The Complete Works

The Complete Works Ep. 121: Tom Cruise - Interview with the Vampire The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, FilmBook reviews and analyzes a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. We are currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, we will dive into Neil Jordan's 1994 film Interview with the Vampire. Cast Interview with the Vampire stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Brad Pitt, Stephen Rea, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater, and Kirsten Dunst. Plot Synopsis Interview with the Vampire (1994)’s plot synopsis: based on the book by Anne Rice, "Born as an 18th-century lord, Louis is now a bicentennial vampire, telling his story to an eager biographer. Suicidal after the death of his family, he meets Lestat, a vampire who persuades him to choose immortality over death and become his companion. Eventually, gentle Louis resolves to leave his violent maker, but Lestat guilts him into staying by turning a young girl -- whose addition to the "family" breeds even more conflict." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on Apple Podcasts, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 121 on YouTube The Complete Works Ep. 121 via Podcast Stream

The Complete Works Ep. 120: Tom Cruise - The Firm The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, FilmBook reviews and analyzes a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. We are currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, we will dive into Sydney Pollack's 1993 film The Firm. Cast The Firm stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn, and Gary Busey. Plot Synopsis The Firm (1993)’s plot synopsis: based on the book by John Grisham, "A young lawyer joins a small but prestigious law firm only to find out that most of their clients are on the wrong side of the law. The company is helping to launder mob money, get clients off charges and even murder partners who threaten to blow their cover. But when the FBI come calling to gather evidence on the lawyer's colleagues, he is caught between a rock and a hard place, juggling his life and his liberty." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on iTunes, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 120 via Podcast Stream

The Complete Works Ep. 119: Tom Cruise - A Few Good Men The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, FilmBook reviews and analyzes a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. We are currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, we will dive into Rob Reiner's 1992 film A Few Good Men. Cast A Few Good Men stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, J. T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland. Plot Synopsis A Few Good Men (1992)’s plot synopsis: "A military lawyer intends to prove that two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were only following their base commander's orders." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on iTunes, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 119 on YouTube The Complete Works Ep. 119 via Podcast Stream

The Complete Works Ep. 118: Tom Cruise - Far and Away The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, FilmBook reviews and analyzes a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. We are currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, we will dive into Ron Howard's 1992 film Far and Away. Cast Far and Away stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Colm Meaney, and Cyril Cusack. Plot Synopsis Far and Away (1992)’s plot synopsis: "Joseph (Tom Cruise) and his landlord's daughter, Shannon (Nicole Kidman), travel from Ireland to America in hopes of claiming free land in Oklahoma. The pair get sidetracked in Boston, where Joseph takes up boxing to support himself. When he loses a pivotal fight, the two are left penniless. Now faced with poverty, the two must find new ways to scrape by. As their affection for each other grows, Joseph questions whether he is truly what Shannon needs in her life." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on iTunes, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 118 on YouTube The Complete Works Ep. 118 via Podcast Stream

The Complete Works Ep. 117: Tom Cruise - Days of Thunder The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, FilmBook reviews and analyzes a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. We are currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, we will dive into Tony Scott's 1990 film Days of Thunder. Cast Days of Thunder stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Cary Elwes, Michael Rooker, and John C. Reilly. Plot Synopsis Days of Thunder (1990)’s plot synopsis: "Young USAC racer Cole Trickle is recruited by Chevrolet dealership tycoon Tim Daland to race for his team in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, bringing former crew chief and car builder Harry Hogge out of retirement to lead Cole's pit crew (Harry had left NASCAR a year prior to avoid investigation involving the death of driver Buddy Bretherton). After Cole sets a fast time in a private test at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Harry builds him a new chassis and hires him onto his team." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on iTunes, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 117 on YouTube The Complete Works Ep. 117 via Podcast Stream

The Complete Works Ep. 116: Tom Cruise - Rain Man The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, FilmBook reviews and analyzes a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. We are currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, we will dive into Barry Levinson's 1988 film Rain Man. Cast Rain Man stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Ralph Seymour, Michael D. Roberts, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Grant, Lucinda Jenney, and Bob Heckel. Plot Synopsis Rain Man (1988)’s plot synopsis: "After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on iTunes, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 116 on YouTube The Complete Works Ep. 116 via Podcast Stream

The Complete Works Ep. 115: Tom Cruise - Born on the Fourth of July The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, FilmBook reviews and analyzes a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. We are currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, we will dive into Oliver Stone's 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July. Cast Born on the Fourth of July stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, and Willem Dafoe. Plot Synopsis Born on the Fourth of July (1989)’s plot synopsis: based on the 1976 autobiography of Ron Kovic, "The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on iTunes, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 115 on YouTube The Complete Works Ep. 115 via Podcast Stream

The Complete Works Ep. 114: Tom Cruise - Cocktail The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, FilmBook reviews and analyzes a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. We are currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, we will dive into Roger Donaldson's 1988 film Cocktail. Cast Cocktail stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes, and Laurence Luckinbill. Plot Synopsis Cocktail (1988)’s plot synopsis: based on Heywood Gould's semi-autobiographical novel published in 1984, "Cocky Brian Flanagan, recently discharged from the U.S. Army, heads home to New York City, hoping to land a high-powered business job. He fails and instead works as a bartender while attending business school. Doug Coughlin, an older and experienced bartender, takes Brian under his wing and teaches him flair bartending. Doug shares his idea for a nationwide chain of bars called Cocktails & Dreams." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on iTunes, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 114 on YouTube The Complete Works Ep. 114 via Podcast Stream

The Complete Works Ep. 113: Tom Cruise - The Color of Money The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, we review and analyze a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. We are currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, we will dive into Martin Scorsese's 1986 film The Color of Money. Cast The Color of Money stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Paul Newman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Helen Shaver. Plot Synopsis The Color of Money (1986)’s plot synopsis: "The film stars Paul Newman reprising his role as "Fast Eddie" Felson, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film also stars Tom Cruise playing a pool hustler, and features Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as the girlfriend of Cruise's character. The plot follows the trio as they hustle pool halls and make their way to a nine-ball tournament in Atlantic City." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on iTunes, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 113 on YouTube The Complete Works Ep. 113 via Podcast Stream

The Complete Works Ep. 112 The Complete Works is a filmography podcast, brought to you by FilmBook. In each episode, FilmBook contributor Doug Hess reviews and analyzes a movie from film actor, actress, director, or composer's filmography. Doug is currently examining the filmography of Tom Cruise. This week, Doug will dive into Tony Scott's 1986 film Top Gun. Cast Top Gun stars the aforementioned Tom Cruise along with Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt. Plot Synopsis Top Gun (1986)’s plot synopsis: "The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman." Credits and contact If you'd like to advertise within this podcast as a sponsor, please email advertise[AT]film-book[DOT]com. You can donate and support this FilmBook podcast by clicking this Paypal Donate link to contribute once or visit our Patreon page to contribute every month. Thanks to all our donors this week. You keep us going. Any and all feedback, compliments, topic discussions, even hate mail, can be sent directly to podcast[AT]film-book[DOT]com. Please list "The Complete Works" in the title of your email. We would LOVE to hear from you! Thank you for listening to the show. Find us on iTunes, subscribe, star rate, and critique this podcast. The Podcast Listen to this The Complete Works episode and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. Readers seeking more podcasts can visit our Podcast Page, our Podcast Twitter Page, our Podcast Facebook Page, and our Podcast YouTube Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Mobile App, Google News, Apple News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, Bluesky, and Threads. The Complete Works Ep. 112 on YouTube The Complete Works Ep. 112 via Podcast Stream