GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the new movies and home video releases on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5-16-24) with program host TIM SIKA (theaters or VOD if not specified) including KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES; ﻿﻿THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY; ﻿I SAW THE TV GLOW; ﻿﻿LET IT BE (1970) [Disney+]; POOLMAN; ﻿DUNE Part 2 [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; AMERICAN SNIPER [4K][Warner Home Entertainment]; ONE FROM THE HEART: REPRISE [4K][Lionsgate Home Video] and ﻿﻿CEMETERY MAN [4K][Severin Films Video].

Celluloid Dreams - the Movie Show

SCREEN SCENE MOVIE REVIEWS with PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5/16/24)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 1/30/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  Some honeyed "gold" from our earliest days!

We go back deep into the archive to re-present our 1997 conversation with actor Peter Fonda. The main topic was his quiet star turn as a reclusive beekeeper and father in ULEE'S GOLD (which earned him a Golden Globe award and Oscar nomination), but talk also touched on Henry Fonda's last words, writing his autobiography, comparisons to his father, lessons from Roger Corman ...oh, and bees.  

Also, a shot of calm from 2019:  “The game is not about becoming somebody, it’s about becoming nobody.” With those words, spiritual teacher Ram Dass cracks open the door to revealing the true selves who live inside our skin. In the documentary BECOMING NOBODY, Dass shares his journey to shed his "suit"-- the physical and psychological identity that was formed in childhood-- and evolve from being "somebody" to simply being. Joining us is director Jamie Catto (1 GIANT LEAP).  

Then, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including STAR TREK: SECTION 31 [Paramount+]; ﻿PRESENCE; ﻿﻿FLIGHT RISK; ﻿DRUGSTORE COWBOY [4K][Criterion Collection Blu-ray] and ﻿LAST SUMMER [Criterion Collection Blu-ray].

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This week's featured classic soundtrack: DARLING LILI (music by Henry Mancini) [Quartet Records]

PETER FONDA (1997) + JAMIE CATTO + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 1-30-25

CELLULOID DREAMS 2/6/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  We have a jones for indies!

KCSM 90.1 THE BAY AREA'S JAZZ STATION TO THE WORLD charts the work of the venerable radio station and its long history of championing America's only original art form: jazz, through the words of the station's announcers. We chat with director Wade Shields.

When drag queens start disappearing, a shy young barista must summon his inner "shero" to rescue them from an ambitious evil drag queen bent on harvesting their magical anti-aging tears. Stand back-- here comes MAXXIE LaWOW: DRAG SUPER-SHERO and its director/ co-writer Anthony Hand!

In THE PAPER BAG PLAN, a high functioning alcoholic and father facing terminal illness scrambles to find employment for his disabled son in hopes of helping him gain independence in his life ahead. Joining us is its writer/ director, Anthony Lucero.

Then, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including COMPANION; YOU'RE CORDIALLY INVITED [Amazon Prime]; ﻿DOG MAN; NO OTHER LAND and PERFORMANCE (1970) [4K][Criterion Collection Blu-ray].

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This week's featured classic soundtrack: THE SUBTERRANEANS/ HOLLYWOOD SWING AND JAZZ (music by Andre Previn) [Rhino Movie Music]

SALUTE TO 27TH SF INDIEFEST + ALL NEW MOVIE REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 2-6-25

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 2/6/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW: We have a jones for indies!

KCSM 90.1 THE BAY AREA'S JAZZ STATION TO THE WORLD charts the work of the venerable radio station and its long history of championing America's only original art form: jazz, through the words of the station's announcers. We chat with director Wade Shields.

WADE SHIELDS talks KCSM (SF IndieFest) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (2-6-25)

Celluloid Dreams - the Movie Show --  2/6/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  We have a jones for indies!

When drag queens start disappearing, a shy young barista must summon his inner "shero" to rescue them from an ambitious evil drag queen bent on harvesting their magical anti-aging tears. Stand back-- here comes MAXXIE LAWOW: DRAG SUPER-SHERO and its director/ co-writer Anthony Hand!

ANTHONY HAND talks MAXIE LAWOW (SF IndieFest) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (2-6-25)

Celluloid Dreams - the Movie Show --  2/6/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  We have a jones for indies!

In THE PAPER BAG PLAN, a high functioning alcoholic and father facing terminal illness scrambles to find employment for his disabled son in hopes of helping him gain independence in his life ahead. Joining us is its writer/ director, Anthony Lucero.

