CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA reviews the new movies on THE AFTER PARTY (YouTube) with KIM MCCALLISTER (4-19-24) -- #HardMiles (***) + #TheMinistryofUngentlemanlyWarfare (**) + #Abigail (**) + #Ripley (****)

Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES with KIM MCCALLISTER on THE AFTER PARTY (YouTube) 4-19-24

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 4/25/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: It's all in our heads! 

A manic experimental filmmaker (played by the writer and director of the film Philip Jozef Brubaker, who actually undergoes psychosis onscreen) summons a manifestation of Stanley Kubrick into his apartment to confront the famous filmmaker on the negative depiction of mental illness in his filmography. The two directors go on a feverish journey through Kubrick's oeuvre, as the master director is confronted for his negative portrayal of the burden of insanity. Characters from DR. STRANGELOVE, THE SHINING and FULL METAL JACKET are re-evaluated as Brubaker demands the recalcitrant Kubrick admit to his bias against the mentally ill. And it's a documentary! Philip Józef Brubaker discusses his unmistakably-titled HOW TO EXPLAIN YOUR MENTAL ILLNESS TO STANLEY KUBRICK. 

Then, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including ﻿HARD MILES [also VOD]; THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE; ABIGAIL; RIPLEY [Netflix] and HOW TO EXPLAIN YOUR MENTAL ILLNESS TO STANLEY KUBRICK. 

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This week's featured classic soundtrack: DR. STRANGELOVE... MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF STANLEY KUBRICK (music by ) [Silva Screen Records]

Celluloid Dreams - the Movie Show

HOW TO EXPLAIN YOUR MENTAL ILLNESS TO STANLEY KUBRICK + MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS) 4/25/24

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 5/2/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Slightly more than usual!

MAKE A CIRCLE follows the directors and teachers at three child care centers in the Bay Area over several years. Emerging from the pandemic, this ensemble of educators is determined to change how society values the education of its youngest citizens and fighting for better working conditions on behalf of a mostly immigrant workforce. Directors Todd Boekelheide & Jen Bradwell zoom in with us. 

Then, MEGA-size "Screen Scene" movie reviews including ﻿﻿CHALLENGERS; HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS; THE FALL GUY; ﻿THE ABYSS [4K][Disney Home Video]; ﻿THE DEPARTED [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; OCEAN'S TRILOGY [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ﻿JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS PART TWO [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ﻿THE BEEKEEPER [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; FALLEN LEAVES [Mubi]; ﻿Lars Von Trier's THE KINGDOM TRILOGY: THE COMPLETE SERIES [Mubi]; ﻿DOOM PATROL: The Fourth and Final Season [Warner Home Entertainment] and ﻿MADAME WEB [Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: FRANKLIN (music by Jay Wadley) [Apple TV+]

MAKE A CIRCLE Documentary Interview + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 5/2/24

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the new movies on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5-2-24) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA --  including ﻿﻿CHALLENGERS; HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS; THE FALL GUY; ﻿THE ABYSS [4K][Disney Home Video]; ﻿THE DEPARTED [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; OCEAN'S TRILOGY [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ﻿JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS PART TWO [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ﻿THE BEEKEEPER [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; FALLEN LEAVES [Mubi]; ﻿Lars Von Trier's THE KINGDOM TRILOGY: THE COMPLETE SERIES [Mubi]; ﻿DOOM PATROL: The Fourth and Final Season [Warner Home Entertainment] and ﻿MADAME WEB [Sony Pictures Home Entertainment].

SCREEN SCENE MOVIE REVIEWS with PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5/2/24)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA reviews the new movies on THE AFTER PARTY (YouTube) with KIM MCCALLISTER (4-26-24) -- #Challengers (**) + #BoyKillsWorld (***) + #HundtedsOfBeavers (***1/2) + #HowToExplainYourMentalIllnessToStanleyKubrick (***1/2) #BabyReindeer (****)

Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES on THE AFTER PARTY (4-26-24) with KIM MCCALLISTER (YouTube)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 5/9/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Our favorite topic: movies and movie people! 

The Academy Awards! It's Hollywood's biggest, glitziest night, and even though this year's show has come and gone, there's a new book that reveals the experiences of the winners themselves before and after claiming their gold statues (and where they keep them!). 50 OSCAR NIGHTS: ICONIC STARS & FILMMAKERS ON THEIR CAREER-DEFINING WINS comprises interviews with dozens of A-list actors, filmmakers, and craftspeople conducted by our guest, Turner Classic Movies host, entertainment journalist and author Dave Karger. 
(Also: we'll tell you how to win a copy of the book!)

