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This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to Key West, Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis, where a show-boating B-movie Producer comes to town to cash in the fears of imminent nuclear disaster amongst the townsfolk with his latest sci-fi horror film, MANT. We've got one last date (for now) with the Filaversary, our 1993 arc, where we are having a look at Joe Dante's coming-of-age film, MATINEE, starring John Goodman. It's part silly comedy, part loving homage to the 50s and 60s era of B-Movie films and cinema, particularly those of William Castle. The film is full of fun and gimmicks that any cinema fan would enjoy and wish they could be part of, but also playing on the very real world fears of the atomic bomb during the Cold War, and the power of cinema bringing people together to face their biggest fears. Matinee is a total underrated gem, and is one to see if you are a fan of Joe Dante's other works (Gremlins, Innerspace, Explorers or The 'Burbs). Join us, as we talk a bit of Dante's career, the origins of the movie, gimmicks in cinema, and radioactive bugs... "You think grown-ups have it all figured out? That's just a hustle, kid. Grown-ups are making it up as they go along, just like you. You remember that, and you'll do fine." If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

What do you know!? FRANCHI$ED is back (sort of)! Jonathan & Ariane return to the driver seat to get back to their roots with the franchise that started it all, The Fast Saga (are they still calling it that?). Of course, we are talking about the new instalment of the super spy car racing series, FAST X. After going to space in the last film, you might wonder how the series could top itself? Well, we venture to the depths of the ocean to pluck out not one, but two Aquamen, add in even more new characters, blow up the Vatican, and just do a bunch of self-referential humour that basically lets everyone know, that you know, it's all a parody now. Oh, and you retcon your most beloved film in the series and start mysteriously bringing back more presumed dead characters. Death doesn't matter. Gravity doesn't matter. It's all vroom, vroom, NOS, explosions and smooth brain! It's time to get FRANCHI$ED... We just may be back for that long promised 3rd Season with the Twilight Franchise. If you want it, please do let us know... FOLLOW THE PCC PODCAST on TWITTER & INSTAGRAM! SUPPORT THE PODCAST! FOLLOW ARIANE ON TWITTER | INSTAGRAM FOLLOW JONATHAN ON TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

In this bonus edition of The Pod Charles Cinecast, we see the next adventure in our two new side ventures – BRUCE WILLS US: A Pod Charles Cinecast Brucie Bonus, where we're going to be looking at some of our favourite films from Bruce Willis every once in a while on the main timeline, and SHYAMALAMANIA, where we will be charting the films of M. Night Shyamalan in special Patreon exclusives. Like last time, because the M. Night film we're looking at this month, again, stars Bruno himself, we're going to combine these two ideas into one for a special episode that will hopeful entice more people to come support us over at patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast! Join hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas, as they head back to Philadelphia to see about a former football player, who is the sole survivor of a train crash, and starts to realise he has never been sick, injured, and is pretty much invincible. No, it's not the 2006 Marky Mark football film, Invincible. It's the 2000 real-life superhero flick, UNBREAKABLE, starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. Following up for the massive success of Shyamalan's breakout film, The Sixth Sense, the studio wanted to market the film as another thriller. It's a shame, too, as Unbreakable is a unique look at the superhero and comic book genre in a time before it was commonplace. Unfortunately, the film struggled to get out of the shadow of its predecessor. The film is loaded with some damn good ideas, great direction, with shots that look like they are pulled straight out of a comic book, and some memorable performances from Bruce Willis and Sam Jackson. There is also some clunky writing, bad acting, and another silly twist, with a pinch of Biblical references – all the ingredients for another M. Night classic.  "They called me Mr. Glass!" If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to New York City, where a kid gets his hands on a magical cinema ticket that allows him to jump into his favourite movies. Just when we thought the Filaversary arc was over, and we could move on to some films about cinemas in film, we got pulled back in with the 1993 meta-action comedy, LAST ACTION HERO, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. So, we are getting meta with a new arc, called Fire in the Projection Booth, within an arc (the Filaversary 1993 arc), and showing this underrated box office bomb some love. You have the writer of Lethal Weapon, the director of Die Hard, and the biggest action star on the planet all under one roof for this one. What could possibly go wrong? Well, how about a lot of rewrites, dumb promotional tactics, and Columbia thinking Arnie could take on the biggest movie of 1993 (and, for a few years, of all-time) by releasing the movie a week after Jurassic Park. "To be or not to be? No to be..." If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

