Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine, Ian Hendry,[3] Britt Ekland, John Osborne and Bryan Mosley. The screenplay was adapted by Hodges from Ted Lewis's 1970 novel Jack's Return Home. Produce

Chameleon Street

Feb 28th, 2019 1h 9m

Wendell B. Harris, Jr won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival with his debut independent feature "Chameleon Street", a fictional retelling of the incredible life of professional imposter William Douglas Street, a man who pre

184. 'Dune 2'

6 days ago 56m 30s

Denis Villenueve's masterpiece 2nd part of his 'Dune' trilogy.

183. 'Get Shorty' (1995)

17 days ago 1h 6m

Barry Sonnenfeld and Scott Frank's adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1990 crime novel 'Get Shorty' was the 2nd film that John Travolta made after returning to top stardom with a bang in Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction'. This vibe-y, enjoyable, smartly-

182. 'Sunset Boulevard' (1950) with Special Guest Brad Caleb Kane

Mar 21st, 2024 1h 26m

I'm joined again by multi-hyphenate Brad Caleb Kane for a discussion about Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett's iconic 1950 satirical noir Hollywood cautionary tale 'Sunset Boulevard' and various other digressions!

181. All of Brad Pitt's Scenes in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

Mar 14th, 2024 1h 59m

The second in my growing collection of episodes devoted to 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'...this time it's an episode celebrating all the brilliant Cliff Booth scenes...scenes representing some of Brad Pitt's finest acting to date and the hear

Oscars 2024 Recap

Mar 11th, 2024 36m 24s

It's my annual Oscar Recap. And Killers of the Flower Moon wuz robbed!

179. All of Leonardo Dicaprio's Rick Dalton Scenes from 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

Mar 5th, 2024 1h 35m

All of Leonardo DiCaprio's scenes as Rick Dalton in Quentin Tarantino's movie-making love-letter 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' If you're new to the podcast, there's an episode just for you. Previous All Their Scenes episodes: Phillip Seymou

178. 'Klute' (1971)

Feb 26th, 2024 1h 19m

Alan J. Pakula deserves more attention and respect as one of the grestest American film directors of any era. His run of films in the 70's, from 'Klute' to 'The Parallax View' to 'All The President's Men'...all brilliantly shot by Cinematograp

177. 'The Third Man' (1949)

Feb 15th, 2024 1h 19m

Carol Reed and Graham Greene's iconic post-war neo noir classic 'The Third Man'. A perfect movie. Steven Soderbergh calls it the only movie you need to watch in order to learn how to make a movie. In this episode I cover the making of, the batt

176. 'The Long Good Friday' (1980)

Feb 9th, 2024 1h 14m

In which my evolving, complicated relationship with the crowd-pleasing John 'Frenzy' MacKenzie's exuberant, vibe-y classic 'The Long Good Friday' is flayed open and nailed to the floor for your auditory enjoyment.

The King Crimson Documentary

Jan 25th, 2024 1h 17m

Director Toby Amies and I discuss his excellent and unexpected documentary 'In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50'.

174. 'Aliens' and 'Alien 3'

Jan 17th, 2024 1h 18m

Ridley Scott's brilliant 1979 sci-fi/horror classic 'Alien' burnished his deserved reputation as bold re-interpreter of techno-dystopian futurism and exploder of genres. But it made a lot of money and dollar signs in the eyes of 'Alien' produce

173. 'Withnail & I' (1987)

Dec 14th, 2023 1h 57m

One of the most quotable and iconic of British films, born out of writer/director Bruce Robinson's personal experiences and shepherded to the big screen by George Harrison and his Handmade Films company. 'Withnail & I' is a beloved comedy but i

'The French Connection' (1971)

Nov 30th, 2023 2h 18m

Billy Friedkin's iconic 1971 game-changing NYC police procedural/car chase classic 'The French Connection' has a fascinating backstory and making-of history, and, hey: that's what I'm here for! To bring you all the best stories behind the scene

171. 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle' (1973)

Nov 9th, 2023 1h 19m

Peter Yates was quietly one of the most interesting film directors of his time. His seminal 1967 British train-robbery film 'Robbery' got him noticed for the job directing Steve McQueen in 1968's 'Bullitt'. In that film, Yates turned in a car

170. 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (2023)

Oct 26th, 2023 1h 59m

Martin Scorcese's new film 'Killers of the Flower Moon' is in many ways his magnum opus; it's a film carefully wrought with all of his and his production team's highest possible creative efforts, and it also marshals all those resources in the

169. Phone Call Scenes In Movies

Oct 12th, 2023 1h 17m

A particular interest of mine is phone calls in movies. I'm interested in them as plot devices, as examples of good or indifferent screenwriting, as opportunities for actors to show different sides of themselves in scenes where they're not oppo

168. An Appreciation of All of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's Scenes in 'Charlie Wilson's War'

Oct 5th, 2023 1h 3m

An appreciation of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and his brilliant portrayal of real-life CIA Most Interesting Man Gust Avrokotos in Mike Nichols' final film 'Charlie Wilson's War'.

Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty in 'Lost In America' (1985)

Sep 26th, 2023 1h 33m

'Lost In America' was Albert Brooks' 3rd film as a writer/director/star and remains probably the most broadly-appealing of his films. It's one of two of his films to have been given the Criterion stamp of cineaste approval, the other being the

166. 'Across 110th Street', Bobby Womack, and the 1972 Film of the Same Name

Sep 13th, 2023 1h 25m

'Across 110th Street' is a 1972 Harlem crime film that contains many of the tropes of the exploitation films of the era...but it also contains incredible performances from black actors whose skills rise far above the material at hand, people li

165. The Michael Keaton Ray Nicolette Cinematic Universe of 'Jackie Brown' and 'Out of Sight'

Aug 29th, 2023 1h 16m

Elmore Leonard's cocky, energetic ATF Agent Ray Nicolet is a key protagonist in his book 'Rum Punch'. For Quentin Tarantino's film adaptation of 'Rum Punch', 'Jackie Brown', the character, now named "Ray Nicolette" was embodied by the brillian

164. 'Jackie Brown' (1997)

Aug 25th, 2023 1h 3m

Quentin Tarantino surprised fans with the release of his third film, 'Jackie Brown' coming as it did on the heels of the global phenomenon that was 'Pulp Fiction' in all its unprecedented Tarantino-ness. Devoid of gory violence, 'Jackie Brown'

'To Live and Die in LA' (1985)

Aug 17th, 2023 1h 21m

Billy Friedkin, maybe the weirdest (in a good way) major American director of his generation, almost doesn't make sense on paper; wait...the same guy directed 'The French Connection' and 'The Excorcist'? But the ups and downs of Friedkin's sto

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie'

Aug 8th, 2023 1h 3m

A deep-dive into the semiotics of 'Barbie' and its post-feminist critique of corporate capitalism and American mores. Just kidding, I went and saw 'Barbie' with five 12-year-olds. Six, if you count me. But seriously, this episode unpacks some o