Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying 2 items of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "alan arkin".
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The Rocketeer
June 21st, 2026 | 2 hrs 26 mins
1990s, 90s, alan arkin, billy campbell, comic, comic book, comic books, comics, disney, james horner, jennifer connelly, joe johnston, paul sorvino, superhero, timothy dalton
For the 35th anniversary of The Rocketeer, we don a jetpack and blast off for derring-do with test pilot-turned-hero Cliff Secord. The film's patriotic spirit, beautiful art deco design, and sparkling performances from leads Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino, and Timothy Dalton take what could have been an ordinary movie into the stratosphere. Guest Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis, tarikrdavis.com) joins us to take to the skies, punch some Nazis, and celebrate 35 years of this high-flying adventure film.
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Edward Scissorhands
December 30th, 2024 | 2 hrs 3 mins
1990s, 90s, alan arkin, anthony michael hall, christmas, danny elfman, diane weist, edward scissorhands, fairy tale, goth, gothic, johnny depp, tim burton, vincent price, winona ryder, xmas
For our final Christmas episode of the season we give Tim Burton's haunting answer to the question "Where does snow come from?" This soulful personal tale of loneliness and longing is arguably Burton's finest, and our guest filmmaker Alex Sosin ("The Canyon") is here to discuss why Edward Scissorhands still makes the cut.