On this Bonus Edition of The Pod Charles Cinecast, hosts Jonathan Foster & Fil Freitas decided to make a movie about making a movie. It all gets meta, as we talk about Aaron Schimberg's 2019 surrealistic drama, CHAINED FOR LIFE. Starring Jess Weixler and Under The Skin's Adam Pearson, the film takes you down the rabbit hole, as it follows a beautiful actress who develops a relationship with her co-star who suffers from a rare facial deformity. Along the way, you will be treated to a menagerie of characters on the film set, including a group of disabled people the "foreign" art house director has bussed in as a "freak show".  Strap in for a wild time, with this criminally under seen film that pokes fun at independent filmmaking, beauty standards in film, and the exploitation and representation of disabled people in film and media. Think Robert Altman meets David Lynch, as there are many twists and turns that await you – including our boy Jack, from Steven Spielberg's Hook, coming out of retirement for a role as the "German" Director.  Big thanks to our pal and Patreon Backer, Manish Agarwal, for making this Good Bagel Boss Bonus Episode request! Go out of your way to find this movie, as you won't regret it. It is truly a fun watch for fans of filmmaking, and has a great message to boot.  If you'd like your own special request episode, become a Good Bagel Boss on Patreon, for one month only, and pop us a message with the film you'd like us to cover! We'll eventually get around to it... If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to San Francisco, where a marriage has broken down, and the father is so desperate to see his kids, that he resorts to going full drag as the geriatric nanny to spend time with them. What could go wrong? The final stop in the Filaversary arc (for now) takes us to the #2 top-earning film of 1993, with Chris Columbus' MRS. DOUBTFIRE, starring Robin Williams, Sally Field, the girl from Independence Day, Shawn Hunter's long-lost brother, and the real Matilda. You know the film; it's a family classic. It's one of Robin Williams' most memorable roles. Sure, it's got some problematic bits, and some weird choices on the soundtrack, and the whole thing probably wouldn't fly today. But, Robin Williams has just enough charisma to pull it off... Join us, as we dive into the origins of the story, casting possibilities that probably aren't true, and the rumoured lost adult cut of Mrs. Doubtfire. Is there an NC-17 version of this film floating around? No, of course not! But, take a ride back in time with this silly 90s movie that showcases one of the best comedic talents of all-time at the top of their game! "Carpe dentum. Seize the teeth." If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas stumble upon a game of cat and mouse, when a man who is wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife is being hunted down by a federal agent. The Filaversary arc takes us to the #3 top-earning film of 1993, with THE FUGITIVE, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. With a tense story adapted from the 1960s television show of the same name, it has one of the best opening of any 90s thrillers, a solid little score, some great performances, and some memorable quotes. Join us, as we dive into how this film came to be, and find ourselves falling down a couple of weird rabbit holes involving ghosts and killer doctors. How does this top dog of 93 hold up 30 years later? Tune in to find out... "I don't care." If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas take up an apprenticeship with a couple of Brooklyn plumbers, who have a penchant for taking shrooms and climbing in sewers. But things get a bit trippy when they get us all sucked into another dimension, where the inhabitants are the descendants of dinosaurs. With the brand-new movie in cinemas (which we talk about over on Patreon), our Filaversary arc takes us down the sewers into the pits of 1993 toxic waste, with one of the worst films of the year, and possibly of the 90s, SUPER MARIO BROS. Starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as Mario Mario and Luigi Mario, and Dennis Hopper as King Koopa, we dive into this confusing take on what should have been a sure-fire hit in the early 90s. Join us, as we give a brief history of Nintendo and the Super Mario Bros. franchise, talk about all the possible versions of this movie, and explore what was a troubled production, resulting in this box office bomb. Was it really all that bad, though? 