Robert Bellissimo At The Movies

Robert James Bellissimo

My podcast explores the many different ways stories are told on film! Everything from the writing, to the directing, acting, cinematography, among much much more ! This will educate industry professionals and film buffs from around the world! Each week with a guest we will be doing in-depth Reviews on two movies that work as a double bill. I will also have different Movie industry professionals on to interview them about their life and career! If you're a film lover this podcast is for you ! You can also hear over to my youtube channel to see more episodes in video format! Youtube.com/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies read less
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Episode 82: Art Movies VS. High Quality Hollywood Movies - What's The Difference & Why Does It Matter?
21-05-2023
Episode 82: Art Movies VS. High Quality Hollywood Movies - What's The Difference & Why Does It Matter?
Welcome to "Art Movies VS. High Quality Hollywood Movies - What's The Difference & Why Does It Matter? This video is not meant to divide, but to contrast and celebrate the art and craft of cinema. My guest and I discuss many movies and filmmakers. The movies discussed or touched on here are A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, STAR WARS, THE RULES OF THE GAME, 12 ANGRY MEN, PRINCE OF THE CITY, SERPICO, THE PAWNBROKER, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, TOOTSIE, NETWORK, THE HEARTBREAK KID, HUSBANDS, JEANNE DIELMAN, HUSBANDS, LOST HIGHWAY, REAR WINDOW, PSYCHO, THE MIRROR, A MAN ESCAPED, JAWS, GREETINGS, HI MOM, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, E.T., AUTUMN SONATA, SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, THE PASSION OF ANNA, CRIES AND WHISPERS, PERSONA, THE SEVENTH SEAL, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, BLADE RUNNER, CITIZEN KANE, SECRETS AND LIES, ANOTHER YEAR, PETERLOO, AMERICAN BEAUTY, WHAT HAPPENED WAS..., HAPPINESS, SAFE, MEAN STREETS, TAXI DRIVER AND HAROLD & MAUDE. The various directors either mentioned or discussed were Jean Renoir, John Cassavetes, George Lucas, Sidney Lumet, Sydney Pollock, Elaine May, Chantal Ackerman, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock, Andrei, Tarkovsky, Yasujiro Ozu, Robert Bresson, Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, Mike Leigh, & Tom Noonan. My guest was Film Editor Matthew L. Weiss, who edited the feature films, BLACK BEAR (2020), which starred Aubrey Plaza, ABANDONED (2022), which starred Emma Roberts & DETONATOR (2013), which starred Lawrence Michael Levine. You can follow Matthew online at the links below. Twitter & Instagram:  @langdonboom   You can also find him on Letterboxd. If this is your first time on my YouTube channel, please consider subscribing! It's FREE! Want to receive exclusive content created by me? Become one of my Patreon members TODAY! patreon.com/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Connect With Me On Social Media: Twitter: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies  Facebook: fb.me/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Instagram: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies
Episode 77: METHOD ACTING Meets FILM NOIR - A Movie Review Of THE BREAKING POINT ! + What THE METHOD Really Is !
29-01-2023
Episode 77: METHOD ACTING Meets FILM NOIR - A Movie Review Of THE BREAKING POINT ! + What THE METHOD Really Is !
In this episode, which is a part of my series, FILM NOIR MOVIE REVIEWS, we review THE BREAKING POINT, which was directed by Michael Curtiz, and starred John Garfield (The First Ever METHOD ACTOR Movie Star), Patricia Neal and Phyllis Thaxter! Method Acting has always been a topic of debate. Is it harmful? Did it make acting better ? What actually Is Method Acting ? The public, the media and even Actors, Teachers, Directors and Writers often have all kinds of ideas about what Method Acting is and often the perception is wrong. It is not sending a dead rat to your co-stars as Jared Leto did. It is not walking around on set, while remaining in character and demanding everyone call you by your characters name, as Daniel Day Lewis does. It is not gaining 60 pounds to play Jake La Motta in Raging Bull as Robert De Niro did. The reality is Method Acting is not one dogmatic static approach to Acting. It began in Russia and was created and developed by Konstantin Stanislavski and members of The Moscow Art Theatre. It then came to America and members of The Group Theatre developed an American version of The Method.  Isaac Butler's NEW book, "THE METHOD: How The 20th Century Learned To Act", is a biographical approach to the history of THE METHOD! We get to know not only Konstantin Stanislavski, but also Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Elia Kazan, Bobby Lewis, Marlon Brando, Kim Stanley, Estelle Parsons, Clifford Odets, Sidney Poitier, James Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Shelley Winters, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, John Garfield, Rod Steiger, Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, Montgomery Clift, among many other teachers of The Method, actors, directors and writers! Many of the members of The Group Theatre became Teachers and they all taught different versions of The Method, and also developed and changed how they taught, as Stanislavski did !  Join us as Isaac dispels the myths around Method Acting, talks about it's history, how every Actor utilizes Method Acting today in some way, shape or form, great Method Acting film performances and much more ! You can follow Isaac On Twitter at the link below. I highly recommend anyone interested in the art of acting to get this book! @parabasis 00:00 - What Is THE METHOD? 1:15:45 - FILM NOIR Review - THE BREAKING POINT If this is your first time on my podcast, please consider subscribing! Want to receive exclusive content created by me? Become one of my Patreon members TODAY! patreon.com/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Connect With Me On Social Media: Twitter: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies  Facebook: fb.me/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies  IG: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Did you enjoy this episode ? Leave a tip below if you can! A Digital tip jar? What a time to be alive ! ko-fi.com/robertbellissimoatthemovies
Episode 75: Adam Nayman On His Book PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON: MASTERWORKS - From HARD EIGHT To PHANTOM THREAD!
