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Random Acts of Cinema

Jul 25, 2022

The devil walks among us!  And his name is… Chris Cooper?  That can’t be right.  Find out the real name of Satan by listening to our thoughts on John Sayles’ period drama about the fight for labor rights between 1920s West Virginian coal miners and the company men sent to put sow discord and drive out union...


Jul 18, 2022

Beatlemania is both plot device and backdrop in first-time director Robert Zemeckis’ period comedy about a cluster of Jersey teens screaming and shenanigan-ing around New York City in pursuit of the Fab Four on the day of their generation-defining appearance on the Ed Sullivan show.
 
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Jul 11, 2022

This week we are joined by Cameron Kunzelman of Just King ThingsGame Studies Study Buddies, and a host of other podcast projects as part of Ranged Touch in order to break down the layers of perceived reality in David Fincher’s mind-bending Michael Douglas-led thriller.  Or does Cameron only think he’s...


Jul 4, 2022

With his ensemble album smash hit Buena Vista Social Club musician Ry Cooder introduced the world to a generation of twentieth-century Cuban musicians made obscure by time, trends, and world politics. Then he worked with past collaborator director Wim Wenders, returning to Havana, to put these talented performers on the...