Cinemallennials

On today’s episode, I talked with Frances Mulraney, a former colleague of mine who picked, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari or in its original German, Das Kabinett des Dr. Caligari . Described as the first true horror film by Roger Ebert, and the precursor to arthouse films by Danny Peary, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is by far and away one of if not the most influential, and discussed silent film of all time. From its encapsulating German Expressionist atmosphere to featuring film’s very first ambiguous twist ending The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari has influenced not only the genres of horror, psychological thrillers, and film noir, but it also has been used as a muse for films like Metropolis, M, Battleship Potempkin, The Man Who Laughs, Dracula, Frankenstein, pretty much all of the works of Tim Burton, especially, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas and even Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island. As it is the 100th anniversary of the film's debut, it is the perfect time to get into it.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows the story of Franzis, who tells the strange tale of how a mad psychiatrist brainwashed a young man who has slept walked for all of his 23 years to murder the ones Franzis loves the most, and his quest to stop them both only for the audience to later find out who our main character are really. So, sit back relax, and whatever you do, don’t ask anyone about the date you might die.

You can purchase The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari here.

Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.

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On today’s episode, I talked with Olivia Dalessandro, who picked 1902’s, A Trip to the Moon or Le Voyage dans la Lune written, directed, and starring the one-man studio himself, Georges Méliès. Inspired by the writings of the godfather of science fiction, Jules Verne, Méliès is the first to bring science-fiction and fantasy to the silver screen.  Not only is he a pioneer in science-fiction, but he also popularized editing techniques like substitution splices, dissolves, time-lapses, and hand-painted colorization that enabled the growth of the science-fiction fantasy genre films we run to see on the big screen today. A Trip to the Moon follows the story of an expedition to the moon where astronomers and space marines encounter the vastness of space, The Man in the Moon, and even an alien race! So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the first ride to the final frontier.

You can purchase A Trip to the Moon here

Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.

Website: dlewmoviereview.com/

Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/

Twitter: twitter.com/dlewmoviereview

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On today’s episode, I talked with Eric McDonough, otherwise known as Conservative Film Buff on Twitter, and Letterboxd. Eric picked 1928’s The Passion of Joan of Arc. 

Directed by Danish Francophile Carl Theodore Dreyer for the Société Générale des Films. Dreyer quite literally took his dialogue and scenery from the annals of history as he used the actual court minutes that were recorded by the members of the clergy that put Joan of Arc to the stake in May of 1431.  Fast-forwarding to 1927, Dreyer has immense pressure on him to create a masterpiece as French nationalism was at a peak, and Joan was officially named as a saint by the Catholic Church only years earlier, and he did just that. 

The Passion of Joan of Arc is known for its slower, but intense pacing, its revolutionary cinematography, the miraculous story of its survival as its lost negative was discovered in a mental institution in Norway, and of course its reputation for containing the greatest acting performance ever recorded.

The Passion of Joan of Arc follows the last days of Jeanne d’Arc, a French peasant girl that stated Angels sent by God told her to unite and free France from English rule during the conflict we now know as the Hundred Years War. She accomplishes this through miraculously breaking the Siege of Orleans, securing the coronation city of Reims resulting in the coronation of King Charles VII all by leading from the front, as a teenager. She is eventually captured and ransomed to the English to be tried for heresy and this is where The Passion of Joan of Arc begins.

So sit back relax and don't sign any abjurations.

You can purchase The Passion of Joan of Arc here

Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.

Website: dlewmoviereview.com/

Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/

Twitter: twitter.com/dlewmoviereview

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On today’s episode, I talked with actor Derrin Stull, who picked 1928’s The Man Who Laughs.

You know when we were all kids and some of us including myself dressed up as what we were told were the classic Halloween costumes? Y’know like the Mummy, Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula? Well, our main character Gwynplaine should be held among them as The Man Who Laughs built the aesthetic foundation and stage upon which the Universal Picture Horror film series, its monsters, and the horror genre as a whole starred.

Directed by German expressionist Paul Leni and starring horror actor progenitor Conrad Veidt alongside the very first scream queen herself Mary Philbin, The Man Who Laughs follows Gwynplaine a man who was horribly disfigured as a child and is sentenced to live his life with a permanent smile due to his father’s failed rebellion. His life is both cursed and blessed in childhood as he saves a baby girl named Deá who is blind, and both are then rescued by a kindly philosopher. They grow older, fall in love, and live happy lives despite the crowds that cruelly mock Gwynplaine until someone unveils his secret past. So, sit back, relax, and watch the smile that inspired one of film’s greatest villains, The Joker.

You can purchase The Man Who Laughs here.

Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.

Website: dlewmoviereview.com/

Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/

Twitter: twitter.com/dlewmoviereview

Instagram: @dlew88

   On today’s episode, I talked with Heather Reed, who picked 1931’s M or M: Eine Stadt zukt einen Morder, which was directed by Fritz Lang, and was written alongside his wife, Thea von Harbou who both worked together previously on his Dr. Mabuse series, the five-hour-long Die Nibelungen Saga, and possibly the most influential Science-Fiction film of all time, Metropolis. M starring Hollywood icon before he was one, Peter Lorre follows the story of Hans Beckert, a child murderer who is tracked down by both the German Authorities and the criminal underworld. M is considered to be the first in the serial killer slasher film genre. So sit back relax, and enjoy the show.

You can purchase M here.

Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.

Website: dlewmoviereview.com/

Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/

Twitter: twitter.com/dlewmoviereview

Instagram: @dlew88

On today’s episode, I talked with my twin brother Tom about 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey directed by the legendary Stanley Kubrick. Due to its technical achievements in visual effects, its scientific accuracy, sound design, and how it approaches philosophy and life’s biggest questions, 2001: A Space Odyssey, is often considered to be the greatest film of all time.  After the release of Dr. Strangelove, Kubrick wanted to set out to make “the proverbial good science fiction film”. 

Based on the short stories of one of the most-influential Science-Fiction writers of all time, Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 covers the length and breadth of time and space as our characters seek to discover the link between early and technologically advanced man. So, Sit back, relax, and open the pod bay doors to 2001: A Space Odyssey. 

You can purchase 2001: A Space Odyssey here.

Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.

Website: dlewmoviereview.com/

Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/

Twitter: twitter.com/dlewmoviereview

Instagram: @dlew88

Welcome to Cinemallennials! 

Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.

Website: dlewmoviereview.com/

Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/

Twitter: twitter.com/dlewmoviereview

Instagram: @dlew88