The Cinematic Schematic

Award winning independent Oklahoma filmmaker Mickey Reece rejoins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his new movie making its world premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX, Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart. Reece is also joined by the film’s star, Mary Buss. A quick synopsis of Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart: “Newlyweds David and Madeline Middleston have just purchased a historic hotel near the town where Madeline’s estranged mother Dianne resides. When Dianne comes to visit she brings with her an uninvited guest.” Reece and Buss sit down to talk about the film’s inspiration, including Ingmar Bergman’s Autumn Sonata, and what sets this movie apart from the previous entries in Reece’s oeuvre. Listen to the full interview to learn more about the making of Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart in addition to more details about when and where you can see the movie. Special Guests   Guest Mickey Reece Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart writer/director       Guest Mary Buss St

For 79 years, this weird creature of the night has stalked the superstitious and cowardly lot known as criminals. He has battled murder clowns, brilliant puzzlers, international criminal organizations, and even the god of evil itself. But he has surrounded himself with allies in his war on crime who are also his family. Of course we speak of the Batman. And what better day to celebrate the Caped Crusader than Batman Day 2019? Join in the festivities with The Cinematropolis as two of their contributors lead a discussion about the arguably best Batman feature film based on the best animated series, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Mask of the Phantasm sees a double threat return to Gotham City. A cloaked murderer hunts mobsters to deadly ends, framing Batman in the process and complicating his relationship with the police. But speaking of complicated relationships, the lost love of Bruce Wayne’s life has also returned. But what is the terrifying connection between Andrea Beaumont and the Phantasm? What does it mea

In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic, we’re stepping back in time to discuss our very favorite time travel movies in order to protect the new movies being made in the present day! The minds behind Shifter (The Cinematropolis co-founders), Jacob and Zachary Burns, join us to kick off a new Making of Shifter audio diary series describing their process for raising money through Indie Go Go and casting their ensemble. Alexandra Bohannon rides the time travel theme by talking about the scores and soundtracks of a number of films including Planet of the Apes (1968), Donnie Darko, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The episode concludes with an in depth review and spoiler discussion over Boots Riley’s directorial debut, Sorry To Bother You, between Laron Chapman and myself. Join us in celebrating one of my very favorite plots devices, time travel. If you want to be a part of the making of a bold new time travel film, consider contributing to the Shifter Indie Go Go at SHIFTERFILM.COM. If you

The Cinematic Schematic has your summer filmgoing needs covered with a special bonus conversation reviewing one of our most anticipated movies of the summer, Mission: Impossible – Fallout.  Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the sixth entry in the Mission: Impossible film franchise starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, and the second written/directed by frequent Cruise collaborator, Christopher McQuarrie. The film reunites Ethan Hunt with several members of his teams from past films including Luthor Stickell (Ving Rhames), Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), and Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin). Other allies such as Ilsa Faust(Rebecca Ferguson) and Hunt’s biggest threat, Solomon Lane(Sean Harris) also return for a mission even larger and more personal than any mission to come before.  Fallout has already drawn rave reviews and garnered positive buzz for its practical stunts and smart script. In this discussion, I sit down with longtime friend and podcaster, Dalton Stuart from the Goodtrash Genrecast to discuss what sets the Missio

In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic, Laron Chapman returns to the podcast to review and delve into spoilers on the A24’s latest horror movie, Hereditary. Christopher Shultz also joins Caleb and Laron to discuss whether or not the film could truly be classified as horror and whether or not the film’s logic makes sense in the excitement of the third act. “Sound Trek” is on a break this month, but will return in July to look at films the incorporate time-travel. Follow The Cinematic Schematic Podcast Hear all of this and more of our past and future episodes by subscribing to The Cinematic Schematic and leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts! Like The Cinematropolis on Facebook Follow The Cinematropolis on Twitter and Instagram @thecinematrop The post A Hereditary Roundtable – The Cinematic Schematic #7 appeared first on The Cinematropolis.

