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The Cinematic Schematic
The Cinematic Schematic is a podcast dedicated to thoughtful, analysis-driven conversations on genre, independent and classic films from thecinematropolis.com. Hosted by Caleb Masters, Laron Chapman, and a rotating cast of filmmakers, critics, and special guests, this podcast takes you through some of the most prominent themes and conversations occurring in cinema each month.
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Shea Vassar – Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic
The Cinematic Schematic returns in part six of our ongoing Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic interview series with entertainment writer…
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Adam Chitwood – Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic
In the fifth part of The Cinematic Schematic‘s ongoing Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic interview series, we sit down with Adam Chitwood, the…
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James Cooper – Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic
The Cinematic Schematic continues our special Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic interview series with part four of this ten-episode run. In…
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Arthur Gordon & Dalton Stuart (GoodTrash Media) – Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic
In the third entry of our ongoing Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic interview series, The Cinematic Schematic welcomes two of the GoodTrash…
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Sterlin Harjo – Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic
The Cinematic Schematic continues our special Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic interview series. In part two of this ten-episode interview…
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WandaVision (Episodes 1-4) Review – The Cinematic Schematic
The Cinematic Schematic interupts your normally scheduled film conversation-centric programming with a special look at the first batch of episodes of the…
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Alyx Picard Davis – Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic
Today marks the beginning of a new special interview series for The Cinematic Schematic – Three Films That Got You Through the 2020 Pandemic. In this limited…
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Promising Young Woman – The Cinematic Schematic Review
Welcome back to The Cinematic Schematic, the official podcast of The Cinematropolis.com. Today I’m reviewing Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut, Promising…
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Wonder Woman 1984 – The Cinematic Schematic Review
The Cinematic Schematic podcast returns for our final episode of 2020. This week we’ll review the long-delayed sequel to 2017’s smash hit, Wonder Woman, and…
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Soul – The Cinematic Schematic Holiday Bonus Review
Merry Christmas and happy holidays, dear listeners! The Cinematic Schematic podcast is here with a special bonus episode reviewing Disney Pixar’s new movie…
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Tenet – The Cinematic Schematic Review
The Cinematic Schematic podcast is back this week to review one of 2020’s most highly anticipated films, Tenet, AKA “the film that will save cinema.” We’re…
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Mank – The Cinematic Schematic Review
Welcome to The Cinematic Schematic, the official podcast of The Cinematropolis.com. Today, we’re introducing a new, shorter-form film review format. As…
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An Important Announcement about The Cinematic Schematic
After being away on a several month-long hiatus in 2020, I have a special announcement to make. The Cinematic Schematic podcast is back! If you’ve been a…
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Shifter Audio Diary #6 – What Is the Greatest Time Travel Movie Ever Made?
To celebrate today’s release of Planet Thunder Productions’ new film, Shifter, writer/director Jacob Leighton Burns and Zachary Burns rejoin The Cinematic…
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Built in Dreams: The Inception 10th Anniversary Special – The Cinematic Schematic
Imagine a world where the mind is the scene of the crime inspired by the works of Stanley Kubrick, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, The Matrix, and James Bond…
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The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2020 Closing Recap
After 10 days of films streamed at the 2020 deadCenter Film Festival for the event’s 20th anniversary, The Cinematropolis concludes our special coverage with a…
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deadCenter Executive Director Lance McDaniel Champions Local Film and Arts Community – dCFF20
Special Guest Lance McDaniel Executive Director, deadCenter Director of Send Me Wings In this special interview on The Cinematic Schematic podcast, we talk…
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Engineering a Virtual Film Festival with Stephen Tyler, deadCenter’s Director of Technology – dCFF20
LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW BY PUSHING PLAY ABOVE! Special Guest Stephen Tyler Director of Technology, deadCenter Founder of Mostly Harmless Media In this…
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Charles Elmore Shares the Secrets Behind Directing the Darkly Humorous ‘The Chest’ – dCFF20
Special Guest Charles Elmore Director/Producer of “The Chest“ In this special interview on The Cinematic Schematic podcast, we talk with “The Chest”…
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Director Sev DeMy Dreams Big with ‘Black Title Here’ – dCFF20
Special Guest Sev DeMy Writer/Director/ Producer of {Black Title Here} In this special interview on The Cinematic Schematic podcast, we talk with Black Title…
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Cheryl McDonough Brings the Spirit of Activism to Oklahoma with ‘Parkland Rising’ Documentary – dCFF20
LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW BY PUSHING PLAY ABOVE! Special Guest Cheryl Horner McDonough Director of Parkland Rising On February 14, 2018, a shooter opened…
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Shifter Audio Diary #5 – A deadCenter Homecoming – dCFF20
LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW BY PUSHING PLAY ABOVE! It’s been four years since Planet Thunder Productions, writer/director Jacob Leighton Burns and producer…
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Shifter Audio Diary #4 – The World Premiere
After more than a year and a half of fundraising, pre-production, filming and, post-production VFX, The Cinematropolis co-founders Jacob Leighton Burns and…
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Oscars 2020 Predictions – The Cinematic Schematic
After a long hiatus, The Cinematic Schematic returns for a special episode to give listeners, cinephiles and people hoping to be impressive at this Sunday…
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Hobbs and Shaw & The Farewell – The Cinematic Schematic Review
The Cinematic Schematic returns in our August edition to give a spoiler-free review of two of the month’s biggest releases, Hobbs and Shaw, and Lulu Wang’s The…
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Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood – The Cinematic Schematic Review
The Cinematic Schematic returns in our July edition to give a spoiler-free review of Quentin Tarantino’s highly anticipated ninth film, Once Upon a Time…in…
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The Dead Don’t Die – The Cinematic Schematic Review
The Cinematic Schematic returns in this special June edition to give a spoiler-free review of Jim Jarmusch‘s new film, a zombie comedy (zom-edy), The Dead…
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The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2019 Closing Recap
After an entire weekend full of movies, parties, and reunions at the 2019 deadCenter Film Festival followed by a week full of film reviews and interviews here…
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The Art of Self-Defense – Riley Stearns deadCenter 2019 Interview
The 2019 deadCenter Film Festival brought in a number of notable indie films, but perhaps our most anticipated was The Art of Self-Defense from writer/director…
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Arrows of Outrageous Fortune – Mickey Reece and Alex Sanchez deadCenter 2019 Interview
The deadCenter 2019 film festival has finally arrived and we are kicking off our coverage with a filmmaker interview on one of the festival’s most anticipated…
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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum – The Cinematic Schematic Review
The Cinematic Schematic returns in this special May edition to give a spoiler-free review of one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, John Wick…
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Avengers: Endgame – The Cinematic Schematic Review
At long last, we’ve arrived at the conclusion of Marvel’s 22 movie epic that has spanned 11 years of filmmaking. After earning $350 million at the U.S. box…
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Us Examines the Fear of Fraud and the Underprivileged- The Cinematic Schematic
The Cinematic Schematic has your horror filmgoing needs covered with a special bonus deep dive conversation reviewing one of our most anticipated movies of the…
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Spider-Man: Unraveling the Tangled Web of the Best in Series – The Cinematic Schematic
To celebrate the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Blu-ray, The Cinematic Schematic is taking a special look back at two of the most beloved…
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2019 Oscar Predictions – The Cinematic Schematic #11
It’s time to get out your sample 2019 Oscar ballot and start making prediction notes for this Sunday night’s big show! Fortunately, we’ve got just the nominee…
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Sound Trek: 2019 Best Original Score Oscar Nominee Special
While we continue our month looking at stop-motion films, we can’t help but stop and take a closer look at the tumultuous and oftentimes controversial 2019…
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M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable Career – The Cinematic Schematic #10
Happy New Year listeners! In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic examining M. Night Shyamalan’s career, Daniel Bokemper joins me to review the…
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Sound Trek Composer Spotlight: Dankmus
Guest: Wade “Dankmus” Nixon Youtube Video Composer Follow Dankmus on Twitter @dankmus Welcome back to Sound Trek’s new film composer spotlight interview series…
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Sound Trek Film Composer Spotlight: Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout)
Guest Lorne Balfe Film/TV/Video Game Score Composer Follow Lorne Balfe on Twitter: @Lornebalfe Like Lorne Balfe on Facebook @Lornebalfemusic Visit…
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Sound Trek Film Composer Spotlight: Kevin Manthei
