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The Pod Charles CinecastNovember 2024 with Robbie MTThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back with the another edition of THE POD CHARLES CINECAST CLASSIC, and this time are joined by PCC Barman, PR team member, and San Francisco aficionado Robbie MT, to talk about the month of November 2024!
This episode sees us spill Red Bull on our trousers, discuss some freaks, review our Mystery Movie Marathon, and talk some great films coming up at The PCC – POINT BREAK, THE MATRIX, SPEED, THE SUBSTANCE, LORDS OF DOGTOWN, THE LAST STOP IN...2024-10-301h 05
The Pod Charles CinecastSeptember 2024 with Sofia Mellander aka SALTThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our host Jonathan Foster is flying solo with Fil, as we are back with the another edition of THE POD CHARLES CINECAST CLASSIC, and this time are joined by returning guest to the podcast, PR & Marketing team member and musician extraordinaire, Sofia Mellander aka SALT, to talk about the month of September 2024!
Tune in, as September will see loads of films come our way including the likes JAWS, MASTER AND COMMANDER, SIDEWAYS, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, the late-great Gena Rowlands in GLORIA, BIG TROUBLE...2024-08-281h 30
The Pod Charles CinecastWhat's new in July 2024This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back with the another edition of THE POD CHARLES CINECAST CLASSIC, talking what's new in July 2024!And by what's new, we literally mean all the insanely good new films coming to the Prince Charles Cinema in July – including the new Nicolas Cage horror/thriller LONGLEGS, I SAW THE TV GLOW, IN A VIOLENT NATURE, KINDS OF KINDNESS, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS and FURIOSA. But it's not all new stuff, we're talking about THE MUMMY, THE CONVERSATION, CLERKS, JA...2024-06-2654 min
The Pod Charles CinecastProblematic in June 2024This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back with the another edition of THE POD CHARLES CINECAST CLASSIC, talking what's on in Jun3 2024!It's another interesting month at the Prince Charles Cinema, and when we aren't being distracted by the death of documentary filmmakers and our brain rot, we talk about many of the different things coming up in June – including THE MATRIX, GUMMO, THX 1138, HEAT, BLUE, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, CIVIL WAR, I USED TO BE FUNNY, I LIKE MOVIES, THE TA...2024-05-291h 27
The Pod Charles CinecastIn the can in May 2024 w/ Chevy MclarenThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back with the another edition of THE POD CHARLES CINECAST CLASSIC, this time recorded live at The Prince Charles Cinema with special guest, cinema Duty Manager and Filmmaker, Chevy Mclaren – talking what's on in May 2024!Due to the nature of having a guest, we try our best to stay on topic, and when we do, you can expect chat of STAR WARS : EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE, GODZILLA – THE SHOWA ERA season, THE CROW, RATATOUILLE, THE RAID an...2024-05-011h 16
DeJa VuDeja Vu Intro To YouTubeDeja Vu is now on YouTube and here's the intro to how it all started! Also this the intro fans have been requesting. You can now go to My Castle Life on YouTube to hear and see The American Prince Charles III. This new setup will allow you to hear and see The American Prince Charles III as he records his show and have interactive conversation with him in the "comment below" section on YouTube. 2024-02-2013 min
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Best of 2023This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back with the first edition of THE POD CHARLES CINECAST CLASSIC! Going forward, we'll be doing this as a monthly look at the programme, and potentially from time-to-time the staff, of The Prince Charles Cinema like we used to do when we started this podcast. In this episode we tackle the exciting month of February, where we've got loads of Valentine's films, a Wong Kar-wai Marathon, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, DETROIT ROCK CITY, BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER, P...2024-01-312h 05
The Pod Charles CinecastDon't bother the Bad Santa on his lunch breakThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas start knocking off local shopping malls, using Fil's Santa outfit from the cinema. The pair pose as a surly Santa and his oversized Elf, who by day try to stay sober enough to ask the kids what they want for Christmas, and by night rob the stores blind.It's the final week of NAUGHTY or NICE, and our Patreon backers were given the choice between two films from 2003 – BAD SANTA (Naughty) or ELF (Nice). Our listeners went 3-f...2023-12-201h 15
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Nightmare Before GnarmasThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas pull out all the Halloween decorations from the basement of the cinema, and plaster them all over the place to confuse the jolly cinema goers coming in for their Christmas cheer. It's week two of NAUGHTY or NICE, and our Patreon backers were given the choice between two films from 1993 – THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Naughty) or LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW (Nice). Of course, our listeners hate us, and don't want to hear us wax lyrical about talking do...2023-12-131h 24
The Pod Charles CinecastNo one understands the ending to Trading PlacesThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas take a trip to Wall Street in New York and witness two men bankrupt two old racist, rich bastards who made a $1 bet to see if they swapped these two guy's lives around if nature or nurture would prevail. At the end of the day, it was just so good to watch two rich guys become broke.The holidays are finally here, and with our Christmas season this year, we thought we'd give our listeners over at...2023-12-061h 35
The Pod Charles CinecastCool Runnings : Peace be the JourneyThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to pay respects to the legendary Hart wrestling family, and stumble upon a group of Jamaican's training to be Olympic Bobsleighers. We take another dip in 1993 – The Filaversary – with John Turteltaub's sports comedy, COOL RUNNINGS, starring John Candy, Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis and Malik Yoba. Loosely based on the real story of the Jamaican bobsleigh team, that qualified to compete in the 1988 Winter Olympics, we take a look back on t...2023-11-291h 20
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Addams Family FeudThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas celebrate Thanksgiving with the spookiest family around, THE ADDAMS FAMILY!Join us, in this special Thanksgiving episode, where we not only dip into the Filaversary, with one of the best Thanksgiving films of all-time, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (1993), but because we've never talked about it, we cover 1991's THE ADDAMS FAMILY – both directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and starring Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd and Christina Ricci. It's a 2-4-1 special, that is heaps of fun, as we...2023-11-221h 48
The Pod Charles CinecastGrumpy Old Men talk conspiraciesThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas hit the icy town of Wabasha, Minnesota, where two men have been fighting for decades over a girl. After years of trading insults, jabs, and pulling pranks on each other, they were left to be nothing by GRUMPY OLD MEN.With us nearly at American Thanksgiving, we've decided to dip back into the Filaversary, with a couple of Thanksgiving films from 1993. We kick things off with the sixth Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau team-up, with this romantic...2023-11-151h 20
