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| New Beverly Calendar: December 2025 | 26 Nov 2025 | 02:27:36 | |
This holiday season the New Beverly Cinema proudly presents a feast of film fun featuring yuletide classics and festive rediscoveries! We showcase Christmas crime rarities, holiday horrors, a special David Carradine birthday celebration, and our annual 'Very Tarantino Christmas' event with the Roadshow Version of The Hateful Eight. Plus, midnights, matinees, and much more, all presented in spectacular 35mm! The Big Picture's Sean Fennessey returns once again (in what has become an annual tradition) to talk movies with Elric, Brian and Phil! Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ Have A look at what's Happening at The Vista Here: https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=20xhpa3yt2hhkwt4zjvfcwsaww 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 | |||
| Kubrick: Part Two | 17 Nov 2025 | 03:28:35 | |
In this episode, Elric and Brian continue their discussion of the filmography of Stanley Kubrick - starting here with 2001 and carrying on through to his final film, EYES WIDE SHUT. Again, they each offer pairings for the various Kubrick entries as well. Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everyhting): https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod This month's episode of Pure Cinema is brought to you by - DIABOLIKDVD: https://diabolikdvd.com/ This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts The show is now on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social As are Brian: https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social Elric: https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social and the New Beverly: https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social | |||
| Jimmy & Stiggs Bonus! | 14 Aug 2025 | 01:01:27 | |
In this special bonus episode, Brian and Elric are joined by Filmmaker Joe Begos (BLISS, V.F.W., CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS) who starred in, wrote, directed and even operated camera on his new movie JIMMY & STIGGS as well as his co-star Matt Mercer to talk about how they made the film and some of its influences. The film premieres this weekend and is a featured midnight movie on Friday and Saturday nights at The Vista too! Tickets: https://www.atomtickets.com/movies/eli-roth-presents-jimmy-and-stiggs/389376 Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everyhting): 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/ 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
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| New Beverly Calendar: May, 2022 | 24 Apr 2022 | 02:22:49 | |
Elric, Brian and Phil return to talk about the programming at the New Beverly for this month and it's terror filled month of classics, favorites and 15th anniversaries as the theater celebrates the halfway point to Halloween. Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod | |||
| Director's "Missing Pieces" | 04 Apr 2022 | 01:48:42 | |
In this Episode (part of a likely series of episodes on this theme), Elric and Brian dive into the filmographies of some directors that they love and try to watch some of their films that they have not see up to this point. This filling in of "Blind Spots" is a fun exercise and can be very fruitful for discovering new favorites or just finding some interesting movies in the careers of beloved filmmakers. 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!)
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| New Beverly Calendar: April, 2022 | 21 Mar 2022 | 01:46:45 | |
Elric, Brian and Phil are back to talk about the programming at the New Beverly for this month and this time buckle up because it's ACTION PACKED! From Keanu Classics,Jaw-dropping John Woo Setpieces, Aliens, Blaxploitation to classics, it's one heck of a ride! Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Blu-ray Picks (Patreon Bonus) | 08 Mar 2022 | 00:36:21 | |
In this bonus episode, we give a little taste of the kinds of things we do in terms of content for our Patreon Subscribers. Every month we do two bonus episodes that are typically exclusive to Patreon - our Blu-ray Picks episodes and our Hangout episodes. For the Blu-ray picks, we run through the release calendar for the next month (in this case we are talking about Blu-rays for the month of February 2022). For the Hangout episodes, we talk about new films we've been watching as well as some others (often discards from previous or upcoming episodes of the show). We offer two tiers for Patreon - a $1/month tier and a $5/month tier. With the $5 tier you get both bonus episodes every month. If you like the show and are looking for some way to offer support or gratitude, Patreon is a great way to do it. Sign up over at https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod | |||
| 50s Cult Movies | 03 Mar 2022 | 01:43:18 | |
In this episode, Elric and Brian continue their "Cult Movies" decade series with a new round of 5 films each from the 1950s. 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!) You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| New Beverly Calendar: March, 2022 | 22 Feb 2022 | 02:31:39 | |
Elric, Brian and Phil are back to talk about the programming at the New Beverly for this month - this time they are joined by returning guest and PCP Favorite Millie De Chirico (programmer for TCM Underground and 1/2 of the I SAW WHAT YOU DID Podcast)! Per the New Beverly, "This March we celebrate Women in Film with a showcase of talent in front of and behind the camera, pay tribute to legendary costume designer Edith Head, highlight superstars Michelle Yeoh & Pam Grier, and much, much more!" Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ Check out TCM Underground here: https://twitter.com/TCMUnderground I SAW WHAT YOU DID here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-saw-what-you-did/id1536199648 You can help support this Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Comedy Sampler | 02 Feb 2022 | 01:52:36 | |
Elric and Brian serve up a sampling platter of comedies for this episode - with the 5 slots including a Classic Comedy, A Sex Comedy, a Romantic Comedy, a Screwball Comedy and an 80s Comedy. 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!)
