In our first episode, Carlos & Evan introduce the FREE THE CINEMA! project and themselves with some of their favorite watches of last year. 

On their first program conversation, they tackle five spectacular oddities in Vincent Price's filmography: 
-Service de Luxe(1938): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeeu76oYxjY&t=473s 
-Confessions of an Opium Eater(1962): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ5Llz22yDs
-Mooch Goes to Hollywood(1971): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He10C30c0j8
-The Abominable Dr. Phibes(1971): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_znqhYKGUY
-Theatre of Blood(1973): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3GcoNxXaVU

01: Vincent Price’s Theatre of Oddities + Welcome to FREE THE CINEMA!

In this episode, Carlos & Evan talk about four of the landmark films of the 70s American pornographic scene:

-LA Plays Itself (dir. Fred Halsted, 1972, English with no subs): https://thegay.com/videos/65680/la-plays-itself/

-The Destroying Angel(dir. Peter de Rome, 1976, English with no subs): https://sextubespot.com/videos/3177573/the-destroying-angel-1976-rare-classic/

-Take One (dir. Wakefield Poole, 1977, English with no subs): https://xhamster.com/videos/take-1-10717358

-Forbidden Letters (dir. Arthur J. Bressan Jr, 1979, English with no subs): https://daftsex.com/watch/527273827_456239065

02: The Scenes of 70s Gay Adult Films

In this episode, Carlos & Evan discuss four mainland Chinese tentpoles of the 2010s.

Links are provided in our Patreon post - for free.

03: Wuxia and The Digital Blockbuster

Join us for a special holiday celebration featuring two friends of the podcast (Minnie & Lis) to commemorate the apex of all stoner comedies + some other recommendations!

BONUS: Smiley Face & Our Favorite 4/20 Films

Carlos & Evan guide us through the life and filmography of Dean Reed: cowboy, movie star, pop icon, and revolutionary. Join us to commemorate the long-forgotten name that once shook the Western world. 

Links are provided in our Patreon post - for free.

04: Introducing Dean Reed. The Socialist Bloc's Favorite Cowboy

In this episode, Carlos & Evan talk about four important early Hindi classics and the restoration work done by film fanatic youtube user Tommydan55.

05: Hindi Cinema Classics And Fan Restorations

In the start of this new series, Carlos & Evan go through some of their favorite directors that amuse the narrative form with artificiality, play, and a new sense of expressiveness. 

The subject of this episode is world-renowned Argentinian director, Mariano Llinás.

06: Playing Through Cinema - The Storytelling Worlds Of Mariano Llinás

FREE THE CINEMA ! is a monthly zine dedicated to underrepresented, maligned, and even lost free-to-view films/media. 

This podcast is home to the "conversations" section of the project, where Carlos & Evan alongside other guests host a discussion centered around a curated program of films.

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