Pure Cinema Podcast

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• New Beverly Calendar: October 2026

  September 23, 2026 · 2 hr 1 min

  This October the New Beverly proudly presents a host of horrific rarities, festive frights, international classics, and spine-tingling delights! We showcase the Los Angeles 35mm debut of one of the year's best films for a special weeklong…

• Bonus Ep - Film Discoveries Sampler

  September 15, 2026 · 38 min

  For this episode, Brian has cut together some clips from the Pure Cinema Patreon exclusive show Film Discoveries to give a sampling of the kind of discussions that can be heard via the PCP Patreon if you subscribe at $5 / month. Brian is…

• Violence Sampler!

  September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

  In this episode, Elric has come up with a fun sampler idea for he and Brian to work with. For this Violence Sampler, there are five Categories for the films picked: 1. Hack/Slash 2. Shoot 3. Explode 4. Fists 5. Wild Each Film was…

• Grand National Pictures (w/ Quentin Tarantino)

  September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

  Elric and Brian are joined for this very special episode by returning guest Quentin Tarantino to talk about the Poverty Row Studio Grand National Pictures and the series that Quentin has planned for the Video Archives Cinema Club (inside…

• New Beverly Calendar: September 2026

  August 27, 2026 · 2 hr 11 min

  This September the New Beverly proudly presents a full slate of film projected in 35mm, spanning from silent classics to one of the year's most critically lauded hits, with double features showcasing Gena Rowlands, Humphrey Bogart…

• Bonus EP: Film Discoveries with K.J. Relth-Miller

  August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

  Over on our Patreon, we do a show called 'Film Discoveries' where we talk to friends of the podcast about some of their favorite first-time watches in the last year or so. As a bonus, we offer this episode of Film Discoveries free to…

• Bonus Ep: Interview with BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL director David Kittredge

  August 11, 2026 · 59 min

  For this Bonus Interview episode, Brian talks to filmmaker David Kittredge about his excellent new documentary BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL - which examines the tumultuous making of the film EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC in gret detail. While the…

• Decades Anniversary Sampler

  August 4, 2026 · 2 hr 1 min

  For this episode, Elric and Brian look back at movies from several years which are celebrating anniversaries: 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2016 - each picking one movie from these years. Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly…