GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the WARNER HOME VIDEO blu-ray release of GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY'S PRIMAL: The Complete First Season on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (6-3-21) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

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GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY'S PRIMAL: The Complete First Season (PETER CANAVESE) 6/3/21 (CELLULOID DREAMS)

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (4-14-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT (PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 4/14/22 (SCREEN SCENE)

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the western HOSTILE TERRITORY on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (4-21-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

HOSTILE TERRITORY (PETER CANAVESE) 4-21-22 (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) SCREEN SCENE

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the fashion documentary WHITE HOT: THE RISE AND FALL OF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH (#Netlfix) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (4-28-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. (Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ).

WHITE HOT: THE RISE AND FALL OF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH (PETER CANAVESE)4/28/22 (CELLULOID DREAMS)

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the horror drama WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (4-28-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. (Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ).

WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR (PETER CANAVESE) 4/28/22 (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW)

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO blu-ray release of GOOD BURGER (1997) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (7-21-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

GOOD BURGER (1997) blu-ray (PETER CANAVESE) CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (SCREEN SCENE) 7/21/22

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the #Netflix family movie 13: THE MUSICAL on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (8-11-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

13: THE MUSICAL (Netflix) PETER CANAVESE (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 8/11/22 (SCREEN SCENE)

Celluloid Dreams - the Movie Show 9/8/22

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Satire, mystery and more! 

Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. (one title, two periods!) is a satirical comedy about a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church forced to close due to scandal and how its "first lady" and her pastor husband rebuild their congregation and stage a comeback of biblical proportions. We sit down and get some religion with its two lead actors, Regina Hall & Sterling K. Brown. Focus Features (Interviewer: TIM SIKA)

REGINA HALL & STERLING K. BROWN (HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.) CELLULOID DREAMS (9/8/22)

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the CRITERION COLLECTION 4K Blu-ray release of David Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY (1997)on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (10-13-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

LOST HIGHWAY (1997) 4K (PETER CANAVESE) CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (SCREEN SCENE) 10/13/22

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS blu-ray release of GOING PLACES (1974) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (10-27-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

GOING PLACES (1974) Blu-Ray (PETER CANAVESE) CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (SCREEN SCENE) 10/27/22

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 11/3/22 

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Family values?

In the 1980s-- the world's favorite decade to revisit in saturated horror movie nostalgia-- a young, socially-awkward teen in need of friends creates a makeshift family of the undead. THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD is a modern fairy tale... with zombies, and with us are its director Martin Owen and stars Max Harwood (EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE) & Hero Fiennes Tiffin (HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE). 

Also, our "Screen Scene" movie reviews including THE GOOD NURSE [Netflix]; WENDELL & WILD [Netflix]; DESCENDANT [Netflix]; TOP GUN: MAVERICK [4K][Paramount Home Video]; YELLOWSTONE: THE DUTTON LEGACY COLLECTION; THE USUAL SUSPECTS [4K][Kino Lorber Studio Classics]; DRESSED TO KILL [4K][Kino Lorber Studio Classics]; EYES OF LAURA MARS [Kino Lorber Studio Classics] and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME [Kino Lorber Studio Classics].

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This week's featured soundtrack: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Music by Volker Bertelmann) [Netflix Music]

THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 11/3/22

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW Online (12-22-22) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW.

ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL (PETER CANAVESE) 12-22-22 (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW Online)

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the SONY HOME ENTERTAINMENT blu-ray release of LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (1-12-23) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE  Blu-Ray (PETER CANAVESE) CELLULOID DREAMS (SCREEN SCENE) 1-12-23

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the SONY HOME VIDEO blu-ray release of HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (8-31-23) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA blu-ray (PETER CANAVESE) CELLULOID DREAMS (8/31/23) SCREEN SCENE

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews THE PEOPLE'S JOKER on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (4-11-24) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

THE PEOPLE'S JOKER Review (PETER CANAVESE) CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (SCREEN SCENE) 4-11-24

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the Walt Disney Home Video 4k release of THE SOUND OF MUSIC starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer (10-23-25) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW with program host TIM SIKA.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC 4K_10-23-25_GrouchoReviews_CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 12/25/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:   We "anonymously" visit our impressive archive to uncover a mystery!

From 2011:  One of the biggest debates in literature concerns the authenticity of William Shakespeare as author: did he actually write those plays? ANONYMOUS explores the theory that Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford may actually be the man behind the quill. Director Roland Emmerich (STARGATE, INDEPENDENCE DAY) follows De Vere through flashbacks against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her. Our SOLE guests are Emmerich and screenwriter John Orloff.  

Then, ALL-NEW "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including ﻿﻿AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH; ﻿MARTY SUPREME; ﻿SONG SUNG BLUE; ﻿﻿NO OTHER CHOICE; THE CHORAL; ﻿--THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE; ﻿BOOGIE NIGHTS [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; CATCH ME IF YOU CAN [4K][Paramount Home Video] and MINORITY REPORT [4K][Paramount Home Video].

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This week's featured classic music: Julie Andrews - A CHRISTMAS TREASURE & CHRISTMAS AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL (conducted by André Previn)


ROLAND EMMERICH & JOHN ORLOFF + ALL NEW REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 12-25-25

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

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  The most Movie Talking of the year!

First, we flip things around and start with "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including ANACONDA; ﻿COVER-UP [Netflix]; ﻿RESURRECTION; THE PLAGUE; ﻿SIRAT; ﻿MAGELLAN; ﻿DEAD MAN'S WIRE; THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER; ﻿THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB; ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU; ﻿ROSEMEAD and ﻿FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER.

