The Gates Of Cimino
The dive bar of cinema podcasts! Unscripted (most of the time). All things movies. Each show is dedicated to an interesting backstory in the history of film. We'll be talking about films, actors, books on films, moments in film history, etc. So pull up a seat and join us! Warning: We spoil everything!
Episodes
TGOC has officially gone X‑rated — and honestly, we all saw this coming.
Writer‑director Mark Bessenger sits down with me to revisit THE DEVIL IN MISS JONES (1973), the Georgina Spelvin classic that somehow blends adult cinema with moody, existential storytelling.
Join the conversation. 🎙️🎬
Warning: Spoilers, as always! (Not sure it really matters for this one)
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Join Ron Meyers, Joe Trabucco, and me as we dive into 1993’s FIRE IN THE SKY — the chilling abduction story of Travis Walton. We break down the real events, the film’s wild interpretation, and our own beliefs about what’s out there. From aliens to Bigfoot, nothing is off the table.🦶
Settle in… and remember: spoilers ahead. 🎙️🎬
Note: This episode was recorded one ...
Join writer‑producer Armando Chapman and me as we dive into TINSEL — the once‑lost, now‑legendary documentary shot in the early ’90s and finally released in 2021. We get into its sun‑faded nostalgia, its haunted corners of old Hollywood, and why it already feels like a classic.
Settle in and press play. 🎙️🎬
Warning: Spoilers, as always!
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Join actor‑writer Vince Cusimano and me as we dive into the chaotic, drug‑addicted world of Ray Sharkey — an actor who’s only recently begun to get his due as one of the great character actors of the 1980s.
Come along for the ride. 🎙️🎬
Link to the Hollyweird Babylon-Ray Sharkey video we reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_BABuH9qMc
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Join actor/filmmaker Chris Staviski and me as we dive into my all‑time favorite action film, Lone Wolf McQuade. We look back on the recent passing of a legend and explore why Steve Carver’s dusty, sun‑baked masterpiece still stands alone. 🎙️ 🎬
Warning: Spoilers as always!
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Join writer‑producer Vince Cusimano and me as we dig into Barry Levinson’s 1996 film Sleepers, a bruised, morally tangled story that moves from the backstreets of Hell’s Kitchen to the cold geometry of a courtroom. We get into the film’s blend of memory and myth, the way it turns childhood trauma into a lifelong reckoning, and why its mix of Catholic guilt, street‑corner loyalty, and institutiona...
Join me and actor/writer Vince Cusimano as we celebrate the one‑of‑a‑kind force that is Robert Duvall — a master of character, craft, and cinematic truth. We dig into the performances that shaped generations of actors, the stories behind the roles, and the unmistakable Duvall DNA that runs through everything from prestige dramas to dusty Americana epics. If you love actors who disappear into the frame, this ...
Join writer‑producer Armando Chapman and me as we count down our Top 10 films of the 21st century — the choices, the arguments, the surprises, all of it.
Tune in and dive in. 🎙️
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Today we descend into one of Hollywood’s strangest family legends — the supposed curse of the Keiths and the spectral shadow cast by David’s “stepmom,” Peg Entwistle. A tale stitched together from rumor, tragedy, and the myth Tinseltown refuses to bury. 🎙️
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Join actor/writer Vince Cusimano and me as we journey back into Hollywood’s shadowed past. Together we revisit some of the most infamous—and some forgotten—homicides that shaped its history. 🎬 🎙️
Note: This episode was recorded shortly after the Reiner murders, so certain details have since changed. We dedicate this conversation to the memory of Rob and Michele Reiner.
Step into the shadows of 1950s Los Angeles with me and writer/producer Armando Chapman as we unravel L.A. Confidential — a tale of corruption, ambition, and betrayal in the City of Angels. 🎙️
Spoilers ahead, as always. 🌆🎬🕵️
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In the roaring twenties, Hollywood’s brightest star was suddenly cast into its darkest shadow. Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, once beloved for his slapstick genius, became the center of a scandal that shook the film industry to its core. Accusations, sensational headlines, and a trial by public opinion silenced a career that had helped define early cinema. In this e...
Quite possibly one of the most important podcast episodes ever recorded. This week, Ron, Joe, and I step into the producer’s chair to create our own blockbuster motion picture — but with a twist. Every role must be filled by former NFL players turned actors. The catch? We draft our cast, one pick at a time. Three unforgettable movies have been made… and the draft is officially on. 🏈
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Buford Pusser was the larger-than-life Tennessee sheriff whose real-life crackdown on organized crime and moonshining became a 1973 cult classic film, Walking Tall, and later a 2004 remake. His image — a one-man lawman wielding a big stick and an unshakeable moral code — turned him into a folk hero and a convenient template for American vigilante myth-making.
The legend has always been messy: celebrated...
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Pier Paolo Pasolini was a poet, filmmaker, and political lightning rod—and his murder in 1975 remains one of Italy’s most unsettling mysteries. In this episode, we revisit the night of his death and the official story that never quite added up. We also explore the legacy of Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, Pasolini’s final and most controversial film, and how i...
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He won an Oscar for playing a man who presided over desperation. Offscreen, he lived it. Gig Young was Hollywood’s charming second fiddle, the witty drunk, the romantic rival, the man who never quite got the girl. But in 1969, he stunned the industry with a searing performance in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, earning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Less than...
To mark our 100th episode, actor/writer Vince Cusimano joins me for a deep dive into the electrifying, Oscar-winning documentary Marjoe (1972). We unpack the unbelievable true story of Marjoe Gortner—a child preacher turned charismatic showman—whose final revival tour became a jaw-dropping exposé of faith, performance, and manipulation.
From tent revivals to Hollywood, Marjoe’s journey is as surre...
🎙️ Welcome to a special episode celebrating the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking 2005 documentary Commune! Join me and its director Jonathan Berman as we revisit the film that captured the spirit, struggles, and radical dreams of the Black Bear Ranch commune. We’ll explore its enduring legacy, the stories behind the camera, and why this slice of counter-cultural history still resonates today.
Step into postwar Rome, where fading stardom meets dangerous charm in Tennessee Williams’ The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. Join me and writer/producer Armando Chapman as we follow Vivien Leigh’s haunting descent into vulnerability and Warren Beatty’s seductive rise as a kept man with secrets. From piazzas to private torment, this is a tale of beauty, power, and unraveling.
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Join writer/actor Vince Cusimano and me as we ride into the wilds of 1976’s neo-western BOBBIE JO AND THE OUTLAW!
We’re peeling back the layers of this cult classic — from the rebellious spirit of Marjoe Gortner to Lynda Carter’s electric screen presence, just before her Wonder Woman breakthrough.
Buckle up… spoilers ahead (as always). 🎙️🎧
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