After an entire weekend full of movies, parties, and reunions at the 2018 deadCenter Film Festival followed by a week full of film reviews and interviews here at The Cinematropolis, our special deadCenter coverage comes to a close with a deadCenter 2018 recap discussion between our entire festival team, Daniel Bokemper, Kevin Tudor, Christopher Shultz, and myself. We are also joined by The Cinematic Schematic‘s ‘Sound Trek’ host and You People associate producer/Homecoming unit production manager, Alexandra Bohannon, who also attended the festival. Each of us discusses our favorite feature film, short film, documentary, and experience at the this year’s festival. To close out the festival, we’d like to send thanks out to the deadCenter staff including Lance McDaniel, Sara Thompson, Alyx Picard, and Kevin Ely along with Sunrise Tippeconnie, Krystal Yosef, Stephen Tyler, and the other phenomenal volunteers who continue to make this festival happen. Take a look at The Cinematropolis’s other deadCenter 2018 cover

  Guest Kim Voynar CEO & Chief Imaginator deadCenter 2018 Oklahoma Icon     deadCenter 2018 Oklahoma Icon Kim Voynar joins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about her experience filming Homecoming: Seductionwith a 360 degree camera in order to showcase the short in virtual reality. Voynar talks about the unique benefits the cutting edge technology offers storytellers and filmmakers. Homecoming: Seduction Synopsis Homecoming: Seduction uses the language of dance to explore the challenges of avoiding addiction, the emotional rush of using, and the inevitable crash that always follows. Follow Kim Online  www.wonderteklabs.com The post Homecoming: Seduction – A deadCenter 2018 Talk with Oklahoma Icon Kim Voynar appeared first on The Cinematropolis.

    Guest Amanda Presmyk Producer of Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich Follow Amanda on Twitter: @amandapresmyk         Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich producer Amanda Presmyk joins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about creating one of the most shocking and twisted horror movies in recent memory with writer S. Craig Zahler. In our review, Christopher Shultz described the use of violence as meaningful when he said  “this is gore for the sake of social commentary, in grand the tradition of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, Brian Yuzna’s Society, and Takashi Miike’s Audition, among other titles.” Amanda touches on how the 2018 context may have shaped the film’s ideas before detailing how the team worked with S. Craig Zahler to come up with the film’s most mind-blowing kills. She also discusses how the team at Cinestate approached this soft reboot in respect to the series creator Charles Band’s previous films. Listen to the full interview to hear more on the making of Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich.   Puppet

      Guest Kyle Roberts Director of The Grave       Director Kyle Roberts joins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his experience working on the recent Noir superhero pilot, The Grave. Kyle discusses Oklahoma’s 1920s history with underground crime in addition to the exciting challenges he tackled with the film’s mature themes. The interview ends with big news for the future of the project. Listen to the podcast talk for the full story! The Grave Synopsis In 1920s Oklahoma City, few men are above the law. Fortunately, crusading reporter Walter Crim stands up to those who would oppress the innocent. When Crim can’t achieve his aims through the press alone, he becomes the dark avenger known as ‘The Grave’.   The Grave deadCenter Schedule – Okie Mediums  Sat, Jun 9th, 2:00 PM @ MidFirst Bank Theater at Harkins Bricktown Cinema Sun, Jun 10th, 1:00 PM @ MidFirst Bank Theater at Harkins Bricktown Cinema   Follow Reckless Abandonment  The post The Grave – A deadCenter 2018 Talk with Kyle Roberts appeared first on

    Guest Ryan Bellgardt Writer / Director / Producer of The Jurassic Games     Writer/director/producer Ryan Bellgardt rejoins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his experiences making his most recent visual effects extravaganza, The Jurassic Games, in Oklahoma. He also discusses how to balance the fun premise, the surprising commentary that emerged from his script, and the business behind making such a high concept film. List to the interview for the full story! The Jurassic Games Synopsis “Every year, 10 of the world’s most lethal death row criminals compete for their freedom in The Jurassic Games, a TV show where contestants must survive against ferocious dinosaurs and each other. The last survivor is granted freedom, fame, and fortune.”   The Jurassic Games deadCenter Schedule ONE NIGHT ONLY — World Premiere – Friday, June 8 – 7:00 pm   Where else to find The Jurassic Games Pre-order on Amazon Like the film on Facebook The film will be available VOD on June 12th The post The Jurassic Games – A deadCen

