CINEMA SUNDAY
The headlines are loud but the movies are timeless. Movies not only entertain us, they can help us understand and navigate the moment we're living in. They can make us laugh, cry, love and learn. This is why movies matter.
Source Material: Wikipedia, IMDb & freemusicarchive.com
Episodes
130 episodes
S3 Episode 5: Live from Baghdad
A CNN news crew arrives in Baghdad after the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and ends up delivering the story of a lifetime.
S3 Episode 4: All the President's Men
During the 1972 Presidential election, Washington Post reporters expose the Watergate scandal; shining a light on the corruption and covert operations inside the Nixon administration.
S3 Episode 3: Spotlight
Investigative reporters from the Boston Globe uncover a massive scandal of child molestation and cover up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to it's core.
S3 Episode 2: Good Night and Good Luck
Veteran journalist Edward R Murrow decides it's time to publicly confront Senator Joseph McCarthy; a man who led a campaign of political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals in America during the early 1950s.
S3 Episode 1: She Said
New York Times investigative reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey work tirelessly to publish one of the most important stories of the decade. It will uncover systemic sexual assault in Hollywood and help bring one of it's most powerful men to...
S2 Episode 12: On the Basis of Sex
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg & her husband Marty team up with the ACLU to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S Court of Appeals. The case could be the catalyst to overturning a century of gender discrimination.
S2 Episode 11: A Few Good Men
Two U.S Marines are being court-martialed for the murder of a fellow Marine. They claim they were just following orders, but the fact that the order was unlawful will complicate their defense strategy.
S2 Episode 10: Judgment at Nuremberg
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity.
S2 Episode 9: Dark Waters
The true store of attorney Rob Bilott and his decades-long battle to expose the chemical company DuPont, which knowingly contaminated a community's drinking water with toxic chemicals.
S2 Episode 8: 12 Angry Men
A jury is deliberating the guilt or innocence of an 18 year old boy accused of murdering his father. What seems like an open and shut case gets flipped upside down when Juror #8 expresses reasonable doubt.
S2 Episode 7: The People vs Larry Flynt
The story of Larry Flynt, the founder of Hustler magazine, and the legal battles he was forced to fight to preserve the right to freedom of speech.
S2 Episode 6: The Rainmaker
Rookie lawyer Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company after they deny coverage for a young man's life saving bone marrow transplant. In doing so, he uncovers a pattern of systemic denials, mostly targeting their poorest clients.
S2 Episode 5: My Cousin Vinny (REPLAY)
A replay from Season 1 of Cinema Sunday. An inexperienced lawyer from New York defends his cousin who is wrongfully accused murder in Alabama.
S2 Episode 4: Loving
In 1959, Richard and Mildred Loving are convicted for violating Virginia's Racial Integrity Act of 1924. This begins a legal battle that would end at the U.S. Supreme Court as the couple fights to legitimize their marriage.
S2 Episode 3: Inherit the Wind
A high school science teacher is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution instead of the Biblical teachings as required by state law. The trial becomes a much needed public debate between conformity and free thought.
S2 Episode 2: Philadelphia
Andrew Beckett is in for the fight of his life when he sues his employer for wrongful termination. He claims he was fired when it was discovered he has AIDS, but the ensuing trial also examines the widespread fear and loathing the general publi...
S2 Episode 1: The Trial of the Chicago 7
In 1969, seven anti-Vietnam war protesters were charged with conspiracy and inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The resulting trial was an examination of the 1st Amendment right to protest and what happens when...
Episode 96: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Frodo and Sam march toward Mount Doom, while Gandalf and Aragorn lead an allied army in the final battle for Middle Earth. Join me as I discuss the 2003 Best Picture Oscar winner: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
EPISODE 95: The Last Emperor
Though he was named Emperor of China at age 3, the life of Pu Yi doesn't turn out as planned. Join me as I discuss the Best Picture Oscar winner from 1987: The Last Emperor
EPISODE 94: Cimarron
An ambitious husband and wife duo stake their claim and build a newspaper empire during the early years of settlement in the Oklahoma Territory. Join me as I discuss the 1931 Oscar winner for best picture: Cimarron.
REPLAY: Episode 45: Everything Everywhere All at Once
A mild mannered, middle aged laundromat owner has to travel throughout the multiverse to battle an evil force and save the world? YES! Join me as I discuss the 2022 Oscar Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once.
BONUS: The Sixth Sense
Child psychologist Malcolm Crowe works to help a young boy who sees things he shouldn't see. Join me as I discuss the 1999 Oscar nominated film: The Sixth Sense
EPISODE 93: Cavalcade
The Marryot Family, who are upper crust Londoners, experience many trials and tribulations during the first 30 years of the 20th Century. Join me as I discuss the 1933 Best Picture Oscar Winner: Cavalcade.
