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The Cine-Files

413 Sideways Part 1

The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

Tv & Film

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha begin their exploration of 2004's SIDEWAYS directed by Alexander Payne starring Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Thomas Haden Church and Sandra Oh. A wonderful time capsule of a film that was a surprising hit for everyone involved garnering 5 Academy Award nominations with a win for Best Adapted Screenplay and changing the wine industry forever. Steve and John go thru the movie scene by scene to break down the direction, acting, story beats, soundtrack choices and action sequences.


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I'm going to get my nut on this trip, Miles, and you are not going to fuck it up for me with all of your depression and anxiety and

0:39.6

nag head down or shit. Oh, well, now the cards are on the table. Yes, they are.

0:58.0

Hello and welcome once again to the Cinephiles,

1:00.1

where each week we enter the world of a great film.

1:03.9

We explore its themes, the history, the filmmaking, and the influence it has on us today.

1:08.3

My name is Steve Morris, and I am a filmmaker, directing instructor in Los Angeles, California.

1:09.3

Hello, everyone.

1:10.3

My name is John Rokke.

1:15.0

I'm a writer-producer, host, and voiceover artist here in San Diego, California. Hello, everyone. My name is John Rokke. I'm a writer, producer, host, and voiceover artist here in San Diego, California. And retired wine aficionado, although after our conversation and getting ready for this movie,

1:22.2

Steve, I imagine I'm going to come out of retirement and walk back into the world of wines here after we're done.

1:29.3

I can see you starting to put a collection of bottles behind you and that in addition, one of the

1:34.3

other shows on Outlaw Nation is going to be a wine show. You have little tastings and stuff. I think

1:39.9

this is a whole new direction for the channel. Can you imagine?

1:46.7

Tonight we're going to be opening a sarah,

1:49.4

1995 sarah.

1:49.8

Dude.

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