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The Suns Cinema Podcast is a weekly film podcast and radio program from Washington, D.C. hosted by David Cabrera, Ryan Hunter Mitchell, and Jason Cauley. The show features discussions, reviews and interviews centered around the programming of D.C.’s only privately-owned arthouse movie theater. Suns…

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    • Mar 10, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 90 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from SUNS Cinema Podcast

    World War C: Movies to Watch During Your Self-Quarantine.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 47:05


    The Suns Cinema crew is joined by Public Health expert Max Johansen. They discuss movies about viral health epidemics, why we watch them, what they get right or wrong about contagion and how we, as a society, contend with it.

    Super Tuesday!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 44:20


    Suns gets political for Super Tuesday. From Mr. Smith Goes To Washington to Bullworth, Jason and Ryan explore politics in cinema. They ask why elections make for good movie fodder, and how the medium has been used as a political tool to promote certain narratives. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

    The Gang Goes to Mardi Gras

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 46:55


    From Tennessee Williams to Jean Claude Van Damme, the Suns Cinema gang discusses New Orleans in the movies. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

    The Oscars Do The Right Thing(?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 44:45


    Bong Joon Ho is King for a day, Rosie Perez and Margot Robbie fly high in Birds of Prey, Wes Anderson piques our pretentious interests, and Adam Sandler crushes his Independent Spirirt Awards speech. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

    The Notscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 45:37


    Predictions and complaints about the nominations (and snubs) for the 2020 Academy Awards. The crew comes up with their own version of the oscars of snubbed performances. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

    New Hollywood: Bonnie, Clyde, and the American New Wave

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 45:43


    The Suns podcast takes a look at the 1968 Best Picture nominations to look at a changing Hollywood in the wake of the counter-culture, civil rights, and revolutions of the mid 60's. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

    The Left Bank: Varda, Resnais, Marker, Joker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 46:56


    The Nominations of the 92nd Academy Awards completely derail what would have been a substantive conversation about Paris' Left Bank film movement. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

    New Year New Waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 47:04


    Suns Cinema roars into the 20s with some hot takes on Uncut Gems, Ricky Gervais, and New Wave Cinema with special guest Makda Amdetsyon (Suns' best bartender). Powered and distributed by Simplecast

    The End: The Best Movies of the Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 50:47


    https://letterboxd.com/cauleyfilms/list/best-of-the-2010s-suns-cinema-podcast/

    Once Upon a Time in 2019: The Best Movies of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 46:04


    The Golden Globe nominations have been announced and The Suns Cinema Podcast is here to tell them what they got wrong. They discuss the top movies to come out this year, as well as highlights from Suns' 2019 programming. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

    It's a Wonderful Dunkaccino

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 50:33


    The Suns Cinema podcast dishes out the hot takes on Scorsese's luke warm The Irishman, before talking about the best holiday movies to watch this season. Skip to the end to listen to Al Pacino's Dunkin Donuts musical number "Dunkaccino" from Adam Sandler's 2011 flop JACK AND JILL. https://letterboxd.com/cauleyfilms/list/suns-cinema-podcast-xmas-watchlist/edit/ for this episodes list of films. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

    Car Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 46:29


    The car is the most important mechanical device in cinema, besides maybe the movie camera. The Suns crew talks automobiles, as a cinematic device, a mode of transport, and a metaphor for freedom and changing times. Just in time for the thanksgiving travel season. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

    Training Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 44:19


    All aboard the Suns Express, as they talk trains, and why they're so important to cinema. From The Great Train Robbery to Platform 9 3/4, trains have been a huge part of the history of the medium. Thanks for choo-choo-choosing the Suns Cinema Podcast. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

    Planes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 43:57


    The Suns crew discusses air travel, and airplane movies for November's theme of Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

    Still Scary After All These Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 44:12


    Do you like Scary Movies? Do you ever rewatch those movies and realize they're not that scary? Or even worse, not even bad enough to be funny? The Suns crew explore the scary movies from their youth and compare them to the the horror hits of the last decade. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

    The Mobsters vs The Superheroes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 46:31


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    Ginger Snaps with Kaylee Dugan and Brandon Geurts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 43:35


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    The One with the Skin Suit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 46:25


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    The Double Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 45:49


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    Happy Rambo Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 44:49


    Rambo Day is upon us and the Suns crew takes a deepdive into Balboa Productions new feature, Last Blood.

    All About Reboots

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 47:16


    Jason and Ryan discuss remakes in movie history.

