Celluloid Dreams - the Movie Show --  11/24/22 

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Movie talk about movie talk! 

Since the earliest days of Hollywood, the name Laemmle has appeared in movie credits. The documentary ONLY IN THEATERS, directed by Raphael Sbarge follows four generations of Laemmles in Hollywood, from the formation of Universal Pictures in 1912 to the present day, who have dedicated themselves to the art of film and the future of cinema.  

Ainbo is a young girl living with her tribe in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. An apprentice hunter, she strikes out to save her village when it is cursed by an evil forest demon, accompanied by her two spirit animals. AINBO: SPIRIT OF THE AMAZON  is based on the life experience of the filmmakers and we chat with the voice of Ainbo, Lola Raie.  Shout! Factory

The Story of Film: A NEW GENERATION-- now on blu-ray-- offers a snapshot of this moment of movie culture: how digital viewing options in the age of COVID affect how we relate to cinema. Director Mark Cousins zooms in to share his passion and optimism in exploring the poetry of cinema in our current time. Music Box Films

Also, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including THE WONDER  [Netflix]; SPIRITED [Apple TV+]; DISENCHANTED [Disney+]; Good Night Oppy [also on Amazon Prime 11/23]; Bullet Train [4K] [Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]; Rob Epstein AND Jeffrey Friedman COLLECTION [Milestone/Kino Lorber Studio Classics]; Jeepers Creepers: Reborn [Screen Media Entertainment ] and LOST ILLUSIONS [Music Box Films]. #GrouchoReviews
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This week's featured soundtrack: The Menu (Music by Colin Stetson) [Milan Records]

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Celluloid Dreams - the Movie Show

ONLY IN THEATERS + AINBO + THE STORY OF FILM + REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 11/24/22

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS 4K blu-ray release of STANLEY KUBRICK'S THE KILLING (1956) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (12-1-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM)

THE KILLING (1956) 4K (PETER CANAVESE) CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (SCREEN SCENE) 12-1-22

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 12/29/22 

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Reel, real and reels! 

The early days of Hollywood, rife with decadence and depravity, took a hard turn when the silent era gave way to sound, creating new stars and effectively ending others. BABYLON focuses on three ambitious characters as they rise and fall, and we sit down with two of the three leads, actors Margot Robbie and Diego Calva. 

RETROGRADE covers the events of the final 9 months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan, as U.S. troops pull out and both Americans and Afghani officers deal with the aftermath. Director Matthew Heineman discusses his cinematic documentary. 

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including JOYRIDE; I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY; FRAMING AGNES; BLACK ADAM [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; PUSS IN BOOTS [4K][Universal Home Entertainment]; THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN [20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]; REACHER: Season One [Paramount Home Video]. 

And, our TOP TEN OF 2022: AFTERSUN; TAR; BENEDICTION; NO BEARS, THE NORTHMAN; DECISION TO LEAVE; PLAYGROUND; EO; BAD AXE; NEPTUNE FROST 

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This week's featured soundtrack: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (music by Simon Franglen) [Hollywood Records]

MARGOT ROBBIE & DIEGO CALVA (BABYLON) MATTHEW HEINEMAN (RETROGRADE) CELLULOID DREAMS (12-29-22)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 1/26/23

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: A lot to think about. 

An estranged father and son spend a day ambling around a cemetery in the late 1990s, stumbling through conversation in search of what has been lost between them. A PERFECT DAY FOR CARIBOU is the monochrome meditation and we're joined by writer/director Jeff Rutherford & actor Charlie Plummer. 

At the turn of the 20th century, a young woman stops aging after being brought back to life following an accident. Many decades later, her eternal life is complicated when she meets a charismatic man. From our 2015 archive, actor Michiel Huisman discusses the mystery of THE AGE OF ADALINE, a tale of love and immortality. 

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (theatrical unless noted) including THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN [MGM/VOD]; NO BEARS; SHOTGUN WEDDING [Amazon Studios]; YOU PEOPLE [etflix]; CAIRO CONSPIRACY; THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING [MVD Video]; SHE SAID [Universal Home Entertainment]; TILL [Universal Home Entertainment] and POKER FACE [Screen Media Entertainment]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: MISSING (music by Julian Scherle) [Sony Masterworks]

A PERFECT DAY FOR CARIBOU (Jeff Rutherford & Charlie Plummer) CELLULOID DREAMS (1-26-23)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 2/16/23

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: There's drama, and then there's drama! 

