Pure Cinema Podcast

New Beverly Calendar: April 2026 (William Beaudine)

Throughout April The New Beverly (and the Video Archives Cinema Club) present a wide-ranging retrospective dedicated to director William Beaudine, including silent film masterpieces with live musical accompaniment, sparkling pre-code gems, and rarely-seen treasures! Plus, swashbuckling classics, Dean Martin westerns, The Whole Bloody Affair, midnights, matinees & more! Brian, Elric and Phil are joined by Will Sloan [https://letterboxd.com/will_sloan/] from the Important Cinema Club Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-important-cinema-club/id1067435576]. Check out Will's recent book on Ed Wood as well: https://www.amazon.com/Ed-Wood-Made-Hollywood-USA/dp/1682196410 [https://www.amazon.com/Ed-Wood-Made-Hollywood-USA/dp/1682196410] Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ [https://thenewbev.com/] Have A look at what's Happening at The Vista/Video Archives Cinema Club Here: https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=20xhpa3yt2hhkwt4zjvfcwsaww [https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=20xhpa3yt2hhkwt4zjvfcwsaww] If You Enjoy the show, You can help support us at Pure Cinema by going to: https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod [https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod] Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts [https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts] The show is now on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social] As are Brian: https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social] Elric: https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social] and the New Beverly: https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social]

Bonus: James L. Neibaur - Author of Directed By William Beaudine: An Overview

For this very special bonus episode, Brian talks to author James L. Neibaur [https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-L.-Neibaur/author/B001HD3POW?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=ef7a2df0-5d72-4d2a-ba67-e2cd840cc119], who literally wrote the book on Director William Beaudine! He has also written more than 30 other books examining legendary actors, filmmakers, and film genres, often exploring them film by film. His subjects include Buster Keaton, Chaplin, Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, Jean Harlow, Judy Garland, Clark Gable, James Cagney, Clint Eastwood, the Monster Movies of Universal Studios and more, but this discussion is focused on his book Directed by William Beaudine: An Overview [https://www.amazon.com/Directed-William-Beaudine-James-Neibaur/dp/1629335584]. For this bonus, Brian chats with Neibaur about Beadine and his career, in line with the director tribute taking place throughout the month of April at the New Beverly and the Video Archives Cinema Club. Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everything): https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod [https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod] Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts [https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts] The show is now on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social] As are Brian: https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social] Elric: https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social] and the New Beverly: https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social] Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/rupertpupkin/ [https://letterboxd.com/rupertpupkin/]

Director William Beaudine Part 2: The Bowery Boys (w/ Quentin Tarantino)

Quentin Tarantino returns for part two of our look at director William Beaudine. This time, he turns his attention to Beaudine's Bowery Boys films, tracing their evolution from the Dead End Kids to the Little Tough Guys to the East Side Kids and finally to the Bowery Boys. A selection of these films will be screening this April at both the Video Archives Cinema Club and the New Beverly: Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ [https://thenewbev.com/] Have A look at what's Happening at The Vista Here: https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=20xhpa3yt2hhkwt4zjvfcwsaww [https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=20xhpa3yt2hhkwt4zjvfcwsaww] Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everything): https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod [https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod] Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts [https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts] The show is now on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social] As are Brian: https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social] Elric: https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social] and the New Beverly: https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social] Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/rupertpupkin/ [https://letterboxd.com/rupertpupkin/]

Director William Beaudine (w/ Quentin Tarantino)

For this very special episode, Quentin Tarantino returns to the show to discuss a filmmaker he's a huge fan of: William Beaudine. If you're not familiar with Beaudine, Quentin is here to change that—and then some. He's also put together a major tribute to the director, taking place this April at both the New Beverly and the Video Archives Cinema Club. Tune in as Brian and Elric chat with QT to explore the fascinating story of this underappreciated filmmaker, along with highlights from his incredibly long and prolific career. Check out all things New Beverly here: https://thenewbev.com/ [https://thenewbev.com/] Have A look at what's Happening at The Vista Here: https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=20xhpa3yt2hhkwt4zjvfcwsaww [https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=20xhpa3yt2hhkwt4zjvfcwsaww] Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everything): https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod [https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod] Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts [https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts] The show is now on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social] As are Brian: https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social] Elric: https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social] and the New Beverly: https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social] Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/rupertpupkin/ [https://letterboxd.com/rupertpupkin/]

Director Missing Pieces

Elric and Brian jump back into their long running "Missing Pieces" series with more films they had previously missed from directors they love. Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everyhting): https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod [https://www.patreon.com/purecinemapod] This month's episode of Pure Cinema is brought to you by - DIABOLIKDVD: https://diabolikdvd.com/ [https://diabolikdvd.com/] This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at https://mubi.com/purecinema [https://mubi.com/purecinema] (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts [https://www.teepublic.com/user/filmmakershirts] The show is now on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/purecinemapod.bsky.social] As are Brian: https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/bobfreelander.bsky.social] Elric: https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elrickane.bsky.social] and the New Beverly: https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/newbeverly.bsky.social]