Vintertainment: Wine and Movie Pairing
We pair wine with movies, TV, music, books, and comics with guests from both the wine and entertainment industries.
Episodes
This week we are joined by no-budget filmmaker Courtney Daniels, writer/director of:
And writer of the book Yes You Can: How to Make a Movie for Almost No Money
You can follow Courtney's journey as she films her 4th feature at:
and
THE WINES:
Honoring the 10th Anniversary of actor Anton Yelchin's passing in 2016 at the insanely young age of 27. PORTO was released posthumously, and since our own Dave Baxter recenty visited the city of Porto for the first time, and currently sells Portuguese wines in LA as his day job, this seemed like a perfect choice for us to tackle.
This is a challenging film, equal parts mesmerizing and frustrating, a film th...
Sentimental Value is the 6th feature film by Joachim Trier and co-writer Eskil Vogt, and his second partnering with actress Renate Reinsve after The Worst Person in the World in 2021.
THE WINES:
Zulal Areni, Vayots Dzor, Armenia
2023 K Vintners Art Den Hoed Viognier
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Become a &qu...
From regular SNL short sketches to Super Bowl ad to feature film, MACGRUBER is the dumb aka authentically funny parody of MACGYVER that flopped on arrival but quickly accumulated a cult following and increased recognition with home viewings.
Two of those fans are yours truly - having watched MacGruber when Netflix was still shipping phsyical DVDs to my mailbox - and our special guest this episode JON STAHL, writ...
Today we tackle Ron Haward's GUNG HO and regret it instantly.
Perfectly inoffensive in 1986, as all Ron Howard movies are; and perfectly offensive in 2026, as all Ron Howard movies are.
THE WINES:
Viña Marty’s “Goutte d’Argent” Sauvignon Blanc, Aconcagua, Chile
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curate...
Watch Listers ad-free for all on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-wAqplQAo
Sign our Petition to List Listers on Letterboxd:
https://www.change.org/ListListers
Follow our Guest, First Time Filmmaker Avi Setton:
https://nondeuprising.substack.com
THE WINES:
E. Guigal Cote du Rhone Rouge 2022
2017 FE Trimbach Pinot Noir Reserve from Alsace
2023 Planet Mouraz "Palhete" Nina (50/50 Red and Orange Wine)
or
A Hong Kong cinematographer and practical effects maestro adapts a Japanese manga - watch the blood and body parts fly!
THE WINES:
- 2020 Paringa Estates Mornington Peninsula Shiraz
- 2018 Kelman Touriga Nacional, Dao, Portugal
More context, write-ups, and bonus clips cut from the main episode on the Substack: https://VintertainmentStudios.com
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles...
ANIKI-BOBO is the 1942 debut feature of Manoel de Oliveira, who was the oldest still-active filmmaker on the day he died at the age of 106 (!) in 2014!!!
I just took my first trip to Portugal, and to celebrate, we had to watch our very first Portuguese movie, which is also pretty close to being the first narrative Portuguese feature film of note in the country’s history.
PAIRED WITH:
BEIRAO (Bay-rao) Licor
Mariqui...
Two thematically linked, Academy-Award nomiated documentaries, just in time for the Oscars this week!
THE WINES:
Santa Julia Natural El Zorrito Orange Chardonnay 2024
La Bascule "Babushka" Rose of Syrah 2022
Les Vignerons d'Estézargues Alma Viva 2023
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines...
This episode of Vintertainment is dedicated to Brad Allan, the stuntman and eventual action choreographer man who helped usher in Rush Hour, plays the most likeable antagonist ever in Gorgeous, designed the action for Scott Pilgrim, Shang-Chi, Kick-Ass, Wonder Woman, the Kingsman franchise, and more. Brad passed away in 2021 at the age of 48, from a sudden and unexpected heart attack. His charisma, talent, pass...
The year was 19 ***ing 64...
Today we tackle Hollywood's first big budget attempt to cover the Civil Rights movement and one of the darkest events surrounding it. Its a great conversation.
We veer from wanting wines of Tention, then Violence, then Hope. Also a wine that Challenges and forces Contemplation.
THE WINES:
Bodkin Wines 2022 "Light Skinned" Zinfandel
Welcome very special guest Nick Langdon - cinephile extraordinaire and Letterboxd powerplayer.
Follow Nick Langdon on SUBSTACK and LETTERBOXD
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at:
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SEASON 3 PREMIERE!
Welcome very special guests Joe and Carmela Mele, your sommeliers of reasonably priced wines, as they say on their own podcast. One of our very favorite wine podcasts period.
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, g...
Vintertainment Studios Substack
The Wine Pair Podcast MEIOMI Episode
CASEN POINTE YouTube Series (it's REALLY funny!)
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at:
vintertainmentstudios.com
Follow us on ...
Our Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!
Curated-Wines.com
Become a "Produce-er", commisson your own episode, get a shout out on the show, and more at:
vintertainmentstudios.com
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A surprisng Christmas movie in the shape of a Spaghetti Western, A PISTOL FOR RINGO is written and Directed by Duccio Tessari, who co-wrote A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS with Sergio Leone, the film that kick-started the Spaghetti Western genre and was thhe first of the Clint Eastwood "Man With No Name" films.
Inspired by the succeess of that film, Tessari decided to make his own. He had already made a "swo...
Trailers Watched:
The Chronology of Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCBwuJ0pKMA
Man Finds Tape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VexyLStKQAQ
The Rabbit Hole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-SebLbGTZY&t
Rosemead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwQy6jV1QCM
Merrily We Roll Along
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKyQEq47Mc
Dust Bunny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btzw2I7sfSk
Lone Samurai
CARRIE FREEDLE is a comedy writer and screenwriter, having penned a number of holiday and comedy features for Hallmark and Netflix. Today she joins us to discuss one of the greatest black comedies ever made (and one of the earliest!) - Ernst Lubitsch's TO BE OR NOT TO BE from 1942, starring Jack Benny and Carole Lombard,
THE WINES (AI-free search links):
This week we’re joined by our Produce-er, Jessica Maison! Jessica is the writer of the graphic novel series MARY SHELLEY'S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS and novelist of the science fiction PLASTIC GIRL trilogy.
You can follow all thingss Jessica here:
https://monsteroftheweek.substack.com
And today Jessica joins us to follow up our episode on director Duncan Jones' MOON (2009), and we tackle the loose sequel that ...
With the brand new Edgar Wright re-adaptation about to drop on Friday, we decided to revisit the OG 1987 movie, itself an adaptation of the “Richard Bachman” novel, itself the pseudonym that Stephen King wrote his non-horror novels under, something he managed to keep secret for over a decade and hysterically the person who secured the movie rights to the book had no idea it was King!!!
We deep dive into this his...
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