Podcast: Classic Movies Live

Some movies are destined to be classics, inspiring years of adoration, and analysis. But which ones? Join
us every Wednesday as noted film historians Pierre Frigon and Jeff Bulmer anticipate classics before
they endure!

January 22, 2022 0

CML Classics – Episode 24: Sonic The Hedgehog

By Jeff Bulmer

Featuring the silver-screen debut of SEGA’s wise-cracking mascot, as well as Jim Carrey’s first film performance in four years, Sonic the Hedgehog is a movie years in the making. But as a video game movie with well-documented production troubles, cards were certainly stacked against it!

January 15, 2022 0

CML Classics – Episode 23: Birds of Prey

By Jeff Bulmer

On this classic episode of Classic Movies Live!, Pierre and Jeff discuss DC’s new Harley Quinn movie. Can Harley Quinn break free of the spectre of Suicide Squad? Can Margot Robbie break free from the spectre of Jared Leto? Tune in to find out!
Also on this week’s episode, our hosts take a look at the future of the DC Universe. Could Jeff’s dream Clayface movie ever get made?

January 1, 2022 0

CML Classics – Episode 21: 1917

By Jeff Bulmer

This week, Pierre and Jeff finally wrap up their coverage of the 2019 Oscars with a review of 1917! What did our hosts think of this year’s Oscar frontrunner (and eventual loser)?
Also on this week’s episode of Classic Movies Live: we take a look at which movies from 2019 will become enduring classics! Will 1917 go on to become the most influential film of the 2010s? If not, what will?

December 17, 2021 0

Kickin’ It With Kendrick, Episode 10: Animation/ParaNorman

By Jeff Bulmer

This is Kickin’ It With Kendrick, the only show on Spotify with full episodes devoted to each of the characters voice acted by Anna Kendrick!
In today’s episode, our hosts are joined by animation student Mr. Pencilhead to talk about the medium of animation, the state of animated film, Dreamworks and Laika studios, and of course a movie starring Anna Kendrick herself: ParaNorman!

December 4, 2021 0

CML Classics – Episode 17: Knives Out

By Jeff Bulmer

On today’s classic episode, our hosts started a series looking at some of 2019’s Oscar nominees.
With Awards Season in full swing, Pierre and Jeff are taking a few episodes to talk about some of 2019’s Oscars hopefuls! First up: Knives Out!
From esteemed director Rian Johnson (Star Wars Episode VIII), Knives Out is an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery starring Daniel Craig as a southern detective… or is it? Johnson’s latest movie subverts expectations, but does it lose something in the process? Tune in to Classic Movies Live to find out!

November 26, 2021 0

Kickin’ It With Kendrick, Episode 7: Into the Woods

By Jeff Bulmer

This is Kickin’ It With Kendrick, the only podcast on Spotify devoted entirely to the astronomical highs and crushing less-highs of Anna Kendrick’s career.
In today’s episode, Pierre and Jeff are joined by musical theatre expert Ben to discuss the life and legacy of Stephen Sondheim, and his effect on the world of musical theatre! Tune in for a crash course on Broadway’s biggest behemoth, as well as a thorough primer on just why Into the Woods is such a huge deal!
And as always: How does Anna Kendrick transform the part of Cinderella into something truly special?
Check out more of Ben’s work here (articles in Thai): www.facebook.com/theshowhopper.th
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November 24, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live – Season 3, Episode 16: The Power of the Dog

By Jeff Bulmer

From director Jane Campion comes a new Netflix western, The Power of the Dog!
Featuring Jesse Plemmons, Kirsten Dunst, and Benedict Cumberbatch in a critically acclaimed performance, Power of the Dog is likely to be a big player at the Oscars this year. That’s right, it’s finally time for Classic Movies Live! to enter Oscars season!

November 20, 2021 0

CML Classics – Episode 15: Trick R Treat

By Jeff Bulmer

In a very spooky episode of Classic Movies Live!, Pierre and Jeff celebrate Halloween by talking about the classic Halloween anthology movie Trick R Treat! Originally, this episode was recorded just in time for Halloween, and released on Christmas. Now that it’s being re-released, we thought we’d try to hit American Thanksgiving. Find a good midpoint, y’know?