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (theaters or VOD if not specified) including THE IDEA OF YOU [Amazon Prime]; TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN [Max]; JEANNE DU BARRY; UNFROSTED [Netflix]; MARS EXPRESS; THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED; AISHA; EVIL DOES NOT EXIST; THE CROW [4K][Paramount Home Video]; MOON KNIGHT: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON [4K][Disney Home Video] and ORDINARY ANGELS [Lionsgate Home Video]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: THE GREATEST HITS (music by Ryan Lott) [Hollywood Records]

50 OSCAR NIGHTS author DAVE KARGER + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 5/9/24

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the new movies and home video releases on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5-9-24) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA including THE IDEA OF YOU [Amazon Prime]; TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN [Max]; JEANNE DU BARRY; UNFROSTED [Netflix]; MARS EXPRESS; THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED; AISHA; EVIL DOES NOT EXIST; THE CROW [4K][Paramount Home Video]; MOON KNIGHT: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON [4K][Disney Home Video] and ORDINARY ANGELS [Lionsgate Home Video].

SCREEN SCENE MOVIE REVIEWS with PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5/9/24)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 5/16/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: 

Five women head out on a hiking retreat in a remote Australian forest, but only four emerge on the other side, each with a different story. Missing is an independent whistle blower, and two Federal agents set out to learn what really happened. FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2 trades its predecessor's desert heat for green mountains, but our guests, actor Eric Bana [HULK; TROY] and director/co-writer Robert Connolly are nice and cozy! 

A brainy dog and his adopted boy travel through time to fix an accidental rift and save the future! Look out-- Jay Ward's classic cartoon MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN gets a digital update at the hands of our guests, director Rob Minkoff [THE LION KING] and producers Alex Schwartz, Denise Nolan Cascino & Tiffany Ward-- from 2014!

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (theaters or VOD if not specified) including KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES; ﻿﻿THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY; ﻿I SAW THE TV GLOW; ﻿﻿LET IT BE (1970) [Disney+]; POOLMAN; ﻿DUNE Part 2 [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; AMERICAN SNIPER [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ONE FROM THE HEART: REPRISE [4K][Lionsgate Home Video] and ﻿﻿CEMETERY MAN [4K][Severin Films Video]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE (music by Chris Benstead) [Filmtrax]

ERIC BANA + ROBERT CONNOLLY + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 5/16/24

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 5/23/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Reel movie talk-- for real! 

"Film is forever," goes the old saying. Except that it isn't. Even 50 years ago, a huge chunk of early Hollywood movies were already gone, thanks to neglect and trashing of reels, and with each passing year, celluloid loses ground to its biggest enemy: time. 

FILM IS DEAD. LONG LIVE FILM! documents the slow fate of film and the efforts of a small-but-vital community of collectors and enthusiasts who have put in decades of effort to rescue, preserve and share as many celluloid stories as they can, whether it's 35mm and 16mm features, Super-8 home movies or rare formats. Joining us is its producer/director, Peter Flynn. 

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (all in theaters) including IF; THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1; BACK TO BLACK and THE GARFIELD MOVIE. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES (music by Rachel Portman and Jon Ehrlich) [Hollywood Records]

FILM IS DEAD. LONG LIVE FILM! + ALL-NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 5/23/24

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA reviews the new movies on THE AFTER PARTY (YouTube) with KIM MCCALLISTER (5-24-24) -- #FuriosaAMadMaxSaga (***) + #TheBeachBoys (**1/2) + #TheGarfieldMovie (*1/2) + #FarewellMrHaffman (**1/2) + #FilmIsDeadLongLiveFilm (***1/2)

Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES with KIM MCCALLISTER on THE AFTER PARTY (LIVE) 5/17/24 (YOU TUBE)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA reviews the new movies on THE AFTER PARTY (YouTube) with KIM MCCALLISTER (5-10-24) -- #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes (**1/2) + #Unfrosted (*1/2) + #NotAnotherChurchMovie (*) + #Aisha (***) + #ForceOfNatureTheDry2 (***1/2) +#TheFeelingThatTheTimeForDoingSomethingHasPassed (***) + #EvilDoesNotExist (****)

Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES with KIM MCCALLISTER on THE AFTER PARTY (LIVE) 5-10-24 (YOU TUBE)

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the new movies and home video releases on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5-16-24) with program host TIM SIKA (theaters or VOD if not specified) including KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES; ﻿﻿THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY; ﻿I SAW THE TV GLOW; ﻿﻿LET IT BE (1970) [Disney+]; POOLMAN; ﻿DUNE Part 2 [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; AMERICAN SNIPER [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ONE FROM THE HEART: REPRISE [4K][Lionsgate Home Video] and ﻿﻿CEMETERY MAN [4K][Severin Films Video].

SCREEN SCENE MOVIE REVIEWS with PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5/16/24)

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the new movies and home video releases on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5-24-24) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA (all in theaters) including IF; THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1; BACK TO BLACK and THE GARFIELD MOVIE.

SCREEN SCENE MOVIE REVIEWS with PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5/23/24)

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the new movies and home video releases on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5-31-24) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA (in theaters, if not specified) including ﻿﻿﻿MAD MAX: FURIOSA; ﻿﻿BABES; The Beach Boys [Disney+]; ﻿﻿FAREWELL, MR. HAFFMANN [also on VOD]; ﻿FILM IS DEAD. LONG LIVE FILM! [also streaming on San Francisco IndieFest]; ﻿Ezra Movie; SUMMER CAMP; Obi-Wan Kenobi- THE COMPLETE SERIES [4K] [Disney Home Video]; Imaginary Movie [Lionsgate at Home] and COUP DE CHANCE [MPI Media Group]. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM)

SCREEN SCENE MOVIE REVIEWS with PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5/30/24)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 6/6/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Non-violent conversation! 