The Pod Charles CinecastFire in the Sky : A One Scene WonderThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel to the woods of Arizona, where they witness a lumberjack get abducted by a UFO. The boys are framed for murder when they attempt to report the incident to local police, but are cleared of the crime when the lumberjack returns five days later with a wild tale of intergalactic travels.It's week 3 of I WANT TO BELIEVE, our Spooky Ooky alien season, and we are talking about one of the most notorious Alien Abduction films...2023-11-011h 47
The Pod Charles CinecastAlien Abduction : Incident in Lake County aka The McPherson TapeThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are having a nice Thanksgiving dinner when all of a sudden they see a bright flash of light, and the power goes out. They go outside to investigate, and to their surprise, they witness three aliens outside a spaceship performing a cattle mutilation. When they try to get them to be on the podcast, the aliens shoot at them with laser beams, and chase down Jon and Fil inside their house, looking for a way to get in. Will...2023-10-251h 11
The Pod Charles CinecastClose Encounters of the Sixth KindThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas see a UFO and start having visions of a large hill with a flat top, leaving them to wonder what it all means. When they finally see the structure in the news on TV, they race to Devil's Tower in Wyoming to get answers!With the Spooky Ooky season upon us, we decided to shake up our usual October episodes of "Vampires, Witches, and Werewolves, Oh My", and look to the night skies for the new series – I...2023-10-182h 09
The Pod Charles CinecastOn the BeachThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas take a trip to Thailand, only to be given a mysterious map to a mythical beach, on an island unspoiled by tourists. They decide to take on this adventure, and arrive to the beach to find a group of international travellers and hippies living out their best Lord of the Flies scenario.It is the final week of 2 THOUGHTS 2 DEEP TOO : TOKYO DRIFT, and we have arrived at the apex of the arc, hitting all the themes...2023-10-111h 41
The Pod Charles CinecastLucy in the Vanilla Sky with DiamondsThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas get in a car wreck, and decide to off themselves. Not before leaving their minds to be cryogenically frozen and set to lucid dream mode for 150 years.It's WEEK 3 of 2 THOUGHTS 2 DEEP TOO : TOKYO DRIFT, and we are scratching our heads to Cameron Crowe's 2001 follow-up to Almost Famous, the very weird, maybe underrated, but perhaps justly forgotten, VANILLA SKY, starring Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, and Jason Lee. We weren't scratching our heads trying to f...2023-10-041h 56
The Pod Charles CinecastFalse memories of MementoThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are fresh out of prison and faced with a new dilemma – Jonathan can't quite remember what happened in jail, or pretty much any aspect of his life. With the help of Fil, he scours his memories for clues... We're bringing the old gimmick back – It's Week 1 of our returning mini-arc called 2 THOUGHTS 2 DEEP TOO : TOKYO DRIFT – where, like we did in 2021, we will be exploring four new films we thought were really deep when we were younger and se...2023-09-201h 35
The Pod Charles CinecastThe great Escape From AlcatrazThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are tasked with finishing out their prison sentence at the hardest place to ever do time... The Rock! It's the final episode of our BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW crime arc, and we end things with a good ol' fashioned jailbreak, with Don Siegel's 1979 prison thriller, ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ, starring Clint Eastwood. Based on the true story of the three men who in 1962 methodically tunnelled out of their cells, climbed to the roof out of a...2023-09-131h 48
The Pod Charles CinecastThey can Lock Up your body, but not your mindThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas get transferred to Gateway Prison, where they witness the evil warden subjecting a fellow inmate to some hard time because he previously broke out of another prison under his watch, which resulted in him being forced to run this horrible prison... or something...It's the penultimate episode of the BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW arc, and we are looking at the forgotten Sylvester Stallone prison film, LOCK UP (1989), also starring Donald Sutherland, Tom Sizemore, Sonny Landham...2023-09-061h 19
The Pod Charles CinecastLife is goodThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas try breaking out of prison using a crop duster, just like Eddie Murphy attempted to do in LIFE (1999).This week in the prison section of our BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW arc, we take it easy after the big mamma-jamma excursion into Shawshank Penitentiary, and have a look at one of our favourite underrated 90s movies starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. The film is full of fun, laughs, and feel good moments, even when pushed...2023-08-301h 15
The Pod Charles CinecastIs The Shawshank Redemption the GOAT?This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas attempt to break out of prison using a small rock hammer, after seeing Tim Robbins do it in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION.We've entered the final portion of our BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW arc, the Prison Movie section! And we kick off the festivities with the film that is often debated to be the Greatest Movie of All-Time – Frank Darabont's 1994 prison drama adaption of Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption", starring Tim Robbins and Mo...2023-08-232h 19
The Pod Charles CinecastLiar Liar pants on fireThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas hit the courthouse for the final time, to sit in on a divorce case where it turns out one of the scummy lawyers can't tell a lie because of a birthday wish his son made. It's the last week of Courtroom section of our BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW arc, and we are talking the 1997 Jim Carrey courtroom comedy, LIAR LIAR. With baseball and wrestling references, Cary Elwes channelling James Marsden, Jennifer Tilly being amazing as...2023-08-161h 26
The Pod Charles CinecastMy Cousin Vinny, Aunt May and The Karate KidThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas once again find themselves in Alabama, where they watch a rookie lawyer try to win his first case – which just so happens to be a murder case, where his defendants will be executed should he lose. No pressure...We're in Week 3 of the Courtroom section of our BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW arc, and we've made it to one of Fil's all-time favourites, the 1992 Joe Pesci courtroom comedy, MY COUSIN VINNY. With a supporting cast that in...2023-08-091h 41
