The Cinephiles

The Founder (2016)

This episode is on The Founder (2016), John Lee Hancock’s story on the evolution of McDonald’s from a pioneering fast food restaurant run by two brothers to the global ju

Die Hard (1988) Part III

This is the conclusion of the Die Hard (1988) episode. Part III is on the film itself, with favourite scenes and sequences and more behind the scenes stories. This is

Die Hard (1988) Part II

This is the continuation of the Die Hard (1988) episode. Part II will include segments on: production - working relationships, the shoot; post-production – editing, the s

Die Hard (1988) Part I

This episode is on Die Hard (1988). John McTiernan completed his one-two punch on eighties action films here, with Bruce Willis starring as John McClane in his breakout b

Jaws (1975) Part III

This is the final part of the Jaws (1975) episode. It’s on to the film itself. Segments will include: favourite scenes and sequences; 1975 in film; and as an added bonus,

Jaws (1975) Part II

This is the continuation of the Jaws (1975) episode. Part II will include segments on production through post to beyond the release of the film: the ocean shoot; plenty m

Jaws (1975) Part I

This episode is on Jaws (1975), Spielberg’s career-defining masterpiece that pitched man against beast in a thrilling adventure out on the ocean. Roy Scheider’s reluctant

Blade Runner (1982) Part VII

This is the seventh and final part of the Blade Runner episode. It is on the remainder of the film, concluding favourite scenes and sequences. The episode closes out with

Blade Runner (1982) Part VI

This is the penultimate part of the Blade Runner (1982) episode. Part VI is on the film itself, getting into favourite scenes and sequences, with more behind the scenes s

Blade Runner (1982) Part V

This is the continuation of the Blade Runner (1982) episode. Part V will include segments on the multiple versions of the film - beyond the original - that were eventuall

Blade Runner (1982) Part IV

This is the continuation of the Blade Runner (1982) episode. Part IV will include segments on post-production through to release and reception: editing, sneak previews, t

Blade Runner (1982) Part III

This is the continuation of the Blade Runner (1982) episode. Part III is on the special effects of the film and will include segments on the effects generally, scene spec

Blade Runner (1982) Part II

This is the continuation of the Blade Runner (1982) episode. Part II will include segments on the making of the film from the remainder of pre-production, through to the

Blade Runner (1982) Part I

This episode is on Blade Runner (1982). The future sci-fi neo noir starred Harrison Ford as a detective – or Blade Runner – charged with hunting and ‘retiring’ rogue slav

Dirty Harry (1971)

This episode is on Dirty Harry (1971). A cop and killer thriller, which saw Clint Eastwood’s obsessively determined title character go up against Andy Robinson’s psychoti

The Terminator (1984)

This episode is on The Terminator (1984). An action-thriller-horror-sci-fi-chase extravaganza that solidified star status for lead Arnold Schwarzenegger and put writer/di

Rocky (1976)

This episode is on Rocky (1976). Though known for being the quintessential underdog sports movie, it’s as much a study of the main character and his struggle for relevanc

Owning Mahowny (2003)

This episodes film is 2003's Owning Mahowny, starring the late, great, Philip Seymour Hoffman. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other