CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 5/8/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: ...hits all the right (classic) notes!

From 2020:  From the early days of film and stretching seven decades, Max Steiner composed scores for hundreds of movies during Hollywood's Golden Age-- many of them iconic works such as KING KONG, NOW, VOYAGER, THE SEARCHERS, THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, A SUMMER PLACE and of course, GONE WITH THE WIND. In his book, MUSIC BY MAX STEINER: THE EPIC LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPOSER, author Steven C. Smith-- our sole guest-- traces the dramatic private life of three-time Academy Award winner Max Steiner that could have been a movie itself, filled with chaos, struggle and ultimately, optimism. 

Then, ALL-NEW "Screen Scene" movie reviews including THUNDERBOLTS*; ﻿THE SURFER; ﻿FIGHT OR FLIGHT; ﻿HENRY JOHNSON; ﻿PADDINGTON IN PERU [Sony Home Entertainment] and ﻿RICK AND MORTY: THE ANIME [Warner Home Video].

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This week's classic featured soundtrack: BARRY LYNDON (music by Various) [Warner Bros. Records]

MUSIC BY MAX STEINER: THE EPIC LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPOSER (2020 Archive) + ALL NEW GROUCHO REVIEWS (5-8-24)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 5/29/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Feline fraternizing and archival ACTION!

What started as a story about an unsanctioned mission to rescue 25 stray cats from the streets of Qatar (where cats equal the entire country's human population!) turned into a meditation on compassion, identity, and belonging. Filmmaker Mye Hoang takes us behind the scenes of her moving documentary 25 CATS FROM QATAR, sharing what it taught her — about animals, people, and the power of small acts of care and kindness.

Director MYE HOANG talks 25 CATS FROM QATAR on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5-29-25)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA talks MOVIES on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE! with program host KIM MCCALLISTER --  #BringHerBack (**) + #KarateKidLegends (*1/2) + #BadShabbos (***) + #25CatsFromQatar (*** 1/2) + CLASSIC MOVIE RECOMMENDATION: #TheBestYearsOfOurLives (1946)

Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE with host KIM MCCALLISTER (5-30-25)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA reviews the new movies on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE with program host KIM MCCALLISTER  LIVE from Hollywood! -- #TheLifeOfChuck (****) + #IDontUnderstandYou (*1/2) + #TheRitualMovie (**) + #DangerousAnimals (***) + CLASSIC MOVIE RECOMMENDATION: #SweetCharity (1969)

Film Critic TIM SIKA talks movies on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE! with host KIM MCALLISTER (6-6-25)

Celluloid Dreams The Movie Show host TIM SIKA reviews the new movies on #TheAfterPartyLive with program host KIM MCCALLISTER:  

#ThePhoenicianScheme
#HowtoTrainYourDragon (Live Action) 
#Materialists

Classic Movie Rec of the Week: #EmpireoftheSun (1987) 

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Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES with KIM MCCALLISTER on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE! (6-13-25)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 6/19/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: We'll have a gay old time!

From its red carpet premiere at the Castro Theater in San Francisco in 2016, we look at the cast of LOOKING: THE MOVIE, which wrapped up the HBO series and brought closure to its gay relationships in the City by the Bay.On-hand were actors Jonathan Groff, Frankie J. Alvarez, Murray Bartlett, Daniel Franzese, Raul Castillo and Lauren Weedman.  

Following a series of gay teen suicides, a deeply closeted filmmaker turns the camera on himself to document his coming out and search for self-acceptance and community. COMING OUT is the documentary, and Alden Peters is the subject (and also the director).  

Then, ALL-NEW "Screen Scene" movie reviews including ﻿﻿THE LIFE OF CHUCK; ﻿HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON; ﻿﻿MATERIALISTS; DEEP COVER [Amazon Prime]; ﻿PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS [Hulu] and ﻿007: THE SEAN CONNERY 6-FILM COLLECTION [4K ][Warner Home Entertainment].

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This week's featured classic soundtrack: GRAND PRIX﻿ (music by Maurice Jarre) [Film Score Monthly]


LOOKING CAST + COMING OUT + ALL NEW REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 6-19-25

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 6/26/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: From Frameline to the world!

A closeted undercover cop, assigned to arrest men cruising in shopping mall bathrooms, grapples with messy, conflicted feelings when he falls in love with a married man he's assigned to entrap. PLAINCLOTHES is an intense, deeply atmospheric drama that explores the grey zones of authority, identity and the cost of living a secret life. We sit down with its writer/ director Carmen Emmi.

