This week on CineMAINEia we are delighted to present our first CineMAINEia - Maine Attraction where we interview local Mainers involved in the Maine film and TV industry. Maine Attractions will be a regular release in between seasons. This week Derek talks with Kyle Walton, the Director of the Colonial Theatre in Belfast, Maine.

Visit the Colonial's website https://colonialtheatre.com/

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This week Derek, Nick, and Mike discuss Keeping Mum co-written by Portland, Maine resident Richard Russo (Empire Falls), starring Rowan Atkinson, Dame Maggie Smith, and Patrick Swayze. The boys pay tribute to Val Kilmer (1959 - 2025), talk Mr. Bean, and wonder, "What's the lesson here?". Contact the podcast at mainefilmpod@gmail.com and follow us @cinemaineia on Instagram and dirigofilmsociety on Facebook. Visit https://dirigofilmsociey.com.

This week, Nick and Derek discuss the 1995 adaptation of Stephen King's "The Langoliers" starring Patricia Wettig, David Morse, Bronson Pinchot, and Dean Stockwell. The boys talk Stephen King cameos, Goodfellas, and isn't going through a rip in time enough? Then Nick and Derek speak to Jamie and Jennifer from SK Tours in Bangor https://sk-tours.com, who talk to us about a bill in the Maine legislature to remove incentives for filming in Maine.

The Bill: https://legiscan.com/ME/text/LD1493/2025

SK-Tours Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sktoursofmaine#

Contact Us: mainefilmpod@gmail.com

On this week's episode of CineMAINEia, we're seeing double as Derek, Mike, and Nick discuss Nancy Meyers' directorial debut, "The Parent Trap" from 1998. This remake of the 1961 classic stars Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, and Natasha Richardson. The boys talk about the absurdity of the plot (and how it doesn't matter), Lindsay's debut performance, and Nick Parker's compulsive wine collecting. Stick around to the end of the episode for an original song by Maine band Onward (https://onward.band)

Contact the show at mainefilmpod@gmail.com and follow us @cinemaineia on Instagram and @dirigofilmsociety on Facebook.

Maine actor Patrick Dempsey stars as the human antagonist in this week's film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third installment of the Transformers franchise starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Josh Duhamel. With appearances by Ken Jong, Alan Tudyk, Andy Daly, John Turturro, and Buzz Aldrin as himself. The boys talk about the Transformers toy line, the rules of the universe, and why they aren't just robots all the time.

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This week on CineMAINEia, the boys discuss the 1998 drama/comedy(?) Simon Birch starring Joseph Mazzello, Ian Michael Smith, Ashley Judd, Jim Carrey, David Strathairn, and Oliver Platt. Derek, Mike, and Nick talk celebrity deaths, is Simon a hero, and why did Joe's mom have to die? Email the podcast at mainefilmpod@gmail.com. Follow us @cinemaineia in Instagram and Dirigo Film Society on Facebook. Vist our website at https://www.dirigofilm.com/cinemaineia.

Derek, Mike, and Nick talk about the life, times, and career of Maine character actor James Flavin. With over 400 IMDB credits, James Flavin worked prolifically for over 40 years. With roles in movies like King Kong, The Grapes of Wrath, and Mighty Joe Young. Contact us at mainefilmpod@gmail.com. Also @cinemaineia on Instagram.

Opening clip from "Man with a Camera" Season 2, Episode 11.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Flavin
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_stock_theater
• https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/james_flavin
• https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/25/archives/james-flavin-69-character-actor-player-of-marine-sergeants-and.html
• https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3262-james-flavin?language=en-US
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Portland,_Maine#/media/File:State_Street,_Portland,_ME.jpg

This week on CineMAINEia, Derek, Mike, and Nick discuss Brad Bird's 1999 animated film "The Iron Giant". Based on Ted Hughes' "The Iron Man", the film features the voices of Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney, and M. Emmet Walsh. The boys talk Star Wars, double meanings, and the mechanics of the giant's bowels. Contact us at mainefilmpod@gmail.com and visit https://dirigofilm.com or @cinemainia on Instagram.