Cinema Spectator

Rom Com Month continues with Isaac and Cameron viewing Jim Carry in a surprising role about a break-up. Directed by Michel Gondry and written by Charlie Kaufman, this film uses incredible lighting, acting, and set design to invoke audiences to consider memory. The cast is stacked with Jim Carry, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood, Kristen Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Ruffalo, and more!

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Tim Smith and Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support. 

Isaac picked this weeks film for Cameron continue the conversation around rom-com month. About Time follows the "young adult" life of Tim, an awkward romantic that just found out he can time travel through memory. It's written and directed by Richard Curtis, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, and Bill Nighy.

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Tim Smith and Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support. 

Cameron and Isaac launch into Rom-Com month with a classic Woody Allen Film. The movie follows the lives of adults struggling with love in New York City. 

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Tim Smith and Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support. 

Cameron presents a history lesson that reviews 8 early silent short films from  1895 to 1943. Explore the earliest years of cinema with the perspective of a modern viewer attempting to find entertainment in the history. Without being under the influence, Isaac attempts to explain ideas around art moving a participant with an indescribable truth. 

Films included:

Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat - The Lumière Brothers (1895) 

La Fée aux Choux “The Cabbage Fairy” - Alice Guy Blache (1896) 

The Man With the Rubber Head - George Méliès (1901) 

A Trip to the Moon - Georges Méliès (1902) 

A Corner in Wheat - D.W. Griffith (1909) 

The Massacre - D.W. Griffith (1912)

Un Chien Andalou - Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali (1929) 

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Tim Smith and Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support. 

Cameron and Isaac continue silent movie month with 2 Buster Keaton films. The conversation revolves around how well these movies have aged, the power of practical effects, and a casuals engagement with silent movies. 

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Tim Smith and Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support. 

Welcome to Silent Month at Cinema Spectator! Isaac and Cameron kick things off with a Chaplin classic. The movie follows The Tramp as he befriends a rich drunk man and falls in love with a blind woman. Can this old film hold the attention of a modern viewer?

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Tim Smith and Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support. 

Cameron revealed this weeks film and Isaac shivered in fear. Could he survive a musical? This week, we review West Side Story, Spielberg's big-budget take on the classic broadway play. This technical showcase stars Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, and more; living with neighborhood tension in the early 20th century New York Slums. Can the film win over a musical hater? 

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support. 

Isaac and Cameron review Ridley Scott's huge historical drama... the biggest medieval movie in 2021 that no one saw. Staring Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Jodie Comer, this movie follows different perspectives around a rape accusation. It's based on a true story, but can this history hold the attention of a causal viewer? 

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support. 

Hear Isaac's reaction to one of Cameron's favorite films of the the year. Pig stars Nicholas Cage as a lonely man searching for his lost, cherished truffle pig. What starts as a simple plot set begins to twist into something deep and meaningful. This Michael Sarnoski film is clearly one of the best films of this year, but can it catch a casuals interest? 

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Tim Smith and Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support. 

With the end of the year coming, Isaac and Cameron sit down to discuss the state of movies in 2021. The discussion explores ideas around measuring film success when the box office is a failing metric, the impact of streaming services, and the highest grossing films. This episode touches on some concerns around the CCP controlling the film industry, but just to be clear, ECFS Productions doesn't discriminate or endorse any discrimination against a persons race or ethnicity. This brief talking point is focused on the value of free speech in art and is not meant to offend or harm any specific person. 

Cinema Spectator is a movie podcast hosted by Isaac Ransom and Cameron Tuttle. The show is executive produced by Darrin O’Neill. The show is recorded and produced in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. You can support the show at patreon.com/ecfsproductions. You can follow us on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ECFS Productions (@ecfsproductions). Thank you for your generosity and support.