Celebrating 10 Years of Cinematic Void (Bonus)
Pure Cinema Podcast
Brian Saur & Elric Kane
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
On this very special bonus episode, Brian talks with friend of the show Jim Branscome, the programmer behind the American Cinematheque film series Cinematic Void. Dedicated to showcasing oddball gems across all genres, the Void unleashes an onslaught of horror, Eurotrash, exploitation, and gonzo action on the silver screen, including seasonal series like January Giallo and Camp Void.
Celebrating its ten-year anniversary this February, Cinematic Void has a lot to look back on. Jim joins Brian to discuss how the series came to be, what he's programming to commemorate a decade of big-screen mayhem, and shares a list of ten of his favorite films and screenings from Cinematic Void over the years.
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| 0:00.0 | The new Beverly Cinema presents the Pure Cinema podcast. My name is Brian Sauer, and I have a very special bonus episode for you today. |
| 0:18.9 | Joined by a friend of the show, Mr. Jim Branscom, who is a programmer here in Los Angeles. |
| 0:23.9 | He does the long-running series Cinematic Void here in Los Angeles, a series I'm a big fan of, |
| 0:30.3 | and they are celebrating 10 years. |
| 0:33.4 | Welcome to the show, Jim. |
| 0:35.0 | Thank you for having me, Brian. |
| 0:36.2 | It's an absolute pleasure. |
| 0:38.6 | Well, it's a pleasure to have you on. |
| 0:40.4 | It's a pleasure to talk about void. |
| 0:42.5 | Ten years, man. |
| 0:43.6 | That's pretty crazy. |
| 0:44.7 | You've got to be pretty happy about 10 years. |
| 0:46.5 | That's awesome. |
| 0:47.8 | Sometimes it feels like just yesterday. |
| 0:50.6 | Other times it feels like 50 years. |
| 0:52.8 | It just depends. But, like, overall, I'm grateful 50 years. It just depends. |
| 0:54.9 | But like, overall, I'm grateful that I've had the opportunity to do this for this long. |
| 1:00.2 | That's cool. |
| 1:01.1 | Can you talk briefly to folks living outside of L.A. |
| 1:04.6 | About Cinematic Void, what it is and how it originated. |
| 1:08.8 | Sure, like cinematic void, like the original intent behind it was kind of be very cold film, |
| 1:15.3 | decut focus. |
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