Cedar Lee Radio - An Art House Film Podcast

BONUS EPISODE:

We have a chat with Kev Boycik, the Director and Founding Member of Simply His Servants, the floorshow cast here at the Cedar Lee Theatre. 

We talk about the start of The Rocky Horror Picture Show here at the theatre, Kev's collection of RHPS ephemera, the logistics of making hundreds of pieces of toast and 'virgin' initiations.  

Join Kev and the entire cast of Simply His Servants this Saturday (October 27th) for our special Halloween shows at 9:30pm and Midnight.

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On this week's episode we take a look at the new documentary Free Solo.  We also discuss which company is better for movie theatres - Amazon or Netflix, we check in with the specialty box office, we try to figure out if First Man is a box office failure and we reveal our #CedarLee3 picks for our favorite films about obsession.

Art House News:

The specialty Box Office this week had some early indications that Amazon has a hit film in Beautiful Boy.  2018 is the first year that Amazon has distributed their own films, and so far they haven't seen that much success - financially speaking.

First Man is being interpreted as a potential box office failure after less than a week in wide release.  It seems a little premature for a film that is connecting with audiences.

New Film: 

Free Solo (Elizabeth Chai Vasharhelyi and Jimmy Chin)

#CedarLee3:

This week's list of films you should be watching was inspired by Free Solo and Alex Honnold's obsession to free climb El Capitan's 3,000ft wall.  We pick of our favorite films about obsession.  Characters with a drive that won't be stopped.  Fitzcarraldo (1982), Man on Wire (2008), All About Eve (1950), Misery (1990), Zodiac (2007) and Whiplash (2014).

Tell us about your favorites @CedarLeeTheatre using #CedarLee3.

Show segments:

Intro - 00:00 - 00:48

Last Seen - 00:50 - 03:46

Cedar Lee Buzz - 03:47 - 08:38

Art House News - 08:45 - 16:19

New Films - 16:24 - 21:12

#CedarLee3 - 21:12 - 29:30

Special Events - 29:31 - 33:49 

Tickets and more information HERE.

On this week's episode we take a look at Colette, The Old Man and the Gun, Tea with the Dames and First Man.  We also try and figure out if Robert Redford is really retiring from acting, we check in with the specialty box office and reveal our #CedarLee3 picks for the best Redford films - either as actor or director. 

Art House News:

The specialty Box Office this week was all about Free Solo (again) and Colette.  Free Solo crossed the $1 million dollar mark this past weekend (on only 41 screens) and looks to be the doc hit of the fall.

Is Robert Redford done acting...you decide.  He also recently posted a personal message on the Sundance Film Festival website encouraging some social civility.

#CedarLee3:

This week's list of films you should be watching was inspired by The Old Man and the Gun and the news of Robert Redford's (possible) retirement - our favorite Redford films, acting or directing.  Ordinary  People (1980), The Company You Keep (2012), Out of Africa (1985), All the President's Men (1976), All is Lost (2013) and Jeremiah Johnson (1976).

Tell us about your favorites @CedarLeeTheatre using #CedarLee3.

Show segments:

Intro - 00:00 - 01:07

Last Seen - 01:10 - 03:37

Cedar Lee Buzz - 03:38 - 05:48

Art House News - 05:49 - 08:15

New Films - 08:21 - 17:33

#CedarLee3 - 17:40 - 24:35

Special Events - 24:36 - 28:09 

Tickets and more information HERE.

On this week's episode we take a look at the latest remake of A Star is Born. We'll also be discussing the Cleveland Jewish Film Festival with Deborah Bobrow, The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Kev Boycik and our #CedarLee3 picks for the best "unconventional musicals". 

Art House News:

The specialty Box Office this week was all about Free Solo and The Old Man and the Gun.  Free Solo debuted with the highest per screen average for a documentary.  Both films open later this month.

At the DOC NYC festival, the largest documentary film festival in the United States, there is an annual 'Short List' that tries to predict which docs will go on to Oscar glory.  

#CedarLee3:

This week's list of films you should be watching was inspired by A Star is Born and the sub-genre of "unconventional musicals".  We discuss: Hairspray (1988), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), Nashville (1975), Cabaret (1972), The Miami Connection (1987) and Almost Famous (2000).

Tell us about your favorites @CedarLeeTheatre using #CedarLee3.

Show segments:

Intro - 00:00 - 01:01

Last Seen - 01:02 - 03:56

Cedar Lee Buzz - 03:57 - 07:45

Art House News - 07:46 - 12:08

Interview (Deborah Bobrow) - 12:10-24:29

New Film - 24:37 - 28:32

#CedarLee3 - 28:33 - 38:15

Interview (Kev Boycik) - 38:22 - 43:52

Special Events - 44:01 - 47:34 

On this week's episode we take a look at three new films: Blaze, Pick of the Litter and Love, Gilda.

Art House News:

The specialty Box Office this week was all about Colette and it's spectacular debut in limited release.  It opens here on October 12th.

The expectations for any film directed by Michael Moore have been unrealistic for years, and Fahrenheit 11/9 is no exception.  Unfortunately, Moore himself isn't helping by setting unrealistic expectations himself.