In the summer of 1999, while in the finals of an Australian ballroom dance competition, a 17-year-old Serbian immigrant finds himself in an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend's older brother which upends the teen's life. OF AN AGE is a low-key, intimate portrait of a young man's awakening. We chat with writer/director Goran Stolevski (YOU WON'T BE ALONE). 

As actor/comedian Sarah Silverman wraps up her week hosting Comedy Central's The Daily Show, we pop back to 2015 and have another listen to our conversation with her about that time she played a drug- and alcohol-addicted mother suffering from severe depression in the dark drama I SMILE BACK. 

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (theatrical unless noted) including MAGIC MIKE'S LAST DANCE; CONSECRATION; YOUR PLACE OR MINE [Netflix]; MARLOWE; OF AN AGE; SHARPER [Also on Apple TV+ 2/17]; THE BLUE CAFTAN; GODLAND; YAVI; THE FABELMANS [4K][Universal Home Entertainment]; BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER [4K][Buena Vista Home Entertainment]; THREE COLORS (Krzysztof Kieslowski's BLUE, WHITE and RED Movies from 1993-1994 [Criterion Collection Blu-ray] and CINEMATIC SORCERESS: THE FILMS OF NINA MENKES [Arbelos Entertainment]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: FUNNY WOMAN (music by Nainita Desai) [SKY Music]

GORAN STOLEVSKI (OF AN AGE) + SARAH SILVERMAN + REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 2/16/23

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 3/30/23 - EXTENDED EDITION!

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Putting it on-- again! 

Before there was HONOR AMONG THIEVES, there was the original big-screen DUNGEONS & DRAGONS! Co-written by D&D creator E. Gary Gygax, the 2000 outing features two young thieves who unwittingly aid a benevolent Empress to acquire a powerful rod against copious evil forces. Lead actor Justin Whalin (SERIAL MOM) spoke with us about D&D, being Jimmy Olsen, encountering Chucky and getting hip to John Waters.

The early days of Hollywood, rife with decadence and depravity, took a hard turn when the silent era gave way to sound, creating new stars and effectively ending others. BABYLON-- now on Blu-ray-- focuses on three ambitious characters as they rise and fall, and we sit down with two of the three leads, actors Margot Robbie and Diego Calva.

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (theatrical unless noted) including JOHN WICK: CHAPTER FOUR; THE LOST KING; ﻿DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES; TORI AND LOKITA; TETRIS [Apple TV+]; SPACE ODDITY [also VOD 3/31]; SUMMONING SYLVIA [also VOD 4/7]; ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT [4K][MPI Media Group]; BATMAN: THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ﻿MARATHON MAN [4K][Kino Lorber Studio Classics] and ﻿﻿MARCO POLO (1962) [Kino Lorber Studio Classics]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: VILLENEUVE PIRONI (music by Nainita Desai) [Sky Music]
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JUSTIN WHALIN (DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 2000) + BABYLON + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS) 3-30-23

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the new movies and home video releases on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (3-30-23) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA --  (theatrical unless noted) including John Wick CHAPTER FOUR; THE LOST KING; ﻿Dungeons & Dragons Movie: HONOR AMONG THIEVES; TORI AND LOKITA; Tetris [ Apple TV+]; SPACE ODDITY [also VOD 3/31]; SUMMONING SYLVIA [also VOD 4/7]; All-Quiet On-the Western-Front [4K] [MPI Media Group]; Batman THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM [4K] [Warner Home Entertainment]; ﻿Marathon Man [4K] [Kino Lorber Studio Classics] and ﻿﻿MARCO POLO (1962) [Kino Lorber Studio Classics]. Kino Lorber Studio Classics

SCREEN SCENE MOVIE REVIEWS with PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (3-31-23)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 4/6/23 - EXTENDED EDITION!

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Light and dark. 

