Cinema Sleuths
Two crime fiction authors, Dr Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth, investigate the movies and TV shows that shape pop culture! No case is too big or small for these cinematic sleuths!
Each week on Cinema Sleuths, your hosts interrogate the films and TV shows that define our culture. From blockbuster thrills to the nostalgic heart of TV classics, Luke and Matthew will re-evaluate the "untouchable" classics, shine a spotlight on hidden gems, and tackle the latest hits and misses.
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Episodes
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is Chinatown (1974).
Directed by Roman Polanski
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston.
Written by Robert Towne
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ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPC
Mean Streets is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth.
Edited by Luke Deckard
Music by Luke Deckard
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is OUT OF THE PAST (1947).
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas
Based on the novel BUILD MY GALLOWS HIGH by Daniel Mainwaring
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ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPC
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
This week, your cinematic sleuths are investigating John Dahl's erotic thriller, THE LAST SEDUCTION, starring Linda Fiorentino, Bill Pullman, and Peter Berg. Written by Steven Barancik.
Special guest: Actor Stephanie Czajkowski from Doom Patrol & Star Trek Picard. Follow her on X here: https://x.com/SkiSays
This ep features a trailer for MYSTERY FREQUENCY PODCAST! "Turn your dial to find the frequency of the past. Where the classic stories of Suspense, Sci-fi, Thrillers, and Mysteries are found waiting to be heard once again." Listen to them here: https://redcircle.com/shows/42a3f92e-93e6-412b-bd0b-3c117bc81993
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ApplePodcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09PWpPUsYrrsAbMELCzgqx?si=9fa8004ae64d4ebd
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPCFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/992972335515689
MEAN STREETS is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth
Music by Luke Deckard
Edited by Luke Deckard
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
This week, your cinematic sleuths are investigating Shane Black's 2016 neo-noir romp THE NICE GUYS starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, and Kim Basinger
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ApplePodcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09PWpPUsYrrsAbMELCzgqx?si=9fa8004ae64d4ebd
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPCFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/992972335515689
MEAN STREETS is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth
Music by Luke Deckard
Edited by Luke Deckard
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
This week, your cinematic sleuths are investigating Michael Mann's MANHUNTER (1986), starring William Petersen, Brian Cox, Joan Allan and Dennis Farina.
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ApplePodcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09PWpPUsYrrsAbMELCzgqx?si=9fa8004ae64d4ebd
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPCFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/992972335515689
MEAN STREETS is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth
Music by Luke Deckard
Edited by Luke Deckard
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
This week, your cinematic sleuths are investigating Matt Reeves's THE BATMAN (2022), starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffery Wright, and Paul Dano.
FIND US ELSEWHERE:
ApplePodcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09PWpPUsYrrsAbMELCzgqx?si=9fa8004ae64d4ebd
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPCFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/992972335515689
MEAN STREETS is produced by Luke Deckard and Matthew Booth
Music by Luke Deckard
Edited by Luke Deckard
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Your cinematic sleuths are back at it! This week's case is none other than V I Warshawski (1991).
Directed by Jeff KanewKathleen Turner as "V.I." Warshawski
Based on the novel: Deadlock by Sara Paretsky
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ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPC
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Today, your cinematic sleuths are back at it! Today’s case is none other than WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT from 1988, starring Bob Hoskins, Charles Fleischer, Christopher Lloyd, and Joanna Cassidy…
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Produced by Steven Speilberg
Find out how Who Framed Roger Rabbit became THE film that saved Disney's animation arm and reinvigorated animation films.
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ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPC
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
This week, Luke and Matthew discuss Curtis Hanson's 1997 adaptation of L. A. Confidential, which stars Russel Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, and Kim Basinger.
From studio worries to controversial casting, we cover it all.
FIND US HERE:
ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPC
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Deckard and Booth take to the mean cinematic streets to explore THE BIG SLEEP (1946). We're wading through on and off screen scandals, how the writers worked around the Motion Picture Code, the odd changes to the adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel, and how production meddling might've saved the film AND MORE!
Directed by Howard Hawks
Starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall
FIND US HERE:
ApplePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mean-streets-the-film-noir-podcast/id1733189837
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0mMUeJThoZk6mj0T2-BAEA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeanStreetsPC