Category: Podcast

Description: Jill and Aaron are ready and excited for the imminent launch of the CineJourneys website. In this call we give a preview of what’s to come, and we share a call where the remainder of the 2024 Journeys are unveiled. Current subscribers are excited and we think you will be too. Once the site… Continue reading CineJourneys – Episode 10 – Ready to Launch

Description: Jill and Aaron catch up a bit on exciting topics such as David Zaslav, Dune 2, Naked Attraction, and we give a tribute to David Bordwell who is responsible for a lot of people’s journeys into cinephilia. We also wrap up Modern Classics by discussing two of the films that resonated the most, Marie… Continue reading CineJourneys – Episode 9 – Modern Classics

Description: Michael Schulman, New Yorker staff writer and author, joined us to discuss the Oscar experience. Michael recently wrote the wonderful book, Oscar Wars. We talk about this year’s Oscars and a couple of the controversies, and then we dive into one of his book chapters. This was when Gregory Peck was President of the… Continue reading CineJourneys – Episode 8 – Oscar Wars with Michael Schulman

Description: Derek Smith from Slant Magazine joins Aaron and Mark Hurne to dig into Awards Season. He has seen pretty much everything and then some, and he just recently participated in Virtual Sundance and shares some highlights. We also talk about Modern Classics and how he inadvertently suggested a 14-hour film, and also whether any… Continue reading CineJourneys – Episode 7 – Oscar Talk with Derek Smith

Description: We had a great time hosting Rodney Wade, who was one of the more active participants in our first ever Journey, Noirvember. We talk about the films, the overall experience, and what we learned from it going forward. Follow Us: Cinejourneys – Substack, Facebook Group Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – Letterboxd Rodney… Continue reading CineJourneys – Episode 6 – Noirvember Recap

This episode is a deep dive into true crime documentaries, and how they’ve changed throughout the years from informational to entertainment.

We are joined by Marya E. Gates, self-professed “professional cinephile” who has worked with TCM, FilmStruck, Netflix, Criterion, and many others.

Description: Noirvember is our first Journey. As of today, we’ll be spending the month soft-launching our platform and enjoying noir films with friends. In this episode we discuss what Noirvember is going to look like for us, including the film list and how we’ll unpack these films. In response to some questions, we discuss how… Continue reading CineJourneys – Episode 3 – Noirvember

Drew Morton is our first guest to CineJourneys and we discuss 31 Days of Horror.

Jill and Aaron return to podcasting with a brand new show and brand new project called CineJourneys.