Bonus Ep: Interview with BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL director David Kittredge
Release Date: 08/11/2026
Violence Sampler!
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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 chosen to slot into one of these classifications and it was blast to put the lists together. Enjoy! Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everything): This month's episode of Pure Cinema is brought to you by - DIABOLIKDVD: This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free...
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Grand National Pictures (w/ Quentin Tarantino)
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Elric and Brian are joined for this very special episode by returning guest Quentin Tarantino to talk about the Poverty Row Studio Grand National Pictures and the series that Quentin has planned for the Video Archives Cinema Club (inside the Vista Theater) for the month of September and beyond! Check out the listings for the shows here: Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everything): Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: The show is now on BlueSky: As are Brian: Elric: and the New...
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New Beverly Calendar: September 2026
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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, Godzilla and more. We spotlight the pioneering work of Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown, highlight a host of family film favorites, and celebrate the triumphant return of our Friday Matinee series! Elric, Brian and Phil are here to talk about all of it! Check out all things New Beverly here: Have A look at what's Happening at The Vista/Video Archives Cinema Club...
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Bonus EP: Film Discoveries with K.J. Relth-Miller
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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 everyone and we hope it may pique your interest in checking out the rest of the Film Discoveries catalog (we release one or two new episodes every month) over at Our guest for this very special bonus is K.J. Relth-Miller, director of Film Programs at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Check out all things Academy Museum here: Consider supporting...
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Bonus Ep: Interview with BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL director David Kittredge
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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 movie focuses on that production and its many issues, it also serves as a lovely career retrospective for John Boorman as well. In addiotion to talking about how his doc came about, Kittredge also indulges us and offers pairings for five of his favorites from Boorman's amazing filmography. BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL is being distributed by in North America by Yellow...
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Decades Anniversary Sampler
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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 bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everything): This month's episode of Pure Cinema is brought to you by - DIABOLIKDVD: This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here: The show is now on...
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New Beverly Calendar: August 2026
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August at the New Beverly features dark comedies with Danny Devito, buddy movies, a big Scorsese anniversary, a new Eli Roth movie, classic screwball, dirty cops, early Hitchcock and much much more! Our returning guest this month is John Moret from the in Minneapolis who is always fun to talk movies with! Enjoy! Check out all things New Beverly here: Have A look at what's Happening at The Vista/Video Archives Cinema Club Here: If You Enjoy the show, You can help support us at Pure Cinema by going to: Brian's Directed By shirts can be found here:
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Bonus Ep: Clint Howard
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In this bonus episode, Brian talks to cult actor extraordinaire Clint Howard. They chat about his 2021 Book The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family, which he cowrote with his brother Ron Howard (the is highly recommended) as well as Clint's upcoming directorial debut film and some of his favorite underrated movies from his vast filmography. Heads up, Clint will be having a 31st Anniversary screening of his classic THE ICE CREAM MAN as part of the on August 7th at the AMC Burbank 16: Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets...
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More Movie Star Missing Pieces
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For this episode, Elric and Brian return for some more "Missing Pieces", this time showcasing some films featuring big actors that have somehow eluded them to this point. In case you missed it, check out the previous Movie Star Missing Pieces Episode: Consider supporting Pure Cinema (and getting monthly bonus content) via our Patreon (5$/ month gets you everything): This month's episode of Pure Cinema is brought to you by - DIABOLIKDVD: This episode is sponsored by MUBI! Get 30 days of great cinema free at (and we'd love it if you would give them a try!) Brian's...
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New Beverly Calendar: July 2026
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The delightful Millie De Chirico returns to the show once more to talk with Brian and Phil and this time it's about the New Beverly Calendar for the month of July 2026 - which is packed with good stuff! Featured this month are tons of can't miss gems from Nicolas Cage to HEAT, to Tangerine Dream, Cocteau, Westerns and other classics plus so much more! As mentioned on the episode, check out Millie's new Patreon show Our Fu**in House with her friend and former Co-Host Danielle Henderson here: And her other regular pod DEAR MOVIES, I LOVE YOU here: Check out all things New Beverly here: Have...
info_outlineFor 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 movie focuses on that production and its many issues, it also serves as a lovely career retrospective for John Boorman as well. In addiotion to talking about how his doc came about, Kittredge also indulges us and offers pairings for five of his favorites from Boorman's amazing filmography.
BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL is being distributed by in North America by Yellow Veil Pictures and has some limited theatrical dates set for late August but will be expanding into more theaters on September 4th. In the meantime, there will be a screening of the movie at The Aero Theater in Santa Monica in conjunction with the American Cinematheque on Tuesday August 18th at 7:30PM. You can buy tickets here: https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/boorman-and-the-devil-08-18-2026/
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