November 19, 2021 0

Kickin’ It With Kendrick, Episode 6: To Pimp A Butterfly/Pitch Perfect

By Jeff Bulmer

This is Kickin’ It With Kendrick, where we talk about Kendrick (both the Lamar and Anna variety).
On today’s episode, Pierre and Jeff tackle the lyrical behemoth that is To Pimp A Butterfly. Tune in for our hosts’ track-by-track breakdown and analysis of Kendrick Lamar’s magnum opus!
Then, stick around for our track-by-track breakdown and analysis of Anna Kendrick’s magnum opus: Pitch Perfect!

November 12, 2021 0

Kickin’ It With Kendrick, Episode 5: Scott Pilgrim

By Jeff Bulmer

This week, our hosts take a deep dive into the world of Scott Pilgrim. Both Bryan Lee O’Malley’s original graphic novels and the film from Edgar Wright. How does each one hold up? Is one better than the other? Tune in to find out as our hosts spend yet another hour Kickin’ It With Kendrick!

November 10, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live – Season 3, Episode 14: Eternals

By Jeff Bulmer

It’s time to talk about another Marvel movie on this week’s episode of Classic Movies Live! This time, it’s Chloe Zhao’s major blockbuster debut: Eternals.
Positioned as Marvel’s awards blockbuster, Eternals may be the most ambitious movie the studio’s put out yet!
…But does it pay off? Tune in to hear Pierre and Jeff’s thoughts on Marvel’s era-spanning epic!

November 5, 2021 0

Kickin’ It With Kendrick, Episode 4: Elsewhere/End of Watch

By Jeff Bulmer

Despite coming after our episode on Twilight, both of the movies our hosts discuss today were filmed while the YA vampire saga was ongoing. So what was Anna doing when she wasn’t in Squamish for those few years? Is she good in her first lead role? Tune in for answers to these questions and more!

October 29, 2021 0

Kickin’ It With Kendrick, Episode 3: The Twilight Saga

By Jeff Bulmer

This week, Pierre and Jeff are joined by Pennsylvania hometown hero and Twilight expert Adele to dive into the supernatural YA romance series that took the world by storm in the early 2000s: Twilight! Are the books good? Are the movies good? What is the Twilight renaissance? Just how big was the monster cast for the Pattinson/Stewart vehicle?

October 27, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live – Season 3, Episode 12: Halloween Kills

By Jeff Bulmer

This week, our hosts dissect the latest in John Carpenter’s Halloween series: Halloween Kills.
Set one minute after the end of 2018’s Halloween, Halloween Kills continues the story of vicious murderer Michael Meyers, and his ongoing feud with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). With Strode out of commission, Meyers is left to roam Haddonfield unchecked. Can all of Haddonfield unite to ensure that evil dies tonight? Should they?

October 22, 2021 0

Kickin’ It With Kendrick, Episode 2: The Independent Spirit Awards/Rocket Science

By Jeff Bulmer

This is Kickin’ It With Kendrick, the only podcast on Spotify devoted entirely to Anna Kendrick (we checked!)
In this week’s episode, Pierre and Jeff are joined by indie film expert Alex Mowbry to discuss Kendrick’s second nomination at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, Rocket Science! But first, what are the Indie Spirit Awards?
This episode is partially brought to you by the folks over at Contra Zoom Pod! Go check out their podcast for great deep-dives into the world of film! http://shorturl.at/opzQV
Find more of Alex over on Twitter at twitter.com/mowbsal, letterboxd at letterboxd.com/almowbs, or Twitch at twitch.tv/almowbs! And learn more about the Academy of Death Racers festival at aodr.net!

October 20, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live – Season 3, Episode 11: No Time To Die

By Jeff Bulmer

In a first for Classic Movies Live!, Pierre and Jeff discuss a movie by Cary Fukunaga: 007 in No Time To Die. Does the latest James Bond film hold up after Spectre? How does it compare to Casino Royale? Also, is it possible this plot has already been done? Perhaps by a video game by Hideo Kojima?

