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    November 19, 2019

    The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 39 – An Interview with Oscar Winning Visual Effects Supervisor, Phil Tippett.

    Episode 39 of The Film ’89 Podcast is a very special one as Steve and Skye interview two-time Oscar winning visual effects supervisor, Phil Tippett. Phil is a true legend… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 39 – An Interview with Oscar Winning Visual Effects Supervisor, Phil Tippett."

  • News

    November 16, 2019

    Nicholas Cage to star in The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent.

    For many years now he has been plying his trade in the shadows. A gun for hire to any and every straight-to-digital/DVD production that was willing to pay this months… Continue reading "Nicholas Cage to star in The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent."

  • News

    November 15, 2019

    Netflix to air Beverly Hills Cop 4.

    Riding high on the comeback trail with his lead role in Dolomite Is My Name, Eddie Murphy is back for more than just one final hurrah it would seem with the… Continue reading "Netflix to air Beverly Hills Cop 4."

  • Reviews

    November 13, 2019

    Honey Boy (2019).

    The rise and fall of Shia LaBeouf has been akin to that of many child actors who found it hard to transition to adulthood. With access to not only the… Continue reading "Honey Boy (2019)."

  • Reviews

    November 11, 2019

    Instinct (2019).

    Since I moved to the Netherlands I’ve been on a hunt for local film product, flicks I couldn’t have possibly seen back in the States. Conveniently the Dutch film industry… Continue reading "Instinct (2019)."

  • Books, Directors Series, Film ‘89 Podcast, Retrospectives, Reviews

    November 5, 2019

    The Film’89 Podcast Episode 38 – The Shining (1980) / Doctor Sleep (2019).

    Episode 38 of The Film ‘89 Podcast celebrates both one of horror’s most respected authors, Stephen King as well as one of cinema’s most revered auteur directors, the late, great… Continue reading "The Film’89 Podcast Episode 38 – The Shining (1980) / Doctor Sleep (2019)."

  • Film ‘89 Podcast, Retrospectives, Reviews

    October 28, 2019

    The Film’89 Podcast Episode 37 – Terminator: Dark Fate (2019).

    In Episode 37 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Neil and Skye discuss the long running Terminator franchise that began in 1984 with James Cameron’s breakout action/sci-fi classic and has since… Continue reading "The Film’89 Podcast Episode 37 – Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)."

  • Reviews

    October 25, 2019

    De Patrick (2019).

    As a new resident of The Netherlands, one of the things I’ve been taking advantage of is the crop of small films I’d never get to see if I were… Continue reading "De Patrick (2019)."

  • Comics, Directors, Feature, In Defence of...

    October 23, 2019

    In Defence of… Martin Scorsese… and Marvel Studios.

    Much has been written recently about Martin Scorsese’s remarks about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and his insistence that the films that comprise it are not cinema. The subject came up… Continue reading "In Defence of… Martin Scorsese… and Marvel Studios."

  • Reviews

    October 21, 2019

    Violence Voyager (2019).

    Nowhere else have I found sound design that’s made me so intensely uncomfortable as in Violence Voyager, and that’s the least of it. This nightmarish Japanese animated film has a… Continue reading "Violence Voyager (2019)."

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  • Episode 151: Episode 151 - Aliens (1986). May 29, 2026
    On Episode 151 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve and Skye are joined by a trio of guest-hosts that may be the greatest ever assembled for a single episode of the podcast as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of James Cameron’s Aliens. The sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi-horror masterpiece, Alien, Cameron’s film wouldn’t be […]
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  • Episode 150: Episode 150 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). May 11, 2026
    The story of Episode 150 of The Film ’89 Podcast is one of ‘the episode that nearly wasn’t’. It was to be a gift to our listeners as Steve, Neil and Skye finally covered a film that has become the one most requested by our listeners to get the Film ’89 treatment, Raiders of the […]
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  • Episode 149: Episode 149 - Batman: The Movie (1966). April 29, 2026
    Just as they did on Episode 147, so they are doing so again on Episode 149 as the Film ‘89 team travel back in time to 1966, this time to celebrate the 60th anniversary of both a film and television show that, for a brief two-year period, was a worldwide phenomenon. Starring Adam West and […]
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  • 1 Haydn Spurrell
    • Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) – An End Times Allegory.
    • Spirited Away (2001).
    • Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993).
    • Patlabor: The Movie (1989).
    • The Lighthouse (2019).
  • 1 Martin Kessler
    • Tron: Ares (2025).
    • In Defence of… Tron: Legacy (2010).
    • There Are No Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.
    • In Defence of… The Suicide Squad (2021).
    • Kong Jubilee: A 90th Anniversary Celebration – Part 3.
  • 1 Neil Gaskin
    • Buck Rogers set to return.
    • Henry Cavill states he still has Bond in his sights.
    • Black Widow’s release date moved once again.
    • Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020).
    • AMC announcement confirms that they will no longer show Universal Pictures films.
  • 1 Richard Roberts
    • Zack Snyder shares new image of Superman in black costume.
    • Where now for the DCEU?
    • Star Wars – The Nostalgia Factor & how it may hamper new entries to the franchise.
    • Red Dwarf XII Episode Titles Revealed.
  • 1 Steve Amos
    • Rudolph Valentino: Sex, Scandal and Tragedy.
    • Triumph and Trauma in ‘80s Action Movies.
    • The Cinematic Revolution: Pancho Villa and the Birth of War Cinema.
    • Emil Jannings; from Hollywood to Hitler.
    • The origin of the Academy Awards and the control of an industry.
  • 1 William Scurry
    • 2020, The Year In Review – by Bill Scurry.
    • The Last Thing He Wanted (2020).
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 7, Bill Scurry.
    • The Promise (2019).
    • Instinct (2019).
  • 1 Jacob Rivera
    • 2020, The Year in Review – by Jacob Rivera.
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 8, Jacob Rivera.
    • Honey Boy (2019).
    • The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).
    • Non-Fiction (Doubles Vies) (2018).
  • 1 John Arminio
    • “From a Certain Point of View”, Examining The Politics of The Star Wars Saga.
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 6, John Arminio.
    • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
    • Against All Odds (1984).
    • Blinded By the Light (2019).
  • 1 Leighton Winstone
    • Greyhound (2020).
    • Beastie Boys Story (2020).
    • Why Don’t Video Games Make Great Movies?
    • The Film ‘89 Year in Review 2019 – Part 1, Leighton Winstone.
    • El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).
  • 1 Skye Wingfield
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 151 – Aliens (1986).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 150 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 149 – Batman: The Movie (1966).
    • The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 148 – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
    • The Film ’89 Podcast Episode 147 – The Making of John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix (1966). 
  • 1 Steven Saunders
    • All the Old Knives (2022).
    • Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022).
    • He Dreams of Giants (2021).
    • Yellow Rose (2019).
    • Soul (2020).
  • 1 Tony Sower
    • Michael Mann Lights Up The Big Screen – The Insider (1999).

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