We’re not supposed to talk about Episode 30 of The Film ‘89 Podcast where we remove our shirts and shoes to celebrate the 20th anniversary of director David Fincher’s searing,… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 30 – “Breaking The First Two Rules” – The 20th Anniversary of Fight Club (1999)."
“Everything interests me.” In the 1980s Michael Mann directed three theatrical feature films; Thief (1981), The Keep (1983), and Manhunter (1986). None of these films made a major impression at… Continue reading "Michael Mann Lights Up The Big Screen – The Insider (1999)."
In Episode 26 of The Film ’89 Podcast we’re joined by a very special guest host, from Comix Connection in Pennsylvania, he’s a frequent guest on esteemed Podcasts such as… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 26 – Into the Heart of Darkness – The 40th Anniversary of Apocalypse Now (1979)."
There’s a scene early on in Alien³ where Ripley attends a rather unconventional funeral of two of her newfound family members who were tragically killed following a mysterious incident aboard… Continue reading "Alien³ (1992)."
In Episode 25 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve and Skye are joined by a very special guest co-host, the founder of and writer for The Pink Smoke, John Cribbs,… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 25 – Celebrating 30 years of Joe Dante’s ‘The ‘Burbs’ (1989)."
This Time It’s More. In 1983 a young director by the name of James Cameron, who at the time having learned his trade with B-movie maestro, Roger Corman and with… Continue reading "Aliens (1986)."
“I admire its purity, a survivor…” Director Ridley Scott has had a long and successful career, albeit not without its fair share of ups and downs. He’s been making films… Continue reading "Alien (1979)."
“Maybe we’d better take off.” Can a film become so iconic, so of its time as to somehow surpass the limitations of its own flaws? The reason I ask this… Continue reading "The Warriors (1979)."
In our special Christmas Episode of The Film ‘89 Podcast we’re joined by boxing expert, film writer and über cinephile, Jacob Rivera to discuss the action classic, Die Hard as… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 22 – ‘Ode To Joy’ – Celebrating 30 Years of Die Hard (1988)."
Martin Scorsese has never been a stranger to controversy. In 1981 John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan having been apparently inspired by an infatuation with Jodi Foster and Scorsese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver in which Robert De Niro’s… Continue reading "The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)."
