Cine-Men

Is Topsy Turvy a Forgotten Masterpiece?

We're watching Mike Leigh's 1999 Gilbert and Sullivan film, Topsy Turvy.To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865⁠⁠If you want to read the script for Mike's short film, Two Blue Lines: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1961119⁠⁠Intro - 0:00 Part 1: Pre-production - 03:59 Part 2: Production - 14:37 Part 3: Editing - 30:23 Part 4: Studio Notes - 43:00 Part 5: Dénouement - 48:41 Part 6: Trailer - 01:02:04

Is The Greatest Showman Even Good?

For our second musical film of the month, we watched The Greatest Showman. To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages  If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865⁠⁠ If you want to read the script for Mike's short film, Two Blue Lines: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1961119⁠⁠ Intro - 0:00  Part 1: Pre-production - 04:45  Part 2: Production - 16:35  Part 3: Editing - 31:26  Part 4: Studio Notes - 46:37  Part 5: Dénouement - 59:31  Part 6: Trailer - 01:12:28

Is Singin' in the Rain the Best Musical?

To kick off musicals month, we are talking about Singin' in the Rain. To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages  If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865 ⁠⁠If you want to read the script for Mike's short film, Two Blue Lines: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1961119⁠⁠ Intro - 0:00  Part 1: Pre-production - 04:31  Part 2: Production - 23:01  Part 3: Editing - 33:03  Part 4: Studio Notes - 49:01  Part 5: Dénouement - 55:04  Part 6: Trailer - 01:00:57

The Harder They Fall is a New American Mythology

We have Mike's Mom on to talk about our final western of the month, The Harder They Fall. To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages  If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865⁠⁠ If you want to read the script for Mike's short film, Two Blue Lines: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1961119⁠⁠ Intro - 0:00  Part 1: Pre-production - 01:06  Part 2: Production - 05:21  Part 3: Editing - 31:49  Part 4: Studio Notes - 49:26  Part 5: Dénouement - 56:24  Part 6: Trailer - 01:07:51

Hell or High Water is a Western with Modern Economics and Ethics

On this episode, we have guest Paul Wright, from World's Best Media on to talk about the 2016 film. Check out Paul's work over at https://best-media-world.com or Worldsbestmedia2017 on Instagram! To get the first 50 pages of The Dinner Party (Mike's novel) go to: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages  If you want to get the episodes a couple of days early, check out the 2026 collection where we'll post them as soon as we're done editing: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1894865⁠⁠ If you want to read the script for Mike's short film, Two Blue Lines: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/collection/1961119⁠⁠ Intro - 0:00  Part 1: Pre-production - 07:06  Part 2: Production - 15:55  Part 3: Editing - 45:29  Part 4: Studio Notes - 57:26  Part 5: Dénouement - 01:04:18  Part 6: Trailer - 01:15:10