4/22/21 -- THIS WEEK'S CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW: A legend and a fairy tale.

One of the great American directors of stage and screen is the subject of the new book MIKE NICHOLS: A LIFE. His career took him from improv comedy with his partner Elaine May to helming stage productions of THE REAL THING, STREAMERS, HURLYBURLY and DEATH AND THE MAIDEN. But, it's his films that will live on-- all acclaimed and all essential in some way, from WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, CATCH-22 and THE GRADUATE to THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN, SILKWOOD, POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE, THE BIRDCAGE and beyond, including the epic cinematic incarnation of ANGELS IN AMERICA. We talk with the author of MIKE NICHOLS: A LIFE, Mark Harris.

From 2020: WENDY is a fresh spin on the time-worn tale of Peter Pan, putting her front and center in a story about the joy, emotion and adventure of youth and the deadly peril of growing up. It imagines Peter and the Lost Boys in a modern setting, on an island where aging and time have come unglued. Joining us to talk about WENDY (now on home video) are co-screenwriter/director Benh Zeitlin (BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD) and lead actor Devin France.

Plus: "Screen Scene" movie reviews (VOD if not specified) including TOGETHER TOGETHER; ANOTHER GAY MOVIE: DIRECTOR'S CUT; SHADOW IN THE CLOUD [Vertical Entertainment] and BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR [Lionsgate Home Video].
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This week's featured soundtrack: MORTAL KOMBAT (Music by Benjamin Wallfisch) [WaterTower Music]

Producer: LARRY JAKUBECZ; Film Critic: PETER CANAVESE; Host: TIM SIKA

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MIKE NICHOLS: A LIFE (Mark Harris) + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 4/22/21

4/29/21 -- THIS WEEK'S CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW: We go more than skin deep.

Anthony Hopkins' Oscar win for THE FATHER sent us back to the archive and our 2003 interview with Wentworth Miller, whose first major film role was as the younger version of Hopkins' character in THE HUMAN STAIN, about a small town college professor with a painful 50-years-old secret that is about to be exposed. Discussion points include racial identity, sharing a character, shooting nude scenes, the ramifications of "passing" and... a capella singing.

Plus: "Screen Scene" movie reviews (theaters or VOD if not specified) including MORTAL KOMBAT [HBO Max]; TINY TIM: KING FOR A DAY; FOUR GOOD DAYS; EAT WHEATIES!; ABOUT ENDLESSNESS; TOM CLANCY'S WITHOUT REMORSE [Amazon Prime] and HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT [Criterion Collection Blu-ray].
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This week's featured music: THE AMAZING NEW ELECTRONIC POP SOUND OF JEAN JACQUES PERREY (Music by Jean Jacque Perrey) [Vanguard Records]

Producer: LARRY JAKUBECZ; Film Critic: PETER CANAVESE; Host: TIM SIKA

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WENTWORTH MILLER (2003) + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW  (4/29/21)

6/17/21 --  THIS WEEK'S CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW: A timely 25th Anniversary interview from the vault.

2001's SPRING FORWARD introduces us to two Parks and Recreation workers: a young recent ex-con, angry at the world but aware of having gotten a second chance and an easygoing older man who is kind, compassionate and whose son is dying. Opposites in many ways, the two form a connection and share conversations about love, karma and the things that make up a life. In the role of the older family man is Ned Beatty, whose long career includes some of the movies' best moments, from his feature debut in DELIVERANCE to memorable roles in NETWORK, SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, ROSEANNE, CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR and BACK TO SCHOOL, among others. We remember the late character actor, who discusses SPRING FORWARD and, happily, the role that brought happiness to countless kids: Lex Luthor's bumbling henchman, Otis. 

