Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome Windy Bowlsby and Melissa Kaercher
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- TV & Film
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In the Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome, Windy and Melissa share a love of all movies, from big budget to low budget, from classics to the obscure, from highbrow to lowbrow. Join us in the Pleasure Dome!
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Episode 187: A Haunting in Venice / The Boy Friend / Lisa Frankenstein / Death of Stalin
Dear listeners, we return this week with an extra helping of movies we liked! We have everything from Agatha [Christie] to [Soviet Marshal] Zhukov for you!
Movies mentioned:
A Haunting in Venice
The Boy Friend
Lisa Frankenstein
Death of Stalin
Other things mentioned:
Agatha Christie books
Sweeney Todd (Broadway)
Sleep No More (Broadway)
Book of Mormon (Broadway)
Fancy Australian yarn
Mark Mallman
Godzilla, Ryan Gosling, and John Cena at the Oscars
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Episode 186: Saltburn / Tenet / Dune
Hello again, dearest listeners! This week, we talk about eating the rich and eating the spice, plus all the joy that 70mm can bring!
Movies discussed:
Saltburn
Tenet
Dune Part 1
Dune Part 2
Other things discussed:
Saltburn valentines
Paisley Park
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Episode 185: XanaCineHoliday 5
Dear listeners, this week we bring you the joy of another XanaCineHoliday, where Windy and Melissa show each other movies the other hasn’t seen!
NOTE: We apologize for various noisy pet sounds in this episode. Melissa’s dogs in particular had OPINIONS.
Movies discussed:
El Conde
My Sister Eileen
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
The Parallax View
River
Fear Street 1994
Fear Street 1978
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Episode 184: B-Fest 2024
Today, dear listeners, Melissa is joined by Noel Thingvall and Kelvin Hatle for tales from B-Fest 2024! Terrible movies! Bad jokes! Paper plates!
NOTE: We deeply apologize for the background noise during this episode. We were recording in live environments, including a moving car on Interstate 94. We did our best to reduce the background noise while emphasizing our voices.
Movies discussed:
Stunt Rock
Hot Potato
Wonder Women
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Demonic Toys
Hard Rock Zombies
The Chilling
Runaway
A Boy and His Dog
The Apple
The Black Scorpion
She Devils on Wheels
The Monkey Hustle
Arcade
Tammy and the T-Rex
Other things discussed:
Stunt Rock trailer
A Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome episode all about The Apple -
Episode 183: Last Voyage of the Demeter / Parallax View
This week, dear listeners, we discuss Tarzan, Dracula, and CHEESE!
Movies discussed:
Legend of Tarzan
Last Voyage of the Demeter
Saving Private Ryan
The Parallax View
Other things discussed:
Dracula (book)
Wensleydale cheese
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Episode 182: The Passenger / American Fiction
This week, dearest listeners, we bring you cinematic delights from many lands: French drama, Spanish horror, American satire, and more!
Movies discussed:
The Bear (TV)
Jean de Florette
Manon of the Spring
The Passenger (La Pasajera)
American Fiction
Other things discussed:
“La Pasajera” by Taramela Band on YouTube and Apple Music
A Year with Frog and Toad (musical)