30 Years Later, we're still talking about this so-bad, it's good piece of 90s garbage. "Strap your belt on, kid. We're going in!" If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to Austin, Texas in 1976, where a group of teens are getting rowdy because "School's Out For Summer!" It's a special 4/20 edition of the Filaversary arc, as we talk Richard Linklater's seminal 1993 coming-of-age film, DAZED AND CONFUSED. It's the ultimate hangout movie featuring a whos-who of 90s stars from Jason London to Joey Lauren Adams to Rory Cochran, Mila Jovovitch, Adam Goldberg, Parker Posey, and Ben Affleck. Oh, and of course, it is the film that launched the career of Matthew McConaughey. Join us, as we set the vibes to good, and pay tribute to this cult classic. Expect our own high school stories, love for the stellar soundtrack, some useless trivia, and a dubious amount of weed smoking. Far out! “I’d like to quit thinking of the present, like right now, as some minor, insignificant preamble to somethin’ else.” If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel to 1870s New York, where we meet a wealthy dandy who is engaged to be married to a respectable woman, but finds himself falling for her unconventional cousin. We take the Filaversary arc on a journey through time to the gilded age with Martin Scorsese's 1993 adaptation of Edith Wharton's THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, starring Daniel DAY-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. Referred to as his "most violent movie" by the director himself, join us as we explore this meticulously crafted film that is full of decadence and cutting dialogue. It's an interesting period for Scorsese, in the oft-overlooked post-GoodFellas 90s era. With three stellar leads, beautiful costumes, exquisite production design, and a story of repressed passion between two individuals who can't act on their love (despite everyone knowing about it) or they could face blunt force ostracisation from their elite social circle, and thus they are doomed to live as the subject of hot gossip. It's pretty damn good, and pretty damn Scorsese if you give it a chance... "You gave me my first glimpse of a real life. Then you asked me to go on with the false one. No one can endure that." If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas watch as a little boy makes his geriatric neighbour's life miserable and thwarts a creepy robber, in classic comic strip come to life with the Home Alone finishing spray. Next up, in the Filaversary arc, is the 1993 family comedy DENNIS THE MENACE, starring Mason Gamble (you know, Jason Schwartzman's pal in Rushmore), Walter Matthau in the role he was meant to play and the only good thing about this film, Christopher Lloyd as the weirdest creep in kid's movie history and Lea Thompson doing absolutely nothing. No, this isn't Dennis and Gnasher for you UK fans, it's the American version, that was just called "Dennis" on this side of the pond. Don't worry, we go through all the details about the differences, and the extremely weird coincidence that there are two parallel universe Dennis the Menaces. Plus, we dive into the fun cameos, and the good, bad, and the ugly in this film that was better left to childhood memories. "You're a pest. A menace. A selfish, spoiled little boy and I've no use for you. You took something from me that I can never get back, something that means more to me than you ever will. You understand? I don't want to see you, I don't want to know you. Get out of my way." If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

In this bonus edition of The Pod Charles Cinecast, we are finally kicking off two new side ventures – BRUCE WILLS US: A Pod Charles Cinecast Brucie Bonus, where we're going to be looking at some of our favourite films from Bruce Willis once a month on the main timeline, and SHYAMALAMANIA, where we will be charting the films of M. Night Shyamalan in special Patreon exclusives. As an introductory, and because the M. Night film we're starting off with just happens to star Bruno himself, we're going to combine these two ideas into one for a special episode that will hopeful entice more people to come support us over at patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast! Join hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to Philadelphia to see about a boy who can see dead people! You know what film it is! It's of course the 1999 horror classic, THE SIXTH SENSE. Bruce Willis stars as a child psychologist who's new patient, Haley Joel Osment, gives him more than he bargained for, as he questions his own mortality. Whoops, that is the twist! It's a chilled out, relaxed episode, where we are charting the birth of M. Night Shyamalan's famous storytelling technique (the Twist ending), and the director's obsessions with faith; while also taking a look at the enigma that is Bruce Willis, who always leaves us entertained with his