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Tom and Conor are talking all things experimental film with Emily Eddy, curator of this year’s Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival. Now in its 28th year, Onion City showcases some of the greatest talent in experimental filmmaking from both established artists to up and comers on the experimental scene. Emily dives into the multifaceted world of experimental filmmaking, including how to begin your journey into appreciating the art form and her own beginnings as a connoisseur of experimental cinema. […]

On this edition of No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor chat with illustrator and animator Gordon McAlpin. Gordon is the creator of the fantastic webcomic Multiplex and has adapted the strip into an animated short and webseries. He talks with Tom and Conor about the struggles of adapting the comic into a new medium, the experience of revisiting the Multiplex universe and how moving to Chicago helped him make his passion for animation and illustration a career. Listen to the […]

In this special bonus episode of No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor discuss the recently announced nominees for the 90th annual Academy Awards. They make their picks for who will win the biggest categories and also institute their 1st annual No Coast Oscar Bet. Listen to the full podcast below: Like the show? Subscribe to No Coast Cinema on Apple Podcasts and follow us on  Facebook and Twitter

On this edition of No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor sit down with Eugene Sun Park, the founder and executive director of Full Spectrum Features. Full Spectrum Features is a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to increasing diversity in the media arts by producing, exhibiting, and supporting the work of women, LGBTQ, and minority filmmakers. Together,  they discuss Eugene’s past, present and future as a filmmaker and producer, as well as his disillusionment with the film industry and foray into graduate […]

This week on No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor welcome back assistant editor at Daily Grindhouse Mike Vanderbilt to talk about three upcoming midnight movie screenings at the Music Box Theater. Mike shares brief backgrounds on “Wild Beasts”, “The Astrologer” and “Alley Cat Rock: Sex Hunter” and talks about the overarching influence of B-movies and exploitation cinema.  They also discuss the concept of the “secret handshake movie” and share their favorite midnight movies to watch with friends Listen to the […]

New year, new movies! Tom and Conor take some time to look at the massive number of big releases coming to theaters in 2018. Superheroes? Check. Young Adult Novel Adaptations? Check. 2 podcast hosts overwhelmed by the number of movies they’ll watch on the new year? Double check! Start making your 2018 watchlist with No Coast Cinema!

Tom and Conor look back on the year that was in film. They count off their favorite films of the year and discuss the idea of critical consensus on movies: How much do critics opinions matter, and do they know better than the audiences they serve?  

This week, Tom and Conor welcome filmmakers turned webseries creators Tom Mottier and Mike Rempert to talk about their new show “Dead is the New 30”, a darkly comic look at a variety of problems and anxieties that we face in everyday social life. John Davies also returns to preview the next edition of Sinema Obscura on December 20th at Logan Bar.  

Tom and Conor welcome back frequent guest Rev. David Holcombe as well as newcomers Spence Warren and Dustin Puehler on this week’s look into the Chicago film scene. First, Dustin talks about his new film “The Year 4,000”, a darkly satirical take on the stereotypical sitcom family as the proverbial patriarch suffers a head injury and spirals through alternate dimensions. Next, David reveals some details about the final entry in the Anthropology Anthology, “Mandala”. The film follows a janitor as […]

This week on No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor welcome movie critic and frequent WGN contributor Blake Stubbs to weigh in on Warner Bros. and DC Comics latest attempt to kickstart their cinematic universe. They dig in to some of the problems of the film, but also the larger conversation surrounding film criticism. Is Justice League really that bad? Do polarizing opinions bring critics more attention? Are sites like Rotten Tomatoes making nuanced opinions more rare? Plus, Tom and Conor discuss […]

This week on No Coast Cinema, hosts Tom Hush and Conor Cornelius hang out with Katie Johnston-Smith, Drew Krehel and Kyle Talley of the sketch comedy and film collective, Muscular Clown. They talk about their award-winning web-series, “The Street Wizard’s Apprentice” and the process of writing and shooting the series and why creativity beats budget. Raul Benitez of Comfort Film and Mike Vanderbilt of Daily Grindhouse stop by to update us on the Cinepocalypse Film Festival at the Music Box. […]

On this special edition of the Saturday Night Special, host Amy Guth teams up with Tom Hush and Conor Cornelius from No Coast Cinema on WGN Plus to talk all about horror and other genre film. They preview the upcoming Cinepocalypse film festival at the Music Box Theatre with the festival’s artistic director, Josh Goldbloom, and also discuss the popularity and deeply committed community behind horror cinema.

This week on No Coast, Tom and Connor discuss Quentin Tarantino’s admission that he knew about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct and never acted on the allegations. How does this change our view of Tarantino as a director and as a person? They also take a whack at the new thriller “The Snowman” and the 10-15% of the missing script. Finally they cap it off with an update on their 31 Days of Horror Challenge.    

Introducing “Deleted Scenes”, a special series of clips from past No Coast Cinema interviews that didn’t make it into the theatrical cut. This scene comes from No Coast Cinema Episode 18 with Raul Benitez and Nando Espinosa. In this clip, Raul talks about going to Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest, a film festival run by Tim League and Alamo Drafthouse. This year’s Fantastic Fest followed the serious allegations of sexual misconduct by Alamo Drafthouse employee Devin Faraci and  Ain’t It […]

This week on No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor sit down with film programmers Raul Benitez and Nando Espinosa to talk about Comfort Film, a free screening series in Logan Square. They discuss the history of their venue, Comfort Station, as well as how they curate the experience of Comfort Film and their inclusion on Newcity Magazine’s “Film 50”, a list of the most influential people in Chicago film. Tom and Conor also breakdown the sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood […]

Please note: This podcast may contain content not suitable for all listeners Another week, another edition of No Coast Cinema! This time, Tom and Conor sit down with screenwriter Marissa Lessman and producer Luke Taylor to talk about their work on the upcoming film, “Phil”. The film looks at what happens to the memories of our exes after a breakup, specifically the “steamier” aspects of a relationship. Lessman and Taylor go into the production stage of filmmaking as well as […]

This week on No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor sit down with Chicago-based writer and director Marie Ullrich (26:23). They chat about her surprisingly comedic trip to the Venice Film Festival, her short film “Faster!” and its feature-length sequel “The Alley Cat” and the struggles of writing, directing and distributing a film. Tom and Conor also discuss a recent article in Newsweek that criticizes streaming services for their lack of “classic” films (1:07:56) and take a look at the biggest […]

On this episode of No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor chat with Kate Knibbs, staff writer for The Ringer, about her piece “The Enduring Evil of ‘IT’“. Knibbs examines the lasting appeal of Stephen King’s horror classic, as well as her own personal experience with the book, the 1990 T.V. miniseries and the new feature film adaptation. Tom and Conor also pay tribute to one of the most recognizable and uniquely talented character actors of all time, Harry Dean Stanton. […]

Writer and director Jake Weisman helps out on hosting duties with regular host Tom Hush on this week’s episode of No Coast Cinema! They welcome writers Joe Randazzo and Sean Steffen to the program to talk about their fantastically funny yet horrifyingly accurate short, “The Perfect Candidate”, and how they more or less predicted the Trump presidency 4 years early. They also discuss their influences and the beautifully immortal nature of film and filmmaking.

On this edition of No Coast Cinema,  Tom and Conor take a look at some of the winners and losers of the Summer box office, as well as the effect of the Mayweather v. McGregor fight on this weekend’s films. They also discuss the problem of age in Hollywood and how some producers still discriminate against actors simply because of when they were born. Finally, No Coast welcomes WGN Radio host Amy Guth to the program to dig into the […]