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| New Beverly Calendar: February, 2022 | 24 Jan 2022 | 01:42:10 | |
February at the New Bev! Elric, Brian and Phil talk about the months programming including a tribute to Peter Bogdanovich, a celebration of the career of Laurence Fishburne, and showcases of timeless romances, cinema classics, cult faves, plus much, much more! Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| More Film Discoveries! | 05 Jan 2022 | 01:57:58 | |
In this episode, Elric and Brian continue their talk of film discoveries and go on to include 10 more films each that they saw and enjoyed for the first time in 2021 and wanted to highlight. 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!)
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| New Beverly Calendar: January, 2022 | 23 Dec 2021 | 01:54:39 | |
Elric is traveling at the moment, so Brian and Phil partner up to run down the New Beverly Programming for the Month of January to kick off 2022! Per the New Bev, "We kick off the new year with a showcase of newly-made 35mm prints, a celebration of crowd-pleasing music movies, and much, much more!" Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Video Store Sampler: The Return | 07 Aug 2025 | 01:31:55 | |
In this episode, Elric and Brian return to the aisle of the Pure Cinema Virtual Video store to recommend some films from various sections (including Comedy, Horror, War, Romance and more). If you enjoy this episode, go back and check out previous Video Store sampler episodes! Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everyhting): 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/ 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 | |||
| Film Discoveries of 2021 - with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary | 03 Dec 2021 | 04:16:54 | |
Quentin Tarantino returns again to join Brian and Elric in this episode and this time, he is joined by is old pal Roger Avary to join in as all of them discuss their favorite film discoveries of 2021. "Discoveries" of course are older films seen for the first time in given year and there are at least 20 films discussed in this episode. Also please note that Quentin and Roger will be launching their own show soon called "The Video Archives Podcast" which folks should be on the lookout for in the coming months. 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!)
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| New Beverly Calendar: December, 2021 | 22 Nov 2021 | 01:38:02 | |
Elric and Brian are Joined by Phil from the New Beverly to talk about the programming for the month of December to close out 2021! Per New Beverly, "Our December calendar is here and it's filled with yuletide classics & festive favorites, snowy comedies & holiday romances, Santa-filled frights, Licorice Pizza & much, much more!" Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/
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| Fun City Cinema (Bonus) | 15 Nov 2021 | 00:55:21 | |
For this bonus episode, Brian and Elric interview film writer and author of the new book Fun City Cinema - New York City And the Movies That Made It - Jason Bailey. Jason has done a wonderful job encapsulating and curating a bunch of great New York films whilst also intertwining them with the real life narrative of the city itself and what was going on with it at the times these movies were made. It's a delightful coffee table sized book and gets a high Pure Cinema recommend. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3qyGJd3 (Or at your favorite online and brick and mortar booksellers) You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/
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| 5 Films, 5 Labels (Blu-ray Discoveries) | 05 Nov 2021 | 01:49:26 | |
In this episode, Elric and Brian cross over into Just the Discs territory as they each choose five Blu-rays from five different Blu-ray Labels to highlight - very much a "5 Films Because" kind of thing and all the films are new discoveries for both of them. 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!)
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| New Beverly Calendar: November, 2021 | 26 Oct 2021 | 01:50:01 | |
Elric and Brian are Joined by Phil from the New Beverly to talk about the programming for the month of November! Per New Beverly, "In November we celebrate the career of filmmaker James Bridges, present world cinema classics by Kurosawa and Almodóvar, host a Judy Garland Thanksgiving, pre-code Stanwyck & much more! Share with friends and let us know what you're most excited to see back on the big screen." Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/
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| Horror-thon! | 22 Oct 2021 | 01:49:53 | |
Brian and Elric try to emulate what the New Beverly is doing this month by each programming their own 4-film Horror Movie Marathon! BUT wait, there's more - this time they are joined by not one but THREE special guests to each offer their own ideas for just such a Horror-thon. They are joined by Bill Ackerman, Patrick Bromley and Stephanie Crawford individually to get even more ideas for movies to watch during the last week or so of the spookiest month of the year! This is a special bonus episode made possible by our wonderful Patreon supporters! You too can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Bonus - COMING HOME IN THE DARK Interviews | 07 Oct 2021 | 01:47:05 | |
In this very special Bonus Episode, Elric flies solo and talks to some folks behind the new film COMING HOME IN THE DARK. One of the best reviewed & hardest hitting films of the year is now in theaters and VOD and happens to be directed by one of Elric's oldest friends James Ashcroft. The two discuss the film (spoiler-free mostly) and touch on other impactful New Zealand films and James discusses a few key films that influenced his dark vision. In the second part of the episode Elric hosted the live post-screening Q & A with the star of the film, actor Daniel Gillies (The originals). This conversation is all spoilers so watch the film before listening. Thanks to the American Cinematheque for recording this conversation. | |||
| "Dogs of the Week" | 02 Oct 2021 | 02:00:52 | |
In this Episode, Elric and Brian take a long look at the old "Dogs of the Week" Segment that Siskel and Ebert used to do as part of their show in the lates 70s and early 80s. The "Dogs" were their picks for the worst films of a given week and they even had a small canine called "Spot the Wonderdog" who would kick of each of these segments with a little bark. Many interesting films were panned during the Dogs of the Week period and some of them definitely are truly dogs whilst others may have more going on and be interesting to discuss. 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!) You can also help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| New Beverly Calendar: October, 2021 | 21 Sep 2021 | 02:27:48 | |
Phil, Elric and Brian are back to talk about the October calendar for the New Beverly and it is jam packed with spooky goodness! From modern classics like NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and SUSPIRIA to old black & white goodies and so much more - this month's programming has something for every kind of horror fan to enjoy. Check out the New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ | |||
| L.A. Movies | 06 Sep 2021 | 01:48:41 | |
Following up a New Beverly Calendar full of Los Angeles Movies (as well as a Patreon episode with more of them), Elric and Brian go for one more round and talk more about films that take place in the great California city. 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!) You can also help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod
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| Quentin Tarantino's Tribute to Michael Madsen | 31 Jul 2025 | 03:42:42 | |
This very special episode of the podcast is dedicated to the late great Michael Madsen who passed away recently. We are Joined by Quentin Tarantino and Jules McLean to talk about Madsen and for this show Quentin prepared a list of 10 performances from Madsen (film and TV) that he loves (and that don't come from any of his own films). We talk about all of them and what made Michael so special. A wonderful tribute to an incredible actor that we will all miss. If you haven't heard it, we recommend listening to this wonderful interview we were lucky enough to get with Madsen back in 2020: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IAQTMGOVtCtyWiQ8mlkUr?si=Fj2Cqs0tQJmqMQWskSF0fA 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/ 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: September, 2021 | 23 Aug 2021 | 02:27:38 | |
In this Calendar episode, Elric, Brian and Phil talk about the movies programmed at the New Beverly for the month of September 2021 where the overriding theme is "L.A. Movies". So lots of great and interesting films to talk about, all of them set in the great city of Los Angeles! Check out the New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ | |||
| Once Upon a Time In...Hollywood Novel - Deep Dive (Bonus) | 16 Aug 2021 | 01:41:17 | |
For this special Bonus Episode, Elric and Brian are joined by returning guest Kim Morgan to continue a conversation about ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD as recorded in a previous episode - but this time the focus is on Quentin Tarantino's Novel of OUATIH and how it relates, compares and generally ties back into the film itself. PLEASE NOTE - this episode goes deep into spoilers for the book so it is suggested that you read it before you listen. The book is available from Harper Perennial and can be purchased wherever you buy books online or in stores. | |||
| World Crime Sampler | 09 Aug 2021 | 01:36:08 | |
In this episode, Elric and Brian go around the world to talk about crime films from several other countries - including Japan, France, the UK and more! 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!) You can also help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Teenage Wasteland (Live at the New Beverly) (Bonus) | 02 Aug 2021 | 01:09:02 | |
