

Pure Cinema Podcast
Elric Kane & Brian Saur
A weekly film podcast hosted by Elric Kane (of the Shock Waves podcast) and Brian Saur (of the Rupert Pupkin Speaks film blog) featuring discussions of new films, old films, double features, cult movies, filmmakers and movie lists among a smorgasbord of other Cinema-related things.
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Feb 22, 2022 • 2h 32min
New Beverly Calendar: March, 2022
Elric, Brian and Phil are back to talk about the programming at the New Beverly for this month - this time they are joined by returning guest and PCP Favorite Millie De Chirico (programmer for TCM Underground and 1/2 of the I SAW WHAT YOU DID Podcast)! Per the New Beverly, "This March we celebrate Women in Film with a showcase of talent in front of and behind the camera, pay tribute to legendary costume designer Edith Head, highlight superstars Michelle Yeoh & Pam Grier, and much, much more!" Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ Check out TCM Underground here: https://twitter.com/TCMUnderground I SAW WHAT YOU DID here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-saw-what-you-did/id1536199648 You can help support this Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/

Feb 2, 2022 • 1h 53min
Comedy Sampler
Elric and Brian serve up a sampling platter of comedies for this episode - with the 5 slots including a Classic Comedy, A Sex Comedy, a Romantic Comedy, a Screwball Comedy and an 80s Comedy. This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/

Jan 24, 2022 • 1h 42min
New Beverly Calendar: February, 2022
February at the New Bev! Elric, Brian and Phil talk about the months programming including a tribute to Peter Bogdanovich, a celebration of the career of Laurence Fishburne, and showcases of timeless romances, cinema classics, cult faves, plus much, much more! Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/

Jan 5, 2022 • 1h 58min
More Film Discoveries!
In this episode, Elric and Brian continue their talk of film discoveries and go on to include 10 more films each that they saw and enjoyed for the first time in 2021 and wanted to highlight. This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/

Dec 23, 2021 • 1h 55min
New Beverly Calendar: January, 2022
Elric is traveling at the moment, so Brian and Phil partner up to run down the New Beverly Programming for the Month of January to kick off 2022! Per the New Bev, "We kick off the new year with a showcase of newly-made 35mm prints, a celebration of crowd-pleasing music movies, and much, much more!" Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/

Dec 3, 2021 • 4h 17min
Film Discoveries of 2021 - with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary
Quentin Tarantino returns again to join Brian and Elric in this episode and this time, he is joined by is old pal Roger Avary to join in as all of them discuss their favorite film discoveries of 2021. "Discoveries" of course are older films seen for the first time in given year and there are at least 20 films discussed in this episode. Also please note that Quentin and Roger will be launching their own show soon called "The Video Archives Podcast" which folks should be on the lookout for in the coming months. This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/

Nov 22, 2021 • 1h 38min
New Beverly Calendar: December, 2021
Elric and Brian are Joined by Phil from the New Beverly to talk about the programming for the month of December to close out 2021! Per New Beverly, "Our December calendar is here and it's filled with yuletide classics & festive favorites, snowy comedies & holiday romances, Santa-filled frights, Licorice Pizza & much, much more!" Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/

Nov 15, 2021 • 55min
Fun City Cinema (Bonus)
For this bonus episode, Brian and Elric interview film writer and author of the new book Fun City Cinema - New York City And the Movies That Made It - Jason Bailey. Jason has done a wonderful job encapsulating and curating a bunch of great New York films whilst also intertwining them with the real life narrative of the city itself and what was going on with it at the times these movies were made. It's a delightful coffee table sized book and gets a high Pure Cinema recommend. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3qyGJd3 (Or at your favorite online and brick and mortar booksellers) You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/

Nov 5, 2021 • 1h 49min
5 Films, 5 Labels (Blu-ray Discoveries)
In this episode, Elric and Brian cross over into Just the Discs territory as they each choose five Blu-rays from five different Blu-ray Labels to highlight - very much a "5 Films Because" kind of thing and all the films are new discoveries for both of them. This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) You can help support this show by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod Follow the Show on Twitter: twitter.com/purecinemapod Instagram: www.instagram.com/purecinemapod/ and Facebook: www.facebook.com/purecinemapod/

Oct 26, 2021 • 1h 50min
New Beverly Calendar: November, 2021
Elric and Brian are Joined by Phil from the New Beverly to talk about the programming for the month of November! Per New Beverly, "In November we celebrate the career of filmmaker James Bridges, present world cinema classics by Kurosawa and Almodóvar, host a Judy Garland Thanksgiving, pre-code Stanwyck & much more! Share with friends and let us know what you're most excited to see back on the big screen." Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/