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Welcome to our Halloween Series! This month, each host will pick an essential Halloween flick for us to screen, and we'll start with a 90s classic: The Faculty! This teen scream epic stars a who's who of future talent (plus a goateed Jon Stewart). Plus, it's written by Kevin Williamson (Scream) and directed by Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn), so its 90s resume couldn't be stronger.

Will its scares still jolt you? Do all the pop culture riffs still land? We'll talk about how this movie holds up, and how it's changed it our eyes. Plus, find out all kinds of behind the scenes trivia on this week's Cinemavino!

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Our Presidential Series wraps up with The American President, a fluffy, charming rom-com from Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) and Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men)! It has an all-star cast, led by Michael Douglas and Annette Bening. The plot can be summed up in a simple logline: Can the President of the United States fall in love and build a relationship?

This is a fun, snappy movie, and it was a hit in its time. But how does it hold up? Has the ugliness of modern politics ruined our view of the subject entirely?

Find out all the answers on this week's Cinemavino!

#AmericanPresident #politics #romance #comedies #election2024

In this series, we've seen fictional and non-fictional presidents. None of them can match the nobility, brilliance, and complexity of our greatest president. With Lincoln, Steven Spielberg doesn't offer a comprehensive look at the great man--that would be impossible within the space of one movie. Instead, he shows us the final months of Lincoln's life, in which the president must grapple with Reconstruction and passage of the 13th Amendment. Daniel Day-Lewis, in an Oscar-winning performance, leads an all-star cast.

How accurate is this film to the real Lincoln? Where does it rank in Spielberg's filmography? As with every other film in this series, how does it hold up?

Find out all those answers and more on this episode of Cinemavino!

#Lincoln #StevenSpielberg #CivilWar #presidents #election2024

Welcome! Our Presidential series continues with a 90s action classic--Harrison Ford's Air Force One. It's the only action flick in our series, and we have a fun discussion.

How does it hold up? How has 9/11 changed our opinion of its content? How does Harrison Ford's President James Marshall stack up to the other presidents in our series? Find out the answers and more on this episode!

To pair, we enjoy an iconic Oregon Pinot Noir.

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For this week's presidential film, we look at one of the great films of the 1970s: All the President's Men. This is an intelligent, authentic, and--sadly--still relevant film that details the investigative journalism that brought down the Nixon White House. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman headline as Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, respectively. They embark on a story that will take them all the way from a minor burglary at the Watergate Hotel, all the way to the Oval Office.

How accurate is this story? How does it hold up to repeat viewings? Did it deserve the Oscars it won? Find out all the answers and even more in this episode of Cinemavino!

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Our Presidential Series continues with the sly, tense Frost/Nixon! Based on Peter Morgan's award-winning play, Ron Howard's film examines the real story of David Frost's landmark interview series with disgraced President Richard Nixon. Both men enter this story with something to prove: Frost seeks improve his reputation as a carousing, boozy entertainer, while Nixon wants to repair his legacy and come out looking more presidential.

How much of this movie resembles reality? What was its lasting impact? How does it pertain to our currently fractured political climate? You'll get all those answers and more in this episode!

To pair, we enjoy a nice red Bordeaux, one of Nixon's favorite wines.

#Nixon #Presidents #PoliticalMovies #Election2024

Our Presidential Series kicks off with an Oscar-wining masterpiece, Oliver Stone’s JFK! This film is unique in the series, in that it doesn’t focus on the actual president, but the mystery and confusion surrounding his murder. The Kennedy assassination is the greatest whodunit in American history, and Stone approaches it like a true crime thriller. Kevin Costner plays New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, whose obsession with the killing led to the only criminal trial in the case. Around him is an all-star cast, including Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Joe Pesci, Sissy Spacek, and many many more. Even at three hours, this film is packed with information. 

JFK is a master class in gripping entertainment, but what is its legacy? How did the government respond? Has new information come to light? How do Stone’s conspiracy theories hold up? Find out the answers in tonight’s Cinemavino!

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Welcome! We're taking a break this week, getting ready for our big presidential series. That's 7 movies that run the gamut--from comedies to action to intense drama. It's going to be loads of fun.

In the meantime, let's check out a quick look back at our legendary Summer of Chaos. In this episode, we had a lively discussion of Rambo III. It's a dippy, overblown, guilty pleasure action epic. Enjoy!

Welcome! This week, we conclude our Odds and Ends Series, looking at flicks we've wanted to cover, but haven't found the space. Taylor chose The Game, David Fincher's thriller from 1997. It stars Michael Douglas and Sean Penn, and features the sort of mind-screw theme that was popular during this era. (See also: The Matrix and Dark City)

Still, The Game doesn't get the same love as Fincher's other works, such as Se7en and The Social Network. How does it hold up? Is it really the worst movie from a great director? Tune in and find out!

To pair, we look at something we haven't spent a lot of time on with this podcast: Oklahoma beer!

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Hey! This week, we close out our series looking at classics we've always wanted to cover, and this one's a classic: Twister, from 1996. It's an awesome, cheesy, epic disaster flick, and it's still a lot of fun. We've got a top cast (including the late, great Bill Paxton and Phillip Seymour Hoffman), ground-breaking CGI (which looks a little quaint now, but...), and lots of corny dialogue. Get your popcorn ready!

Did you know this movie was loaded with backstage drama? Find out all the juicy gossip in this episode. Also, Twister was filmed in Oklahoma, where three of us grew up. Hear our memories of having this movie filmed in our own backyard. (Literally, they mention "Route" 33, which is just a couple miles from my childhood home--which was also the site of an F4 twister on April 29, 1984!)

For this episode, we try some good ol' Oklahoma vodka, with some delicious White Claw Zero to mix. Hear our thoughts on it all on this week's Cinemavino!

#Twister #90s #tornado #movies #wine