This shorter episode is the audio from Elric and Brian's first live podcast taping - recorded at the New Beverly on the evening of July 22nd, 2021. The discussion followed an excellent screening of Pure Cinema favorite OVER THE EDGE (1979) and the episode itself focuses on Teen films (called "Teenage Wasteland") and features 5 films because each from both Brian and Elric. Enjoy! You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| New Beverly Calendar: August, 2021 | 22 Jul 2021 | 02:42:17 | |
Elric, Brian, Phil and special Guest Jim Hemphill discuss August's New Beverly Calendar, which is a blast and a half and offers tributes to Michael Chapman, William Smith, Veronica Lake, Jim Henson and More and sees the return of Weekend Kiddie Matinees! PLUS Cartoon Club! AND a tease of Whats coming in September! Check out the New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ | |||
| Summer Discoveries | 16 Jul 2021 | 02:41:30 | |
Elric and Brian dig into some "Summer Discoveries" they've been making for this episode and chat about something like 21 films that they've enjoyed for one reason or another and are seeing for basically the first time. Lots of interesting movies recommendations throughout! This episode marks the first for an additional new sponsor for PCP - the streaming service 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!) You can also help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Public Domain Movies (with Quentin Tarantino) | 01 Jul 2021 | 04:27:44 | |
Our "Summer of Quentin" Continues as Mr. Tarantino joins us again to talk about a topic of his own choosing - Public Domain Movies (ie movies that are not protected by intellectual property laws such as copyright, trademark, or patent laws). Unlike many of our other episodes, all the movies we discuss on this one can be found on YouTube as they are all ostensibly in the public domain - so please dive in and check some of them out at your leisure! You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| New Beverly Calendar: July, 2021 | 21 Jun 2021 | 02:30:20 | |
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 2021 | 03:18:44 | |
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! You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| New Beverly Calendar: June, 2021 | 24 May 2021 | 01:48:57 | |
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/
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| New Beverly Calendar: August 2025 | 25 Jul 2025 | 01:47:03 | |
This August the New Beverly Cinema pays tribute to actor Michael Madsen, the unforgettable star of Reservoir Dogs and frequent Quentin Tarantino collaborator. We also showcase a series of New Hollywood classics, share animation from Studio Ghibli and Walt Disney Productions, spotlight an exhilarating pair of modern western updates, debut a brand new print of a Norm Macdonald comedy fave, uncover a trio of rarities starring Acquanetta, plus midnights, matinees, and much more – all in glorious 35mm! Brian, Elric and Phil discuss all of it on this new Calendar episode! 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 | |||
| Danny Peary's Guide For the Film Fanatic | 03 May 2021 | 03:49:49 | |
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 You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| The Films of David Lynch - Part Two | 19 Apr 2021 | 03:13:55 | |
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. You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| The Films of David Lynch - Part One | 01 Apr 2021 | 03:34:28 | |
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. You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Italian Genre Sampler | 22 Mar 2021 | 01:42:00 | |
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. You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| The Five Senses (Patreon Bonus) | 16 Mar 2021 | 00:57:26 | |
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! Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/
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| QT Movie Club (with Quentin Tarantino!) | 02 Mar 2021 | 03:54:40 | |
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! You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Animal Attacks Sampler | 17 Feb 2021 | 02:30:55 | |
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 You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Teen Movie Hell | 01 Feb 2021 | 02:12:06 | |
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 You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Fantasy Films | 19 Jan 2021 | 02:26:37 | |
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). You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| 5 Films Because | 04 Jan 2021 | 01:55:05 | |
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! You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| The Year 1975 | 01 Jul 2025 | 01:54:12 | |
In this episode, Brian and Elric look back at a bunch of movies that are turning 50 and run down their individual Top 10's from the year 1975 as well as some of their favorite new-to-them watches from the year. 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/ 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 | |||
| Film Discoveries of 2020 | 21 Dec 2020 | 02:23:31 | |
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/ You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| Exploitation Arthouse | 04 Dec 2020 | 02:15:02 | |
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 You can help support Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/ | |||
| 80s and 90s Thrillers | 20 Nov 2020 | 02:57:17 | |
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! You can help support Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/
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