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Film Discoveries of 202406 Jan 202501:35:02

In this Episode, Elric and Brian return to their annual tradition of talking about some of their favorite film discoveries of the year. 

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This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!)

This month we also have another new sponsor - DIABOLIKDVD: https://diabolikdvd.com/

Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts

The show is now on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social

As are Brian: https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social

Elric: https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social

and the New Beverly: https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social

New Beverly Calendar: January 202520 Dec 202402:26:56

Elric, Brian, Phil and Jackie are back to talk about the movies playing at the New Beverly in January 2025 - including a Universal Film Noir Weekend, a pair of fun food movies, a couple wild precodes, some brand new movies and more!

Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/

If You Enjoy the show, You can help support us at Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod

Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts

The show is now on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social

As are Brian: https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social

Elric: https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social

and the New Beverly: https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social

Summer Discoveries 2024!05 Aug 202402:04:02

In this episode, Elric and Brian are joined by guest and friend of the show Bill Ackerman to talk about 5 Film Discoveries each that they have each come across through the summer of 2024.

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This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!)

This month we also have another new sponsor - DIABOLIKDVD: https://diabolikdvd.com/

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New Beverly Calendar: July, 202121 Jun 202102:30:20

Elric, Brian and Phil are back to talk about another month of programming at the New Beverly! What a great month it is too! A Monte Hellman tribute double bill, a blast of a 4th of July double as well as Kung Fu, classic horror, classic comedy, teen angst, giallos, rats, SCREAMs and more are all part of an outstanding lineup of movies playing at the New Beverly in the month of July! Have a listen to hear the details!

Check out the New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/

Final Films (w/ Quentin Tarantino)01 Jun 202103:18:44

For this very special episode, we are joined again by Mr. Quentin Tarantino to talk about Final Films from directors. By "Final Films", we are of course referring to the last film that a director did - the one that closed out their career. This is the first time Quentin has done a proper episode with us and we were very excited to have him pick "5 Films Because" with us on this topic. We hope you enjoy the conversation - it's one of our favorite episodes that we've done!

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New Beverly Calendar: June, 202124 May 202101:48:57

Guess what's back? The New Beverly is back and showing movies again which means Calendar episodes are back! For this Calendar, Elric and Brian are joined by the New Beverly's Phil Blankenship once again to talk about all the films showing at the New Beverly for the month of June. We have lots of fun hangout movies, Steve McQueen, a little bit of horror and a whole series of double bills dedicated to Pride month as well! Oh and a VERY SPECIAL GUEST drops by for a minute to give a few of his recommendations for the month too!

Check out the New Beverly Calendar here: https://thenewbev.com/print-calendars/

 

Danny Peary's Guide For the Film Fanatic03 May 202103:49:49

In this episode, Elric and Brian are joined by friend of the show Jonathan Hertzberg - founder of the Fun City Editions Blu-ray Label. The boys talk to Jonathan about the beginnings of Fun City leading into a discussion of mutual fandom for Danny Peary and his books. As a main topic, each of them picks 5 films to highlight from Danny Peary's incomparable tome GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC - Brian's professed favorite book of all time. You can get GUIDE here: https://amzn.to/3dcJ8lb

Check out Fun City Editions here: https://funcityeditions.com/

And buy their discs here: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/fun-city-editions

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The Films of David Lynch - Part Two19 Apr 202103:13:55

For this second installment of The Films of David Lynch, Elric and Brian kick pick up with TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992) and talk about the rest of his films through INLAND EMPIRE (2006) - again discussing each of the movies a bit and then throwing out pairings for each of them.

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The Films of David Lynch - Part One01 Apr 202103:34:28

In this director centric episode, Elric and Brian kick off a month of two epic episodes covering the career of the great David Lynch. For part one, they start with ERASERHEAD (1977) and work their way through to WILD AT HEART (1990) - discussing each film and offering pairings for each one as is the tradition with these episodes.

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Italian Genre Sampler22 Mar 202101:42:00

For this episode, Elric and Brian get waste deep in a breadth of Italian genre cinema for another sampler. Slots here include crime films, spaghetti westerns, giallo, post apocalyptic and more. This was a blast to research and a hoot to discuss. Recommended watching to go with this show is Mike Malloy's EUROCRIME Documentary currently Amazon Prime.