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY follows the courtroom battles of civil rights lawyer Chase Strangio as he fights to overturn Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while simultaneously confronting the media narratives influencing public perception of trans rights. Zooming in to discuss the film (just days ahead of the case's verdict) are director Sam Feder (DISCLOSURE) & producer Amy Scholder.

Then, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including ﻿ELIO; 28 YEARS LATER; ﻿SALLY [Disney+, Hulu]; ﻿SURVIVING OHIO STATE [HBO Max]; THE LAST CLASS; ﻿A MINECRAFT MOVIE [4K][Warner Home Entertainment] ; DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN [Paramount Home Entertainment]; THE MONKEY [Decal Releasing]; THE WEDDING BANQUET [Decal Releasing] and ﻿﻿THE FRIEND [Decal Releasing].

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This week's featured classic soundtrack: PSYCHO (music by Bernard Herrmann) [Varèse Sarabande]

PLAINCLOTHES + HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY + NEW REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 6-26-25

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA talking MOVIES with Kim McCallister on #theafterpartylive (6-27-25):

M3GAN 2.0 (**)
#sorrybaby (***1/2)
#survivingohiostate (***1/2) Max 
#everythingsgoingtobegreat (**) Lionsgate

Classic Movie Rec of the Week: #Lilliesofthefield (1963) streaming on Prime Video, Tubi & more. 
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Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES with KIM MCCALLISTER on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE! (6-27-25)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW  --  7/3/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  Tackling an incredible musical challenge.

From 2012:  BLADE RUNNER is not only one of the seminal films of science fiction cinema, but considered one of the best of all time. Its synthesizer score by Vangelis is also held in high regard, but, due to certain circumstances, there has never been an official, proper soundtrack available.

To address this, producer/composer Edgar Rothermich was commissioned to recreate the score (for which no written transcriptions exist) as faithfully as possible to mark the film's 30th year in 2012. The result: BLADE RUNNER 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE. Let's revisit our chat with Edgar Rothermich!

Then, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including ﻿﻿JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH; 40 ACRES; ﻿F1: THE MOVIE; M3GAN 2.0; EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT; ﻿MY MOM JAYNE [HBO Max]; ﻿ENIGMA [HBO Max]; ﻿DARK CITY [4K][Arrow Video]; ﻿SWORDFISH [4K][Arrow Video]; ﻿﻿LETHAL WEAPON [4K] [Warner Home Entertainment] and ﻿EEPHUS [Music Box Films].

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This week's featured 65th anniversary soundtracks: THE APARTMENT, SPARTACUS and EXODUS (music by Adolph Deutsch, Alex North & Ernest Gold)

EDGAR ROTHERMICH (Blade Runner) + ALL NEW REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 7-3-25

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW --  7/10/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  Two triple-threat debuts!

DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT adapts Alexandra Fuller's memoir about her youth in Rhodesia, South Africa (now Zimbabwe) amidst the waning Bush War and the country's division following an election that shifted the balance of power forever.  We sit down with actor/writer/director Embeth Davidtz (MATILDA; SCHINDLER'S LIST) on her first time behind the camera, chronicling the shifting racial power dynamics in a country through the eyes of a child: eight-year-old Bobo.

A young small-town liberal arts junior professor learns to live through a past trauma with help from her best friend, her neighbor... and her cat. SORRY, BABY is a hilarious and heartbreaking tale of quietly powerful triumph, of seizing back your footing after the ground is yanked from under you, and zooming in to chat about it is actor/writer/first time director Eva Victor (BOYS GO TO JUPITER; BILLIONS).

Then, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including ﻿﻿﻿THE OLD GUARD 2; ﻿﻿DEAR MS.: A REVOLUTION IN PRINT; ﻿KILL THE JOCKEY; ﻿SOVEREIGN [also On Demand 7/11]; ﻿PUSH [Shudder]; ﻿BARRY LYNDON [4K][Criterion Collection]; ﻿YOU CAN COUNT ON ME [4K][Criterion Collection] and ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT [Criterion Collection].

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This week's featured 65th anniversary soundtracks: JAWS (music by John Williams) [Universal Music Group]



EMBETH DAVIDTZ + EVA VICTOR + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 7-10-25

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA talks movies on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE! with program host TIM SIKA:

-----Superman (**)
-----#thelastclass (***1/2) 
-----#killthejockey (***)
-----Sovereign Movie (***1/2)

Classic Movie Rec of the Week: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

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