The Pod Charles CinecastANDERSON vs. ANDERSON – Jon and Fil visit Asteroid CityOn this special Bonus Episode of The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas reignite the rivalry, and once again ask the ultimate question, "Are you an Anderson Guy, or an Anderson Guy?"That's right! With a new Wes Anderson film now out, Anderson vs. Anderson is back, with the 11th feature from the visionary director – ASTEROID CITY. Once again, we've got an ensemble cast, with Jason Schwartzman leading the charge, alongside Wes Anderson regulars, Scarlett Johansson, Edward Norton, Adrian Brody, Liev Schreiber, Jeffery Wright, Tony Revolori, Bob Ba...2023-07-2647 min
The Pod Charles CinecastTwo sweaty boys watch 12 Angry MenThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas finally get put on trial for all their misdeeds to the art of podcasting over the last few years, and their fates are put in the hands of... 12 ANGRY MEN.Now that our crime wave is in the books, in our BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW arc, we are moving on to our second part of the season – the Courtroom. We've got four courtroom films in store, and we're kicking off with one of the best – Sidn...2023-07-191h 37
The Pod Charles CinecastThe HEAT is on!This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas return to Los Angeles for another round of bank heists and get caught up in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, where a loose cannon cop will stop at nothing to catch his criminal; and a serial killer gets tossed into the mix to make things interesting.It's the final episode of our crime wave portion of our BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW arc, and we are diving into one of the biggest, baddest, and...2023-07-122h 10
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Fast and the Furious is Point Break with carsThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas hit the beach in Southern California, where they try their hand at surfing and make friends with a surfer who is secretly undercover as a cop looking for a group of bank robbers that he suspects are fellow beach bums.It's our third week of BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW crime season, and we are finally talking about the film that inspired The Fast and the Furious, Kathryn Bigelow's 1991 surf crime-action classic, POINT BREAK, starring Keanu...2023-07-051h 54
The Pod Charles CinecastBreaking The Law in the Office SpaceThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas try out the office job life, and must contend with annoying colleagues, terrible bosses, monotonous work and those damn TPS reports!It's Week 2 of BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW crime season, and this week we are taking it easy with the 1999 low-key workplace crime comedy, OFFICE SPACE, written and directed by Mike Judge, and starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston and Gary Cole. It's the film that is so damn relatable to anyone who has ever had...2023-06-281h 28
The Pod Charles CinecastBreaking The Law in the Dog Day AfternoonThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to New York in the 70s to witness a stand-off between armed robbers and police, as a bank robbery has escalated into a hostage situation. It's a brand-new arc to see us through the summer – BREAKING THE LAW, BREAKING THE LAW – where we will be going through three stages of crime films, consisting of 1) Films about The Crime, 2) Films about The Trial, and 3)Films about The Prison Sentence. First up, we're exploring Sidney Lumet's 1975 crim...2023-06-211h 37
The Pod Charles CinecastFire in the Projection BoothThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back in the cinema recording an episode together for the first time since before the pandemic. To mark the occasion, they are joined by long-time projectionist, Dan Walden. With the last few weeks spent having a look at cinema-based movies, where some projectionist or showman is making the magic happen for the audience by gimmick or magic ticket, we decided to talk to Dan about his role in making the magic happen for our audiences in...2023-06-141h 20
The Pod Charles CinecastA Matinee presented in Atomo-VisionThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to Key West, Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis, where a show-boating B-movie Producer comes to town to cash in the fears of imminent nuclear disaster amongst the townsfolk with his latest sci-fi horror film, MANT. We've got one last date (for now) with the Filaversary, our 1993 arc, where we are having a look at Joe Dante's coming-of-age film, MATINEE, starring John Goodman. It's part silly comedy, part loving homage to the 50s and 60s era...2023-06-071h 39
The Pod Charles CinecastLast Action Hero bombs the box officeThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to New York City, where a kid gets his hands on a magical cinema ticket that allows him to jump into his favourite movies.Just when we thought the Filaversary arc was over, and we could move on to some films about cinemas in film, we got pulled back in with the 1993 meta-action comedy, LAST ACTION HERO, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. So, we are getting meta with a new arc, called Fire in the Projection Booth, within...2023-05-241h 46
The Pod Charles CinecastThe lost cut of Mrs. DoubtfireThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to San Francisco, where a marriage has broken down, and the father is so desperate to see his kids, that he resorts to going full drag as the geriatric nanny to spend time with them. What could go wrong?The final stop in the Filaversary arc (for now) takes us to the #2 top-earning film of 1993, with Chris Columbus' MRS. DOUBTFIRE, starring Robin Williams, Sally Field, the girl from Independence Day, Shawn Hunter's long-lost brother, and the...2023-05-101h 45
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Fugitive and the cop who didn't careThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas stumble upon a game of cat and mouse, when a man who is wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife is being hunted down by a federal agent. The Filaversary arc takes us to the #3 top-earning film of 1993, with THE FUGITIVE, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. With a tense story adapted from the 1960s television show of the same name, it has one of the best opening of any 90s thrillers, a solid little score, some...2023-05-031h 39
The Pod Charles CinecastA long, strange trip with the Super Mario Bros. (1993)This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas take up an apprenticeship with a couple of Brooklyn plumbers, who have a penchant for taking shrooms and climbing in sewers. But things get a bit trippy when they get us all sucked into another dimension, where the inhabitants are the descendants of dinosaurs.With the brand-new movie in cinemas (which we talk about over on Patreon), our Filaversary arc takes us down the sewers into the pits of 1993 toxic waste, with one of the worst films...2023-04-261h 44
The Pod Charles CinecastI get older, Dazed & Confused stays the same ageThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to Austin, Texas in 1976, where a group of teens are getting rowdy because "School's Out For Summer!"It's a special 4/20 edition of the Filaversary arc, as we talk Richard Linklater's seminal 1993 coming-of-age film, DAZED AND CONFUSED. It's the ultimate hangout movie featuring a whos-who of 90s stars from Jason London to Joey Lauren Adams to Rory Cochran, Mila Jovovitch, Adam Goldberg, Parker Posey, and Ben Affleck. Oh, and of course, it is the film that launched...2023-04-191h 31