    Guest Laron Chapman Writer / Director / Producer of You People   Guest Yousef Kazemi Executive Producer of You People   Writer/director/producer of You People and The Cinematropolis contributor, Laron Chapman, rejoins The Cinematic Schematic podcast along with executive producer Yousef Kazemi to talk about their social dramedy and Laron’s first feature film premiering at the deadCenter 2018 film festival in Oklahoma City. Laron talks about how recent events in the culture have helped shaped his film how he handled stepping into the role of director from production assistant on films like August: Osage County and Paul Dano’s upcoming film, Wildlife.  Yousef talks about how he served as an advisor and guided Laron through the process to ensure his vision was realized on the big screen. You People An intelligent, white-washed black youth adopted by a Caucasian family has a crisis of ethnic identity while growing up in white suburbia with his urban culture obsessed, white best friend.   You People deadCenter

Time Stamps 2:01 – Deadpool 2 Review 27:17 – Deadpool 2 Spoilers 53:13 – ‘Sound Trek’ with Alexandra Bohannon – The evolution of film scores in superhero blockbusters   The Cinematic Schematic closes out our May theme of Blockbusters at The Cinematropolis with a review and deep-dive discussion covering of one of the most anticipated superhero films of the summer, Deadpool 2. In the second half of the show,  Alexandra Bohannon hosts a superhero blockbuster edition of ‘Sound Trek’ by selecting some of the most important films in the history of the genre. Hold on to your chimichangas, this is going to be a fun episode!   This month’s ‘Sound Trek’ selections “Jaws Theme” – Jaws “The Batman Theme” – Batman (1989) “Up the Cathedral”– Batman (1989) “Captain America March” – Captain America: The First Avenger “An Unlikely Alliance” – Thor: The Dark World “Earth to Asgard” – Thor “Where To!” – Thor: Ragnorok “Ragnorok Main Theme” – Thor Ragnorok “Immigrant Song” – Led Zeppelin  The post Deadpool 2 VS Summer Blockbuste

Time Stamps 2:05 – ‘Sound Trek’ with Alexandra Bohannon – The best of Spielberg directed/produced scores 56:24 – A talk with K.W. Jeter, author of the Blade Runner novel sequels. The Cinematic Schematic closes out our March theme by celebrating the road to Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One with a special episode of ‘Sound Trek’ from Alexandra Bohannon selecting some of the most unique and memorable pieces from his directed or produced films. In the second half of today’s show, Caleb and Alexandra were honored to sit down with legendary science fiction and fantasy author, K.W. Jeter, at Tower Theatre to discuss how he approached writing the novel sequels to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner before delving into his relationship with the iconic author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick.  K.W. Jeter shares powerful stories of his experiences as a writer and also offers a few tips to writers who are just getting started. The third and final part of this month’s episode, an in depth review and anal

The Cinematic Schematic returns with a roundtable review and breakdown of Marvel Studios newest film, Black Panther. Today’s panel consists of The Cinematropolis film critic and Cinematic Schematic host Caleb Masters, the writer/director of You People, Laron Chapman, and first-time guest Joshua Unruh from Pulp Diction Productions. In this discussion, we give our initial spoiler-free review followed by an in-depth spoiler discussion about the film’s plot, character arcs, and larger themes. Black Panther is written and directed by Ryan Coogler and is the eighteenth movie set in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, but the first to star a person of color. The film features an incredible cast including Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya, and Andy Serkis. Disney and Marvel seem to have fully committed to the film but being the eighteenth entry in this long-running series, does the change of perspective shake things up enough to stay fresh? Tune in to hear o

Valentine’s Day is a right around the corner and we’re not leaving any Twisted Big Screen Romance unturned, including this past weekend’s most recent release, Fifty Shades Freed. In this special segment of The Cinematic Schematic, Caleb is joined by You People writer/director, Laron Chapman, and first-time guest Chelsea Ratterman from Geek Girl Features to review the third and final chapter of the hit romance series, Fifty Shades Freed.   Follow The Cinematic Schematic Podcast Hear all of this and more of our past and future episodes by subscribing to The Cinematic Schematic and leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts! Like The Cinematropolis on Facebook Follow The Cinematropolis on Twitter and Instagram @thecinematrop The post A Twisted Fan Romance: Fifty Shades Freed appeared first on The Cinematropolis.

