The Gates Of Cimino

Send us a message! 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. 🌆🎬🕵️ Support the show Find me on X (Twitter) and Instagram @vitophone or thegatesofcimino.com https://www.buzzsprout.com/2047429/support This episode brought to you by Vitophone.

Send us a message! 🎬 A Cimino Confidential 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 episode, we unravel the tragedy of Arbuckle’s fall, the media frenzy that consum...

Send us a message! 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. 🏈 Join us! 🎙️ Support the show Find me on X (Twitter) and Instagram @vitophone or ...

Send us a message! 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 for taking on the Dixie Mafia and corrupt vice networks, yet shadowed b...

Send us a message! 🎬 A Cimino Confidential 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 its brutal imagery and political allegory continue to provoke debate. Was Pasoli...