The End Is Nigh! Well, for Cine-Lit it is at least. For this final episode in an almost three-year run, including over 70 podcasts on a crazy range of subjects, we are bringing the curtain down on Cine-Lit. But we couldn't go out with a whimper when we could go out with a bang. Adam and Darrel sit down and talk about Great Movie Endings. And of course, with a great movie ending, there is always the possibility of a great movie resurrection... - Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional...

Alfred Hitchcock made some of the most well-respected films of all time, Vertigo currently tops the Sight and Sound list of the 100 Greatest Films of All Time but what about some of Hitch's lesser works? Adam and Darrell take a look at two films shot and released during a particularly purple patch for the director. In the midst of films like Rear Window, Vertigo, North By Northwest and Psycho, these two films seem to stand out like criminals in an identity parade. One is a black comedy while...

Celebrating 35 years of serving and protecting, Robocop is returning to cinema screens this year and Cine-Lit takes a deep dive into the classic Paul Verhoeven original and the less than successful attempts to replicate the hit. Please note this podcast is free but you should be prepared to "Buy That For A Dollar!" - This episode was originally issued as a Cine-Lit Patreon Subscriber episode in May 2022. - Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading:...

Cine-Lit hits the mean streets of Gotham City as we rundown the lowdown on that nocturnal crimefighter Batman. As the rich history of Batman is a big subject matter, we break it down and cover Batman from 1989 through to the late nineties. In this episode, we talk about Tim Burton's initial two films, Joel Schumacher's two later films as well as the impact of the Batman: Animated Series on the history and legacy of Batman. Plus, Adam manages to wax lyrical about Prince too! - This episode was...

Cine-Lit ventures into What if territory as we take a free-form look at films that deserve a second crack at Hollywood. Adam and Darrell are joined by QUAD's Fright Club programmer Adam Crowther as they pick some cinematic gems and misfires that could be remade, rebooted or sequelised for new generations. - This episode was originally issued as a Cine-Lit Patreon Subscriber episode in March 2022. - Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading:...

It is a term that is bandied about by part-time film lecturers and self-styled academics, but what is it? A term popularised by Alfred Hitchcock, the MacGuffin is the sometime incidental 'thing' that the characters in a film desire, need or are in search of. Adam and Darrell put aside their quest for the Maltese Falcon and run down the 39 steps to get to the bottom of the legendary MacGuffin. - This episode was originally issued as a Cine-Lit Patreon Subscriber episode in February...

The new Sight And Sound Top 100 Films Of All Time poll that is conducted every ten years, is due in late 2022. In anticipation of this Cine-Lit jumps headfirst into the canon. We begin at the dizzying heights of number one with the film that ended Citizen Kane's 50-year reign at the top, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelit Patreon Subscriber Link - https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/6485274 - Check out the Cine-Lit...

The Cine-Lit team once again delve into the world of fiction as we have author Sean Hogan on the show to tell us all about his new book, Twilight's Last Screaming. This book, like its predecessor, England's Screaming, brings together fictional characters from horror cinema (and beyond) and through a series of short stories tells a new story that spans the history of America and features an eclectic range of cinema's greatest heroes and villains. Twilight's Last Screaming can be purchased...

Cine-Lit finally gets around to continuing its look at Crime Cinema in all its many forms. This time we are taking a look at the scourge of the underworld, the champion of deduction Sherlock Holmes. We are focusing on the run of 14 films made between 1939 - 1946 featuring Basil Rathbone as the Great Detective and Nigel Bruce as Dr John Watson. From direct adaptations to somewhat loose interpretations, from the late 1800s setting to fighting the Nazis, these Holmes mysteries encompass a lot of...

With the surprising news that Jon Hamm is starring in a new Fletch film, we thought now was as good a time as any to take a look at this interesting character. Adam and Darrell are joined by Director (and 80s Film enthusiast) Dominic Burns to explore the origins of Fletch. From the novels by Gregory McDonald through to the hit movie Fletch (1985) starring Chevy Chase and the less successful sequel Fletch Lives (1989). - This episode was originally issued as a Cine-Lit Patreon Subscriber...

Cine-Lit continues its adventures in "What If" country as we explore the unmade Hammer projects that were announced, mooted and, in some cases, scripted films, but that languish in the might-have-been archives. In this instalment, we look at the various attempts to bring more vampires back to Hammer with proposed new Count Dracula adventures, an unconventional biopic of Bram Stoker, and attempts to bring to the screen one of the most famous vampires from the world of comics. Also, we talk...

After covering the Count from Transylvania and Mary Shelley's monstrous creation, Cine-Lit once again cracks open the vault of horror from that most British of institutions, Hammer Films. This time we venture into parts unknown, into a multiverse of Hammer as we discuss a range of much-muted but never completed Hammer productions. In this instalment we discuss an unmade fourth Dick Barton, a non-Nigel Kneale Quatermass, a Richard Matheson scripted I Am Legend, a return to Denis Wheatley's...

