Celluloid Dreams - the Movie Show

CELLULOID DREAMS 10/24/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: This is it-- our Halloween gift to boo-- er, you! 

MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK re-examines the vast filmography and legacy of one of the 20th century's greatest filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, through a new lens: the auteur's own voice. We're joined by writer/ director Mark Cousins (THE EYES OF ORSON WELLES). 

From 2010: The independant direct-to-video documentary THE PSYCHO LEGACY examines the history of the PSYCHO film franchise and the continuing legacy of Hitchcock's original classic via interviews with the cast and crew of all four PSYCHO films. From our vault, we chat with director Robert V. Galluzzo. 

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including WE LIVE IN TIME; SMILE 2; GOODRICH; WOMAN OF THE HOUR [Netflix]; BROTHERS [Amazon Prime]; PANDA PLAN; RUMOURS; THE LINE; THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN [Netflix]; MEMOIR OF A SNAIL; TWISTERS [4K][Universal Home Video] and CUCKOO [Decal Releasing]. 

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This week's classic featured soundtrack: JOURNEY TO THE STARS: A SCI-FI & FANTASY ADVENTURE (music by Various) [Philips Classics]

CELLULOID DREAMS 10/10/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: 'Tis the (scary) season! 

LITTLE BITES follows a young widow and mother, who desperately tries to protect her daughter from the grips of a fiendish, flesh-eating monster. The mother has been secretly sacrificing her own life by allowing the creature to slowly feast on her body as she keeps her daughter hidden away at her grandmother's home. Yum! We connect with writer/director Spider One & lead actor Krsy Fox. 

This past year, we marked the 50th anniversary of the passing of Noël Coward, so it seems the right moment to look back at his extraordinary life. The documentary MAD ABOUT THE BOY: THE NOËL COWARD STORY explores the life and career of the British writer/actor/composer and wit across the stage and screen, and his hidden sexuality. From London, we're joined by writer/director Barnaby Thompson. 

Halloween night, 1977: the host of a live, late night TV talk show struggling for ratings brings on some guests connected to the supernatural, including a young girl who may be possessed. What could go wrong? It's LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL-- new to Blu-ray!-- and we're joined by the show's lead actor (and horror fan) David Dastmalchian! 

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX; IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE [Netflix]; SATURDAY NIGHT; PIECE BY PIECE; DAAAAAALI!; THE SILENT HOUR [also VOD 10/11]; A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) [4K][Warner Home Entertainment] and THE PROJECT A COLLECTION (2 Films, 4 Cuts) [4K][88 Films]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: ALIEN: ISOLATION (Original Video Game Soundtrack) (music by Joe Henson & Alexis Smith a.k.a. The Flight and Christian Henson) [Hollywood Records]

CELLULOID DREAMS 10/3/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Audacity, style and brilliance. 

A handful of directors defined cinema of the 1970s and early 1980s-- among them Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola. Unlike them, Brian DePalma charted his own course with a string of unique, genre-bending films that set the DePalma style mixing sexuality, humor and violence. In his book THE DEPALMA DECADE: REDEFINING CINEMA WITH DOUBLES, VOYEURS AND PSYCHIC TEENS, award-winning filmmaker and author (and our sole guest) Laurent Bouzereau focuses on seven of the director's titles: SISTERS, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, OBSESSION, CARRIE, THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL and BLOW OUT. 

Plus, XL "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including WOLFS [Apple TV+]; MEGALOPOLIS; A DIFFERENT MAN; THE WILD ROBOT; HOLD YOUR BREATH; THE OUTRUN; WHITE BIRD; ME, MYSELF & THE VOID [VoD]; YOU ARE NOT ALONE (1978) [Altered Innocence]; THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK [Arrow Video]; CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT [Unobstructed View]; THE MUMMY AND THE CURSE OF THE JACKALS (1969) [Severin Films]; THE CREATURE (La Criatura—1977) [Severin Films] and A DOG CALLED... VENGEANCE (1977) [Severin Films]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX (music by Hildur Guðnadóttir) [WaterTower Music]

CELLULOID DREAMS 9/26/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: 

A gripping cinematic adaptation of the best-selling novel, A MISTAKE delves into the perilous aftermath of a surgeon's split-second medical decision, unfolding a thrilling exploration of the fatal ripple effects triggered by a single human error. A MISTAKE was directed and co-written by Christine Jeffs, who zooms in from New Zealand. 

Now on 4K Blu-ray: A lonely screenwriter encounters a neighbor one night in their near-empty London apartment block and get together. As a relationship develops, the writer wrestles with memories of his past and is drawn back to his childhood home which appears to be inhabited by his parents, looking exactly the same as the day they died. ALL OF US STRANGERS is the film and we sit down with writer/director Andrew Haigh. [from 2023]

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including IN THE SUMMERS; LEE; NOTICE TO QUIT; NEVER LET GO; CLOSE YOUR EYES [also VOD 10/3]; [Warner Home Entertainment]; LONGLEGS [Decal Releasing] and MOTHER'S INSTINCT [Decal Releasing]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY (music by Ilan Eshkeri) [WaterTower Music]