ANTHONY LUCERO talks THE PAPER BAG PLAN (SF IndieFest) on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (2-6-25)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW -- 2/13/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  Acclaim! And some good movies!

A young mother is called into her son's elementary school after he is accused of inappropriately interacting with his best friend. What slowly emerges during the strained day are secrets and hints of complicated small town relations. Lead actor Renate Reinsve joins us to discuss ARMAND (Norway's Oscars submission for Best International Feature).

From 2009:  Ang Lee (current recipient of the Directors Guild Of America Life Achievement Award) dramatised the true account of a young man in 1969 who, while working at his parents' New York motel, inadvertently helped the Woodstock festival happen. We sat down with director Ang Lee (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) about TAKING WOODSTOCK.

From 2010:  Before Edward Norton became an Academy Award nominee for portraying Pete Seeger in the Dylan bio A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, he played an imprisoned arsonist who uses his girlfriend to try and manipulate his parole officer to secure his release. STONE is the film, and Edward Norton talks about it with us.

Then, "Screen Scene" movie reviews including ﻿BRING THEM DOWN; ﻿BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN; ﻿﻿LOVE HURTS; HEART EYES; PADDINGTON IN PERU; ARMAND and ﻿﻿A REAL PAIN [Disney Home Video].

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This week's featured classic soundtrack: INHERITANCE (music by Paul Leonard-Morgan) [Lakeshore Records]

RENATE REINSVE (ARMAND) + Archive Interviews + NEW REVIEWS (CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW) 2-13-25

This Week (2-14-25) on #TheAfterPartyLive Tim Reviews: 

---Captain America: Brave New World
---Paddington in Peru
---Parthenope
---Armand

Streaming: 
---Hollywood Black on Amazon Prime
---Win or Lose on Disney+

Tim's Classic Movie Rec of the Week: 
---Inherit the Wind (1960)  Free on Tubi 

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Film Critic TIM SIKA talks MOVIES with KIM MCCALLISTER on THE AFTER PARTY LIVE! (2-14-25)

CELLULOID DREAMS 2/20/25

THIS WEEK'S SHOW:  We mark the 50th anniversary of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE-- from the archive!

From 2014:  Actors Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader went into darker territory as a pair of estranged suicidal twins who reunite and discover that sticking together no matter what could help fix their relationship in the wryly-comic drama THE SKELETON TWINS, and they-- along with director/co-writer Craig Johnson-- joined us to talk about it.  

From 2020:  A sweet and lonely driving instructor in Ireland reluctantly employs her supernatural abilities to save a young girl being used by a washed-up rock star in a Satanic pact for fame. Got that? The movie is EXTRA ORDINARY, and with us is the "rock star" himself, actor Will Forte (NEBRASKA, LAST MAN ON EARTH)!  

From 2017:  Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children's TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James's life changes forever, and he sets out to make a movie of the only TV show he has ever known. Director Dave McCary and actor/co-writer Kyle Mooney (Y2K) open the door on their quirky tale, BRIGSBY BEAR. 

Find "Screen Scene" movie reviews on our FB page this week!

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This week's featured classic soundtrack: SNL THEMES (music by Howard Shore & Lenny Pickett) 


SALUTE TO SNL'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY with KRISTEN WIIG + BILL HADER + WILL FORTE + KYLE MOONEY (CELLULOID DREAMS) 2-20-25

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the new movies and home video releases on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (2-20-25) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA -- CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD--BOO!; BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY—BOO-YAY!; THE GORGE--BOO!; THE MONKEY--BOO!; HOME VIDEO TITLES--CONSTANTINE 4K (Warner Home Video)—BOO-YAY! and IN THE SUMMERS Blu-ray (Music Box Films)—YAY!


SCREEN SCENE MOVIE REVIEWS with PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (2-20-25)

CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW host TIM SIKA reviews the new MOVIES with Kim McCallister on #theafterpartylive -- #TheMonkey (**1/2); #TheQuietOnes (***1/2)

Streaming: 
Zero Day - Netflix
Who is Luigi Mangione Max

Classic Movie Rec of the Week: 
New York New York (1977) 

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SCREEN SCENE MOVIE REVIEWS with PETER CANAVESE on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (5/16/24)

TIM SIKA (Celluloid Dreams The Movie Show)