Cinema Cemetery
89 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe dearly departed Best Pictures from Cinema's past return as Dan and Kate journey from 1927 to the present exploring the "best" each year had to offer. Explore both the timeless and aimless winners from the past as we lay to rest the best of the best. Will any film be worthy enough to stand the test of time?Intro music by Chaz Hearne ("My Own Way")Artwork by Andres Perez
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Cinema Cemetery: Episode 82: The Hurt Locker (2009)
December 07, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBIn today's episode, we don our bomb disposal suits and venture into the intense and gritty terrain of Kathryn Bigelow's masterful war drama – "The Hurt Locker." Released in 2008, "The Hurt Locker" takes us deep into the heart of the Iraq War, following the harrowing experiences of an elite U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. As we navigate the tension-fueled landscapes of Baghdad, Bigelow skillfully thrusts us into the psychological battlefield, exploring the complex relation...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 81- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
February 23, 2023 02:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB“Any specific reason?” “Just…because. It is written”. Following the story of a “slum dog” turned nearly millionaire, this movie follows Jamal through a difficult childhood as he serendipitously uses his past in order to complete the quiz show in the present. Is Jamal’s performance on the up and up, or is he hiding something? Will he win the jackpot or lose it all? Is this movie even worth watching? Find out this week on Cinema Cemetery. Current Rankings: Lawerence of Arabia The G...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 80- No Country For Old Men (2007)
February 16, 2023 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB"The coin don't got no say" "This coin got here the same way I did" Set in the desert in 1980, No Country For Old Men follows a drug deal gone wrong, a retiring sheriff, and man in the right (wrong) place at the right (wrong) time, and a force of nature. As characters find themselves caught up in the circumstances beyond their scope, all must ask themselves how much control they truly have over the chaotic present. Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, No Country For Old Men continues to...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 79- The Departed (2006)
January 16, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MB“We deal in deception here. What we do not deal in is self-deception”. Welcome to the Irish mob in Boston of the early 2000s. As Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) goes undercover to infiltrate the villainous Frank Costello’s (Nicholson) gang, he has to deal with not only the crimes of the week, but his own self doubt as well. All the while, Colin Sullivan (Damon) works undercover for Costello as a cop. When it becomes clear each group as a mole, it becomes a countdown to some which be caught first...
Cinema Cemetery: Bonus Episode 5- It's a Wonderful Life! (1946)
December 25, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MB"Oh why don't you stop annoying people!" With such memorable quotes like that, what else could it be but It's A Wonderful Life! Kate and Dan revisit the old Christmas Classic to find out just what makes this movie tick. Whether you're a longtime fan, or just a casual listener, but sure to check it out. Merry Christmas Bedford Falls!
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 78- Crash (2005)
December 24, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB“Sometimes we feel like we just need to crash into each other in order to feel something”. This opening line from the 2005 Best Picture winner starts off an episodic look at race relations in the early 21st century Los Angeles. With a star studded cast, and a message that everyone would agree with, this film takes a heavy handed approach at a much more nuanced and complicated issue. A surprise-winner back in its day, has Crash stood the test of time? Find out now! Current Rankings: Law...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 77- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
December 02, 2022 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB“Anyone can lose one fight.” “Always protect yourself.” “Well, you’ve got me” All simple but effective pieces of advice from Frankie (Clint Eastwood) to Maggie (Hillary Swank) as this over-the-hill trainer helps an past-her-prime boxer in the making. Starting as a boxing story, yet morphing into something far more serious, Million Dollar Baby tells the tale of persistence and avoiding regret through multiple characters. And as tragedy strikes, they must ask themselves how to keep fighting....