The Pod Charles CinecastThe exquisite violence of The Age of InnocenceThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel to 1870s New York, where we meet a wealthy dandy who is engaged to be married to a respectable woman, but finds himself falling for her unconventional cousin.We take the Filaversary arc on a journey through time to the gilded age with Martin Scorsese's 1993 adaptation of Edith Wharton's THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, starring Daniel DAY-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. Referred to as his "most violent movie" by the director himself, join us as we...2023-04-121h 38
The Pod Charles CinecastA tale of two Dennis the MenacesThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas watch as a little boy makes his geriatric neighbour's life miserable and thwarts a creepy robber, in classic comic strip come to life with the Home Alone finishing spray.Next up, in the Filaversary arc, is the 1993 family comedy DENNIS THE MENACE, starring Mason Gamble (you know, Jason Schwartzman's pal in Rushmore), Walter Matthau in the role he was meant to play and the only good thing about this film, Christopher Lloyd as the weirdest creep in...2023-04-051h 29
The Pod Charles CinecastComing of age in A Bronx TaleThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to the Bronx in the 1960s to hear a tale about a young man choosing between the grind of a working man or the living the high life as a slick gangster. Guess what we learned? The working man is a sucker, and Mickey Mantle ain't gonna pay your rent!Next up in the Filaversary arc, is the 1993 coming-of-age gangster movie, A BRONX TALE, written by Chazz Palminteri and the directorial debut of Robert De Niro...2023-03-291h 27
The Pod Charles CinecastThawing out the Demolition ManThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel to Los Angeles in the year 2032, where society has been purged of violence. However, a criminal who was cryogenically frozen in 1996 has been revived, and is wrecking havoc on the city, and the only man that can stop him is... the DEMOLITION MAN!Next up in the Filaversary arc, is the 1993 sci-fi action classic, starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and featuring a rag tag crew of cameos from the likes of Dennis Leary, Rob...2023-03-221h 50
The Pod Charles CinecastJon and Fil tell a Police StoryOn this Bonus Edition of The Pod Charles Cinecast, hosts Jonathan Foster & Fil Freitas enlist in the Royal Hong Kong Police to take down a drug syndicate, and end up getting thrown through over 300kg of glass, level a whole village, and destroy a shopping mall.It's high time we talk about Jackie Chan's legendary POLICE STORY. Released in 1985 by Golden Harvest, the film would start to put the wheels in motion to transport Jackie Chan's talents from Hong Kong to Hollywood. Full of death-defying stunts, highly stylised fight choreography, and three of the best action sequences...2023-03-151h 04
The Pod Charles CinecastLife, uh, finds a way in Jurassic ParkThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas get invited to an exotic island theme park, where an eccentric billionaire has decided to play God, and clone Dinosaurs!With our boy Fil's big 30th coming up later this year, we're going to begin a new arc that will be with us off and on throughout the year of 2023, called FILAVERSARY. In this arc, we'll be exploring some of our favourite films from the year 1993. And, what better way to start off, than with the biggest...2023-03-082h 18
The Pod Charles Cinecast110% BedazzledThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas enter into a Faustian pact with the Devil to sell our souls in exchange for seven wishes, resulting in a wacky Monkey's Paw situation where all of our wishes are sabotaged by the diabolical demon.It's the final week of our Brenaissance Mini-Arc – and we are taking a look at one of the types of films that Brendan Fraser would find himself settling into as the new millennium would roll around: Harold Ramis' 2000 comedy, BEDAZZLED. A remake of...2023-03-011h 15
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Mummy escapes development hellThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas go searching for lost treasure inside a pyramid in Egypt, only to accidentally wake a mummy, and thus, unleash a curse on humanity...It's Week 3 of our Brenaissance Mini-Arc – where we are at the apex of Brendan Fraser's career, looking at one of his most iconic roles – Rick O'Connell – in Stephen Sommer's THE MUMMY (1999).Co-starring Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr and Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep, this film is a supremely fun re-imagining of the 1932 Univer...2023-02-221h 35
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Airheads want the AirwavesThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas try to get a show on the radio, but when the station manager denies them, they resort to taking the place hostage!We're in Week 2 of our Brenaissance Mini-Arc – this time looking back on the 1994 rock-comedy, AIRHEADS. Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler star as three wannabe rock stars, who take a radio station hostage with water pistols, in order to get their demo played on the air. With a solid supporting cast, a si...2023-02-151h 28
The Pod Charles CinecastWheezin' the Juice with the Encino ManThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas decide to dig a pool in the backyard and stumble across a two-million-year-old cave man from the first Ice Age. In hopes that this pre-historic find would bring them fame and fortune, the pair concoct a scheme to pass the Cro-Magnon man as a popcorn-slinging usher at The Prince Charles Cinema, and all sorts of 90s-style hi-jinks ensue...With the release of THE WHALE at The PCC and Brendan Fraser's comeback in full swing, join us for...2023-02-081h 39
The Pod Charles CinecastWell, it's Groundhog Day... Again!Today on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas venture to Gobblers Knob but awaken to find ourselves stuck in a time loop on GROUNDHOG DAY! Catch all the love and lore we can give for this Bill Murray starring and Harold Ramis directed classic, which celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year!If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out!As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast2023-02-022h 35
The Pod Charles CinecastBest of 2022This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back from their holiday break and decided to have a little catch-up on all the Best Films of 2022! We put out a call to our Patreon subscribers to have them rank their Top 10 films from last year, and in this Mamma Jamma of an episode have compiled all the rankings into a definitive Top 10 List of 2022 – according to us and our loyal listeners. Films covered are EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, NOPE, THE BANSHEES OF...2023-02-012h 19
The Pod Charles CinecastThat's the thing about AvatarThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas spend the final episode of 2022 trying to figure out if Pandora is a place on Earth. When not adjusting for inflation, James Cameron's sci-fi epic AVATAR is the most successful movie of all-time. Selling nearly $3 billion worth of tickets, it is a film that was seen by just about everyone when it came out in 2009. The film boasted groundbreaking visual effects, with unseen CGI techniques and improvements in 3D technology. When it came out, it seemed everyone...2022-12-281h 49