Guest Kevin Manthei Film/TV/Video Game Composer Follow Kevin Manthei on Twitter: @KevinManthei Like Kevin on Facebook @KevinMantheiMusic Visit kevinmanthei.com…
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The Halloween 2018 Special – The Cinematic Schematic #9
Trick ‘r’ treat listeners! In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic celebrating the horror movie season, we’re stepping into the suburban American…
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Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart – Mickey Reece and Mary Buss Interview
Award winning independent Oklahoma filmmaker Mickey Reece rejoins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his new movie making its world premiere at the…
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Batman: Mask of The Phantasm – An Animated Discussion – DCAU Season 2
For 79 years, this weird creature of the night has stalked the superstitious and cowardly lot known as criminals. He has battled murder clowns, brilliant…
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Time Travel 101 with Shifter – The Cinematic Schematic #8
In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic, we’re stepping back in time to discuss our very favorite time travel movies in order to protect the new…
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout Is the Best Kind of Summer Blockbuster Experience – The Cinematic Schematic
The Cinematic Schematic has your summer filmgoing needs covered with a special bonus conversation reviewing one of our most anticipated movies of the summer…
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A Hereditary Roundtable – The Cinematic Schematic #7
In this month’s edition of The Cinematic Schematic, Laron Chapman returns to the podcast to review and delve into spoilers on the A24’s latest horror movie…
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The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2018 Recap
After an entire weekend full of movies, parties, and reunions at the 2018 deadCenter Film Festival followed by a week full of film reviews and interviews here…
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Homecoming: Seduction – A deadCenter 2018 Talk with Oklahoma Icon Kim Voynar
Guest Kim Voynar CEO & Chief Imaginator deadCenter 2018 Oklahoma Icon deadCenter 2018 Oklahoma Icon Kim Voynar joins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about her…
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Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich – A deadCenter 2018 Talk with Producer Amanda Presmyk
Guest Amanda Presmyk Producer of Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich Follow Amanda on Twitter: @amandapresmyk Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich producer Amanda…
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The Grave – A deadCenter 2018 Talk with Kyle Roberts
Guest Kyle Roberts Director of The Grave Director Kyle Roberts joins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about his experience working on the recent Noir superhero…
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The Jurassic Games – A deadCenter 2018 Talk with Ryan Bellgardt
Guest Ryan Bellgardt Writer / Director / Producer of The Jurassic Games Writer/director/producer Ryan Bellgardt rejoins The Cinematic Schematic to talk about…
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You People: A deadCenter 2018 talk with writer/director Laron Chapman
Guest Laron Chapman Writer / Director / Producer of You People Guest Yousef Kazemi Executive Producer of You People Writer/director/producer of You People and…
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Deadpool 2 VS Summer Blockbusters – The Cinematic Schematic #6
Time Stamps 2:01 – Deadpool 2 Review 27:17 – Deadpool 2 Spoilers 53:13 – ‘Sound Trek’ with Alexandra Bohannon – The evolution of film scores in superhero…
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Ready Player March: An Evening with K.W. Jeter – The Cinematic Schematic #5
Time Stamps 2:05 – ‘Sound Trek’ with Alexandra Bohannon – The best of Spielberg directed/produced scores 56:24 – A talk with K.W. Jeter, author of the Blade…
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Black Panther: A Fresh Marvel Spectacle Charged with Deeper Ambitions
The Cinematic Schematic returns with a roundtable review and breakdown of Marvel Studios newest film, Black Panther. Today’s panel consists of The…
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A Twisted Fan Romance: Fifty Shades Freed
Valentine’s Day is a right around the corner and we’re not leaving any Twisted Big Screen Romance unturned, including this past weekend’s most recent release…
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And the Most Prestigious Title Goes To… – The Cinematic Schematic #4
TIME STAMPS 1:53 – 2018 Oscar nomination reactions 112:19 – Sound Trek with Alexandra Bohannon The latest episode of The Cinematic Schematic wraps up The…
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Sound Trek: The 2018 Best Original Score Special
We continue our month of Prestige Films: Past & Present with a special edition of The Cinematic Schematic‘s “Sound Trek” dedicated to the recently announced…
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CRASH – Cinema Showdown #2
As our month of Prestige Films: Past and Present continues, The Cinematroplis writing team found ourselves split over the controversial 2006 Best Picture…
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Guillermo Del Toro’s Fairytales: Monsters or Misunderstood Myths? – The Cinematic Schematic #3
***Today’s episode was recorded on three completely different setups in three different locations. Audio quality between each segment may vary. Time Stamps…