Adam and Darrell are joined by Italian horror expert and creator of the Giallo Pages fanzine John Martin to take a trip through six crime thrillers made by director Sergio Martino during the golden age of the Italian Giallo film. We look at the films and Martino's impact on this particularly violent strand of crime thriller, the Giallo. Films covered: The Strange Vice Of Mrs Wardh (1971), The Case Of The Scorpion's Tail (1971), Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (1972), All...

David Lean is one of Britain's most celebrated filmmakers, the master of the epic with such classics as Bridge On The River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago. But ever the contrarians, Cine-Lit heads back before Lean started to go epic with a pair of films based on the works of Charles Dickens that are among the best ever adapted for film. Adam, Darrell and Rebecca take a closer look at Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948). - This episode was originally issued as a...

In the second of our podcasts covering the knife-gloved legacy of Freddy Krueger, Adam, Darrell and Adam Crowther of QUAD's Fright Club cover parts IV-VI, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, the horror match-up to end them all Freddy Vs. Jason and 2010's ill-judged remake. They also muse on possible future instalments in the wake of the box office success of Halloween Kills and 2022's Scream. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelit Patreon Subscriber Link -...

In a recording too epic to be constrained by one episode, Cine-Lit explores the films and legacy of the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise over two heart-pounding podcasts. Joining Adam and Darrell is Derby QUAD's Fright Club host and programmer Adam Crowther, as they talk about the man of your dreams, Freddy Krueger! In this first episode, we cover the genesis of the initial instalment, the release of the first film at the tail end of the slasher boom, the rehabilitation of Part II and the...

Before he became KUBRICK and the film criticism world bowed at his feet, director Stanley Kubrick got his foot in the door and established his credentials in two crime films, Killer's Kiss (1955) and The Killing (1956). Adam and Darrell are joined by film lecturer David Leicester to discuss this brace of films that kickstarted one of the most revered sequences of films in cinema history. - This episode was originally issued as a Cine-Lit Patreon Subscriber episode in August 2021. Become a...

Cine-Lit goes to the seaside! In a change to the usual format of the podcast, resident expert (and roving reporter) Darrell Buxton tells Adam the history of the Horror-On-Sea festival in Southend and the low budget cinematic gems that have been screening there this past January. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelit Patreon Subscriber Link - https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/6485274 - Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further...

Cine-Lit heads across the decades and the English Channel to take a deep dive into a five film series from one of the greats of world Cinema. Francois Truffaut's The Adventures of Antoine Doinel is a remarkable series that spans 20 years from the legendary The 400 Blows (1959) through Anotine & Colette (1962), Stolen Kisses (1968), Bed And Board (1970) before wrapping up with 1979's Love On The Run. Adam and Darrell are joined by multidisciplinary artist and photographer Camille Relet to...

"Do you like scary movies?" In 1996 people didn't until Scream came along and reignited a stale mainstream horror scene. Birthing not just 3 sequels and a spinoff television series Scream also brought the slasher film into the 90s with a string of slashers filling cinema screens. Now in 2022, as the franchise is getting a sequel/relaunch with a new film, Cine-Lit delves into its history ahead of the latest appearance of Ghostface. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber -...

With a back catalogue that includes mockumentaries, coming-of-age dramas, comedies, courtroom dramas, psychological thrillers, fantasy, and rom-coms, it is difficult to know where to start with Rob Reiner's career. Adam and Darrell pick out five (or eight) and explore an eclectic and high-quality career covering films like This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Stand By Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally (1989), An American President (1995), plus A Few Good Men (1992), The Sure...

Just in time for Robert Rodriguez's entry into the Star Wars universe with new Boba Fett series, Cine-Lit takes a look at the birth of Rodriguez's career and the trilogy that established him as a Hollywood director. We look at the lengths Rodriguez went to scramble together the $7000 dollar budget for El Mariachi, to becoming part of a cool indie cinema clique with Quentin Tarantino in the mid 90s, launching the Hollywood careers of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek before rounding off his...

'Tis the season once again, and sure you'll be revisiting those classic Christmas films like It's A Wonderful Life, Elf, Muppets Christmas Carol, etc. but adventurous viewers come hither, for there is a world of Alternative Christmas Films just waiting to reveal themselves to you. Adam and Darrell are joined by film producer (and self-confessed Christmas nut) Dominic Burns (Jay And Silent Bob Reboot) to offer some alternative Christmas fare. - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber -...

In the second part of Cine-Lit's look at Hammer Horror, Adam and Cine-Lit's resident expert Darrell Buxton are rejoined by Kevin Lyons, Hammer expert and editor of the Encyclopedia Of Fantastic Film and Television (www.eofftv.com), to sink their fangs into Hammer's run of Dracula movies. Between 1958 and 1974, Hammer went to places no other Dracula films had gone! - Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelit Patreon Subscriber Link -...