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The Five Senses (Patreon Bonus)16 Mar 202100:57:26

In this bonus mini-sode, Elric and Brian incorporate part of a Patreon "Hangout" episode from late last year where they each picked films that in some way connect to all of the five senses. If you enjoy this episode, feel free to check out the show's Patreon over at patreon.com/purecinemapod. As mentioned in the episode, the $1/month tier gets you access to one bonus episode a month (the "Blu-ray Picks" episode) and the $5/month tier gets you access to all our bonus content including the regular monthly "Hangout" episodes where new movies, streaming movies, movie books and a variety of different things are discussed in a very casual atmosphere. Thanks to all the Patreons who have supported the show and continue to do so - we appreciate you so much and you really keep everything going!

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QT Movie Club (with Quentin Tarantino!)02 Mar 202103:54:40

Elric and Brian are joined yet again by the great Quentin Tarantino to talk about a huge group of films he's been watching recently. Selections range from action, westerns, dramas and TV Movies (including a special tribute to director John Llewellyn Moxey). An epic chat running nearly 4 hours that is crammed full of recommendations from the master himself! Enjoy!

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Animal Attacks Sampler17 Feb 202102:30:55

On this new episode, Brian and Elric are joined by his longtime friend and podcasting partner Dr. Rebekah McKendry to talk about Animal Attack cinema! In this "sampler" style show, the slots range from insects to sea creatures to domestic animals and more. Lots of fun was had with a wonderful guest - Definitely check out Elric and Rebekah's horror show COLORS OF THE DARK: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/colors-of-the-dark/id1461769024

Follow Rebekah on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/RebekahMcKendry

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New Beverly Calendar: August 202423 Jul 202402:14:22

August is full of film in glorious 35mm! Sharon Tate & Joan Blondell, Bruce Lee, Abbott & Costello, Kubrick & Cassavetes, foreign classics, cult faves, and more, including a 5th anniversary celebration of Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood and all will be discussed on the latest New Beverly Calendar episode! Brian, Elric and Phil are joined by special guests Matt Lynch and Emalie Soderback from Scarecrow Video in Seattle to discuss all the films.

And Scarecrow Video is in trouble and really needs your help! Check out all that you can do for this amazing store here:

https://scarecrowvideo.org/sos

Also, check out the podcast Matt & Emily are part of called THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING US as well as their YouTube show for Scarecrow VIVA PHYSICAL MEDIA!

Of course, 

Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/

If You Enjoy the show, You can help support us at Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod

Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts

 

Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/

If You Enjoy the show, You can help support us at Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod

Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts

Teen Movie Hell01 Feb 202102:12:06

On this episode, Elric and Brian pay tribute to the late Mike "McBeardo" McPadden - a film writer and film fan of the highest order who wrote a few books on movies and one of them - TEEN MOVIE HELL - is the focus of this show. TEEN MOVIE HELL is a book all about the teen movies of the 1970s and 1980s and features lots of deep cuts as well as old classics. Elric and Brian Highlight 5 movies each from the book and read passages from the book to go along with each. Featured at the front of this episode are clips from an interview with Mike McPadden himself on a show called Castle Talk (with host Jason Henderson). Listen to the entire interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPHwzCvEoWo&feature=emb_logo

Buy Teen Movie Hell Here: https://www.bazillionpoints.com/

Donate to Mike McPadden's Memorial fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mike-mcbeardo-mcpadden-memorial-fund

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Fantasy Films19 Jan 202102:26:37

On this Episode, Elric and Brian dive into the fantastic and nostalgic world of fantasy films with their guest Brendon Small (co-creator of TV Shows HOME MOVIES and METALOCALYPSE). 

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5 Films Because04 Jan 202101:55:05

To kick off 2021, Elric and Brian go back to the very beginnings of the show where they declared that their 5 film lists would "5 Films Because" as to open things up for the highlighting of not just favorites and "best" films in a category, but rather anything they'd like to highlight. As such, both of them have chosen 5 films to talk about this episode and there wasn't any rhyme or reason to the choosing. Just 5 films they each wanted to watch and films that hadn't really been chosen as picks on the show before. Enjoy!

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Film Discoveries of 202021 Dec 202002:23:31

As is part of an annual tradition, Elric and Brian run through ten picks each of their favorite film "discoveries" (older films seen for the first time) from 2020. 

Listen to Last year's Discoveries here: https://thenewbev.com/blog/2020/01/pure-cinema-podcast-film-discoveries-of-2019/

And 2018's Discoveries show here: https://thenewbev.com/blog/2018/12/pure-cinema-podcast-film-discoveries-of-2018/

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Exploitation Arthouse04 Dec 202002:15:02

On this episode, Elric and Brian had the pleasure of welcoming back one of their favorite guests - TCM Underground Programmer Millie De Chirico (who previously joined us for our "Kiddie Midnights episode among others). Guidelines for this show were to program 5 double features each - consisting of one Exploitation film and one Arthouse film. It was a fun challenge and hopefully the results are enjoyable and perhaps momentarily thought provoking.

Millie has a new podcast called I SAW WHAT YOU DID. Subscribe and list to it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-saw-what-you-did/id1536199648

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80s and 90s Thrillers20 Nov 202002:57:17

Brian and Elric were very pleased to be joined again by New Beverly comrade Phil Blankenship to talk about Thrillers from the 80s and 90s! Phil goes above and beyond the normal "5 Films Because" and offers 5 awesome Triple features as each of his picks and they are all epically fantastic - please enjoy!

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The Movies That Made Joe Dante01 Nov 202000:51:33

Recorded originally for Salem Horror Fest, this interview finds Elric and Brian attempting to turn the tables on the great Joe Dante and his wonderful podcast THE MOVIES THAT MADE ME and ask him what were some of those very formative films that kind of made him into the person, director and film fan we love today.

Check out The Movies That Made Me here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-movies-that-made-me/id1412094313

And Trailers From Hell here: https://trailersfromhell.com/

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Horror All-Nighters Part Two!12 Oct 202002:05:05

In what is quick becoming a PCP tradition - Elric and Brian are joined again by Patrick Bromley from F This Movie to each program their own Horror All-Night show. Enjoy!

Check out F This Movie here: http://www.fthismovie.net/

Follow Patrick on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/patrickbromley

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Horror & Thriller TV Movies02 Oct 202002:02:07

To kick off October, Elric and Brian decided it would be fun to explore the vast world of Made-For-TV movies and to keep things spooky, the focus was on Horror and Thriller TV Movies specifically. 

As mentioned on the show, we recommend Amanda Reyes book ARE YOU IN THE HOUSE ALONE? A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999. You can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/2FugbE3

Also, definitely check out Amanda's podcast Made For TV Mayhem here: https://tvmayhempodcast.wordpress.com/

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60s Cult Movies17 Sep 202003:06:32

Continuing their series of Cult Movies by Decade, Elric and Brian take a trip through the 1960s - a wildly fascinating decade in cinema - and pull out some gems they love and feel are perhaps underseen or underappreciated.

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Pure Cinema Recommends 101 Films Part 2!11 Jul 202403:16:43

In their even more epic follow-up to the previous episode, Brian and Elric dive in and recommend 50 more films that they think still need attention. This time they go for some deeper cuts from the master list of 2000 plus films that have been discussed on the podcast over the years.

Check out the full Master list of All 101 Films here:

https://boxd.it/wWas0$ehfgTy9DxWNP3yXg

And follow our Pure Cinema Letterboxd HQ account here: https://letterboxd.com/PureCinemaPod/

This very special episode is presented by Letterboxd and starting right now we have a special promo code you can use to get 20% a yearly Pro or Patron subscription there (no ads and so many more features) - use this link to get the discount: https://letterboxd.com/pro/redeem/purecinemapod/

Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod

This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!)

This month we also have another great sponsor - DIABOLIKDVD: https://diabolikdvd.com/

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Horror Sampler03 Sep 202001:57:26

It's Spooky September! Sure it's not October yet, but For this episode - Elric and Brian are taking the idea that they've used in the past for Exploitation and transferring it to a "Horror Sampler" idea. In this case the categories covered include a film pick each in the categories of Slasher, Supernatural, Creature Feature, Foreign Language Horror and of course a Wild Card Spot. Hopefully this serves as a nice primer for your Horror movie viewing options as you ramp up to the Halloween season!

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Disasters!24 Aug 202002:15:47

Elric and Brian shake loose some disaster movie picks for this episode - in 5 different categories! 

