"Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho."

Yippee-ki-yay, motherf-ers, welcome to the party pals and Merry Christmas to one and all! The Holmes Movies Podcast crew are here with another Trilogies episode. A Yuletide themed episode just in time for the holidays. On this episode, Anders & Adam Holmes discuss the first three original films in the Die Hard franchise. The film that started it all Die Hard, then its 1990 sequel Die Hard 2: Die Harder and finally the 1995 threequel starring Samuel L. Jackson Die Hard: With A Vengeance.

The first Die Hard is one of the best action films of all time that helped define the action genre of the 1980s. An influential and well crafted film from director John McTiernan, it not only was a huge box office success but it propelled Bruce Willis from TV actor to movie star. And it also introduced the world to Alan Rickman who got his big break playing the brilliant villain Hans Gruber. Bruce Willis played John McClane, a wise cracking New York police officer who is the textbook definition of the wrong guy, in the wrong place at the wrong time and who is caught in a real towering inferno of explosions, gunfights and surviving death defying stunts. From sunny California, to snowy windy Washington DC and to the hustle and bustle of New York City, there is nothing he can't handle.

Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it. Be safe out there.

Anders's screenwriter work can also be seen in the western The Outlaws which is a available to watch in the US, Finland & the UK on Amazon and Apple TV for example. You can read a review about the film on Collider.

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Welcome to the fifth episode of The Movies And Me, a new podcast project of ours where in each of these episodes we sit down and talk with a filmmaker, writer or someone who works in the film industry about their newest and latest film project or just a big cinephile in general who just lives for movies. We also ask about and discuss their four favourite films that have inspired them to go out and have a career in film or just at the very least inspire them.

On this episode, we are delighted to chat with a friend of Adam's, Kate Senecal. Kate works as a writing coach, developmental editor, teacher and a writing group facilitator. She resides and is based in Western Massachusetts. Kate works with all kinds writers ranging from short story writers, novelists, screenwriters and playwrights. What she does and coaches in, for example, is helping writers maintain a consistent writing habit, helping others find a community of writers, becoming better self-editors and developing craft technique for writers to take their stories further. She provides one on one coaching sessions in person or on Zoom and there is an opportunity to workshops ideas with other groups of writers. There is also something she offers to writers which is called Book Buddies which you can read about here.

You can find all you need to know about Kate and the work she does here on her website.

We really enjoyed having Kate on the episode and talking to her about four unique and different films (and one honourable mention) that she picked. All of them are adapted from books and/or short stories.

Anders's screenwriter work can also be seen in the western The Outlaws which is a available to watch in the US, Finland & the UK on Amazon and Apple TV for example. You can read a review about the film on Collider.

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Welcome to our second Noirvember Special, the last time we did an episode where we discussed Film Noir as a whole was back in 2020. The episode can be listened to here on Apple Podcasts.

On this smoky and hardboiled episode, Anders & Adam Holmes are joined by the great and legendary Richard Bruno to discuss the roots of Film Noir, it's literary and filmic influences, the films that define film noir plus its actors, filmmakers and also try to answer the burning question surrounding Noir: Is Noir a filmmaking style? Or is Noir a film genre itself? Friend of the podcast Richard Bruno returns for a second time as a guest, having already been a guest on our Movies And Me episode that features him.

A lot of films on this episode are mentioned by all three of us, all are Film Noir classics and we all recommend them. So do keep your ears peeled and list them as we go. In case you haven't seen any of the films before.

In keeping with the Noir theme, feel free to also check out Anders & Adam's previous episode on the Un-Official Philip Marlowe Trilogy.

Anders's screenwriter work can also be seen in the western The Outlaws which is a available to watch in the US, Finland & the UK on Amazon and Apple TV for example. You can read a review about the film on Collider.

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What d'ya hear? What d'ya say?

Welcome to our 9th Trilogies episode, Film Noir edition. We hope you enjoyed our last episode where we looked at The Dark Knight Trilogy from Christopher Nolan. We are getting the podcast back on track after a few weeks/months away.

As it is November aka Noirvember, we thought we would have a Film Noir themed episode. This trilogies episode is a little different from the rest. We of course will be looking at three films, but we're making our own trilogy. The films we will discuss are not connected per se as in Film 1, 2 and 3. No, they stand alone films though they are connected by a single character. That character is Detective Philip Marlowe, a private investigator created by author Raymond Chandler. Along with Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain, Chandler was one of the great writers of pulp hard-boiled detective crime fiction.

The films we will be discussing are some of our favourites. Murder My Sweet (1944) directed by Edward Dmytryk, The Big Sleep (1946) directed by Howard Hawks and The Long Goodbye (1973) directed by Robert Altman. Each film depicts Los Angeles in a different style, tone and, in Altman's case, time period. More importantly, they interpret Marlowe in their own unique way and as well as the source material. Dick Powell, Humphrey Bogart and Elliott Gould all bring something different and new for their performances as Philip Marlowe.

We hope you continue to enjoy this new Trilogies Series we're doing and we also hope you enjoy this episode.