    What a Way to make a Livin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 49:32


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    A Bromance for the Ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 45:55


    Jason and Ryan take a deep dive down the Fast and Furious cinematic universe's latest blockbuster: Hobbs and Shaw. The conversation quickly digresses into buddy action flicks.

    The One With The Tangents featuring Z

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 46:33


    Local Teamster Zach Callahan joins the cast to talk Scorsese's upcoming flop THE IRISHMAN, The Friends vs Seinfeld rivalry, and Steve Buscemi's directoral work...

    Suns in Philadelphia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 45:53


    David and Ryan talk about their recent trip to Philadelphia for the Blackstar Film Fest. They highlight the feature films, short films, and conversations from the festival.

    Suns Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 49:41


    The Suns Crew talks their August Calendar: Summertime in the City, the Spike Lee joint "Do The Right Thing," and Jason and Ryan try not to spoil Tarantino's new blockbuster "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"

    The Thing: Body Horror and Paranoia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 41:39


    Rollie Fingers and Dan Quisenberry join the crew to talk Body-Horror greats David Cronenberg and John Carpenter.

    Jaws Cinema SUNScast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 43:35


    Jaws!

    Film Studies with Giovanna Chesler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 57:09


    Filmmaker Giovanna Chesler joins the Suns crew to discuss experimental filmmaking, anthropology, and the importance of public resources for independent film/video artists. They also discuss the collaborative approach to directing the Film and Video Studies Program at GMU.

    Meta-Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 45:38


    The Suns Cinema Podcast breaks the fourth wall and talks about the history and self awareness of meta-cinema.

    Give The Anarchist a Cigarette!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 49:29


    Through the films of the 1960's & 70's, Suns crew discusses how taste in cinema changes.

    Enough With The Melodrama

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 44:09


    Jason and Ryan are joined by Joan Crawford andTom Wisseau to talk Melodramas in Film.

    Memorial Daze

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 48:36


    Jason & Ryan discuss the history of war in film.

    Sunsforgiven Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019 51:37


    The western is the intersection of nature and civilization, of freedom and law and order, the arrival of the train and the promise of a better life and violence in hope of peace.

    Tarkovsky vs Jackie Chan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019 49:10


    Two of cinema's heavyweights go head to head on the the Suns Cinema Podcast.

    Back From the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 46:42


    Jenn Tisdale joins the podcast to talk her one true passion: Back to the Future.

    Suns Cinema Turns Three!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 47:39


    The Suns crew talks the highs and lows of their three years in business... and what's in the stars for Suns.

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    Suns Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 48:29


    The gang talks Tarantino and Ciné de Paris ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    Criterion, Cassel and Comedies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 58:19


    The gang discusses Ryan’s absence, The new Criterion Channel, RIP Seymour Cassel, and April at Suns with friend of the podcast, comedian Brittany Carney.

    Crying at Apollo 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 49:14


    The guys recap their weekend.

    A League of their Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 54:22


    The guys talk about their favorite performances on screen, and the actresses who performed them. Lily Tomlin prank calls Cher.

    The Gang Breaks Spielberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 43:43


    Suns weighs in on the Spielber vs Netflix beef, and the changing movie industry.

    Green Book Was an Inside Job

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 46:45


    The gang discusses the Oscars.

    SUNS GOES NUCLEAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 53:40


    The Suns crew sits down with Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Specialist Lovely Umayam to discuss the narrative around nuclear history/politics, art and media.

    Sorry to Bother You, We're coming to dinner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 53:49


    The Suns' team talks this year's biggest Oscar snub - the screenplay for Sorry to Bother you, and one of cinema's greatest actors Sidney Poitier.

    Yorgos Lanthimos: Animal Lover

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 47:40


    Jason, David, and Ryan try to break down the films of Yorgos Lanthimos, the oscar buzzing director whose movies are featured this month at Suns Cinema. What makes his movies so funny, uncomfortable, and distinct?

    Oscar Noms are on "Fyre"!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 44:29


    Ryan and Jason discuss today's Oscar nominations announcement, a new streaming option for Criterion fans, and the dueling Fyre Festival docs on Netflix and Hulu.

    Roaring Through the Shutdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 53:24


    Jason & David discuss the 1981 film ROAR and the best movies to watch during the shutdown.

    Golden Globes Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 49:10


    Winners, losers and The Dude.

    Malört in Casablanca

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 52:49


    The Suns crew examines the beef between Warner Bros and the Marx Bros, while scheming on how to remedy DC's impending Malört Shortage.

    The Future of Tom Burton and Johnny Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 43:37


    The Future of Tom Burton and Johnny Deep

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