October 16, 2021 0

CML Classics – Episode 10: Ad Astra

By Jeff Bulmer

In this week’s classic episode of Classic Movies Live!, Pierre and Jeff discuss James Gray’s lonely space epic starring Sad Brad Pitt. Tune in to hear our hosts break down 2019’s hard-hitting universal character study, and finally answer the question: what is the best space movie of this decade?

October 6, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live – Season 3, Episode 9: Titane

By Jeff Bulmer

You may have heard of a little place where Classic Movies are born called Cannes Film Festival. Jeff and Pierre certainly have!
On today’s episode, our hosts work their way through the winner of the highest prize at 2021’s iteration of the festival: Titane! Julia Ducournau’s sophomore feature is part tender family drama, and part horror bloodbath! But, is it also all classic?

September 1, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live – Season 3, Episode 4: Summer Round-Up 2021!

By Jeff Bulmer

Season 3 of Classic Movies Live! started with Old, but it didn’t have to! For a while, our hosts were debating starting with A Quiet Place 2, Black Widow, F9: The Fast Saga, or even Space Jam: A New Legacy. Unfortunately, the timing never worked out of those episodes, but rather than ignore those movies, Pierre and Jeff decided to talk about all four at once!
Tune in to hear our resident film experts talk about the meaning of Family, specifically in the context of the movies of Summer 2021!

August 14, 2021 0

CML Classics – Episode 1: Glass

By Jeff Bulmer

In this episode of Classic Movies Live, Pierre and Jeff discuss the final movie in M. Night Shyamalan’s
bizarre superhero trilogy. Is Glass a worthy successor to Unbreakable and Split? Is it even a good movie?
Find out as our hosts tackle their first classic movie… live!

April 14, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 32: Promising Young Woman

By Jeff Bulmer

Promising Young Woman is a bold movie that handles the topic of sexual assault in a way thoroughly unlike any other movie that’s come before. Several years after her college best friend Nina was assaulted, Cassie Thomas (Carey Mulligan), now a med-school dropout, spends her nights finding and punishing sexual predators. When she finally discovers Nina’s abuser, she sets in motion a plot to avenge her friend, while bringing down everyone else around her.
This movie is hard not to spoil, so be warned that this is a full-spoilers podcast! Is Promising Young Woman 2020’s Best Picture? Tune in and find out on this week’s episode of Classic Movies Live!

April 7, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 31: Judas and the Black Messiah

By Jeff Bulmer

Nominated for six awards, Judas is one of the latest releases up for Oscars. Despite that, Judas will be going into the Oscars having won Best Supporting Actor for Kaluuya at nearly every other awards show so far! Can Kaluuya expect to walk away with an Oscar this year? What about surprise entrant Lakeith Stanfield?
Find out on today’s episode of Classic Movies Live!

April 1, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 30: The Father

By Jeff Bulmer

On our first Best Picture episode, Pierre and Jeff talk about The Father, an adaptation of Florian Zeller’s play of the same name starring Anthony Hopkins. Nominated for six awards, which ones can it win? Could Zeller’s debut take Best Picture?

March 24, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 29: Malcolm & Marie

By Jeff Bulmer

From Sam Levinson, director of the television show Euphoria comes the first film produced entirely during the 2020 pandemic. But is Malcolm & Marie just a quarantine film, or something actually worthwhile? Find out on today’s episode of Classic Movies Live!

March 20, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 28: The Artist

By Jeff Bulmer

In 2011, The Artist made history as the first silent movie to win Best Picture since Wings at the very first-ever Oscars, as well as the first time a French actor would win the coveted Best Actor in a Leading Role award. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist is a feature-length celebration of Old Hollywood through the eyes of silent film star George Valentin! As “talkies” become increasingly popular, Valentin learns that his days in Hollywood are numbered. But with the silent film era now decades behind us, were The Artist’s days numbered from the start?
Tune in to this week’s episode of Classic Movies Live! to find out!

March 17, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 27: The 93rd Academy Awards Nominations!

By Jeff Bulmer

On this very special episode of Classic Movies Live!, Pierre and Jeff go through all the nominations for the 2021 Academy Awards!
What was nominated? What shouldn’t have been nominated? What should win? Maybe most importantly, which of these nominated movies will go down in history as timeless classics? The answers to all these questions and more on today’s episode of Classic Movies Live!
Today’s episode also features 3 songs from the movie Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga, as well as a segment of the song “Wuhan Flu” from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Please beward of spoilers for the Romanian documentary film Collectiv.

