Erica likes to point out, “all roads lead to THE THING” and WAVELENGTH is one of those roads. But WAVELENGTH is so much more. It’s a little bit of E.T. seasoned with a dash of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS sitting on a bed of Tracy Chapman. It also features some of the finest performances of faceless government…
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If you’re going to celebrate Forbidden World July, what better movie to discuss than the one that inspired it all! That’s right, it’s time to discuss Allan Holzman’s sci-fi classic, including topics like, how hot is Jesse Vint? Are those masks or cups? How important is a good steam? And who exactly was hooking up…
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When a movie title combines two words together like “death” and “stalker” it’s imperative to determine the proper pronunciation. Is it “Deaths Talker”? Or, is it “Death Stalker?”. Also, how does one acquire the name “Deathstalker”? We dare to ask these tough questions while talking about boners more here than in any other NWPP…
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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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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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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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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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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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You might think a movie titled AVALANCHE would be about an avalanche and you’d be right except there’s more than just snow coming full force to a luxurious mountain resort. This movie is an AVALANCHE of hard-partying, harder-loving, and rock-hard action sports. David Shelby (ROCK HUDSON) knows the way to win back his ex-wife’s heart…
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It had to happen! We discuss one of New World’s most successful and popular films, one that helped forge the careers of many incredible artists and, perhaps – PERHAPS – took its cues from another successful film that helped forge the careers of many incredible artists! Okay, let’s make that THREE films! We dive into…
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