Forgotten Cinema

The Mikes travel through the jungles of South America with the deadliest cargo of all...a new episode of their Forgotten Cinema podcast!

Join Michael Butler and Michael Field as they discuss the 1977 William Friedkin directed thriller, Sorcerer, starring Roy Scheider. The Mikes discuss 70's filmmaking, from it's grit, locations, sets, score, and even to the methodical pacing of character setup at the time. And of course the most important question of all...should it remain forgotten or is it worth a revisit?

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.

A note from the Mikes: This episode contains some odd microphone disruption that occurs now and then throughout the runtime that we did not catch during the initial recording. We have done our best to remove what we could, but some remains. We would like to apologize in advance for any disruptions in your listening pleasure.

Tom Cruise wears an eye patch and leads an amazing group of actors to overthrow Hitler and the Nazi Party during World War 2...what more could you ask for?!

Join Michael Butler and Michael Field as they discuss the Bryan Singer directed historical thriller, Valkyrie. The Mikes talk about using real life locations, the difficulty with telling a true story and keeping the audience in suspense, and the cinematic choices often (and perhaps over) used when telling stories set during WWII.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.

Let the battle for best 1999 Supernatural Horror Thriller begin! 

The Mikes argue which is better: M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense or this week's Forgotten Cinema selection; Stir of Echoes starring Kevin Bacon?

Join Michael Butler and Michael Field as they discuss David Koepp's skills as a screenwriting, grotesque practical effects, the importance of secondary over ancillary characters, and what makes a good supernatural thriller.

Oh, and one of them is wrong about which of the two films is better. !!!SPOILER ALERT!!! It's Mike.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.

Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss the 2008 action film, Wanted.

The Mikes discuss whether or not this film still had the same affect on them nearly a decade later, the use of physical versus practical effects, and how it spawned or inspired films like it, and yet still seems to have become Forgotten Cinema.

So leave your exploding rats at home, grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.

The Mikes' journey into Forgotten Cinema takes them through the jungles of Africa in the 2016 adventure film, The Legend of Tarzan.

Our hosts discuss why adventure films seem to have taken a back seat in films, how this film harkens back to the "Golden Age" of cinema and why does Samuel L. Jackson keeps getting cast as a Civil War veteran?

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.

Mike Butler and Mike Field begin their journey into Forgotten Cinema with the 1989 Tom Hanks comedy, The 'Burbs.

Join them as they let you in on some fun production facts and discuss what worked, what didn't, why this film seems "forgotten" nowadays and whether or not it should be revisited.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.

Mike Butler and Mike Field introduce Forgotten Cinema, their upcoming podcast where each episode focuses on one film that for whatever reason seems to have been forgotten by audiences. Mike & Mike revisit the film and discuss what worked (or didn't) and whether or not it should be revisited or stay forgotten. 

In this introduction the Mikes introduce themselves, the podcast format, and why they chose to do this podcast in the first case.