For our 100th episode, we explore an area of New World Pictures history that we’ve never discussed: when other companies had to release their movies because they were broke! Such is the case with 1989’s WARLOCK, despite the presence of director Steve Miner, who had made some of New World’s biggest hits, and Executive producer…
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After the resounding success of our first Convince Me episode (where Ryan and Erica failed to convince Marc that The Silence of the Lambs is a good movie because that movie blows) we decided to do another episode. This time, Erica selects 1982’s Blade Runner. Erica has always been vocal about her detest of Blade…
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Doug from the Good Times Great Movies Podcast joins us to talk about 1981’s THE PIT! That’s a pretty old film, considering we’re just a bunch of super youngs that are hip as hell, but we were nevertheless charmed by this movie, even if it’s about a creepy kid who’s only friends are his teddy…
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Our new Bonus Episode series Nearly New World continues with the sequel to the 1984 New World classic, which might have been released by New World for reasons we’ll explain in the episode. First we’ll also discuss a few things we’ve been watching lately, including ALIEN PRIVATE EYE, ANACONDA, and Tootsie the Musical! Then it’s…
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With a title like SMOKEY BITES THE DUST, you would think the elevator pitch for the movie would go something like, “The sheriff of a small town will stop at nothing to catch a high school rebel that kidnaps his daughter” Or, “When his car is stolen, Dick Miller sets off to catch the perpetrator…
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Did you know one of us hates SILENCE OF THE LAMBS? It’s true! And that’s either surprising or completely normal, depending on your perspective. That lead to us creating a new Bonus Episode series called “Convince Me!” Listen as some of us do our best to convince the other that Jonathan Demme’s SILENCE OF THE…
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58 movies into our journey, and some of us are starting to question whether watching EVERY New World Pictures movie was a good idea. However, the Board won’t budge so we continue with 1985’s TRANSYLVANIA 6-500 starring the ever-delightful Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley, Jr. leading an incredible cast of comedic actors! (Also, Michael Richards.) …
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L-l-l-late b-b-b-bonus episode. Sorry for the delay but we hope it will be worth it as we talk about STEEL AND LACE, a movie that could have and should have been made by New World Pictures but wasn’t. We get into the most important parts of this sci-fi thriller including the intricacies of property management…
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We are joined by Lauren Flans (Wild ‘n Out, Another Period) of the Coming Out With Lauren & Nicole podcast to discuss her favorite musical, Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, but will the film adaptation hold up? The 1977 Academy Award-winning film brought along Broadway director Harold Prince and a couple original cast members,…
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We talk with Michell Galin, Producer of CREEPSHOW 2, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, PET CEMETERY, THE STAND and so much more. We discuss his early days in a band and how his long-term vision to not be on the road his whole life led him to a career that had him on the road even…
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