February 24, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 24: Slumdog Millionaire

By Jeff Bulmer

This week on Classic Movies Live!, our hosts talk about Boyle’s Mumbai-set game show drama. How good is it? Is it an accurate portrayal of India, or even Indian cinema?
Come to think of it, why don’t we talk about Indian cinema more? The answers to all these questions and more on this week’s episode of Classic Movies Live!

January 27, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 19: The King’s Speech

By Jeff Bulmer

On this episode, Pierre and Jeff travel back to 2010, the year that a movie about Mark Zuckerberg faced off against an LGBTQ psychological horror movie to be Best Picture at the Academy Awards! But which film won that year? None other than The King’s Speech!

January 20, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 18: Minari

By Jeff Bulmer

Now that we’re firmly in 2021, and with less than 5 months to go until the Oscars, this week’s episode of Classic Movies Live! begins our yearly Oscars coverage!
First up, our hosts discuss a likely contender for several categories at this year’s Academy Awards, including Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Picture: Minari!

January 16, 2021 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 16: The Revenant

By Jeff Bulmer

Hot off the heels of Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu re-entered Awards Cinema in 2015 with The Revenant, a half-true story about trapper Hugh Glass. A larger-than-life personality even in reality, Glass is given an extra layer of hyperbole by Leo, here giving perhaps his most animated physical performance ever.

January 13, 2021 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 17: Soul

By Jeff Bulmer

Soul is the second Pixar movie released in 2020, and one of the year’s final films. Featuring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, Soul tells a story about a jazz pianist at the end of his life, and a soul who has yet to begin theirs. From Pete Docter, director of Inside Out and Up, Soul is another deep Pixar story with weighty themes. How does it stack up against the rest? Tune in this week to find out!

January 2, 2021 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 14: The Great Gatsby

By Jeff Bulmer

Starring Leo in as the exuberantly wealthy titular socialite, Gatsby is an exploration of class, vanity, and the American Dream in the roaring ’20s! It also features the reunion of Leo and his good friend Tobey Maguire — last seen together in the 2001 flop Don’s Plum (itself likely the subject of an upcoming episode…).

December 23, 2020 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 14: Yojimbo

By Jeff Bulmer

This week on Classic Movies Live!, Pierre and Jeff explore the origins of Revisionist Western Cinema by looking at one of the most influential movies on the genre: Akira Kurosawa’s 1961 samurai cinema classic Yojimbo!

December 19, 2020 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 12: J. Edgar

By Jeff Bulmer

Starring Leo in the title role, J. Edgar tells the story of J. Edgar Hoover, the man responsible for building the FBI into what it is today! But while J. Edgar puts on a tough, no-nonsense persona, he hangs on to secrets that threaten to bring him and the entire bureau down for good!
So what did our hosts think about Leo’s noir biopic? Tune in to find out!

December 16, 2020 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 13: The Maltese Falcon

By Jeff Bulmer

Starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, The Maltese Falcon is arguably the first and most important noir movie ever made. Its influence can be seen in everything from Touch Of Evil and Woman in the Window to Drive and The Happytime Murders. What else is there to say about this timeless classic? Tune in to find out!

December 12, 2020 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 11: Inception

By Jeff Bulmer

Christopher Nolan’s high-concept ensemble action movie about dreams is easily one of the most influential films of this millennium so far! As Inception celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, we discuss Nolan’s filmmaking, Hans Zimmer’s compositions, Wally Pfister’s cinematography, and of course one of Leo’s biggest leading roles yet!

December 9, 2020 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 12: First Cow

By Jeff Bulmer

On Classic Movies Live!, you’ll always get to hear about the latest movies that, one day, will come to be regarded as true titans of cinema! In no episode has that been more true than this week’s, in which our hosts, Pierre and Jeff, discuss Kelly Reichardt’s latest film, First Cow!

