Tom Cruise wears an eye patch and leads an amazing group of actors to overthrow Hitler and the Nazi Party during World War 2...what more could you ask for?!

Join Michael Butler and Michael Field as they discuss the Bryan Singer directed historical thriller, Valkyrie. The Mikes talk about using real life locations, the difficulty with telling a true story and keeping the audience in suspense, and the cinematic choices often (and perhaps over) used when telling stories set during WWII.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.

The Mikes travel through the jungles of South America with the deadliest cargo of all...a new episode of their Forgotten Cinema podcast!

Join Michael Butler and Michael Field as they discuss the 1977 William Friedkin directed thriller, Sorcerer, starring Roy Scheider. The Mikes discuss 70's filmmaking, from it's grit, locations, sets, score, and even to the methodical pacing of character setup at the time. And of course the most important question of all...should it remain forgotten or is it worth a revisit?

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.

A note from the Mikes: This episode contains some odd microphone disruption that occurs now and then throughout the runtime that we did not catch during the initial recording. We have done our best to remove what we could, but some remains. We would like to apologize in advance for any disruptions in your listening pleasure.

Tom Cruise again?! That's right, another helping of Tom...only this time he's the villain!

Michael Butler and Michael Field breakdown and discuss a film by yet another Michael; Michael Mann's 2004 thriller, Collateral, starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.

Listen to Butler defend one of his favorite films of all time, against the onslaught of Field's nitpicks! Along the way, listen to the Mikes describe how this film was one of the first major motion pictures filmed in all digital. Learn about how this digital image allowed Mann to make the city of Los Angeles its own character. They also discuss the backstory and prep work that went into building the lead characters of Max and Vincent.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits at the front and rear of the auditorium, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema.