We end #NOvember, where we watch movies with originally said “no” to, with QUENNIE, a 1987 TV Miniseries made by New World Television and, later, released by New World Video. An adaptation of a novel by Michael Korda which told the story of his real-life aunt, the actress Merle Oberon. Now, Korda’s aunt may be…
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It’s #NOvember, where we talk about all the movies we previously said “no” to, and we’re kickstarting it with 1986’s EAT AND RUN, written by the father/son team of Stand and Christopher Hart and directed by Christopher. it stars Ron Silver as a Detective on the trail of an alien who is eating Italian people…
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We continue with #ROBOtober, our exploration of all the weird things new World has released, with our first live show! And what did we subject an audience to? A true curio from the New World library, an educational film starring Gary Coleman about being safe in your neighborhood! How on Earth did this end up…
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We continue #ROBOtober with 1972’s THE CREMATORS, a movie that doesn’t include a single robot but that’s okay because #ROBOtober is all about the weird movies made by New World Pictures. You wouldn’t be to blame for punching holes in the second part of that last sentence but we will move on. Considered one of…
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Welcome to #ROBOtober, where we will be discussing things you never knew New World Pictures released, starting with the 1988 Robocop Animated Series! Created by Marvel Productions, which was owned by New world at the time, this Saturday morning cartoon could’ve been a staple of your childhood weekend viewing, but only lasted for 12 episodes!…
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We end #SEXtember Part Deux, our 2nd annual look at the sexy films of New World Pictures, with PARTY INCORPORATED aka PARTY GIRLS, a 1989 comedy directed by adult film director Chuck Vincent and starring adult film star Marilyn Chambers, who also starred in New World’s RABID from David Cronenberg. The film centers around Marilyn…
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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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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 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 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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