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The Cinema Underground

The Cinema Underground

By The Cinema Underground

We are a podcast out of Binghamton, NY. We are four dudes who grew up together watching/talking/arguing about movies. We generally discuss four films of a particular genre, some famous movements and other unifying themes of our own invention.
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Episode 31: Bollywood Part I

The Cinema UndergroundSep 15, 2019

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Episode 31: Bollywood Part I

Episode 31: Bollywood Part I

In this episode we discuss Lagaan and Delhi Belly.

Sep 15, 201901:18:30
Episode 30: Film Noir Part II

Episode 30: Film Noir Part II

In this episode we conclude our discussion of film noir with Howard Hawks' "The Big Sleep" and Edwin L. Marin's "Nocturne," both released in 1946. Through these films we discuss the sexual disfunction of the noir detective and the self reflective voyeurism inherent in the genre.

Jul 24, 201901:23:14
Episode 29: Film Noir Part I

Episode 29: Film Noir Part I

In this episode we begin our discussion of film noir with Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951) and Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950).

Jul 14, 201938:31
Episode 28: Slapstick Part II

Episode 28: Slapstick Part II

The Pink Panther (1963) and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)

Jun 26, 201901:18:22
Episode 27: Slapstick Part I

Episode 27: Slapstick Part I

In this episode we discuss the Marx Brothers 1935 classic A Night at the Opera and Leslie Nielson golf videos Bad Golf Made Easier (1993) and Bad Golf My Way (1995).

Apr 26, 201901:40:56
Episode 26: Moonvies Part II

Episode 26: Moonvies Part II

In this moontastic episode we discuss the mooncentric films Moonraker and Moon.

Apr 15, 201901:58:46
Episode 25: Moonvies Part I

Episode 25: Moonvies Part I

In this episode we begin our discussion on movies that in some way refer to or include the moon because that's something we have decided matters. Our first two films are Clive Barker's Nightbreed (1991) and Terry Gilliam's The Adventure's of Baron Munchausen (1988).

Apr 02, 201902:11:20
Episode 24: 70's Sci-Fi Part II

Episode 24: 70's Sci-Fi Part II

In this episode we discuss the wonderfully campy seventies sci-fi films Westworld (1973) Michael Crichton and Zardoz (1974) John Boorman. Enjoy!

Mar 26, 201901:05:46
Episode 23: 70's Sci-Fi Part I

Episode 23: 70's Sci-Fi Part I

In this episode we discuss Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)Denis Sanders and THX 1138 (1971) George Lucas.

Mar 16, 201901:24:50
Episode 22: Akira Kurosawa Part III

Episode 22: Akira Kurosawa Part III

In this third and final installment of our conversation on the prolific and influential career of Akira Kurosawa we discuss two more of his films: Rashomon(1950) and Ran(1985).

Feb 23, 201901:20:11
Episode 21: Akira Kurosawa Part II

Episode 21: Akira Kurosawa Part II

In this episode we pick back up with Akira Kurosawa, discussing his films Yojimbo (1961) and Hidden Fortress (1958).

Feb 08, 201901:25:07
Episode 20: Akira Kurosawa Part I

Episode 20: Akira Kurosawa Part I

In this episode we discuss Akira Kurosawa as a filmmaker, his films Hidden Fortress (1958) and Dreams (1990) and how to do online.

Feb 04, 201901:52:30
Episode 19: New German Cinema Part II

Episode 19: New German Cinema Part II

In this episode we discuss Yesterday Girl (1966) by Alexander Kluge and The Tin Drum (1979) by Volker Schlöndorff.

Jan 23, 201901:14:17
Episode 18: New German Cinema Part I

Episode 18: New German Cinema Part I

In this episode we discuss Fox and His Friends (1975) Fassbinder and Aguirre The Wrath of God (1972) Herzog and have difficulty with exchange rates.

Jan 04, 201901:44:12
Episode 17: French New Wave Part II

Episode 17: French New Wave Part II

In this episode we discuss The 1960 film Shoot The Piano Player by François Truffaut and the 1959 film Hiroshima Mon Amour by Alain Resnais.

Dec 29, 201801:02:38
Episode 16: French New Wave Part I

Episode 16: French New Wave Part I

In this episode we discuss Jacques Rivette's The Nun and Jean-Luc Godard's Band of Outsiders.
Dec 15, 201801:37:34
Episode 15: Lovecraft Part II

Episode 15: Lovecraft Part II

In this episode we discuss Color out of Space (2010) Haun Vu and The Call of Cthulhu (2005) Andrew Leman.
Nov 28, 201801:50:25
Episode 14: Lovecraft Part I

Episode 14: Lovecraft Part I

In this episode we discuss Stuart Gordon's From Beyond (1986) and Dagon (2001).
Nov 23, 201801:26:46
Episode 13: Son of the Return of Anime - Satoshi Kon

Episode 13: Son of the Return of Anime - Satoshi Kon

In this episode we discuss Satoshi Kon's films Perfect Blue (1997) and Paprika (2006)
Nov 15, 201801:23:52
Episode 12: Halloween Special-John Carpenter/Ben Stone
Nov 02, 201802:12:14
Episode 11: Anime Part I

Episode 11: Anime Part I

In this episode we discuss Lily C.A.T. (1987) Hisayuki Toriumi
and Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Isao Takahata.

Oct 26, 201801:50:00
Episode 10: 50's Sci-Fi Part I

Episode 10: 50's Sci-Fi Part I

In this episode we discuss "The Thing from Another World" (1951) Christian Nyby and "Forbidden Planet" (1956) Fred M. Wilcox
Oct 17, 201801:09:23
Episode 9: 50's Sci-Fi Part II

Episode 9: 50's Sci-Fi Part II

50's Sci-Fi Part I was lost due to a bug and will be rerecorded Saturday. It will be released next Wednesday. In this episode we discuss The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms(1953)Eugène Lourié and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) Henry Levin.

Oct 12, 201801:03:49
Episode 8: Korean Thrillers Part II

Episode 8: Korean Thrillers Part II

Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013) Joon-Hwan Jang and Memories of Murder (2003) Joon-ho Bong
Oct 04, 201801:01:36
Bonusode! Mandy Review

Bonusode! Mandy Review

In this bonus episode we discuss Panos Comatos's Mandy.
Sep 29, 201844:28
Episode 7: Korean Thrillers Part I

Episode 7: Korean Thrillers Part I

Bluebeard (2017) Dir. by Soo-youn Lee and Bedevilled (2010) Dir. by Chul-soo Jang.
Sep 26, 201801:04:60
Episode 6: German Expressionism

Episode 6: German Expressionism

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, M., and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Sep 08, 201801:39:19
Episode 5: Genocidal Animation

Episode 5: Genocidal Animation

This episode we discuss four animated films that all feature genocide as a primary theme. The films are: Watership Down (1978), Wizards (1977), The Secret of Kells (2010), and Waltz with Bashir (2008).
Sep 03, 201801:26:14
Episode 4: Psychedelic Film Part II

Episode 4: Psychedelic Film Part II

In this episode we are discussing A Field in England, Enter the Void, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Embrace of the Serpent and how rotary phones work.
Jul 30, 201802:32:50
Episode 3: Psychedelic Film

Episode 3: Psychedelic Film

Latest episode of The Cinema Underground
Jul 22, 201802:03:06
Episode 2: Giallo Part II

Episode 2: Giallo Part II

The very first episode of The Cinema Underground!
Jul 22, 201801:51:60
Episode 1: Giallo Part 1

Episode 1: Giallo Part 1

The very first episode of The Cinema Underground!
Jul 22, 201801:35:00