produce hand sanitizer to help deal with the shortage and increased necessity thanks to COVID-19. Along with se...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Jordan Raup for a mini-update about the state of the podcast in the time of coronavirus. We share our tips working from home, a bit about our current situation, and in the most pertinent update for our listeners, we're letting you choose what we discuss! Respond to o...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Alex Heeney, Editor-in-Chief of Seventh Row, to discuss Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Be sure to pick up Seventh Row's latest ebook exploring the films of Sciamma here: http://sciammabook.com Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Roxana Hadadi for a discussion of Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man starring Elisabeth Moss. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham reflect on the cinema of 2019 with our personal favorites of the past year as we each count down our top ten movies. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon suppor...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Sean Gilman to discuss Aardman Animations' highly-anticipated sequel A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, which is now on Netflix. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream here. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and sup...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Lara Zarum to discuss Cathy Yan's Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn or, we should now say, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream here. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Josh Cabrita to discuss the latest film from Terrence Malick, his WWII-set drama A Hidden Life. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream here. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patr...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Scout Tafoya to talk about Color Out of Space, the new H.P. Lovecraft adaptation from director Richard Stanley. The Film Stage Show is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from a...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Sara Michelle Fetters to discuss Greta Gerwig's new adaptation of Little Women. The Film Stage Show is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, MUBI...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Robyn Bahr to discuss Sam Mendes's Oscar-nominated WWI epic 1917, which is now in wide release. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Overcast. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contribut...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Jesse Hassenger to discuss Josh and Benny Safdie's Adam Sandler-led thriller Uncut Gems, which is now in wide release. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream here. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new epis...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan and Michael Snydel are joined by friend of the show Dan Gvozden to discuss J.J. Abrams' saga-capper Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream here. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contr...

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between. Today, we celebrate royalty. Carrie Fisher had an eclectic career, to say the very least. From her tumultuous childhood with mother Debbie Reynolds to her young career defined as Princess Leia to her final stage as an accomplish...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham find rare common ground as they discuss Trey Edward Shults' new bifurcated drama Waves. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream here. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. The F...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by our Benevolent Lord and Master Jordan Raup to fight over the divorce drama Marriage Story, from writer director Noah Baumbach, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver. The Film Stage Show is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exce...

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between. With the Safdie Brothers’ Uncut Gems soon out in theaters, we dive into the B-Sides of Adam Sandler with esteemed guest & Click lover Jordan Raup. Along with podcast producer Conor O’Donnell, we discuss the buddy comedy Bulletpr...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Matt Cipolla to discuss Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, in a fittingly epic conversation clocking in at nearly 2.5 hours. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream here. Enter our giveaways, get acc...

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham discuss Rian Johnson's whodunit Knives Out, which is now in wide release. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or stream here. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. The Film Stage Show...