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 76- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
November 17, 2022 03:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB“There never was much hope. Just a fool's hope.” “But it is not this day.” “White shores…a far green country, under a swift sunrise”. As Sauron’s army encroaches on the cities of men, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and Gandalf, along with their newfound allies of Rohan seek to rally the troops to defend Gondor. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam move ever closer to Mt. Doom with their unreliable guide Gollum. Will Frodo finish his journey? Will the Men of Gondor stand against the shadow? Will authority b...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 75- Chicago (2002)
November 04, 2022 01:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MB"...And All That Jazz!" Set in the fast paced of nightlife of 1920s Chicago, this musical follows two aspiring showgirls turned criminals as they murder their lovers in a fit of rage. A show about dreams, wrongs, crimes, and spectacle, Chicago combines the realism of the roaring 20s with the showmanship of a Fosse musical. Does Chicago still hold up 100 years after its set and 20 years after its release? Find out now! Current Rankings: Lawerence of Arabia The Godfather All About E...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 73 and 74- Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001)
October 09, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBIt's been a long break but Cinema Cemetery is back! Join us this time for a Russell Crowe double-feature as we start the 2000s with a look at Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind. Two films of completely different styles and diverse legacies, we finally begin the 21st century. Joined this week by special guest Teresa, Cinema Cemetery is back in action! Current Rankings Lawerence of Arabia The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs Gone With Wind It Happen...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 72- American Beauty (1999)
April 13, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB“My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead.” These opening lines set the stage for American Beauty, a turn-of-the-20th-century picture about the beauty…and dysfunction…of suburban American life. As Lester awakens to the changes he needs to make to his everyday life, his wife and daughter follow similar journeys, along with his mysterious next-door neighbor. As Lester’s death day looms, the ...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 71- Shakespeare In Love (1998)
March 31, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB“It always works out?” “Why?” “I don’t know; it’s a mystery.” A play-within-a-play, or rather a play-beyond-a-play, Shakespeare in Love tells the fictional tale of the writing of another fictional tale as a young, upstart Shakespeare struggles to create a new comedy all while living a real-life romance/tragedy in the real world. With an all-star 1990s cast, and copious Shakespeare references and Easter eggs, Shakespeare in Love combines the forbidden love with a Finnes brother from English P...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 70- Titanic (1997)
March 16, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB“I’m king of the world!” “Jack, I’m flying!” “A real man makes his own luck” “I’ll never let go Jack” “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets”. You know the quotes. You’ve heard about the event, now it’s time to take a look at the film itself. Nominated for a record-tying 14 Oscars and winning a record-trying 11, Titanic took the world by storm at the end of 1997. Not only was the film the highest-grossing domestic movie of all time for 12 years, but still holds the record for the lo...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 69- The English Patient (1996)
February 22, 2022 01:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MB“New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire.” Set at both the beginning and end of the Second World War, The English Patient tells the tale of the eponymous Count Almaszy, burn victim and hospice patient attempting to tell his story and recover his memory in his final days. As the consequences of his actions circle, other characters struggle to find themselves as they process the waning days of the war. Meanwhile, Almaszy (Ralph Fiennes) tel...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 68- Braveheart (1995)
February 14, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB“Fight and you may die. Run and you will live…at least for a little while. They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!” These iconic words by William Wallace lead off a Scottish resistance against a long-standing English occupation. As Wallace’s life is shattered by a brutal English lord, he leads a brave band of warriors to fight back against a far financially and technically superior foe. Will Wallace and the Scots succeed where others have failed? Find out this wee...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 67- Forest Gump (1994)
February 07, 2022 02:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get”. With this classic line, we meet Forest Gump, the man who “truly” wrote the second half of the 20th century and influenced many of the great movers and shakers along the way. From his humble beginnings living with his single mother in boarding house to serving in Vietnam, to meeting the President (x3) to starting the jogging craze, Forest shows the power of persistence, and positivity, even when told...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 66- Schindler's List (1993)
January 18, 2022 01:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB“It is written that whoever saves one life saves the world entire.” Schindler’s List tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a Nazi opportunist who originally sought to use the German occupation of Krakow for profit who became a savior to nearly 850 Jews during the Holocaust. Part narrative, part historical record, this movie shows the truth of the Holocaust on full display. Directed by Stephen Spielberg, this piece continues to stand strong nearly 30 years later. Where will Schindler f...
