Greetings! Welcome to the Season 5 premiere of Stamper Cinema! We're kicking off the new season with an absolute 90s banger. TRAINSPOTTING!

If you haven't seen this one - here's its summary straight outta wikipedia... Trainspotting is a 1996 British black comedy-drama film directed by Danny Boyle, and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald in her film debut. Based on the 1993 novel of the same title by Irvine Welsh, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1996.[5]

The film follows a group of heroin addicts in an economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life. Beyond drug addiction, other themes in the film include an exploration of the urban poverty and squalor in Edinburgh.

Sounds good, right? It is good! And joining us to unpack this good one is Stamper Cinema regular, ATX's very own, John Rohe! Enjoy!

• Trainspotting links

• IMDB

• Stamper Cinema links

• https://www.stampercinema.com

Greetings! In the season four finale of Stamper Cinema we return to the world of John Carpenter, with the 1986 cult-classic BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. Long time listeners will remember we previously covered three other Carpenter titles back in season one: HALLOWEEN / CHRISTINE / THE THING (visit StamperCinema.com for access to those episodes)

Big Trouble in Little China is an action-adventure-comedy about truck driver Jack Burton (played brilliantly by Kurt Russell) and his friend Wang Chi (Dun) as they attempt to rescue Wang's green-eyed fiancée from San Francisco Chinatown gangsters, sorcerers and underworld monsters. 

Joining us to break it all down is Chicago-based writer/comedian/producer Haji Outlaw. According to his biography, Outlaw has "written for television (The Eric Andre Show, CBS, Comedy Central, NBC, etc.), film, commercials and a numerous books (Hey Doorman, These Movies Suck, Mangelscarre, etc.). He has also produced music for Kool Keith, Chris Crack and himself. Not to mention being a comedian for over fifteen years." 

Enjoy the show and we'll see you again in Season Five, beginning February 2024!

• Big Trouble in Little China links

• IMDB

• instagram

• https://www.stampercinema.com/

Greetings in our season 4 penultimate episode, we take a look at the 2006 indie comedy/drama hybrid STRANGER THAN FICTION, starring Will Ferrell, directed by Marc Forster and written by Zach Helm. 

Joining us for this deep dive conversation is author Michael Stangeland (JUNKYARD: THE BALLAD OF LEROY BROWN). Enjoy!

• Stranger Than Fiction links

• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420223/

• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128603430-junkworld

• https://www.stampercinema.com

Greetings and happy holidays from Stamper Cinema. This podcast was originally recorded in December of 2022, but due to my home being flooded last year I decided to table this episode for Christmas of 2023. But fret not, because just as Home Alone is timeless so too is this episode. Enjoy!

• Home Alone links

• IMDB

Greetings! In this episode of Stamper Cinema we turn the clocks back to 1995 and discuss the cult classic EMPIRE RECORDS.

Empire Records is a comedic / coming-of-age story about a group of record store employees over the course of a single day and their quest to stop the store from being sold to a large chain. In this highly eventful day they laugh, they cry, they have an impromptu funeral and learn about each other along the way. And while this film was panned by critics and rejected at the theaters, Empire Records has gone on to be a massive cult classic,  launching the careers of many of the film's lead roles. 

Joining us to discuss it all is podcast host JOSH TRIMBERGER. Enjoy!

• Empire Records links

• IMDB

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOaS2hCBSfmRhsMhdh17wg

• https://www.stampercinema.com 

Greetings! In this episode of Stamper Cinema we take a trip back to 1956 to discuss the Stanley Kubrick (yes, that Stanley Kubrick) heist flick THE KILLING.

The Killing is the story of career criminal Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) attempting one last job before he goes straight and marries his fiancee. Joining his team of misfits for the heist to steal millions of dollars from a racetrack is a sharpshooter a crooked police officer, a bartender and a racetrack teller named George. Of course, because this is a heist flick / film noir, there's always the issue of the femme fatale - and Sherry, George's wife fits the bill perfectly. She just might have the perfect plan of her own to steal the money from underneath the George, Johnny and the rest of the gang. 

Joining in on the conversation is author/filmmaker and general heist enthusiast, Tyler Schwanke (BREAKING IN). Tyler absolutely brings the heat. Enjoy!

• The Killing links 

• Rotten Tomatoes

• https://www.tylerschwanke.com/

• https://www.stampercinema.com/

Greetings! In this special Halloween edition of Stamper Cinema we discuss all things from BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, the highly stylized interpretation by legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.

Joining us for the conversation is all-around amazing dude / incredible author Ryan Winter (RAVISH and WAKE THE DEVIL).

Listen on as we break down some of the highs/the lows from this iconic 1992 film (and its equally iconic production).

You're gonna love this one. Enjoy!

*editor's note - Ryan joins us right at the 10 minute mark, should you want to skim past my intro... which you probably should :)*

• DRACULA links

• IMDB

• Facebook

• https://www.stampercinema.com

Greetings! In this episode we tackle the 2009 stop-motion animated masterpiece CORALINE, directed by Henry Selick and based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Joining us in discussing this highly successful, yet very-much cult classic is YouTube's The Fangirl. Enjoy!

Topics discussed include: why this movie rocks, how they made the film, what happened to the They Might Be Giants soundtrack and, most importantly, did Coraline ever actually escape the Beldam?

• Coraline Related links

• IMDB

• https://www.youtube.com/@TheFangirlWatches

• https://www.stampercinema.com

Happy Friday the 13th in October all!

Keeping on brand, in this episode, we cover two incredible ghost stories from filmmaker MIKE FLANAGAN (The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor). Joining the podcast today to help us do it is author LALE DAVIDSON (Blue Woman Burning, Against the Grain).

Not only does Lale has a brand new novel she's going to tell us about (Beyond Sight), but she's even got a ghost story of her own to share with us. Enjoy!

*EDITOR'S NOTE*

In case you want to skip my lengthy solo portion, Lale joins us in around the 14th minute)

• Haunting of Hill House links

• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6763664/

• IMDB

• IMDB

• https://laledavidson.com

• https://www.stampercinema.com

Greetings! In this episode we discuss the 1991 Frank Oz comedy WHAT ABOUT BOB? A film that so perfectly (and hilariously) explores the relationship between a mentally unstable patient and his egotistical psychotherapist. 

Joining in on the discussion is JENNA SAUNDERS of the OFFICE ADHD podcast. Enjoy!

• WHAT ABOUT BOB links

• IMDB

• https://www.officeadhd.com

• https://www.stampercinema.com