13-01-2023
Episode 75: Adam Nayman On His Book PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON: MASTERWORKS - From HARD EIGHT To PHANTOM THREAD!
In this episode, I interviewed Writer Adam Nayman about his book, "Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks".  The book is beautifully written and is a deep dive into all of Anderson's films, from "Hard Eight" to "Phantom Thread". We touch on all of Anderson's films by exploring not only what's great about them, but also their flaws. HARD EIGHT starred Philip Baker Hall, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly and Samuel L. Jackson. BOOGIE NIGHTS starred Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Heather Graham, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly and Philip Seymour Hoffman. MAGNOLIA starred Tom Cruise, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall, Julianne Moore, Jason Robards, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Jeremy Blackman and Melora Walters. PUNCH DRUNK LOVE starred Adam Sandler, Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman. THERE WILL BE BLOOD starred Daniel Day Lewis, Paul Dano and Dillon Freasier. THE MASTER starred Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams. INHERENT VICE starred Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, Benicio Del Toro, Martin Short and Reese Witherspoon. PHANTOM THREAD starred Daniel Day Lewis, Vicky Krieps and Leslie Manville. If this is your first time on my YouTube channel, please consider subscribing! It's FREE! Want to receive exclusive content created by me? Become one of my Patreon members TODAY! patreon.com/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Connect With Me On Social Media: Twitter: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies  Facebook: fb.me/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies  IG: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Donations to my YouTube Video Podcast are greatly appreciated! You can leave one by clicking the "THANKS" link beside the Like, Comment and Dislike links!
Episode 74: The UNTOLD Hollywood Story On The FILM NOIR Legend LAWRENCE TIERNEY with Burt Kearns!
19-12-2022
Episode 74: The UNTOLD Hollywood Story On The FILM NOIR Legend LAWRENCE TIERNEY with Burt Kearns!
In this episode, I interviewed Writer Burt Kearns about his new book "Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood's Real Life Tough Guy", which just came out. I loved the book and highly recommend getting it. Lawrence Tierney was a film noir legend, who appeared in many feature films, television show and in commercials. He also did some theatre. His career went up and down for his entire life, due to his alcoholism and bar brawls, which lead to many arrests. He's best known as playing John Dillinger in "DILLINGER", as well as "THE HOODLUM", "THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE", "RESERVOIR DOGS", and television shows like "SEINFELD" & "HILL STREET BLUES", amount many other credits. His story is tragic, yet inspiring, as he continued to work and thrive, even after many ups and downs in his life. You can follow Burt Kearns at the links below! http://www.burtkearns.com/ Get the book at here: https://www.lawrencetierneybook.com/ Social Media Handles: Twitter: @tabloidbaby @toughguytierney Instagram: @lawrencetierneybook @burtkearns If this is your first time on my YouTube channel, please consider subscribing! It's FREE! Want to receive exclusive content created by me? Become one of my Patreon members TODAY! patreon.com/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Connect With Me On Social Media: Twitter: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies  Facebook: fb.me/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies  IG: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Donations to my YouTube Video Podcast are greatly appreciated! You can leave one by clicking the "THANKS" link beside the Like, Comment and Dislike links!
Episode 68: ITALIAN CLASSIC MOVIES - How THE NIGHT PORTER Explores World War II & More!
20-08-2022
Episode 68: ITALIAN CLASSIC MOVIES - How THE NIGHT PORTER Explores World War II & More!
In this episode, which is a part of my series, ITALIAN CLASSIC MOVIE REVIEWS, we review THE NIGHT PORTER, which was Directed by Liliana Cavani and starred Dirk Bogarde and Charlitte Rampling! This film was highly controversial when it came out in 1974 and is still shocking to modern audiences. However, the film truly is more about world War II trauma and how the main characters are stuck in time as a result of what they experienced. Writer Samm Deighan and I dissect the film and discuss why the controversy is over blown. We also discuss Samm's incredible book, which I love, THE LEGACY OF WORLD WAR II IN EUROPEAN ARTHOUSE CINEMA, which explores how filmmakers explored the war in a transgressive manner, which includes THE NIGHT PORTER! Other movies we touch on that explore World War II are THE CREMATOR, KAPO, SALO, THE YOUNG TORLESS, THE TENANT, SWEPT AWAY, SEVEN BEAUTIES and THE SILENCE OF THE SEA! You can follow Samm on social media at the links below. She also has a Patreon membership ! Twitter: @sammdeighan Instagram: @sammdeighan https://www.patreon.com/sammdeighan If this is your first time on my podcast, please consider subscribing! Want to receive exclusive content created by me? Become one of my Patreon members TODAY! patreon.com/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Connect With Me On Social Media: Twitter: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies  Facebook: fb.me/RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies  IG: @RobertBellissimoAtTheMovies Did you enjoy this episode ? Leave a tip below if you can! A Digital tip jar? What a time to be alive ! ko-fi.com/robertbellissimoatthemovies