Cinema Cemetery: Bonus Episode 4- Rope (1948)
December 31, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB"I've always thought it was out of character for David to drink anything as corrupt as whiskey." "Out of character for him to be murdered too." Rope tells the story of two friends, Brandon and Phillip, who set out to put a horrific experiment to the test: Is it possible to murder purely for the sake of danger and killing? As the two do away with their friend David, they proceed to then host a party with their mutual friends (and David's family) all while the dead body remains hidden in the...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 65- Unforgiven (1992)
December 13, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB"I've killed women and children. I've killed everything that walks or crawls At one time or another. And I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you done to Ned." Unforgiven, the Clint Eastwood anti-Western from 1992 tells the tale of William Munny, reformed outlaw who is brought back into the assassin game after learning of an unprovoked attack on a young woman. As Munny (Eastwood) struggles with the choice to return to his old ways, Sheriff Bill Dagget (Gene Hackman) takes whatever st...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 64- Silence of the Lambs (1991)
November 23, 2021 02:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB“Did you kill him?” “No, but best thing for him really; his therapy was going nowhere”. 1991’s Silence of the Lambs tells the tale of FBI trainee Clarice Starling called him to interview Hannibal Lecter in hopes of catching a lead to arrest serial killer Buffalo Bill. As Hannibal toys with Clarice and the department for his own fun, he leads Agent Starling to not only catch a killer, but learn about her own past as well. Can Clarice silence the lambs, or Buffalo Bill strike again? Find out...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 62 and 63- Driving Miss Daisy and Dances With Wolves (1989-1990)
November 09, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBWelcome to a special Cinema Cinemetery Double Episode as we close out the 1980s and begin the 1990s with Driving Miss Daisy and Dances With Wolves. Here we'll be exploring two films which couldn't be more different; one exploring racial differences in the mid 20th century south and the other examing the plight of the Lakota Sioux on the American plains. Nevertheless, both movies combine 80s drama with 90s schmaltz for some interesting conversation. Should these films be a part of your next...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 61- Rain Man (1988)
October 12, 2021 22:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB“I don’t have my books, I’m going to be bookless”. 1988’s Rain Man tells the story of Charlie Babbit, a quasi-successful businessman looking to continue his string of high-risk, high-reward deals. When his estranged father passes, he initially thinks he’s hit the windfall, only to find nearly all inheritance has been sent to his long-lost brother Raymond. Raymond, an “autistic savant” in the film’s terms lives life in a facility, unable to interact with the world on his own. When Charlie...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 60: The Last Emperor (1987)
October 04, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB“The Emperor has been a prisoner in his own palace since the day that he was crowned, and has remained a prisoner since he abdicated. But now he's growing up, he may wonder why he's the only person in China who may not walk out of his own front door. I think the Emperor is the loneliest boy on Earth.” 1987’s The Last Emperor tells the tale of Pu Yi, the eponymous last emperor of China. Following his childhood, abdication, and eventual alignment with Imperial Japan to regain his power, the ...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 59- Platoon (1986)
September 19, 2021 16:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB“Looking back, we did not fight the enemy, we fought ourselves, and the enemy was in us.” Set in the thick of the Vietnam War, Platoon tells the tale of naive enlisted soldier Chris Taylor as he realizes the horrors of war both beyond, and within, the Platoon. A film in the spirit of The Deer Hunter and All Quiet on the Western Front, Oliver Stone’s winning film depicts a cinematic version of his own experience. As reason and madness wrestle for control, will the Platoon find itself in one...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 58: Out of Africa (1985)
September 01, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB“I had a farm in Africa…” What happens when you cross a farm, Africa, Crocodile Dundee, and discount Lawrence of Arabia? You get Out of Africa, loosely based on the life of Isek Dinesen as told in the novel of the same name. This film follows Karen Blixen as she travels from Europe to Africa to start a coffee farm with her new husband. The episodic film explores themes of colonialism, relationships, and war, all while doing it’s best to show the Kenyan landscape. Should you see Out of Afr...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 57: Amadeus (1984)