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Hangout Episode - "New To Me" (Patreon Bonus)17 Aug 202001:49:28

For this very special episode, we are doing something we almost never do - which is release a Patreon Exclusive episode into our main feed so all the listeners can have a chance to hear what it is we do in terms of the bonus content over on our Patreon. This is one of our Monthly "Hangout Episodes" where we discuss what we've been watching, offer Blu-ray, streaming and film book picks and also have some kind of main topic as well. This Hangout episode is one we actually thought about as a regular episode at one point and it has to do with each of us catching up with some films that have been recommended on the show in the past that we've meant to watch but hadn't gotten around to until now. This episode was a lot of fun to research and record and we hope you enjoy. Big big thanks to our Patreon supporters who made this possible! If you like what you hear and want to support the show, you can go to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod

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Amy Seimetz - SHE DIES TOMORROW07 Aug 202001:45:23

In this very special episode, Elric and Brian talk to Filmmaker and actress Amy Seimetz about her one-of-a-kind new film SHE DIES TOMORROW as well as "5 Films Because" that influenced it. 

SHE DIES TOMORROW is available on August 7th across all VOD platforms (and is even playing some Drive-In theaters).

https://neonrated.com/films/she-dies-tomorrow

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Sports Movies23 Jul 202002:09:04

Elric and Brian dive in on the topic of sports movies for this episode and touch on Basketball, Baseball, Football, Hockey, Golf and more!

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The Films of Paul Thomas Anderson02 Jul 202004:56:13

On this epic career retrospective episode, Elric and Brian examine the works of director Paul Thomas Anderson one film at a time, each offering another movie to pair with each entry in his filmography.

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Coming of Age Movies22 Jun 202002:01:30

This episode, Elric and Brian go down another road - that of coming of age films of various kinds.

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Exploitation Sampler II03 Jun 202001:41:52

Elric and Brian return to Exploitation Sampler territory this episode and choose films from Ozploitation, Blaxploitation, Hicksploitation, Drugsploitation and a Wild Card style of 'sploitation for their Five Films Because.
Check out the previous Exploitation Sampler Episode here: http://thepinksmoke.com/PCPs3ep30.html

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Patton Oswalt!14 May 202001:07:14

Elric and Brian were honored to get to chat with the great Patton Oswalt for this episode about what he's been watching during lockdown! The conversation runs the gamut from Errol Flynn, to Film Noir, westerns, Tony Scott, Burt Reynolds and more!

Check out Patton's book Silver Screen Fiend: https://amzn.to/2WknRxM

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Road Movies04 May 202001:58:35

On this episode, Elric and Brian hit the highway and talk Road Movies!

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Pure Cinema Recommends 101 Films - Part 1!04 Jul 202402:48:50

In this epic episode, Elric and Brian reflect back on the more than 2000 films they've talked about on the podcast over the last seven years and draft 101 films that they still think need some love and attention! This is part one of two so about 50 recommendations on this show and then look for the second round next week!

This very special episode is presented by Letterboxd and starting right now we have a special promo code you can use to get 20% a yearly Pro or Patron subscription there (no ads and so many more features) - use this link to get the discount: https://letterboxd.com/pro/redeem/purecinemapod/

Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod

This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!)

This month we also have another new sponsor - DIABOLIKDVD: https://diabolikdvd.com/

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Kung Fu Cinema (with Quentin Tarantino)23 Apr 202002:35:53

Quentin Tarantino returns to the Pure Cinema Podcast with a special new episode dedicated to his passion for Kung Fu cinema. Special guest Dan Halsted, diehard film collector and head programmer at Portland's Hollywood Theatre, joins the Oscar-winning filmmaker, Pure Cinema hosts Elric Kane & Brian Saur, and the New Beverly's social media manager Phil Blankenship for a wide-ranging discussion about martial arts movies, with a special focus on the films Quentin has reviewed recently for the New Beverly website. https://thenewbev.com/tarantinos-reviews/

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Essential Comedies (with Edgar Wright)14 Apr 202001:24:56

Elric and Brian were beyond thrilled to be joined by the filmmaker Edgar Wright (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ, THE WORLD'S END, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, BABY DRIVER) to talk about what he's been watching lately as well as his wonderful "100 Favorite Comedies" that was done for Letterboxd - by highlighting 10 films from the list: https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/edgar-wrights-100-favorite-comedies/

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Tarantino's Reviews! (with Quentin Tarantino)01 Apr 202002:49:02