The Pod Charles CinecastDie Hard with a Vengeance is also a Christmas MovieThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are stuck in a game of "Simon Says" after attending the Nakatomi International Podcast Festival 2022 in New York City. It's days before Christmas, bombs are going off all over the city, and a voice from the past forces the boys into a series of degrading events, including nearly getting killed by a mob of angry podcasters, only one thing can potentially save them... Podcasting!When the mysterious voice rings up Jon and Fil and tells them they...2022-12-211h 46
The Pod Charles CinecastTool Time with The Santa ClauseThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas accidentally knock the usual Santa off the PCC stage during rehearsals for our annual Muppet Christmas Carol shows. When they went to check on him, his body had vanished and the only thing left was his suit with a card that read, "If something should happen to me, put on my suit; the projectionist will know what to do." Thus, is the story of how Fil got roped into hosting the Muppet Christmas Carol performances at the cinema this...2022-12-071h 36
The Pod Charles CinecastStar Wars : Revenge of the Scruffy-looking Nerf HerdersThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas finally finish their long journey with George Lucas's Prequel Trilogy...Of course, that means it's STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH, and we're talking about how one of the greatest movie villains of all-time, Darth Vader, put the final touches on his origin story. Join us, as we talk the epic battle between Anakin and Obi Wan Kenobi – and then the rest of this very mixed movie.As usual, Fil takes the re...2022-11-232h 21
The Pod Charles CinecastFalcon and Hawkeye get sent to The Hurt LockerThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas get sent back to the front, this time tagging alongside a tactical bomb defusing unit in the streets of Baghdad, and find themselves in a tight situation with their reckless squad leader.Now that the spooky season is over, we're back to finish off our WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? HOLLYWOOD MOVIES! arc, with Kathryn Bigelow's 2008 Iraqi war thriller, THE HURT LOCKER. Winner of the Best Picture and Best Director (making Bigelow the first female director...2022-11-161h 39
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Smell of Cut GrassThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our host Jonathan Foster is joined by writer/director and PCC Staff Member Levi Eddie Aluede, as we discuss Levi's upcoming strand at the Prince Charles Cinema, the QUEER COMMUNAL CINEMA season, and their short film, THE SMELL OF CUT GRASS.In this sort of old school episode, we explore how Levi got into film, found the Prince Charles Cinema, their filmmaking career and how they came to programme this exciting season of queer films. The season includes, Pablo Larraín's EMA (2019), Mona Fastvold's T...2022-11-021h 04
The Pod Charles CinecastScream if I Know What You Did Last Summer while watching a Scary MovieThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to the small town of Woodboro where some masked maniac is on the loose terrorizing the local teens. On the way, we accidentally ran over someone, and covered up our tracks, but we were seen by a crazed fisherman. One year later, we realised it was all an elaborate prank meant to satirise horror movie tropes.It's our final week of Vampire, Witches and Werewolves, Oh My! It's the grab bag episode meant to coincide with...2022-10-261h 42
The Pod Charles CinecastLook who's Teen WolfThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel to a small town in Nebraska to take in a local high school's basketball game, where one of the teenage players has been ballin' as a werewolf!It's Week Three of our Halloween mini-arc – VAMPIRES, WITCHES, AND WEREWOLVES, OH MY – and of course, we are talking about the timeless 1985 Michael J. Fox fantasy sports comedy, TEEN WOLF. It's one of these incredibly stupid films, that has no reason to work at all, but it somehow does. ...2022-10-191h 34
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Legend of The Blair Witch ProjectThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas take a hike in the woods and discover some old videotapes from some film students who went missing while shooting a documentary about a fabled witch.It's Week Two (Witch Week) of our Halloween mini-arc – VAMPIRES, WITCHES, AND WEREWOLVES, OH MY – and we are talking about the 1999 sleeper hit that invented modern film marketing, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. Earning over 4000 times its shoe-string budget back at the box office, the film brought the found-footage genre into the main...2022-10-121h 33
The Pod Charles CinecastFrom Dusk Till Dawn of the DeadThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to Mexico and find themselves locked up in a bar full of blood-sucking vampires!It's October! So that means it's the return of the Spooky Ookie season on the podcast, and we bring back our Halloween mini-arc – VAMPIRES, WITCHES, AND WEREWOLVES, OH MY! Over the next four weeks we'll present a different horror film, based on Vampires, Witches, Werewolves, and Oh, My (a spooky Grab Bag).It's Week One : Vampires, and we're talking the Qu...2022-10-051h 33
The Pod Charles CinecastForrest Gump and the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas run to the finish line with our final Vietnam film in our WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?... HOLLYWOOD MOVIES arc!What better way to finish off the Vietnam War, than with one of the "best" films about the war, and just in general, of all time? Of course, we're talking about the 1994 Robert Zemeckis classic FORREST GUMP, starring Tom Hanks.You know the story, we see Tom Hanks, in a much different role than...2022-09-281h 55
The Pod Charles CinecastI'm out for Dead Presidents to represent meThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas hit rock bottom in our next episode in our WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?... HOLLYWOOD MOVIES!We find ourselves sticking around the Vietnam War, with one of the more underrated films about the subject, while also being one of the more underrated crime films of all-time, that focusses on one of the more underreported issues of the war – the treatment of Black soldiers both during and after the war.Where does such a crossover of...2022-09-141h 35
The Pod Charles CinecastApocalypse When?This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel into the Heart of Darkness.Our WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?... HOLLYWOOD MOVIES arc marches on, and we march with it straight into our next era of the arc. We've said goodbye to the simpler times when war seemed black and white, good versus evil, and patriotism was something you felt like you could get behind. Now, we move into the shades of grey, with one of the most divisive wars, in what was one...2022-09-072h 30
The Pod Charles CinecastSaving Ryan's PrivateThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are back on the front and ready to storm the beaches of Normandy for some Camembert and andouillette d'Alençon.It's Week 2 of WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?... HOLLYWOOD MOVIES arc – where we will be talking all things war movies and war adjacent movies. We've done World War I and lo and behold, there was a second one of those monstrous events. We'll see not one, but two World War II movies in this season. Double the...2022-08-241h 39