August 19, 2021 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB“All I wanted was to sing to God. He gave me that longing... and then made me mute. Why? Tell me that.” Amadeus tells the tale of “dueling” composers Mozart and Salieri. As Salieri seeks to gain fame and glory with hard work and political gamesmanship, the former child prodigy Mozart eclipses him at every turn, while trying to avoid his own demons. This piece of historical fiction takes a dramatized look at the flawed but unforgettable work of Mozart, and the man who later calls himself h...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 56: Terms of Endearment (1983)
August 12, 2021 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBOperator: I have an emergency phone call from Mrs. Aurora Greenway in Houston, Texas, for Mrs. Emma Horton. - Sam Burns: Oh no! - Emma Horton: No, she always does this when the lines busy. It's fine.” Welcome to the dysfunctional relationship of Aurora and Emma. Terms of Endearment follows the relationship of a mother and daughter through marriage, moving, Jack Nicholson, and cancer. Starring just about everyone famous from the 70s and 90s, this film continues the 80s tradition of being...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 55: Gandhi (1982)
July 28, 2021 15:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBBrigadier: You don't think we're just going to walk out of India! Gandhi: Yes. In the end, you will walk out. Because 100,000 Englishmen simply cannot control 350 million Indians, if those Indians refuse to cooperate. Cinema Cemetery is finally back after a brief summer hiatus. This week, join us as we follow the life of Mohandas Gandhi as he goes from a life as a simple attorney to a generational inspiration in his home country. This biopic epic by Richard Attenborough spans decades a...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 54: Chariots of Fire (1981)
June 14, 2021 13:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB“If I can't win, I won't run! “If you won't run, you can't win”. Long before Michael Scott said Wayne Gretzky said you miss 100% of the shots you never take, there was Chariots of Fire. This 1981 Best Picture explores two competing runners in the lead-up to the 1924 Olympics as they struggle with everything from form and faith to religion and regulations. As Harold Abrahams struggles to navigate being Jewish in the early 20th century England, all while training professionally in an age that...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 53- Ordinary People (1980)
May 25, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB“Maybe you were stronger. Have you ever considered that? That maybe you were the stronger one?” While main character may have been stronger, this movie is just Ordinary. Ordinary People that is. This 1980 film tells the tell of a family coping with the loss of a child, as the parents and brother react in vastly different ways. Featuring against-type performances from Mary Tyler Moore and Judd Hirsch, and co-starring Donald Sutherland while introducing Timothy Hutton, this unassuming mov...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 52- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
May 12, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MB“I came home to share with my wife one of the five best days of my life, and she tells me that she doesn't want to live with me anymore! Do you know what she's done?” “Yes, she loused up one of the five best days of your life.” Kramer vs. Kramer tells the story of Ted and Joanna Kramer, and their son Billy. After Joanna leaves the family, Ted and Billy are forced to adjust, but when Joanna returns 18 months later and sues for custody, the real trial begins. Does Kramer vs. Kramer still...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 51- The Deer Hunter (1978)
May 04, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MB“I don’t really think about one shot anymore Mike.” “It’s all about one shot, the deer has gotten be taken out in one shot. I keep trying to tell people that.” Welcome to your one shot to see the best film of 1978: The Deer Hunter starring Robert DeNiro, Christopher Walken, and Meryl Streep. Set in a small Pennsylvania town, this tale follows three Russian-American friends as they navigate life before during and after their tour in Vietnam. Part-character study, part war-drama, part wedd...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 50: Annie Hall (1977)
April 19, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB“I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light”. Welcome to Annie Hall and the world according to Woody Allen. Part comedy, part romance, part tragedy, part animated film, and all neurosis, this classic film reimagines what a comedy can be. Starring Diane Keaton as the eponymous Annie Hall, and Woody Allen as Alvie Singer, this film works as an autopsy of a romance, and perhaps a city, that’s time has passed. Has the wo...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 49: Rocky (1976)