In lieu of a Calendar episode this month - Elric, Brian, Phil and Jules are joined remotely by Quentin Tarantino himself for an epic discussion about a great feature on the New Beverly website called "Tarantino's Reviews" where QT has been writing his own articles on movies and TV episodes. He also offers five of his own picks in response to our "Ripoffs" from way back in 2017. Check out Tarantino's Reviews here: http://thenewbev.com/tarantinos-reviews/

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Something Weird Video16 Mar 202002:32:54

On this episode, Elric and Brian are joined by Mr. Dan Budnik to do a little tribute to the wonderful Something Weird Video label (which celebrates 30 years this year). Dan is a writer who has worked on books such as Bleeding Skull!: A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey and 80s Action Movies On the Cheap and podcasts like Made-For-TV-Mayhem and Eventually Supertrain and is well versed in Something Weird cinema. 

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New Beverly Calendar: March, 202003 Mar 202002:16:59

For this month's New Beverly Calendar episode, Elric, Brian and Phil are joined by a couple of Film Programmers - KJ Relth (UCLA Film & Television Archive) and Josh Miller (Friday Night Frights/Best Movies Never Made Podcast) to discuss the March Lineup. Said lineup includes a tribute to director Blake Edwards, some authentic Los Angeles Grindhouse Double features from the 1970s and much more!

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Michael Madsen17 Feb 202001:37:55

On this episode, Elric, Brian and Jules got to sit with legendary actor Michael Madsen down for a wonderful chat about his life, beginnings as an actor, career and working with Quentin Tarantino.

Earthbound Sci-Fi (with Richard Kelly)10 Feb 202002:17:45

For this episode, Elric and Brian were honored to be joined by writer/director Richard Kelly (DONNIE DARKO, SOUTHLAND TALES, THE BOX) to talk about his films and also some favorite Science Fiction Films that take place on Earth!

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New Beverly Calendar: February, 202031 Jan 202001:57:48

Elric, Brian and Phil are joined by Filmmaker/Film Historian/Man About Town Jim Hemphill (THE TROUBLE WITH TRUTH, BAD REPUTATION) to discuss the February Calendar at the new Beverly. Tons of 70s movies and more are discussed in yet another banner month of programming!

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Film Discoveries of 201913 Jan 202002:12:53

As is part of an annual tradition, Elric and Brian run through ten picks each of their favorite film "discoveries" (older films seen for the first time) from 2019. 

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New Beverly Calendar: January, 202031 Dec 201902:27:19

It's 2020! And on this month's Calendar Episode, Elric, Brian, Phil and Jules are joined by PCP superfan, New Beverly regular and podcaster Travis Woods to discuss the killer lineup with lots of variety at the theater this month! Check out Travis' writing over at Bright Wall Dark Room and the New Beverly Blog! Listen to his INHERENT VICE podcast Increment Vice too!

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New Beverly Calendar: July 202424 Jun 202403:15:40

This summer the New Bev pays tribute to Roger Corman, presents screwball comedy classics & coming-of-age favorites, hosts the 35mm premiere of The People's Joker, and more! Brian, Phil and Jackie are joined this round by Filmmaker Rodman Flender to talk about everything on the Calendar for July!

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Top 10 of the 2010s21 Dec 201902:16:32

On the very special episode (which we are dedicating to our Patreon Supporters), Elric and Brian run through their favorite films of the last decade. We hope everyone enjoys this chat and if you should be so inspired, please feel free to head over to our Patreon to support the show and get access to nearly 60 exclusive bonus episodes there!

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Mysteries! (with Rian Johnson)11 Dec 201901:39:32

Elric and Brian were beyond honored to get a chance to sit down with director Rian Johnson (BRICK, LOOPER, BROTHERS BLOOM, THE LAST JEDI) to talk about his excellent new film KNIVES OUT and join in on the topic of Mystery films. Elric and Brian have their 5 films because lists and Rian has a great list of movies that were sort of influences in one way or another on KNIVES OUT.

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New Beverly Calendar: December, 201903 Dec 201902:10:16

This month (the one year anniversary of these calendar episodes) - Elric, Brian and Phil are joined by film critic, podcaster and Christmas Movie Expert Alonso Duralde. Alonso literally wrote the book on Christmas cinema -- it's called HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE CHRISTMAS and he was a perfect choice to discuss this month's programming at the New Beverly which is very much in the spirit of the season - both Christmas movies and snowy films abound and it is a delightful chat! 

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