The Pod Charles CinecastBoy meets worldThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel to New Zealand to deal with our daddy issues, in Taika Waititi's BOY.It's our second week of taking it easy and talking about our feel good movies, and Jon has picked this incredibly funny, sweet, and at times brutally sad 2010 coming-of-age film for his feel good flick. Nostalgic and warm, Boy is a film that centres around youthful optimism. Following the story of a young dreamer in 1984, Boy looks out for his younger brother and...2022-07-271h 19
The Pod Charles CinecastStar Wars: Attack of the Scruffy-looking Nerf HerdersThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas continue on their journey with George Lucas's Prequel Trilogy...Of course, that means it's STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES and we're talking how George Lucas picked up the shattered pieces of his heart, after the fan backlash against The Phantom Menace. How did Lucas move forward, you ask? He doubled down on political jargon, gifted us a love story for the ages with Anakin Skywalker gaslighting Padme, let a 79-year-old Christopher Lee have...2022-07-132h 40
The Pod Charles CinecastChild of Man : Carl Reiner's Stand By MeThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas go searching for dead bodies.In our 3rd Week of the Nepotism aka Children of Men arc, we discuss the iconic coming-of-age tale STAND BY ME, directed by Rob Reiner, son of Carl Reiner.This 1986 film adapted from Stephen King's novella "The Body", starring Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, and the late-great River Phoenix (plus Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack), is a master class in storytelling. A cool 85 minutes of adventure, thrills, heart-felt moments...2022-06-291h 39
The Pod Charles CinecastChild of Man : Jason Reitman's JunoThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas talk about the increase in teenage pregnancy rates following 2007's JUNO.In Week 2 of Children of Men aka Children of Famous Men aka Nepotism, we discuss the coming-of-age tale directed by Jason Reitman – son of Ivan Reitman. Starring Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Alison Janney and J.K. Simmons, the film was built off the back of the success found by the quirky indie comedy Napoleon Dynamite; grounded with very real plot points and ta...2022-06-221h 12
The Pod Charles CinecastMaking Moves, Making MoviesThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are finally back! After a month off from podcasting duties, the dynamic duo are here to talk about what was keeping them so busy that they couldn't pick up a microphone, press record, and say, "hi". The real truth is, there were big events going on, and all will be revealed inside. Tune in for talk about DIY, feeling emasculated by power tools, and wall plugs. Yes, WALL PLUGS!Oh, and we talk a lot...2022-06-081h 30
The Pod Charles CinecastStar Wars: The Scruffy-looking Nerf Herders versus The Phantom MenaceThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas, in honour of MAY THE FOURTH, finally voyage to the galaxy far, far away to embark on a new journey with George Lucas's Prequel Trilogy...It's STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE and we're talking how George Lucas found his way back to the franchise with this fourth, but actually first, instalment. There will be lots of boring political jargon, pod races, double lightsaber battles, immaculate conception, midichlorians, and complaints about Jar Jar Binks and...2022-05-042h 06
The Pod Charles Cinecast90 unmerciful mins about Dude, Where's My Car?This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas partake in celebrating the finest holiday in April. No, not Easter... It's 420 dude, and we're lighting one up with the 2000 stoner movie DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR?.It's finally happening. After someone emailed in about it around two years ago, and our continued utterance of the phrase "Zoltan" ever since, we're finally revisiting this Ashton Kutcher and Sean William Scott led buddy comedy. Will it stand up to the test of time, or will it find itself on...2022-04-201h 34
The Pod Charles CinecastAlex Winter : In ConversationOn Sunday 3rd April 2022, Writer, Director and Actor Alex Winter aka Bill S. Preston, Esq. joined us live for a special IN CONVERSATION event at The Prince Charles Cinema. We discussed Alex's career from his roots in London to his days spent on Broadway to Bill & Ted, The Lost Boys, Freaked, and beyond into his directing career! Don't miss this incredible interview, that gives insight into the life and career of one of the greats and a true friend of the cinema!You can watch the video version of this podcast, which features the slideshow presentation that...2022-04-131h 18
The Pod Charles CinecastDamn The Man: Empire Records on Rex Manning DayThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas explore their love of the cinema through the eyes of the staff of the independent record store in EMPIRE RECORDS.Sounds weird, but it is eerie how similar the vibes of the two places are. In honour of Rex Manning Day at The PCC on 8th April, we're talking the 1995 cult classic with the killer soundtrack, super fun cast, and all the teenage angst.Say No More, Mon Amour. We mustn't dwell... no, not today...2022-04-061h 29
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Hot Chick gets FreakyThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas get their hands on a pair of mystical earrings that cause them to swap places with each other. It's Week 4, the final week, of WHAT ARE THE RULES : the body-swapping mini-arc, and we've completely jumped the shark with the 2002 Happy Madison production – THE HOT CHICK, starring Rob Schneider, Anna Faris and sort of Rachel McAdams.Some things are better left in the past... Like body-swapping earrings, homophobic jokes, tube tops and, well, this movie... Join us...2022-03-231h 05
The Pod Charles CinecastYou're a Big boy nowThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to New York City, where a 30-year-old man named Josh Baskin is claiming to be a 13-year-old boy who has been zapped into an adult body, after making a wish on a Zoltar machine.It's Week 3 of our WHAT ARE THE RULES, our body-swapping mini-arc, and we're talking all the ups and downs of the late-great Penny Marshall's BIG! You know, that film that put Tom Hanks on the map. You know, that one where he...2022-03-161h 23
The Pod Charles Cinecast13 Going on 30 : Lost in a K-HoleThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas make a wish with some magic dust and find themselves lost in a blackout; only to wake up 17 years in the future, with no idea of how they got there.It's Week 2 of our WHAT ARE THE RULES, our body-swapping mini-arc, and we're trying to get to the bottom of the 2004 rom-com classic, 13 GOING ON 30. It's the film that made Jennifer Garner a big time star, and the one that made everyone fall in love with Mark...2022-03-091h 16
The Pod Charles CinecastFridays are FreakyThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas decide to get some Chinese food and find themselves in each other's bodies after reading a sinister fortune cookie.We begin a new mini-arc on the podcast – WHAT ARE THE RULES : THE ULTIMATE BODY-SWAP SHOWDOWN – where we are going through a handful of body swapping classics. First up, it's the 2003 Disney classic FREAKY FRIDAY, starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Join us, as we unpack the great performances from the two leads, dive into the...2022-03-021h 16
