Cinemallennials

A Night to Remember (1958)

On this episode of Cinemallennials,  I talked with Harry Marks, writer for Cabinet of Curiosities  and host of Let’s All Go to The Lobby on Tiktok about 1958’s A Night to Remember, hailed by many as the most accurate depiction of the tragic sinking of the Titanic on the silver screen.   While not the most well-known film in the United States, A Night to Remember has left an indelible mark on not only audience members, but generations of directors, and the disaster genre as a whole.   A Night to Remember follows the story of the sinking of the Titanic, from its beginning to its terrible end, from its lower class passengers trying to make a new life for themselves to its stiff upper lip of the upper echelon.. So sit back try to relax, and most importantly, look out for icebergs Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.  Website: https://cinemallennials.com/  Social Media: Instagram: @cinemallennials Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/

March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)

Hello my name is David Lewis and I am the host of Cinemallennials, a podcast where myself and another millennial watch a classic film ranging from the 1890s to 1969 and discuss its significance and relevance in our world today. On this episode of Cinemallennials,  I talked with educator and Tiktoker, Tristan Ettleman [https://www.tiktok.com/@ettletodd], about one of my favorite films of all time, Laurel and Hardy’s 1934 Christmas classic Babes in Toyland, also known as March of the Wooden Soldiers. Babes In Toyland does not only have personal significance for me as I go on to tell the story in this episode but is significant in his place as a historic children’s film but as well as a holiday film as thousands of people every Thanksgiving and Christmas in America tune into this wonderful, whimsical, triumphant and yet frighteningly realistic classic .   Starring the original comedy duo, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Babes in Toyland follows the story Stannie Dee and Ollie Dum, two craftsmen who promise Old Mother Hubbard to pay off her mortgage as her evil landlord Silas Barnaby threatens to put her family out and to marry her daughter Bo Peep against her will. When the boys can’t cover the mortgage after mistakenly making 100 soldiers at 6 foot high instead of making 600 soliders at one foot high for Santa Claus they have to turn to hysterical ways to help Old Mother Hubbard and Bo Peep. Once doing so, Barnaby swears his revenge by recruiting monsters called the Boogeymen to take over Toyland but the 100 soldiers the Boys made might have something to say about that!   So sit back , relax and enjoy the movie while you want for Santy to deliver your presents. Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.  Website: https://dlewmoviereview.com/  Social Media: Instagram: @cinemallennials Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

On this episode of Cinemallennials I spoke with author James Krouse his book, A Bird in the Deep: The True Story of the USS Partridge.” And how it relates to 1956’s The Caine Mutiny starring former Navyman himself, Humphrey Bogart. The Caine Mutiny is not like a lot of the films that we have covered on the show before, while it’s a hidden gem for millennials like myself and the younger generations, to James and those of his generation who grew up with the film it’s one of the most influential depictions of military life and court life on screen and one of the most influential films for directors like William Friedkin and Vince Gilligan   The Caine Mutiny follows the story of ensign Willie Keith, a bright bushy tailed sailor that is soon thrown into an impossible situation for the American Navy,  a mutiny. Played by the legendary Humphrey Bogart, Keith captain, Queeg causes mayhem accusing the men of hiding keys, trying to cover up his own mistakes and lashing out harsh punishments for minor infractions. Will the captain get his just desserts or is he just a symptom of a larger illness? You’ll have to be the judge of that. So sit back, relax, and try not to fidget too much.

King Kong (1933)

Hello my name is David Lewis and I am the host of Cinemallennials, a podcast where myself and another millennial watch a classic film ranging from the 1890s to 1969 and discuss its significance and relevance in our world today. On today’s episode of Cinemallennials, I talked with Matt Duffy from ReelGoldRundown [https://www.tiktok.com/@reelgoldrundown] on Instagram and TikTok and we talked about a film that transformed visual effects and the media of animation forever, 1933’s King Kong. Spielberg, Jackson, Del Toro, and Shigeru Miyamoto all would admit to the fact that their careers would have never reached the heights they have gained if they had never been exposed to the enticing and soul-searching phenomenon, that is King Kong. Whether its revolutionary stop-motion animation, its introduction of the original scream queen, or its ascent to the top of the Empire State Building King Kong is arguably one of the most influential pieces of media of all time King Kong follows the story of adventurer/filmmaker, Carl Denham who stumbles upon a down on her luck actress Ann Darrow and brings her on the trip and terror of a lifetime. After inappropriately interacting with the indigenous peoples on their destination Ann is kidnapped and then sacrificed to the horrific beast that is Kong. For the past 90 years King Kong has capturing audience both old and young as it poses so many questions. So, sit back, relax and try to answer the question: Was it truly beauty that killed the beast? Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today.  Website: https://dlewmoviereview.com/  Social Media: Instagram: @cinemallennials Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/

Alexander Nevsky (1938)

Before we get into the show today, this episode was recorded on December 2nd, 2021, 54 days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. When the invasion occurred Rachael and I made sure that we wanted to make this and the following points clear. We stand with Ukraine and that we made this with the intention of discussing the film’s historical and cultural significance and to contextualize it for our time. On today’s episode of Cinemallennials I talked to Rachael Crawley, making it 3 out of three K Cut hosts and we talked about Sergei Eisenstein’s medieval epic, Alexander Nevsky. Mostly known for his Soviet supported and majorly influential films like Battleship Potempkin, and October: Ten Days that Shook the World, Sergei Eisenstein is not only considered one of the first film theorists, but is often considered as one of the greatest artists the screen has ever known. While Nevsky isn’t the first propaganda film, it’s visionary director, paved the way we see historical epics and how they are created. From his use of undercranking the camera, shot composition, and use of powerful score, Eisenstein began a seemingly never ending thread of how moving images can influence an audience into believing that they too can emulate the characters and situations on screen. Alexander Nevsky follows the story of The Battle on the Ice, a pivotal conflict in Russian history in which Russian Prince Alexander Nevksy, fought The Germanic Teutonic Order fought to save Russian Orthodoxy. After the knights of the Teutonic Order sack the city of Pskov Alexander rallies his the peasantry to form a small army in order to repel the almighty power of the papally backed Teutonic Knights. Alexander Nevsky and its impact today exhibits just how powerfully long lasting the silver screen can be. SO sit back relax and let there be no more war. Click here to support Ukrainian Refugees [https://dlewmoviereview.com/?page_id=1210] You can check out Alexander Nevsky on The Criterion Channel [https://www.criterion.com/films/341-alexander-nevsky] Cinemallennials is a podcast where myself and another millennial are introduced to a classic film for the very first time ranging from the birth of cinema to the 1960s. Myself and my guest will open your eyes to the vast landscape of classic film as we discuss the films' performers,  their performances, those behind the camera, and how they and their films still influence our world today. Website: https://dlewmoviereview.com/ Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/dlewmoviereviews/ Twitter: twitter.com/dlewmoviereview Instagram: @cinemallennials