We can think of no better way to kick off #SEXtember Part Deux than with Katt Shea’s 1987 thriller, STRIPPED TO KILL. This isn’t one of those movies the skimps (wink) on the stripping. There’s a lot of it in STRIPPED TO KILL. So much, in fact, that it broke our titty count machine. …
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We continue the laughs this week in our #HAHAugust episode. Polish your jokes and put on your suspenders as you take the mic at 1983’s THE FUNNY FARM! Written and directed by Ron Clark in his debut after working with Mel Brooks on the scripts for HIGH ANXIETY and THE SILENT MOVIE, this stars Peter…
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We continue #HAHAugust, our celebration of the comedies of New World Pictures, with an interview about one of classic comedies to emerge from Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, 1979’s ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL! Joining us to talk about the film is author Stephen B. Armstrong, who just wrote a book on the subject called…
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We are kicking off #HAHAugust, which could be the most hilarious month of the year! Put your feet on the coffee table and don’t use a coaster while you hop onto YouTube and feast your eyes on 1984’s BAD MANNERS (aka GROWING PAINS), co-written and directed by Robert “Bobby” Houston, and starring the late, great…
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We talk with former New World Pictures editors, Kevin Sewelson and Dave Parker. Both Kevin and Dave started out as trailer editors during the last few years of New World Picture’s existence. Kevin also edited 1988’s IN THE AFTERMATH for New World and we discuss the challenge of creating a story blending live action with…
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We continue #SciFiJuly presents #DystopianSummer with 1988’s IN THE AFTERMATH! Never heard of it? You’re not alone! A mixture of Mamoru Oshii’s 1985 anime ANGEL’S EGG and live-action, dystopian footage directed by New World’s then Head of post-production, Carl Colpaert, the film is a wild mix that skipped theatrical release and went straight to video…
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Our #SciFiJuly Presents #DystopianSummer continues with an interview with DEAD END DRIVE-IN director Brian Trenchard-Smith! From the beginnings with the script to the purchase of the movie by New World Pictures at the Cannes Film Festival, Brian tells us all about the journey of his film, while also telling tales about a few of his…
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We continue with #SciFiJuly Presents #DystopianSummer with a Nearly New World that is very close to the hearts of (most of) the hosts of this show: John Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. No, this was not released by New World Pictures, but, fret not, we will explain how we fit into our Nearly New World…
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We kick off #SCI-FI-JULY Presents: Dystopian Summer with one of the all time classic Australian dystopian action films, 1986’s DEAD END DRIVE IN. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Ned Manning and Natalie McCurry, DEAD END DRIVE IN has everything you want from a movie set in a dystopian future – crazy car chases, crazier…
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We continue #JuneVROOM with 1971’s ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME, co written and produced by Jonathan Demme and starring Scott Glenn as Long John and Charles Dierkop as the General, two rival Bikers who are at odds over the murder of an innocent woman. Also starring the one and only Gary Busey as Henry, the…
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