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The Cinemania Society Podcast

The Cinemania Society, LLC

Herein are chronicled the judgements of this not-so-secret society as its members scrutinize, criticize, analyze, brutalize, and otherwise vamp on the weirdest films in cinema history.

tv & film film reviews

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08:19

Profiles in Cinemania: Robert Picardo

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/10/18

The latest VHS Brother Methuselah has dredged up is one where Auntie Hope presents a Profile in Cinemania on Robert Picardo, ultimate "that guy" actor and everyone's favorite television doctor. Written and performed by Hope Bravo Music by Meteor at http://meteormusic.bandcamp.com/ Tracks: "Distant Worlds" and "Phantom Zone." Legal notice: this is a work of parody.

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10:08

Profiles in Cinemania: Sharon Stone

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/10/11

Brother Methuselah has dug a VHS cassette from within the sweat-stained burlap sack he's been carrying on his back which contains a profile on Hollywood's Queen of Femmes Fatales, Sharon Stone. Written and performed by Andrea Palladino Music by Meteor at meteormusic.bandcamp.com Tracks: "Slow Burn," "Silent Streets," and "Amethyst." Legal notice: this is a work of parody.

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02:27

Statement of Solidarity 2: Electric Boogaloo

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/10/09

The Writer's Guild strike is over, but the SAG-AFTRA strike continues. Listen for an update about the show and what's happening on the show...

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08:50

Profiles in Cinemania: Paul Verhoeven

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/10/04

We present another videocassette containing a profile by Verifier Andy on acclaimed Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, who is notable for being a major cause of CINEMANIA, not only in his home country of the Netherlands, but also the United States if not the entire world. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio Tracks: "The Alchemist" and "Atlas." Visit whitebataudio.com or karlcasey.bandcamp.com for more bitchin', royalty-free, stream-safe synthwave tracks. Legal notice: this is a work of

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08:27

Profiles in Cinemania: Philip K. Dick

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/09/20

Cinquisitor Ethan presents a Profile on Hollywood's most-adapted author, paranoid prophet and accidental purveyor of CINEMANIA, Philip K. Dick. Written and performed by Ethan Ireland Music by Meteor at meteormusic.bandcamp.com Tracks: "City Lights" and "Escape the Fate." Legal notice: this is a work of parody.

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19:09

The Cinemania Society Presents: Slugger

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/09/13

The Cinemania Society presents for your listening pleasure a short story by acclaimed author Patrick Ireland. This story is an unpublished work originally written sometime in the early 1990s. This recording is from a live performance by Ethan Ireland in 2016, at the Gold Lion Art Center for "Now Hear This!" produced by Atim Udoffia. This episode is produced in memory of Clifford Childers, an amazingly talented musician who performed much of the live music backing the reading of "Slugger." Clifford

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01:26:32

Conclave 10 Omnibus: The Compleat Angel’s Egg

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/09/06

Long after the heretical outcasts calling themselves the Cinemania Society made the their hair's-breadth escape from Cap'n McBloodgulper's Restaurant and Tiki Bar, they find themselves hungry, wet, and footsore on the outskirts of Nowhere, America. They take refuge in an abandoned museum, where they hold their next conclave on Mamoru Oishii's obscure but meaningful and highly influential 1985 animated feature, Tenshi no Tamago, a/k/a Angel's Egg. What horrors await the renegades of the Society, and

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10:45

Profiles in Cinemania: Yoshihiro Kanno

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/08/30

Profligator Daniel presents a VHS cassette containing a profile on noted Japanese classical music composer Yohihiro Kanno. Or was it anime score composer Yoko Kanno? You know what, we can't even tell anymore... Written and performed by Daniel Scribner Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Tracks: "Sakura," "Polymath," and "Waves." Legal notice: this is a work of parody.

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09:25

Profiles in Cinemania: William Friedkin - In Memoriam

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/08/23

Brother Methuselah discovered a VHS tape containing a profile on one of the darkest gods of the New Hollywood pantheon: William Friedkin, purveyor of dangerous amounts of CINEMANIA and award-winning director of the films The French Connection and The Exorcist. This Profile appears to have been read by Cinquisitor Ethan, though he cannot remember having done so. Also odd is the fact that this cassette appears to be decades old, even though Friedkin died less than a month ago... Music by

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57:37

Conclave 10b: Hosts in the Shell (Angel’s Egg Part 2)

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/08/16

Within the Museum of Obscure Meaning the renegades of the Society play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the cadre of spectral assassins sent to dispatch them, but never to be deterred from their mission of judging the weirdest films in existence, conclude their conclave on Mamoru Oishii's obscure but meaningful and highly influential 1985 animated feature, Tenshi no Tamago, a/k/a Angel's Egg. Will they survive to judge another film? LISTENER NOTE: This version replaces the episode released on

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09:45

Profiles in Cinemania: Paul Reubens a/k/a ”Pee-Wee...

