New World Pictures Podcast

Ep. 128: Night Call Nurses

We continue #SEXtember Part Deux by checking in on 1972’s NIGHT CALL NURSES. Directed by Jonathan Kaplan, in his debut, and produced by Julie Corman, this is the third in Roger Corman’s “NURSES” movie. Quentin Tarantino called it “a sexy version of Three Coins in the Fountain.” IYKYK. We talk about the many, many, MANY…

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Ep. 128: Night Call Nurses
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Bonus Episode: Interview with director/writer/actor Katt Shea (STRIPPED TO KILL, POISON IVY)

Our latest interview is with someone we have hoped to talk with for some time, director, writer, and actor Katt Shea! We go through her early career where Shea appeared as an actor in a few Corman-produced films before stalking Roger to get an opportunity to direct her debut feature, 1987’s STRIPPED TO KILL! Shea…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with director/writer/actor Katt Shea (STRIPPED TO KILL, POISON IVY)
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Nearly New World: Stripped to Kill

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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Ep. 127: The Funny Farm featuring Ali Davis

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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Ep. 127: The Funny Farm featuring Ali Davis
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Bonus Episode: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Interview with director Allan Arkush, editor Mark Helfrich, and author Stephen B. Armstrong

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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Bonus Episode: Rock 'n' Roll High School Interview with director Allan Arkush, editor Mark Helfrich, and author Stephen B. Armstrong
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Ep. 126: Bad Manners featuring Peter Fluet

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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Ep. 126: Bad Manners featuring Peter Fluet
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Bonus Episode: Interview with editors Kevin Sewelson and Dave Parker

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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Bonus Episode: Interview with editors Kevin Sewelson and Dave Parker
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Ep. 125: In the Aftermath featuring Dirk Marshall

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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Ep. 125: In the Aftermath featuring Dirk Marshall
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Bonus Episode: Interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (DEAD END DRIVE-IN, TURKEY SHOOT)

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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Bonus Episode: Interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (DEAD END DRIVE-IN, TURKEY SHOOT)
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Nearly New World: John Carpenter’s Escape From New York

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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Nearly New World: John Carpenter's Escape From New York
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