Sonic Cinema

Well, the nominations are set. The question is which ones will pan out into Oscars. The Oscar telecast is on March 2, with Ellen DeGeneres (“Finding Nemo”) hosting. Best Picture Oscar’s Final Nine “American Hustle” “Captain Phillips” “Dallas Buyers Club” “Gravity” “Her” “Nebraska” “Philomena” “12 Years a Slave” “The Wolf of Wall Street” (Haven’t Seen) Likes: From the looks at the nomination totals for each film (none has less than […]

It’s that time of year again. Unfortunately, I’m still missing a lot of movies on my “have watched” that could have an effect on these, but it will be updated as we go along. Keep in mind– this is me basically filling out my own, personal Oscar ballot in all the “major” categories. Other people are trying to pick the actual nominees; I’m just interested in sharing the films and […]

Hello readers and listeners! We continue a wild conclusion for this series with one of the wildest sports movies ever in Oliver Stone’s “Any Given Sunday”. I discuss the film with friend, and fellow football fan, Marv Dickey. I hope you enjoy! “Class of 1999” – “Any Given Sunday” Read Brian’s print review of “Any Given Sunday” here. “Class of 1999” Series Introduction “Man on the Moon” “American Beauty” “Being […]

Hello readers and listeners! Get ready for an insane run of podcasts from this series to close out the year, starting with a discussion of the Joel Schumacher thriller, “8MM”. Joining me to discuss it is filmmaker Christopher Di Nunzio, and this was a more compelling discussion than I expected. I hope you enjoy! “Class of 1999” – “8MM” Read Brian’s print review of “8MM” here. “Class of 1999” Series […]