'Home Alone' for the Holidays... with Jamie Homs!

The Sleepless Cinematic Podcast

For Round 2 of our "Holiday Gift/Suggestion Box" mini-cycle, Emilio selects 'Home Alone', the 1990 Christmas holiday classic directed by Chris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. It's a first watch for Julian, a rewatch for Madeline, and a welcome return visit from our pal Jamie Homs, a musician extraordinaire and social media savvy film enthusiast. The foursome discuss their own personal histories with being left home alone (intentionally and unintentionally) by their parents, and their own curious tendencies when left unsupervised. They get into the god tier John Williams score, the game changing stunt work, and speculate about why this movie has so much staying power and universal appeal. Fan theories are entertained, production trivia is shared. Even a last minute Unlikely Shared Universe entry saliently contends with the value of home. It's a conversation that, like the movie, finds a balance of heart and silliness for all the enjoy!
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1. 'Home Alone' for the Holidays... with Jamie Homs! (00:00:00)

2. Not To Be Confused With... (00:04:00)

3. Left Home Alone? (00:08:00)

4. Personal histories with 'Home Alone' (00:14:25)

5. How much do we blame the parents? (00:21:48)

6. John Williams' score (00:23:23)

7. The Stuntwork (00:31:54)

8. Is Elvis in this movie? (00:34:54)

9. Was this anything like your own childhood experiences? (00:36:46)

10. How would current technology change Kevin's time at home? (00:43:29)

11. What would Kevin have been like if was not left home alone? (00:45:35)

12. What if this was directed by Scorsese? (00:50:00)

13. Were the Wet Bandits real? (00:51:24)

14. Warner Brothers BIG blunder (00:56:23)

15. Kieran Culkin (01:00:23)

16. This movie's universal appeal (01:02:28)

17. What would you do if you wished your family away? (01:05:46)

18. Favorite details/moments (01:10:30)

19. Unlikely Shared Universe (01:21:37)

20. Final Thoughts/Outro (01:35:10)