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Anders's screenwriter work can also be seen in the western The Outlaws which is a available to watch in the US, Finland & the UK on Amazon and Apple TV for example. You can read a review about the film on Collider.

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Welcome to the 8th episode of our Trilogies series. We hope you enjoyed our last episode where we looked at The Apu Trilogy directed by Satyajit Ray. This episode we are looking at comic book movie cinema. The main subject of this trilogy just had their 85th birthday. Batman himself created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. This episode we discuss and review The Dark Knight Trilogy: Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Each starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman and directed by Christopher Nolan.

After Batman & Robin bombed critically and earned a modest intake at the box office, the Batman franchise lay dormant for a while. Films like a fifth Batman film set to have George Clooney return as Batman was cancelled, along with a Batman: Year One adaptation. Christopher Nolan fresh off the indie success of Following, Memento and also Insomnia, his first big studio film, was tasked to bring the character back to life. His take on the Batman mythos was a lot more grounded in realism and more character based and less of the Toyetic films Joel Schumacher were directing last time.

Nolan's three Batman films are some of the best and influential superhero films of all time and he really shows you how its done. He tells a great and moving cinematic tale over three films and finishes the trilogy (mostly) in a satisfying way. You can find The Dark Knight trilogy to stream on Max and you can also find it on DVD/Blu-Ray.

We hope you continue to enjoy this new Trilogies Series we're doing and we also hope you enjoy this episode.

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During the podcast we talk about this man: comic creator and writer Bill Finger. Bill Finger for a long time was not credited for co-creating Batman while Bob Kane received sole credit. He was a key figure in creating that character and actually had a lot of substantial input into bringing Batman to life. You can learn more about his story in the documentary Batman & Bill. You can see the trailer here.

Anders's screenwriter work can also be seen in the western The Outlaws which is a available to watch in the US & the UK on Amazon and Apple TV. You can read a review about the film on Collider.

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Welcome to the 7th episode of our Trilogies series. We hope you enjoyed our last episode where we looked at the Back To The Future Trilogy. We are changing things up on these Trilogy episodes just slightly and we are going to be talking about our first non-American/Hollywood trilogy. This episode we will be taking you to the Bengal region of India to discuss and review the classic and influential trilogy: The Apu Trilogy directed by Satyajit Ray. One of the most influential filmmakers of all time. The films include Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) and they are based on two books written by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee. The films were shot over the course of five years with the same crew members. Pather Panchali was Ray's directorial debut.

On this episode, we do go into detail on these classic pieces of cinema from India, films very much inspired by Italian Neo-Realism and majority of the films have non-classically trained actors. We recommend you watch the films first before listening to this episode, if you haven't watched them already. We do go into spoilers. They are available on Blu-Ray and also on The Criterion Channel.

We hope you continue to enjoy this new Trilogies Series we're doing and we also hope you enjoy this episode.

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We will be returning back to our usual programming after taking it a bit easy this summer. So stay tuned for more episodes, like Liam & Noel Gallagher: we're back!

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Welcome to the 6th episode of our Trilogies series. We hope you enjoyed our last episode where we looked at the original three films in The Bourne Trilogy starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. On this episode, we look back in time at one of other favourite family films. We are looking at the Back To The Future trilogy. All three films are directed by Robert Zemeckis, a film that can be considered as his big break. It stars Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd as Marty McFly and Doc Brown. The first film was released in 1985. The following two sequels, Back To The Future Parts 2 and 3 were filmed back to back and were released in 1989 and 1990.

This maybe the first time in this series where we have talked about a complete trilogy that does not continue after its conclusion. Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale have made it known that Back To The Future will never be remade in their lifetime. Let's hope they stay alive for a long time. This trilogy perfectly encapsulates the 80s and are hallmarks of that decade that filmmaker Quentin Tarantino doesn't think too highly of. They also capture Ronald Reagan's America very well and all three films are timeless bits of entertainment with great and moving scenes with quotable bits of dialogue and amazing effects.

We hope you continue to enjoy this new Trilogies Series we're doing and we also hope you enjoy this episode.

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Welcome to the 5th episode of our Trilogies series. We hope you enjoyed our last episode where we looked at Jack Ryan Trilogy both starring Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford as the titular character. On this episode, we look back at another espionage film franchise which is little bit of the opposite of the world seen in the Jack Ryan films. Something that is a little more dark, mysterious, dangerous and not as black and white. A world that is grey. We are going to be looking at the original Bourne Trilogy. The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and finally The Bourne Ultimatum.

Before the studio heads decided to try and milk these films with a not so well received spin-off sidequel starring Jeremy Renner and then resorting to bring back Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in 2016, the original three Bourne Films really defined action cinema in the early to mid 2000s. Highly influential in regards its bleak and nuanced look at the US Government and Special Intelligence agencies, plus it's stylistic and visual approach to action cinematography. Shaky Cam was born with these films.

We hope you continue to enjoy this new Trilogies Series we're doing and we also hope you enjoy this episode.

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As it is the summer, we are on a mini hiatus. So there won't be that many episodes out during the next couple of months. But do check out what we have recorded already.

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