This is a bit of a different episode. There are two mid 19th century actresses and singers by the name of Betty Brewer and though efforts have been made online to separate their careers, they remain enmeshed. Indeed, I found that newspapers were confusing the two even back when they were active. This episode distinguishes who did what, focusing on the Betty Brewer who was a singer before she became a child actress, daughter of an Ozark lead miner. This was part of the studio hype, that she came ...
May 21, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Three Hammer films today! We're thrilled over Oliver Reed going all out in "Paranoiac" (that scene on the stairs!) and eventually ponder what if it had been the tale of two Reeds. "Scream of Fear" was also named "Taste of Fear" and we wonder about the ability to taste terror while method acting with Susan Strasberg. Those two films were so good that by the time Hammer got to "Nightmare" it was tired. Aaron and I separately, bizarrely, came to the conclusion they wanted Sandra Dee for that one, i...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Aaron and I discuss James Mason strangling his wife Pamela in not just one but three films! We have fun examining "I Met a Murderer", "The Upturned Glass", and "Portrait of The Murderer". Pamela and James not only starred together in these films, they are responsible for the stories. And then for good measure we add "The Night Has Eyes", in which Pamela doesn't appear but when it's a full moon James must take his pills so that he doesn't go out and strangle things.
May 06, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Are we back? Is "Talk Cinephilia to Me" recording again? Maybe. We may be back. This episode is on "The Real Horror of Kubrick's The Shining--The Misogyny of the Audience for Wendy Torrance". The next episode is in the can and will be the both of us, but this one, with the exception of the opening, is me (Juli) speaking on the subject.
Apr 28, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 1
We did no research for this podcast. We just watched the movie with no plan other than to see if Aaron might enjoy it and find it involving, considering how he doesn't like to watch Spielberg films as he feels manipulated by them (I agree, but I give a few films of Spielberg's a pass). We end up discussing what happened after Roy Neary took off for the stars. And I tell my own UFO story from 1993.
May 29, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Aaron has long been an appreciator of the Soviet Necrorealist films of Evgeny Yufit, who later teamed up with Vladamir Maslov. For those who are unfamiliar with the genre, we discuss its frenetic history, pondering the myth versus reality of artistic spontaneity, dissect Yufit's early work for themes that will be elaborated upon in his features, and compare and contrast Yufit's early films with those he later co-directed and co-wrote with Maslov. The movies covered in this episode are: "Werewolf...
May 21, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 9
We discuss Nazimova's "Salome", astonishing even today, with design by Natacha Rambova influenced by Aubrey Beardsley's illustrations of Oscar Wilde's play, then consider the possible influence of the silent film on Ken Russell's representation of Salome. Along the way we also discuss Russell's "The Debussy Film", how his choice of music for "Salome's Last Dance" refers back to "The Debussy Film", and why he might have chosen "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from "Peer Gynt" for Salome's dance...
May 14, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 8
We discuss Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", then look at Hooper's earlier films, "The Heister", "Down Friday Street", and "Eggshells", and examine again "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in light of them. There are some caveats in this episode concerning my hazarding an interpretation of "Eggshells", which I did in the moment in respect of obvious conflict concerning the 1960s counter-culture giving into what might be considered middle class values. Though the movie does comment on such,...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
We examine Lamorisse's "Red Balloon" in context of the rest of his filmography, then I cheer myself up with a discussion on "Amelia and the Angel", which was obviously influenced by "The Red Balloon" and has perhaps the cutest dog to ever appear in a film, except for your home movies. Like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter , where we have supplemental content. We also have a website ....
Apr 29, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 6
We discuss not only the 1925 and 1959 cinema extravaganzas of "Ben Hur", but also the book, the play, and the 1907 "Ben Hur", the first cinema edition that wasn't an epic but led to a costly battle over copyright. As it turned out, we loved the 1925 "Ben Hur", and we explore the reasons for this and how it differs from the 1959 remake. Follow Talk Cinephilia to Me on Facebook and Twitter for supplements to the episode. Also check out our website for notes on the episode....
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 5
If you haven't listened to part one of our two part conversation with Romeo Carey, now's the time to catch up, as today we've posted part two. Romeo Carey, indie director and educator, is the son of actor/director Timothy Carey who directed "The World's Greatest Sinner", and appeared in such films as Stanley Kubrick's "The Killing" and "Paths of Glory", as well as John Cassavetes' "Minnie and Moskowitz" and "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie". Many thanks to Romeo Carey for an insightful conversat...
Apr 15, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Today we are posting part one of a two part conversation with Romeo Carey, indie director, educator, and son of actor/director Timothy Carey. Timothy Carey directed "The World's Greatest Sinner", and appeared in such films as Stanley Kubrick's "The Killing" and "Paths of Glory", as well as John Cassavetes' "Minnie and Moskowitz" and "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie". Many thanks to Romeo Carey who was so generous with his time.
Apr 08, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Continuing a theme begun last week on Cold War era films with streets depopulated by killer radiation poisoning or a plague, the focus of this episode is Arch Obeler, not only his post nuclear apocalypse film "Five", but his fantasy-absurdist anti-fascism radio shows, his move into film, the anti-fascist movie "Strange Holiday", and his media-as-mind-control film "The Twonky". We also discuss "White Zombie" as another thread in the episode is how the zombie came to be used to represent authorita...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode we discuss the 1964 Cold War style, post-apocalyptic film, "The Last Man on Earth", which features Vincent Price as the last survivor of a pandemic that turns people into vampires. For episode notes and screengrabs, visit, Talk Cinephilia to Me, Episode 1 Program Notes .
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 1
"Talk Cinephilia to me" will be a podcast about watching cinema--artistic, outsider, experimental and B movies--brought to you by Juli Kearns, an author, playwright, and artist, and her son, Aaron Dylan Kearns, an experimental filmmaker, artist, and composer.
Mar 22, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1
