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Join us this week for a vibrant conversation with Stephanie Gardner, creator of Cinema Nomad - a series debuting this week. You may have heard us talk about Stephanie over the years as she worked on this project originally titled 33 and Me. Now, we sit down for an in-depth conversation starting with the inception of this idea, to the joys and pitfalls of travel, and to the most important lesson of all - the community that is created when we share our love of art.

Follow along Stephanie's journey @cinemanomadtv

"We mustn't dwell, no...not today...not on Rex Manning Day."

It's April 8 and 30 years after its original release we are still celebrating Rex Manning and Empire Records - a cornerstone film of 90s culture that feels as fresh, vibrant, and as entertaining as ever.

"A long time ago, if you only measure time in years..." a film came out about 4 boys in Oregon on a quest for personal glory. That film is Stand By Me released in 1986 and directed by Rob Reiner in what would be a 10 year span of all time classic films. Centering around a group of best friends Stand By Me is as timeless and poignant as ever with sharp writing, incredible performances, and a song that instantly makes you nostalgic.

So Anora is Best Picture. Demi Moore lost. And we are holding space for everything, ups and downs, from the 97th Academy Awards. Joined by Jess and Jesse Kalavoda we are recapping fashion, awards, host, and bits that we loved and the moments we wished didn't happen.

It's the most wonderful and cinematic time of the year and we are documenting our predictions for what promises to be a surprising and plot twisting Oscars night in a tumultuous Oscars season. We can't do this without cinephile extraordinaire Anthony Desanctis from Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas.

This is a story about love.

Evenmoreso, this is a story about 4 people who met at a movie theater, and haven't stopped talking movies ever since. You know them from our Oscars post show every year, and we are excited to have them on the show to talk about one of their favorite films of all time - Moulin Rouge!

The landscape of the Hollywood musical has gone through its seasons, from being able to print money, to now feeling like a massive swing. No one took a bigger swing than Baz Luhrmann in 2001 when he envisioned a juke box musical set in 1899 blending bohemian values with can-can dancers, Aussies a plenty, and pop music.

Tune in as we discuss what made this such a smash hit, such a visionary pursuit, and perhaps what didn't make this a Best Picture winner (you know we had to sneak in a little Oscars talk).

"Fidelio" is the password, or you can just press play for our final in a long series of episodes celebrating the 25th anniversary of the films of 1999.

If you've been listening all year you knew we would cover Kubrick's final psychosexual thriller masterpiece in all of its Christmas lights glory. And we did! Just under the wire to before the ball drops and we start 2025.

It's Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise at their finest, in all sense of the word. It's more than just that one scene you've heard about. It's a film desperately searching to critique desire, wealth, power, and what happens when you go searching for something you don't intend to find.

Ho-ho-ho it's the jolliest time of the year and we are revisiting The Santa Clause celebrating a 30th anniversary. In 1994 Tim Allen was the pinnacle of multimedia celebrity with the number one film at the box office, a best seller, and the number one tv show. But how does he rate as a Santa? Tune in and find out our thoughts as we look back at this now holiday classic.

Call it Babes in Toyland, or March of the Wooden Soldiers, but either way call it our oldest Thanksgiving tradition! Join us as we kick off the festive week recapping the classic Laurel and Hardy musical comedy, March of the Wooden Soldiers. It's a film that for many is a holiday tradition, thanks to a copyright issue and its repeated plays on television from the 1960s on. For us it's firmly to be shown on one day in particular, leading us to ask How Could You Not watch March of the Wooden Soldiers on Thanksgiving?!

It is no secret that the Academy Awards criminally ignores horror genre films when dolling out Oscars. Thanks to a suggestion by a dear friend and longtime listener, we are handing out our first ever Oscares awards, honoring the horror films that missed out on gold.