unique career choices. "I see dead people." If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas head to the Bronx in the 1960s to hear a tale about a young man choosing between the grind of a working man or the living the high life as a slick gangster. Guess what we learned? The working man is a sucker, and Mickey Mantle ain't gonna pay your rent! Next up in the Filaversary arc, is the 1993 coming-of-age gangster movie, A BRONX TALE, written by Chazz Palminteri and the directorial debut of Robert De Niro. Each of these powerhouse actors also star in the movie, based on the real life experiences of Palminteri growing up in the Bronx. Join us, as we break down how this film got made, compare it to other Gangster classics of the time, go down the rabbit hole of Mobsters with YouTube channels and dive into how life imitates art, as we dig into some of the unfortunate real life stories behind one of the actors. "You can be anything you want to be. Remember, the saddest thing in life is wasted talent." If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas travel to Los Angeles in the year 2032, where society has been purged of violence. However, a criminal who was cryogenically frozen in 1996 has been revived, and is wrecking havoc on the city, and the only man that can stop him is... the DEMOLITION MAN! Next up in the Filaversary arc, is the 1993 sci-fi action classic, starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and featuring a rag tag crew of cameos from the likes of Dennis Leary, Rob Schneider and Jack Black. Join, us as we dive into how prescient the film has become over the last 30 years, with a major world pandemic that brought on societal norms that were eerily reminiscent of the movie. We also give plenty of love for Snipes and Bullock, talk Arnie and Sly beef, question how the three seashells actually work, pit Taco Bell vs Pizza Hut, and give a platform to Jesse "The Body" Ventura to air out his grievances for having a fight scene cut out from the movie and his beef with Hulk Hogan... "Send a maniac to catch one." If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

On this Bonus Edition of The Pod Charles Cinecast, hosts Jonathan Foster & Fil Freitas enlist in the Royal Hong Kong Police to take down a drug syndicate, and end up getting thrown through over 300kg of glass, level a whole village, and destroy a shopping mall. It's high time we talk about Jackie Chan's legendary POLICE STORY. Released in 1985 by Golden Harvest, the film would start to put the wheels in motion to transport Jackie Chan's talents from Hong Kong to Hollywood. Full of death-defying stunts, highly stylised fight choreography, and three of the best action sequences ever put to film, blended top-notch slapstick humour that would make Buster Keaton proud, this film is an extremely fun time at the movies. Not to mention, Hong Kong legends Maggie Cheung and Brigitte Lin co-star, and Jackie Chan sings the film's amazing theme song. What's not to love? Tune in, as we talk not only about POLICE STORY, but a bit about Jackie Chan's early life, and how he ended up making the film. Plus, as a bonus, we dive a little into POLICE STORY 2 and POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP.  Big thanks to our pal and Patreon Backer, Finn Heale, for making this Good Bagel Boss Bonus Episode request! Be sure to check out these insanely fun pre-Hollywood Jackie Chan classics. They are a masterclass in stunt work, and responsible for Jackie Chan's crossover into Hollywood. If you need a place to see it, the POLICE STORY TRILOGY returns in 4K, at The Prince Charles Cinema on Friday 17th March 2023.  If you'd like your own special request episode, become a Good Bagel Boss on Patreon, for one month only, and pop us a message with the film you'd like us to cover! We'll eventually get around to it... If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas get invited to an exotic island theme park, where an eccentric billionaire has decided to play God, and clone Dinosaurs! With our boy Fil's big 30th coming up later this year, we're going to begin a new arc that will be with us off and on throughout the year of 2023, called FILAVERSARY. In this arc, we'll be exploring some of our favourite films from the year 1993. And, what better way to start off, than with the biggest film of 1993? Of course, we're talking about Steven Spielberg's JURASSIC PARK. Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Michael Crichton, this sci-fi adventure classic is one of the all-time greats. In this episode, 65 million and 30 years in the making, we're going to break down all the innovations, from Stan Winston's creature design, to Phil Tippett's scrapped go motion, and the groundbreaking CGI techniques from ILM that forever changed cinema. Leave it to Spielberg, the man who invented the blockbuster, to find a way to reinvent it... “Life, uh, finds a way.” If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas enter into a Faustian pact with the Devil to sell our souls in exchange for seven wishes, resulting in a wacky Monkey's Paw situation where all of our wishes are sabotaged by the diabolical demon. It's the final week of our Brenaissance Mini-Arc – and we are taking a look at one of the types of films that Brendan Fraser would find himself settling into as the new millennium would roll around: Harold Ramis' 2000 comedy, BEDAZZLED. A remake of the 1967 Dudley Moore and Peter Cook classic, this revamp of the twist on the legendary Faust tale sees Brendan Fraser battling wits with Elizabeth Hurley as the Devil. While not a great movie, the film sees a very strong showcasing of Fraser's acting chops, where he plays seven versions of himself. We are treated to several vignettes, as Fraser's Eliot makes wish after wish, only to have each thwarted by Hurley's meddling Satan. Tune in, as we have one last hurrah with the Bren-man and enjoy each of these goofy wishes, all the amazing Liz Hurley early-2000s era outfits, and a Big Mac and Coke. “Ah... well, you know, you go out there and you give a 110%, and you wanna play good, and, you know, you hope you play good... I think we played pretty good tonight!” If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas go searching for lost treasure inside a pyramid in Egypt, only to accidentally wake a mummy, and thus, unleash a curse on humanity... It's Week 3 of our Brenaissance Mini-Arc – where we are at the apex of Brendan Fraser's career, looking at one of his most iconic roles – Rick O'Connell – in Stephen Sommer's THE MUMMY (1999). Co-starring Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr and Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep, this film is a supremely fun re-imagining of the 1932 Universal Horror classic, that would spawn its own franchise, which would eventually pave the way for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's film career. Full of action, adventure, thrills, scares, and peak Himbo Brendan Fraser, The Mummy was literally sending Indiana Jones for a new generation. Tune in, as we discuss all the fun inside, and the long, winding road through development hell this 90s classic went through to make it to the big screen! “Death is only the beginning.” If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas try to get a show on the radio, but when the station manager denies them, they resort to taking the place hostage! We're in Week 2 of our Brenaissance Mini-Arc – this time looking back on the 1994 rock-comedy, AIRHEADS. Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler star as three wannabe rock stars, who take a radio station hostage with water pistols, in order to get their demo played on the air. With a solid supporting cast, a silly premise, more early 90s tropes and another fun head-banging soundtrack, the cult classic is another solid early entry in Brendan Fraser's career. Plus, Airheads sets up Adam Sandler for one hell of a run – where he went on to bank over $4 billion at the box office. Oh, and it showed off the comedic chops of Steve Buscemi, who was better known for his demented roles in independent movies up to this point. Tune in, as we give The Lone Rangers the airwaves... “Well, there's three of you. You're not exactly lone. Shouldn't you be the Three Rangers?” If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective

This week on The Pod Charles Cinecast, presented by The Prince Charles Cinema, our hosts Jonathan Foster and Fil Freitas decide to dig a pool in the backyard and stumble across a two-million-year-old cave man from the first Ice Age. In hopes that this pre-historic find would bring them fame and fortune, the pair concoct a scheme to pass the Cro-Magnon man as a popcorn-slinging usher at The Prince Charles Cinema, and all sorts of 90s-style hi-jinks ensue... With the release of THE WHALE at The PCC and Brendan Fraser's comeback in full swing, join us for the next four weeks, as we celebrate with our Brenaissance Mini-Arc. In this limited strand, we'll be highlighting four old school Brendan Fraser classics, kicking off with 1992's ENCINO MAN aka CALIFORNIA MAN (as it was known in the U.K.). As we step back into this highly quotable cult teen bud-dy comedy, we'll drown in 90s stereotypes, dissect why no one likes Sean Astin's Dave, chart the rise of Brendan Fraser (of course) and totally overindulge in nostalgia for "The Weasel" Pauly Shore. “If you're edged 'cause I'm wheezin' all your grindage, just chill. 'Cause if I had the whole Brady Bunch thing happenin' at my pad, I'd go grind over there, so don't tax my gig so hard-core cruster.” If you enjoy the podcast, leave a Rating and Review! It really helps us out! As always, you can follow the Podcast on http://twitter.com/ThePCCPodcast and http://instagram.com/ThePCCPodcast If you'd like to Support the Podcast and get Bonus Content, visit: http://patreon.com/ThePCCPodcast This Podcast is produced by The Prince Charles Cinema and The Breadcrumbs Collective