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/08/14

Scrutinizer Zacharia presents a videocassette memorializing Paul Reubens, stand-up comedian, character actor, and the man behind "Pee-Wee Herman," the iconic man-boy character of the '80s. Written and performed by Zacharia Berks Music by Meteor at meteormusic.bandcamp.com Tracks: "Secret Eyes" and "Lust." Legal notice: this is a work of parody.

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06:01

Profiles in Cinemania: Mamoru Oshii

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/08/09

On this cassette, Verifier Andy presents a profile on influential Japanese anime auteur filmmaker, philosopher, and noted creator of "Ghost in the Shell," Mamoru Oshii. Written and performed by Andy Slack Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Tracks: "Synthetic Dreams" and "Edge of Sanity" Legal notice: this is a work of parody.

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43:27

Conclave 10a: Scrambling for Meaning (Angel’s Egg...

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/08/02

Long after the heretical outcasts calling themselves the Cinemania Society made the their hair's-breadth escape from Cap'n McBloodgulper's Restaurant and Tiki Bar, they find themselves hungry, wet, and footsore on the outskirts of Nowhere, America. They take refuge in an abandoned museum, where they hold their next conclave on Mamoru Oishii's obscure but meaningful and highly influential 1985 animated feature, Tenshi no Tamago, a/k/a Angel's Egg. What horrors await the renegades of the Society, and

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08:18

Interlude 1: The Cinemania High Council

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/07/26

The dreaded Cinemania High Council gets some bad news and makes a plan to deal with it.

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02:33

The Cinemania Society’s Statement of Solidarity

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/07/19

Today, in lieu of your usual episode, we members of the Cinemania Society are releasing a statement of solidarity with SAG-AFTRA and the Writer’s Guild of America. The Cinemania Society, LLC has an active SAG contract, which means those in our group who aren’t already full SAG members are at least SAG-eligible. While we self-produce our show, we do not wish to create even the impression of crossing the picket line. Unfortunately, this means there will be no new episode for our listeners this week

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32:20

The Cinemania Society Presents: Window Shopper

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/07/12

The Cinemania Society presents for your listening pleasure a short story by acclaimed author Patrick Ireland. This story was originally written sometime between 1986 and 1988, and was first published in the October, 1994 issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. It is presented here under permission from the author and is read for you by Society member Andy Slack. Written by Patrick Ireland, (C) 1988, 1994 Performed by Andy Slack Sound design, mixing, and mastering by Ethan Ireland Graphic Design by

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05:30

Profiles in Cinemania: Anjelica Huston

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/07/05

The Society presents a VHS cassette containing a biography on Silver Screen royalty, Anjelica Huston. Written & Performed by Andy Slack Mixing, mastering & sound design by Ethan Ireland Music tracks: "Atmos" by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio Visit our website at http://thecinemaniasociety.podbean.com/ for more Profiles in Cinemania, our conclaves where we scrutinize and judge the weirdest films in cinema history, the incomparable art of Andy Slack, and more! Legal notice: this is a work

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05:12

Profiles in Cinemania: Bruce Vilanch

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/06/28

The Society presents a VHS cassette containing a biography on the funniest man you've never heard of, legendary comedy writer and gay rights activist Bruce Vilanch. Performed by Daniel Scribner Written by Ethan Ireland & Daniel Scribner Research by Hope Bravo and Andrea Palladino Mixing, mastering & sound design by Ethan Ireland Music tracks: "Redemption" by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio, and "A New Case of Murder," by Meteor at meteormusic.com Visit our website at

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01:30:00

Conclave 9 Omnibus: The Compleat Ice Pirates

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/06/21

We next encounter the heretical outcasts calling themselves the Cinemania Society as they return to the Strip Mall of the Damned to find it being redeveloped by the city an inhospitable wasteland. They retreat to a makeshift lair down by the river where they can sip their cocktails in peace and discuss their latest Subject of Scrutiny, Stewart Raffill's Cinemania-inducing schock-tacular rip-off-fest from 1984, Ice Pirates. God only knows what madness our listeners will suffer as the heretics Society

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05:28

Profiles in Cinemania: Stewart Raffill

The Cinemania Society Podcast ·

2023/06/14

Brother Methuselah's cache of VHS tapes keeps paying off. Here, the Society presetnts a biography on animal handler-turned-schlock film director Stewart Raffill. Written & Performed by Andy Slack Mixing, mastering & sound design by Ethan Ireland Music tracks: "The Shape" and "The Shape Returns," by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio. Visit our website at http://thecinemaniasociety.podbean.com/ for more Profiles in Cinemania, our conclaves where we scrutinize and judge the weirdest films in

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