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**This article originally ran on the horror blog Death Ensemble as an induction of The Predator into the site’s “Hell of Fame.” It is reposted here, along with some postscript to discuss Shane Black’s “The Predator” in the context of what it brings to the creature.** The name Kevin Peter Hall is not one that […]

Hello readers and listeners! I get started for a crazy homestretch of podcasts for you with my annual summary of my trip to Dragon*Con in downtown Atlanta during Labor Day. I hope you enjoy! Episode 44- Brian at Dragon*Con 2018 Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com Dragon*Con 2009 Days 1-4 Dragon*Con 2010 Day 1 Day […]

With the coming of DragonCon this weekend, my movie summer ends. Here is a brief video summary where I, for the fifth or sixth time today, inexplicably forgot to single out Bo Burnham’s delightful “Eighth Grade”- with Elise Fisher in my favorite performance of the year- as well as Jeremiah Kipp’s terrific short film, “Slapface,” […]

Hello readers and listeners! It’s my distinct pleasure today to welcome a couple of close friends to the podcast in Jeffrey Butzer and Mathew Timms, a couple of close friends whom I share affinity for film music and filmmaking with, and whom join me in a compelling discussion on the career of David Lynch, especially […]

It was in 1997 when I first watched Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” and while it did not have the immediate intellectual impact other films have had, it was nonetheless a stimulating, and inspiring, experience when I watched it on VHS. It was unlike any other film I had seen, and it cast an […]

Hello readers and listeners! This week, I’m pleased to offer you an interview with a director whose work I’ve come to know over the past few years. Some of his shorts have included “Pickup,” “Berenice” and “Slapface,” but it’s his feature film, “Black Wake,” that has made an impression this year, and it is to […]

Hello readers and listeners! Today, I have a special treat with not one, but two, interviews to share with you today. First up, we have an interview with writer-director-animated Eric Leiser, and we discuss the intriguing trilogy he’s created in “Imagination”, “The Glitch in the Grid” and “Apocalypsis”. We follow this discussion up with his […]

Hello readers and listeners! You’re going to be treated to a great many enlightening podcasts this next few weeks- we are busy here at Sonic Cinema. This week, I am joined by the filmmakers behind No Restrictions Entertainment, producer John Paul Rice and writer-director Edgar Michael Bravo. While we focus much of our time on […]

Hello readers and listeners! Today, I am very excited to be joined, once again, by filmmaker Chris Esper as we discuss another filmmaker near and dear to our hearts in the beloved French New Wave auteur, Francois Truffaut. I hope you enjoy! Episode 38- Chris Esper and I on Francois Truffaut Viva La Resistance! Brian […]

Hello readers and listeners! In this episode, I am joined by my buddy Marv Dickey once again as discuss Peter Weir’s 1998 film, “The Truman Show,” as it turns 20. I hope you enjoy! Episode 37 – Marv Dickey and I on “The Truman Show” You can read my review of “The Truman Show” here. […]