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Bust out your sleuth gear and your saxophones because on this episode of Forgotten Cinema the Mikes are having a conversation about the 1974 Gene Hackman thriller, The Conversation   (see what we did there?). Written and Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, listen as Mike Butler and Mike Field discuss Hackman's character, Harry Caul; from his look and attitude and how a typo informed much of the character that appears on the screen. The Mikes also go into the history of what inspired Coppola to write this film, the look he was trying to achieve and how the themes of the film resonated with an audience in 1970's America. Field and Butler also examine how one future superstar's character choices took him from an unnamed bit part to a fairly prominent role. Who's that, you ask? Well, you'll have to listen to the episode to find out. So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema .   Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!

The Mikes travel back in time and across "the pond" for this episode of  Forgotten Cinema as they talk about the 2016 film,  Sing Street , written and directed by John Carney. Butler and Field talk about the sights, sounds, and life of 1980s Dublin. They discuss the importance of the relationship between Connor and his older brother as well as the burgeoning romance between Connor and his crush, Raphina. The Mikes also comment on the way that the film handles the characters as they create their band and then their music and videos and the truthful way in which it is handled. So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema .  Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!

Happy New Year from  Forgotten Cinema ! What better way to celebrate the new year than the 1995 sci-fi, noir thriller that takes place on New Years,  Strange Days .  Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, written by James Cameron and starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Basset, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore and Vincent D'Onofrio. Join Field and Butler as they discuss where in the film the noir portion actually comes in as well as the weakness and almost pathetic nature of the protagonist, Lenny, that takes the film in an interesting direction and plays with convention. The Mikes also discuss why this movie was forgotten. (Imagine that?!) So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema .   Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!

It's another holiday episode of  Forgotten Cinema !!! And this time the Mikes are looking at the 2000 film  The Family Man starring Nicholas Cage and Tea Léoni. Join Field and Butler as they discuss the use of theme over substance and story and how Hollywood's view of the "real world" might taint the way that Jack Campbell's story is told. So grab your sugar plums and egg-nog, please notice the elves at the front and rear of the sleigh, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema .  Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!

The Mikes are taking Forgotten Cinema international for the holidays and trying not to upset the elves as they discuss the 2010 Finnish film,  Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale . Field and Butler talk about how more foreign films should always be watched by American audiences. They examine the father-son relationship at the heart of the film, compare it to the popular short films this was based on, and talk about the setting and plot of this very unique sci-fi, horror, dark-comedy, holiday film. So grab your paukkumaissi and sooda, please notice that the exits are located at the etuosa and takaosa of the auditorium, and rentoutua for  Forgotten Cinema . Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!

The Mikes are going to have a "ruff" time with this one as Forgotten Cinema looks at the 2008 Disney animated film, Bolt , starring John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. Join them as they discuss why this film is for dog lovers. Field lets us know that another up-and-coming young actress had already recorded all of the dialogue for the role of Penny, before Miley was signed on to replace her. And even before the movie became Bolt, it was an entirely different film altogether. Also the Mikes do a lot of talking about dogs.  Sorry cat people...they all have dog complexes anyway. (See the movie) So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema . Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!

Oh, the weather outside is frightful and the fire is...not going to stop Krampus from collecting his victims! The Mikes ignore Omi's advice and check out Santa's evil other half in the 2015 film, Krampus , directed by Michael Dougherty. Mike Butler and Mike Field throw out some interesting facts about the making of the film, talk about how awkward and uncomfortable scenes in films can only go far before alienating your audience, and gush over the practical effects and the Joe Dante-esque feel of the film. So grab your candy cane and hot cocoa, please notice the winter wonderland at the front and rear of the sleigh, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema .  Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!

"Forget it Mike, it's Forgotten Cinema ." That's right, you guessed it!  That cleverly edited famous film quote can only mean that this episode is going to focus on the Jack Nicholson film where he plays Jake Gittes.  No, not that Jack Nicholson film where he plays Jake Gittes, the other one. Never heard of it? Well, I guess you came to the right place! The Mikes discuss the Jack Nicholson directed, Jack Nicholson vehicle, The Two Jakes ; the sequel to the cinema classic, Chinatown , released in 1990.  Field and Butler attempt to figure out why Nicholson plays Jake as a completely different character type. The Mikes also contemplate how splitting his concentration between acting and directing might have caused Nicholson to make some questionable style choices and if the film would have been better off without relying so much on connecting to Chinatown. So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema .  Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!

Special guest and YouTuber Russ Lyman join Mike Butler and (reluctantly) Mike Field to the NetherRealm to discuss the 1995 EarthRealm film, Mortal Kombat , directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and based on one of the most popular video game franchises of all time. In a world replete with terrible video game movies,  Mortal Kombat is...one of them.  Listen as both Butler and Russ defend its so-bad-its-good parts against Field's hatred of all things this movie. They'll discuss the merits of overacting in a film such as this, the terrible effects, and how the fight sequences could have been improved.  Butler will defend the fantastic set pieces and his love of the Goro animatronic, but lament the poor lighting. Field will hate it all. There is only one thing that all three can agree on...that theme song still frickin' slaps! So grab your quarters and joystick, please notice the special moves list on front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for MORTAL KOMBAT!!!! I mean.... Forgotten Cinema . And be sure to check out, like and subscribe to all of Russ Lyman's awesome videos on YouTube , and catch him on his social media platforms as well!   Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!

The Mikes take a look at TriCoast Worldwide's new documentary  Maserati: 100 Years Against All Odds , directed by Philip Selkirk, in a special bonus episode (and possible spin-off pilot) we're calling, Forgotten Cinema: Now Showing . Mike Butler and Mike Field share their opinions on what they enjoyed from this documentary about the Italian car maker, what they thought could have been expanded upon or maybe didn't need to be. Maserati: 100 Years Against All Odds  is available on Amazon Prime , Fandango Now , and Vimeo On Demand . Listen below. You can also find Forgotten Cinema here: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • TuneIn • iHeart Radio Overcast • Pocket Casts • Castro • Castbox • Podchaser Subscribe! Rate! Review!