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Soggy Bottom Boys eat Licorice PizzaThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head back to the San Fernando Valley circa 1973 to determine if the relationship between a 25-year-old woman and a 15-year-old child star is appropriate.The Anderson vs. Anderson arc is back (as promised), with the 9th film from Paul Thomas Anderson – the 2021 coming-of-age comedy/drama LICORICE PIZZA. Starring Alana Haim (from HAIM) and Cooper Hoffman (the son of late-great Philip Seymour Hoffman), this nostalgia-driven film really takes us back to being a care-free teenagers, whilst simultaneously reminding us...2022-02-091h 03
The Pod Charles CinecastWell, it's Groundhog Day... Again!This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas venture to Gobblers Knob but awaken to find ourselves stuck in a time loop on GROUNDHOG DAY! Catch all the love and lore we can give for this Bill Murray starring and Harold Ramis directed classic!If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out!As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcastIf you'd like to Support the...2022-02-021h 18
The Pod Charles CinecastDie Hard 2 : Podcast HarderThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas return from Los Angeles, after attending the Nakatomi International Podcast Festival 2021. While en route from LA to Washington, DC, on their way to catch a plane back to London, the pair are stranded 40,000 feet in the sky. Why? Because, unbeknownst to Jon and Fil, some terrorists have decided to take over Washington Dulles International Airport, cutting power to the runways, and keeping planes from safely landing.Only one thing can keep the boys entertained while delayed... watching...2021-12-221h 27
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Butterfly Effect of getting punk'd by Ashton KutcherThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel back in time using old show notes to try and figure out when did the whole show go wrong and if they can possibly fix it. Just as it seemed like they might have a lead, Jonathan decided to stick in a copy of THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT and things really got weird...It's Week 2 of the 2 THOUGHTS 2 DEEP mini-arc – and if you thought Donnie Darko was a mess of a time traveling sci-fi thriller, Final Destination 2 wr...2021-11-171h 08
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Beta Test with Jim CummingsThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, host Jonathan Foster sits down to talk with Writer, Director and Lead Star of THE BETA TEST – JIM CUMMINGS!Jim Cummings was scheduled to join us for two Live Q&A screenings at The Prince Charles Cinema alongside his latest film on Saturday 16th October, before contracting COVID-19 at the zero hour. With plans now up in the air, we called an audible and switched the Live Q&As to Zoom. In between shows we managed to get a fun interview with the filmmaker, th...2021-11-1051 min
The Pod Charles CinecastAn American Werewolf in London drinks Blue MoonOur very own Fil is making a movie! The project is called "The Regulars" and follows the lives ushers working at The Prince Charles Cinema : dealing with customers, talking about movies, and having to get along with each other in the weird and wonderful cinema. It's based on real-life experiences and stories from those who work at The PCC and it needs YOU to help make it happen. Fil is seeking funding over at IndieGoGo. There will be prizes to backers, such as merch, tickets to the premiere and even an opportunity to appear in the film. If you...2021-10-201h 34
The Pod Charles CinecastMortal Kombat : Test Your MightThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas get invited to the mysterious land of Outworld. There they learn that the future of Earth is at stake in an ancient martial arts tournament called MORTAL KOMBAT!You asked for it and we're giving it to you! A wild Anderson has appeared to challenge Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson – It's Paul W.S. Anderson! And he is entering his 1995 fantasy action video game adaption MORTAL KOMBAT in a bout of Anderson vs. Anderson... vs. Anderson. ...2021-09-221h 23
The Pod Charles CinecastMunchausen Syndrome by Phantom ThreadThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel back to the haute couture world of 1950's London and see about a renowned dressmaker, who takes his work a little too seriously in Paul Thomas Anderson's 8th feature PHANTOM THREAD! Starring Daniel Day-Lewis in his swan song performance and the woman of a thousand faces Vickey Krieps, Phantom Thread is Paul Thomas Anderson's low-key quintessential rom-com. The film is full of scathing one-liners, dished out in cold-blooded savagery that nearly makes its literal dishes of...2021-09-081h 40
The Pod Charles CinecastMoonrise Kingdom aka Project MK UltraThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas find themselves enrolled as Khaki Scouts at Camp Ivanhoe on the New England island of New Penzance. There they witness the great escape of an orphaned fellow scout and get caught up in a storm of biblical proportions. It's Wes Anderson 2012 coming-of-age comedy drama MOONRISE KINGDOM, starring newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward, alongside Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel and Jason Schwartzman. Does this 7th Feature earn its...2021-09-011h 35
The Pod Charles CinecastIncoherent ViceThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas find themselves in a hazy daze in 1970s California, as they try to solve the ultimate mystery – What in the hell is going on in Paul Thomas Anderson's 7th feature?Of course, we are talking about PTA's 2014 neo-noir crime comedy INHERENT VICE, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Katherine Waterston, Josh Brolin, Reese Witherspoon and Owen Wilson (a bonafide Anderson vs Anderson crossover) and based on the Thomas Pynchon novel of the same name. Tune in for one of...2021-08-251h 48
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Master and His Drunken DogThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas go back to post-war California and find themselves stowaways upon the ship of a man leading a new spiritual movement called The Cause. We're in Week 10 of our Anderson vs Anderson arc and we're talking Paul Thomas Anderson's 2012 period drama, and not-so subtle riff on scientology, THE MASTER, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Is PTA's sixth feature another masterful entry into his storied filmography? Join us as we chat some of...2021-08-111h 57
The Pod Charles CinecastThe Life Isolation with Steve ZissouThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas, fresh off of holiday and one member stricken with Covid, take an imaginary trek off the coast of Italy to dive into the depths of the seas in search for the elusive jaguar shark... It's Week 7 of our #AndersonvsAnderson arc and this time to throw on your red caps, lace up your Zissou special edition Adidas and practice your pointing, because we're taking on Wes Anderson's 2004 comedy-drama THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU starring Bill Murray, Owen...2021-07-211h 52
The Pod Charles CinecastPunch-Drunk Love : A rom-com about PuddingThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas explore the broken bellows of the harmonium that is a 90 minute Paul Thomas Anderson rom-com(?)...