#CedarLee3:

This week's list of films you should be watching was inspired by Pick of the Litter and got us thinking about the different kinds of roles dogs have played in wildly different films throughout the years.  Tell us about your favorites @CedarLeeTheatre using #CedarLee3.

Show segments:

Intro - 00:00 - 00:46

Last Seen - 00:47 - 3:36

Cedar Lee Buzz - 03:37 - 08:21

Art House News - 08:22 - 13:39

New Films - 14:43 - 24:16

#CedarLee3 - 24:22 - 32:44

Special Events - 32:45 - 36:14 

On this week's episode we take a look at six new films: Lizzie, Assassination Nation, Mandy, Fahrenheit 11/9, Life Itself and A Happening of Monumental Proportions.

In Art House News this week:

Jon Forman, President of Cleveland Cinemas and Founder of the Cleveland International Film Festival joins us to discuss the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).  Jon was there at the first TIFF and gives us some perspective on how the festival has evolved thru the years.  Then we discuss the films he saw this year: Fahrenheit 11/9, A Star is Born, Roma, The Old Man and the Gun, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Beautiful Boy, Boy Erased and What They Had.

#CedarLee3:

This week's list of films you should be watching was inspired by Judy Greer stepping behind the camera to direct A Happening of Monumental Proportions - our top films directed by actors.  Share your favorite films directed by actors with us @CedarLeeTheatre using #CedarLee3.

Show segments:

Intro - 00:00 - 00:54

Last Seen - 00:55 - 2:44

Cedar Lee Buzz - 02:45 - 04:57

Art House News (Interview) - 05:02 - 18:25

New Films - 19:26 - 30:07

Cedar Lee 3 - 30:13 - 37:20

Special Events - 37:21 - 39:45 

On this week's episode we take a look at three new films: The Wife, We the Animals and Where Hands Touch.

In Art House News this week:

Why TIFF is Great for Art House Business - Since 2010, the Audience Award Winners coming out of Toronto have been; The King's Speech, Silver Linings Playbook, 12 Years a Slave, The Imitation Game, Room, La La Land and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri.  So we'll pay attention to all the buzz and awards…so check back next week for more.   For now, we check in on Fahrenheit 11/9 (opening next week) and TV Shows premiering at a film festival.

Box Office Hits (on the Art House Circuit) - Why you don't see that hit festival film the same time film geeks in NYC are able to.  It's not us, we swear.  We use the release of Sony Pictures Classics The Wife as an example of how to perfectly build critical buzz and audience interest in a film, while taking their sweet time getting the film to us in Cleveland.

Also on this episode: Cedar Lee 3 - our list of films you should be seeing this week was inspired by Glenn Close and her powerful performance in The Wife.  She's been nominated for an Oscar 6 times (hope, hope #7 on the way), but has never won.  So, we list our Top 3 Oscar Snubs.  Share your most egregious Oscar snubbed film, technician or performer with us @CedarLeeTheatre #CedarLee3

Show segements:

Intro - 00:00 - 00:48

Last Seen - 00:50 - 3:37

Cedar Lee Buzz - 03:38 - 06:10

Art House News: 06:11 - 16:36

New Films - 17:34 - 24:57

Cedar Lee 3 - 25:04 - 36:38

Special Events - 36:40 - 31:53 

On this week's episode we take a look at two new films: The Bookshop and John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection.

In Art House News this week:

R.I.P. Village Voice - a publication (and website) that for decades championed esoteric, offbeat and overlooked films is no more.

Netflix Aims for an Oscar - Netflix has been quietly buying up and/or financing new films from top international directors (Ex. Alfonso Cuarón, Martin Scorsese, Susanne Bier, Orson Welles, Tamara Jenkins, the Coen Brothers...), but will they be shown in theatres or on your phone?

Telluride Film Festival - The start to the fall film festival season has kicked off with Telluride and the buzz has already begun for a few films coming this fall to the Cedar Lee Theatre.

Also on this episode: Cedar Lee 3 - our list of films you should be seeing this week was inspired by The Bookshop - Aaron and Dave list their top film adaptations.  Share your favorite adapted films with us @CedarLeeTheatre #CedarLee3

Show segements:

Intro - 00:00 - 00:48

Last Seen - 00:50 - 2:08

Cedar Lee Buzz - 02:13 - 3:37

Art House News: 03:38 - 13:04

New Films - 14:03 - 19:13

Cedar Lee 3 - 19:19 - 29:00

Special Events - 29:01 - 31:53

On this week's episode we take a look at three new films: Operation Finale, The Little Stranger and Juliet, Naked.

We also discuss Ethan Hawke throwing shade at superhero movies, David Lynch waxing philosophic about the art and purpose of cinema and check in with how the specialty box office performed.

Also on this episode: Cedar Lee 3 - our list of films you should be seeing this week was inspired by Operation Finale - Aaron and Dave list their top WWII films.  Share your favorite WWII films with us @CedarLeeTheatre #CedarLee3

Show segements:

Intro - 00:00 - 00:45

Last Seen - 00:46 - 3:00

Cedar Lee Buzz - 03:06 - 07:22

New Films - 08:20 - 17:02

Cedar Lee 3 - 17:09 - 23:55

Special Events - 24:00 - 25:22