Judy, a struggling New York drag queen, finds her life thrown into chaos when her BFF and stage partner Chrissy decides to move to Philadelphia with her boyfriend. The ensuing high drama fills out the new comedy CHRISSY JUDY and zooming in with us is its writer/director and lead actor Todd Flaherty. 

DELIVER US FROM EVIL shines a light into the dark closet of Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest sexually abused hundreds of minors in Central California in the 1970s, as well as training a spotlight on the institution of the Catholic church itself. We go back to 2006 for a talk with writer/director Amy Berg. 

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (theatrical unless noted) including A THOUSAND AND ONE; LIVING WITH CHUCKY [Screambox]; PAINT; HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE; RIDE ON; CHRISSY JUDY [also VOD 4/11]; THE MALTESE FALCON [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; COOL HAND LUKE [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 4-MOVIE COLLECTION [4K][Paramount Home Video]; MISSING [Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]; PLANE [Lionsgate Home Video]; SERIOUSLY RED [Lionsgate Home Video]; GORGEOUS (1999) [88 Films]; IF I WERE KING (1938) [Kino Lorber Studio Classics] and ﻿﻿THE BLISS OF MRS. BLOSSOM (1968) [Kino Lorber Studio Classics]. 

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This week's featured soundtrack: ASSASSIN (music by Mark Tewarson) [Filmtrax Ltd.]

TODD FLAHERTY (CRISSY JUDY) + AMY BERG + ALL NEW REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 4-6-23

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW --5/25/23 

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Remembering THE Punisher.

Frank Castle, an ex-military man who became a vigilante after his family was killed, goes after a mob family and its enforcer with the broken face aptly named Jigsaw. He's Marvel's man of gritty, street-level action, and we pop back to 2008 for our chat with the man himself: the late actor Ray Stevenson (1964-2023)and PUNISHER: WAR ZONE. 

When their 7-year-old daughter gets the chance to compete in a beauty pageant, a dysfunctional Albuquerque family packs up the VW and heads to California, hoping to make a dream come true. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE was the directorial debut of Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (BATTLE OF THE SEXES) and it's time to revisit them in 2006! 

Plus, ALL-NEW SUPER-SIZE "Screen Scene" movie reviews including FAST X; MASTER GARDENER; ﻿MONICA; KANDAHAR; ﻿SUPERMAN 5-FILM COLLECTION [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA [4K][Disney Home Video]; CREED III [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; THELMA & LOUISE [4K][Criterion Collection Blu-ray]; KNOCK AT THE CABIN [Universal Home Entertainment]; OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE [Lionsgate]; V/H/S/99 [Shudder/RLJEntertainment]; ﻿WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (1978) [Scorpion Releasing]; THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED (1969) [Arrow Video]

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This week's featured soundtrack: A SMALL LIGHT (music by Ariel Marx) [Lakeshore Records]

RAY STEVENSON (1964-2023)+ARCHIVE INTERVIEWS + NEW REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 5-25-23

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW --6/1/23 

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: You know... good ol' movie talk! 

KANDAHAR finds an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan. After his mission and identity are exposed, he and his translator must fight their way out and escape. We talk with Ric Roman Waugh, director of the action/political thriller, KANDAHAR. 

Following her involvement in a fatal accident, a woman, now dealing with unresolved grief and an addiction to opiates, strikes up an unlikely friendship with her father-in-law. Writer/director Zach Braff (GARDEN STATE) zooms in to talk about the blu-ray debut of his newest feature, A GOOD PERSON. [3/23/23 show]

Plus, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including THE LITTLE MERMAID; YOU HURT MY FEELINGS; ABOUT MY FATHER; DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES [4K][Paramount Home Video]; TRANSFORMERS LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOKS 6-MOVIE COLLECTION [4K][Paramount Home Video]; A GOOD PERSON [Warner Home Entertainment]; BLACK SUNDAY [Arrow Video]; SAMURAI WOLF 1 & 2 (1966-1967) [Film Movement Classics] and VIOLENT STREETS (1974) [Film Movement Classics].

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This week's featured soundtrack: THE TANK (music by Max Aruj) [Lakeshore Records]

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