New Beverly Cinema

Pure Cinema Podcast: The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film

Pure Cinema Podcast — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0000

On the new episode of the Pure Cinema Podcast, hosts Elric Kane and Brian Saur highlight Michael Weldon’s amazing and influential book The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, and each choose five films to discuss from it (though it ends up being more than that). They also incorporate a few clips from Bill Ackerman’s excellent Supporting Characters podcast interview with Weldon from 2022.

The Pure Cinema Podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Libsyn.

Pure Cinema Podcast: April 2026

Pure Cinema Podcast — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0000

On the new episode of the Pure Cinema Podcast, special guest Will Sloan joins hosts Elric Kane and Brian Saur and the New Beverly’s Phil Blankenship to talk about director William Beaudine and all of the films playing on the theater’s April 2026 calendar.

The Pure Cinema Podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Libsyn.

Pure Cinema Podcast: James L. Neibaur – Author of Directed By William Beaudine: An Overview

Pure Cinema Podcast — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:00:21 +0000

For this very special bonus episode, Brian talks to author James L. Neibaur, who literally wrote the book on director William Beaudine! He has also written more than 30 other books examining legendary actors, filmmakers, and film genres, often exploring them film by film. His subjects have included Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, Jean Harlow, Judy Garland, Clark Gable, James Cagney, Clint Eastwood, the Monster Movies of Universal Studios, and more, but this discussion is focused on his book Directed by William Beaudine: An Overview. For this bonus, Brian chats with Neibaur about Beadine and his career.

The Pure Cinema Podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Libsyn.

April 2026 at the New Bev

New Beverly — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:20:11 +0000

Throughout April we present a wide-ranging retrospective dedicated to director William Beaudine, including silent film masterpieces with live musical accompaniment, sparkling pre-code gems, and rarely-seen treasures! Plus, swashbuckling classics, Dean Martin westerns, The Whole Bloody Affair, midnights, matinees & more!

Pure Cinema Podcast: Director William Beaudine Part 2: The Bowery Boys (w/ Quentin Tarantino)

Pure Cinema Podcast — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:00:36 +0000

Quentin Tarantino returns to the Pure Cinema Podcast for part two of our look at director William Beaudine. This time, he turns his attention to Beaudine’s Bowery Boys films, tracing their evolution from the Dead End Kids to the Little Tough Guys to the East Side Kids and finally to the Bowery Boys.

The Pure Cinema Podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Libsyn.

Pure Cinema Podcast: Director William Beaudine (w/ Quentin Tarantino)

Pure Cinema Podcast — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:06 +0000

On the new episode of the Pure Cinema Podcast, Quentin Tarantino joins hosts Elric Kane and Brian Saur to talk about filmmaker William Beaudine and discuss some of his favorite movies by the director.

The Pure Cinema Podcast is also available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Libsyn.