Plus: "Screen Scene" movie reviews (theaters or VOD if not specified) including IN THE HEIGHTS [HBO Max]; RITA MORENO: A GIRL WHO JUST DECIDED TO GO FOR IT; 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS; TRUMAN & TENNESSEE: AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION [Frameline Film Festival]; INDIANA JONES 4-MOVIE COLLECTION [4K HD][Paramount Home Video]; GODZILLA VS. KONG [4K][Warner Home Entertainment] and VOYAGERS [Artisan]. 
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This week's featured music: WISH DRAGON (Music by Philip Klein) [Milan Records]

Producer: LARRY JAKUBECZ; Film Critic: PETER CANAVESE; Host: TIM SIKA (#KSJS 90.5 FM --  #RadioSausalito 1610 AM)

NED BEATTY (1937 - 2021) + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (6/17/21)

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

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)

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 --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]

RIC ROMAN WAUGH (KANDAHAR) + ZACH BRAFF + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS) 6-1-23

8/24/20 -- THIS WEEK'S CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW: We uncover a lot!

The nude human form has been the subject of endless praise and unyielding shame throughout all of our history, and on the silver screen, nudity has been presented in various ways since the earliest silent movies. The use and effects of naked bodies in film is examined in the documentary SKIN: A HISTORY OF NUDITY IN THE MOVIES, chronicling the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped the industry, changes in morality and gender (in)equality, exploitation and the challenges of shooting nude scenes in the age of the "#METOO" movement. Joining us is director Danny Wolf (TIME WARP: THE GREATEST CULT FILMS OF ALL TIME).

In 2008, Robert Pattinson had appeared in the fourth HARRY POTTER movie and little else. That year, the first film in the TWILIGHT series debuted, and everything changed. Now, with an impressive bank of textured, decidedly-uncommercial films on his resume, he is taking on one of the most iconic characters in modern history. As the world gets its first look at next year's THE BATMAN via the trailer shown at last week's DC FanDome event, we look back at the one that put Rob Pattinson on everyone's map, as we chat with the man himself!

Plus, movie reviews (VOD if not specified) including PROJECT POWER [Netflix]; TESLA; SKIN: A HISTORY OF NUDITY IN THE MOVIES; CHEMICAL HEARTS; THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN [Disney+]; DEATHSTROKE: KNIGHTS & DRAGONS - THE MOVIE [Warner Home Video]; BATWOMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON [Warner Home Video]; HIS DARK MATERIALS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON [HBO]; THE HIGH NOTE [Universal Home Entertainment]; THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW - 45TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION [20th Century Fox Home Video] and THE LOST HONOR OF KATHARINA BLUM [Criterion Collection Blu-ray].

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This week's featured music: CHEMICAL HEARTS (Music by Stephen James Taylor); THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN (Music by Craig Armstrong) and TESLA (Music by John Paesano)

Producer: LARRY JAKUBECZ; Film Critic: PETER CANAVESE; Host: TIM SIKA (#KSJS 90.5 FM / #RadioSausalito 1610 AM).

SKIN: A HISTORY OF NUDITY IN THE MOVIES + ROBERT PATTINSON + ALL NEW REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS)

1/4/21 -- THIS WEEK'S CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW: We've got Soul -- sort of!

In animator Hayao Miyazaki's 2004 feature Howl's Moving Castle, a teenage girl, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, finds herself aboard a traveling castle with a magician and a demon who is looking to make a deal. We sat down with Pixar's Pete Docter (the director of SOUL, who co-helmed the English language conversion) in this chat not heard since 2005! 

SOUL lead actor Jamie Foxx played real-life soul man Ray Charles in 2004's biopic RAY,, tracing the singer's life from age 7 through decades of stardom and struggles. RAY was directed by Taylor Hackford (AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN; CHUCK BERRY: HAIL! HAIL! ROCK 'N' ROLL) and is our second SOUL-connected interview from the vault! 

Plus, ALL-NEW movie reviews including Pieces of a Woman Movie [Netflix]; Dissident; Herself Film [Amazon Prime Video]; THREE FILMS BY LUIS BUÑUEL [The Criterion Collection Blu-ray]; Minding the Gap [Criterion Collection Blu-ray]; The Rental [IFC Films]. Groucho Reviews
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This week's featured music: Movie songs! (Music by various)

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Producer: LARRY JAKUBECZ; Film Critic: PETER CANAVESE; Host: TIM SIKA

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