We continue #DIEcember 2: Slay Bells Ring with another obscure slasher, 1984’s THE INITIATION. This one is filled with family secrets, sharp hand rakes, and hot – temperature hot – sex. It’s a movie about the power of dreams or at least the power of attraction that comes from participating in a sleep study. It’s…
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We kick off #DIEcember 2: Slay Bells Ring with everyone’s character rich slasher, 1983’s MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE. Or, if you’d prefer, MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL. Or, as we would call it, “MOTEL MASSACRE NOT ON A MOUNTAIN”. Staring Bill Thurman (THE LAST PICTURE SHOW), Anna Chappell (THE MAN IN THE MOON), and Major Brock, a guy who…
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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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John Penney returns to the podcast! Following our TORMENT reunion episode alongside his cohorts Earl Ghaffari (WAYNE’S WORLD) and Scott Alexander (ED WOOD), John is back to discuss his time working as an assistant editor for New World movies BODY ROCK, GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, and THE STUFF (as well as RETURN OF…
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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 were shocked to discover that 1987’s Adventures in Babysitting doesn’t have a DVD or Blu Ray audio commentary. After interviewing screenwriter David Simkins in 2022, we asked if he would be willing to record an audio commentary for Adventures in Babysitting and, to our delight, he agreed to do it. In typical NWPP…
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We end #ROBOtober like we with every October, with a franchise ranking episode! This time, to celebrate our 5th year as a podcast, we are talking about all the ALIEN movies! Roger Corman had a shot at ALIEN at one point, as we discussed in a previous episode, so this is a “Nearly New World”…
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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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