The New World Pictures Podcast - Interview

Bonus Episode: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Interview with director Allan Arkush, editor Mark Helfrich, and author Stephen B. Armstrong

August 12, 2024 01:17:45

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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Bonus Episode: Interview with editors Kevin Sewelson and Dave Parker

July 31, 2024 01:30:53

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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Bonus Episode: Interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (DEAD END DRIVE-IN, TURKEY SHOOT)

July 15, 2024 00:49:11

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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Bonus Episode: Interview with GODZILLA 1985 co-director R.J. Kizer

February 5, 2024 01:07:42

R.J. Kizer returns to the podcast! A longtime New World Pictures editor, R.J. made his directorial debut with the American scenes that were inserted into GODZILLA 1985, New World’s re-edit of Toho’s THE RETURN OF GODZILLA. We discuss how he became involved with the project, what it was like working with Raymond Burr, why GODZILLA…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with GODZILLA 1985 co-director R.J. Kizer

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor/Director R.J. Kizer (HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, UP FROM THE DEPTHS)

July 10, 2023 02:06:15

If HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN didn’t start #SciFiJuly with enough of a bang, here’s an epic interview with the film’s co-director and editor, R.J. Kizer, who got his start editing for Roger Corman and New World Pictures with 1979’s UP FROM THE DEPTHS (which we covered earlier this year) and went on to work on…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor/Director R.J. Kizer (HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, UP FROM THE DEPTHS)

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Bonus Episode: Interview with director Jack Sholder (GENERATION X, THE HIDDEN, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2)

May 22, 2023 01:56:21

When planning (Marc’s Miserable) #MARVELousMay, we couldn’t wait to watch GENERATION X, directed by veteran genre filmmaker Jack Sholder (THE HIDDEN, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2, RENEGADES) to see how he contributed to the first live-action X-Men movie! In our interview, we discuss the making of the 1996 TV movie about the world of teenage…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with director Jack Sholder (GENERATION X, THE HIDDEN, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2)

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Bonus Episode: Interview Part 3 with Producer Donald P. Borchers (VAMP, CRIMES OF PASSION, ANGEL, TUFF TURF)

April 24, 2023 01:01:41

The final week of #VAMPril closes out with the third part of our interview with VAMP producer Donald P. Borchers! We discuss the how he got Grace Jones involved with the aid of an Anne Rice book, his stormy relationship with New World CEO Robert Rehme, his unmade projects 357 VIGILANTE and David Lee Roth’s…

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Bonus Episode: Interview Part 3 with Producer Donald P. Borchers (VAMP, CRIMES OF PASSION, ANGEL, TUFF TURF)

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Tom DeSimone (REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS, ANGEL 3, HELL NIGHT, DARK JUSTICE)

March 27, 2023 01:34:38

We couldn’t think of a better way to wrap up #prisonmarch than an interview with the Writer and Director of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS, Tom DeSimone. We dig into the making of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS and the different script changes that shaped the film. Tom talks about casting Wendy O. Williams, meeting Pat Ast in a…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Tom DeSimone (REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS, ANGEL 3, HELL NIGHT, DARK JUSTICE)

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Bonus Episode: TORMENT Reunion with John Penney, Scott Alexander and Earl Ghaffari

February 28, 2023 01:27:18

We close out #Febsessed with a TORMENT Reunion Special! We talk with John Penney (THE KINDRED, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3), Scott Alexander (ED WOOD, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME) and Earl Ghaffari (ENCANTO, FROZEN) about making 1984’s TORMENT. These three friends share a long and storied history which made this less of an…

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Bonus Episode: TORMENT Reunion with John Penney, Scott Alexander and Earl Ghaffari

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Marie Laurin (TALKING WALLS, CREATURE, B.L. STRYKER)

February 14, 2023 01:03:30

We continue our exploration of #Febsessed with a conversation with Marie Laurin, star of last week’s episode, TALKING WALLS. Marie shares the history of TALKING WALLS including development delays, reshoots and the mysterious Director’s Cut. Many questions were answered and, yet, many questions remain. Marie talks about working on CREATURE with Klaus Kinski and her…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Marie Laurin (TALKING WALLS, CREATURE, B.L. STRYKER)

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