Teenage campers explore a collapsed tower in the woods containing the rotting corpse of a killer. When one of them takes a locket off the body, its vengeful spirit is resurrected and summarily rips through all of them to reclaim it. IN A VIOLENT NATURE is an arthouse slasher throwback from the killer's POV and we talk with lead ensemble actors Ry Barrett & Andrea Pavlovic. 

A motherless newborn, a diary, an old assault and the Russian Mafia all play parts in EASTERN PROMISES, in which a man becomes enmeshed in a complicated and dangerous chain of events. We sit down with actor Viggo Mortensen (director/star/composer of THE DEAD DON'T HURT) and director David Cronenberg.  

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA; THE DEAD DON'T HURT; IN A VIOLENT NATURE [also on Shudder 6/14]; THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL [Max]; JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN [Disney+]; SOLO; KUNG FU PANDA 4 [4K][Universal Home Entertainment]; BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE [Paramount Home Video]; THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES [Universal Home Entertainment] and COMMON LAW WIFE & JENNIE, WIFE/CHILD [Film Masters]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: THE DEAD DON'T HURT (music by Viggo Mortensen) [Milan Records]

IN A VIOLENT NATURE + VIGGO MORTENSEN (2007 Archive) +  NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS) 6/6/24

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA reviews the new movies on THE AFTER PARTY (YouTube) with KIM MCCALLISTER (6-7-24) -- #Longing (*) + Hitman (***1/2) + #Solo (***) + #Treasure (**1/2) + #TheGreatLlllianHall (***)

Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES with KIM MCCALLISTER on THE AFTER PARTY (Live On YouTube) 6-7-24

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 6/13/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Two conversations from 2009. 
  
Their music has been known and loved by people of all generations, all over Earth, and even casual fans know their name. The Sherman Brothers have crafted countless songs for nearly all of Walt Disney's iconic classic movies, from MARY POPPINS to THE JUNGLE BOOK and from the infamous "It's a Small World" to non-Disney properties like CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. In 2009, we were audience to one of the greats of musical cinema, Richard M. Sherman for the documentary THE BOYS: THE SHERMAN BROTHERS' STORY. Plus live music! 

Inspired by a true story, ME & ORSON WELLES dramatizes how a young aspiring thespian in 1937 meets Orson Welles on a day trip to New York City and gets a lucky shot at starring in the mercurial director's upcoming stage production of JULIUS CAESAR. Once in the company and exposed to Welles' demanding proclivities, the young actor must decide if the venture is worth the cost. With his new film HIT MAN in theaters, we revisit our chat with director Richard Linklater and as Orson Welles, Christian McKay. 

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including ﻿QUEER PLANET [Peacock]; BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE; ﻿THE WATCHERS; ROBOT DREAMS; ﻿TREASURE; ﻿GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ﻿ARTHUR THE KING [Lionsgate Home Video] and 10 CAPITANO [Cohen Media Group]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN (music by David Fleming) [Hollywood Records]

RICHARD M. SHERMAN (2009) + RICHARD LINKLATER (2008) + NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS) 6/13/24

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 6/20/24

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: A lighter look at scams and racism-- with Oscar winners! 

Thelma is a 93-year-old woman who, one day, gets telephone-scammed by someone pretending to be her grandson in need of $10,000-- and there's no way she's gonna take that nonsense lying down! Similarly-aged Oscar-winning actor June Squibb chats with us about becoming an unlikely action star, and writer/director Josh Margolin also fills us in on THELMA-- incredibly, based on a real person! 

From 2023: When a frustrated novelist, pushing back on the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes, writes his own outrageous "Black" story as a joke (and under a pseudonym). But when it gets published and praised as brilliant, he struggles with whether or not to come clean. Co-writer Cord Jefferson (WATCHMEN) discusses his satirical directorial debut AMERICAN FICTION-- multiple Academy Award nominee and winner, now on blu-ray! 

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including ﻿﻿INSIDE OUT 2; FIREBRAND; TUESDAY; ﻿THELMA; ﻿﻿CHINATOWN [4K][Paramount Home Video]; ﻿SUPERMAN & LOIS: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON [Warner Home Entertainment]; THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY [Well Go USA]; SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE DEADLY NECKLACE (1962) [Severin Films Video] and ﻿(SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S) SHERLOCK HOLMES [1968] [Severin Films Video]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: HANDLING THE UNDEAD (music by Peter Raeburn) [Nowever Records]

JUNE SQUIBB (THELMA) + AMERICAN FICTION + MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 6/20/24

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA reviews the new movies on THE AFTER PARTY (YouTube) with KIM MCCALLISTER (6-14-24) -- #InsideOut2 (***1/2) + #Firebrand (***) + #ReverseTheCurse (*1/2)

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