April 12, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MB“He doesn’t know it’s a show, he thinks it’s a damn fight!” It’s the Bicentennial, America’s Biggest Birthday, and Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion of the world has given Rocky Balboa a shot at the title. Rocky, a part-time boxer, part-time loan shark lackey suddenly finds himself with a chance to “go the distance”. With no true shot at winning, will Rocky seize the opportunity, or squander it away as he has many times before. Starring Sylvester Stallone in his breakout roll, along ...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 48: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
March 25, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB“You guys complain how much you hate it here, and then don't even have the guts to leave! You're all crazy!” Randle Patrick McMurphy finds himself living large at a mental institution as he feins insanity to avoid hard labor. There, he finds himself against the sociopathic Nurse Ratched. As McMurphy attempts to rally the inmates to find some humor and freedom in their lives, Ratched seeks to maintain order. Can McMurphy unify (and flee) the “cuckoo’s nest”, or has he met his match? Find o...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 47: The Godfather Part II (1974)
March 17, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB“My offer is this: Nothing”. Welcome to another visit with the Corleone Family; this first sequel to ever win Best Picture explores the past and future of Michael, Vito, and the rest. As Vito Corleone flees for his life from turn-of-the-20th-Century Sicily, he seeks not only to survive in a new country, but make something better for his family and people. Meanwhile, Michael remains unsatisfied with current state and pushes the Family to expand, no matter who is in the way. Traitors and en...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 46- The Sting (1973)
March 03, 2021 01:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MB“What was I supposed to do - call him for cheating better than me, in front of the others?” Welcome to the Big Con; a world of high stakes, pigeon drops, Lucky Dans, and stacked decks. Robert Redford, as a young Johnny Hooker, seeks help from established grifter Henry Gondorff to help him pull off a Big Con on Doyle Lonnegan after his partner is killed by Lonnegan’s cartel. As Gondorff and Hooker seek to pull the Sting on Lonnegan, both the FBI and Lonnegan’s own agents seek the grifter fo...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 45- The Godfather (1972)
February 22, 2021 12:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” The year is 1945. Fresh off an Allied victory in the Second World War, a young Michael Corleone returns home for his sister’s wedding. Here, he finds the “family business” is still alive, and well as friends and enemies alike line up to meet with the eponymous Godfather. Things, however, are about to take a turn as the Five Families struggle to deal with the incoming narcotics industry encroaching on their city. After a failed assassination a...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 44- The French Connection (1971)
February 15, 2021 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB“Just answer me this: Do you…still pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?” A valid question and concern asked repeatedly by the one and only Popeye Doyle. This unconventional cop with a great intuition…at least most of the time…follows his next big lead as he tracks down a big drug deal in the making. With the support of his partner, and the begrudging help of his superiors, Popeye played by Gene Hackman shows the true success and drudgery of early 70s New York police work, along with one of the ...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 43: Patton (1970)
February 01, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB“No bastard ever won a war dying for his country. He won it by making some other poor bastards die for his country”. Meet General George Patton; three-star general and five-star loose canon on a mission to not only win the war but battle as much as possible. A skilled military tactician, but a without a shred of political skill, Patton’s complex characteristics were both invaluable and disastrous to the Allied forces. This war epic follows the final years of World War 2 from Patton’s per...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 42: Midnight Cowboy (1969)
January 25, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB“I’m not a f’real cowboy, but I’m one helluva stud!” The year is 1969 and movies have changed more in the past decade than 1929-1939. Midnight Cowboy tells the story of two misfits trying to make their way in an unforgiving world. Joe Buck ventures to New York City with the “dream” of making it as a male hustler, but finds himself completely clueless in a world that has long since passed by the ideals of his youth. His best/only companion is a sickly con-man named Rizzo who’s skilled at st...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 41- Oliver! (1968)
January 18, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBBoy: “This sausage is moldy!” Fagin: “Shut up and drink your gin.” Time for some “reviewing the situation” with 1968’s Oliver! The last of the five musicals over the past decade to take the top prize, this show asks you to “consider yourself at home” with the story of Oliver in his journey from rags to more rags, to riches, to rags, to riches again. Part showstopper, part social commentary, part drama, this film is one of the most unique musicals so far…for better or worse. Find out of Ol...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 40- In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
