Advertise on podcast: Cinema Cemetery

 In today's episode, we don our bomb disposal suits and venture into the intense and gritty terrain of Kathryn Bigelow's masterful war drama – "The Hurt Locker." Released in 2008, "The Hurt Locker" takes us deep into the heart of the Iraq War, following the harrowing experiences of an elite U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. As we navigate the tension-fueled landscapes of Baghdad, Bigelow skillfully thrusts us into the psychological battlefield, exploring the complex relationships among the soldiers and the high-stakes pressure of their perilous missions. We'll explore the film's impact on the war genre, its portrayal of the toll of conflict on the human psyche, and the remarkable performances that brought this gripping narrative to life.  Will the Hurt Locker be a bomb, or bust? Or Both? Find out next time on Cinema Cemetery. Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Lord of Rings: The Return of the King  Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music American Beauty Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty Chicago You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Million Dollar Baby Shakespeare In Love Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity The Departed Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment  The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story No Country for Old Men Wings Grand Hotel Rocky A Beautiful Mind Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon Gladiator An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Slumdog Millionaire  Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Crash Cavalcade Gigi

“Any specific reason?” “Just…because. It is written”.  Following the story of a “slum dog” turned nearly millionaire, this movie follows Jamal through a difficult childhood as he serendipitously uses his past in order to complete the quiz show in the present.  Is Jamal’s performance on the up and up, or is he hiding something?  Will he win the jackpot or lose it all?  Is this movie even worth watching?  Find out this week on Cinema Cemetery.  Current Rankings: Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Lord of Rings: The Return of the King  Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music American Beauty Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty Chicago You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Million Dollar Baby Shakespeare In Love Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity The Departed Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment  The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story No Country for Old Men Wings Grand Hotel Rocky A Beautiful Mind Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon Gladiator An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Crash Cavalcade Gigi

"The coin don't got no say" "This coin got here the same way I did" Set in the desert in 1980, No Country For Old Men follows a drug deal gone wrong, a retiring sheriff, and man in the right (wrong) place at the right (wrong) time, and a force of nature.  As characters find themselves caught up in the circumstances beyond their scope, all must ask themselves how much control they truly have over the chaotic present.  Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, No Country For Old Men continues to satisfy and confuse.  But is it for you?  Find out here. 

“We deal in deception here. What we do not deal in is self-deception”. Welcome to the Irish mob in Boston of the early 2000s. As Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) goes undercover to infiltrate the villainous Frank Costello’s (Nicholson) gang, he has to deal with not only the crimes of the week, but his own self doubt as well.  All the while, Colin Sullivan (Damon) works undercover for Costello as a cop.  When it becomes clear each group as a mole, it becomes a countdown to some which be caught first. With an all-star cast and an established director, The Departed was an easy pick for Best Picture in 2006.  Does it still hold up today?  Find out now on Cinema Cemetery. Current Rankings: Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Lord of Rings: The Return of the King  Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music American Beauty Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty Chicago You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Million Dollar Baby Shakespeare In Love Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment  The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story Wings Grand Hotel Rocky A Beautiful Mind Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon Gladiator An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Crash Cavalcade Gigi

"Oh why don't you stop annoying people!"  With such memorable quotes like that, what else could it be but It's A Wonderful Life!  Kate and Dan revisit the old Christmas Classic to find out just what makes this movie tick.  Whether you're a longtime fan, or just a casual listener, but sure to check it out. Merry Christmas Bedford Falls!

“Sometimes we feel like we just need to crash into each other in order to feel something”. This opening line from the 2005 Best Picture winner starts off an episodic look at race relations in the early 21st century Los Angeles.  With a star studded cast, and a message that everyone would agree with, this film takes a heavy handed approach at a much more nuanced and complicated issue.  A surprise-winner back in its day, has Crash stood the test of time?  Find out now! Current Rankings:  Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Lord of Rings: The Return of the King  Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music American Beauty Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty Chicago You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Million Dollar Baby Shakespeare In Love Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment  The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story Wings Grand Hotel Rocky A Beautiful Mind Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon Gladiator An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Cavalcade Gigi

“Anyone can lose one fight.” “Always protect yourself.” “Well, you’ve got me” All simple but effective pieces of advice from Frankie (Clint Eastwood) to Maggie (Hillary Swank) as this over-the-hill trainer helps an past-her-prime boxer in the making.  Starting as a boxing story, yet morphing into something far more serious, Million Dollar Baby tells the tale of persistence and avoiding regret through multiple characters.  And as tragedy strikes, they must ask themselves how to keep fighting. Does Million Dollar Baby still stand as the champ nearly 20 years later? Find out today: Current Rankings: Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Lord of Rings: The Return of the King  Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music American Beauty Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty Chicago You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Shakespeare In Love Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment  The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story Wings Grand Hotel Rocky A Beautiful Mind Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon Gladiator An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Cavalcade Gigi

“There never was much hope. Just a fool's hope.” “But it is not this day.” “White shores…a far green country, under a swift sunrise”.  As Sauron’s army encroaches on the cities of men, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and Gandalf, along with their newfound allies of Rohan seek to rally the troops to defend Gondor.  Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam move ever closer to Mt. Doom with their unreliable guide Gollum.  Will Frodo finish his journey? Will the Men of Gondor stand against the shadow? Will authority be given to you to deny the Return of the King? Find out this week on Cinema Cemetery (with special guest Ian!)  Current Rankings Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music American Beauty Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty Chicago You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Shakespeare In Love Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment  The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story Wings Grand Hotel Rocky A Beautiful Mind Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon Gladiator An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Cavalcade Gigi

"...And All That Jazz!" Set in the fast paced of nightlife of 1920s Chicago, this musical follows two aspiring showgirls turned criminals as they murder their lovers in a fit of rage.  A show about dreams, wrongs, crimes, and spectacle, Chicago combines the realism of the roaring 20s with the showmanship of a Fosse musical. Does Chicago still hold up 100 years after its set and 20 years after its release?  Find out now!   Current Rankings: Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music American Beauty Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Shakespeare In Love Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story Wings Grand Hotel Rocky A Beautiful Mind Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon Gladiator An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Cavalcade Gigi

It's been a long break but Cinema Cemetery is back!  Join us this time for a Russell Crowe double-feature as we start the 2000s with a look at Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind. Two films of completely different styles and diverse legacies, we finally begin the 21st century.  Joined this week by special guest Teresa, Cinema Cemetery is back in action!   Current Rankings Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music American Beauty Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Shakespeare In Love Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment  The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story Wings Grand Hotel Rocky Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Cavalcade Gigi

“My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead.”  These opening lines set the stage for American Beauty, a turn-of-the-20th-century picture about the beauty…and dysfunction…of suburban American life.  As Lester awakens to the changes he needs to make to his everyday life, his wife and daughter follow similar journeys, along with his mysterious next-door neighbor.  As Lester’s death day looms, the culprits seem to multiply.  Part drama, part comedy, and all dysfunctional does American Beauty still deserve to be seen?  Find out today. Current Rankings: Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Shakespeare In Love Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment  The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story Wings Grand Hotel Rocky Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Cavalcade Gigi

“It always works out?” “Why?” “I don’t know; it’s a mystery.” A play-within-a-play, or rather a play-beyond-a-play, Shakespeare in Love tells the fictional tale of the writing of another fictional tale as a young, upstart Shakespeare struggles to create a new comedy all while living a real-life romance/tragedy in the real world. With an all-star 1990s cast, and copious Shakespeare references and Easter eggs, Shakespeare in Love combines the forbidden love with a Finnes brother from English Patient with the star-crossed lovers of Titanic, all mixed with a Victorian setting.  Largely seen as a surprise in 1998, has Shakespeare proved to be a show for all time?  Find out today! Current Rankings Lawerence of Arabia   The Godfather All About Eve The Godfather Part II Silence of the Lambs  Gone With Wind  It Happened One Night Amadeus  The Deer Hunter The Sting All The King’s Men The Lost Weekend Bridge on the River Kwai Titanic One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Rain Man Schindler’s List The French Connection On The Waterfront The Sound Of Music Casablanca All Quiet on the Western Front Rebecca In The Heat of the Night The Mutiny On The Bounty You Can’t Take It With You  Marty The English Patient Mrs. Miniver Dances With Wolves  My Fair Lady Patton Gentleman’s Agreement Hamlet Cimarron  Ben Hur Chariots of Fire Gandhi Braveheart Unforgiven Annie Hall Driving Miss Daisy Midnight Cowboy Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity Oliver! Forest Gump Around the World in 80 Days The Apartment  The Last Emperor The Great Ziegfeld A Man Of All Seasons The West Side Story Wings Grand Hotel Rocky Out of Africa Tom Jones Kramer v Kramer Life of Emil Zola How Green Was My Valley Platoon An American in Paris Going My Way Greatest Show On Earth Ordinary People Terms of Endearment Broadway Melody  Cavalcade Gigi