TIME STAMPS 1:53 – 2018 Oscar nomination reactions 112:19 – Sound Trek with Alexandra Bohannon The latest episode of The Cinematic Schematic wraps up The Cinematropolis‘s January theme of  Prestige Films: Past and Present with a special Oscar 2018 nomination reactions conversation featuring Laron Chapman, Alexandra Bohannon, Zachary Burns and myself. We discuss several of the major categories including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay among others. In the second half of the show, Alexandra Bohannon takes back the music books in the latest edition of “Sound Trek” covering her very favorite “prestige pictures.” In this talk, she attempts to pinpoint and define the term “prestige” before breaking down tunes from Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. This month’s Sound Trek selections Jackie – “Children” Jackie – “Intro” Apocalypse Now – “Intro” Apocalypse Now – “Delta” Apocalypse Now – “Ride of the Valkyries” Titanic – “Leaving Port” Titanic – “Death of Titanic” Titanic – “The Dream / My

We continue our month of Prestige Films: Past & Present with a special edition of The Cinematic Schematic‘s “Sound Trek” dedicated to the recently announced Oscar nominations for the 2018 Best Original Score. Now that the Academy has rolled out this year’s contenders for Best Original Score, Alexandra Bohannon picks her favorite tracks from each of the nominated scores and breaks down what made them the most important of the year. Which of these scores the best stands the best chance at a win? Tune in to get our thoughts and analysis on each nomination in the Best Original Score category! Today’s Sound Trek Selections Dunkirk – “Supermarine” The Last Jedi – “The Sacred Jedi Texts” Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri – “Billboards on Fire” The Shape of Water – “A Princess Without A Voice” Phantom Thread – “For the Hungry Boy”   Follow The Cinematic Schematic Podcast Hear all of this and more of our past and future episodes by subscribing to The Cinematic Schematic and leaving us a rating on Apple Podc

As our month of Prestige Films: Past and Present continues, The Cinematroplis writing team found ourselves split over the controversial 2006 Best Picture winner, Crash. Laron Chapman recently wrote a full-fledged defense of Paul Haggis’s film, calling it “a cinematic prophecy ahead of its time.” Kevin Tudor objected to Laron’s defense and challenged him to a Cinema Showdown. This is a recording of that discussion. It’s been twelve years since the infamously awarded Crash win. Looking back, was it really a terrible movie or just ahead of its time? Check out Laron and Kevin’s debate and let us know what you think about it in the comments below. Follow The Cinematic Schematic Podcast Hear all of this and more of our past and future episodes by subscribing to The Cinematic Schematic and leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts! Like The Cinematropolis on Facebook Follow The Cinematropolis on Twitter and Instagram @thecinematrop The post CRASH – Cinema Showdown #2 appeared first on The Cinematropolis.

***Today’s episode was recorded on three completely different setups in three different locations. Audio quality between each segment may vary. Time Stamps 2:04 – The Shape of Water Spoiler-Free Review 21:40 – The Shape of Water Spoilers 42:40 – “Sound Trek” featuring Godzilla 1954 and more with Alexandra Bohannon 124:40 – Special Pan’s Labyrinth post-screening panel discussion from The Tower Theatre — The Cinematic Schematic closes out our December theme of “Misunderstood Movie Monsters” with a Guillermo Del Toro monster themed episode that includes a special panel discussion talking Pan’s Labyrinth, our review/analysis of Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water with Laron Chapman, and the latest edition of Sound Trek from Alexandra Bohannon featuring the score from one of Japan’s most iconic monsters. This month’s “Sound Trek” takes a trip into the supernatural, the realm of Japanese sci-fi and into the alien invasion genre. Links to all of Alexandra’s selections can be found below. We close with a special

FULL THE LAST JEDI SPOILERS AHEAD The Cinematic Schematic returns with another special episode featuring a brand new segment called CINEMA SHOWDOWN where a host drills a panel made up of experts with opposing opinions about a newly released film. The first edition of CINEMA SHOWDOWN is hosted and produced by Caleb Haldane from Red Six to Golden Corral. Haldane was not a fan of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and has a few questions for people who loved the movie. In his review of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars movie, Haldane called the film “a disappoint that was practically trolling the audience.” On the other side of the table is Caleb Masters and other fans of the movie. In his Cinematic Schematic review of The Last Jedi, Masters called the film “the best Star Wars movie we’ve seen since The Empire Strikes Back.” Joining the Calebs are comic book enthusiast and podcaster extraordinaire Vinton Bayne from Common Room Radio’s Excelsior podcast and filmmaker/ co-host of The Cinematic Schematic‘s film score analysis segment