Talking Cinema

8mm - 3.5 / 4 StarsWhy I love this movieI remember watching it on rental, not sure why I missed it in the theaters, and I watched just about every movie that came out in the 90s. And I still remember this movie even though I had only seen it once before we decided to do a pod on this movie.I love the supporting cast - a young Joaquin Phoenix, the late and always great James Gandolfini, and probably one of the best villainous/creepy actor Peter Stormare.

It's a friendship movie and I love friendship movies. ★★★★ (out of 4)

RoboCop (1987) - Trailer

I love this movie. I think it's a masterpiece. ★★★★ (out of 4)

Today's film is “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” released in 2020. Starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. The movie is directed by Dean Parisot.Keanu Reeves has had an amazing career. He is ageless. Keanu has a full head of hair, can still play the leading man, has a lean body, and has that star quality that you are just born with. You can't take acting lessons to be a star. You can't work out with a personal trainer to be a star. Like Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith, you are born with it. Keanu Reeves is one of them.This movie has a heart. And Bill and Ted are good people. Sure they are not that smart, but they are lovable. And they don't mean any harm. Also, this movie is nostalgic. It's a trip down memory lane. And sometimes a movie doesn't have to be good to enjoy if it brings you back to when you were younger.

Today's film is “Clerks,” released in 1994. The movie was written and directed by Kevin Smith.- I love this movie- One of the best movies to watch if you are an inspiring filmmaker (you don't need much to make a movie)- I love how the movie has a grainy and fuzzy look- Everything about this movie is relatable

Today's film is “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” released in 1920. Starring Werner Krauss as Dr. Caligari and Conrad Veidt as Cesare. The movie is directed by Robert Wiene.

Today's film is “Scream,” released in 1996. Starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, and Jamie Kennedy. The movie is directed by Wes Craven.

Today's film is “Teen Wolf,” released in 1965 starring Michael J. Fox.

Today's film is “The Ninth Gate,” released in 1999. Starring Johnny Depp. The movie is directed by Roman Polanski.

Today's film is “Galaxy Quest,” released in 1999. Starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman. Directed by Dean Parisot. The screenplay was penned by David Howard and Robert Gordon.

Today's film is “The 10th Victim,” released in 1965. Starring Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress. The movie is directed and co-written by Elio Petri.This movie is available to stream on Tubi, Vudu, and Plex for free.

You can rent this movie to stream on YouTube, Amazon, Apple TV, and Vudu.Why I love this movieThe first hour is so good. It moves fast. We don't even know Bond's mission until about 45 - 60 minutes into the movie. I love that.I also like that this is similar to License to Kill, which shows Bond going rouge from central command.It is a shame that the combination of Peter Hunt, the director, and George Lazenby, the actor that plays Bond, did not make another Bond movie. They would have gotten better if they had kept making Bond movies.I also like the humor; the comedy is played up in the movie's first half.And I love how Bond works with the 2nd biggest criminal organization to go after the number 1 biggest criminal organization. Sometimes you have to work with bad guys who are competitors of other bad guys.Then finally, and this applies to all Bond movies, is the score. The score is so good. It's right up there with Indiana Jones and Back to the Future movies. The score really makes the movie better.

This movie is unavailable to stream on any major streaming service. But you can rent to stream on YouTube and Amazon

You can buy the movie to stream on YouTube, Amazon, Apple TV, and Vudu.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9RYQW-SD5whttps://tv.apple.com/us/movie/vengeance-2022/umc.cmc.k7anhw1uf2h9tlhxf73x3t91?action=playhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.48b1a488-977b-4eb9-b730-1e21f6a6e01d?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wbhttps://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Vengeance/2085482

Today's film is “Willow” released in 1988. Starring Val Kilmer and is directed by Ron Howard.- I love the first half of this movie- It is more comedy and getting to know the characters. It's part hangout movie and part ragtag bunch against the all-powerful- And Val Kilmer is the classic good-looking, very alpha, and funny hero- I kinda wished we got to stay in the village of Nelwyn. But it is a movie in the 80s, so you got to get into the action

Today's film is “The Phantom of the Opera” released in 1925. Starring Lon Chaney.- I don't love this movie (but my co-host ,Ben, loves it), but I do love a lot of the scenes in it.=- Lon Cheney is great in this movie. He does his own makeup- It's not a well directed movie, but the scenes with Lon Cheney are incredible. Cheney may have directed the scenes that he was in- The unmasking scene is so good

- I love this movie- One of Charlie Chaplin's best- Great action sequences that predate a lot of the action we see in movies today- Charlie Chaplin is comparable to Steven Spielberg when it comes to set pieces- Jackie Coogan plays the Kid who later in life plays Uncle Fester in the TV show The Addams FamilyYou can watch the movie on:HBO MaxAmazon Prime (free)Pluto (free)YouTube (free)

Today's film is “Jackie Brown” released in 1997.HBO Max:https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYGX9VAU5R5e6wgEAAAB2:type:feature

Today's film is “Top Gun: Maverick” released in 2022.

Today's film is “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” released in 1988.Disney Plus:https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/who-framed-roger-rabbit/20GDm8DYpIsC

Today's film is “Help!” released in 1965.Apple TV:https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/help/umc.cmc.3dix8n33y9glwds833f7imh2iInternet Archive:https://archive.org/details/help_20201109

today's film is A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon released in 2019Netflix:https://www.netflix.com/title/80242602

Today's film is Pixar's animated WALL-E released in 2008Disney Plus:https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/wall-e/5G1wpZC2Lb6I

Today's film is Disney's animated Robin Hood released in 1973.Disney Plus:https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/robin-hood/5ACMz1bJJwwZ

Today's film is Donnie Brasco released in 1997 starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. The screenplay was written by Paul Attanasio. It was directed by Mike Newell.This movie is available on Netflix.https://www.netflix.com/watch/1151721?source=35And this movie is available on Tubi - which is a free service.https://tubitv.com/movies/651076/donnie-brasco

Tarantino Movie RankingThis pod is going to be different today. I'm going to rank my favorite films by Quentin Tarantino - who is one of my favorite directors. Not my favorite, that would be Martin Scorsese.I'm not going to include Four Rooms, because Tarantino never seems to mention it when he talks about his filmography. Also, the movie consists of four movie shorts, and Tarantino directed one of them. And it was also the best of the film short.So let's get started. I'll be ranking them from least favorite to most favorite.9. Death ProofNot a bad movie. It's actually quite good. I would have no problem watching it again. I actually liked this movie better the first time. The second time I watched it, I was more lukewarm about it. But still a very good movie.The driving sequences were great. It's hard to do inventive car chases, but Tarantino found a way. Kurt Russell is incredible in this role. You are frightened of him, hate him, and even feel sorry for him at times.Michael Parks as a crusty old ranger is great. Quentin also has a small role as the bartender which is great. Tarantino would have been a great character actor if he didn't direct.8. Kill Bill Volume 1 & 2How can this movie be 2nd to last in Tarantino's filmography? Well, that happens when you direct a lot of great movies. I do feel this movie would have been better if it was one film and under 3 hours. Tarantino would have been forced to cut some scenes out. But Tarantino loves to have two characters just talk. And nothing wrong with that.The fight scenes are amazing and really show Tarantino's range as a director. He can direct an action movie.7. Django UnchainedProbably the sloppiest movie that Tarantino made, but I still love it. And it's not that sloppy. I don't like the shootout at the end, which is a typical western shootout. I think he should have done something more inventive. However, the performances in this movie are off the chart. Leonardo DiCaprio gives an amazing performance. And Samuel L Jackson's character and performance are unreal. Gets better after rewatching. 6. Reservoir DogsWhat a debut. This movie is so good. It's a heist movie where we don't see the heist. But the star of the movie is the script. The dialogue is incredible. I feel this movie is even more influential than Pulp Fiction. It showed audiences and other filmmakers what dialogue in movies can be. Tarantino changed the game by having dialogue that doesn't necessarily contribute to the plot but just contributes to the character.5. Inglourious BasterdsEpic! And introduced the world to Christoph Waltz, who gives one of the best performances in all of film. And Brad Pitt is amazing, even underrated. No one talks about his performance in this movie. It reminds me of The Godfather, where a third of the movie is in subtitles. Brilliant. I consider this a war movie and a suicide mission movie.4. Pulp FictionIf I had to rank by movie experience alone, then this would be number 1. I still remember watching this movie in the theater. Right before John Travolta and Uma Thurman danced, the crowd started to whisper - “He's going to dance”. Since everyone knows Travolta from Saturday Night Fever. This movie broke all the rules and changed filmmaking for the better. The number of Pulp Fiction knockoffs alone tells you the greatness of this movie.3. The Hateful EightWhen I saw this the first time, I ranked it last in his filmography. Since that time, it has risen to third. I heard a podcast where Tarantino said this is the best-directed film he ever made. And he said this after Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was released. After hearing that, I needed to watch this movie again. And he was right. From the film blocking to the detail of the coldness in the cabin (you can see breath coming out of the actor's mouth), this movie is so well directed. I just love this movie. So underrated.2. Once Upon a Time in HollywoodWhat can I say - another epic movie by Tarantino. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are off the chart. I think this might be Leo's best performance. Just the fact that he doesn't play the alpha makes me appreciate his range. And he is funny in this movie.And the ending is incredible. I still think about that ending to this day. The rant Leo's character has on hippies is one of the best. I don't think I ever heard a good rant on hippies until that. 1. Jackie BrownMy favorite Tarantino movie. I loved it when I first saw it and still love it when I watch it now. Tarantino calls it his step-back movie. I call it a low-key movie and I love low-key movies. The dialogue in this movie is so good. No one talks about Bridget Fonda's performance, but they should. It's so good. I think it might be my favorite acting in all of Tarantino's movies. She plays the marijuana burnout so well.The bar scenes with Samuel L Jackson and Robert De Niro are so good. The acting is master class. The kitchen scene between Pam Grier and Robert Forster just gets better and better the more I watched it. Tarantino mentioned that his next film, the 10th, would be his last. I hope it's a step-back film.

Today's film is The General released in 1926 starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack. It was also co-directed by Buster Keaton along with Clyde Bruckman.This movie is available Amazon Prime and you can find it on YouTube.https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.b6ab6fc5-4afd-e45e-ed7c-70fe796c2e9chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWm587wKKVw

A deep dive on Something Wild released in 1986 directed by Jonathan Demme. We are doing this movie as a tribute to Ray Liotta, who plays the supporting role. The two leads are Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith.This movie is available on two free streaming services at the time of this recording. Tubi and Pluto.https://tubitv.com/movies/466262/something-wild?start=truehttps://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/movies/something-wild-1986-1-1

A deep dive on Johnny Stecchino (1991) written, directed, and starring Roberto Benigni. The movie also stars Nicoletta Braschi, his real life wife.Johnny Stecchino 1991 on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tah0OFkXp0

A deep dive on Friendly Persuasion (1956) directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, and Anthony Perkins

Josh, our special guest host, joins us to do a deep dive on a science fiction animation called Fantastic Planet released in 1973

A deep dive on The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks

A deep dive on M (1931) directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre.

A deep dive on The Freshman (1925) starring Harold Lloyd.

A deep dive into the 1973 classic Soylent Green starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Edward G. Robinson

A deep dive into Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece 1936 Modern Times.

A deep dive into Monty Python's Life of Brian.