It's Week 6 of our #AndersonvsAnderson arc and we're talking Paul Thomas Anderson's 2002 pudding-filled romantic comedy-drama PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, starring the at-the-time questionable choice of a pre-Uncut Gems Adam Sandler in the lead role, as well as Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman, all set to the insanely good score by Jon Brion.
How does Paul Thomas Anderson's daring choice of lead actor hold up in his...2021-07-141h 39
The Pod Charles CinecastI saved Latin, yet I was still expelled from RushmoreThis week on The NEW Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas enrol in a prestigious prep academy to take lessons in their newly saved Latin programme. Who said Latin was a dead language?It's Week 3 of our new arc #AndersonvsAnderson and we're studying up on Wes Anderson's sophomore feature RUSHMORE! It's both the debut film role of Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray's first step into the twee world of Wes Anderson. How does this coming of age comedy classic hold up? Also now that we are two...2021-06-161h 37
The Pod Charles CinecastBatnips and RobinThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas return to the mean streets of Gotham to break the ice with the king of puns, while trying to avoid letting a beautiful poisonous plant lady come between them!It's Joel Schumacher's 1997 neon-drenched follow-up to Batman Forever – BATMAN & ROBIN! Starring the self-proclaimed killer of the series George Clooney as Batman, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy and Chris O'Donnell and a fresh off Clueless Alicia Silverstone as Robin & Batgirl!Join us as...2021-04-281h 46
The Pod Charles CinecastNapoleon Dynamite : Your Mom Goes To CollegeThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by the Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan and Fil are headed to Idaho to check in on our favourite dancing nerd and his dysfunctional family.It's the 2004 runaway hit indie comedy NAPOLEON DYNAMITE directed by Jared Hess and starring Jon Heder. It's Tyler, The Creator's favourite film and we decided to see how it holds up after 17 years. So put on your Vote For Pedro t-shirt, grab your chapstick, heat up your tots and get loose to "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai, because we're taking a trip...2021-04-141h 35
The Pod Charles CinecastKing Kong vs GodzillaThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by the Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan and Fil are whisked off to the mysterious Skull Island in search of the 8th Wonder of the World King Kong, before heading to Japan to witness the birth of the first kaiju GojiraIt's the final instalment of REBOOT MONTH and it's a big one – as we have a Battle of the Strange Beasts! First we cover the iconic monster movie full of adventure and wonder that started it all with KING KONG (1933), followed by a somber look at post-war Ja...2021-03-311h 56
The Pod Charles CinecastI ain't afraid of no GhostbustersThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by the Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan and Fil exorcise the spirits of the podcast with Ivan Reitman's 1984 comedy classic GHOSTBUSTERS starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson! It's the second instalment in our REBOOT MONTH series where we are talking classic films that will see a Sequel, Remake or Reboot in the coming year. With a questionable sequel, cartoons, video games and a controversial reboot already in the bag, how does the original Ghost Bustin' romp hold up ahead of Ghostbusters : Afterlife? Tune in...2021-03-242h 14
The Pod Charles CinecastStar Wars : Return of the Scruffy-looking Nerf HerdersThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas make their third (and final???) voyage to a galaxy far, far away to complete the Original Trilogy... It's STAR WARS : RETURN OF THE JEDI and you better believe it's chock full of Ewoks, Sith Lords, and complaints about the unnecessary additions in later releases. "It's A Trap!" What else do you expect?
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The Pod Charles CinecastThe Tragic Tale of Twilight Zone : The MovieThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas unlock a door to another dimension and discover the depths of Twilight Zone : The Movie! When four of the most iconic directors of all-time (Steven Spielberg, John Landis, Joe Dante, George Miller) teamed up to bring Rod Serling's legendary TV Show to the big screen, it should have resulted in one of the biggest cinematic successes of a generation. But after an on set tragedy nearly shut down the whole project, the film has struggled to move out from under...2020-07-201h 38
The Pod Charles CinecastI always wanted to be a GoodfellaThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are joined by PCC Duty Manager and Photography Zinester Dusty Keeney to explore the life and times of Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's iconic gangster classic GOODFELLAS! We hope it amuses you...
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The Pod Charles CinecastA Couple of Scruffy-looking Nerf Herders talk about Star WarsThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas venture off to a galaxy far, far away with A New Hope in mind for the future! Along the way they discuss the often requested and impossible to screen 1977 classic Star Wars, directed by George Lucas! May The Force Be With You!
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The Pod Charles CinecastMad Max : Penguin RoadThis week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas are joined by the returning Ariane Anantaputri, as the trio travel into the wastelands of MAD MAX : FURY ROAD and come back with stories of dancing penguins! Give a listen and we ourselves will carry you through the gates of Valhalla. You shall ride eternal. Shiny, and chrome!
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