Then, the Main Event: Our unstoppable resident critic Peter Canavese compiles, collates and quotes his selections for the choicest, most noteworthy, most distinguished and otherwise favorite picks of last year's cinematic offerings. In other words, it's time for The BEST FILMS of 2025-- with a new wrinkle!

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This week's featured classic music:  songs by Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw

GROUCHO REVIEWS Best Films of 2025 + NEW REVIEWS  (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 1-1-26

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 3/5/26

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  It's a big screen Bay Area treat!

Based on the book by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, BLOOD AND SAND (1941) is the story of an illiterate Spanish peasant who rises to fame and fortune in the bullring while becoming involved in a love triangle with his childhood sweetheart and a seductive socialite, and who ultimately suffers his own downfall. Starring Tyrone Power, Rita Hayworth and Linda Darnell, the film was a Technicolor epic melodrama from 20th Century Fox that is being celebrated on its 85th anniversary as part of the Orinda Theater's yearlong Disney Restorations Series, showcasing the studio's commitment to film preservation.

Our sole guest this week is Kevin Schaeffer, Director of the Restoration and Library Management Department at Walt Disney Studios who oversaw the entire project and who will be presenting the film in-person along with examples of how it looked before and after that painstaking process.

Then, "Screen Scene" movie reviews (in theaters, if not specified) including SCREAM 7; PAUL MCCARTNEY: MAN ON THE RUN [Prime Video]; CRIME 101; NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE; KÓKUHO; SIRAT; HAMNET [4K][Universal Home Entertainment]; ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN [4K][Sony Pictures Home Entertainment] and BEN HUR [4K][Sony Pictures Home Entertainment].

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This week's featured soundtrack: WUTHERING HEIGHTS (music by Anthony Willis) [Milan Records]


Film Preservationist KEVIN SCHAEFFER + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 3-5-26

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA reviews the new movies on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE with program host KIM MCCALLISTER  (12-5-25) -- Jay Kelly + The Librarians + Fackham Hall + Merrily We Roll Along -- Classic Movie Rec of the Week: HEAT (1995) (Streaming on Prime)

Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES with KIM MCCALLISTER on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE! (12-5-25)

Charmian Carr Remembered.  In a February 2001 CELLULOID DREAMS interview the late actress talks about the phenomenon of "The Sound of Music" and its equally popular "Sing-A-Long" from the lobby of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.

SING-A-LONG Sound of Music with CHARMIAN CARR (Celluloid Dreams)

Film critic TIM SIKA ("Celluloid Dreams The Movie Show") and KGO talk show host talk about BAYWATCH on THE PAT THURSTON SHOW on KGO 810 AM -- San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose -- produced by Terry Adams.

BAYWATCH "Film" Review (PAT THURSTON & TIM SIKA) KGO 810 AM -- San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose

Film critic TIM SIKA and KGO talk show hosts PAT THURSTON and JOHN ROTHMANN chat on about TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES on THE PAT THURSTON SHOW on KGO 810 AM (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose). Produced by LYNNE SLOAN (July 29, 2018)

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TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES (Tim Sika, Pat Thurston & John Rothmann) KGO 810 AM (7-29-18)

Film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews PAPILLON on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (SCREEN SCENE) 8-20-18 (with program host TIM SIKA). Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS and #RadioSausalito

PAPILLON Film Review (PETER CANAVESE) CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (8-20-18) SCREEN SCENE

Film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the FILM MOVEMENT CLASSICS Blu-ray release of MIDAQ ALLEY [1995] ("El Callejón de los Milagros"-- original title) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (11-5-18) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS and #RadioSausalito.

MIDAQ ALLEY (1995) [FILM MOVEMENT Blu-ray] PETER CANAVESE (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 11-5-18

Film critic PETER CANAVESE (with program host TIM SIKA) discusses the 4K ULTRA HD Blu-ray releases BATMAN (1989); BATMAN RETURNS (1992), BATMAN FOREVER (1995) and BATMAN AND ROBIN (1997) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (6-3-19) SCREEN SCENE (Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ) [Warner Blu].

BATMAN (1989); BATMAN RETURNS (1992); BATMAN FOREVER (1995); BATMAN AND ROBIN (1997) PETER CANAVESE

Film critic PETER ("Groucho Reviews") CANAVESE gets serious about the new blu-rays which you can watch while sheltering-in-place on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (3-30-20) SCREEN SCENE (with program host TIM SIKA) -- (#ShootingTheMafia [COHEN MEDIA GROUP]; #TheirFinestHourFiveBritishWorldWarIIClassics [FILM MOVEMENT]; #KnivesOut [LIONSGATE] and #JumanjiTheNextLevel [SONY HOME ENTERTAINMENT]).  Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5) FM and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

STAY AT HOME & WATCH THESE NEW BLU-RAYS! (PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 3-30-20

Film critic PETER ("Groucho Reviews") CANAVESE reviews the documentary WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE? on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (4-6-20) SCREEN SCENE (with program host TIM SIKA). Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE? (PETER CANAVESE) 4/6/20 (CELLULOID DREAMS)

Film critic PETER (Groucho Reviews) CANAVESE reviews the WARNER HOME ENTERTAINMENT 4K ULTRA HD Blu-ray release of JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK: APOKOLIPS WAR (2020) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5-25-20) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRYJAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5) FM and #RadioSausalito 1610 AM.

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK: APOKOLIPS WAR (4K UHD Blu-ray) PETER CANAVESE (CELLULOID DREAMS) 5-25-20

Film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the #Netflix sex drama from Poland #365Days (#365 Dni) on #CelluloidDreamsTheMovieShow's #ScreenScene (6-8-20) with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

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