January 11, 2021 21:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MB“They Call Me…MR. TIBBS!” Welcome to our second season of Cinema Cemetery as we enter the age of New Hollywood. As younger directors explore a grittier direction and more realistic tone, we say farewell to the musical and roadshow style productions of the past. First up: In The Heat Of The Night! A tale of murder, race, and some of the worst police work ever captured since the Keystone Cops. Starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, is this movie still worthy of Best? Can you solve the cr...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 39- A Man For All Seasons (1966)
December 28, 2020 20:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB“I would cut down all the laws in England to get to the devil!” “And when the devil turned round on you, where would you hide with all the laws now lying flat?”. In our final episode of Season 1, Cinema Cemetery reviews A Man For All Seasons, the dramatization of Thomas More’s final days during the tumultuous reign of Henry VIII. As More attempts to navigate politics while refusing to compromise his beliefs, both his friends and enemies alike see an opening. Starring Paul Scofield, Robert ...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 38- The Sound Of Music (1965)
December 21, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB“Sol: a needle pulling thread. La: a…uh…note to follow sol.” It’s not always Shakespeare, but The Sound of Music keeps the lyrical tradition going with this 1965 musical. Starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, this somewhat true story tells the tale of young Maria, a failing nun-candidate charged with bringing order to an Austrian Captain’s household (seven children and all) as war looms in Europe. Part comedy, part wartime drama, and all classic musical, this iconic movie conti...
Cinema Cemetery Bonus Episode 3: The Muppet Christmas Carol
December 13, 2020 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB“It was dumb! It was obvious! It was pointless! It was…short. We loved it!’ Hopefully, you’ll feel that way about this week’s special Christmas Bonus episode about the holiday favorite The Muppet Christmas Carol. Released in 1992, the Muppet’s fourth major film adds a musical, and Muppet-filled take on the Charles Dickens classic. Michael Caine stars as Scrooge while Gonzo and Rizzo take the audience to the past, present, and future as Three Spirits try to save Scrooge’s soul. Is the pro...
Cinema Cemetery: Episode 37- My Fair Lady (1964)
December 06, 2020 17:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB“No, you didn’t ‘siiiie’ it. You didn’t even ‘say’ it.” Cinema Cemetery returns to another 60s musical as My Fair Lady takes center stage. The movie based on the musical based on the play based on the myth, this show tells the tale of Prof. Henry Higgins and his efforts to train a poor flower girl to speak (and act) like a lady. Despite Higgins’ self-proclaimed brilliance at language, he finds he has met his match with Eliza’s tenacity. Rex Harrison revives his stage role and Audrey Hep...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 36: Tom Jones (1963)
December 01, 2020 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB“Well, there’s another one gone!” Tough talk for a cemetery but reflective of this 1963 Best Picture winner Tom Jones. In a complete departure from last year’s Lawerence of Arabia, Tom Jones is part comedy, part experiment, part history, and all bizarre. Albert Finney stars are the eponymous Tom, a low-born adopted son in a wealthy house. When accessed wrongly of a crime, Tom sets out to make his own way in the world. Will Tom’s series of unfortunate events lead him to happiness, or wil...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 35: West Side Story (1961)
November 23, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB“I like to be in America. Okay by me in America. Everything free in America. …for a small fee in America.” Welcome to the West Side as the Jets and Sharks take their feud from the playground to the dance floor, to…another playground. This contemporary Romeo and Juliet tells the tale of Tony and Maria, two star-crossed lovers who attempt to bridge the gap between two warring groups of immigrants in New York in the middle of the 20th century. Directed by Robert Wise, this classic musical con...
Cinema Cemetery Episode 34: The Aparment (1960)
November 16, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB“The wrong key? No wonder I couldn’t get into the executive washroom this morning.” “The executive washroom? I couldn’t get into my apartment!” In a pre-Air BNB world, Mr. Baxter currently boosts his career loaning use of his apartment out to his superiors looking for a convenient place to hide out from their real lives. While advantageous to his career, Baxter realizes he has a tiger by the tail when one night he finds the secretary Ms. Kubelik in his room after an apparent overdose. Pa...