December 5, 2020 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 10: Blood Diamond

By Jeff Bulmer

In 2006, Leonardo DiCaprio would earn critical acclaim for two back-to-back performances. The first of those was that in year’s Best Picture winner, The Departed. The second, Blood Diamond, would net Leo his third-ever Oscar nomination, and second for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

November 28, 2020 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 9: The Departed

By Jeff Bulmer

The Departed won Scorsese his first-ever directing Oscar, as well as Best Picture at the 79th Academy Awards. Leo was also nominated for an Oscar at the same ceremony, but notably not for this movie! Was that a mistake? Should this have been the year Leo took home Oscar gold? Tune in and find out on the ninth episode of Losing It Over Leo!

November 7, 2020 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 6: Catch Me If You Can

By Jeff Bulmer

Featuring Leo as legendary scam artist Frank Abagnale, Jr. alongside Tom Hanks as FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Catch Me If You Can sees our illustrious silver screen superman stepping out of the role of teen heartthrob for the first time since Titanic.

November 3, 2020 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 7: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

By Jeff Bulmer

In today’s very special out-of-order episode, Pierre and Jeff discuss the hotly-anticipated sequel to 2006’s Borat! Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey for Make Benefit Recently Diminished Country of Kazakhstan, or more simply Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, was written, filmed, and released almost entirely inside of one year. With such an unprecedentedly quick turnaround, did Sacha Baron Cohen and Co. still have time to make the movie any good?

October 31, 2020 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 5: Titanic

By Jeff Bulmer

In 1997, James Cameron released a movie so monumental it would go on not only to be nominated for the most Academy Awards of any movie up to that point (tying 1950’s All About Eve) and win the most as well (tying Ben Hur), but also perform so well with audiences it would hold the record for best box office performance for almost 12 years. That movie was the disaster/romance epic Titanic, featuring Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Billy Zane, and of course Leonardo DiCaprio!
Having now watched Titanic for the first time, Pierre and Jeff talk about the end of an era for Leo, as we close out our discussion of early-period DiCaprio with one of the biggest movies of all time!

October 24, 2020 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 4: Romeo + Juliet

By Jeff Bulmer

At the end of the 90’s, Leonardo DiCaprio was best known for two movies he made within a year of each other. The first of those movies, starring the young heartthrob in what could be considered his breakout role (if you don’t already consider that to have been Gilbert Grape), was Baz Luhrmann’s visionary take on William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet.

October 14, 2020 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 4: Bill & Ted Face the Music

By Jeff Bulmer

After almost 30 years, the final movie in the Bill & Ted franchise has arrived! Was there ever a movie more obviously destined to be a classic?
This week on Classic Movies Live!, franchise newbie Pierre and lifelong fan Jeff discuss Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters’ return to the roles that made them famous! After so much time in development hell, does Bill & Ted Face the Music live up to expectations?

October 10, 2020 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 2: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?

By Jeff Bulmer

In the second episode of Losing It Over Leo, Jeff and Pierre talk about What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. Leo’s second movie is also his first Oscar nomination! Tune in to hear our hosts’ thoughts on Leo, as well as remarkable early performances from Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenbergen, and Crispin Glover!

October 7, 2020 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 3: I’m Thinking Of Ending Things

By Jeff Bulmer

This week on Classic Movies Live!, Pierre and Jeff watch the latest movie from renowned screenwriter/director Charlie Kaufman! Based on the novel by Iain Reid, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is a surreal, abstract experience that’s almost more Lynchian than Kaufman-esque. Does this work in the film’s favour? Tune in to find out!

October 3, 2020 0

Losing It Over Leo, Episode 1: This Boy’s Life

By Jeff Bulmer

In the pilot episode of Losing It Over Leo, Pierre and Jeff discuss Leonardo DiCaprio’s first movie: This Boy’s Life. The only movie to feature both Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, This Boy’s Life has largely fallen out of the public conscience. That said, is it worth your time? Also, how is the first silver-screen performance from our boy Leo?

September 21, 2020 0

Classic Movies Live, Episode 1: Tenet

By Jeff Bulmer

For the Spotify debut of Classic Movies Live!, our hosts tackle Christopher Nolan’s latest masterpiece: Tenet! Heavily featuring what can most scientifically be called “time shenanigans”, Tenet is Nolan at his Nolan-est! But does it pay off? Tune in to hear what our hosts think of this soon-to-be-enduring classic!